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JULY
1987

Wednesday, July 1st

SCOREBOARD: JULY 1, 1987
Cincinnati Reds 6, Houston Astros 4 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Bill Scherrer L: Danny Darwin S: John Franco
San Diego Padres 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Dodger Stadium
W: Eric Show L: Rick Honeycutt
Chicago Cubs 1, Montreal Expos 0 at Stade Olympique
W: Greg Maddux L: Bob Sebra
New York Mets 9, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Shea Stadium
W: Randy Myers L: Bill Dawley S: Roger McDowell
Philadelphia Phillies 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Veteran's Stadium
W: Shane Rawley L: Dorn Taylor
Atlanta Braves 8, San Francisco Giants 3 at Candlestick Park
W: Rick Mahler L: Mike LaCoss
Boston Red Sox 6, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Fenway Park
W: Roger Clemens L: Mike Griffin
Chicago White Sox 5, Oakland Athletics 3 (10 inn.) at Comiskey Park I
W: Jim Winn L: Jay Howell
California Angels 10, Cleveland Indians 5 at Cleveland Stadium
W: Jerry Reuss L: Steve Carlton S: De Wayne Buice
Kansas City Royals 4, Minnesota Twins 3 at Royals Stadium
W: Dan Quisenberry L: Keith Atherton
Milwaukee Brewers 13, Detroit Tigers 2 at County Stadium
W: Bill Wegman L: Walt Terrell
Texas Rangers 7, Seattle Mariners 3 at Arlington Stadium
W: Charlie Hough L: Mike Morgan
New York Yankees 6, Toronto Blue Jays 1 (12 inn.) at Exhibition Stadium
W: Pat Clements L: Jeff Musselman
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, July 2nd

IN THE NEWS: Houston's Glenn Davis ends Steve Bedrosian's record-setting streak of 13 consecutive saves by belting a 3-run home run in the top of the 9th inning to give the Astros a 7–6 win over the Phillies.

Jim Eisenreich, making a comeback after being forced out of the major leagues by a nervous disorder. in 1984, hits his first ML home run since 1982 to lead the Royals to a 10–3 win over his former club, the Twins.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 2, 1987
New York Mets 5, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Terry Leach L: Ron Robinson
Houston Astros 7, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Veteran's Stadium
W: Larry Andersen L: Steve Bedrosian S: Dave Smith
California Angels 9, Milwaukee Brewers 7 (13 inn.) at Anaheim Stadium
W: Chuck Finley L: Mark Clear
Cleveland Indians 2, Chicago White Sox 1 (11 inn.) at Cleveland Stadium
W: Doug Jones L: Bob James
Kansas City Royals 10, Minnesota Twins 3 at Royals Stadium
W: Bret Saberhagen L: Joe Niekro
Oakland Athletics 5, Boston Red Sox 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Joaquin Andujar L: Al Nipper
Seattle Mariners 5, Detroit Tigers 2 at Kingdome
W: Lee Guetterman L: Frank Tanana
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, July 3rd

IN THE NEWS: Hitting just .212 Astros SS Dickie Thon bolts from the team. Thon has never recovered from a 1984 beaning that left him with blurred vision. An angry Astros GM Dick Wagner will put Thon on the "disqualified" list and he will not play for the rest of the year. Thon will become a free agent in November.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 3, 1987
St. Louis Cardinals 9, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Bob Forsch L: Charlie Puleo
San Francisco Giants 3, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field
W: Kelly Downs L: Jamie Moyer S: Jeff Robinson
Cincinnati Reds 8, New York Mets 3 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Guy Hoffman L: Ron Darling S: Bill Landrum
Montreal Expos 2, San Diego Padres 1 at Stade Olympique
W: Floyd Youmans L: Andy Hawkins S: Jeff Parrett
Philadelphia Phillies 2, Houston Astros 1 at Veteran's Stadium
W: Bruce Ruffin L: Nolan Ryan S: Steve Bedrosian
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Three Rivers Stadium
W: Rick Reuschel L: Fernando Valenzuela
Milwaukee Brewers 6, California Angels 4 at Anaheim Stadium
W: Teddy Higuera L: Willie Fraser
Chicago White Sox 14, Cleveland Indians 9 at Cleveland Stadium
W: Jim Winn L: Sammy Stewart
Kansas City Royals 6, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Royals Stadium
W: Mark Gubicza L: Jim Clancy S: Jerry Don Gleaton
Kansas City Royals 5, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Royals Stadium
W: Steve Farr L: Tom Henke
Minnesota Twins 6, Baltimore Orioles 5 (11 inn.) at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
W: Jeff Reardon L: Tom Niedenfuer
Texas Rangers 9, New York Yankees 0 at Yankee Stadium
W: Bobby Witt L: Bob Tewksbury
New York Yankees 3, Texas Rangers 1 at Yankee Stadium
W: Rick Rhoden L: Jose Guzman S: Dave Righetti
Boston Red Sox 2, Oakland Athletics 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Jeff Sellers L: Steve Ontiveros
Detroit Tigers 5, Seattle Mariners 2 at Kingdome
W: Jeff Robinson L: Mike Moore S: Eric King
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, July 4th

