Games on August 7, 1987

The games of August 7, 1987

13 games were played on August 7, 1987, according to Retrosheet. The Toronto Blue Jays routed the Cleveland Indians 15-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 15-5, the Philadelphia Phillies over the St. Louis Cardinals. The day's shutouts were the Detroit Tigers over the New York Yankees (8-0) and the Seattle Mariners over the California Angels (14-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Kansas City Royals and the Atlanta Braves 4-3 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. In the other games, the Texas Rangers fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 9-2, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 7-4, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Minnesota Twins, 9-4, the New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs 7-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Montreal Expos 9-3, the San Diego Padres beat the Houston Astros 7-1, and the San Francisco Giants topped the Cincinnati Reds 3-1. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 6, 1987 and the next, Aug 8, 1987. For the wider picture, see the 1987 season.