Games on May 23, 1987

The games of May 23, 1987

On May 23, 1987, 13 games went into the books. The Chicago White Sox routed the Boston Red Sox 9-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the Philadelphia Phillies over the San Francisco Giants. The day's shutouts were the New York Yankees over the California Angels (3-0) and the Montreal Expos over the San Diego Padres (6-0). One-run games: the Chicago Cubs 7-6 over the Atlanta Braves, the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds, the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 over the Houston Astros, and the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 over the Oakland Athletics. Elsewhere, the Cleveland Indians topped the Milwaukee Brewers 6-2, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Minnesota Twins, 7-5, the New York Mets fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-2, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-2, and the Texas Rangers beat the Kansas City Royals 6-4. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, May 22, 1987 and the next, May 24, 1987. For the wider picture, see the 1987 season.