Games on May 8, 1987

The games of May 8, 1987

On May 8, 1987, 13 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Oakland Athletics, 7-2 winners over the Detroit Tigers. Runs came easiest when the New York Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 11-7. The day's shutouts were the Houston Astros over the Montreal Expos (3-0). The closest finishes were the Atlanta Braves 4-3 over the New York Mets, the Baltimore Orioles 7-6 over the Chicago White Sox, the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Seattle Mariners 4-3 over the Milwaukee Brewers. In the other games, the California Angels fell to the Boston Red Sox, 6-4, the Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Indians 9-6, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1, the San Diego Padres fell to the Chicago Cubs, 6-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the San Francisco Giants, 4-2, and the Texas Rangers fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 7-4. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, May 7, 1987 and the next, May 9, 1987. For the wider picture, see the 1987 season.