Games on September 9, 1987

The games of September 9, 1987

13 games were played on September 9, 1987, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Detroit Tigers' 6-0 win over the Baltimore Orioles. The highest-scoring game ended 11-7, the Oakland Athletics over the Texas Rangers. The closest finishes were the Atlanta Braves 3-2 over the San Diego Padres, the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, and the Minnesota Twins 2-1 over the Chicago White Sox. The rest of the slate: the Detroit Tigers beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-4, the Boston Red Sox topped the New York Yankees 5-3, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1, the Seattle Mariners beat the Cleveland Indians 9-4, the Houston Astros topped the San Francisco Giants 4-2, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 6-4, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Montreal Expos, 8-3, and the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the New York Mets, 11-5. Doubleheaders on the date: the Detroit Tigers and the Baltimore Orioles. 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 8, 1987 and the next, Sep 10, 1987. The 1987 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.