MLB Scores and Standings Thursday, September 08, 1988
| New York Mets | 13 | Final |
| Chicago Cubs | 6 |
| W | Dwight Gooden (17-6) |
| L | Scott Sanderson (1-2) |
| Oakland Athletics | 5 | Final |
| Kansas City Royals | 1 |
| W | Curt Young (9-8) |
| L | Bret Saberhagen (13-14) |
| S | Dennis Eckersley (39) |
| Houston Astros | 2 | Final |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 1 |
| W | Nolan Ryan (11-11) |
| L | John Tudor (8-8) |
| Detroit Tigers | 4 | Final |
| New York Yankees | 7 | (10) |
| W | Hipólito Peña (1-1) |
| L | Mike Henneman (8-5) |
| Montreal Expos | 5 | Final |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 |
| W | Pascual Pérez (10-6) |
| L | Jeff Robinson (9-4) |
| S | Joe Hesketh (8) |
| Cincinnati Reds | 2 | Final |
| San Diego Padres | 1 |
| W | José Rijo (12-8) |
| L | Ed Whitson (12-9) |
| S | John Franco (32) |
| Atlanta Braves | 2 | Final |
| San Francisco Giants | 3 |
| W | Don Robinson (6-4) |
| L | Charlie Puleo (3-4) |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 0 | Final |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 1 |
| W | Larry McWilliams (5-6) |
| L | Kevin Gross (11-13) |
| S | Todd Worrell (28) |
| California Angels | 4 | Final |
| Texas Rangers | 3 |
| W | Mike Witt (13-12) |
| L | Mitch Williams (2-6) |
| S | Bryan Harvey (16) |
Standings Up to and Including this Date
AL East Division
AL West Division
NL East Division
AL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 89 | 52 | .631 | -- | 695 | 538 | .615 |
| BOS | 77 | 62 | .554 | 11.0 | 694 | 599 | .567 |
| MIN | 77 | 62 | .554 | 11.0 | 663 | 589 | .554 |
| DET | 76 | 64 | .543 | 12.5 | 616 | 570 | .535 |
| KCR | 74 | 66 | .529 | 14.5 | 619 | 555 | .550 |
| NYY | 72 | 66 | .522 | 15.5 | 671 | 650 | .515 |
| MIL | 74 | 68 | .521 | 15.5 | 598 | 545 | .542 |
| CAL | 72 | 69 | .511 | 17.0 | 644 | 660 | .489 |
| TOR | 71 | 69 | .507 | 17.5 | 655 | 605 | .536 |
| CLE | 68 | 71 | .489 | 20.0 | 591 | 640 | .464 |
| TEX | 61 | 78 | .439 | 27.0 | 550 | 646 | .427 |
| CHW | 60 | 78 | .435 | 27.5 | 554 | 676 | .410 |
| SEA | 57 | 83 | .407 | 31.5 | 580 | 666 | .437 |
| BAL | 49 | 89 | .355 | 38.5 | 485 | 676 | .353 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYM | 82 | 56 | .594 | -- | 591 | 470 | .603 |
| LAD | 79 | 59 | .572 | 3.0 | 556 | 486 | .561 |
| HOU | 75 | 65 | .536 | 8.0 | 560 | 541 | .516 |
| PIT | 73 | 65 | .529 | 9.0 | 555 | 527 | .524 |
| CIN | 73 | 66 | .525 | 9.5 | 565 | 527 | .532 |
| MON | 71 | 68 | .511 | 11.5 | 536 | 507 | .525 |
| SDP | 70 | 68 | .507 | 12.0 | 484 | 500 | .485 |
| SFG | 71 | 69 | .507 | 12.0 | 593 | 556 | .529 |
| CHC | 68 | 71 | .489 | 14.5 | 569 | 585 | .487 |
| STL | 67 | 73 | .479 | 16.0 | 504 | 524 | .482 |
| PHI | 56 | 83 | .403 | 26.5 | 513 | 639 | .401 |
| ATL | 48 | 90 | .348 | 34.0 | 489 | 653 | .371 |


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