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AUGUST
1988

Monday, August 1st

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 1, 1988
Cincinnati Reds 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 45,498)
W: Danny Jackson L: Alejandro Pena S: Rob Murphy
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 52,231)
W: Doug Drabek L: Dwight Gooden
San Diego Padres 6, Atlanta Braves 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 9,971)
W: Ed Whitson L: Tom Glavine S: Dave Leiper
San Francisco Giants 4, Houston Astros 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 10,742)
W: Atlee Hammaker L: Nolan Ryan
Oakland Athletics 10, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I (att. 18,712)
W: Todd Burns L: Melido Perez
Kansas City Royals 5, Detroit Tigers 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 39,161)
W: Mark Gubicza L: Doyle Alexander S: Steve Farr
California Angels 8, Seattle Mariners 4 at Kingdome (att. 11,584)
W: Terry Clark L: Bill Swift
Toronto Blue Jays 3, Minnesota Twins 1 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 33,206)
W: Dave Stieb L: Frank Viola S: Tom Henke
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, August 2nd

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 2, 1988
Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 44,091)
W: Tim Leary L: Jose Rijo
New York Mets 3, Chicago Cubs 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 45,916)
W: David Cone L: Jamie Moyer
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Montreal Expos 2 (10 inn.) at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 12,296)
W: Jim Gott L: Neal Heaton
San Diego Padres 4, Atlanta Braves 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 11,298)
W: Eric Show L: John Smoltz
Houston Astros 13, San Francisco Giants 10 at Candlestick Park (att. 21,457)
W: Danny Darwin L: Ron Davis S: Dave Smith
Philadelphia Phillies 2, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Busch Stadium II (att. 27,744)
W: David Palmer L: Joe Magrane
Baltimore Orioles 5, Cleveland Indians 2 at Memorial Stadium (att. 15,983)
W: Oswaldo Peraza L: Scott Bailes
Boston Red Sox 7, Texas Rangers 2 at Fenway Park (att. 35,462)
W: Wes Gardner L: Jeff Russell
Chicago White Sox 7, Oakland Athletics 5 at Comiskey Park I (att. 13,383)
W: Dave LaPoint L: Steve Ontiveros S: Bobby Thigpen
Detroit Tigers 1, Kansas City Royals 0 at Royals Stadium (att. 29,162)
W: Jeff Robinson L: Floyd Bannister S: Mike Henneman
Milwaukee Brewers 11, New York Yankees 5 at County Stadium (att. 24,640)
W: Mike Birkbeck L: Tommy John
California Angels 10, Seattle Mariners 2 at Kingdome (att. 8,565)
W: Chuck Finley L: Steve Trout
Toronto Blue Jays 11, Minnesota Twins 1 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 30,327)
W: Jim Clancy L: Charlie Lea
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, August 3rd

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 3, 1988
Cincinnati Reds 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 (11 inn.) at Dodger Stadium (att. 41,535)
W: John Franco L: Alejandro Pena S: Rob Murphy
Chicago Cubs 3, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 41,004)
W: Rick Sutcliffe L: Bob Ojeda
Montreal Expos 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 16,099)
W: Pascual Perez L: John Smiley S: Tim Burke
Atlanta Braves 4, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 15,061)
W: Zane Smith L: Andy Hawkins
Houston Astros 3, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 28,357)
W: Mike Scott L: Scott Garrelts S: Dave Smith
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 23,277)
W: Bob Forsch L: Kevin Gross S: Scott Terry
Baltimore Orioles 8, Cleveland Indians 3 at Memorial Stadium (att. 15,546)
W: Jeff Ballard L: Rick Rodriguez
Boston Red Sox 5, Texas Rangers 4 at Fenway Park (att. 34,380)
W: Dennis Lamp L: Bobby Witt S: Lee Smith
Oakland Athletics 4, Chicago White Sox 3 (11 inn.) at Comiskey Park I (att. 19,515)
W: Gene Nelson L: Bobby Thigpen S: Dennis Eckersley
Kansas City Royals 2, Detroit Tigers 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 27,467)
W: Bret Saberhagen L: Frank Tanana
Milwaukee Brewers 6, New York Yankees 5 at County Stadium (att. 25,266)
W: Chuck Crim L: Dave Righetti S: Dan Plesac
Seattle Mariners 8, California Angels 7 at Kingdome (att. 9,574)
W: Mike Schooler L: Bryan Harvey
Minnesota Twins 8, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 31,340)
W: Keith Atherton L: Jeff Musselman S: Jeff Reardon
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, August 4th

IN THE NEWS: Seattle's John Rabb is suspended indefinitely for "failing to comply with the ML drug testing program."

