Games on August 31, 1987

The games of August 31, 1987

On August 31, 1987, 11 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Cleveland Indians, 7-2 winners over the Detroit Tigers. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the California Angels over the Toronto Blue Jays. The day's shutouts were the San Francisco Giants over the Montreal Expos (5-0) and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Cincinnati Reds (4-0). The closest finishes were the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 over the Seattle Mariners, the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Houston Astros, and the New York Mets 6-5 over the San Diego Padres. The rest of the slate: the Chicago White Sox topped the Kansas City Royals 5-3, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2, the Oakland Athletics fell to the New York Yankees, 4-1, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Atlanta Braves 7-3. 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 30, 1987 and the next, Sep 1, 1987. For the wider picture, see the 1987 season.