Games on September 4, 1987

The games of September 4, 1987

13 games were played on September 4, 1987, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Detroit Tigers, 11-2 winners over the Texas Rangers. Shutouts: the Houston Astros over the Pittsburgh Pirates (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, the Minnesota Twins 2-1 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the San Francisco Giants 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 over the Seattle Mariners. In the other games, the Atlanta Braves beat the Montreal Expos 7-4, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Oakland Athletics 5-2, the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 5-2, the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 6-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the New York Mets, 5-1, the New York Yankees beat the California Angels 8-4, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the San Diego Padres 4-2. 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, Sep 3, 1987 and the next, Sep 5, 1987. For the wider picture, see the 1987 season.