Games on August 5, 1987

The games of August 5, 1987

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on August 5, 1987. The New York Mets routed the Philadelphia Phillies 13-3, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Texas Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 9-8. The day's shutouts were the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Chicago Cubs (10-0). One-run games: the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox, the Houston Astros 6-5 over the San Francisco Giants, and the Montreal Expos 2-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals. Elsewhere, the San Diego Padres topped the Atlanta Braves 7-3, the California Angels beat the Minnesota Twins 6-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-3, the New York Yankees topped the Cleveland Indians 5-2, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Detroit Tigers, 4-2, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-1, and the Seattle Mariners fell to the Oakland Athletics, 3-1. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 4, 1987 and the next, Aug 6, 1987. The 1987 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.