Games on August 8, 1987

The games of August 8, 1987

The schedule for August 8, 1987 lists 14 games. The New York Yankees routed the Detroit Tigers 7-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 9-7, the Atlanta Braves over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Decided by a single run were the San Diego Padres 4-3 over the Houston Astros. Elsewhere, the Texas Rangers beat the Baltimore Orioles 11-5, the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 8-3, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 5-3, the Chicago White Sox topped the Milwaukee Brewers 8-6, the Cleveland Indians beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1, the Minnesota Twins beat the Oakland Athletics 9-2, the New York Mets fell to the Chicago Cubs, 5-3, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Philadelphia Phillies 9-5, the Montreal Expos fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-2, and the Seattle Mariners topped the California Angels 5-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Milwaukee Brewers and the Chicago White Sox. 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, Aug 7, 1987 and the next, Aug 9, 1987. The 1987 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.