Games on May 9, 1987

The games of May 9, 1987

The schedule for May 9, 1987 lists 13 games. The most lopsided result was the Toronto Blue Jays' 15-4 win over the Texas Rangers. The highest-scoring game ended 15-6, the Baltimore Orioles over the Chicago White Sox. The day's shutouts were the Kansas City Royals over the Cleveland Indians (4-0) and the Minnesota Twins over the New York Yankees (2-0). The closest finishes were the Atlanta Braves 5-4 over the New York Mets and the Oakland Athletics 8-7 over the Detroit Tigers. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox fell to the California Angels, 8-1, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Cincinnati Reds 4-2, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-2, the Seattle Mariners beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-2, the Montreal Expos beat the Houston Astros 3-1, the San Diego Padres fell to the Chicago Cubs, 5-2, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-4. 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 8, 1987 and the next, May 10, 1987. The 1987 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.