Games on August 16, 1987

The games of August 16, 1987

On August 16, 1987, 13 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the New York Mets, 23-10 winners over the Chicago Cubs. Shutouts: the Cleveland Indians over the New York Yankees (1-0), the Cincinnati Reds over the San Diego Padres (2-0), and the San Francisco Giants over the Los Angeles Dodgers (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals. In the other games, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Baltimore Orioles 6-2, the Boston Red Sox topped the Texas Rangers 12-2, the Oakland Athletics beat the California Angels 9-6, the Houston Astros beat the Atlanta Braves 6-2, the Detroit Tigers topped the Kansas City Royals 10-6, the Minnesota Twins topped the Seattle Mariners 5-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Montreal Expos, 10-7, and the Chicago White Sox fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-4. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 15, 1987 and the next, Aug 17, 1987. The 1987 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.