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SEPTEMBER
1988

Thursday, September 1st

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 1, 1988
Boston Red Sox 4, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 27,771)
W: Wes Gardner L: Terry Clark S: Lee Smith
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 21,852)
W: Mike Birkbeck L: Doyle Alexander S: Chris Bosio
Kansas City Royals 5, Minnesota Twins 2 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 28,865)
W: Mark Gubicza L: Bert Blyleven
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Texas Rangers 1 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 30,294)
W: Jimmy Key L: Charlie Hough
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, September 2nd

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 2, 1988
Atlanta Braves 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 7,938)
W: Paul Assenmacher L: Jim Gott
Cincinnati Reds 6, Chicago Cubs 5 at Wrigley Field (att. 21,751)
W: Tom Browning L: Jeff Pico S: John Franco
St. Louis Cardinals 2, Houston Astros 0 at Astrodome (att. 16,054)
W: Joe Magrane L: Mike Scott
Montreal Expos 10, San Francisco Giants 0 at Stade Olympique (att. 12,633)
W: Bryn Smith L: Atlee Hammaker
New York Mets 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Shea Stadium (att. 44,889)
W: Ron Darling L: Tim Leary
San Diego Padres 7, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 15,384)
W: Jimmy Jones L: Don Carman S: Mark Davis
California Angels 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 29,325)
W: Chuck Finley L: Bruce Hurst S: Bryan Harvey
Cleveland Indians 4, Chicago White Sox 3 (13 inn.) at Cleveland Stadium (att. 8,859)
W: Doug Jones L: Ken Patterson
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium (att. 23,437)
W: Bill Wegman L: Frank Tanana
Minnesota Twins 6, Kansas City Royals 3 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 36,291)
W: Allan Anderson L: Floyd Bannister S: Jeff Reardon
New York Yankees 4, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 36,465)
W: Tommy John L: Curt Young S: Dave Righetti
Baltimore Orioles 4, Seattle Mariners 3 at Kingdome (att. 7,372)
W: Gregg Olson L: Mike Schooler S: Tom Niedenfuer
Toronto Blue Jays 7, Texas Rangers 6 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 30,181)
W: Tom Henke L: Ed Vande Berg
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, September 3rd

IN THE NEWS: Dennis Eckersley sets an A's record with his 37th save of the season in Oakland's 5–4 win over New York. Eckersley will save 45 games this season, one shy of Dave Righetti's ML record.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 3, 1988
Cincinnati Reds 6, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field (att. 33,087)
W: Jack Armstrong L: Greg Maddux S: John Franco
Houston Astros 10, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Astrodome (att. 24,463)
W: Nolan Ryan L: Larry McWilliams
Montreal Expos 6, San Francisco Giants 4 (13 inn.) at Stade Olympique (att. 16,563)
W: Andy McGaffigan L: Roger Samuels
New York Mets 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 43,896)
W: Dwight Gooden L: John Tudor S: Randy Myers
San Diego Padres 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 16,315)
W: Ed Whitson L: Kevin Gross
California Angels 2, Boston Red Sox 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 33,376)
W: Mike Witt L: Dennis Lamp
Milwaukee Brewers 7, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 26,661)
W: Paul Mirabella L: Steve Searcy
Minnesota Twins 8, Kansas City Royals 6 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 47,658)
W: Mark Portugal L: Jerry Don Gleaton S: Jeff Reardon
Oakland Athletics 5, New York Yankees 4 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 43,074)
W: Eric Plunk L: Dale Mohorcic S: Dennis Eckersley
Seattle Mariners 1, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Kingdome (att. 8,644)
W: Mark Langston L: Jose Bautista
Toronto Blue Jays 7, Texas Rangers 4 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 33,463)
W: Tony Castillo L: Jeff Russell S: Duane Ward
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, September 4th

