Games on April 21, 1987

The games of April 21, 1987

12 games were played on April 21, 1987, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Boston Red Sox, 8-0 winners over the Kansas City Royals. The highest-scoring game ended 11-8, the Los Angeles Dodgers over the San Francisco Giants. The day's shutouts were the Cleveland Indians over the Toronto Blue Jays (5-0). One-run games: the Houston Astros 7-6 over the Atlanta Braves, the San Diego Padres 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Chicago Cubs 5-4 over the St. Louis Cardinals. Elsewhere, the Oakland Athletics fell to the California Angels, 8-5, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 7-1, the Minnesota Twins topped the Seattle Mariners 6-1, the Detroit Tigers fell to the New York Yankees, 3-1, the New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-6, and the Texas Rangers topped the Baltimore Orioles 6-4. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Apr 20, 1987 and the next, Apr 22, 1987. For the wider picture, see the 1987 season.