Games on September 30, 1987

The games of September 30, 1987

14 games were played on September 30, 1987, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Boston Red Sox, 7-0 winners over the New York Yankees. Runs came easiest when the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-8. A shutout went on the board for the San Francisco Giants over the Los Angeles Dodgers (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Oakland Athletics 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians, the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 over the New York Mets, and the Texas Rangers 2-1 over the Minnesota Twins. In the other games, the California Angels fell to the Chicago White Sox, 5-2, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Detroit Tigers 7-3, the Atlanta Braves topped the Houston Astros 3-1, the Kansas City Royals beat the Seattle Mariners 7-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Chicago Cubs 5-3, the Cincinnati Reds topped the San Diego Padres 3-1, the Montreal Expos beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1, and the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 5-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates. 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 29, 1987 and the next, Oct 1, 1987. The 1987 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.