1988 Toronto Blue Jays Game-by-Game Results

American League (AL)
Team Record: 87-75
Finished 3rd in the AL's East Division
Attendance: 2,595,275, Avg. 32,040
Ballpark: Exhibition Stadium
Manager: Jimy Williams (87-75)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1988 Toronto Blue Jays Statistics
1988 Toronto Blue Jays Roster

The Toronto Blue Jays of the American League ended the 1988 season with a record of 87 wins and 75 losses, finishing third in the AL's East Division.

The Blue Jays scored 763 runs and allowed 680 runs. Fred McGriff walloped 34 home runs for Toronto, while George Bell, Kelly Gruber, Ernie Whitt and Jesse Barfield each swatted 20 or more also. George Bell drove in 97 runs. Tony Fernandez paced hitters with significant playing time by hitting .287. Dave Stieb topped the team with 16 wins and a team-best 3.04 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Jimy Williams coached the team.

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Regular Season Runs For: 763
Regular Season Runs Against: 680

Date Game Res Home Road Record
April 4, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Kansas City Royals 3 W 0-0 1-0 1-0
April 6, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 11 at Kansas City Royals 4 W 0-0 2-0 2-0
April 7, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Kansas City Royals 7 L 0-0 2-1 2-1
April 8, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Minnesota Twins 6 L 0-0 2-2 2-2
April 9, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 10 at Minnesota Twins 0 W 0-0 3-2 3-2
April 10, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Minnesota Twins 4 L 0-0 3-3 3-3
April 11, 1988 New York Yankees 9 at Toronto Blue Jays 17 W 1-0 3-3 4-3
April 12, 1988 New York Yankees 12 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 L 1-1 3-3 4-4
April 13, 1988 New York Yankees 5 at Toronto Blue Jays 1 L 1-2 3-3 4-5
April 14, 1988 New York Yankees 7 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 L 1-3 3-3 4-6
April 16, 1988 Minnesota Twins 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 L 1-4 3-3 4-7
April 17, 1988 Minnesota Twins 0 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 W 2-4 3-3 5-7
April 19, 1988 Kansas City Royals 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 12 W 3-4 3-3 6-7
April 20, 1988 Kansas City Royals 0 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 W 4-4 3-3 7-7
April 22, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 6 at New York Yankees 4 W 4-4 4-3 8-7
April 23, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at New York Yankees 2 W 4-4 5-3 9-7
April 24, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at New York Yankees 5 L 4-4 5-4 9-8
April 26, 1988 Oakland Athletics 6 at Toronto Blue Jays 1 L 4-5 5-4 9-9
April 27, 1988 Oakland Athletics 5 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 L 4-6 5-4 9-10
April 28, 1988 Oakland Athletics 6 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 L 4-7 5-4 9-11
April 29, 1988 California Angels 9 at Toronto Blue Jays 5 L 4-8 5-4 9-12
April 30, 1988 California Angels 6 at Toronto Blue Jays 1 L 4-9 5-4 9-13
May 1, 1988 California Angels 4 at Toronto Blue Jays 6 W 5-9 5-4 10-13
May 2, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Seattle Mariners 7 L 5-9 5-5 10-14
May 3, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 9 at Seattle Mariners 2 W 5-9 6-5 11-14
May 4, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Oakland Athletics 3 L 5-9 6-6 11-15
May 5, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Oakland Athletics 8 L 5-9 6-7 11-16
May 6, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at California Angels 2 W 5-9 7-7 12-16
May 7, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 9 at California Angels 4 W 5-9 8-7 13-16
May 8, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 1 at California Angels 8 L 5-9 8-8 13-17
May 10, 1988 Seattle Mariners 4 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 L 5-10 8-8 13-18
May 11, 1988 Seattle Mariners 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 9 W 6-10 8-8 14-18
May 12, 1988 Seattle Mariners 2 at Toronto Blue Jays 8 W 7-10 8-8 15-18
