Games on October 4, 1987

The games of October 4, 1987

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on October 4, 1987. The widest margin belonged to the Kansas City Royals, 10-1 winners over the Minnesota Twins. Runs came easiest when the New York Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals 11-6. Shutouts: the Boston Red Sox over the Milwaukee Brewers (4-0) and the Detroit Tigers over the Toronto Blue Jays (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 over the Houston Astros and the San Francisco Giants 5-4 over the Atlanta Braves. In the other games, the California Angels fell to the Cleveland Indians, 10-6, the Chicago White Sox topped the Oakland Athletics 5-2, the Montreal Expos fell to the Chicago Cubs, 7-5, the New York Yankees fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 4-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 5-3, and the Seattle Mariners topped the Texas Rangers 7-4. 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, Oct 3, 1987 and the next, Oct 6, 1987. The 1987 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.