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SEPTEMBER
1987

Tuesday, September 1st

IN THE NEWS: Williamsport (Eastern League) Bills catcher Dave Bresnahan introduces a new wrinkle to baseball -- the hidden potato. With a Reading runner, Rick Rudblad, on 3B, Bresnahan returns from a time out with a shaved potato hidden in his mitt. On the next pitch he throws the potato wildly on a pickoff attempt. When the runner trots home, Bresnahan tags him out with the real ball. The umpire, unamused, rules the runner safe, gives the catcher an error, and fines him $50. Bresnahan replied, "I thought it'd be a do-over."

The Red Sox trade two heroes from their 1986 American League Championship team, sending DH Don Baylor to the Twins and OF Dave Henderson to the Giants for players to be named later.

In a 3–2 loss to the Cubs, Houston's Billy Hatcher becomes the first player this season to be ejected for using an illegal corked bat, and will eventually be suspended for 10 games by National League president Bart Giamatti. Hatcher claims he borrowed the bat from P Dave Smith and only used it in batting practice. Baseball has seen a rash of protests regarding allegedly doctored bats this season, partly in response to the record number of home runs being hit.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 1, 1987
Chicago Cubs 3, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome
W: Jamie Moyer L: Manny Hernandez S: Lee Smith
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Dodger Stadium
W: Wally Ritchie L: Tim Leary S: Steve Bedrosian
Atlanta Braves 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Three Rivers Stadium
W: Zane Smith L: Brian Fisher
New York Mets 9, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
W: David Cone L: Jimmy Jones S: Randy Myers
San Francisco Giants 14, Montreal Expos 4 at Candlestick Park
W: Rick Reuschel L: Floyd Youmans
Cincinnati Reds 7, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Busch Stadium II
W: Guy Hoffman L: Ricky Horton
Seattle Mariners 5, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Memorial Stadium
W: Scott Bankhead L: John Habyan
Texas Rangers 6, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I
W: Jose Guzman L: Bill Long S: Mitch Williams
Detroit Tigers 6, Cleveland Indians 5 (12 inn.) at Tiger Stadium
W: Willie Hernandez L: Don Gordon
Milwaukee Brewers 2, Kansas City Royals 0 at Royals Stadium
W: Teddy Higuera L: Bret Saberhagen
Boston Red Sox 9, Minnesota Twins 0 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
W: Jeff Sellers L: Joe Niekro
Oakland Athletics 8, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium
W: Steve Ontiveros L: Charles Hudson
Toronto Blue Jays 4, California Angels 3 (10 inn.) at Exhibition Stadium
W: Jeff Musselman L: Mike Witt
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Wednesday, September 2nd

IN THE NEWS: The parent Phillies don't find Dave Bresnahan's potato gag yesterday funny either, and release him. Bresnahan, hitting .149, explains, "We were 27 games out, what the hell?" Tomorrow night, their last game of the season, the Williamsport Bills will admit any fan for a $1 and a potato. On each potato, Bresnahan autographs, "this spud's for you."

Tom Candiotti pitches his 2nd one-hitter of the season, but also walks seven batters and makes an error as the Indians lose to Detroit 2–1. Matt Nokes' single with two out in the 8th is the Tigers' only hit. Feller, in 1954, is the last Tribe hurler to lose a one-hitter.

For the second time this season, Houston's Kevin Bass drills homers from each side of the plate. He totals three homers for the 2nd time in a month as the Astros drub the Cubs, 10–1.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 2, 1987
Houston Astros 10, Chicago Cubs 1 at Astrodome
W: Mike Scott L: Rick Sutcliffe
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Dodger Stadium
W: Don Carman L: Orel Hershiser
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Atlanta Braves 0 at Three Rivers Stadium
W: Bob Walk L: Tom Glavine S: Jim Gott
New York Mets 4, San Diego Padres 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
W: Dwight Gooden L: Ed Whitson
Montreal Expos 7, San Francisco Giants 3 at Candlestick Park
W: Pascual Perez L: Mike LaCoss S: Tim Burke
Cincinnati Reds 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II
W: Frank Williams L: Danny Cox S: John Franco
Seattle Mariners 8, Baltimore Orioles 6 at Memorial Stadium
W: Mark Langston L: Jeff Ballard S: Jerry Reed
Chicago White Sox 5, Texas Rangers 0 at Comiskey Park I
W: Dave LaPoint L: Paul Kilgus
Detroit Tigers 2, Cleveland Indians 1 at Tiger Stadium
W: Jack Morris L: Tom Candiotti
Milwaukee Brewers 3, Kansas City Royals 2 at Royals Stadium
W: Bill Wegman L: Charlie Leibrandt S: Dan Plesac
Minnesota Twins 5, Boston Red Sox 4 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
W: Les Straker L: Al Nipper S: Jeff Reardon
New York Yankees 3, Oakland Athletics 2 (10 inn.) at Yankee Stadium
W: Dave Righetti L: Rick Honeycutt
Toronto Blue Jays 7, California Angels 6 at Exhibition Stadium
W: David Wells L: De Wayne Buice
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Thursday, September 3rd

