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JUNE
1987

Monday, June 1st

IN THE NEWS: Phil Niekro wins his 314th career game as Cleveland beats Detroit 9–6, moving the Niekro brothers (Phil and Joe Niekro) past Gaylord Perry and Jim Perry into first place on the all-time brothers' victory list. The Niekros have now combined for 530 career wins.

Dwight Evans hits his 300th career home run in Boston's 9–5 loss to the Twins, joining teammates Jim Rice and Don Baylor in the 300-HR club.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 1, 1987
Houston Astros 6, Chicago Cubs 5 (10 inn.) at Wrigley Field
W: Larry Andersen L: Frank DiPino S: Dave Smith
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Cincinnati Reds 6 (10 inn.) at Riverfront Stadium
W: Todd Worrell L: Ron Robinson
New York Mets 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Dodger Stadium
W: Terry Leach L: Fernando Valenzuela S: Roger McDowell
San Francisco Giants 9, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Candlestick Park
W: Atlee Hammaker L: Don Carman
Oakland Athletics 9, Baltimore Orioles 6 at Memorial Stadium
W: Gene Nelson L: Ken Dixon S: Jay Howell
Minnesota Twins 9, Boston Red Sox 5 at Fenway Park
W: Frank Viola L: Roger Clemens
Cleveland Indians 9, Detroit Tigers 6 at Cleveland Stadium
W: Phil Niekro L: Dan Petry S: Scott Bailes
Milwaukee Brewers 3, Kansas City Royals 2 at County Stadium
W: Bill Wegman L: Charlie Leibrandt S: Dan Plesac
California Angels 9, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium
W: Mike Witt L: Charles Hudson
Texas Rangers 11, Chicago White Sox 9 (12 inn.) at Arlington Stadium
W: Dale Mohorcic L: Joel Davis
Seattle Mariners 2, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Scott Bankhead L: Joe Johnson S: Bill Wilkinson
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, June 2nd

IN THE NEWS: The Mariners select Cincinnati high schooler Ken Griffey Jr., the son of Braves OF Ken Griffey, with the first pick overall in the free-agent draft. Picking 2nd, the Pirates take Mark Merchant, while the Twins take another high schooler Willie Banks with the 3rd pick. The Cubs pick Mike Harkey and the White Sox pick Jack McDowell with the 6th selection. McDowell will be the first of this class to reach the majors, Picking 9th, the Royals take Kevin Appier and on the 58th round, take UCLA's Jeff Conine. With the 22nd pick, the Astros take Seton Hall's Craig Biggio, who will be the first non-pitcher from the draft to make the majors. Picking 6th in the first round, the Braves select Derek Lilliquist, and on the 13th round take Mike Stanton. Because of his expected high price tag, Mike Mussina is selected in the 13th round. Albert Belle, suspended by LSU's coach after chasing a fan, goes to the Indians in round 2. Robb Nen goes in the 32nd round.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 2, 1987
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Rick Reuschel L: Rick Mahler
Chicago Cubs 13, Houston Astros 2 at Wrigley Field
W: Mike Mason L: Nolan Ryan
Cincinnati Reds 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Guy Hoffman L: Lee Tunnell S: John Franco
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, New York Mets 3 at Dodger Stadium
W: Bob Welch L: Jesse Orosco S: Matt Young
Montreal Expos 6, San Diego Padres 2 at Stade Olympique
W: Bryn Smith L: Jimmy Jones
Philadelphia Phillies 7, San Francisco Giants 6 at Candlestick Park
W: Wally Ritchie L: Mark Davis S: Steve Bedrosian
Baltimore Orioles 9, Oakland Athletics 2 at Memorial Stadium
W: Mike Boddicker L: Dave Stewart
Boston Red Sox 6, Minnesota Twins 5 at Fenway Park
W: Calvin Schiraldi L: Jeff Reardon
Milwaukee Brewers 14, Kansas City Royals 3 at County Stadium
W: Chuck Crim L: Bud Black S: Mark Clear
New York Yankees 3, California Angels 2 at Yankee Stadium
W: Dave Righetti L: Willie Fraser
Chicago White Sox 15, Texas Rangers 5 at Arlington Stadium
W: Bill Long L: Charlie Hough
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Seattle Mariners 3 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Jeff Musselman L: Mike Moore S: Tom Henke
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, June 3rd