IN THE NEWS: In a 7-player swap, the Padres trade pitchers Dave Dravecky and Craig Lefferts and OF Kevin Mitchell to the Giants for 3B Chris Brown and pitchers Keith Comstock, Mark Davis, and Mark Grant. In 1989, Mitchell will win the MVP Award for the Giants, and Davis will win the Cy Young Award for the Padres.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 4, 1987
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Atlanta Braves 0 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Danny Cox L: Zane Smith S: Todd Worrell
Chicago Cubs 5, San Francisco Giants 3 at Wrigley Field
W: Rick Sutcliffe L: Atlee Hammaker S: Lee Smith
Cincinnati Reds 7, New York Mets 3 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Bill Gullickson L: John Mitchell
Montreal Expos 4, San Diego Padres 3 at Stade Olympique
W: Tim Burke L: Rich Gossage
Philadelphia Phillies 9, Houston Astros 3 at Veteran's Stadium
W: Tom Hume L: Jim Deshaies S: Mike Jackson
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Three Rivers Stadium
W: Bob Kipper L: Bob Welch S: Don Robinson
Milwaukee Brewers 2, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium
W: Chris Bosio L: Don Sutton S: Dan Plesac
Chicago White Sox 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium
W: Richard Dotson L: Scott Bailes S: Bob James
Kansas City Royals 9, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Royals Stadium
W: Bud Black L: David Wells S: Bob Stoddard
Minnesota Twins 4, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
W: Les Straker L: Eric Bell S: Juan Berenguer
New York Yankees 4, Texas Rangers 3 at Yankee Stadium
W: Dennis Rasmussen L: Greg Harris S: Dave Righetti
Oakland Athletics 9, Boston Red Sox 5 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Jose Rijo L: Bruce Hurst S: Dennis Eckersley
Detroit Tigers 7, Seattle Mariners 3 at Kingdome
W: Jack Morris L: Mike Campbell
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, July 5th

