Games on August 9, 1987

The games of August 9, 1987

On August 9, 1987, 14 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Detroit Tigers, 15-4 winners over the New York Yankees. One-run games: the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 over the Texas Rangers, the Philadelphia Phillies 8-7 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the Montreal Expos, and the San Diego Padres 4-3 over the Houston Astros. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox fell to the Kansas City Royals, 8-3, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Chicago White Sox 8-4, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 5-2, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Minnesota Twins, 7-5, the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 6-3, the California Angels topped the Seattle Mariners 7-5, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the San Francisco Giants, 3-2, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-2. The Cincinnati Reds and the San Francisco Giants met twice, as a doubleheader. 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 8, 1987 and the next, Aug 10, 1987. The 1987 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.