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 3, 1987
Chicago White Sox 5, Texas Rangers 2 at Comiskey Park I
W: Floyd Bannister L: Bobby Witt S: Bobby Thigpen
Detroit Tigers 3, Cleveland Indians 1 at Tiger Stadium
W: Walt Terrell L: Rich Yett
Milwaukee Brewers 8, Kansas City Royals 2 at Royals Stadium
W: Chris Bosio L: Mark Gubicza S: Chuck Crim
Minnesota Twins 2, Boston Red Sox 1 (10 inn.) at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
W: Keith Atherton L: Wes Gardner
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Friday, September 4th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 4, 1987
Atlanta Braves 7, Montreal Expos 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Rick Mahler L: Neal Heaton
Cincinnati Reds 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field
W: Frank Williams L: Lee Smith S: John Franco
Houston Astros 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Astrodome
W: Nolan Ryan L: Mike Bielecki S: Juan Agosto
New York Mets 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium
W: Rick Aguilera L: Shawn Hillegas
San Francisco Giants 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 (10 inn.) at Candlestick Park
W: Don Robinson L: Wally Ritchie
St. Louis Cardinals 4, San Diego Padres 2 at Busch Stadium II
W: Todd Worrell L: Mark Davis
Baltimore Orioles 5, Oakland Athletics 2 at Memorial Stadium
W: Mike Boddicker L: Gene Nelson
Boston Red Sox 5, Cleveland Indians 2 at Fenway Park
W: Roger Clemens L: Scott Bailes S: Wes Gardner
Kansas City Royals 6, Chicago White Sox 2 at Royals Stadium
W: Melido Perez L: Richard Dotson
Minnesota Twins 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1 (12 inn.) at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
W: Juan Berenguer L: Dan Plesac
New York Yankees 8, California Angels 4 at Yankee Stadium
W: Bill Gullickson L: Kirk McCaskill S: Pat Clements
Detroit Tigers 11, Texas Rangers 2 at Arlington Stadium
W: Doyle Alexander L: Charlie Hough
Toronto Blue Jays 6, Seattle Mariners 5 (10 inn.) at Exhibition Stadium
W: Jose Nunez L: Dennis Powell
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Saturday, September 5th

IN THE NEWS: Carlton Fisk clubs his 300th career home run off Danny Jackson, but the White Sox lose to the Royals 4–2.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 5, 1987
Montreal Expos 4, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Dennis Martinez L: Kevin Coffman S: Tim Burke
Cincinnati Reds 10, Chicago Cubs 5 at Wrigley Field
W: Dennis Rasmussen L: Ed Lynch
Houston Astros 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Astrodome
W: Bob Knepper L: Doug Drabek
New York Mets 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Dodger Stadium
W: Ron Darling L: Fernando Valenzuela S: Roger McDowell
San Francisco Giants 6, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Candlestick Park
W: Dave Dravecky L: Shane Rawley S: Kelly Downs
San Diego Padres 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II
W: Mark Grant L: Greg Mathews S: Lance McCullers
Oakland Athletics 7, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Memorial Stadium
W: Curt Young L: Eric Bell
Cleveland Indians 15, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park
W: John Farrell L: Bob Stanley
Kansas City Royals 4, Chicago White Sox 2 at Royals Stadium
W: Danny Jackson L: Jose DeLeon
Minnesota Twins 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
W: Keith Atherton L: Chuck Crim
New York Yankees 7, California Angels 6 at Yankee Stadium
W: Ron Guidry L: Don Sutton S: Dave Righetti
Texas Rangers 8, Detroit Tigers 7 at Arlington Stadium
W: Steve Howe L: Willie Hernandez
Toronto Blue Jays 3, Seattle Mariners 0 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Mike Flanagan L: Mike Campbell S: Tom Henke
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Sunday, September 6th

IN THE NEWS: The Dodgers beat the Mets 3–2 in 16 innings to end their losing streak at nine games, the club's worst since 1973.

