Games on July 8, 1987

The games of July 8, 1987

On July 8, 1987, 14 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the New York Yankees, 13-4 winners over the Minnesota Twins. Runs came easiest when the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 12-8. A shutout went on the board for the Montreal Expos over the Houston Astros (1-0). The closest finishes were the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 over the Chicago White Sox, the Cleveland Indians 9-8 over the Kansas City Royals, and the St. Louis Cardinals 8-7 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Elsewhere, the New York Mets fell to the Atlanta Braves, 5-3, the California Angels beat the Boston Red Sox 5-3, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-2, the Detroit Tigers topped the Oakland Athletics 9-5, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the San Francisco Giants, 8-4, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Seattle Mariners, 5-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-3, and the Texas Rangers fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-2. The Los Angeles Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals met twice, as a doubleheader. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 7, 1987 and the next, Jul 9, 1987. For the wider picture, see the 1987 season.