IN THE NEWS: The Cubs rout Houston 22–7 at Wrigley Field in a game that features a ML-record-tying three grand slams. Keith Moreland and Brian Dayett hit grand slams for Chicago and Billy Hatcher connects for the Astros to equal the record set by the Orioles and Rangers last August 6th.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 3, 1987
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Bob Kipper L: David Palmer
Chicago Cubs 22, Houston Astros 7 at Wrigley Field
W: Rick Sutcliffe L: Bob Knepper
Cincinnati Reds 6, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Pat Pacillo L: Tim Conroy S: John Franco
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, New York Mets 2 at Dodger Stadium
W: Orel Hershiser L: Ron Darling S: Matt Young
Montreal Expos 4, San Diego Padres 3 at Stade Olympique
W: Neal Heaton L: Andy Hawkins S: Tim Burke
San Francisco Giants 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Candlestick Park
W: Mike LaCoss L: Bruce Ruffin S: Jeff Robinson
Oakland Athletics 7, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Memorial Stadium
W: Curt Young L: Jeff Ballard
Boston Red Sox 7, Minnesota Twins 6 (10 inn.) at Fenway Park
W: Calvin Schiraldi L: Joe Klink
Detroit Tigers 15, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium
W: Jack Morris L: Ken Schrom
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Kansas City Royals 2 at County Stadium
W: Len Barker L: Mark Gubicza S: Dan Plesac
New York Yankees 9, California Angels 3 at Yankee Stadium
W: Rich Bordi L: Don Sutton
Texas Rangers 14, Chicago White Sox 3 at Arlington Stadium
W: Jose Guzman L: Floyd Bannister
Toronto Blue Jays 7, Seattle Mariners 2 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Dave Stieb L: Mark Langston S: Mark Eichhorn
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, June 4th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 4, 1987
Atlanta Braves 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Zane Smith L: Brian Fisher S: Jeff Dedmon
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field
W: Danny Cox L: Greg Maddux S: Todd Worrell
Montreal Expos 8, San Diego Padres 5 at Stade Olympique
W: Floyd Youmans L: Storm Davis S: Randy St.claire
Boston Red Sox 8, Detroit Tigers 5 at Fenway Park
W: Bruce Hurst L: Walt Terrell
California Angels 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Anaheim Stadium
W: Jack Lazorko L: Jose DeLeon
Milwaukee Brewers 9, New York Yankees 3 at County Stadium
W: Teddy Higuera L: Joe Niekro
Kansas City Royals 6, Seattle Mariners 1 at Kingdome
W: Bret Saberhagen L: Mike Morgan
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, June 5th

IN THE NEWS: Dwight Gooden returns from drug rehabilitation and allows one run in six 2/3 innings to earn the win as the Mets beat the Pirates 5–1 at Shea Stadium.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 5, 1987
San Diego Padres 10, Atlanta Braves 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Eric Show L: Doyle Alexander
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field
W: Greg Mathews L: Scott Sanderson
Cincinnati Reds 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 6 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Guy Hoffman L: Ken Howell S: John Franco
Houston Astros 6, San Francisco Giants 1 at Astrodome
W: Mike Scott L: Mike Krukow
New York Mets 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Shea Stadium
W: Dwight Gooden L: Mike Dunne S: Jesse Orosco
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Montreal Expos 6 at Veteran's Stadium
W: Kevin Gross L: Andy McGaffigan S: Steve Bedrosian
Detroit Tigers 4, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park
W: Jeff Robinson L: Al Nipper S: Eric King
California Angels 6, Chicago White Sox 4 at Anaheim Stadium
W: John Candelaria L: Neil Allen S: De Wayne Buice
New York Yankees 13, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium
W: Tommy John L: Juan Nieves
Texas Rangers 15, Minnesota Twins 9 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
W: Greg Harris L: Bert Blyleven
Cleveland Indians 4, Oakland Athletics 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Tom Candiotti L: Joaquin Andujar S: Scott Bailes
Seattle Mariners 7, Kansas City Royals 2 at Kingdome
W: Lee Guetterman L: Danny Jackson S: Steve Shields
Toronto Blue Jays 6, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Jimmy Key L: Eric Bell
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, June 6th

