| 1988-04-04 | Box | vs DET | 1 | L 3-5 | 0-1 | 34,781 | 3:09 | Jack Morris | Lee Smith | Mike Henneman | | 1988-04-06 | Box | vs DET | 2 | W 6-5 | 1-1 | 16,965 | 2:58 | Dennis Lamp | Willie Hernandez | Lee Smith | | 1988-04-07 | Box | vs DET | 3 | L 6-11 | 1-2 | 13,807 | 2:59 | Frank Tanana | Steve Ellsworth | none | | 1988-04-08 | Box | at TEX | 4 | W 4-0 | 2-2 | 18,470 | 3:15 | Oil Can Boyd | Mike Jeffcoat | none | | 1988-04-09 | Box | at TEX | 5 | W 2-1 | 3-2 | 27,527 | 3:01 | Roger Clemens | Charlie Hough | Lee Smith | | 1988-04-10 | Box | at TEX | 6 | L 1-4 | 3-3 | 14,024 | 2:36 | Paul Kilgus | Jeff Sellers | Mitch Williams | | 1988-04-12 | Box | vs MIL | 7 | W 3-1 | 4-3 | 12,045 | 2:41 | Bruce Hurst | Chris Bosio | Lee Smith | | 1988-04-13 | Box | vs MIL | 8 | W 6-3 | 5-3 | 14,114 | 2:52 | Oil Can Boyd | Juan Nieves | Lee Smith | | 1988-04-14 | Box | vs MIL | 9 | W 2-0 | 6-3 | 15,693 | 2:36 | Roger Clemens | Bill Wegman | none | | 1988-04-15 | Box | vs TEX | 10 | L 2-3 | 6-4 | 12,369 | 3:03 | Charlie Hough | Wes Gardner | none | | 1988-04-16 | Box | vs TEX | 11 | L 0-2 | 6-5 | 25,936 | 2:45 | Paul Kilgus | Steve Ellsworth | Mitch Williams | | 1988-04-17 | Box | vs TEX | 12 | W 15-2 | 7-5 | 32,243 | 3:05 | Bruce Hurst | Mike Jeffcoat | none | | 1988-04-18 | Box | vs TEX | 13 | W 4-3 | 8-5 | 33,976 | 3:00 | Lee Smith | Mitch Williams | none | | 1988-04-19 | Box | at DET | 14 | W 7-3 | 9-5 | 11,920 | 2:59 | Roger Clemens | Jack Morris | none | | 1988-04-21 | Box | at DET | 15 | W 12-3 | 10-5 | 13,862 | 2:49 | Steve Ellsworth | Jeff Robinson | none | | 1988-04-24 | Box | at MIL | 16 | W 4-0 | 11-5 | 16,379 | 2:10 | Roger Clemens | Teddy Higuera | none | | 1988-04-25 | Box | at MIL | 17 | W 5-1 | 12-5 | 11,109 | 2:34 | Bruce Hurst | Bill Wegman | none | | 1988-04-28 | Box | at CHA | 18 | L 0-6 | 12-6 | 8,204 | 2:31 | Dave LaPoint | Oil Can Boyd | none | | 1988-04-29 | Box | vs MIN | 19 | W 6-5 | 13-6 | 32,022 | 3:44 | Lee Smith | Juan Berenguer | none | | 1988-04-30 | Box | vs MIN | 20 | W 8-3 | 14-6 | 32,708 | 2:58 | Bruce Hurst | Charlie Lea | Wes Gardner | | 1988-05-01 | Box | vs MIN | 21 | L 0-2 | 14-7 | 31,124 | 2:35 | Frank Viola | Jeff Sellers | none | | 1988-05-02 | Box | vs KCA | 22 | L 0-2 | 14-8 | 20,400 | 3:00 | Floyd Bannister | Steve Ellsworth | Gene Garber | | 1988-05-03 | Box | vs KCA | 23 | L 3-9 | 14-9 | 21,602 | 3:03 | Bret Saberhagen | Oil Can Boyd | none | | 1988-05-04 | Box | vs CHA | 24 | L 2-6 | 14-10 | 21,191 | 2:40 | Jack McDowell | Roger Clemens | none | | 1988-05-05 | Box | vs CHA | 25 | W 16-3 | 15-10 | 24,135 | 2:37 | Bruce Hurst | Ricky Horton | none | | 