Games on June 23, 1987

The games of June 23, 1987

On June 23, 1987, 13 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago White Sox, 13-3 winners over the Seattle Mariners. Shutouts: the Kansas City Royals over the Oakland Athletics (4-0). The closest finishes were the New York Yankees 2-1 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Toronto Blue Jays 8-7 over the Detroit Tigers, and the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 over the Atlanta Braves. In the other games, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Boston Red Sox, 9-5, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Minnesota Twins, 9-4, the New York Mets fell to the Chicago Cubs, 4-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Montreal Expos, 8-2, the San Diego Padres beat the Houston Astros 4-1, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 4-1, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-1, and the California Angels topped the Texas Rangers 8-6. 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, Jun 22, 1987 and the next, Jun 24, 1987. For the wider picture, see the 1987 season.