IN THE NEWS: Cincinnati's Danny Jackson becomes the National League's first 20-game winner by shutting out the Cubs on six hits as the Reds romp 17–0. Calvin Schiraldi is the loser.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 4, 1988
Cincinnati Reds 17, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field (att. 27,853)
W: Danny Jackson L: Calvin Schiraldi
Houston Astros 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Astrodome (att. 20,309)
W: Bob Knepper L: Greg Mathews S: Dave Smith
Montreal Expos 3, San Francisco Giants 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 27,395)
W: Brian Holman L: Rick Reuschel S: Tim Burke
Boston Red Sox 6, California Angels 5 (10 inn.) at Anaheim Stadium (att. 30,224)
W: Bob Stanley L: Bryan Harvey S: Lee Smith
Cleveland Indians 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Cleveland Stadium
W: Brad Havens L: Barry Jones
Chicago White Sox 5, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 11,979)
W: Bill Long L: Doug Jones S: Bobby Thigpen
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 27,755)
W: Teddy Higuera L: Walt Terrell
Kansas City Royals 3, Minnesota Twins 2 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 40,967)
W: Israel Sanchez L: Les Straker S: Steve Farr
Oakland Athletics 11, New York Yankees 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 43,042)
W: Dave Stewart L: Richard Dotson
Baltimore Orioles 6, Seattle Mariners 4 at Kingdome (att. 6,503)
W: Mark Williamson L: Terry Taylor S: Tom Niedenfuer
Toronto Blue Jays 9, Texas Rangers 7 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 34,400)
W: John Cerutti L: Mitch Williams
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, September 5th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 5, 1988
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Atlanta Braves 0 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 10,768)
W: Orel Hershiser L: Rick Mahler
Chicago Cubs 14, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Wrigley Field
W: Rick Sutcliffe L: Bob Sebra
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 27,084)
W: Shane Rawley L: Scott Sanderson S: Steve Bedrosian
Houston Astros 3, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Astrodome (att. 17,128)
W: Bob Forsch L: Norm Charlton S: Dave Smith
New York Mets 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 38,876)
W: David Cone L: Jeff Robinson S: Randy Myers
San Diego Padres 7, San Francisco Giants 4 at Candlestick Park (att. 13,954)
W: Eric Show L: Trevor Wilson
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Montreal Expos 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 25,782)
W: Scott Terry L: John Dopson
Boston Red Sox 4, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 19,614)
W: Mike Smithson L: Dave Schmidt S: Lee Smith
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Detroit Tigers 4 (10 inn.) at Tiger Stadium (att. 21,913)
W: Todd Stottlemyre L: Willie Hernandez S: Duane Ward
California Angels 4, Kansas City Royals 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 25,855)
W: Willie Fraser L: Charlie Leibrandt S: Bryan Harvey
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Chicago White Sox 2 at County Stadium (att. 28,992)
W: Don August L: Shawn Hillegas S: Juan Nieves
Minnesota Twins 2, Seattle Mariners 0 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 31,133)
W: Frank Viola L: Erik Hanson S: Jeff Reardon
New York Yankees 7, Cleveland Indians 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 27,884)
W: Rick Rhoden L: Don Gordon
Oakland Athletics 11, Texas Rangers 4 at Arlington Stadium (att. 10,934)
W: Storm Davis L: Paul Kilgus
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, September 6th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 6, 1988
Atlanta Braves 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 7,245)
W: Paul Assenmacher L: Jesse Orosco S: Bruce Sutter
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field (att. 23,189)
W: Marvin Freeman L: Jamie Moyer S: Steve Bedrosian
Cincinnati Reds 10, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome (att. 13,345)
W: Tom Browning L: Jim Deshaies
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, New York Mets 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 21,296)
W: John Smiley L: Bob Ojeda S: Jim Gott
San Diego Padres 4, San Francisco Giants 3 at Candlestick Park (att. 5,770)
W: Dennis Rasmussen L: Scott Garrelts S: Mark Davis
St. Louis Cardinals 1, Montreal Expos 0 at Busch Stadium II (att. 18,902)
W: Jose DeLeon L: Dennis Martinez
Boston Red Sox 6, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 19,124)
W: Wes Gardner L: Jay Tibbs
Toronto Blue Jays 7, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 18,299)
W: Jimmy Key L: Doyle Alexander S: Duane Ward
Kansas City Royals 3, California Angels 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 16,645)
W: Steve Farr L: Greg Minton
Seattle Mariners 8, Minnesota Twins 3 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 17,185)
W: Mike Campbell L: Bert Blyleven S: Mike Schooler
Cleveland Indians 1, New York Yankees 0 at Yankee Stadium (att. 22,055)
W: Greg Swindell L: Al Leiter
Texas Rangers 3, Oakland Athletics 1 at Arlington Stadium (att. 9,040)
W: Charlie Hough L: Todd Burns S: Cecilio Guante
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, September 7th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 7, 1988
Chicago Cubs 9, New York Mets 8 at Wrigley Field (att. 32,297)
W: Rich Gossage L: Roger McDowell
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Houston Astros 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 35,874)
W: Tim Leary L: Mike Scott S: Jay Howell
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Montreal Expos 4 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 16,494)
W: Doug Drabek L: Bryn Smith S: Jim Gott
San Diego Padres 1, Cincinnati Reds 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 11,714)
W: Andy Hawkins L: Ron Robinson S: Mark Davis
Atlanta Braves 4, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 4,910)
W: Tom Glavine L: Jeff Brantley
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Busch Stadium II (att. 23,535)
W: Joe Magrane L: Don Carman
Baltimore Orioles 4, Boston Red Sox 3 at Memorial Stadium (att. 35,569)
W: Mark Thurmond L: Bob Stanley
Detroit Tigers 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 21,614)
W: Mike Henneman L: John Cerutti
Kansas City Royals 4, California Angels 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 16,600)
W: Floyd Bannister L: Chuck Finley S: Steve Farr
Chicago White Sox 7, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium (att. 16,407)
W: Jerry Reuss L: Mike Birkbeck S: Bobby Thigpen
Seattle Mariners 2, Minnesota Twins 1 (10 inn.) at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 27,288)
W: Bill Swift L: Dan Schatzeder
Cleveland Indians 5, New York Yankees 4 at Yankee Stadium (att. 30,023)
W: Rod Nichols L: Tommy John S: Doug Jones
Oakland Athletics 6, Texas Rangers 3 at Arlington Stadium (att. 11,409)
W: Gene Nelson L: Jose Guzman S: Dennis Eckersley
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, September 8th

