Games on September 8, 1987

The games of September 8, 1987

12 games were played on September 8, 1987, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Texas Rangers' 12-1 win over the Oakland Athletics. Runs came easiest when the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 8-6. The day's shutouts were the Seattle Mariners over the Cleveland Indians (7-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Minnesota Twins. Elsewhere, the Atlanta Braves beat the San Diego Padres 4-2, the California Angels fell to the Kansas City Royals, 4-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Chicago Cubs 4-1, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-3, the San Francisco Giants beat the Houston Astros 6-4, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 6-4, the Montreal Expos topped the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1, and the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the New York Mets, 5-2. 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 7, 1987 and the next, Sep 9, 1987. For the wider picture, see the 1987 season.