May 13, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Chicago White Sox 4 L 7-10 8-9 15-19
May 14, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Chicago White Sox 7 L 7-10 8-10 15-20
May 15, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Chicago White Sox 6 L 7-10 8-11 15-21
May 16, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Chicago White Sox 1 W 7-10 9-11 16-21
May 17, 1988 Texas Rangers 7 at Toronto Blue Jays 6 L 7-11 9-11 16-22
May 18, 1988 Texas Rangers 4 at Toronto Blue Jays 0 L 7-12 9-11 16-23
May 20, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Milwaukee Brewers 1 W 7-12 10-11 17-23
May 21, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Milwaukee Brewers 0 W 7-12 11-11 18-23
May 22, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Milwaukee Brewers 7 L 7-12 11-12 18-24
May 23, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 7 at Milwaukee Brewers 9 L 7-12 11-13 18-25
May 24, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 13 at Texas Rangers 2 W 7-12 12-13 19-25
May 25, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Texas Rangers 5 L 7-12 12-14 19-26
May 26, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 7 at Texas Rangers 8 L 7-12 12-15 19-27
May 27, 1988 Chicago White Sox 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 4 W 8-12 12-15 20-27
May 28, 1988 Chicago White Sox 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 L 8-13 12-15 20-28
May 29, 1988 Chicago White Sox 2 at Toronto Blue Jays 4 W 9-13 12-15 21-28
May 30, 1988 Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Toronto Blue Jays 1 L 9-14 12-15 21-29
May 31, 1988 Milwaukee Brewers 0 at Toronto Blue Jays 9 W 10-14 12-15 22-29
June 1, 1988 Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Toronto Blue Jays 7 W 11-14 12-15 23-29
June 2, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Boston Red Sox 4 W 11-14 13-15 24-29
June 3, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 6 at Boston Red Sox 3 W 11-14 14-15 25-29
June 4, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 10 at Boston Red Sox 2 W 11-14 15-15 26-29
June 5, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 12 at Boston Red Sox 4 W 11-14 16-15 27-29
June 6, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Cleveland Indians 6 L 11-14 16-16 27-30
June 7, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Cleveland Indians 5 L 11-14 16-17 27-31
June 8, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Cleveland Indians 4 L 11-14 16-18 27-32
June 10, 1988 Boston Red Sox 0 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 W 12-14 16-18 28-32
June 11, 1988 Boston Red Sox 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 4 W 13-14 16-18 29-32
June 12, 1988 Boston Red Sox 8 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 L 13-15 16-18 29-33
June 13, 1988 Cleveland Indians 8 at Toronto Blue Jays 6 L 13-16 16-18 29-34
June 14, 1988 Cleveland Indians 2 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 W 14-16 16-18 30-34
June 15, 1988 Cleveland Indians 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 15 W 15-16 16-18 31-34
June 16, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 13 at Detroit Tigers 5 W 15-16 17-18 32-34
June 17, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Detroit Tigers 12 L 15-16 17-19 32-35
June 18, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Detroit Tigers 6 L 15-16 17-20 32-36
June 19, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 6 at Detroit Tigers 4 W 15-16 18-20 33-36
June 20, 1988 Baltimore Orioles 2 at Toronto Blue Jays 5 W 16-16 18-20 34-36
June 21, 1988 Baltimore Orioles 4 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 L 16-17 18-20 34-37
June 22, 1988 Baltimore Orioles 2 at Toronto Blue Jays 4 W 17-17 18-20 35-37
June 23, 1988 Baltimore Orioles 2 at Toronto Blue Jays 5 W 18-17 18-20 36-37
June 24, 1988 Detroit Tigers 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 6 W 19-17 18-20 37-37
June 25, 1988 Detroit Tigers 7 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 L 19-18 18-20 37-38
June 26, 1988 Detroit Tigers 1 at Toronto Blue Jays 4 W 20-18 18-20 38-38