IN THE NEWS: National League president Bart Giamatti is unanimously elected baseball's 7th commissioner, and will succeed Peter Ueberroth next season.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 8, 1988
New York Mets 13, Chicago Cubs 6 at Wrigley Field (att. 16,644)
W: Dwight Gooden L: Scott Sanderson
Houston Astros 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 36,504)
W: Nolan Ryan L: John Tudor
Montreal Expos 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 11,289)
W: Pascual Perez L: Jeff Robinson S: Joe Hesketh
Cincinnati Reds 2, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 11,836)
W: Jose Rijo L: Ed Whitson S: John Franco
San Francisco Giants 3, Atlanta Braves 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 5,005)
W: Don Robinson L: Charlie Puleo
St. Louis Cardinals 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Busch Stadium II (att. 19,211)
W: Larry McWilliams L: Kevin Gross S: Todd Worrell
Oakland Athletics 5, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 29,167)
W: Curt Young L: Bret Saberhagen S: Dennis Eckersley
New York Yankees 7, Detroit Tigers 4 (10 inn.) at Yankee Stadium (att. 27,589)
W: Hipolito Pena L: Mike Henneman
California Angels 4, Texas Rangers 3 at Arlington Stadium (att. 7,455)
W: Mike Witt L: Mitch Williams S: Bryan Harvey
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, September 9th

IN THE NEWS: Bruce Sutter joins Rollie Fingers and Rich Gossage as the only pitchers to save 300 games as Atlanta beats San Diego 5–4 in 11 innings.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 9, 1988
Cincinnati Reds 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 42,557)
W: Danny Jackson L: Ramon Martinez
New York Mets 7, Montreal Expos 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 22,496)
W: Terry Leach L: Brian Holman S: Roger McDowell
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 15,446)
W: Mike Dunne L: Bob Sebra S: Jim Gott
Atlanta Braves 5, San Diego Padres 4 (11 inn.) at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 44,112)
W: Jose Alvarez L: Mark Davis S: Bruce Sutter
Houston Astros 4, San Francisco Giants 3 (12 inn.) at Candlestick Park (att. 13,670)
W: Danny Darwin L: Scott Garrelts
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Chicago Cubs 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 38,991)
W: Greg Mathews L: Calvin Schiraldi S: Todd Worrell
Toronto Blue Jays 8, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 14,750)
W: Jim Clancy L: Jose Bautista
Boston Red Sox 7, Cleveland Indians 4 at Fenway Park (att. 33,349)
W: Mike Boddicker L: Rich Yett S: Lee Smith
Minnesota Twins 1, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park I (att. 11,548)
W: Freddie Toliver L: Bill Long S: Jeff Reardon
Oakland Athletics 14, Kansas City Royals 6 at Royals Stadium (att. 26,675)
W: Dave Stewart L: Jose DeJesus S: Rick Honeycutt
Milwaukee Brewers 2, Seattle Mariners 1 (11 inn.) at County Stadium (att. 16,149)
W: Chris Bosio L: Mark Langston
New York Yankees 3, Detroit Tigers 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 35,335)
W: Dale Mohorcic L: Walt Terrell
California Angels 5, Texas Rangers 3 at Arlington Stadium (att. 14,883)
W: Greg Minton L: Bobby Witt S: Bryan Harvey
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, September 10th

