Games on September 29, 1987

The games of September 29, 1987

On September 29, 1987, 13 games went into the books. The Detroit Tigers routed the Baltimore Orioles 10-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 7-5, the Texas Rangers over the Minnesota Twins. Shutouts went on the board for the Chicago White Sox over the California Angels (1-0), the New York Yankees over the Boston Red Sox (6-0), and the Philadelphia Phillies over the New York Mets (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 over the Atlanta Braves, the Oakland Athletics 5-4 over the Cleveland Indians, and the St. Louis Cardinals 1-0 over the Montreal Expos. In the other games, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Houston Astros 6-1, the Kansas City Royals topped the Seattle Mariners 6-3, the San Diego Padres fell to the San Francisco Giants, 5-3, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Montreal Expos 3-0, and the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 5-3. The Montreal Expos and the St. Louis Cardinals met twice, as a doubleheader. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 28, 1987 and the next, Sep 30, 1987. For the wider picture, see the 1987 season.