Milwaukee's Teddy Higuera hurls his 3rd straight shutout, beating the Twins, 6–0, on two hits. Glenn Braggs, Rob Deer, and Bill Schroeder homer to back Teddy.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 6, 1987
Montreal Expos 5, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Floyd Youmans L: Zane Smith S: Joe Hesketh
Chicago Cubs 3, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Wrigley Field
W: Les Lancaster L: Ted Power S: Lee Smith
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome
W: Mike Dunne L: Manny Hernandez S: Jim Gott
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, New York Mets 2 (16 inn.) at Dodger Stadium
W: Tim Belcher L: Randy Myers
San Francisco Giants 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Candlestick Park
W: Rick Reuschel L: Freddie Toliver
St. Louis Cardinals 6, San Diego Padres 4 at Busch Stadium II
W: John Tudor L: Eric Show S: Todd Worrell
Baltimore Orioles 7, Oakland Athletics 6 at Memorial Stadium
W: Tom Niedenfuer L: Dennis Eckersley
Cleveland Indians 3, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park
W: Darrel Akerfelds L: Jeff Sellers S: Doug Jones
Chicago White Sox 5, Kansas City Royals 4 (11 inn.) at Royals Stadium
W: Bobby Thigpen L: John Davis
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Minnesota Twins 0 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
W: Teddy Higuera L: Steve Carlton
California Angels 3, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium
W: John Candelaria L: Tommy John S: De Wayne Buice
Texas Rangers 9, Detroit Tigers 3 at Arlington Stadium
W: Jose Guzman L: Jeff Robinson
Toronto Blue Jays 3, Seattle Mariners 2 (11 inn.) at Exhibition Stadium
W: Jose Nunez L: Edwin Nunez
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Monday, September 7th

IN THE NEWS: That's spells relief. In for Brian Fisher, Pirate closer Jeff Robinson strikes out three Cubs on nine pitches, in the 8th inning. The Pirates win, 3–2. Both Cubs runs come on homers, by Leon Durham and Keith Moreland.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 7, 1987
San Diego Padres 11, Atlanta Braves 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Jimmy Jones L: Tom Glavine
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field
W: Brian Fisher L: Jamie Moyer S: Jeff Robinson
Cincinnati Reds 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 (13 inn.) at Riverfront Stadium
W: Tom Hume L: Brian Holton
Houston Astros 4, San Francisco Giants 2 at Astrodome
W: Mike Scott L: Mike LaCoss
Montreal Expos 9, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Stade Olympique
W: Pascual Perez L: Danny Cox
Philadelphia Phillies 5, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium
W: Don Carman L: Dwight Gooden S: Steve Bedrosian
Detroit Tigers 12, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Memorial Stadium
W: Jack Morris L: Jeff Ballard
New York Yankees 9, Boston Red Sox 5 at Fenway Park
W: Rick Rhoden L: Bruce Hurst S: Tim Stoddard
Kansas City Royals 5, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium
W: Charlie Leibrandt L: Mike Witt S: Gene Garber
Seattle Mariners 6, Cleveland Indians 4 at Cleveland Stadium
W: Mark Langston L: Tom Candiotti S: Jerry Reed
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at County Stadium
W: Duane Ward L: Dan Plesac S: Tom Henke
Minnesota Twins 8, Chicago White Sox 1 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
W: Jeff Bittiger L: Dave LaPoint
Oakland Athletics 2, Texas Rangers 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Dave Stewart L: Mitch Williams
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Tuesday, September 8th

