Games on August 28, 1987

12 games

The games of August 28, 1987

On August 28, 1987, 12 games went into the books. The Philadelphia Phillies routed the San Diego Padres 8-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-4, the Seattle Mariners over the New York Yankees. Shutouts: the Milwaukee Brewers over the Minnesota Twins (1-0) and the New York Mets over the San Francisco Giants (4-0). One-run games: the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 over the California Angels, the Chicago Cubs 6-5 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Montreal Expos 2-1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 over the Atlanta Braves. The rest of the slate: the Kansas City Royals topped the Chicago White Sox 9-3, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Texas Rangers, 5-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Houston Astros 4-2, and the Oakland Athletics topped the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2. 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 27, 1987 and the next, Aug 29, 1987. For the wider picture, see the 1987 season.

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