Games on September 2, 1987

The games of September 2, 1987

On September 2, 1987, 13 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Houston Astros, 10-1 winners over the Chicago Cubs. The highest-scoring game ended 8-6, the Seattle Mariners over the Baltimore Orioles. The day's shutouts were the Chicago White Sox over the Texas Rangers (5-0) and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Atlanta Braves (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Detroit Tigers 2-1 over the Cleveland Indians, the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 over the Kansas City Royals, the Minnesota Twins 5-4 over the Boston Red Sox, and the New York Yankees 3-2 over the Oakland Athletics. The rest of the slate: the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2, the New York Mets topped the San Diego Padres 4-3, the Montreal Expos beat the San Francisco Giants 7-3, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 3-1, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the California Angels 7-6. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 1, 1987 and the next, Sep 3, 1987. The 1987 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.