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 4, 1988
Chicago Cubs 4, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium (att. 41,978)
W: Calvin Schiraldi L: Sid Fernandez S: Frank DiPino
Montreal Expos 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 17,726)
W: John Dopson L: Brian Fisher S: Tim Burke
St. Louis Cardinals 9, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 23,955)
W: Jose DeLeon L: Shane Rawley
Baltimore Orioles 5, Cleveland Indians 0 at Memorial Stadium (att. 21,543)
W: Dave Schmidt L: Greg Swindell
Detroit Tigers 11, Boston Red Sox 6 at Tiger Stadium (att. 40,980)
W: Walt Terrell L: Roger Clemens
Oakland Athletics 2, Seattle Mariners 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 18,313)
W: Dave Stewart L: Mike Moore
Minnesota Twins 2, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 21,140)
W: Allan Anderson L: Mike Flanagan
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, August 5th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 5, 1988
Atlanta Braves 8, San Francisco Giants 5 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 17,276)
W: Rick Mahler L: Don Robinson S: Joe Boever
Philadelphia Phillies 9, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 28,801)
W: Don Carman L: Greg Maddux
Cincinnati Reds 10, San Diego Padres 7 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 29,340)
W: Frank Williams L: Mark Grant S: John Franco
Houston Astros 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Astrodome (att. 43,426)
W: Jim Deshaies L: Orel Hershiser S: Dave Smith
New York Mets 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 39,925)
W: Ron Darling L: Bob Walk S: Randy Myers
Montreal Expos 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 45,023)
W: Dennis Martinez L: John Tudor
Baltimore Orioles 4, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Memorial Stadium
W: Jose Bautista L: Teddy Higuera
Milwaukee Brewers 3, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 17,775)
W: Don August L: Mike Morgan S: Dan Plesac
California Angels 6, Chicago White Sox 5 (10 inn.) at Anaheim Stadium
W: Sherman Corbett L: Donn Pall
Chicago White Sox 5, California Angels 4 (10 inn.) at Anaheim Stadium (att. 43,461)
W: Ricky Horton L: Greg Minton S: Bobby Thigpen
Detroit Tigers 3, Boston Red Sox 1 at Tiger Stadium
W: Jack Morris L: Bob Stanley S: Mike Henneman
Detroit Tigers 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 44,334)
W: Eric King L: Mike Boddicker S: Mike Henneman
Minnesota Twins 7, New York Yankees 5 at Yankee Stadium
W: Freddie Toliver L: Rick Rhoden S: Jeff Reardon
Minnesota Twins 11, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 37,451)
W: Frank Viola L: Lee Guetterman
Oakland Athletics 4, Seattle Mariners 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 19,318)
W: Storm Davis L: Scott Bankhead S: Dennis Eckersley
Texas Rangers 8, Cleveland Indians 4 at Arlington Stadium (att. 21,527)
W: Paul Kilgus L: Rod Nichols S: Craig McMurtry
Toronto Blue Jays 7, Kansas City Royals 6 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 31,357)
W: Duane Ward L: Ted Power S: Tom Henke
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, August 6th

IN THE NEWS: Pirates reliever Jim Gott balks three times in the 8th inning to force in the winning run in a 53 loss to the Mets.

Rich Gossage becomes the 2nd pitcher in ML history to record 300 saves by retiring one batter in the Cubs 74 win over Philadelphia. Reliever Pat Perry, in his only plate appearance for the Cubs this year, belts his only ML home run, a 2-run home run off Mike Maddux. Perry was traded for Leon "Bull" Durham and in one at bat matches Durham's output for the Reds.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 6, 1988
Atlanta Braves 7, San Francisco Giants 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 24,107)
W: Pete Smith L: Atlee Hammaker S: Jose Alvarez
Chicago Cubs 7, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Wrigley Field (att. 32,057)
W: Al Nipper L: Mike Maddux S: Rich Gossage
San Diego Padres 4, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 34,636)
W: Dennis Rasmussen L: Jose Rijo S: Mark Davis
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome (att. 43,521)
W: Tim Belcher L: Nolan Ryan S: Jay Howell
New York Mets 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 48,272)
W: Bob McClure L: Jim Gott S: Roger McDowell
Montreal Expos 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Busch Stadium II (att. 36,338)
W: Brian Holman L: Danny Cox S: Tim Burke
Baltimore Orioles 7, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Memorial Stadium (att. 20,171)
W: Oswaldo Peraza L: Tom Filer
California Angels 7, Chicago White Sox 5 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 47,967)
W: Terry Clark L: Melido Perez S: Greg Minton
Detroit Tigers 4, Boston Red Sox 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 44,838)
W: Doyle Alexander L: Wes Gardner
New York Yankees 5, Minnesota Twins 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 40,814)
W: Steve Shields L: Mark Portugal S: Dave Righetti
Oakland Athletics 5, Seattle Mariners 4 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 30,574)
W: Gene Nelson L: Mike Jackson
Cleveland Indians 5, Texas Rangers 3 at Arlington Stadium (att. 31,003)
W: John Farrell L: Charlie Hough S: Doug Jones
Kansas City Royals 11, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 34,411)
W: Mark Gubicza L: Dave Stieb
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, August 7th