IN THE NEWS: Orel Hershiser shuts out the Reds 5–0 to become a 20-game winner for the first time. It is his 2nd straight shutout.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 10, 1988
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 42,393)
W: Orel Hershiser L: Norm Charlton
New York Mets 6, Montreal Expos 0 at Stade Olympique (att. 25,060)
W: David Cone L: John Dopson
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 27,804)
W: Dave LaPoint L: Shane Rawley
San Diego Padres 6, Atlanta Braves 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 15,349)
W: Eric Show L: Rick Mahler
San Francisco Giants 3, Houston Astros 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 20,054)
W: Craig Lefferts L: Juan Agosto S: Lary Sorensen
St. Louis Cardinals 9, Chicago Cubs 3 at Busch Stadium II (att. 41,151)
W: Scott Terry L: Rick Sutcliffe
Baltimore Orioles 7, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Memorial Stadium (att. 21,945)
W: Jeff Ballard L: Jeff Musselman S: Mark Williamson
Boston Red Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 0 at Fenway Park (att. 34,099)
W: Roger Clemens L: Bud Black
Minnesota Twins 6, Chicago White Sox 5 (12 inn.) at Comiskey Park I (att. 21,119)
W: Mark Portugal L: Steve Rosenberg S: German Gonzalez
Kansas City Royals 9, Oakland Athletics 4 at Royals Stadium (att. 37,983)
W: Charlie Leibrandt L: Storm Davis
Seattle Mariners 1, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at County Stadium (att. 48,973)
W: Erik Hanson L: Teddy Higuera S: Mike Schooler
New York Yankees 9, Detroit Tigers 4 at Yankee Stadium (att. 45,418)
W: Rick Rhoden L: Jack Morris
Texas Rangers 3, California Angels 2 (17 inn.) at Arlington Stadium (att. 22,972)
W: Ed Vande Berg L: Mike Cook
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, September 11th

IN THE NEWS: The Yankees edge the Tigers, 5–4 in 18 innings. Steve Shields gets the win in relief. Rickey Henderson ties a 1948 American League record for extra innings with 12 putouts in LF.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 11, 1988
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 40,635)
W: Tim Crews L: John Franco
New York Mets 3, Montreal Expos 0 at Stade Olympique (att. 32,567)
W: Bob Ojeda L: Dennis Martinez
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 18,132)
W: Marvin Freeman L: John Smiley
San Diego Padres 8, Atlanta Braves 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 10,089)
W: Dennis Rasmussen L: Charlie Puleo
Houston Astros 4, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 28,304)
W: Jim Deshaies L: Atlee Hammaker
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 39,440)
W: Jose DeLeon L: Mike Harkey S: Ken Dayley
Baltimore Orioles 4, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Memorial Stadium (att. 19,364)
W: Dave Schmidt L: Mike Flanagan S: Mark Thurmond
Cleveland Indians 4, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park (att. 33,154)
W: Tom Candiotti L: Bob Stanley S: Doug Jones
Chicago White Sox 3, Minnesota Twins 2 at Comiskey Park I (att. 10,902)
W: Shawn Hillegas L: Bert Blyleven S: Ken Patterson
Oakland Athletics 8, Kansas City Royals 7 (11 inn.) at Royals Stadium (att. 28,953)
W: Dennis Eckersley L: Steve Farr
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Seattle Mariners 3 at County Stadium (att. 21,894)
W: Don August L: Mike Campbell S: Dan Plesac
New York Yankees 5, Detroit Tigers 4 (18 inn.) at Yankee Stadium (att. 39,008)
W: Steve Shields L: Willie Hernandez
Texas Rangers 8, California Angels 3 at Arlington Stadium (att. 9,679)
W: Charlie Hough L: Terry Clark S: Ed Vande Berg
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, September 12th