IN THE NEWS: With the Cubs in 5th place in the National League East (68-68, 13 games behind), the club fires manager Gene Michael and replaces him with Frank Lucchesi.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 8, 1987
Atlanta Braves 4, San Diego Padres 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Pete Smith L: Ed Whitson S: Jim Acker
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field
W: Vicente Palacios L: Rick Sutcliffe S: Jim Gott
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Orel Hershiser L: Ron Robinson S: Alejandro Pena
San Francisco Giants 6, Houston Astros 4 at Astrodome
W: Don Robinson L: Larry Andersen
Montreal Expos 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Stade Olympique
W: Bryn Smith L: Bob Forsch S: Andy McGaffigan
New York Mets 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Shea Stadium
W: Terry Leach L: Bruce Ruffin S: Doug Sisk
Boston Red Sox 8, New York Yankees 6 at Fenway Park
W: Al Nipper L: Bill Gullickson S: Calvin Schiraldi
Kansas City Royals 4, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium
W: Mark Gubicza L: Willie Fraser S: John Davis
Seattle Mariners 7, Cleveland Indians 0 at Cleveland Stadium
W: Mike Morgan L: Rich Yett
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at County Stadium
W: Chris Bosio L: Dave Stieb S: Chuck Crim
Chicago White Sox 4, Minnesota Twins 3 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
W: Floyd Bannister L: Bert Blyleven S: Bobby Thigpen
Texas Rangers 12, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Charlie Hough L: Gene Nelson
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Wednesday, September 9th

IN THE NEWS: Nolan Ryan strikes out 16 Giants in eight innings during Houston's 4–2 victory to take over the ML strikeout lead with 226. Ryan will finish the season with 270 strikeouts, tops in the major leagues.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 9, 1987
Atlanta Braves 3, San Diego Padres 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: David Palmer L: Eric Nolte S: Jim Acker
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field
W: Jeff Robinson L: Lee Smith S: Jim Gott
Cincinnati Reds 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Tom Browning L: Tim Belcher
Houston Astros 4, San Francisco Giants 2 at Astrodome
W: Nolan Ryan L: Atlee Hammaker S: Dave Smith
Montreal Expos 8, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Stade Olympique
W: Dennis Martinez L: Joe Magrane
New York Mets 11, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Shea Stadium
W: Rick Aguilera L: Shane Rawley
Detroit Tigers 7, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Memorial Stadium
W: Walt Terrell L: Ken Dixon S: Willie Hernandez
Detroit Tigers 6, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Memorial Stadium
W: Doyle Alexander L: Mike Boddicker
Boston Red Sox 5, New York Yankees 3 at Fenway Park
W: Roger Clemens L: Charles Hudson
Seattle Mariners 9, Cleveland Indians 4 at Cleveland Stadium
W: Mike Moore L: Jamie Easterly
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at County Stadium
W: Mark Clear L: David Wells
Minnesota Twins 2, Chicago White Sox 1 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
W: Frank Viola L: Jim Winn
Oakland Athletics 11, Texas Rangers 7 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Greg Cadaret L: Bobby Witt
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Thursday, September 10th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 10, 1987
San Diego Padres 8, Houston Astros 7 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
W: Rich Gossage L: Manny Hernandez
Boston Red Sox 5, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Fenway Park
W: Joe Sambito L: Tom Niedenfuer S: Wes Gardner
California Angels 8, Texas Rangers 7 (10 inn.) at Anaheim Stadium
W: De Wayne Buice L: Steve Howe
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Detroit Tigers 3 at County Stadium
W: Juan Nieves L: Frank Tanana S: Paul Mirabella
Oakland Athletics 3, Kansas City Royals 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Eric Plunk L: John Davis
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Friday, September 11th

IN THE NEWS: Howard Johnson steals his 30th base of the season in the Mets 6–4, 10-inning loss to the Cardinals, becoming the 8th player ever to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases in a season. Mets starter Ron Darling tears ligaments in his thumb while fielding a Vince Coleman bunt during the game and will miss the rest of the season.