IN THE NEWS: Needing a replacement for the injured Don Mattingly, the Yankees reluctantly trade knuckleballer Joe Niekro to the Twins for C Mark Salas. Salas, not knowing that he's been traded, pinch hits a homer in the 9th to tie the game with the Rangers. He stays in, adds a single in the 11th, and the Twins win 3–2 in the 13th when Steve Lombardozzi's 2-out single scores Tom Brunansky from 1B.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 6, 1987
San Diego Padres 5, Atlanta Braves 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Ed Whitson L: Larry McWilliams S: Lance McCullers
Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Wrigley Field
W: Jamie Moyer L: Bob Forsch S: Lee Smith
Cincinnati Reds 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Ted Power L: Fernando Valenzuela
San Francisco Giants 4, Houston Astros 3 (12 inn.) at Astrodome
W: Keith Comstock L: Larry Andersen
New York Mets 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Shea Stadium
W: Sid Fernandez L: Doug Drabek S: Roger McDowell
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Montreal Expos 3 at Veteran's Stadium
W: Shane Rawley L: Bob Sebra
Detroit Tigers 5, Boston Red Sox 3 (14 inn.) at Fenway Park
W: Eric King L: Wes Gardner
California Angels 2, Chicago White Sox 1 (10 inn.) at Anaheim Stadium
W: Mike Witt L: Bob James
Milwaukee Brewers 7, New York Yankees 6 at County Stadium
W: Dan Plesac L: Dave Righetti
Minnesota Twins 3, Texas Rangers 2 (13 inn.) at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
W: Keith Atherton L: Mitch Williams
Oakland Athletics 6, Cleveland Indians 4 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Dennis Eckersley L: Greg Swindell
Kansas City Royals 5, Seattle Mariners 2 at Kingdome
W: Charlie Leibrandt L: Scott Bankhead S: Dan Quisenberry
Toronto Blue Jays 8, Baltimore Orioles 5 (11 inn.) at Exhibition Stadium
W: Jeff Musselman L: Ken Dixon
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, June 7th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 7, 1987
Atlanta Braves 13, San Diego Padres 12 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Gene Garber L: Greg Booker
St. Louis Cardinals 13, Chicago Cubs 9 at Wrigley Field
W: Bill Dawley L: Mike Mason S: Todd Worrell
Los Angeles Dodgers 13, Cincinnati Reds 7 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Bob Welch L: Jerry Reuss
Houston Astros 3, San Francisco Giants 0 at Astrodome
W: Nolan Ryan L: Atlee Hammaker S: Dave Smith
New York Mets 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 (10 inn.) at Shea Stadium
W: Roger McDowell L: Don Robinson
Pittsburgh Pirates 10, New York Mets 9 at Shea Stadium
W: Dorn Taylor L: Roger McDowell S: Don Robinson
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Montreal Expos 1 at Veteran's Stadium
W: Mike Jackson L: Bryn Smith S: Steve Bedrosian
Detroit Tigers 18, Boston Red Sox 8 at Fenway Park
W: Mike Henneman L: John Leister
Chicago White Sox 4, California Angels 0 at Anaheim Stadium
W: Bill Long L: Willie Fraser
New York Yankees 5, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at County Stadium
W: Rich Bordi L: Chuck Crim S: Pat Clements
Minnesota Twins 7, Texas Rangers 4 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
W: Keith Atherton L: Jeff Russell
Cleveland Indians 12, Oakland Athletics 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Steve Carlton L: Dave Stewart
Kansas City Royals 9, Seattle Mariners 1 at Kingdome
W: Bud Black L: Mike Moore
Toronto Blue Jays 3, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Mark Eichhorn L: Mike Boddicker
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, June 8th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 8, 1987
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Atlanta Braves 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Orel Hershiser L: David Palmer S: Brian Holton
Chicago Cubs 4, New York Mets 2 at Wrigley Field
W: Lee Smith L: Doug Sisk
Cincinnati Reds 7, San Francisco Giants 6 at Riverfront Stadium
W: John Franco L: Scott Garrelts
San Diego Padres 5, Houston Astros 4 at Astrodome
W: Craig Lefferts L: Bob Knepper S: Rich Gossage
Montreal Expos 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Stade Olympique
W: Neal Heaton L: Brian Fisher
St. Louis Cardinals 12, Philadelphia Phillies 8 at Veteran's Stadium
W: Ricky Horton L: Don Carman
Boston Red Sox 6, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Memorial Stadium
W: Bob Stanley L: Jeff Ballard
Cleveland Indians 2, California Angels 0 at Anaheim Stadium
W: Phil Niekro L: Don Sutton S: Scott Bailes
Minnesota Twins 5, Kansas City Royals 3 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
W: Randy Niemann L: Mark Gubicza S: Jeff Reardon
Toronto Blue Jays 11, New York Yankees 0 at Yankee Stadium
W: Dave Stieb L: Rick Rhoden
Oakland Athletics 9, Chicago White Sox 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Steve Ontiveros L: Floyd Bannister S: Jay Howell
Seattle Mariners 6, Texas Rangers 0 at Kingdome
W: Mark Langston L: Mike Jeffcoat
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, June 9th

