Games on September 17, 1987

The games of September 17, 1987

Retrosheet's records show 10 games on September 17, 1987. The widest margin belonged to the San Diego Padres, 7-1 winners over the Atlanta Braves. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the Chicago White Sox over the Seattle Mariners. Shutouts went on the board for the Pittsburgh Pirates over the St. Louis Cardinals (1-0) and the San Francisco Giants over the Houston Astros (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Kansas City Royals 7-6 over the California Angels, the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the New York Yankees 6-5 over the Toronto Blue Jays, and the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs. Elsewhere, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-3 and the Montreal Expos beat the New York Mets 4-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Cincinnati Reds and the Los Angeles Dodgers. 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 16, 1987 and the next, Sep 18, 1987. The 1987 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.