Games on September 22, 1987

The games of September 22, 1987

14 games were played on September 22, 1987, according to Retrosheet. The Oakland Athletics routed the Cleveland Indians 10-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the New York Yankees beat the Milwaukee Brewers 10-8. The closest finishes were the Montreal Expos 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Kansas City Royals 4-3 over the Seattle Mariners, the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 over the San Francisco Giants, and the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves beat the Houston Astros 6-2, the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-4, the Detroit Tigers topped the Boston Red Sox 8-5, the Chicago White Sox fell to the California Angels, 5-3, the New York Mets fell to the Chicago Cubs, 6-2, the San Diego Padres fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 5-3, the New York Yankees fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 7-2, and the Texas Rangers fell to the Minnesota Twins, 6-4. The New York Yankees and the Milwaukee Brewers met twice, as a doubleheader. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 21, 1987 and the next, Sep 23, 1987. The 1987 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.