Games on May 2, 1987

The games of May 2, 1987

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on May 2, 1987. The widest margin belonged to the Atlanta Braves, 12-4 winners over the Houston Astros. The highest-scoring game ended 11-7, the Montreal Expos over the New York Mets. The day's shutouts were the Pittsburgh Pirates over the San Francisco Giants (1-0). One-run games: the Kansas City Royals 5-4 over the Cleveland Indians, the Oakland Athletics 3-2 over the Detroit Tigers, the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-6 over the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Toronto Blue Jays 9-8 over the Texas Rangers. Elsewhere, the Chicago White Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-3, the California Angels beat the Boston Red Sox 4-2, the San Diego Padres fell to the Chicago Cubs, 7-3, the New York Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 6-4, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Cincinnati Reds 8-3, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Seattle Mariners 6-4. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, May 1, 1987 and the next, May 3, 1987. For the wider picture, see the 1987 season.