IN THE NEWS: The knuck is not knuckling and Chicago hands Cleveland's Phil Niekro a 17–0 pasting. Scott Nielsen is the winner.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 5, 1987
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Greg Mathews L: Doyle Alexander S: Todd Worrell
San Francisco Giants 7, Chicago Cubs 5 at Wrigley Field
W: Joe Price L: Ed Lynch S: Scott Garrelts
Cincinnati Reds 7, New York Mets 5 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Tom Browning L: Dwight Gooden S: John Franco
San Diego Padres 3, Montreal Expos 2 at Stade Olympique
W: Rich Gossage L: Jeff Parrett
Houston Astros 8, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Veteran's Stadium
W: Mike Scott L: Kevin Gross S: Larry Andersen
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Three Rivers Stadium
W: Orel Hershiser L: Brian Fisher S: Matt Young
California Angels 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3 (12 inn.) at Anaheim Stadium
W: Chuck Finley L: Mark Clear
Chicago White Sox 17, Cleveland Indians 0 at Cleveland Stadium
W: Scott Nielsen L: Phil Niekro
Kansas City Royals 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3 (10 inn.) at Royals Stadium
W: Dan Quisenberry L: Mark Eichhorn
Minnesota Twins 4, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
W: Bert Blyleven L: Tom Niedenfuer
Texas Rangers 10, New York Yankees 4 at Yankee Stadium
W: Jeff Russell L: Rich Bordi
Oakland Athletics 6, Boston Red Sox 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Dave Stewart L: Oil Can Boyd S: Dennis Eckersley
Detroit Tigers 7, Seattle Mariners 5 at Kingdome
W: Dan Petry L: Mark Langston S: Mike Henneman
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, July 6th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 6, 1987
Chicago Cubs 7, San Diego Padres 0 at Wrigley Field
W: Steve Trout L: Mark Grant
Philadelphia Phillies 9, Cincinnati Reds 6 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Mike Jackson L: Ted Power S: Steve Bedrosian
Houston Astros 9, Montreal Expos 3 at Astrodome
W: Danny Darwin L: Dennis Martinez
San Francisco Giants 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Three Rivers Stadium
W: Dave Dravecky L: Mike Dunne S: Scott Garrelts
San Francisco Giants 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Three Rivers Stadium
W: Mike LaCoss L: Doug Drabek S: Craig Lefferts
Baltimore Orioles 4, Chicago White Sox 1 at Memorial Stadium
W: Mike Griffin L: Jose DeLeon S: Mark Williamson
California Angels 10, Boston Red Sox 7 (12 inn.) at Anaheim Stadium
W: Greg Minton L: Wes Gardner
Cleveland Indians 9, Kansas City Royals 7 at Cleveland Stadium
W: Sammy Stewart L: Bret Saberhagen S: Mark Huismann
Minnesota Twins 2, New York Yankees 0 at Yankee Stadium
W: Frank Viola L: Ron Guidry
Oakland Athletics 5, Detroit Tigers 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Gene Nelson L: Eric King S: Jay Howell
Seattle Mariners 3, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Kingdome
W: Mike Morgan L: Bill Wegman S: Edwin Nunez
Toronto Blue Jays 6, Texas Rangers 4 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Jimmy Key L: Charlie Hough S: Tom Henke
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, July 7th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 7, 1987
New York Mets 6, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Terry Leach L: Rick Mahler
New York Mets 5, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Ron Darling L: Jeff Dedmon S: Randy Myers
Chicago Cubs 7, San Diego Padres 5 at Wrigley Field
W: Scott Sanderson L: Eric Show S: Lee Smith
Philadelphia Phillies 10, Cincinnati Reds 8 (10 inn.) at Riverfront Stadium
W: Kent Tekulve L: John Franco S: Steve Bedrosian
Montreal Expos 2, Houston Astros 0 at Astrodome
W: Bob Sebra L: Bob Knepper
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, San Francisco Giants 4 (12 inn.) at Three Rivers Stadium
W: Brett Gideon L: Joe Price
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Busch Stadium II
W: Todd Worrell L: Tim Leary
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 (10 inn.) at Busch Stadium II
W: Ken Dayley L: Ken Howell
Chicago White Sox 9, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Memorial Stadium
W: Floyd Bannister L: John Habyan
California Angels 9, Boston Red Sox 4 at Anaheim Stadium
W: Mike Witt L: Al Nipper S: De Wayne Buice
Cleveland Indians 6, Kansas City Royals 4 at Cleveland Stadium
W: Doug Jones L: Dan Quisenberry
New York Yankees 12, Minnesota Twins 7 at Yankee Stadium
W: Tim Stoddard L: Keith Atherton
Detroit Tigers 6, Oakland Athletics 4 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Frank Tanana L: Joaquin Andujar S: Willie Hernandez
Seattle Mariners 9, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Kingdome
W: Lee Guetterman L: Juan Nieves S: Jerry Reed
Toronto Blue Jays 6, Texas Rangers 2 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Jim Clancy L: Mike Loynd S: Tom Henke
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, July 8th

IN THE NEWS: Floyd Youmans pitches a one-hitter to beat the Astros and Nolan Ryan 1–0. Houston's lone hit is an 8th-inning single by Kevin Bass.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 8, 1987
Atlanta Braves 5, New York Mets 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Charlie Puleo L: Sid Fernandez
Chicago Cubs 12, San Diego Padres 8 at Wrigley Field
W: Les Lancaster L: Lance McCullers
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Bruce Ruffin L: Guy Hoffman
Montreal Expos 1, Houston Astros 0 at Astrodome
W: Floyd Youmans L: Nolan Ryan
San Francisco Giants 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 (14 inn.) at Three Rivers Stadium
W: Jeff Robinson L: Brett Gideon
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Busch Stadium II
W: Bob Forsch L: Fernando Valenzuela
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 7 (10 inn.) at Busch Stadium II
W: Pat Perry L: Orel Hershiser
Baltimore Orioles 6, Chicago White Sox 5 (10 inn.) at Memorial Stadium
W: Mike Boddicker L: Jim Winn
California Angels 5, Boston Red Sox 3 at Anaheim Stadium
W: Willie Fraser L: Jeff Sellers S: De Wayne Buice
Cleveland Indians 9, Kansas City Royals 8 at Cleveland Stadium
W: Sammy Stewart L: Jerry Don Gleaton
New York Yankees 13, Minnesota Twins 4 at Yankee Stadium
W: Rick Rhoden L: Mike Smithson S: Pat Clements
Detroit Tigers 9, Oakland Athletics 5 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Jeff Robinson L: Steve Ontiveros S: Mark Thurmond
Seattle Mariners 5, Milwaukee Brewers 2 (11 inn.) at Kingdome
W: Bill Wilkinson L: Dan Plesac
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Texas Rangers 2 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Jeff Musselman L: Bobby Witt S: Tom Henke
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, July 9th