IN THE NEWS: Darnell Coles, Alvin Davis, Jim Presley, Jay Buhner, and Rey Quinones all hit sacrifice flies in a 127 win over Oakland, giving the Mariners a American League record.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 7, 1988
San Francisco Giants 14, Atlanta Braves 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 12,093)
W: Rick Reuschel L: Tom Glavine
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field (att. 31,350)
W: David Palmer L: Jamie Moyer S: Steve Bedrosian
Cincinnati Reds 4, San Diego Padres 3 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 25,809)
W: Tom Browning L: Ed Whitson S: John Franco
Houston Astros 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Astrodome (att. 40,339)
W: Bob Knepper L: Tim Leary S: Juan Agosto
New York Mets 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 44,931)
W: David Cone L: Bob Kipper
Montreal Expos 11, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Busch Stadium II (att. 27,748)
W: Bryn Smith L: Joe Magrane S: Tim Barrett
Milwaukee Brewers 7, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Memorial Stadium (att. 22,211)
W: Mike Birkbeck L: Jeff Ballard
Chicago White Sox 6, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 29,240)
W: Dave LaPoint L: Chuck Finley S: Bobby Thigpen
Boston Red Sox 3, Detroit Tigers 0 (10 inn.) at Tiger Stadium (att. 41,623)
W: Bruce Hurst L: Jeff Robinson
New York Yankees 5, Minnesota Twins 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 53,176)
W: Richard Dotson L: Charlie Lea
Seattle Mariners 12, Oakland Athletics 7 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 24,351)
W: Mike Schooler L: Eric Plunk
Texas Rangers 2, Cleveland Indians 0 at Arlington Stadium (att. 17,089)
W: Jose Guzman L: Rich Yett
Kansas City Royals 5, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 37,304)
W: Floyd Bannister L: Jim Clancy
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, August 8th

IN THE NEWS: The Cubs and Phillies attempt to play the first night game ever at Wrigley Field, but are rained out in the 4th inning with Chicago leading 31. Sandberg's home run off Kevin Gross is erased and the first Cub homer in a night game at home won't occur till Damon Berryhill hits one on August 22.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 8, 1988
San Francisco Giants 5, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 7,705)
W: Ron Davis L: John Smoltz S: Scott Garrelts
Houston Astros 10, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Astrodome (att. 39,786)
W: Mike Scott L: Shawn Hillegas
Pittsburgh Pirates 1, New York Mets 0 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 38,307)
W: Rick Reed L: Bob Ojeda S: Jim Gott
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Montreal Expos 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 28,916)
W: Bob Forsch L: Pascual Perez S: Todd Worrell
Seattle Mariners 4, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 23,506)
W: Mark Langston L: Kirk McCaskill S: Mike Schooler
Minnesota Twins 7, Cleveland Indians 2 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 36,316)
W: Allan Anderson L: Chris Codiroli S: Jeff Reardon
Oakland Athletics 9, Chicago White Sox 5 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 25,111)
W: Bob Welch L: Bill Long S: Dennis Eckersley
Detroit Tigers 3, Texas Rangers 2 at Arlington Stadium (att. 22,794)
W: Frank Tanana L: Jeff Russell S: Mike Henneman
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Kansas City Royals 1 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 32,234)
W: Jeff Musselman L: Bret Saberhagen S: Tom Henke
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, August 9th

