Games on July 17, 1987

The games of July 17, 1987

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on July 17, 1987. The widest margin belonged to the Milwaukee Brewers, 12-2 winners over the California Angels. The highest-scoring game ended 11-6, the Oakland Athletics over the Boston Red Sox. The day's shutouts were the Detroit Tigers over the Seattle Mariners (7-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians, the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 over the Houston Astros, the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Minnesota Twins 3-2 over the Toronto Blue Jays. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1, the Montreal Expos topped the Atlanta Braves 5-4, the New York Mets fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 5-2, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 4-3, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Chicago Cubs, 5-1, and the New York Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 8-4. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 16, 1987 and the next, Jul 18, 1987. For the wider picture, see the 1987 season.