Detroit's Tom Brookens homers in the 5th off Ted Higuera, snapping the Brewer pitchers' scoreless streak of 32 innings. Higuera's mark tops Ray Searage's team record of 30 innings (August 26, 1984 - April 19, 1985). The Brewers rally for four runs in the 8th to top the Tigers.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 11, 1987
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Fernando Valenzuela L: Kevin Coffman
Chicago Cubs 8, Montreal Expos 4 at Wrigley Field
W: Les Lancaster L: Floyd Youmans
Cincinnati Reds 4, San Francisco Giants 3 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Dennis Rasmussen L: Dave Dravecky S: Rob Murphy
St. Louis Cardinals 6, New York Mets 4 (10 inn.) at Shea Stadium
W: Ken Dayley L: Jesse Orosco
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Veteran's Stadium
W: Doug Drabek L: Kevin Gross S: Jim Gott
San Diego Padres 11, Houston Astros 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
W: Eric Show L: Mike Scott
Boston Red Sox 9, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Fenway Park
W: Jeff Sellers L: John Habyan
Texas Rangers 7, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium
W: Jose Guzman L: John Candelaria
Minnesota Twins 13, Cleveland Indians 10 (11 inn.) at Cleveland Stadium
W: Jeff Reardon L: Don Gordon S: Juan Berenguer
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Detroit Tigers 2 at County Stadium
W: Teddy Higuera L: Mike Henneman
Kansas City Royals 9, Oakland Athletics 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Bret Saberhagen L: Steve Ontiveros
Chicago White Sox 5, Seattle Mariners 1 at Kingdome
W: Jose DeLeon L: Mike Campbell S: Bobby Thigpen
Toronto Blue Jays 6, New York Yankees 5 (10 inn.) at Exhibition Stadium
W: David Wells L: Dave Righetti
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Saturday, September 12th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 12, 1987
Atlanta Braves 10, Los Angeles Dodgers 9 (10 inn.) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Jim Acker L: Alejandro Pena
Montreal Expos 7, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field
W: Pascual Perez L: Jamie Moyer
San Francisco Giants 7, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Rick Reuschel L: Ted Power
St. Louis Cardinals 8, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium
W: Greg Mathews L: Dwight Gooden
Pittsburgh Pirates 12, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Veteran's Stadium
W: Mike Dunne L: Don Carman
Boston Red Sox 4, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Fenway Park
W: Bruce Hurst L: Tom Niedenfuer
Texas Rangers 4, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium
W: Charlie Hough L: Mike Witt S: Steve Howe
Cleveland Indians 5, Minnesota Twins 4 at Cleveland Stadium
W: Doug Jones L: Juan Berenguer
Milwaukee Brewers 11, Detroit Tigers 2 at County Stadium
W: Bill Wegman L: Jack Morris
Kansas City Royals 10, Oakland Athletics 7 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Charlie Leibrandt L: Dave Stewart S: Gene Garber
Seattle Mariners 12, Chicago White Sox 2 at Kingdome
W: Scott Bankhead L: Bill Long
Toronto Blue Jays 13, New York Yankees 1 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Jimmy Key L: Rick Rhoden
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Sunday, September 13th

IN THE NEWS: Chicago's Floyd Bannister faces the minimum 27 batters in a 2–0 one-hitter against Seattle, striking out 10 while walking none. Hard-luck loser Mark Langston pitches a 2-hitter for the Mariners.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 13, 1987
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Orel Hershiser L: Pete Smith S: Brad Havens
Chicago Cubs 5, Montreal Expos 2 at Wrigley Field
W: Rick Sutcliffe L: Bryn Smith
San Francisco Giants 6, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Mike LaCoss L: Tom Browning S: Don Robinson
New York Mets 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Shea Stadium
W: David Cone L: Danny Cox S: Randy Myers
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Veteran's Stadium
W: Brian Fisher L: Bruce Ruffin
San Diego Padres 10, Houston Astros 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
W: Jimmy Jones L: Jim Deshaies
Texas Rangers 8, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium
W: Jeff Russell L: Jerry Reuss S: Mitch Williams
Minnesota Twins 7, Cleveland Indians 3 (10 inn.) at Cleveland Stadium
W: Jeff Reardon L: Tom Candiotti
Detroit Tigers 5, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium
W: Walt Terrell L: Chris Bosio
Kansas City Royals 6, Oakland Athletics 5 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Mark Gubicza L: Rick Honeycutt S: Gene Garber
Chicago White Sox 2, Seattle Mariners 0 at Kingdome
W: Floyd Bannister L: Mark Langston
New York Yankees 8, Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Charles Hudson L: John Cerutti S: Dave Righetti
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Monday, September 14th