1988-05-06 | Box | at MIN | 26 | L 0-5 | 15-11 | 29,767 | 2:52 | Frank Viola | Jeff Sellers | none | | 1988-05-07 | Box | at MIN | 27 | L 2-5 | 15-12 | 33,416 | 2:43 | Bert Blyleven | Steve Ellsworth | none | | 1988-05-08 | Box | at MIN | 28 | W 10-6 | 16-12 | 28,896 | 3:05 | Oil Can Boyd | Mike Mason | none | | 1988-05-09 | Box | at KCA | 29 | W 2-0 | 17-12 | 24,806 | 2:49 | Roger Clemens | Mark Gubicza | none | | 1988-05-10 | Box | at KCA | 30 | L 2-7 | 17-13 | 21,645 | 2:38 | Floyd Bannister | Bruce Hurst | none | | 1988-05-13 | Box | vs SEA | 31 | W 14-8 | 18-13 | 29,582 | 2:43 | Oil Can Boyd | Mike Campbell | Wes Gardner | | 1988-05-14 | Box | vs SEA | 32 | W 3-0 | 19-13 | 33,846 | 2:44 | Roger Clemens | Scott Bankhead | none | | 1988-05-15 | Box | vs SEA | 33 | L 7-11 | 19-14 | 33,109 | 3:21 | Mike Jackson | Lee Smith | none | | 1988-05-16 | Box | vs OAK | 34 | L 0-3 | 19-15 | 24,642 | 2:45 | Storm Davis | Jeff Sellers | Dennis Eckersley | | 1988-05-17 | Box | vs OAK | 35 | L 7-12 | 19-16 | 28,407 | 2:59 | Steve Ontiveros | Steve Ellsworth | Rick Honeycutt | | 1988-05-18 | Box | vs OAK | 36 | W 4-1 | 20-16 | 24,683 | 2:55 | Oil Can Boyd | Dave Stewart | Lee Smith | | 1988-05-20 | Box | vs CAL | 37 | L 2-4 | 20-17 | 31,032 | 3:16 | De Wayne Buice | Roger Clemens | Bryan Harvey | | 1988-05-21 | Box | vs CAL | 38 | W 8-4 | 21-17 | 32,180 | 3:07 | Bruce Hurst | Ray Krawczyk | Lee Smith | | 1988-05-22 | Box | vs CAL | 39 | W 12-4 | 22-17 | 32,678 | 2:46 | Bob Stanley | Willie Fraser | none | | 1988-05-23 | Box | at SEA | 40 | L 3-14 | 22-18 | 15,511 | 2:28 | Bill Swift | Oil Can Boyd | none | | 1988-05-24 | Box | at SEA | 41 | L 1-14 | 22-19 | 9,473 | 2:49 | Mike Campbell | Mike Smithson | none | | 1988-05-25 | Box | at SEA | 42 | W 4-0 | 23-19 | 17,968 | 2:47 | Roger Clemens | Mark Langston | none | | 1988-05-27 | Box | at OAK | 43 | L 2-3 | 23-20 | 32,723 | 2:13 | Curt Young | Bruce Hurst | Dennis Eckersley | | 1988-05-28 | Box | at OAK | 44 | L 5-7 | 23-21 | 43,177 | 2:53 | Rick Honeycutt | Dennis Lamp | Dennis Eckersley | | 1988-05-29 | Box | at OAK | 45 | L 4-5 | 23-22 | 43,427 | 3:08 | Gene Nelson | Jeff Sellers | Eric Plunk | | 1988-05-30 | Box | at CAL | 46 | W 5-2 | 24-22 | 46,598 | 3:06 | Roger Clemens | Dan Petry | none | | 1988-05-31 | Box | at CAL | 47 | W 4-3 | 25-22 | 24,005 | 2:51 | Mike Smithson | Willie Fraser | none | | 1988-06-02 | Box | vs TOR | 48 | L 4-5 | 25-23 | 32,144 | 3:03 | David Wells | Bruce Hurst | Mark Eichhorn | | 1988-06-03 | Box | vs TOR | 49 | L 3-6 | 25-24 | 32,292 | 2:51 | Todd Stottlemyre | Oil Can Boyd | Tom Henke | | | 1988-06-04 | Box | vs TOR | 50 | L 2-10 | 25-25 | 33,067 | 2:56 | Jim Clancy | Roger Clemens | Duane Ward | | 1988-06-05 | Box | vs TOR | 51 | L 4-12 | 25-26 | 33,756 | 3:53 | Duane Ward | Mike Smithson | none | | 1988-06-06 | Box | at NYA | 52 | W 3-2 | 26-26 | 37,244 | 2:48 | Bruce Hurst | Neil Allen | Lee Smith | | 1988-06-07 | Box | at NYA | 53 | L 3-4 | 26-27 | 37,081 | 2:29 | Charles Hudson | Oil Can Boyd | Cecilio Guante | | 1988-06-08 | Box | at NYA | 54 | W 4-3 | 27-27 | 42,804 | 3:03 | Roger Clemens | Tommy John | Lee Smith | | 1988-06-10 | Box | at TOR | 55 | L 0-3 | 27-28 | 35,201 | 3:02 | Dave Stieb | Jeff Sellers | Tom Henke | | 1988-06-11 | Box | at TOR | 56 | L 3-4 | 27-29 | 40,461 | 3:05 | Duane Ward | Dennis Lamp | none | | 1988-06-12 | Box | at TOR | 57 | W 8-2 | 28-29 | 40,123 | 2:40 | Oil Can Boyd | John Cerutti | none | | 1988-06-13 | Box | vs NYA | 58 | L 6-12 | 28-30 | 34,288 | 2:57 | Richard Dotson | Roger Clemens | Cecilio Guante | | 1988-06-14 | Box | vs NYA | 59 | W 7-3 | 29-30 | 33,367 | 3:06 | Mike Smithson | Neil Allen | Lee Smith | | 1988-06-15 | Box | vs NYA | 60 | W 8-3 | 30-30 | 33,870 | 3:01 | Bruce Hurst | Al Leiter | none | | 1988-06-16 | Box | at BAL | 61 | L 4-8 | 30-31 | 24,499 | 3:01 | Jeff Ballard | John Trautwein | Mark Williamson | | 1988-06-17 | Box | at BAL | 62 | L 2-3 | 30-32 | 34,340 | 3:16 | Dave Schmidt | Dennis Lamp | none | | 1988-06-18 | Box | at BAL | 63 | W 5-0 | 31-32 | 32,175 | 2:45 | Roger Clemens | Jose Bautista | none | | 1988-06-19 | Box | at BAL | 64 | W 15-7 | 32-32 | 31,046 | 3:25 | Wes Gardner | Dickie Noles | none | | 1988-06-20 | Box | at CLE | 65 | W 14-7 | 33-32 | 19,870 | 3:29 | Bruce Hurst | Greg Swindell | none | | 1988-06-21 | Box | at CLE | 66 | W 10-6 | 34-32 | 26,681 | 3:34 | Bob Stanley | Rick Rodriguez | Lee Smith | | 1988-06-22 | Box | at CLE | 67 | L 1-3 | 34-33 | 18,843 | 2:41 | John Farrell | Oil Can Boyd | Doug Jones | | 1988-06-24 | Box | vs BAL | 68 | L 2-6 | 34-34 | 35,333 | 2:51 | Jose Bautista | Roger Clemens | none | | 1988-06-25 | Box | vs BAL | 69 | W 10-3 | 35-34 | 34,573 | 2:46 | Bob Stanley | Mark Williamson | none | | 1988-06-26 | Box | vs BAL | 70 | W 10-1 | 36-34 | 34,374 | 2:43 | Mike Smithson | Oswaldo Peraza | none | | 1988-06-27 | Box | vs CLE | 71 | W 9-5 | 37-34 | 33,318 | 3:16 | Dennis Lamp | John Farrell | none | | 1988-06-28 | Box | vs CLE | 72 | W 6-1 | 38-34 | 34,661 | 2:36 | Wes Gardner | Scott Bailes | none | | 1988-06-29 | Box | vs CLE | 73 | W 5-1 | 39-34 | 35,035 | 2:51 | Roger Clemens | Tom Candiotti | Lee Smith | | 1988-07-01 | Box | at KCA | 74 | L 7-8 | 39-35 | 25,970 | 3:16 | Jeff Montgomery | Steve