Games on August 29, 1987

The games of August 29, 1987

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on August 29, 1987. The Minnesota Twins routed the Milwaukee Brewers 12-3, the widest margin of the day. The closest finishes were the California Angels 6-5 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Boston Red Sox, the Montreal Expos 6-5 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Oakland Athletics 6-5 over the Toronto Blue Jays. Elsewhere, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Chicago White Sox, 7-2, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1, the Cleveland Indians topped the Boston Red Sox 7-2, the Detroit Tigers topped the Texas Rangers 4-1, the Seattle Mariners beat the New York Yankees 7-1, the New York Yankees beat the Seattle Mariners 4-2, the Houston Astros fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-2, the San Diego Padres beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1, the San Francisco Giants beat the New York Mets 9-1, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Atlanta Braves 4-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians and the Seattle Mariners and the New York Yankees. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 28, 1987 and the next, Aug 30, 1987. The 1987 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.