Games on July 16, 1987

The games of July 16, 1987

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on July 16, 1987. The New York Mets routed the Cincinnati Reds 9-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the San Diego Padres over the St. Louis Cardinals. Shutouts: the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Pittsburgh Pirates (7-0) and the Montreal Expos over the Atlanta Braves (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox, the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the Seattle Mariners, the Houston Astros 2-1 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 over the Kansas City Royals. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Oakland Athletics, 6-3, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the California Angels 6-4, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-2, the Chicago Cubs topped the San Francisco Giants 4-1, and the Texas Rangers fell to the New York Yankees, 12-3. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 12, 1987 and the next, Jul 17, 1987. For the wider picture, see the 1987 season.