Games on June 21, 1987

The games of June 21, 1987

14 games were played on June 21, 1987, according to Retrosheet. The Texas Rangers routed the Oakland Athletics 13-3, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the California Angels over the Kansas City Royals (8-0) and the Seattle Mariners over the Cleveland Indians (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 over the Atlanta Braves and the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6 over the Milwaukee Brewers. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Detroit Tigers, 9-3, the Boston Red Sox topped the New York Yankees 4-2, the Chicago Cubs topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Houston Astros, 6-1, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Minnesota Twins, 8-6, the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-3, the Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 7-3, the San Francisco Giants beat the San Diego Padres 11-2, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Montreal Expos 7-3. The Texas Rangers and the Oakland Athletics met twice, as a doubleheader. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 20, 1987 and the next, Jun 22, 1987. For the wider picture, see the 1987 season.