IN THE NEWS: At Des Moines, Iowa (AA) outslugs Louisville, 18–12. Cubs DH hitter Wade Rowdon is 4-for-4 with four homers, six RBIs and five runs. Rowdon clouts two dingers in the Cubs 9-run, 2nd inning. In his only plate appearance without a home run, Rowdon is walked intentionally, then Damon Berryhill homers.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 9, 1987
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Atlanta Braves 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Tim Leary L: Zane Smith S: Alejandro Pena
Chicago Cubs 6, New York Mets 5 at Wrigley Field
W: Dickie Noles L: Randy Myers S: Lee Smith
San Francisco Giants 10, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Mark Davis L: Pat Pacillo
Houston Astros 1, San Diego Padres 0 at Astrodome
W: Danny Darwin L: Dave Dravecky S: Dave Smith
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Montreal Expos 1 at Stade Olympique
W: Mike Dunne L: Lary Sorensen
Philadelphia Phillies 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Veteran's Stadium
W: Bruce Ruffin L: Danny Cox S: Steve Bedrosian
Boston Red Sox 2, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium
W: Bruce Hurst L: Ken Dixon
California Angels 6, Cleveland Indians 5 at Anaheim Stadium
W: Jack Lazorko L: Rich Yett S: De Wayne Buice
Detroit Tigers 8, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Tiger Stadium
W: Jack Morris L: Teddy Higuera
Minnesota Twins 5, Kansas City Royals 2 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
W: Joe Niekro L: Danny Jackson S: Keith Atherton
Toronto Blue Jays 7, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium
W: John Cerutti L: Ron Guidry
Oakland Athletics 8, Chicago White Sox 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Curt Young L: Jose DeLeon
Texas Rangers 3, Seattle Mariners 0 at Kingdome
W: Jose Guzman L: Mike Morgan S: Dale Mohorcic
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, June 10th

IN THE NEWS: At Baltimore, the Red Sox clip the Orioles, 15–4. Ellis Burks and Marty Barrett lead the 18-hit attack with grand slams.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 10, 1987
Atlanta Braves 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Doyle Alexander L: Rick Honeycutt
New York Mets 13, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field
W: Dwight Gooden L: Scott Sanderson
San Francisco Giants 9, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Keith Comstock L: Bill Gullickson S: Scott Garrelts
Houston Astros 10, San Diego Padres 1 at Astrodome
W: Mike Scott L: Storm Davis
Montreal Expos 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 (11 inn.) at Stade Olympique
W: Bob McClure L: Don Robinson
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Veteran's Stadium
W: Greg Mathews L: Kevin Gross S: Todd Worrell
Boston Red Sox 15, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Memorial Stadium
W: Al Nipper L: Eric Bell
California Angels 10, Cleveland Indians 7 at Anaheim Stadium
W: Greg Minton L: Scott Bailes
Milwaukee Brewers 8, Detroit Tigers 5 (10 inn.) at Tiger Stadium
W: Dan Plesac L: Eric King
Minnesota Twins 4, Kansas City Royals 3 (10 inn.) at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
W: Jeff Reardon L: Jerry Don Gleaton
Toronto Blue Jays 4, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium
W: Jimmy Key L: Tommy John S: Tom Henke
Oakland Athletics 5, Chicago White Sox 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Dennis Eckersley L: Neil Allen S: Jay Howell
Texas Rangers 9, Seattle Mariners 5 at Kingdome
W: Mitch Williams L: Bill Wilkinson S: Dale Mohorcic
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, June 11th

IN THE NEWS: Having traded for him last December, the Phillies deal Mike Easler back to the Yankees for a pair of minor leaguers.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 11, 1987
Atlanta Braves 6, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Charlie Puleo L: Rob Murphy S: Gene Garber
Houston Astros 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Dodger Stadium
W: Jim Deshaies L: Fernando Valenzuela S: Dave Smith
San Francisco Giants 1, San Diego Padres 0 at Candlestick Park
W: Kelly Downs L: Eric Show
Toronto Blue Jays 8, Baltimore Orioles 6 at Memorial Stadium
W: Joe Johnson L: John Habyan S: Tom Henke
Milwaukee Brewers 8, Detroit Tigers 5 at Tiger Stadium
W: Bill Wegman L: Eric King S: Chris Bosio
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, June 12th

