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MLB Games on Thursday May 5, 1988

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Chicago White SoxAL3Boston Red SoxAL16Box | PBP924,135Fenway ParkNight2:37Bruce HurstRicky Horton---Benzinger, Fisk
Detroit TigersAL8California AngelsAL5Box | PBP923,821Anaheim StadiumNight3:24Guillermo HernandezChuck FinleyMike Henneman---
New York YankeesAL5Kansas City RoyalsAL3Box | PBP936,255Royals StadiumNight2:58Richard DotsonMark GubiczaCecilio GuanteJackson
Texas RangersAL1Milwaukee BrewersAL9Box | PBP912,387County StadiumDay2:26Bill WegmanBobby Witt---Braggs, O'Brien
Toronto Blue JaysAL5Oakland AthleticsAL8Box | PBP916,998Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumDay3:12Eric PlunkJose Nunez---Steinbach
Cleveland IndiansAL2Seattle MarinersAL7Box | PBP96,590The KingdomeNight2:38Bill SwiftRich Yett---Davis
Philadelphia PhilliesNL4Cincinnati RedsNL10Box | PBP918,017Riverfront StadiumNight2:51Jose RijoBill Dawley---Davis, Hayes, Larkin
Atlanta BravesNL1Montreal ExposNL4Box | PBP910,686Olympic StadiumNight2:32Bryn SmithRick MahlerJeff ParrettFitzgerald
8 record(s)
Glossary:
visTeam Visiting Team Lg League vScore Visiting team runs scored homeTeam Home Team hScore Home team runs scored Boxscore Link to Boxscore (Box) and Play by Play (PBP) Inn Innings in a game or Innings played at position Attendance Number of people paying for tickets for games Ballpark Team or School's ballpark for the season TOD Time of Day (Day or Night) GameTime Time of play for the game Winning Pitcher The Pitcher in the game when winning team went ahead for good Losing Pitcher The Pitcher in the game when losing team was losing for the rest of the game Save Pitcher The final pitcher for the winning team in a close game

Standings on Thursday, May 05, 1988

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AL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL East123New York Yankees28208.714-1641164811-39-51336568.489
AL East236Cleveland Indians271710.6302.5132103297-410-61356174.452
AL East347Detroit Tigers261610.6153.011610887-49-61367264.529
AL East458Boston Red Sox251510.6003.511783346-29-81377463.540
AL East5610Milwaukee Brewers251411.5604.511594213-711-41377364.533
AL East61019Toronto Blue Jays271116.4078.5129130-16-75-91357659.563
AL East71426Baltimore Orioles27324.11116.572151-791-152-91345183.381
AL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL West111Oakland Athletics28217.750-1661155114-37-41348351.619
AL West2711Kansas City Royals271413.5196.5125114118-86-51347064.522
AL West3813Chicago White Sox261313.5007.0113119-66-47-91355877.430
AL West4917Seattle Mariners291316.4488.5130154-247-96-71325577.417
AL West51120California Angels281117.39310.0135143-87-104-71346470.478
AL West61221Texas Rangers261016.38510.070110-406-94-71356075.444
AL West71324Minnesota Twins25916.36010.599143-443-106-61378255.599
NL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL East112New York Mets25187.720-135934210-48-31358253.607
NL East235Pittsburgh Pirates26179.6541.511698189-88-11346866.507
NL East3614Chicago Cubs261313.5005.5127121611-92-41366472.471
NL East4816Montreal Expos261214.4626.51019745-87-61366967.507
NL East5918St. Louis Cardinals261115.4237.592102-107-104-51366571.478
NL East61023Philadelphia Phillies25916.3609.091106-152-116-61365680.412
NL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL West124Los Angeles Dodgers24168.667-11380337-29-61377859.569
NL West249Houston Astros251510.6001.510280225-610-41376770.489
NL West3512Cincinnati Reds271413.5193.511311216-58-81347361.545
NL West4715San Francisco Giants271314.4814.594100-65-48-101357065.519
NL West51122San Diego Padres25916.3607.567105-381-68-101367462.544
NL West61225Atlanta Braves24618.25010.070127-575-71-111364888.353
26 record(s)
Glossary:
League Abbreviation or name of league divRank Divisional Rank LgRank Rank within a League. For MLB, refers to AL or NL MLBRank Rank in all of Major League Baseball for the season Team Name Contextual to the grid but usually self-evident. Draft = Drafted team. GP Games Played. Usually refers to a team W Wins (Pitcher or Team) L Losses (Pitcher or Team) WPct Winning Percentage (W/(W+L)) GBL Games behind leader. ((Team A Wins-Team B Wins) + (Team A Losses-Team B Losses))/2 RF Runs For RA Runs Against Diff Run Differential. RF-RA Home Home Team rosG Rest-of-Season Games rosW Rest-of-Season Wins rosL Rest-of-Season Losses rosPct Winning Percentage for Rest of season
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