IN THE NEWS: Mike Schmidt hits his 513th career home run off Atlanta's Zane Smith to move past Eddie Mathews and Ernie Banks into 10th place on the all-time list, but the Phillies lose to the Braves 11–6.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 9, 1987
Atlanta Braves 11, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Jeff Dedmon L: Tom Hume
Chicago Cubs 12, Los Angeles Dodgers 5
W: Tom Lasorda L: Gene Michael S: Rick Sutcliffe
Cincinnati Reds 7, Montreal Expos 2 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Bill Gullickson L: Neal Heaton
Houston Astros 4, New York Mets 3 at Astrodome
W: Dave Smith L: Randy Myers
St. Louis Cardinals 7, San Francisco Giants 6 (10 inn.) at Busch Stadium II
W: Ricky Horton L: Scott Garrelts
Minnesota Twins 3, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium
W: Les Straker L: Eric Bell S: Jeff Reardon
California Angels 5, Detroit Tigers 2 at Anaheim Stadium
W: Don Sutton L: Jack Morris S: Greg Minton
Chicago White Sox 6, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium
W: Richard Dotson L: Bob Tewksbury S: Bob James
Milwaukee Brewers 8, Oakland Athletics 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Chris Bosio L: Jose Rijo
Seattle Mariners 11, Boston Red Sox 5 at Kingdome
W: Roy Thomas L: Wes Gardner
Cleveland Indians 10, Texas Rangers 4 at Arlington Stadium
W: Doug Jones L: Jose Guzman
Toronto Blue Jays 7, Kansas City Royals 1 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Jose Nunez L: Bud Black
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, July 10th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 10, 1987
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Shane Rawley L: Doyle Alexander S: Steve Bedrosian
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Chicago Cubs 4 (10 inn.)
W: Tom Lasorda L: Gene Michael S: Matt Young
Montreal Expos 5, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Bryn Smith L: Tom Browning
New York Mets 7, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome
W: Dwight Gooden L: Mike Scott S: Jesse Orosco
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, San Diego Padres 5 (11 inn.) at Three Rivers Stadium
W: Don Robinson L: Rich Gossage
St. Louis Cardinals 7, San Francisco Giants 5 (13 inn.) at Busch Stadium II
W: Lee Tunnell L: Craig Lefferts
Baltimore Orioles 13, Minnesota Twins 12 at Memorial Stadium
W: Mark Williamson L: George Frazier
Detroit Tigers 9, California Angels 4 at Anaheim Stadium
W: Eric King L: Jack Lazorko
New York Yankees 9, Chicago White Sox 5 at Yankee Stadium
W: Dennis Rasmussen L: Scott Nielsen
Oakland Athletics 7, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Dave Stewart L: Mark Knudson S: Dennis Eckersley
Boston Red Sox 7, Seattle Mariners 4 at Kingdome
W: Calvin Schiraldi L: Mark Langston
Texas Rangers 10, Cleveland Indians 4 at Arlington Stadium
W: Greg Harris L: Phil Niekro
Toronto Blue Jays 7, Kansas City Royals 0 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Dave Stieb L: Charlie Leibrandt
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, July 11th

IN THE NEWS: Billy Ripken, 22, joins his brother Cal Ripken in the Orioles starting lineup in Baltimore's 2–1 loss to the Twins. Orioles manager Cal Ripken, Sr. is the first to manage two sons in the majors.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 11, 1987
Atlanta Braves 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Rick Mahler L: Don Carman S: Jim Acker
Chicago Cubs 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Wrigley Field
W: Steve Trout L: Tim Leary
Montreal Expos 11, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Dennis Martinez L: Ted Power S: Tim Burke
New York Mets 9, Houston Astros 6 at Astrodome
W: Randy Myers L: Danny Darwin S: Roger McDowell
San Diego Padres 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Three Rivers Stadium
W: Mark Grant L: Brian Fisher S: Mark Davis
San Francisco Giants 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II
W: Kelly Downs L: Joe Magrane S: Scott Garrelts
Minnesota Twins 2, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium
W: Frank Viola L: Mike Griffin
Detroit Tigers 12, California Angels 5 at Anaheim Stadium
W: Mike Henneman L: Jerry Reuss
Chicago White Sox 5, New York Yankees 2 (15 inn.) at Yankee Stadium
W: Bill Long L: Pat Clements
Oakland Athletics 6, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Dennis Eckersley L: Dan Plesac
Boston Red Sox 10, Seattle Mariners 4 at Kingdome
W: Roger Clemens L: Mike Morgan
Texas Rangers 6, Cleveland Indians 2 at Arlington Stadium
W: Charlie Hough L: Steve Carlton S: Jeff Russell
Kansas City Royals 2, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Bret Saberhagen L: Jimmy Key
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, July 12th

