Games on August 22, 1987

The games of August 22, 1987

On August 22, 1987, 13 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Seattle Mariners, 14-6 winners over the Baltimore Orioles. Shutouts: the Toronto Blue Jays over the California Angels (2-0), the Oakland Athletics over the New York Yankees (6-0), and the Philadelphia Phillies over the Los Angeles Dodgers (2-0). One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 6-5 over the Minnesota Twins, the Houston Astros 5-4 over the Chicago Cubs, the Kansas City Royals 8-7 over the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Montreal Expos 5-4 over the San Francisco Giants. In the other games, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Atlanta Braves, 10-3, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Cincinnati Reds 9-7, the Detroit Tigers topped the Cleveland Indians 8-6, the San Diego Padres beat the New York Mets 8-3, and the Chicago White Sox fell to the Texas Rangers, 8-6. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 21, 1987 and the next, Aug 23, 1987. The 1987 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.