Games on August 17, 1987

6 games

The games of August 17, 1987

Retrosheet's records show 6 games on August 17, 1987. The Houston Astros routed the Atlanta Braves 11-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Kansas City Royals beat the Texas Rangers 7-6. One-run games: the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the Boston Red Sox. Elsewhere, the California Angels topped the Oakland Athletics 6-4, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 5-3, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Seattle Mariners 4-2. 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 16, 1987 and the next, Aug 18, 1987. For the wider picture, see the 1987 season.

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