IN THE NEWS: The Yankees trade P Bob Tewksbury and two minor league pitchers to the Cubs for Steve Trout, who has just pitched back-to-back shutouts.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 12, 1987
Atlanta Braves 9, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Randy O'Neal L: Bruce Ruffin S: Paul Assenmacher
Los Angeles Dodgers 12, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field
W: Bob Welch L: Les Lancaster
Montreal Expos 4, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Bob Sebra L: Guy Hoffman S: Andy McGaffigan
New York Mets 5, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome
W: Ron Darling L: Bob Knepper S: Jesse Orosco
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, San Diego Padres 2 at Three Rivers Stadium
W: Mike Dunne L: Eric Show S: Brett Gideon
St. Louis Cardinals 3, San Francisco Giants 2 at Busch Stadium II
W: Ricky Horton L: Atlee Hammaker S: Ken Dayley
Baltimore Orioles 5, Minnesota Twins 0 at Memorial Stadium
W: Dave Schmidt L: Joe Niekro
California Angels 5, Detroit Tigers 4 at Anaheim Stadium
W: Mike Witt L: Frank Tanana S: Greg Minton
New York Yankees 6, Chicago White Sox 2 at Yankee Stadium
W: Tommy John L: Floyd Bannister
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Oakland Athletics 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Juan Nieves L: Jay Howell S: Dan Plesac
Seattle Mariners 6, Boston Red Sox 1 at Kingdome
W: Lee Guetterman L: Al Nipper S: Jerry Reed
Texas Rangers 7, Cleveland Indians 6 at Arlington Stadium
W: Jose Guzman L: Doug Jones S: Dale Mohorcic
Toronto Blue Jays 3, Kansas City Royals 2 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Jim Clancy L: Bud Black S: Tom Henke
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, July 14th

IN THE NEWS: Tim Raines caps a 3-for-3 performance in the All-Star Game with a 2-run triple in the top of the 13th inning, giving the National League a 2–0 victory.

The BBWAA votes to rename the Rookie of the Year Award in honor of Jackie Robinson, who broke baseball's color barrier on the way to winning the first Rookie of the Year Award in 1947.

Wednesday, July 15th

IN THE NEWS: The Indians fire manager Pat Corrales, replacing him with bullpen coach Doc Edwards. Cleveland is in last place in the American League East, 23 games behind, after finishing 84-78 in 1986.

Thursday, July 16th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 16, 1987
Houston Astros 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Astrodome
W: Danny Darwin L: Mike Jackson
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Dodger Stadium
W: Fernando Valenzuela L: Bob Kipper
Montreal Expos 2, Atlanta Braves 0 at Stade Olympique
W: Floyd Youmans L: Doyle Alexander
New York Mets 9, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Shea Stadium
W: Dwight Gooden L: Bill Gullickson
San Diego Padres 9, St. Louis Cardinals 8 (10 inn.) at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
W: Lance McCullers L: Todd Worrell
Chicago Cubs 4, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park
W: Jamie Moyer L: Dave Dravecky S: Scott Sanderson
Oakland Athletics 6, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park
W: Dave Stewart L: Roger Clemens S: Dennis Eckersley
Cleveland Indians 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I
W: Scott Bailes L: Richard Dotson S: Sammy Stewart
Detroit Tigers 3, Seattle Mariners 2 at Tiger Stadium
W: Walt Terrell L: Mike Moore
Baltimore Orioles 5, Kansas City Royals 4 at Royals Stadium
W: Mike Boddicker L: Charlie Leibrandt S: Tom Niedenfuer
Milwaukee Brewers 6, California Angels 4 at County Stadium
W: Teddy Higuera L: Kirk McCaskill S: Dan Plesac
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Minnesota Twins 2 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
W: Jimmy Key L: Bert Blyleven S: Tom Henke
New York Yankees 12, Texas Rangers 3 at Arlington Stadium
W: Ron Guidry L: Charlie Hough
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, July 17th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 17, 1987
Philadelphia Phillies 2, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome
W: Shane Rawley L: Mike Scott S: Steve Bedrosian
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 (10 inn.) at Dodger Stadium
W: Matt Young L: Don Robinson
Montreal Expos 5, Atlanta Braves 4 at Stade Olympique
W: Tim Burke L: Jim Acker S: Bob McClure
Cincinnati Reds 5, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium
W: Frank Williams L: Ron Darling S: John Franco
St. Louis Cardinals 4, San Diego Padres 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
W: Greg Mathews L: Mark Grant S: Todd Worrell
Chicago Cubs 5, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park
W: Rick Sutcliffe L: Kelly Downs S: Lee Smith
Oakland Athletics 11, Boston Red Sox 6 (10 inn.) at Fenway Park
W: Greg Cadaret L: Bob Stanley
Chicago White Sox 4, Cleveland Indians 3 (10 inn.) at Comiskey Park I
W: Bob James L: Doug Jones
Detroit Tigers 7, Seattle Mariners 0 at Tiger Stadium
W: Frank Tanana L: Mark Langston
Baltimore Orioles 3, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium
W: Eric Bell L: Mark Gubicza S: Tom Niedenfuer
Milwaukee Brewers 12, California Angels 2 at County Stadium
W: Bill Wegman L: Mike Witt
Minnesota Twins 3, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
W: Frank Viola L: Mark Eichhorn S: Jeff Reardon
New York Yankees 8, Texas Rangers 4 at Arlington Stadium
W: Rick Rhoden L: Bobby Witt
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, July 18th