IN THE NEWS: Baltimore's Eddie Murray collects his 2,000th career hit in a 6–1 loss to Boston, and Atlanta's Dale Murphy drives in his 1,000th career run in a 5–4 loss to Los Angeles.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 12, 1988
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Atlanta Braves 4 at Dodger Stadium (att. 24,578)
W: Tim Leary L: Tom Glavine S: Alejandro Pena
Montreal Expos 14, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 7,632)
W: Bryn Smith L: Joe Magrane S: Mike Smith
New York Mets 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 39,576)
W: Randy Myers L: Jeff Robinson
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Chicago Cubs 1 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 13,433)
W: Don Carman L: Jamie Moyer S: Kent Tekulve
San Francisco Giants 4, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 22,740)
W: Dennis Cook L: Andy Hawkins S: Joe Price
Boston Red Sox 6, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Fenway Park (att. 32,619)
W: Bruce Hurst L: Curt Schilling
Chicago White Sox 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Comiskey Park I (att. 8,351)
W: Barry Jones L: Dan Plesac
Cleveland Indians 8, New York Yankees 6 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 11,426)
W: Greg Swindell L: Tommy John S: Doug Jones
Seattle Mariners 3, Minnesota Twins 1 at Kingdome (att. 8,621)
W: Mike Moore L: Allan Anderson
Detroit Tigers 6, Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 31,354)
W: Mark Huismann L: Tom Henke S: Willie Hernandez
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, September 13th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 13, 1988
Cincinnati Reds 5, Houston Astros 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 15,067)
W: Jose Rijo L: Mike Scott S: John Franco
Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Atlanta Braves 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 22,758)
W: John Tudor L: John Smoltz S: Jay Howell
Montreal Expos 7, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 8,623)
W: Pascual Perez L: Larry McWilliams
Pittsburgh Pirates 1, New York Mets 0 at Shea Stadium (att. 36,633)
W: Bob Walk L: Dwight Gooden S: Jim Gott
Chicago Cubs 9, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 13,301)
W: Greg Maddux L: Kevin Gross
San Francisco Giants 4, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 9,530)
W: Rick Reuschel L: Ed Whitson S: Craig Lefferts
Boston Red Sox 6, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Fenway Park (att. 32,842)
W: Mike Smithson L: Pete Harnisch S: Lee Smith
Kansas City Royals 4, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 22,522)
W: Bret Saberhagen L: Chuck Finley S: Steve Farr
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park I (att. 8,307)
W: Juan Nieves L: Ken Patterson
New York Yankees 5, Cleveland Indians 4 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 8,455)
W: Neil Allen L: Scott Bailes S: Dave Righetti
Oakland Athletics 2, Texas Rangers 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 16,255)
W: Curt Young L: Jose Guzman S: Dennis Eckersley
Minnesota Twins 2, Seattle Mariners 1 at Kingdome (att. 7,469)
W: Keith Atherton L: Bill Swift S: Jeff Reardon
Toronto Blue Jays 9, Detroit Tigers 1 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 32,141)
W: Dave Stieb L: Ted Power
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, September 14th

IN THE NEWS: Mike Greenwell hits for the cycle to help Mike Boddicker earn a victory in his first game against his former club, a 4–3 Boston win over the Orioles. Lee Smith notches his 26th save.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 14, 1988
Houston Astros 7, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 16,833)
W: Nolan Ryan L: Danny Jackson
Los Angeles Dodgers 1, Atlanta Braves 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 42,434)
W: Orel Hershiser L: Rick Mahler
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Montreal Expos 1 (12 inn.) at Stade Olympique (att. 10,886)
W: Brian Fisher L: Tim Burke
New York Mets 3, Chicago Cubs 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 38,382)
W: Sid Fernandez L: Calvin Schiraldi S: Roger McDowell
Philadelphia Phillies 9, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 13,829)
W: Bob Sebra L: Greg Mathews
San Francisco Giants 6, San Diego Padres 5 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 10,692)
W: Don Robinson L: Jimmy Jones S: Craig Lefferts
Boston Red Sox 4, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Fenway Park (att. 32,745)
W: Mike Boddicker L: Jose Bautista S: Lee Smith
Kansas City Royals 4, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 21,550)
W: Floyd Bannister L: Mike Witt S: Steve Farr
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I (att. 9,650)
W: Bill Wegman L: Bill Long S: Paul Mirabella
New York Yankees 7, Cleveland Indians 5 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 12,478)
W: Richard Dotson L: Rich Yett S: Dale Mohorcic
Texas Rangers 9, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 14,519)
W: Kevin Brown L: Dave Stewart
Seattle Mariners 2, Minnesota Twins 0 at Kingdome (att. 7,130)
W: Mark Langston L: Freddie Toliver S: Mike Schooler
Toronto Blue Jays 3, Detroit Tigers 2 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 32,469)
W: Duane Ward L: Walt Terrell
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, September 15th