June 27, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Baltimore Orioles 6 L 20-18 18-21 38-39
June 28, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Baltimore Orioles 7 L 20-18 18-22 38-40
June 29, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Baltimore Orioles 2 W 20-18 19-22 39-40
July 1, 1988 Oakland Athletics 2 at Toronto Blue Jays 1 L 20-19 19-22 39-41
July 2, 1988 Oakland Athletics 11 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 L 20-20 19-22 39-42
July 3, 1988 Oakland Athletics 9 at Toronto Blue Jays 8 L 20-21 19-22 39-43
July 4, 1988 California Angels 11 at Toronto Blue Jays 6 L 20-22 19-22 39-44
July 5, 1988 California Angels 1 at Toronto Blue Jays 4 W 21-22 19-22 40-44
July 6, 1988 California Angels 5 at Toronto Blue Jays 4 L 21-23 19-22 40-45
July 8, 1988 Seattle Mariners 2 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 W 22-23 19-22 41-45
July 9, 1988 Seattle Mariners 9 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 L 22-24 19-22 41-46
July 10, 1988 Seattle Mariners 0 at Toronto Blue Jays 5 W 23-24 19-22 42-46
July 14, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 7 at Oakland Athletics 1 W 23-24 20-22 43-46
July 15, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Oakland Athletics 0 W 23-24 21-22 44-46
July 16, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Oakland Athletics 4 L 23-24 21-23 44-47
July 17, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 9 at Oakland Athletics 6 W 23-24 22-23 45-47
July 18, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 12 at California Angels 2 W 23-24 23-23 46-47
July 19, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 7 at California Angels 6 W 23-24 24-23 47-47
July 20, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 6 at California Angels 7 L 23-24 24-24 47-48
July 21, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Seattle Mariners 6 L 23-24 24-25 47-49
July 22, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 9 at Seattle Mariners 10 L 23-24 24-26 47-50
July 23, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Seattle Mariners 2 W 23-24 25-26 48-50
July 24, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 6 at Seattle Mariners 0 W 23-24 26-26 49-50
July 25, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Minnesota Twins 5 L 23-24 26-27 49-51
July 26, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Minnesota Twins 6 L 23-24 26-28 49-52
July 27, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Minnesota Twins 1 W 23-24 27-28 50-52
July 29, 1988 New York Yankees 1 at Toronto Blue Jays 7 W 24-24 27-28 51-52
July 30, 1988 New York Yankees 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 1 L 24-25 27-28 51-53
July 31, 1988 New York Yankees 6 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 L 24-26 27-28 51-54
August 1, 1988 Minnesota Twins 1 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 W 25-26 27-28 52-54
August 2, 1988 Minnesota Twins 1 at Toronto Blue Jays 11 W 26-26 27-28 53-54
August 3, 1988 Minnesota Twins 8 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 L 26-27 27-28 53-55
August 4, 1988 Minnesota Twins 2 at Toronto Blue Jays 1 L 26-28 27-28 53-56
August 5, 1988 Kansas City Royals 6 at Toronto Blue Jays 7 W 27-28 27-28 54-56
August 6, 1988 Kansas City Royals 11 at Toronto Blue Jays 1 L 27-29 27-28 54-57
August 7, 1988 Kansas City Royals 5 at Toronto Blue Jays 1 L 27-30 27-28 54-58
August 8, 1988 Kansas City Royals 1 at Toronto Blue Jays 5 W 28-30 27-28 55-58
August 9, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 6 at New York Yankees 3 W 28-30 28-28 56-58
August 10, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 5 at New York Yankees 0 W 28-30 29-28 57-58
August 11, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 6 at New York Yankees 5 W 28-30 30-28 58-58
August 12, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Kansas City Royals 2 W 28-30 31-28 59-58
August 13, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Kansas City Royals 0 W 28-30 32-28 60-58
August 14, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Kansas City Royals 6 L 28-30 32-29 60-59
August 16, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Chicago White Sox 5 L 28-30 32-30 60-60