IN THE NEWS: Don Mattingly hits a home run in his 8th consecutive game, tying the major-league record set by Dale Long in 1956, but the Yankees lose to Texas 7–2. His streak will end tomorrow when he goes 2-for-4 but no homers.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 18, 1987
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome
W: Don Carman L: Bob Knepper S: Steve Bedrosian
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Dodger Stadium
W: Doug Drabek L: Orel Hershiser S: Barry Jones
Montreal Expos 3, Atlanta Braves 2 at Stade Olympique
W: Jeff Parrett L: Gene Garber
Cincinnati Reds 7, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium
W: Ted Power L: Sid Fernandez S: Rob Murphy
San Diego Padres 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 (10 inn.) at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
W: Rich Gossage L: Ken Dayley
San Francisco Giants 9, Chicago Cubs 2 at Candlestick Park
W: Atlee Hammaker L: Greg Maddux
Boston Red Sox 5, Oakland Athletics 3 (10 inn.) at Fenway Park
W: Bruce Hurst L: Dennis Eckersley
Chicago White Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 3 at Comiskey Park I
W: Bobby Thigpen L: Tom Candiotti S: Jim Winn
Detroit Tigers 10, Seattle Mariners 6 at Tiger Stadium
W: Mike Henneman L: Jerry Reed S: Eric King
Baltimore Orioles 11, Kansas City Royals 7 at Royals Stadium
W: Mike Flanagan L: Danny Jackson
California Angels 12, Milwaukee Brewers 6 at County Stadium
W: De Wayne Buice L: Dan Plesac
Toronto Blue Jays 7, Minnesota Twins 5 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
W: Dave Stieb L: Joe Niekro
Texas Rangers 7, New York Yankees 2 at Arlington Stadium
W: Jose Guzman L: Charles Hudson
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, July 19th

IN THE NEWS: Texas wins a 20–3 laugher over the Yankees. Steve Buechele has two homers to pace the offense. In the 9th inning, catcher Rick Cerone takes the mound and walks one but allows no runs.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 19, 1987
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome
W: Bruce Ruffin L: Nolan Ryan
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Dodger Stadium
W: Mike Dunne L: Rick Honeycutt S: John Smiley
Montreal Expos 2, Atlanta Braves 1 (11 inn.) at Stade Olympique
W: Andy McGaffigan L: Jim Acker
New York Mets 6, Cincinnati Reds 5 (11 inn.) at Shea Stadium
W: Jesse Orosco L: Bill Scherrer
St. Louis Cardinals 5, San Diego Padres 4 (10 inn.) at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
W: Ken Dayley L: Rich Gossage S: Todd Worrell
San Francisco Giants 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Candlestick Park
W: Scott Garrelts L: Scott Sanderson
Oakland Athletics 5, Boston Red Sox 3 (11 inn.) at Fenway Park
W: Jay Howell L: Bob Stanley S: Bill Caudill
Chicago White Sox 9, Cleveland Indians 7 at Comiskey Park I
W: Scott Nielsen L: Steve Carlton S: Jim Winn
Seattle Mariners 5, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium
W: Edwin Nunez L: Willie Hernandez
Baltimore Orioles 5, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium
W: Dave Schmidt L: Bud Black
California Angels 8, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at County Stadium
W: Jack Lazorko L: Jay Aldrich S: Greg Minton
Minnesota Twins 7, Toronto Blue Jays 6 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
W: Dan Schatzeder L: Gary Lavelle S: Jeff Reardon
Texas Rangers 20, New York Yankees 3 at Arlington Stadium
W: Greg Harris L: Steve Trout
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, July 20th