IN THE NEWS: The Cubs and Mets play the first official night game at Wrigley Field, a 64 Chicago victory. New York's Lenny Dykstra hits the first night home run, supplanting Phil Bradley, whose leadoff home run last night was washed out. Reliever Frank DiPino is the winner over Mets' starter Sid Fernandez.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 9, 1988
San Diego Padres 5, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 6,730)
W: Eric Show L: Zane Smith
Chicago Cubs 6, New York Mets 4 at Wrigley Field (att. 36,399)
W: Frank DiPino L: Sid Fernandez S: Rich Gossage
Cincinnati Reds 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 32,824)
W: Danny Jackson L: Don Sutton
Houston Astros 3, San Francisco Giants 2 at Astrodome (att. 22,733)
W: Juan Agosto L: Kelly Downs S: Dave Smith
Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Montreal Expos 8 at Stade Olympique (att. 37,681)
W: Brian Fisher L: John Dopson S: Jim Gott
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 25,533)
W: Dan Quisenberry L: Steve Bedrosian
Seattle Mariners 4, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 24,617)
W: Mike Moore L: Mike Witt S: Mike Jackson
Kansas City Royals 5, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Royals Stadium (att. 24,005)
W: Israel Sanchez L: Tom Niedenfuer
Milwaukee Brewers 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at County Stadium
W: Chuck Crim L: Roger Clemens
Boston Red Sox 5, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium (att. 20,816)
W: Mike Boddicker L: Bill Wegman S: Bob Stanley
Minnesota Twins 4, Cleveland Indians 3 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 37,880)
W: Freddie Toliver L: Greg Swindell S: Jeff Reardon
Toronto Blue Jays 6, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 30,089)
W: Mike Flanagan L: John Candelaria S: Duane Ward
Oakland Athletics 8, Chicago White Sox 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 15,811)
W: Dave Stewart L: Jeff Bittiger
Texas Rangers 6, Detroit Tigers 2 at Arlington Stadium (att. 14,524)
W: Bobby Witt L: Walt Terrell
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, August 10th

IN THE NEWS: The Dodgers release Don Sutton, the 12th-winningest pitcher in ML history and the club's all-time victory leader.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 10, 1988
San Diego Padres 5, Atlanta Braves 4 (16 inn.) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 6,070)
W: Dave Leiper L: German Jimenez
Chicago Cubs 6, New York Mets 5 at Wrigley Field (att. 29,422)
W: Greg Maddux L: Ron Darling S: Frank DiPino
Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 30,809)
W: Orel Hershiser L: Jose Rijo
San Francisco Giants 5, Houston Astros 0 at Astrodome (att. 25,717)
W: Don Robinson L: Jim Deshaies
Montreal Expos 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Stade Olympique (att. 29,196)
W: Dennis Martinez L: Bob Walk S: Tim Burke
St. Louis Cardinals 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 24,837)
W: John Tudor L: Don Carman S: Todd Worrell
California Angels 2, Seattle Mariners 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 24,653)
W: Willie Fraser L: Scott Bankhead
Kansas City Royals 4, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 28,579)
W: Jeff Montgomery L: Jose Bautista S: Steve Farr
Milwaukee Brewers 8, Boston Red Sox 3 at County Stadium (att. 19,739)
W: Teddy Higuera L: Mike Smithson
Minnesota Twins 10, Cleveland Indians 4 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 43,480)
W: Frank Viola L: Rod Nichols
Toronto Blue Jays 5, New York Yankees 0 at Yankee Stadium (att. 28,026)
W: Jimmy Key L: Rick Rhoden S: Tom Henke
Oakland Athletics 2, Chicago White Sox 1 (10 inn.) at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 26,694)
W: Greg Cadaret L: Ricky Horton
Detroit Tigers 2, Texas Rangers 1 at Arlington Stadium (att. 15,550)
W: Jack Morris L: Paul Kilgus S: Willie Hernandez
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, August 11th

IN THE NEWS: After going 225 at bats, Gary Carter finally hits his 300th career home run as the Mets beat the Cubs 96.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 11, 1988
Atlanta Braves 2, San Diego Padres 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 7,053)
W: Pete Smith L: Jimmy Jones
New York Mets 9, Chicago Cubs 6 at Wrigley Field (att. 31,942)
W: Terry Leach L: Pat Perry S: Roger McDowell
Cincinnati Reds 9, Los Angeles Dodgers 8 (10 inn.) at Riverfront Stadium (att. 30,695)
W: John Franco L: Jay Howell
San Francisco Giants 6, Houston Astros 0 at Astrodome (att. 29,876)
W: Atlee Hammaker L: Nolan Ryan
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Montreal Expos 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 33,599)
W: Doug Drabek L: Brian Holman S: Jim Gott
Philadelphia Phillies 1, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 25,607)
W: Steve Bedrosian L: John Costello
Texas Rangers 5, Cleveland Indians 4 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 10,703)
W: Mitch Williams L: Doug Jones S: Dale Mohorcic
Kansas City Royals 6, Baltimore Orioles 5 (12 inn.) at Royals Stadium (att. 33,920)
W: Jeff Montgomery L: Tom Niedenfuer
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Boston Red Sox 0 at County Stadium (att. 32,351)
W: Don August L: Wes Gardner
Toronto Blue Jays 6, New York Yankees 5 (11 inn.) at Yankee Stadium (att. 30,347)
W: Duane Ward L: Dave Righetti
Oakland Athletics 7, California Angels 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 20,195)
W: Dennis Eckersley L: Terry Clark
Chicago White Sox 4, Seattle Mariners 3 at Kingdome (att. 9,056)
W: Jerry Reuss L: Mike Jackson S: Bobby Thigpen
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, August 12th

