Games on August 21, 1987

The games of August 21, 1987

On August 21, 1987, 15 games went into the books. The Boston Red Sox routed the Minnesota Twins 11-3, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Cleveland Indians beat the Detroit Tigers 12-4. The day's shutouts were the Milwaukee Brewers over the Kansas City Royals (3-0). One-run games: the Atlanta Braves 5-4 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Seattle Mariners 3-2 over the Baltimore Orioles. Elsewhere, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the California Angels, 3-1, the Houston Astros fell to the Chicago Cubs, 7-5, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Cleveland Indians, 8-3, the San Francisco Giants beat the Montreal Expos 6-3, the San Diego Padres beat the New York Mets 6-2, the Oakland Athletics topped the New York Yankees 6-4, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-3, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Texas Rangers 5-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians and the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 20, 1987 and the next, Aug 22, 1987. The 1987 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.