IN THE NEWS: Don Mattingly ties another ML record, this time in the field, as he makes 22 putouts in the Yankees 7–1 win over the Twins. The feat was last accomplished in the American League by Hal Chase in 1906.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 20, 1987
Montreal Expos 4, Houston Astros 1 at Stade Olympique
W: Dennis Martinez L: Jim Deshaies
New York Mets 9, Atlanta Braves 2 at Shea Stadium
W: Don Schulze L: Randy O'Neal
Cincinnati Reds 10, Philadelphia Phillies 6 (11 inn.) at Veteran's Stadium
W: John Franco L: Mike Jackson
San Diego Padres 7, Chicago Cubs 4 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
W: Lance McCullers L: Bob Tewksbury S: Mark Davis
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, San Francisco Giants 6 at Candlestick Park
W: Brian Fisher L: Mike LaCoss S: Don Robinson
California Angels 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park
W: Greg Minton L: Jeff Sellers S: De Wayne Buice
Baltimore Orioles 4, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I
W: Mike Griffin L: Neil Allen S: Doug Corbett
Detroit Tigers 5, Oakland Athletics 4 at Tiger Stadium
W: Mike Henneman L: Gene Nelson
Cleveland Indians 9, Kansas City Royals 5 at Royals Stadium
W: Phil Niekro L: Bret Saberhagen S: Doug Jones
Milwaukee Brewers 13, Seattle Mariners 11 at County Stadium
W: Chuck Crim L: Mike Morgan S: Mark Clear
New York Yankees 7, Minnesota Twins 1 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
W: Tommy John L: Les Straker
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Texas Rangers 3 at Arlington Stadium
W: John Cerutti L: Charlie Hough S: Tom Henke
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Tuesday, July 21st

SCOREBOARD: JULY 21, 1987
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium
W: Bob Forsch L: Fernando Valenzuela
Houston Astros 4, Montreal Expos 2 at Stade Olympique
W: Danny Darwin L: Floyd Youmans S: Dave Smith
Atlanta Braves 8, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium
W: Doyle Alexander L: Dwight Gooden
Cincinnati Reds 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium
W: Bill Gullickson L: Kevin Gross S: Rob Murphy
San Diego Padres 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
W: Mark Davis L: Jamie Moyer
San Francisco Giants 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Candlestick Park
W: Dave Dravecky L: Bob Kipper
Boston Red Sox 3, California Angels 0 at Fenway Park
W: Roger Clemens L: Kirk McCaskill
Baltimore Orioles 11, Chicago White Sox 6 at Comiskey Park I
W: Mark Williamson L: Bill Long
Detroit Tigers 6, Oakland Athletics 5 (10 inn.) at Tiger Stadium
W: Eric King L: Jay Howell
Kansas City Royals 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at Royals Stadium
W: Charlie Leibrandt L: Scott Bailes
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Seattle Mariners 4 at County Stadium
W: Teddy Higuera L: Mike Moore
Minnesota Twins 2, New York Yankees 1 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
W: Bert Blyleven L: Tim Stoddard
Texas Rangers 6, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Arlington Stadium
W: Dale Mohorcic L: Jeff Musselman
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Wednesday, July 22nd

SCOREBOARD: JULY 22, 1987
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium
W: Ken Dayley L: Bob Welch
Houston Astros 7, Montreal Expos 0 at Stade Olympique
W: Mike Scott L: Bob Sebra
New York Mets 4, Atlanta Braves 3 at Shea Stadium
W: Ron Darling L: Zane Smith S: Roger McDowell
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Veteran's Stadium
W: Shane Rawley L: Tom Browning S: Steve Bedrosian
Chicago Cubs 6, San Diego Padres 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
W: Rick Sutcliffe L: Mark Grant
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, San Francisco Giants 0 at Candlestick Park
W: Rick Reuschel L: Kelly Downs
California Angels 6, Boston Red Sox 5 at Fenway Park
W: Mike Witt L: Oil Can Boyd S: Greg Minton
Baltimore Orioles 10, Chicago White Sox 5 at Comiskey Park I
W: John Habyan L: Jose DeLeon
Oakland Athletics 10, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium
W: Dennis Lamp L: Frank Tanana
Kansas City Royals 5, Cleveland Indians 1 at Royals Stadium
W: Mark Gubicza L: Darrel Akerfelds
Seattle Mariners 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium
W: Mark Langston L: Bill Wegman
Minnesota Twins 3, New York Yankees 1 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
W: Frank Viola L: Rick Rhoden S: Jeff Reardon
Texas Rangers 5, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Arlington Stadium
W: Jeff Russell L: Gary Lavelle S: Dale Mohorcic
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Thursday, July 23rd