IN THE NEWS: In a 10–3 Twins win, Kirby Puckett collects his 1,000th hit, a double off Chicago's Shawn Hillegas, He is the 4th ever to get 1,000 hits in first five seasons (Medwick, Waner, Combs.) He'll end with 1062, two hits short of Joe Medwick's record of 1064.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 15, 1988
Cincinnati Reds 7, Houston Astros 5 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 17,610)
W: Norm Charlton L: Bob Forsch S: John Franco
Montreal Expos 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Stade Olympique (att. 9,494)
W: Randy Johnson L: Dave LaPoint S: Andy McGaffigan
New York Mets 4, Chicago Cubs 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 20,857)
W: David Cone L: Rick Sutcliffe S: Terry Leach
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 10,434)
W: Scott Terry L: Shane Rawley S: Todd Worrell
New York Yankees 5, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park (att. 35,320)
W: Rick Rhoden L: Roger Clemens S: Dave Righetti
Kansas City Royals 2, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 22,638)
W: Charlie Leibrandt L: Dan Petry
Minnesota Twins 10, Chicago White Sox 3 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 40,964)
W: Frank Viola L: Melido Perez
Oakland Athletics 6, Texas Rangers 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 17,265)
W: Todd Burns L: Bobby Witt
Toronto Blue Jays 3, Cleveland Indians 0 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 28,544)
W: Jeff Musselman L: Mike Walker S: Tom Henke
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, September 16th

IN THE NEWS: Cincinnati's Tom Browning pitches the 14th perfect game in ML history, striking out seven in a 1–0 win over the Dodgers. Tracy Woodson strikes out to end the only no-hitter in the major leagues this season.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 16, 1988
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field (att. 15,771)
W: Jose DeLeon L: Mike Harkey S: Todd Worrell
Cincinnati Reds 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 16,591)
W: Tom Browning L: Tim Belcher
San Francisco Giants 5, Houston Astros 4 at Astrodome (att. 14,344)
W: Atlee Hammaker L: Bob Knepper S: Craig Lefferts
New York Mets 4, Montreal Expos 3 at Shea Stadium (att. 43,331)
W: Randy Myers L: Joe Hesketh
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 17,446)
W: Jeff Robinson L: Greg Harris S: Jim Gott
Boston Red Sox 7, New York Yankees 4 at Fenway Park (att. 35,226)
W: Wes Gardner L: Steve Shields S: Lee Smith
California Angels 7, Texas Rangers 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 25,453)
W: Willie Fraser L: Paul Kilgus
Detroit Tigers 8, Baltimore Orioles 7 at Tiger Stadium (att. 21,001)
W: Willie Hernandez L: Mark Thurmond
Minnesota Twins 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 42,310)
W: Bert Blyleven L: Shawn Hillegas S: Jeff Reardon
Kansas City Royals 3, Oakland Athletics 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 33,881)
W: Mark Gubicza L: Bob Welch
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Seattle Mariners 1 at Kingdome (att. 7,497)
W: Don August L: Erik Hanson
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Cleveland Indians 3 (10 inn.) at Exhibition Stadium (att. 30,276)
W: Tom Henke L: Don Gordon
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Saturday, September 17th

IN THE NEWS: Pitching in the 9th inning, Jeff Reardon saves his 40th game of the season in Minnesota's 3–1 win over Chicago, becoming the first pitcher ever to save 40 games in a season in each league. Reardon saved 41 for the Expos in 1985.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 17, 1988
San Diego Padres 9, Atlanta Braves 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Eric Show L: Pete Smith S: Lance McCullers
Atlanta Braves 6, San Diego Padres 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 4,224)
W: Tom Glavine L: Dennis Rasmussen S: Paul Assenmacher
Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Wrigley Field (att. 30,243)
W: Jeff Pico L: John Costello
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 31,328)
W: Jesse Orosco L: Rob Murphy S: Jay Howell
San Francisco Giants 4, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome (att. 19,593)
W: Rick Reuschel L: Jim Deshaies
New York Mets 6, Montreal Expos 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 46,109)
W: Ron Darling L: Bryn Smith
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 14,528)
W: Doug Drabek L: Don Carman S: Jeff Robinson
Boston Red Sox 3, New York Yankees 1 at Fenway Park (att. 35,051)
W: Bruce Hurst L: Charles Hudson
Texas Rangers 7, California Angels 4 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 23,197)
W: Charlie Hough L: Terry Clark S: Dwayne Henry
Detroit Tigers 7, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 27,842)
W: Doyle Alexander L: Gregg Olson S: Mike Henneman
Minnesota Twins 3, Chicago White Sox 1 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 46,439)
W: Allan Anderson L: Jerry Reuss S: Jeff Reardon
Oakland Athletics 3, Kansas City Royals 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 43,875)
W: Eric Plunk L: Tom Gordon S: Dennis Eckersley
Seattle Mariners 11, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at Kingdome (att. 9,644)
W: Mike Moore L: Mike Birkbeck
Cleveland Indians 12, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 32,067)
W: Greg Swindell L: Jimmy Key S: Jeff Dedmon
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Sunday, September 18th

