MLB Scores and Standings Wednesday, August 31, 1988
| St. Louis Cardinals | 6 | Final |
| Atlanta Braves | 4 |
| W | Scott Terry (6-3) |
| L | Pete Smith (7-13) |
| S | Todd Worrell (27) |
| Baltimore Orioles | 5 | Final |
| California Angels | 7 |
| W | Bryan Harvey (6-4) |
| L | Mark Williamson (4-6) |
| Detroit Tigers | 9 | Final |
| Chicago White Sox | 3 |
| W | Jack Morris (12-12) |
| L | John Davis (2-5) |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | Final |
| Cincinnati Reds | 4 |
| W | Norm Charlton (1-2) |
| L | Jim Gott (6-5) |
| S | John Franco (29) |
| Chicago Cubs | 3 | Final |
| Houston Astros | 1 |
| W | Rick Sutcliffe (11-11) |
| L | Jim Deshaies (9-11) |
| Cleveland Indians | 0 | Final |
| Kansas City Royals | 1 |
| W | Charlie Leibrandt (10-11) |
| L | Greg Swindell (14-13) |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 2 | Final |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 4 |
| W | Don August (8-6) |
| L | Mike Flanagan (11-12) |
| S | Chuck Crim (8) |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 3 | Final |
| Montreal Expos | 4 |
| W | Jeff Parrett (11-3) |
| L | Alejandro Peña (5-6) |
| San Diego Padres | 6 | Final |
| New York Mets | 3 |
| W | Andy Hawkins (13-10) |
| L | Terry Leach (6-2) |
| S | Mark Davis (24) |
| Boston Red Sox | 2 | Final |
| Oakland Athletics | 7 |
| W | Storm Davis (14-4) |
| L | Mike Smithson (6-5) |
| San Francisco Giants | 3 | Final |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 2 | (11) |
| W | Scott Garrelts (5-7) |
| L | Bruce Ruffin (6-10) |
| New York Yankees | 4 | Final |
| Seattle Mariners | 1 |
| W | Rick Rhoden (8-10) |
| L | Scott Bankhead (7-9) |
| Minnesota Twins | 10 | Final |
| Texas Rangers | 1 |
| W | Frank Viola (20-6) |
| L | Paul Kilgus (11-12) |
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 | 84 | 50 | .627 | -- | 655 | 517 | .607 |
| DET | 75 | 57 | .568 | 8.0 | 595 | 524 | .558 |
| MIN | 74 | 58 | .561 | 9.0 | 639 | 562 | .558 |
| BOS | 73 | 59 | .553 | 10.0 | 668 | 581 | .563 |
| KCR | 70 | 62 | .530 | 13.0 | 592 | 524 | .556 |
| NYY | 69 | 62 | .527 | 13.5 | 643 | 621 | .516 |
| CAL | 68 | 65 | .511 | 15.5 | 620 | 635 | .489 |
| MIL | 69 | 67 | .507 | 16.0 | 567 | 530 | .531 |
| TOR | 65 | 68 | .489 | 18.5 | 612 | 576 | .528 |
| CLE | 64 | 69 | .481 | 19.5 | 574 | 619 | .466 |
| TEX | 60 | 71 | .458 | 22.5 | 519 | 596 | .437 |
| CHW | 58 | 75 | .436 | 25.5 | 535 | 660 | .405 |
| SEA | 54 | 80 | .403 | 30.0 | 562 | 650 | .434 |
| BAL | 46 | 86 | .348 | 37.0 | 469 | 655 | .352 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYM | 78 | 54 | .591 | -- | 551 | 446 | .596 |
| LAD | 77 | 55 | .583 | 1.0 | 546 | 471 | .567 |
| HOU | 71 | 62 | .534 | 7.5 | 537 | 520 | .515 |
| PIT | 71 | 62 | .534 | 7.5 | 537 | 507 | .526 |
| SFG | 70 | 63 | .526 | 8.5 | 576 | 520 | .547 |
| CIN | 68 | 64 | .515 | 10.0 | 524 | 510 | .512 |
| MON | 67 | 65 | .508 | 11.0 | 506 | 485 | .519 |
| CHC | 66 | 65 | .504 | 11.5 | 526 | 525 | .501 |
| SDP | 65 | 67 | .492 | 13.0 | 459 | 485 | .475 |
| STL | 62 | 71 | .466 | 16.5 | 485 | 508 | .479 |
| PHI | 54 | 78 | .409 | 24.0 | 497 | 602 | .413 |
| ATL | 45 | 88 | .338 | 33.5 | 479 | 644 | .368 |
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