IN THE NEWS: The Red Sox beat the Tigers 94 for their 23rd consecutive win at home, breaking the American League record held by the 1931 A's. Boston has not lost at Fenway Park since June 24th.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 12, 1988
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field (att. 31,596)
W: Joe Magrane L: Rick Sutcliffe
Atlanta Braves 9, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 27,247)
W: Tom Glavine L: Jack Armstrong
San Diego Padres 4, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome (att. 24,122)
W: Dennis Rasmussen L: Bob Knepper S: Mark Davis
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, San Francisco Giants 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 48,744)
W: Tim Leary L: Rick Reuschel S: Alejandro Pena
Montreal Expos 5, New York Mets 2 (12 inn.) at Shea Stadium (att. 46,380)
W: Andy McGaffigan L: Randy Myers
Philadelphia Phillies 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Veteran's Stadium
W: Kevin Gross L: Mike Dunne
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 37,673)
W: Steve Bedrosian L: Bob Kipper
Boston Red Sox 9, Detroit Tigers 4 at Fenway Park (att. 34,732)
W: Bruce Hurst L: Doyle Alexander S: Bob Stanley
Cleveland Indians 6, Texas Rangers 3 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 20,754)
W: Rich Yett L: Jose Guzman S: Don Gordon
Toronto Blue Jays 3, Kansas City Royals 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 31,858)
W: Jim Clancy L: Floyd Bannister S: Tom Henke
Milwaukee Brewers 8, Baltimore Orioles 3 at County Stadium (att. 30,181)
W: Mike Birkbeck L: Oswaldo Peraza
New York Yankees 6, Minnesota Twins 4 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 52,230)
W: Steve Shields L: Jeff Reardon S: Dave Righetti
Oakland Athletics 4, California Angels 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 34,518)
W: Todd Burns L: Chuck Finley S: Greg Cadaret
Chicago White Sox 7, Seattle Mariners 2 at Kingdome (att. 9,065)
W: Dave LaPoint L: Dennis Powell
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, August 13th

IN THE NEWS: Behind Dwight Evans' seven RBIs, the Red Sox defeat the Tigers, 164. The Sox collect 19 hits in winning their 24th straight at home, an American League record.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 13, 1988
Chicago Cubs 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 34,696)
W: Jamie Moyer L: Bob Forsch
Cincinnati Reds 3, Atlanta Braves 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 33,193)
W: Danny Jackson L: Rick Mahler
Houston Astros 1, San Diego Padres 0 at Astrodome (att. 29,381)
W: Mike Scott L: Ed Whitson
Los Angeles Dodgers 2, San Francisco Giants 1 (11 inn.) at Dodger Stadium (att. 47,649)
W: Alejandro Pena L: Joe Price
Montreal Expos 7, New York Mets 4 at Shea Stadium (att. 42,299)
W: Pascual Perez L: Bob Ojeda S: Andy McGaffigan
Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 35,432)
W: Jeff Robinson L: Greg Harris
Boston Red Sox 16, Detroit Tigers 4 at Fenway Park (att. 33,601)
W: Mike Boddicker L: Jeff Robinson S: Tom Bolton
Texas Rangers 12, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 11,069)
W: Jeff Russell L: Chris Codiroli
Toronto Blue Jays 2, Kansas City Royals 0 at Royals Stadium (att. 40,204)
W: Jeff Musselman L: Bret Saberhagen S: Duane Ward
Baltimore Orioles 5, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at County Stadium (att. 34,782)
W: Jeff Ballard L: Tom Filer
Minnesota Twins 12, New York Yankees 2 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 51,963)
W: Roy Smith L: Richard Dotson
Oakland Athletics 6, California Angels 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 33,314)
W: Bob Welch L: Stew Cliburn S: Rick Honeycutt
Chicago White Sox 7, Seattle Mariners 4 at Kingdome (att. 10,078)
W: Melido Perez L: Mark Langston S: Ricky Horton
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, August 14th