IN THE NEWS: Baltimore's Bob Milacki allows one hit over eight innings in his ML debut and Tom Niedenfuer pitches the 9th to complete a 2–0 one-hitter against the Tigers.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 18, 1988
Atlanta Braves 6, San Diego Padres 5 (10 inn.) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 4,837)
W: Paul Assenmacher L: Mark Davis
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field (att. 25,090)
W: Larry McWilliams L: Greg Maddux S: Todd Worrell
Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 24,156)
W: John Tudor L: Frank Williams S: Alejandro Pena
San Francisco Giants 10, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome (att. 13,097)
W: Don Robinson L: Mike Scott
New York Mets 5, Montreal Expos 3 at Shea Stadium (att. 45,255)
W: Dwight Gooden L: Pascual Perez S: Randy Myers
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 (10 inn.) at Veteran's Stadium (att. 21,282)
W: Steve Bedrosian L: Randy Kramer
Boston Red Sox 9, New York Yankees 4 at Fenway Park (att. 35,146)
W: Mike Smithson L: Ron Guidry S: Lee Smith
California Angels 6, Texas Rangers 5 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 23,936)
W: Bryan Harvey L: Mitch Williams
Baltimore Orioles 2, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium (att. 29,728)
W: Bob Milacki L: Frank Tanana S: Tom Niedenfuer
Chicago White Sox 8, Minnesota Twins 5 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 47,172)
W: Tom McCarthy L: Mark Portugal S: Bobby Thigpen
Oakland Athletics 3, Kansas City Royals 2 (11 inn.) at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 35,515)
W: Greg Cadaret L: Steve Farr
Milwaukee Brewers 10, Seattle Mariners 2 at Kingdome (att. 7,937)
W: Juan Nieves L: Mike Campbell
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Cleveland Indians 0 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 34,422)
W: Dave Stieb L: Rod Nichols
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Monday, September 19th

IN THE NEWS: Oakland clinches the American League West title with a 5–3 win over the 2nd-place Twins.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 19, 1988
Atlanta Braves 4, San Francisco Giants 3 (10 inn.) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 2,351)
W: Jose Alvarez L: Joe Price
Cincinnati Reds 7, San Diego Padres 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 16,369)
W: Danny Jackson L: Ed Whitson
Los Angeles Dodgers 1, Houston Astros 0 at Astrodome (att. 16,173)
W: Orel Hershiser L: Danny Darwin
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Busch Stadium II (att. 19,683)
W: Jeff Robinson L: Ken Dayley S: Jim Gott
Milwaukee Brewers 4, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 20,207)
W: Bill Wegman L: Mike Witt S: Chuck Crim
Cleveland Indians 4, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 15,383)
W: Don Gordon L: Mike Henneman S: Doug Jones
New York Yankees 3, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 23,706)
W: Richard Dotson L: Pete Harnisch S: Dave Righetti
Oakland Athletics 5, Minnesota Twins 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 42,186)
W: Dave Stewart L: Freddie Toliver S: Dennis Eckersley
Seattle Mariners 4, Kansas City Royals 0 at Kingdome (att. 6,557)
W: Mark Langston L: Floyd Bannister
Chicago White Sox 7, Texas Rangers 3 at Arlington Stadium (att. 7,320)
W: Bill Long L: Kevin Brown
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Boston Red Sox 4 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 28,455)
W: Jim Clancy L: Dennis Lamp S: Duane Ward
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Tuesday, September 20th

IN THE NEWS: Wade Boggs goes 3-for-3 with two walks in Boston's 13–2 rout of Toronto to become the first player this century to collect 200 hits in six consecutive seasons. Willie Keeler had eight straight 200-hit seasons from 1894-1901. Boggs also joins Lou Gehrig as the only players to collect 200 hits and 100 walks in three consecutive seasons.

