Games on September 18, 1987

The games of September 18, 1987

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on September 18, 1987. The Chicago Cubs routed the St. Louis Cardinals 8-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-9, the Pittsburgh Pirates over the New York Mets. Shutouts went on the board for the Seattle Mariners over the Chicago White Sox (1-0) and the Oakland Athletics over the Kansas City Royals (4-0). The closest finishes were the Detroit Tigers 7-6 over the Milwaukee Brewers and the San Diego Padres 2-1 over the Houston Astros. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles topped the Boston Red Sox 9-4, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Boston Red Sox, 10-7, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Atlanta Braves 7-4, the Minnesota Twins topped the Cleveland Indians 9-4, the Montreal Expos topped the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3, the New York Yankees fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-3, and the Texas Rangers topped the California Angels 5-1. The Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles met twice, as a doubleheader. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 17, 1987 and the next, Sep 19, 1987. For the wider picture, see the 1987 season.