IN THE NEWS: In an 18–3 rout of the Orioles, the Blue Jays erupt for a ML-record 10 home runs. Ernie Whitt leads the parade with three round trippers, Rance Mulliniks and George Bell hit 2, and Lloyd Moseby, Rob Ducey, and Fred McGriff each add one. Mike Hart hits one for Baltimore to tie the 2-team major-league record of 11. In the 7th inning, the Jays Kelly Gruber makes an out and, in his next at bat in the frame, hits into a DP tie a major-league record for most outs-inning. Cal Ripken's streak of 8,243 consecutive innings (908 games) is broken when he is lifted in the 8th for pinch runner Ron Washington.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 14, 1987
Atlanta Braves 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Tom Glavine L: Guy Hoffman S: Jim Acker
Houston Astros 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium
W: Nolan Ryan L: Shawn Hillegas
New York Mets 6, Chicago Cubs 5 at Shea Stadium
W: Rick Aguilera L: Drew Hall S: Jesse Orosco
Philadelphia Phillies 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 (11 inn.) at Veteran's Stadium
W: Jeff Calhoun L: Ken Dayley
Montreal Expos 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 (14 inn.) at Three Rivers Stadium
W: Andy McGaffigan L: Brett Gideon S: Jeff Parrett
San Francisco Giants 4, San Diego Padres 3 at Candlestick Park
W: Craig Lefferts L: Lance McCullers
Chicago White Sox 8, Minnesota Twins 2 at Comiskey Park I
W: Dave LaPoint L: Frank Viola
Detroit Tigers 3, Boston Red Sox 0 at Tiger Stadium
W: Doyle Alexander L: Roger Clemens S: Mike Henneman
Kansas City Royals 8, California Angels 5 at Royals Stadium
W: Bud Black L: Jack Lazorko S: Gene Garber
Milwaukee Brewers 6, New York Yankees 4 at Yankee Stadium
W: Dave Stapleton L: Bill Gullickson S: Mark Clear
Cleveland Indians 11, Seattle Mariners 8 at Kingdome
W: Scott Bailes L: Mike Morgan S: Doug Jones
Texas Rangers 2, Oakland Athletics 1 (11 inn.) at Arlington Stadium
W: Dale Mohorcic L: Steve Ontiveros
Toronto Blue Jays 18, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Jim Clancy L: Ken Dixon
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Tuesday, September 15th

IN THE NEWS: Mets 1B Keith Hernandez collects his 2,000th ML hit as New York pounds Chicago 12–4. Earlier in the day the 2nd-place Mets obtained pitcher John Candelaria from the Angels for a pair of minor leaguers.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 15, 1987
Cincinnati Reds 21, Atlanta Braves 6 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Ron Robinson L: David Palmer
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Houston Astros 2 at Dodger Stadium
W: Tim Belcher L: Bob Knepper S: Alejandro Pena
New York Mets 12, Chicago Cubs 4 at Shea Stadium
W: Sid Fernandez L: Greg Maddux
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium
W: Ricky Horton L: Kevin Gross S: Todd Worrell
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Montreal Expos 1 at Three Rivers Stadium
W: Mike Bielecki L: Neal Heaton
San Francisco Giants 13, San Diego Padres 3 at Candlestick Park
W: Atlee Hammaker L: Eric Nolte
Chicago White Sox 6, Minnesota Twins 2 at Comiskey Park I
W: Jack McDowell L: Joe Niekro
Detroit Tigers 9, Boston Red Sox 8 at Tiger Stadium
W: Dan Petry L: Steve Crawford S: Mike Henneman
California Angels 7, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium
W: Willie Fraser L: Danny Jackson
New York Yankees 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Yankee Stadium
W: Al Leiter L: Juan Nieves S: Dave Righetti
Cleveland Indians 4, Seattle Mariners 2 at Kingdome
W: Ken Schrom L: Mike Moore
Oakland Athletics 6, Texas Rangers 5 at Arlington Stadium
W: Eric Plunk L: Dale Mohorcic S: Dennis Eckersley
Toronto Blue Jays 6, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Mike Flanagan L: Jose Mesa
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Wednesday, September 16th

IN THE NEWS: In a 6–4 win, California's Bob Boone catches his 1,919th ML game to break the record held by Hall of Famer Al Lopez.

