Games on September 20, 1987

The games of September 20, 1987

The schedule for September 20, 1987 lists 14 games. The St. Louis Cardinals routed the Chicago Cubs 10-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the New York Mets 9-8. Decided by a single run were the Houston Astros 3-2 over the San Diego Padres, the Oakland Athletics 7-6 over the Kansas City Royals, the Minnesota Twins 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians, and the Texas Rangers 2-1 over the California Angels. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Boston Red Sox, 5-1, the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-3, the Chicago White Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 5-3, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Detroit Tigers 11-4, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-3, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Montreal Expos 4-1, the New York Yankees fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-2, and the San Francisco Giants fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 10-6. 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 19, 1987 and the next, Sep 21, 1987. The 1987 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.