Games on May 6, 1987

The games of May 6, 1987

13 games were played on May 6, 1987, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Baltimore Orioles' 6-0 win over the Minnesota Twins. The highest-scoring game ended 9-4, the Chicago Cubs over the San Francisco Giants. Shutouts: the California Angels over the Milwaukee Brewers (3-0) and the St. Louis Cardinals over the San Diego Padres (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the New York Mets 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Houston Astros 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves fell to the Montreal Expos, 6-2, the Boston Red Sox topped the Oakland Athletics 6-2, the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 4-1, the Detroit Tigers topped the Seattle Mariners 7-5, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Kansas City Royals, 6-3, and the Texas Rangers topped the Cleveland Indians 7-2. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 5, 1987 and the next, May 7, 1987. For the wider picture, see the 1987 season.