The Baseball Cube

Sunday, September 4,1988

Sunday, September 4,1988

Baseball on this Date

MORE  
The TBC Weekly Newsletter keeps you up to date with site updates and new features. Subscribe today!
Based on data sourced from Retrosheet.org.

PREMIUM Subscribers can view the rest-of-season records for each team as well as batting/pitching stats on this date.
Games on this date
*Reload page to restore grid
Grid Actions:
Tips/tools for using data gri ds:

  • Manual Filter: Single-click a row to highlight in orange. Click FILTER ROWS button to show only those rows in the grid
  • Quick-Filter: Double-Click on a cell value to filter the grid on rows that have same value in same column. Click a statistic to view all values equal or higher
  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
  • Hide Rows: Click the` minus sign in the first column to hide the row in the grid.
  • Restore Rows: Once rows are filtered, click RESTORE ROWS to show all rows once again
  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1988 reg season 1988-09-04 Boston Red Sox  6 California Angels  5 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Bob Stanley Bryan Harvey Lee Smith 30,224 3:48
1988 reg season 1988-09-04 Chicago White Sox  2 Cleveland Indians  3 box | pbp Cleveland Stadium Brad Havens Barry Jones -- 0 2:50
1988 reg season 1988-09-04 Chicago White Sox  5 Cleveland Indians  2 box | pbp Cleveland Stadium Bill Long Doug Jones Bobby Thigpen 11,979 2:56
1988 reg season 1988-09-04 Milwaukee Brewers  6 Detroit Tigers  1 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Teddy Higuera Walt Terrell -- 27,755 2:54
1988 reg season 1988-09-04 Kansas City Royals  3 Minnesota Twins  2 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Israel Sanchez Les Straker Steve Farr 40,967 3:08
1988 reg season 1988-09-04 New York Yankees  2 Oakland Athletics  11 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Dave Stewart Richard Dotson -- 43,042 2:42
1988 reg season 1988-09-04 Baltimore Orioles  6 Seattle Mariners  4 box | pbp Kingdome Mark Williamson Terry Taylor Tom Niedenfuer 6,503 2:31
1988 reg season 1988-09-04 Texas Rangers  7 Toronto Blue Jays  9 box | pbp Exhibition Stadium John Cerutti Mitch Williams -- 34,400 3:15
1988 reg season 1988-09-04 Cincinnati Reds  17 Chicago Cubs  0 box | pbp Wrigley Field Danny Jackson Calvin Schiraldi -- 27,853 2:39
1988 reg season 1988-09-04 St. Louis Cardinals  3 Houston Astros  4 box | pbp Astrodome Bob Knepper Greg Mathews Dave Smith 20,309 2:38
1988 reg season 1988-09-04 San Francisco Giants  2 Montreal Expos  3 box | pbp Stade Olympique Brian Holman Rick Reuschel Tim Burke 27,395 2:28
11 record(s)
Standings on this date
*Reload page to restore grid
Grid Actions:
Tips/tools for using data gri ds:

  • Manual Filter: Single-click a row to highlight in orange. Click FILTER ROWS button to show only those rows in the grid
  • Quick-Filter: Double-Click on a cell value to filter the grid on rows that have same value in same column. Click a statistic to view all values equal or higher
  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
  • Hide Rows: Click the` minus sign in the first column to hide the row in the grid.
  • Restore Rows: Once rows are filtered, click RESTORE ROWS to show all rows once again
  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1988 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 136 75 61 .551 0.0 681 593 88 W1 30-38 45-23 1 3 6 Yes Lost ALCS (Athletics)
1988 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 136 75 61 .551 0.0 601 548 53 L4 33-34 42-27 2 4 5 Yes dnq
1988 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 134 70 64 .522 4.0 653 638 15 L2 33-34 37-30 3 6 11 -- dnq
1988 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 140 73 67 .521 4.0 591 536 55 W6 32-37 41-30 4 7 12 -- dnq
1988 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 137 69 68 .504 6.5 640 594 46 W4 34-35 35-33 5 9 16 -- dnq
1988 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 136 66 70 .485 9.0 583 629 -46 L1 29-39 37-31 6 10 19 -- dnq
1988 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 135 48 87 .356 26.5 479 663 -184 W1 19-50 29-37 7 14 25 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1988 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 137 86 51 .628 0.0 672 527 145 W2 41-27 45-24 1 1 1 Yes Lost World Series (Dodgers)
1988 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 136 76 60 .559 9.5 657 579 78 L1 37-31 39-29 2 2 4 Yes dnq
1988 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 136 72 64 .529 13.5 609 542 67 W1 34-35 38-29 3 5 9 Yes dnq
1988 AL West California Angels franchise | log 137 70 67 .511 16.0 632 648 -16 L1 37-32 33-35 4 8 15 -- dnq
1988 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 135 60 75 .444 25.0 537 624 -87 L5 27-40 33-35 5 11 21 -- dnq
1988 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 136 59 77 .434 26.5 545 669 -124 W1 25-42 34-35 6 12 22 -- dnq
1988 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 137 55 82 .401 31.0 570 660 -90 L1 25-44 30-38 7 13 24 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1988 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 134 80 54 .597 0.0 561 447 114 W2 36-31 44-23 1 1 2 Yes Lost NLCS (Dodgers)
1988 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 134 71 63 .530 9.0 538 509 29 L3 34-32 37-31 2 4 8 Yes dnq
1988 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 136 70 66 .515 11.0 525 491 34 W4 33-36 37-30 3 6 14 -- dnq
1988 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 135 67 68 .496 13.5 535 554 -19 L3 33-34 33-35 4 9 18 -- dnq
1988 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 136 63 73 .463 18.0 491 522 -31 L2 30-38 33-35 5 10 20 -- dnq
1988 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 135 55 80 .407 25.5 503 614 -111 L3 22-45 32-36 6 11 23 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1988 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 135 77 58 .570 0.0 547 481 66 L3 41-27 36-31 1 2 3 Yes Won World Series (Athletics)
1988 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 136 73 63 .537 4.5 551 526 25 W2 32-35 41-28 2 3 7 Yes dnq
1988 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 135 71 64 .526 6.0 553 519 34 W5 35-33 36-31 3 5 10 Yes dnq
1988 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 136 70 66 .515 7.5 582 539 43 L3 30-38 40-28 4 7 13 -- dnq
1988 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 134 67 67 .500 9.5 471 491 -20 W3 28-39 39-28 5 8 17 -- dnq
1988 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 134 46 88 .343 30.5 481 645 -164 W1 23-45 23-43 6 12 26 -- dnq
26 record(s)
Transactions
*Reload page to restore grid
Grid Actions:
Tips/tools for using data gri ds:

  • Manual Filter: Single-click a row to highlight in orange. Click FILTER ROWS button to show only those rows in the grid
  • Quick-Filter: Double-Click on a cell value to filter the grid on rows that have same value in same column. Click a statistic to view all values equal or higher
  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
  • Hide Rows: Click the` minus sign in the first column to hide the row in the grid.
  • Restore Rows: Once rows are filtered, click RESTORE ROWS to show all rows once again
  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Joe Millette Philadelphia Phillies Hist Signed as amateur free agent
Les Lancaster Chicago Cubs Hist Activated from Disabled List
2 record(s)