IN THE NEWS: The first-place Blue Jays set a club record with their 10th straight victory 8–5 over the Orioles. Toronto leads New York by three games in the American League East and will win 11 in a row before bowing to Baltimore on June 14th.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 12, 1987
Atlanta Braves 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Rick Mahler L: Jerry Reuss S: Jim Acker
Houston Astros 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium
W: Nolan Ryan L: Bob Welch
Montreal Expos 13, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Stade Olympique
W: Bryn Smith L: Shane Rawley
New York Mets 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Three Rivers Stadium
W: Sid Fernandez L: Rick Reuschel
San Diego Padres 5, San Francisco Giants 0 at Candlestick Park
W: Ed Whitson L: Mike LaCoss
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Chicago Cubs 1 at Busch Stadium II
W: Bob Forsch L: Jamie Moyer S: Todd Worrell
Toronto Blue Jays 8, Baltimore Orioles 5 at Memorial Stadium
W: Mark Eichhorn L: Mike Boddicker S: Jeff Musselman
Minnesota Twins 5, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I
W: Frank Viola L: Bill Long S: Jeff Reardon
Minnesota Twins 7, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I
W: Juan Berenguer L: Scott Nielsen S: Keith Atherton
Detroit Tigers 11, Boston Red Sox 4 at Tiger Stadium
W: Frank Tanana L: Roger Clemens
Kansas City Royals 1, California Angels 0 at Royals Stadium
W: Bret Saberhagen L: Mike Witt
New York Yankees 8, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Yankee Stadium
W: Dennis Rasmussen L: Chuck Crim
Cleveland Indians 10, Seattle Mariners 6 at Kingdome
W: Mark Huismann L: Mike Trujillo
Oakland Athletics 6, Texas Rangers 1 at Arlington Stadium
W: Dave Stewart L: Greg Harris
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, June 13th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 13, 1987
Cincinnati Reds 5, Atlanta Braves 2 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Guy Hoffman L: David Palmer
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Houston Astros 1 at Dodger Stadium
W: Orel Hershiser L: Bob Knepper
Montreal Expos 7, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Stade Olympique
W: Neal Heaton L: Mike Jackson S: Tim Burke
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, New York Mets 3 at Three Rivers Stadium
W: Don Robinson L: Randy Myers
San Diego Padres 11, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park
W: Andy Hawkins L: Atlee Hammaker S: Craig Lefferts
St. Louis Cardinals 9, Chicago Cubs 2 at Busch Stadium II
W: Lee Tunnell L: Rick Sutcliffe
Toronto Blue Jays 8, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Memorial Stadium
W: John Cerutti L: Scott McGregor
Chicago White Sox 6, Minnesota Twins 2 at Comiskey Park I
W: Richard Dotson L: Les Straker S: Bob James
Detroit Tigers 6, Boston Red Sox 4 at Tiger Stadium
W: Dan Petry L: Steve Crawford S: Willie Hernandez
California Angels 4, Kansas City Royals 0 at Royals Stadium
W: Willie Fraser L: Mark Gubicza
New York Yankees 4, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Yankee Stadium
W: Rick Rhoden L: Juan Nieves S: Dave Righetti
Cleveland Indians 6, Seattle Mariners 1 at Kingdome
W: Phil Niekro L: Mark Langston
Oakland Athletics 10, Texas Rangers 8 at Arlington Stadium
W: Steve Ontiveros L: Paul Kilgus S: Jay Howell
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, June 14th

IN THE NEWS: Mike Schmidt hits three home runs in a game for the 3rd time in his career to lead the Phillies to an 11–6 win over the Expos. His 2nd home run is also his 2,000th career hit, and his 3rd gives him 511 career homers, tying him with Mel Ott on the all-time list.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 14, 1987
Cincinnati Reds 4, Atlanta Braves 3 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Rob Murphy L: Gene Garber S: John Franco
Houston Astros 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium
W: Danny Darwin L: Tim Leary
Philadelphia Phillies 11, Montreal Expos 6 at Stade Olympique
W: Don Carman L: Lary Sorensen
New York Mets 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Three Rivers Stadium
W: Doug Sisk L: Brian Fisher
San Diego Padres 4, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park
W: Dave Dravecky L: Mark Davis
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at Busch Stadium II
W: Danny Cox L: Scott Sanderson S: Todd Worrell
Baltimore Orioles 8, Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Memorial Stadium
W: Dave Schmidt L: Mark Eichhorn S: Luis DeLeon
Minnesota Twins 6, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I
W: Joe Niekro L: Jose DeLeon S: Juan Berenguer
Detroit Tigers 2, Boston Red Sox 1 at Tiger Stadium
W: Jack Morris L: Bruce Hurst
California Angels 12, Kansas City Royals 0 at Royals Stadium
W: Don Sutton L: Danny Jackson
Milwaukee Brewers 6, New York Yankees 4 at Yankee Stadium
W: Dan Plesac L: Dave Righetti
Seattle Mariners 4, Cleveland Indians 3 (10 inn.) at Kingdome
W: Edwin Nunez L: Rich Yett
Texas Rangers 5, Oakland Athletics 1 at Arlington Stadium
W: Charlie Hough L: Eric Plunk
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, June 15th