IN THE NEWS: Detroit pounds Boston 186 at Fenway Park to end the Red Sox' American League-record home winning streak at 24 games, two shy of the major-league record held by the 1916 Giants. Roger Clemens gives up eight runs in 1 1/3 innings as the temperature hits 97 degrees.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 14, 1988
Chicago Cubs 8, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 32,016)
W: Mike Bielecki L: Ken Dayley S: Les Lancaster
Cincinnati Reds 2, Atlanta Braves 0 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 38,945)
W: Tim Birtsas L: Zane Smith S: John Franco
San Diego Padres 6, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome (att. 28,455)
W: Eric Show L: Joaquin Andujar
San Francisco Giants 15, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Dodger Stadium (att. 45,502)
W: Kelly Downs L: Orel Hershiser S: Jeff Brantley
New York Mets 4, Montreal Expos 3 at Shea Stadium
W: Roger McDowell L: Neal Heaton
New York Mets 4, Montreal Expos 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 44,311)
W: Sid Fernandez L: Dennis Martinez S: Roger McDowell
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Philadelphia Phillies 8 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 36,468)
W: Jim Gott L: Steve Bedrosian
Detroit Tigers 18, Boston Red Sox 6 at Fenway Park (att. 33,757)
W: Eric King L: Roger Clemens
Cleveland Indians 3, Texas Rangers 0 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 19,628)
W: Greg Swindell L: Bobby Witt S: Doug Jones
Kansas City Royals 6, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Royals Stadium (att. 27,262)
W: Luis Aquino L: Mike Flanagan
Baltimore Orioles 11, Milwaukee Brewers 9 at County Stadium (att. 31,567)
W: Dave Schmidt L: Juan Nieves S: Mark Thurmond
New York Yankees 9, Minnesota Twins 6 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 51,316)
W: John Candelaria L: Freddie Toliver
California Angels 6, Oakland Athletics 4 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 40,013)
W: Mike Witt L: Gene Nelson S: Bryan Harvey
Seattle Mariners 11, Chicago White Sox 0 at Kingdome (att. 11,994)
W: Mike Moore L: Bill Long
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, August 15th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 15, 1988
Houston Astros 7, San Diego Padres 3 at Astrodome (att. 23,396)
W: Nolan Ryan L: Andy Hawkins
Los Angeles Dodgers 1, San Francisco Giants 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 49,306)
W: Tim Belcher L: Don Robinson S: Jesse Orosco
Atlanta Braves 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 12,112)
W: Charlie Puleo L: Bob Walk S: Ed Olwine
Minnesota Twins 2, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 32,700)
W: Frank Viola L: Walt Terrell
Kansas City Royals 12, Texas Rangers 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 33,104)
W: Charlie Leibrandt L: Paul Kilgus
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Baltimore Orioles 1 at County Stadium (att. 19,088)
W: Teddy Higuera L: Jose Bautista S: Dan Plesac
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Tuesday, August 16th