Cleveland's Joe Carter joins the 30-30 club, stealing his 30th base of the season in a 5–3 loss to Seattle.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 16, 1987
New York Mets 10, Montreal Expos 0 at Stade Olympique
W: Dwight Gooden L: Charlie Lea
Philadelphia Phillies 8, Chicago Cubs 5 at Veteran's Stadium
W: Mike Maddux L: Lee Smith S: Steve Bedrosian
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Three Rivers Stadium
W: John Tudor L: Doug Drabek
San Diego Padres 3, Atlanta Braves 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
W: Mark Grant L: Kevin Coffman
San Francisco Giants 7, Houston Astros 1 at Candlestick Park
W: Dave Dravecky L: Mike Scott
Chicago White Sox 13, Minnesota Twins 10 at Comiskey Park I
W: Jose DeLeon L: Mike Smithson S: Bobby Thigpen
Detroit Tigers 4, Boston Red Sox 1 at Tiger Stadium
W: Jack Morris L: Jeff Sellers
California Angels 6, Kansas City Royals 4 at Royals Stadium
W: Greg Minton L: Bret Saberhagen S: De Wayne Buice
Milwaukee Brewers 5, New York Yankees 4 at Yankee Stadium
W: Teddy Higuera L: Tim Stoddard
Seattle Mariners 5, Cleveland Indians 3 at Kingdome
W: Bill Wilkinson L: Sammy Stewart
Texas Rangers 4, Oakland Athletics 1 at Arlington Stadium
W: Charlie Hough L: Dave Stewart
Toronto Blue Jays 7, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Jimmy Key L: Mike Boddicker
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Thursday, September 17th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 17, 1987
Cincinnati Reds 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 (10 inn.) at Dodger Stadium
W: John Franco L: Fernando Valenzuela
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Dodger Stadium
W: Bob Welch L: Ted Power S: Alejandro Pena
Montreal Expos 4, New York Mets 1 at Stade Olympique
W: Pascual Perez L: David Cone
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Veteran's Stadium
W: Don Carman L: Jamie Moyer S: Steve Bedrosian
Pittsburgh Pirates 1, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Three Rivers Stadium
W: Mike Dunne L: Greg Mathews S: Jim Gott
San Diego Padres 7, Atlanta Braves 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
W: Eric Show L: Zane Smith
San Francisco Giants 4, Houston Astros 0 at Candlestick Park
W: Rick Reuschel L: Danny Darwin
Chicago White Sox 9, Seattle Mariners 8 (10 inn.) at Comiskey Park I
W: Bobby Thigpen L: Bill Wilkinson
Kansas City Royals 7, California Angels 6 at Royals Stadium
W: John Davis L: Greg Minton
New York Yankees 6, Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Yankee Stadium
W: Dave Righetti L: Tom Henke
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Friday, September 18th

IN THE NEWS: In Detroit's 7–6 win over the Brewers, Darrell Evans belts his 40th homer of the year. He is the first 40-year-old to hit 40 homers.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 18, 1987
San Diego Padres 2, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome
W: Lance McCullers L: Dave Smith
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Atlanta Braves 4 at Dodger Stadium
W: Orel Hershiser L: Pete Smith
Montreal Expos 6, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Stade Olympique
W: Bryn Smith L: Bruce Ruffin
Pittsburgh Pirates 10, New York Mets 9 at Three Rivers Stadium
W: John Smiley L: Randy Myers S: Jim Gott
Chicago Cubs 8, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II
W: Rick Sutcliffe L: Danny Cox
Baltimore Orioles 9, Boston Red Sox 4 at Memorial Stadium
W: John Habyan L: Bruce Hurst S: Jack O'Connor
Boston Red Sox 10, Baltimore Orioles 7 at Memorial Stadium
W: Bob Woodward L: Jeff Ballard
Seattle Mariners 1, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park I
W: Mark Langston L: Floyd Bannister
Detroit Tigers 7, Milwaukee Brewers 6 at Tiger Stadium
W: Walt Terrell L: Bill Wegman S: Eric King
Oakland Athletics 4, Kansas City Royals 0 at Royals Stadium
W: Steve Ontiveros L: Mark Gubicza S: Dennis Eckersley
Minnesota Twins 9, Cleveland Indians 4 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
W: Bert Blyleven L: Darrel Akerfelds
Toronto Blue Jays 6, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium
W: Jim Clancy L: Neil Allen S: David Wells
Texas Rangers 5, California Angels 1 at Arlington Stadium
W: Jose Guzman L: Jerry Reuss
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Saturday, September 19th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 19, 1987
San Diego Padres 2, Houston Astros 1 (14 inn.) at Astrodome
W: Dave Leiper L: Manny Hernandez S: Lance McCullers
Atlanta Braves 10, Los Angeles Dodgers 7 at Dodger Stadium
W: Joe Boever L: Matt Young S: Jim Acker
Montreal Expos 12, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Stade Olympique
W: Dennis Martinez L: Shane Rawley S: Jeff Parrett
New York Mets 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Three Rivers Stadium
W: Rick Aguilera L: Vicente Palacios S: Roger McDowell
San Francisco Giants 5, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Candlestick Park
W: Mike LaCoss L: Tom Browning S: Don Robinson
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Chicago Cubs 3 at Busch Stadium II
W: Joe Magrane L: Scott Sanderson S: Todd Worrell
Chicago White Sox 10, Seattle Mariners 8 at Comiskey Park I
W: Bobby Thigpen L: Edwin Nunez
Detroit Tigers 5, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Tiger Stadium
W: Doyle Alexander L: Chris Bosio
Oakland Athletics 9, Kansas City Royals 5 at Royals Stadium
W: Storm Davis L: Melido Perez
Minnesota Twins 3, Cleveland Indians 1 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
W: Frank Viola L: Tom Candiotti S: Jeff Reardon
New York Yankees 4, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Yankee Stadium
W: Bill Gullickson L: Mike Flanagan S: Dave Righetti
Texas Rangers 4, California Angels 3 (10 inn.) at Arlington Stadium
W: Mitch Williams L: De Wayne Buice
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Sunday, September 20th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 20, 1987
Houston Astros 3, San Diego Padres 2 at Astrodome
W: Mike Scott L: Mark Davis
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Atlanta Braves 3 at Dodger Stadium
W: Tim Belcher L: Charlie Puleo S: Alejandro Pena
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Montreal Expos 1 at Stade Olympique
W: Kevin Gross L: Neal Heaton S: Steve Bedrosian
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, New York Mets 8 (14 inn.) at Three Rivers Stadium
W: John Smiley L: Bob Ojeda
Cincinnati Reds 10, San Francisco Giants 6 at Candlestick Park
W: Rob Murphy L: Don Robinson
St. Louis Cardinals 10, Chicago Cubs 2 at Busch Stadium II
W: Bob Forsch L: Greg Maddux
Boston Red Sox 5, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium
W: Roger Clemens L: Jose Mesa
Boston Red Sox 6, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Memorial Stadium
W: Wes Gardner L: Luis DeLeon
Chicago White Sox 5, Seattle Mariners 3 at Comiskey Park I
W: Jack McDowell L: Mike Moore S: Bobby Thigpen
Milwaukee Brewers 11, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium
W: Juan Nieves L: Jack Morris S: Chuck Crim
Oakland Athletics 7, Kansas City Royals 6 at Royals Stadium
W: Curt Young L: Danny Jackson S: Dennis Eckersley
Minnesota Twins 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
W: Les Straker L: Rich Yett S: Jeff Reardon
Toronto Blue Jays 6, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium
W: David Wells L: Al Leiter
Texas Rangers 2, California Angels 1 (10 inn.) at Arlington Stadium
W: Steve Howe L: Greg Minton
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Monday, September 21st