August 17, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Chicago White Sox 5 L 28-30 32-31 60-61
August 19, 1988 Milwaukee Brewers 7 at Toronto Blue Jays 4 L 28-31 32-31 60-62
August 20, 1988 Milwaukee Brewers 8 at Toronto Blue Jays 1 L 28-32 32-31 60-63
August 21, 1988 Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Toronto Blue Jays 8 W 29-32 32-31 61-63
August 22, 1988 Chicago White Sox 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 6 W 30-32 32-31 62-63
August 23, 1988 Chicago White Sox 2 at Toronto Blue Jays 7 W 31-32 32-31 63-63
August 24, 1988 Chicago White Sox 6 at Toronto Blue Jays 4 L 31-33 32-31 63-64
August 26, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Texas Rangers 5 L 31-33 32-32 63-65
August 27, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Texas Rangers 5 L 31-33 32-33 63-66
August 28, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 6 at Texas Rangers 5 W 31-33 33-33 64-66
August 29, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 6 at Milwaukee Brewers 1 W 31-33 34-33 65-66
August 30, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Milwaukee Brewers 6 L 31-33 34-34 65-67
August 31, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Milwaukee Brewers 4 L 31-33 34-35 65-68
September 1, 1988 Texas Rangers 1 at Toronto Blue Jays 5 W 32-33 34-35 66-68
September 2, 1988 Texas Rangers 6 at Toronto Blue Jays 7 W 33-33 34-35 67-68
September 3, 1988 Texas Rangers 4 at Toronto Blue Jays 7 W 34-33 34-35 68-68
September 4, 1988 Texas Rangers 7 at Toronto Blue Jays 9 W 35-33 34-35 69-68
September 5, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Detroit Tigers 4 W 35-33 35-35 70-68
September 6, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 7 at Detroit Tigers 3 W 35-33 36-35 71-68
September 7, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Detroit Tigers 4 L 35-33 36-36 71-69
September 9, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 8 at Baltimore Orioles 1 W 35-33 37-36 72-69
September 10, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Baltimore Orioles 7 L 35-33 37-37 72-70
September 11, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Baltimore Orioles 4 L 35-33 37-38 72-71
September 12, 1988 Detroit Tigers 6 at Toronto Blue Jays 5 L 35-34 37-38 72-72
September 13, 1988 Detroit Tigers 1 at Toronto Blue Jays 9 W 36-34 37-38 73-72
September 14, 1988 Detroit Tigers 2 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 W 37-34 37-38 74-72
September 15, 1988 Cleveland Indians 0 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 W 38-34 37-38 75-72
September 16, 1988 Cleveland Indians 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 4 W 39-34 37-38 76-72
September 17, 1988 Cleveland Indians 12 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 L 39-35 37-38 76-73
September 18, 1988 Cleveland Indians 0 at Toronto Blue Jays 4 W 40-35 37-38 77-73
September 19, 1988 Boston Red Sox 4 at Toronto Blue Jays 5 W 41-35 37-38 78-73
September 20, 1988 Boston Red Sox 13 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 L 41-36 37-38 78-74
September 21, 1988 Boston Red Sox 0 at Toronto Blue Jays 1 W 42-36 37-38 79-74
September 23, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Cleveland Indians 2 W 42-36 38-38 80-74
September 24, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Cleveland Indians 0 W 42-36 39-38 81-74
September 25, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 L 42-36 39-39 81-75
September 26, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 11 at Boston Red Sox 1 W 42-36 40-39 82-75
September 27, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 15 at Boston Red Sox 9 W 42-36 41-39 83-75
September 28, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Boston Red Sox 0 W 42-36 42-39 84-75
September 30, 1988 Baltimore Orioles 0 at Toronto Blue Jays 4 W 43-36 42-39 85-75
October 1, 1988 Baltimore Orioles 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 7 W 44-36 42-39 86-75
October 2, 1988 Baltimore Orioles 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 9 W 45-36 42-39 87-75


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