1988 Boston Red Sox Schedule and Results
April 1988
Date
Team
Result
Record
Decision
4 Apr
Detroit Tigers
L, 5-3
0-1
Lee Smith
6 Apr
Detroit Tigers
W, 6-5
1-1
Dennis Lamp
7 Apr
Detroit Tigers
L, 11-6
1-2
Steve Ellsworth
8 Apr
at Texas Rangers
W, 4-0
2-2
Oil Can Boyd
9 Apr
at Texas Rangers
W, 2-1
3-2
Roger Clemens
10 Apr
at Texas Rangers
L, 4-1
3-3
Jeff Sellers
12 Apr
Milwaukee Brewers
W, 3-1
4-3
Bruce Hurst
13 Apr
Milwaukee Brewers
W, 6-3
5-3
Oil Can Boyd
14 Apr
Milwaukee Brewers
W, 2-0
6-3
Roger Clemens
15 Apr
Texas Rangers
L, 3-2
6-4
Wes Gardner
16 Apr
Texas Rangers
L, 2-0
6-5
Steve Ellsworth
17 Apr
Texas Rangers
W, 15-2
7-5
Bruce Hurst
18 Apr
Texas Rangers
W, 4-3
8-5
Lee Smith
19 Apr
at Detroit Tigers
W, 7-3
9-5
Roger Clemens
21 Apr
at Detroit Tigers
W, 12-3
10-5
Steve Ellsworth
24 Apr
at Milwaukee Brewers
W, 4-0
11-5
Roger Clemens
25 Apr
at Milwaukee Brewers
W, 5-1
12-5
Bruce Hurst
28 Apr
at Chicago White Sox
L, 6-0
12-6
Oil Can Boyd
29 Apr
Minnesota Twins
W, 6-5
13-6
Lee Smith
30 Apr
Minnesota Twins
W, 8-3
14-6
Bruce Hurst
May 1988
Date
Team
Result
Record
Decision
1 May
Minnesota Twins
L, 2-0
14-7
Jeff Sellers
2 May
Kansas City Royals
L, 2-0
14-8
Steve Ellsworth
3 May
Kansas City Royals
L, 9-3
14-9
Oil Can Boyd
4 May
Chicago White Sox
L, 6-2
14-10
Roger Clemens
5 May
Chicago White Sox
W, 16-3
15-10
Bruce Hurst
6 May
at Minnesota Twins
L, 5-0
15-11
Jeff Sellers
7 May
at Minnesota Twins
L, 5-2
15-12
Steve Ellsworth
8 May
at Minnesota Twins
W, 10-6
16-12
Oil Can Boyd
9 May
at Kansas City Royals
W, 2-0
17-12
Roger Clemens
10 May
at Kansas City Royals
L, 7-2
17-13
Bruce Hurst
13 May
Seattle Mariners
W, 14-8
18-13
Oil Can Boyd
14 May
Seattle Mariners
W, 3-0
19-13
Roger Clemens
15 May
Seattle Mariners
L, 11-7
19-14
Lee Smith
16 May
Oakland Athletics
L, 3-0
19-15
Jeff Sellers
17 May
Oakland Athletics
L, 12-7
19-16
Steve Ellsworth
18 May
Oakland Athletics
W, 4-1
20-16
Oil Can Boyd
20 May
California Angels
L, 4-2
20-17
Roger Clemens
21 May
California Angels
W, 8-4
21-17
Bruce Hurst
22 May
California Angels
W, 12-4
22-17
Bob Stanley
23 May
at Seattle Mariners
L, 14-3
22-18
Oil Can Boyd
24 May
at Seattle Mariners
L, 14-1
22-19
Mike Smithson
25 May
at Seattle Mariners
W, 4-0
23-19
Roger Clemens
27 May
at Oakland Athletics
L, 3-2
23-20
Bruce Hurst
28 May
at Oakland Athletics
L, 7-5
23-21
Dennis Lamp
29 May
at Oakland Athletics
L, 5-4
23-22
Jeff Sellers
30 May
at California Angels
W, 5-2
24-22
Roger Clemens
31 May
at California Angels
W, 4-3
25-22
Mike Smithson
June 1988
Date
Team
Result
Record
Decision
2 Jun
Toronto Blue Jays
L, 5-4
25-23
Bruce Hurst
3 Jun
Toronto Blue Jays
L, 6-3
25-24
Oil Can Boyd
4 Jun
Toronto Blue Jays
L, 10-2
25-25
Roger Clemens
5 Jun
Toronto Blue Jays
L, 12-4
25-26
Mike Smithson
6 Jun
at New York Yankees
W, 3-2
26-26
Bruce Hurst
7 Jun
at New York Yankees
L, 4-3
26-27
Oil Can Boyd
8 Jun
at New York Yankees
W, 4-3
27-27