IN THE NEWS: The Red Sox waive Bill Buckner, the goat of last season's World Series loss to the Mets, and promote slugger Sam Horn from Pawtucket.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 23, 1987
St. Louis Cardinals 9, Los Angeles Dodgers 6 at Dodger Stadium
W: Ken Dayley L: Matt Young S: Todd Worrell
Cincinnati Reds 8, Montreal Expos 4 at Stade Olympique
W: Ted Power L: Bryn Smith
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Atlanta Braves 1 at Veteran's Stadium
W: Don Carman L: Charlie Puleo
San Diego Padres 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
W: Eric Show L: Doug Drabek S: Rich Gossage
Baltimore Orioles 2, Kansas City Royals 1 at Memorial Stadium
W: Eric Bell L: Danny Jackson
Cleveland Indians 4, Texas Rangers 2 at Cleveland Stadium
W: Tom Candiotti L: Jose Guzman
Milwaukee Brewers 12, Oakland Athletics 5 at County Stadium
W: Chris Bosio L: Joaquin Andujar
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Minnesota Twins 3 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Dave Stieb L: George Frazier
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Friday, July 24th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 24, 1987
Chicago Cubs 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Dodger Stadium
W: Greg Maddux L: Tim Leary S: Lee Smith
Montreal Expos 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Stade Olympique
W: Neal Heaton L: Guy Hoffman S: Tim Burke
New York Mets 5, Houston Astros 2 at Shea Stadium
W: Sid Fernandez L: Nolan Ryan S: Roger McDowell
New York Mets 7, Houston Astros 4 at Shea Stadium
W: John Mitchell L: Bob Knepper S: Jesse Orosco
Philadelphia Phillies 11, Atlanta Braves 5 at Veteran's Stadium
W: Bruce Ruffin L: Rick Mahler
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
W: Mike Dunne L: Jimmy Jones S: Brett Gideon
San Francisco Giants 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Candlestick Park
W: Atlee Hammaker L: Ricky Horton S: Jeff Robinson
Baltimore Orioles 3, Kansas City Royals 1 at Memorial Stadium
W: Tom Niedenfuer L: Steve Farr
Boston Red Sox 5, Seattle Mariners 4 at Fenway Park
W: Bruce Hurst L: Lee Guetterman
Chicago White Sox 5, New York Yankees 2 at Comiskey Park I
W: Floyd Bannister L: Steve Trout S: Jim Winn
Texas Rangers 6, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium
W: Jeff Russell L: Steve Carlton S: Dale Mohorcic
Detroit Tigers 6, California Angels 3 at Tiger Stadium
W: Mike Henneman L: Chuck Finley
Milwaukee Brewers 10, Oakland Athletics 2 at County Stadium
W: Juan Nieves L: Steve Ontiveros
Toronto Blue Jays 8, Minnesota Twins 6 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Mark Eichhorn L: Jeff Reardon S: Tom Henke
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Saturday, July 25th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 25, 1987
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Chicago Cubs 2 at Dodger Stadium
W: Ken Howell L: Bob Tewksbury S: Alejandro Pena
Montreal Expos 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 (12 inn.) at Stade Olympique
W: Andy McGaffigan L: Bill Landrum
Houston Astros 7, New York Mets 5 at Shea Stadium
W: Jim Deshaies L: Don Schulze S: Dave Smith
Atlanta Braves 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Veteran's Stadium
W: David Palmer L: Tom Hume S: Gene Garber
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, San Diego Padres 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
W: Brian Fisher L: Andy Hawkins
San Francisco Giants 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Candlestick Park
W: Scott Garrelts L: Bill Dawley
Baltimore Orioles 4, Kansas City Royals 3 at Memorial Stadium
W: Mark Williamson L: Bret Saberhagen S: Tom Niedenfuer
Boston Red Sox 11, Seattle Mariners 5 at Fenway Park
W: Tom Bolton L: Stan Clarke
Chicago White Sox 3, New York Yankees 2 at Comiskey Park I
W: Ray Searage L: Pat Clements S: Jim Winn
Texas Rangers 7, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium
W: Charlie Hough L: Phil Niekro S: Dale Mohorcic
Detroit Tigers 5, California Angels 4 (10 inn.) at Tiger Stadium
W: Mike Henneman L: Greg Minton
Oakland Athletics 13, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at County Stadium
W: Curt Young L: Mark Knudson
Minnesota Twins 13, Toronto Blue Jays 9 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Dan Schatzeder L: Jeff Musselman
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Sunday, July 26th

IN THE NEWS: Catfish Hunter, Billy Williams, and Ray Dandridge are inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.

Paul Molitor ties a major-league record by stealing 2B, 3B, and home in the first inning of Milwaukee's 7–4 win over the A's. Molitor is hitting .348.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 26, 1987
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Chicago Cubs 6 at Dodger Stadium
W: Brian Holton L: Frank DiPino S: Matt Young
Montreal Expos 6, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Stade Olympique
W: Floyd Youmans L: Bill Gullickson
Houston Astros 5, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium
W: Dave Smith L: Jesse Orosco
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Atlanta Braves 3 at Veteran's Stadium
W: Kent Tekulve L: Doyle Alexander