IN THE NEWS: In Pittsburgh's 3–1 win over the Cardinals, Pirate base runner Jim Morrison sets a major-league record by getting caught stealing home twice in the 8th inning. The first time he makes it back to 3B on an error, but it goes as a caught steal. Undaunted, he tries to steal again on reliever Ricky Horton and is out at home.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 15, 1987
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field
W: Kent Tekulve L: Lee Smith S: Steve Bedrosian
Houston Astros 4, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Astrodome
W: Mike Scott L: Bill Gullickson
Montreal Expos 4, New York Mets 0 at Stade Olympique
W: Dennis Martinez L: Dwight Gooden
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II
W: Mike Dunne L: Greg Mathews
Texas Rangers 9, California Angels 7 at Anaheim Stadium
W: Jeff Russell L: Chuck Finley S: Dale Mohorcic
Oakland Athletics 7, Kansas City Royals 6 at Royals Stadium
W: Dave Leiper L: Steve Farr S: Jay Howell
Minnesota Twins 5, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at County Stadium
W: Bert Blyleven L: Bill Wegman
New York Yankees 9, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Yankee Stadium
W: Tommy John L: Eric Bell S: Pat Clements
Seattle Mariners 8, Chicago White Sox 2 at Kingdome
W: Lee Guetterman L: Floyd Bannister S: Jerry Reed
Detroit Tigers 2, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Walt Terrell L: Jimmy Key S: Eric King
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, June 16th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 16, 1987
Atlanta Braves 7, San Francisco Giants 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Doyle Alexander L: Kelly Downs
Chicago Cubs 7, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Wrigley Field
W: Steve Trout L: Kevin Gross S: Lee Smith
Houston Astros 4, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Astrodome
W: Jim Deshaies L: Ted Power S: Dave Smith
New York Mets 7, Montreal Expos 3 at Stade Olympique
W: Terry Leach L: Bob Sebra
San Diego Padres 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
W: Lance McCullers L: Alejandro Pena S: Rich Gossage
St. Louis Cardinals 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Busch Stadium II
W: Bill Dawley L: Doug Drabek S: Ricky Horton
Texas Rangers 5, California Angels 4 at Anaheim Stadium
W: Jose Guzman L: John Candelaria S: Dale Mohorcic
Cleveland Indians 8, Boston Red Sox 7 at Cleveland Stadium
W: Mark Huismann L: Al Nipper S: Mike Armstrong
Oakland Athletics 11, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium
W: Steve Ontiveros L: Rick Anderson
Minnesota Twins 7, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at County Stadium
W: Frank Viola L: Chuck Crim S: Jeff Reardon
New York Yankees 6, Baltimore Orioles 5 at Yankee Stadium
W: Rich Bordi L: Mark Williamson S: Dave Righetti
Seattle Mariners 8, Chicago White Sox 6 at Kingdome
W: Bill Wilkinson L: Jim Winn
Toronto Blue Jays 10, Detroit Tigers 4 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Gary Lavelle L: Jeff Robinson
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, June 17th

IN THE NEWS: Dick Howser dies at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City. He led the Royals to their first World Championship in 1985, but was forced to give up managing during the 1986 season because of a brain tumor. His uniform number, 10, will be retired by the club on July 3rd.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 17, 1987
Atlanta Braves 6, San Francisco Giants 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Rick Mahler L: Jeff Robinson
Chicago Cubs 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Wrigley Field
W: Jamie Moyer L: Shane Rawley S: Lee Smith
Cincinnati Reds 9, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome
W: Ron Robinson L: Nolan Ryan S: Bill Landrum
Montreal Expos 9, New York Mets 1 at Stade Olympique
W: Bryn Smith L: Sid Fernandez
San Diego Padres 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 7 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
W: Craig Lefferts L: Brian Holton S: Lance McCullers
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II
W: Rick Reuschel L: Bob Forsch
California Angels 6, Texas Rangers 1 at Anaheim Stadium
W: Mike Witt L: Greg Harris
Boston Red Sox 4, Cleveland Indians 0 at Cleveland Stadium
W: Roger Clemens L: Tom Candiotti
Kansas City Royals 10, Oakland Athletics 5 at Royals Stadium
W: Bret Saberhagen L: Dave Stewart
Milwaukee Brewers 8, Minnesota Twins 5 at County Stadium
W: Mark Clear L: Les Straker S: Dan Plesac
New York Yankees 4, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Yankee Stadium
W: Dennis Rasmussen L: Mike Boddicker S: Pat Clements
Seattle Mariners 2, Chicago White Sox 0 at Kingdome
W: Scott Bankhead L: Bill Long S: Edwin Nunez
Detroit Tigers 3, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Frank Tanana L: Jim Clancy S: Willie Hernandez
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Thursday, June 18th

