Games on May 31, 1987

The games of May 31, 1987

The schedule for May 31, 1987 lists 14 games. The most lopsided result was the Minnesota Twins' 11-3 win over the Detroit Tigers. The highest-scoring game ended 10-9, the Boston Red Sox over the Chicago White Sox. Shutouts: the San Diego Padres over the New York Mets (1-0) and the San Francisco Giants over the Montreal Expos (8-0). One-run games: the Atlanta Braves 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs, the Texas Rangers 3-2 over the Kansas City Royals, and the Houston Astros 8-7 over the St. Louis Cardinals. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Seattle Mariners, 8-5, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 7-1, the Minnesota Twins topped the Detroit Tigers 9-5, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1, the New York Yankees topped the Oakland Athletics 9-5, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2, and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the California Angels 7-2. The Minnesota Twins and the Detroit Tigers met twice, as a doubleheader. 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 30, 1987 and the next, Jun 1, 1987. For the wider picture, see the 1987 season.