Games on May 20, 1987

The games of May 20, 1987

12 games were played on May 20, 1987, according to Retrosheet. The New York Mets routed the San Diego Padres 10-3, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the San Francisco Giants beat the Montreal Expos 9-7. The closest finishes were the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 over the Atlanta Braves and the California Angels 5-4 over the Toronto Blue Jays. The rest of the slate: the Chicago Cubs fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-2, the Minnesota Twins topped the Cleveland Indians 8-2, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Boston Red Sox, 7-1, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago White Sox 5-1, the Oakland Athletics beat the New York Yankees 7-5, the Houston Astros fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-3, the Seattle Mariners beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-2, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Texas Rangers 6-4. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, May 19, 1987 and the next, May 21, 1987. For the wider picture, see the 1987 season.