Games on May 12, 1987

The games of May 12, 1987

13 games were played on May 12, 1987, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Detroit Tigers, 15-2 winners over the California Angels. Runs came easiest when the Oakland Athletics beat the Milwaukee Brewers 10-8. The day's shutouts were the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Chicago Cubs (7-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 3-2 over the Seattle Mariners, the New York Yankees 5-4 over the Chicago White Sox, and the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 over the San Francisco Giants. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Minnesota Twins 10-7, the New York Mets topped the Cincinnati Reds 6-2, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Texas Rangers, 6-1, the Houston Astros topped the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2, the Atlanta Braves beat the Montreal Expos 5-2, the San Diego Padres fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 12-5, and the Kansas City Royals topped the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1. 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, May 11, 1987 and the next, May 13, 1987. The 1987 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.