Roger Clemens
10 Jun
at Toronto Blue Jays
L, 3-0
27-28
Jeff Sellers
11 Jun
at Toronto Blue Jays
L, 4-3
27-29
Dennis Lamp
12 Jun
at Toronto Blue Jays
W, 8-2
28-29
Oil Can Boyd
13 Jun
New York Yankees
L, 12-6
28-30
Roger Clemens
14 Jun
New York Yankees
W, 7-3
29-30
Mike Smithson
15 Jun
New York Yankees
W, 8-3
30-30
Bruce Hurst
16 Jun
at Baltimore Orioles
L, 8-4
30-31
John Trautwein
17 Jun
at Baltimore Orioles
L, 3-2
30-32
Dennis Lamp
18 Jun
at Baltimore Orioles
W, 5-0
31-32
Roger Clemens
19 Jun
at Baltimore Orioles
W, 15-7
32-32
Wes Gardner
20 Jun
at Cleveland Indians
W, 14-7
33-32
Bruce Hurst
21 Jun
at Cleveland Indians
W, 10-6
34-32
Bob Stanley
22 Jun
at Cleveland Indians
L, 3-1
34-33
Oil Can Boyd
24 Jun
Baltimore Orioles
L, 6-2
34-34
Roger Clemens
25 Jun
Baltimore Orioles
W, 10-3
35-34
Bob Stanley
26 Jun
Baltimore Orioles
W, 10-1
36-34
Mike Smithson
27 Jun
Cleveland Indians
W, 9-5
37-34
Dennis Lamp
28 Jun
Cleveland Indians
W, 6-1
38-34
Wes Gardner
29 Jun
Cleveland Indians
W, 5-1
39-34
Roger Clemens
July 1988
Date
Team
Result
Record
Decision
1 Jul
at Kansas City Royals
L, 8-7
39-35
Steve Ellsworth
2 Jul
at Kansas City Royals
L, 3-1
39-36
Oil Can Boyd
3 Jul
at Kansas City Royals
L, 3-2
39-37
Lee Smith
4 Jul
at Kansas City Royals
W, 9-2
40-37
Roger Clemens
5 Jul
at Minnesota Twins
L, 6-4
40-38
Lee Smith
6 Jul
at Minnesota Twins
L, 8-1
40-39
Bruce Hurst
7 Jul
at Minnesota Twins
W, 4-3
41-39
Oil Can Boyd
8 Jul
at Chicago White Sox
L, 6-5
41-40
Mike Smithson
8 Jul
at Chicago White Sox
W, 10-7
42-40
Dennis Lamp
9 Jul
at Chicago White Sox
L, 8-7
42-41
Tom Bolton
9 Jul
at Chicago White Sox
W, 8-2
43-41
Lee Smith
10 Jul
at Chicago White Sox
L, 4-1
43-42
Steve Curry
15 Jul
Kansas City Royals
W, 3-1
44-42
Roger Clemens
15 Jul
Kansas City Royals
W, 7-4
45-42
Mike Smithson
16 Jul
Kansas City Royals
W, 7-6
46-42
Lee Smith
17 Jul
Kansas City Royals
W, 10-8
47-42
Wes Gardner
18 Jul
Minnesota Twins
W, 6-5
48-42
Dennis Lamp
19 Jul
Minnesota Twins
W, 5-0
49-42
Mike Smithson
20 Jul
Minnesota Twins
W, 9-7
50-42
Tom Bolton
21 Jul
Chicago White Sox
W, 6-1
51-42
Oil Can Boyd
22 Jul
Chicago White Sox
W, 4-3
52-42
Wes Gardner
23 Jul
Chicago White Sox
W, 11-5
53-42
Mike Smithson
24 Jul
Chicago White Sox
W, 3-2
54-42
Bruce Hurst
25 Jul
at Texas Rangers
W, 2-0
55-42
Roger Clemens
26 Jul
at Texas Rangers
L, 9-8
55-43
Tom Bolton
27 Jul
at Texas Rangers
W, 10-7
56-43
Bob Stanley
29 Jul
Milwaukee Brewers
W, 6-4
57-43
Bruce Hurst
29 Jul
Milwaukee Brewers
W, 5-4
58-43
Dennis Lamp
30 Jul
Milwaukee Brewers
W, 3-2
59-43
Roger Clemens
31 Jul
Milwaukee Brewers
W, 5-0
60-43
Mike Boddicker
August 1988
Date
Team
Result
Record
Decision
2 Aug
Texas Rangers
W, 7-2
61-43
Wes Gardner
3 Aug
Texas Rangers
W, 5-4
62-43
Dennis Lamp
4 Aug
at Detroit Tigers
L, 11-6
62-44
Roger Clemens
5 Aug
at Detroit Tigers
L, 3-1
62-45
Bob Stanley
5 Aug
at Detroit Tigers
L, 3-2
62-46
Mike Boddicker
6 Aug
