Games on September 6, 1987

13 games

The games of September 6, 1987

On September 6, 1987, 13 games went into the books. The Milwaukee Brewers routed the Minnesota Twins 6-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Baltimore Orioles beat the Oakland Athletics 7-6. The closest finishes were the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the Houston Astros, the Chicago White Sox 5-4 over the Kansas City Royals, the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 over the New York Mets, and the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 over the Seattle Mariners. In the other games, the Montreal Expos beat the Atlanta Braves 5-2, the Cleveland Indians beat the Boston Red Sox 3-1, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Chicago Cubs, 3-1, the New York Yankees fell to the California Angels, 3-1, the San Francisco Giants topped the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 6-4, and the Texas Rangers beat the Detroit Tigers 9-3. 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, Sep 5, 1987 and the next, Sep 7, 1987. The 1987 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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