IN THE NEWS: The Dodgers trade Pedro Guerrero to the Cardinals for pitcher John Tudor, whose 2.29 ERA is leading the National League.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 16, 1988
Cincinnati Reds 6, Chicago Cubs 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 26,852)
W: Frank Williams L: Les Lancaster S: John Franco
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Dodger Stadium (att. 32,482)
W: Tim Leary L: Don Carman S: Jay Howell
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Atlanta Braves 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 13,994)
W: Doug Drabek L: Pete Smith S: Jim Gott
San Diego Padres 6, Montreal Expos 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 13,727)
W: Jimmy Jones L: Brian Holman S: Lance McCullers
New York Mets 13, San Francisco Giants 6 at Candlestick Park (att. 29,134)
W: Dwight Gooden L: Atlee Hammaker
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Houston Astros 0 at Busch Stadium II (att. 26,044)
W: Scott Terry L: Jim Deshaies S: Ken Dayley
Oakland Athletics 6, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Memorial Stadium (att. 22,239)
W: Storm Davis L: Jay Tibbs S: Dennis Eckersley
Seattle Mariners 7, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park (att. 33,924)
W: Scott Bankhead L: Wes Gardner
Chicago White Sox 5, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Comiskey Park I (att. 15,706)
W: Jack McDowell L: Jimmy Key S: Bobby Thigpen
Cleveland Indians 6, Milwaukee Brewers 5 (10 inn.) at Cleveland Stadium (att. 12,394)
W: Scott Bailes L: Chuck Crim
Minnesota Twins 4, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 29,534)
W: Bert Blyleven L: Jack Morris S: Jeff Reardon
Texas Rangers 5, Kansas City Royals 4 at Royals Stadium (att. 24,729)
W: Charlie Hough L: Mark Gubicza S: Mitch Williams
California Angels 15, New York Yankees 6 at Yankee Stadium (att. 30,214)
W: Willie Fraser L: Rick Rhoden
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Wednesday, August 17th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 17, 1988
Chicago Cubs 5, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 26,505)
W: Rick Sutcliffe L: Jack Armstrong
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 42,701)
W: John Tudor L: Mike Maddux
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Atlanta Braves 1 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 33,164)
W: Dave LaPoint L: Tom Glavine S: Jim Gott
San Diego Padres 4, Montreal Expos 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 12,348)
W: Dennis Rasmussen L: Bryn Smith S: Mark Davis
San Francisco Giants 4, New York Mets 0 at Candlestick Park (att. 24,730)
W: Rick Reuschel L: David Cone
Houston Astros 1, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Busch Stadium II (att. 25,343)
W: Dave Meads L: Joe Magrane S: Dave Smith
Oakland Athletics 10, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Memorial Stadium (att. 18,127)
W: Curt Young L: Doug Sisk S: Eric Plunk
Boston Red Sox 7, Seattle Mariners 2 at Fenway Park (att. 31,548)
W: Bruce Hurst L: Bill Swift
Chicago White Sox 5, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Comiskey Park I (att. 14,367)
W: Jerry Reuss L: Jim Clancy S: Steve Rosenberg
Cleveland Indians 11, Milwaukee Brewers 7 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 7,593)
W: John Farrell L: Mike Birkbeck
Minnesota Twins 2, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 34,622)
W: Allan Anderson L: Doyle Alexander S: Jeff Reardon
Kansas City Royals 9, Texas Rangers 6 at Royals Stadium (att. 25,720)
W: Jeff Montgomery L: Jose Guzman S: Steve Farr
New York Yankees 11, California Angels 7 at Yankee Stadium (att. 26,532)
W: Scott Nielsen L: Stew Cliburn S: Dave Righetti
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Thursday, August 18th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 18, 1988
Cincinnati Reds 9, Chicago Cubs 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 27,163)
W: Danny Jackson L: Jamie Moyer
Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 34,467)
W: Jay Howell L: Kevin Gross S: Jesse Orosco
San Diego Padres 5, Montreal Expos 4 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 15,648)
W: Lance McCullers L: Tim Burke
San Francisco Giants 4, New York Mets 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 32,132)
W: Mike Krukow L: Bob Ojeda S: Scott Garrelts
St. Louis Cardinals 2, Houston Astros 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 27,355)
W: Bob Forsch L: Mike Scott S: Todd Worrell
Baltimore Orioles 10, Oakland Athletics 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 27,723)
W: Jeff Ballard L: Bob Welch
Seattle Mariners 6, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park (att. 33,944)
W: Mark Langston L: Mike Boddicker
Cleveland Indians 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 6,732)
W: Rich Yett L: Bill Wegman S: Doug Jones
Detroit Tigers 6, Chicago White Sox 4 at Tiger Stadium (att. 25,279)
W: Mike Henneman L: Bobby Thigpen
Texas Rangers 4, Minnesota Twins 2 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 40,656)
W: Jeff Russell L: Charlie Lea
California Angels 7, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 26,044)
W: Chuck Finley L: Tommy John S: Greg Minton
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Friday, August 19th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 19, 1988
Chicago Cubs 8, Atlanta Braves 7 at Wrigley Field (att. 27,912)
W: Rich Gossage L: Jose Alvarez
Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Montreal Expos 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 36,217)
W: Orel Hershiser L: Dennis Martinez
Houston Astros 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 26,352)
W: Danny Darwin L: Mike Dunne
San Diego Padres 3, New York Mets 2 (10 inn.) at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 35,327)
W: Mark Davis L: Randy Myers
San Francisco Giants 6, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 14,721)
W: Kelly Downs L: Bruce Ruffin S: Scott Garrelts
St. Louis Cardinals 10, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Busch Stadium II (att. 36,322)
W: John Costello L: Norm Charlton S: Todd Worrell
Baltimore Orioles 3, California Angels 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 25,009)
W: Dave Schmidt L: Mike Witt S: Tom Niedenfuer
Boston Red Sox 7, Oakland Athletics 6 at Fenway Park (att. 33,993)
W: Bob Stanley L: Dave Stewart
Cleveland Indians 4, Kansas City Royals 2 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 13,098)
W: Tom Candiotti L: Bret Saberhagen S: Doug Jones
Detroit Tigers 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Tiger Stadium (att. 37,313)
W: Frank Tanana L: Bill Long S: Willie Hernandez
Texas Rangers 5, Minnesota Twins 0 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 41,675)
W: Bobby Witt L: Freddie Toliver
New York Yankees 5, Seattle Mariners 3 (10 inn.) at Yankee Stadium
W: Dave Righetti L: Mike Schooler
Seattle Mariners 6, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 32,057)
W: Mike Moore L: Richard Dotson
Milwaukee Brewers 7, Toronto Blue Jays 4 (10 inn.) at Exhibition Stadium (att. 34,178)
W: Juan Nieves L: Duane Ward S: Dan Plesac
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Saturday, August 20th

