Games on September 1, 1987

The games of September 1, 1987

The schedule for September 1, 1987 lists 13 games. The San Francisco Giants routed the Montreal Expos 14-4, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Seattle Mariners over the Baltimore Orioles (5-0), the Milwaukee Brewers over the Kansas City Royals (2-0), and the Boston Red Sox over the Minnesota Twins (9-0). The closest finishes were the Detroit Tigers 6-5 over the Cleveland Indians, the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the Houston Astros, and the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 over the California Angels. In the other games, the Texas Rangers topped the Chicago White Sox 6-4, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-5, the New York Yankees fell to the Oakland Athletics, 8-3, the Atlanta Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0, the San Diego Padres fell to the New York Mets, 9-1, and the Cincinnati Reds topped the St. Louis Cardinals 7-4. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 31, 1987 and the next, Sep 2, 1987. For the wider picture, see the 1987 season.