Darrell Evans hits his 400th career home run off John Farrell in the 5th inning, and Chet Lemon hits his 200th career home run off Scott Bailes in the bottom of the 9th to lead Detroit to a 3–1 win over Cleveland.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 20, 1988
San Francisco Giants 7, Atlanta Braves 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 3,034)
W: Roger Samuels L: Kevin Blankenship
Chicago Cubs 5, Montreal Expos 4 (11 inn.) at Wrigley Field
W: Rick Sutcliffe L: Tim Burke
Montreal Expos 9, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 23,030)
W: Randy Johnson L: Calvin Schiraldi
Cincinnati Reds 7, San Diego Padres 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 10,280)
W: Norm Charlton L: Jimmy Jones
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Houston Astros 0 at Astrodome (att. 12,291)
W: Tim Belcher L: Bob Forsch
New York Mets 6, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Shea Stadium (att. 30,337)
W: David Cone L: Shane Rawley
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 27,441)
W: Scott Medvin L: Scott Terry S: Jim Gott
Milwaukee Brewers 6, California Angels 5 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 20,220)
W: Teddy Higuera L: Greg Minton S: Chris Bosio
Detroit Tigers 3, Cleveland Indians 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 14,593)
W: Jack Morris L: Scott Bailes
New York Yankees 7, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 16,227)
W: Rick Rhoden L: Jose Bautista
Oakland Athletics 12, Minnesota Twins 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 29,585)
W: Storm Davis L: Frank Viola S: Rick Honeycutt
Seattle Mariners 11, Kansas City Royals 10 at Kingdome (att. 6,916)
W: Mike Schooler L: Jerry Don Gleaton
Texas Rangers 4, Chicago White Sox 1 at Arlington Stadium (att. 8,679)
W: Bobby Witt L: Melido Perez
Boston Red Sox 13, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 30,352)
W: Roger Clemens L: Jeff Musselman
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Wednesday, September 21st

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 21, 1988
Montreal Expos 8, Chicago Cubs 5 at Wrigley Field (att. 8,360)
W: Joe Hesketh L: Rich Gossage S: Tim Burke
Cincinnati Reds 5, San Francisco Giants 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 15,619)
W: Tom Browning L: Rick Reuschel
Houston Astros 1, Atlanta Braves 0 at Astrodome (att. 7,411)
W: Bob Knepper L: Pete Smith
San Diego Padres 9, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Dodger Stadium
W: Dennis Rasmussen L: Ramon Martinez
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, San Diego Padres 5 (10 inn.) at Dodger Stadium (att. 31,120)
W: Jay Howell L: Mark Davis
New York Mets 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Shea Stadium (att. 35,450)
W: Sid Fernandez L: Marvin Freeman S: Randy Myers
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Busch Stadium II (att. 28,350)
W: John Smiley L: Jose DeLeon
Milwaukee Brewers 10, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 22,080)
W: Don August L: Willie Fraser S: Paul Mirabella
Detroit Tigers 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 14,707)
W: Doyle Alexander L: Brad Havens S: Eric King
New York Yankees 3, Baltimore Orioles 2 (12 inn.) at Yankee Stadium (att. 21,343)
W: Dale Mohorcic L: Mark Thurmond
Oakland Athletics 6, Minnesota Twins 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 23,200)
W: Bob Welch L: Bert Blyleven S: Dennis Eckersley
Kansas City Royals 5, Seattle Mariners 4 at Kingdome (att. 7,382)
W: Mark Gubicza L: Mike Jackson S: Israel Sanchez
Chicago White Sox 6, Texas Rangers 1 at Arlington Stadium (att. 8,572)
W: Shawn Hillegas L: Jose Guzman S: Bobby Thigpen
Toronto Blue Jays 1, Boston Red Sox 0 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 30,344)
W: Mike Flanagan L: Wes Gardner S: Duane Ward
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Thursday, September 22nd

IN THE NEWS: The Mets clinch their 2nd National League East title in three years with a 3–1 win over Philadelphia.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 22, 1988
Cincinnati Reds 3, San Francisco Giants 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 13,475)
W: Jack Armstrong L: Don Robinson S: John Franco
Houston Astros 3, Atlanta Braves 2 at Astrodome (att. 19,633)
W: Jim Deshaies L: Tom Glavine S: Dave Smith
San Diego Padres 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Dodger Stadium (att. 30,074)
W: Eric Show L: Alejandro Pena
New York Mets 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 45,274)
W: Ron Darling L: Don Carman
Detroit Tigers 7, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Memorial Stadium (att. 17,164)
W: Ted Power L: Dave Schmidt S: Mike Henneman
Minnesota Twins 6, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 20,338)
W: Allan Anderson L: Terry Clark
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Friday, September 23rd

IN THE NEWS: The Angels fire manager Cookie Rojas and the Phillies fire manager Lee Elia. 3B coach