Ellsworth | Steve Farr | | 1988-07-02 | Box | at KCA | 75 | L 1-3 | 39-36 | 37,098 | 2:21 | Charlie Leibrandt | Oil Can Boyd | Steve Farr | | 1988-07-03 | Box | at KCA | 76 | L 2-3 | 39-37 | 36,220 | 3:07 | Jeff Montgomery | Lee Smith | Steve Farr | | 1988-07-04 | Box | at KCA | 77 | W 9-2 | 40-37 | 40,804 | 3:21 | Roger Clemens | Ted Power | none | | 1988-07-05 | Box | at MIN | 78 | L 4-6 | 40-38 | 44,091 | 2:58 | Juan Berenguer | Lee Smith | Jeff Reardon | | 1988-07-06 | Box | at MIN | 79 | L 1-8 | 40-39 | 41,027 | 2:28 | Frank Viola | Bruce Hurst | none | | 1988-07-07 | Box | at MIN | 80 | W 4-3 | 41-39 | 32,724 | 2:52 | Oil Can Boyd | Charlie Lea | Bob Stanley | | 1988-07-08 (1) | Box | at CHA | 81 | L 5-6 | 41-40 | | 2:32 | John Davis | Mike Smithson | Bobby Thigpen | | 1988-07-08 (2) | Box | at CHA | 82 | W 10-7 | 42-40 | 18,963 | 2:58 | Dennis Lamp | Bill Long | none | | 1988-07-09 (1) | Box | at CHA | 83 | L 7-8 | 42-41 | | 2:47 | Melido Perez | Tom Bolton | Bobby Thigpen | | 1988-07-09 (2) | Box | at CHA | 84 | W 8-2 | 43-41 | 23,699 | 3:16 | Lee Smith | Ricky Horton | none | | 1988-07-10 | Box | at CHA | 85 | L 1-4 | 43-42 | 15,163 | 2:35 | Dave LaPoint | Steve Curry | Bobby Thigpen | | 1988-07-15 (1) | Box | vs KCA | 86 | W 3-1 | 44-42 | | 2:26 | Roger Clemens | Bret Saberhagen | none | | 1988-07-15 (2) | Box | vs KCA | 87 | W 7-4 | 45-42 | 35,412 | 3:19 | Mike Smithson | Charlie Leibrandt | Lee Smith | | 1988-07-16 | Box | vs KCA | 88 | W 7-6 | 46-42 | 34,466 | 3:12 | Lee Smith | Steve Farr | none | | 1988-07-17 | Box | vs KCA | 89 | W 10-8 | 47-42 | 34,181 | 3:21 | Wes Gardner | Ted Power | none | | 1988-07-18 | Box | vs MIN | 90 | W 6-5 | 48-42 | 33,397 | 3:16 | Dennis Lamp | Bert Blyleven | Lee Smith | | 1988-07-19 | Box | vs MIN | 91 | W 5-0 | 49-42 | 32,036 | 2:25 | Mike Smithson | Allan Anderson | none | | 1988-07-20 | Box | vs MIN | 92 | W 9-7 | 50-42 | 35,313 | 3:36 | Tom Bolton | Keith Atherton | none | | 1988-07-21 | Box | vs CHA | 93 | W 6-1 | 51-42 | 32,049 | 2:37 | Oil Can Boyd | Jack McDowell | Bob Stanley | | 1988-07-22 | Box | vs CHA | 94 | W 4-3 | 52-42 | 33,477 | 2:51 | Wes Gardner | John Davis | Lee Smith | | 1988-07-23 | Box | vs CHA | 95 | W 11-5 | 53-42 | 35,129 | 3:21 | Mike Smithson | Dave LaPoint | none | | 1988-07-24 | Box | vs CHA | 96 | W 3-2 | 54-42 | 33,394 | 2:45 | Bruce Hurst | Bill Long | Lee Smith | | 1988-07-25 | Box | at TEX | 97 | W 2-0 | 55-42 | 34,175 | 3:01 | Roger Clemens | Charlie Hough | none | | 1988-07-26 | Box | at TEX | 98 | L 8-9 | 55-43 | 20,456 | 3:05 | Craig McMurtry | Tom Bolton | Mitch Williams | | 1988-07-27 | Box | at TEX | 99 | W 10-7 | 56-43 | 17,639 | 2:59 | Bob Stanley | Mitch Williams | Lee Smith | | 1988-07-29 (1) | Box | vs MIL | 100 | W 6-4 | 57-43 | | 2:51 | Bruce Hurst | Bill Wegman | Lee Smith | | 1988-07-29 (2) | Box | vs MIL | 101 | W 5-4 | 58-43 | 35,169 | 2:55 | Dennis Lamp | Chris Bosio | Bob Stanley | | 1988-07-30 | Box | vs MIL | 102 | W 3-2 | 59-43 | 33,964 | 2:45 | Roger Clemens | Teddy Higuera | none | | 1988-07-31 | Box | vs MIL | 103 | W 5-0 | 60-43 | 33,527 | 2:26 | Mike Boddicker | Don August | none | | 1988-08-02 | Box | vs TEX | 104 | W 7-2 | 61-43 | 35,462 | 2:33 | Wes Gardner | Jeff Russell | none | | 1988-08-03 | Box | vs TEX | 105 | W 5-4 | 62-43 | 34,380 | 3:04 | Dennis Lamp | Bobby Witt | Lee Smith | | 1988-08-04 | Box | at DET | 106 | L 6-11 | 62-44 | 40,980 | 3:15 | Walt Terrell | Roger Clemens | none | | 1988-08-05 (1) | Box | at DET | 107 | L 1-3 | 62-45 | | 2:51 | Jack Morris | Bob Stanley | Mike Henneman | | 1988-08-05 (2) | Box | at DET | 108 | L 2-3 | 62-46 | 44,334 | 2:49 | Eric King | Mike Boddicker | Mike Henneman | | 1988-08-06 | Box | at DET | 109 | L 2-4 | 62-47 | 44,838 | 2:37 | Doyle Alexander | Wes Gardner | none | | 1988-08-07 | Box | at DET | 110 | W 3-0 | 63-47 | 41,623 | 3:00 | Bruce Hurst | Jeff Robinson | none | | 1988-08-09 (1) | Box | at MIL | 111 | L 2-3 | 63-48 | | 2:30 | Chuck Crim | Roger Clemens | none | | 1988-08-09 (2) | Box | at MIL | 112 | W 5-1 | 64-48 | 20,816 | 3:03 | Mike Boddicker | Bill Wegman | Bob Stanley | | 1988-08-10 | Box | at MIL | 113 | L 3-8 | 64-49 | 19,739 | 2:24 | Teddy Higuera | Mike Smithson | none | | 1988-08-11 | Box | at MIL | 114 | L 0-4 | 64-50 | 32,351 | 2:26 | Don August | Wes Gardner | none | | 1988-08-12 | Box | vs DET | 115 | W 9-4 | 65-50 | 34,732 | 2:58 | Bruce Hurst | Doyle Alexander | Bob Stanley | | 1988-08-13 | Box | vs DET | 116 | W 16-4 | 66-50 | 33,601 | 3:21 | Mike Boddicker | Jeff Robinson | Tom Bolton | | 1988-08-14 | Box | vs DET | 117 | L 6-18 | 66-51 | 33,757 | 3:19 | Eric King | Roger Clemens | none | | 1988-08-16 | Box | vs SEA | 118 | L 0-7 | 66-52 | 33,924 | 2:45 | Scott Bankhead | Wes Gardner | none | | 1988-08-17 | Box | vs SEA | 119 | W 7-2 | 67-52 | 31,548 | 3:00 | Bruce Hurst | Bill Swift | none | | 1988-08-18 | Box | vs SEA | 120 | L 1-6 | 67-53 | 33,944 | 3:00 | Mark Langston | Mike Boddicker | none | | 1988-08-19 | Box | vs OAK | 121 | W 7-6 | 68-53 | 33,993 | 3:04 | Bob Stanley | Dave Stewart | none | | 1988-08-20 | Box | vs OAK | 122 | W 7-5 | 69-53 | 34,372 | 3:22 | Jeff Sellers | Todd Burns | Lee Smith | | 1988-08-21 | Box | vs OAK | 123 | L 4-5 | 69-54 | 33,282 | 3:20 | Rick Honeycutt | Bob Stanley | Dennis Eckersley | | 1988-08-22 | Box | vs CAL | 124 | W 6-2 | 70-54 | 33,828 | 2:34 | Bruce Hurst | Terry Clark | none | | 1988-08-23 | Box | vs CAL | 125 | W 10-2 | 71-54 | 34,313 | 3:07 | Mike Boddicker | Chuck Finley | none | | 1988-08-24 | Box | vs CAL | 126 | L 3-4 | 71-55 | 32,522 | 3:12 | Mike Witt | Roger Clemens | Bryan Harvey | | 1988-08-26 | Box | at SEA | 127 | W 5-3 | 72-55 | 16,109 | 2:28 | Oil Can Boyd | Scott Bankhead | Lee Smith | | 1988-08-27 | Box | at SEA | 128 | L 6-8 | 72-56 | 19,706 | 3:03 | Bill Wilkinson | Tom Bolton | Mike Schooler | | 1988-08-28 | Box | at SEA | 129 | W 7-2 | 73-56 | 17,047 | 2:24 | Bruce Hurst | Mike Moore | none | | 1988-08-29 | Box | at OAK | 130 | L 1-3 | 73-57 | 40,423 | 2:39 | Bob Welch | Mike Boddicker | Dennis Eckersley | | 1988-08-30 | Box | at OAK | 131 | L 0-1 | 73-58 | 35,220 | 2:48 | Dave Stewart | Roger Clemens | none | | 1988-08-31 | Box | at OAK | 132 | L 2-7 | 73-59 | 37,151 | 2:37 | Storm Davis | Mike Smithson | none | | 1988-09-01 | Box | at CAL | 133 | W 4-2 | 74-59 | 27,771 | 2:49 | Wes Gardner | Terry Clark | Lee Smith | | 1988-09-02 | Box | at CAL | 134 | L 2-3 | 74-60 | 29,325 | 2:30 | Chuck Finley | Bruce Hurst | Bryan Harvey | | 1988-09-03 | Box | at CAL | 135 | L 1-2 | 74-61 | 33,376 | 2:46 | Mike Witt | Dennis Lamp | none | | 1988-09-04 | Box | at CAL | 136 | W 6-5 | 75-61 | 30,224 | 3:48 | Bob Stanley | Bryan Harvey | Lee Smith | | 1988-09-05 | Box | at BAL | 137 | W 4-1 | 76-61 | 19,614 | 3:20 | Mike Smithson | Dave Schmidt | Lee Smith | | 1988-09-06 | Box | at BAL | 138 | W 6-1 | 77-61 | 19,124 | 2:59 | Wes Gardner | Jay Tibbs | none | | 1988-09-07 | Box | at BAL | 139 | L 3-4 | 77-62 | 35,569 | 3:02 | Mark Thurmond | Bob Stanley | none | | 1988-09-09 | Box | vs CLE | 140 | W 7-4 | 78-62 | 33,349 | 2:45 | Mike Boddicker | Rich Yett | Lee Smith | | 1988-09-10 | Box | vs CLE | 141 | W 6-0 | 79-62 | 34,099 | 2:23 | Roger Clemens | Bud Black | none | | 1988-09-11 | Box | vs CLE | 142 | L 2-4 | 79-63 | 33,154 | 2:51 | Tom Candiotti | Bob Stanley | Doug Jones | | 1988-09-12 | Box | vs BAL | 143 | W 6-1 | 80-63 | 32,619 | 2:43 | Bruce Hurst | Curt Schilling | none | | 1988-09-13 | Box | vs BAL | 144 | W 6-4 | 81-63 | 32,842 | 2:59 | Mike Smithson | Pete Harnisch | Lee Smith | | 1988-09-14 | Box | vs BAL | 145 | W 4-3 | 82-63 | 32,745 | 2:33 | Mike Boddicker | Jose Bautista | Lee Smith | | 1988-09-15 | Box | vs NYA | 146 | L 3-5 | 82-64 | 35,320 | 3:33 | Rick Rhoden | Roger Clemens | Dave Righetti | | 1988-09-16 | Box | vs NYA | 147 | W 7-4 | 83-64 | 35, |
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