Games on July 9, 1987

The games of July 9, 1987

12 games were played on July 9, 1987, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago Cubs, 12-5 winners over the Los Angeles Dodgers. One-run games: the Houston Astros 4-3 over the New York Mets and the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 over the San Francisco Giants. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 11-6, the Minnesota Twins beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-1, the Detroit Tigers fell to the California Angels, 5-2, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Montreal Expos 7-2, the New York Yankees fell to the Chicago White Sox, 6-3, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Oakland Athletics 8-3, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Seattle Mariners, 11-5, the Cleveland Indians beat the Texas Rangers 10-4, and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Kansas City Royals 7-1. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 8, 1987 and the next, Jul 10, 1987. For the wider picture, see the 1987 season.