at Detroit Tigers
L, 4-2
62-47
Wes Gardner
7 Aug
at Detroit Tigers
W, 3-0
63-47
Bruce Hurst
9 Aug
at Milwaukee Brewers
L, 3-2
63-48
Roger Clemens
9 Aug
at Milwaukee Brewers
W, 5-1
64-48
Mike Boddicker
10 Aug
at Milwaukee Brewers
L, 8-3
64-49
Mike Smithson
11 Aug
at Milwaukee Brewers
L, 4-0
64-50
Wes Gardner
12 Aug
Detroit Tigers
W, 9-4
65-50
Bruce Hurst
13 Aug
Detroit Tigers
W, 16-4
66-50
Mike Boddicker
14 Aug
Detroit Tigers
L, 18-6
66-51
Roger Clemens
16 Aug
Seattle Mariners
L, 7-0
66-52
Wes Gardner
17 Aug
Seattle Mariners
W, 7-2
67-52
Bruce Hurst
18 Aug
Seattle Mariners
L, 6-1
67-53
Mike Boddicker
19 Aug
Oakland Athletics
W, 7-6
68-53
Bob Stanley
20 Aug
Oakland Athletics
W, 7-5
69-53
Jeff Sellers
21 Aug
Oakland Athletics
L, 5-4
69-54
Bob Stanley
22 Aug
California Angels
W, 6-2
70-54
Bruce Hurst
23 Aug
California Angels
W, 10-2
71-54
Mike Boddicker
24 Aug
California Angels
L, 4-3
71-55
Roger Clemens
26 Aug
at Seattle Mariners
W, 5-3
72-55
Oil Can Boyd
27 Aug
at Seattle Mariners
L, 8-6
72-56
Tom Bolton
28 Aug
at Seattle Mariners
W, 7-2
73-56
Bruce Hurst
29 Aug
at Oakland Athletics
L, 3-1
73-57
Mike Boddicker
30 Aug
at Oakland Athletics
L, 1-0
73-58
Roger Clemens
31 Aug
at Oakland Athletics
L, 7-2
73-59
Mike Smithson
September 1988
Date
Team
Result
Record
Decision
1 Sep
at California Angels
W, 4-2
74-59
Wes Gardner
2 Sep
at California Angels
L, 3-2
74-60
Bruce Hurst
3 Sep
at California Angels
L, 2-1
74-61
Dennis Lamp
4 Sep
at California Angels
W, 6-5
75-61
Bob Stanley
5 Sep
at Baltimore Orioles
W, 4-1
76-61
Mike Smithson
6 Sep
at Baltimore Orioles
W, 6-1
77-61
Wes Gardner
7 Sep
at Baltimore Orioles
L, 4-3
77-62
Bob Stanley
9 Sep
Cleveland Indians
W, 7-4
78-62
Mike Boddicker
10 Sep
Cleveland Indians
W, 6-0
79-62
Roger Clemens
11 Sep
Cleveland Indians
L, 4-2
79-63
Bob Stanley
12 Sep
Baltimore Orioles
W, 6-1
80-63
Bruce Hurst
13 Sep
Baltimore Orioles
W, 6-4
81-63
Mike Smithson
14 Sep
Baltimore Orioles
W, 4-3
82-63
Mike Boddicker
15 Sep
New York Yankees
L, 5-3
82-64
Roger Clemens
16 Sep
New York Yankees
W, 7-4
83-64
Wes Gardner
17 Sep
New York Yankees
W, 3-1
84-64
Bruce Hurst
18 Sep
New York Yankees
W, 9-4
85-64
Mike Smithson
19 Sep
at Toronto Blue Jays
L, 5-4
85-65
Dennis Lamp
20 Sep
at Toronto Blue Jays
W, 13-2
86-65
Roger Clemens
21 Sep
at Toronto Blue Jays
L, 1-0
86-66
Wes Gardner
23 Sep
at New York Yankees
W, 10-9
87-66
Dennis Lamp
24 Sep
at New York Yankees
L, 5-4
87-67
Lee Smith
25 Sep
at New York Yankees
W, 6-0
88-67
Roger Clemens
26 Sep
Toronto Blue Jays
L, 11-1
88-68
Wes Gardner
27 Sep
Toronto Blue Jays
L, 15-9
88-69
Mike Smithson
28 Sep
Toronto Blue Jays
L, 1-0
88-70
Bruce Hurst
29 Sep
at Cleveland Indians
W, 12-0
89-70
Mike Boddicker
30 Sep
at Cleveland Indians
L, 4-2
89-71
Roger Clemens
October 1988
Date
Team
Result
Record
Decision
1 Oct
at Cleveland Indians
L, 1-0
89-72
Jeff Sellers
2 Oct
at Cleveland Indians
L, 6-5
89-73
Dennis Lamp