IN THE NEWS: With his club in 5th place in the National League East, Phillies manager John Felske is fired and replaced by 3B coach Lee Elia.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 18, 1987
Cincinnati Reds 8, Atlanta Braves 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Guy Hoffman L: David Palmer S: John Franco
Chicago Cubs 9, Philadelphia Phillies 7 at Wrigley Field
W: Rick Sutcliffe L: Mike Jackson S: Lee Smith
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Houston Astros 4 (11 inn.) at Astrodome
W: Alejandro Pena L: Ron Mathis S: Brian Holton
New York Mets 10, Montreal Expos 7 at Stade Olympique
W: Doug Sisk L: Neal Heaton S: Roger McDowell
San Diego Padres 3, San Francisco Giants 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
W: Storm Davis L: Atlee Hammaker S: Rich Gossage
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 (10 inn.) at Busch Stadium II
W: Bill Dawley L: Don Robinson
Kansas City Royals 10, California Angels 4 at Anaheim Stadium
W: Mark Gubicza L: Willie Fraser
Cleveland Indians 7, Boston Red Sox 5 at Cleveland Stadium
W: Mike Armstrong L: Bob Stanley S: Mark Huismann
New York Yankees 6, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Yankee Stadium
W: Rick Rhoden L: Scott McGregor S: Tim Stoddard
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Juan Nieves L: Dave Stieb S: Dan Plesac
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Friday, June 19th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 19, 1987
Atlanta Braves 16, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Zane Smith L: Pat Pacillo S: Jeff Dedmon
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field
W: Brian Fisher L: Dickie Noles
Houston Astros 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 (11 inn.) at Astrodome
W: Dave Meads L: Orel Hershiser
New York Mets 8, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Shea Stadium
W: John Mitchell L: Don Carman
San Francisco Giants 7, San Diego Padres 6 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
W: Jeff Robinson L: Lance McCullers S: Scott Garrelts
Montreal Expos 8, St. Louis Cardinals 7 (11 inn.) at Busch Stadium II
W: Bob McClure L: Bill Dawley S: Lary Sorensen
Detroit Tigers 5, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Memorial Stadium
W: Jack Morris L: Mark Williamson S: Willie Hernandez
New York Yankees 10, Boston Red Sox 5 (13 inn.) at Fenway Park
W: Charles Hudson L: Joe Sambito
Kansas City Royals 2, California Angels 0 at Anaheim Stadium
W: Danny Jackson L: Don Sutton
Seattle Mariners 7, Cleveland Indians 4 at Cleveland Stadium
W: Mark Langston L: Phil Niekro
Minnesota Twins 7, Chicago White Sox 6 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
W: Jeff Reardon L: Jim Winn
Texas Rangers 4, Oakland Athletics 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Charlie Hough L: Moose Haas S: Dale Mohorcic
Toronto Blue Jays 15, Milwaukee Brewers 6 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Jeff Musselman L: Mark Clear
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Saturday, June 20th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 20, 1987
Atlanta Braves 8, Cincinnati Reds 6 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Doyle Alexander L: Bill Gullickson S: Gene Garber
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field
W: Mike Dunne L: Greg Maddux
Houston Astros 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Astrodome
W: Mike Scott L: Tim Leary
New York Mets 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Shea Stadium
W: Dwight Gooden L: Kent Tekulve
San Diego Padres 10, San Francisco Giants 4 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
W: Jimmy Jones L: Jeff Robinson S: Lance McCullers
Montreal Expos 7, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Busch Stadium II
W: Jeff Parrett L: Todd Worrell
Baltimore Orioles 9, Detroit Tigers 5
W: Sparky Anderson L: Cal Ripken Sr. S: Eric Bell
Boston Red Sox 9, New York Yankees 4 at Fenway Park
W: Al Nipper L: Tommy John
Kansas City Royals 8, California Angels 4 at Anaheim Stadium
W: Charlie Leibrandt L: Jack Lazorko
Cleveland Indians 9, Seattle Mariners 2 at Cleveland Stadium
W: Steve Carlton L: Mike Morgan
Chicago White Sox 10, Minnesota Twins 5 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
W: Jose DeLeon L: Bert Blyleven
Texas Rangers 7, Oakland Athletics 6 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Bobby Witt L: Curt Young S: Mitch Williams
Milwaukee Brewers 3, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Bill Wegman L: Jimmy Key S: Dan Plesac
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Sunday, June 21st