IN THE NEWS: Forty-year-old Dave Concepcion steals home to help the Reds defeat the Cardinals 62.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 20, 1988
Chicago Cubs 5, Atlanta Braves 4 at Wrigley Field (att. 33,325)
W: Drew Hall L: Jim Acker S: Jeff Pico
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Montreal Expos 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 46,743)
W: Jay Howell L: Joe Hesketh
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Houston Astros 1 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 23,183)
W: John Smiley L: Nolan Ryan S: Jim Gott
San Francisco Giants 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Candlestick Park (att. 26,818)
W: Don Robinson L: Marvin Freeman S: Scott Garrelts
Cincinnati Reds 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 36,703)
W: Tom Browning L: Greg Mathews S: Frank Williams
Baltimore Orioles 3, California Angels 2 (11 inn.) at Memorial Stadium (att. 17,092)
W: Mark Williamson L: Greg Minton
Boston Red Sox 7, Oakland Athletics 5 at Fenway Park (att. 34,372)
W: Jeff Sellers L: Todd Burns S: Lee Smith
Kansas City Royals 4, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 17,047)
W: Charlie Leibrandt L: Greg Swindell S: Steve Farr
Detroit Tigers 2, Chicago White Sox 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 43,419)
W: Walt Terrell L: Jeff Bittiger S: Willie Hernandez
Texas Rangers 3, Minnesota Twins 2 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 48,325)
W: Paul Kilgus L: Frank Viola S: Mitch Williams
Seattle Mariners 9, New York Yankees 5 at Yankee Stadium (att. 39,086)
W: Mike Campbell L: Scott Nielsen
Milwaukee Brewers 8, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 38,315)
W: Teddy Higuera L: Mike Flanagan
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Sunday, August 21st

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 21, 1988
Atlanta Braves 1, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field (att. 33,097)
W: Pete Smith L: Mike Bielecki
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Montreal Expos 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 39,505)
W: Tim Leary L: Neal Heaton
Houston Astros 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 (14 inn.) at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 38,290)
W: Juan Agosto L: Bob Kipper
San Diego Padres 1, New York Mets 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 29,679)
W: Andy Hawkins L: Ron Darling S: Mark Davis
San Francisco Giants 6, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Candlestick Park (att. 31,820)
W: Atlee Hammaker L: Don Carman S: Lary Sorensen
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 34,129)
W: Scott Terry L: Tim Birtsas
California Angels 3, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Memorial Stadium (att. 26,052)
W: Willie Fraser L: Jay Tibbs S: Sherman Corbett
Oakland Athletics 5, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park (att. 33,282)
W: Rick Honeycutt L: Bob Stanley S: Dennis Eckersley
Kansas City Royals 3, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 17,949)
W: Mark Gubicza L: Rod Nichols
Detroit Tigers 5, Chicago White Sox 0 at Tiger Stadium (att. 39,147)
W: Jack Morris L: Jack McDowell
Minnesota Twins 12, Texas Rangers 2 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 39,073)
W: Bert Blyleven L: Charlie Hough
Seattle Mariners 4, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 42,293)
W: Scott Bankhead L: Rick Rhoden S: Mike Schooler
Toronto Blue Jays 8, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 38,424)
W: Jimmy Key L: Don August
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Monday, August 22nd

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 22, 1988
Houston Astros 9, Chicago Cubs 7 (10 inn.) at Wrigley Field (att. 30,417)
W: Juan Agosto L: Rich Gossage
New York Mets 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 49,342)
W: Dwight Gooden L: John Tudor
Cincinnati Reds 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 17,540)
W: Danny Jackson L: Doug Drabek
Philadelphia Phillies 6, San Diego Padres 5 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 20,577)
W: Greg Harris L: Jimmy Jones S: Steve Bedrosian
San Francisco Giants 3, Montreal Expos 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 15,092)
W: Rick Reuschel L: Bryn Smith
Atlanta Braves 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Busch Stadium II (att. 23,635)
W: Tom Glavine L: Joe Magrane S: Jose Alvarez
Seattle Mariners 7, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Memorial Stadium (att. 15,036)
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