Games on July 22, 1987

The games of July 22, 1987

On July 22, 1987, 13 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Oakland Athletics, 10-1 winners over the Detroit Tigers. Runs came easiest when the Baltimore Orioles beat the Chicago White Sox 10-5. The day's shutouts were the Houston Astros over the Montreal Expos (7-0) and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the San Francisco Giants (4-0). One-run games: the California Angels 6-5 over the Boston Red Sox, the Seattle Mariners 2-1 over the Milwaukee Brewers, and the New York Mets 4-3 over the Atlanta Braves. In the other games, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Kansas City Royals, 5-1, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1, the Minnesota Twins topped the New York Yankees 3-1, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-3, the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 6-3, and the Texas Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 21, 1987 and the next, Jul 23, 1987. For the wider picture, see the 1987 season.