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 21, 1987
Cincinnati Reds 6, Atlanta Braves 5 (10 inn.) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Bill Landrum L: Gene Garber
Chicago Cubs 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Wrigley Field
W: Steve Trout L: Doug Drabek S: Lee Smith
Houston Astros 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Astrodome
W: Jim Deshaies L: Rick Honeycutt
New York Mets 8, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Shea Stadium
W: Sid Fernandez L: Kevin Gross S: Roger McDowell
San Francisco Giants 11, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
W: Kelly Downs L: Eric Show
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Montreal Expos 3 at Busch Stadium II
W: Joe Magrane L: Bob Sebra S: Bill Dawley
Detroit Tigers 9, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Memorial Stadium
W: Dan Petry L: Ken Dixon S: Eric King
Boston Red Sox 4, New York Yankees 2 at Fenway Park
W: Roger Clemens L: Bob Tewksbury
California Angels 8, Kansas City Royals 0 at Anaheim Stadium
W: Jerry Reuss L: Bob Stoddard
Seattle Mariners 5, Cleveland Indians 0 at Cleveland Stadium
W: Lee Guetterman L: Ken Schrom
Minnesota Twins 8, Chicago White Sox 6 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
W: Juan Berenguer L: Jim Winn S: Jeff Reardon
Oakland Athletics 7, Texas Rangers 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Dave Stewart L: Jose Guzman S: Dennis Eckersley
Texas Rangers 13, Oakland Athletics 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Ed Correa L: Eric Plunk S: Jeff Russell
Toronto Blue Jays 7, Milwaukee Brewers 6 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Jeff Musselman L: Chuck Crim S: Tom Henke
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Monday, June 22nd

IN THE NEWS: Tom Seaver abandons his comeback attempt with the injury-riddled Mets and retires with a career W-L record of 311-205, an ERA of 2.86, 3,640 strikeouts (3rd on the all-time list behind Nolan Ryan and Steve Carlton), and 61 shutouts (7th).

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 22, 1987
Chicago Cubs 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Wrigley Field
W: Jamie Moyer L: Rick Reuschel
New York Yankees 7, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Memorial Stadium
W: Dennis Rasmussen L: Luis DeLeon
Boston Red Sox 5, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Fenway Park
W: Oil Can Boyd L: John Henry Johnson
Seattle Mariners 3, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park I
W: Mike Moore L: Scott Nielsen S: Bill Wilkinson
Detroit Tigers 2, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Tiger Stadium
W: Frank Tanana L: Jim Clancy
Oakland Athletics 4, Kansas City Royals 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Steve Ontiveros L: Bret Saberhagen S: Jay Howell
California Angels 7, Texas Rangers 3 at Arlington Stadium
W: De Wayne Buice L: Greg Harris S: Greg Minton
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Tuesday, June 23rd

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 23, 1987
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Atlanta Braves 2 at Dodger Stadium
W: Fernando Valenzuela L: Charlie Puleo
Chicago Cubs 4, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium
W: Rick Sutcliffe L: Ron Darling S: Lee Smith
Montreal Expos 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Three Rivers Stadium
W: Neal Heaton L: Bob Kipper S: Jeff Parrett
San Diego Padres 4, Houston Astros 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
W: Ed Whitson L: Nolan Ryan
Cincinnati Reds 4, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park
W: Ron Robinson L: Atlee Hammaker S: John Franco
Philadelphia Phillies 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II
W: Shane Rawley L: Lee Tunnell S: Steve Bedrosian
New York Yankees 2, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium
W: Rick Rhoden L: Doug Corbett S: Dave Righetti
Boston Red Sox 9, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Fenway Park
W: Steve Crawford L: Bill Wegman S: Calvin Schiraldi
Chicago White Sox 13, Seattle Mariners 3 at Comiskey Park I
W: Bill Long L: Scott Bankhead
Toronto Blue Jays 8, Detroit Tigers 7 at Tiger Stadium
W: Dave Stieb L: Jeff Robinson S: Tom Henke
Minnesota Twins 9, Cleveland Indians 4 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
W: Mike Smithson L: Tom Candiotti S: George Frazier
Kansas City Royals 4, Oakland Athletics 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Mark Gubicza L: Jose Rijo
California Angels 8, Texas Rangers 6 at Arlington Stadium
W: Willie Fraser L: Charlie Hough S: Greg Minton
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Wednesday, June 24th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 24, 1987
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Atlanta Braves 4 (10 inn.) at Dodger Stadium
W: Matt Young L: Gene Garber
New York Mets 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Shea Stadium
W: Roger McDowell L: Lee Smith
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Montreal Expos 6 at Three Rivers Stadium
W: Brian Fisher L: Jeff Fischer
Houston Astros 12, San Diego Padres 7 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
W: Larry Andersen L: Lance McCullers
Cincinnati Reds 5, San Francisco Giants 4 (10 inn.) at Candlestick Park
W: John Franco L: Scott Garrelts
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Busch Stadium II
W: Todd Worrell L: Mike Jackson
Baltimore Orioles 4, New York Yankees 0 at Memorial Stadium
W: Dave Schmidt L: Ron Guidry
Boston Red Sox 8, Milwaukee Brewers 7 at Fenway Park
W: Bruce Hurst L: Teddy Higuera S: Calvin Schiraldi
Seattle Mariners 10, Chicago White Sox 7 at Comiskey Park I
W: Mark Langston L: Richard Dotson S: Edwin Nunez
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium
W: John Cerutti L: Jack Morris S</