IN THE NEWS: Darryl Strawberry joins Howard Johnson as the first teammates ever to achieve 30 homers and 30 steals in the same season, stealing two bases in the Mets 7–1 win at Chicago. Strawberry is only the 10th member of the 30-30 club, but the 4th to accomplish the feat this season. The sinning pitcher is Doc Gooden, who had his 10-game win streak over Chicago snapped in August; however, today's win will start him on another 12-game win streak over the Cubs.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 21, 1987
New York Mets 7, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field
W: Dwight Gooden L: Les Lancaster
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Montreal Expos 2 at Stade Olympique
W: Doug Drabek L: Bob Sebra S: Jeff Robinson
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park
W: Bob Welch L: Kelly Downs S: Tim Leary
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Busch Stadium II
W: John Tudor L: Don Carman S: Todd Worrell
Toronto Blue Jays 2, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium
W: John Cerutti L: Mike Boddicker S: Tom Henke
Boston Red Sox 9, Detroit Tigers 4 at Fenway Park
W: Al Nipper L: Nate Snell
Chicago White Sox 5, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium
W: Jose DeLeon L: Chuck Finley S: Bobby Thigpen
Cleveland Indians 6, Oakland Athletics 3 at Cleveland Stadium
W: Doug Jones L: Dave Stewart
Seattle Mariners 5, Kansas City Royals 1 at Kingdome
W: Mike Campbell L: Bret Saberhagen
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Tuesday, September 22nd

IN THE NEWS: Wade Boggs goes 2-for-4 in Boston's 8–5 loss to Detroit, reaching the 200-hit plateau for an American League-record tying 5th consecutive year. Al Simmons and Charlie Gehringer are the only other AL players to do so.

Teddy Higuera wins his 7th straight as the Brewers down the Yankees, 7–2 in the first of two games. Robin Yount drives in four runs with a homer and double. Yount drives home another five in game 2, including his 20th homer of the season, but it is not enough as New York wins, 10–8.

The Cubs send P Dickie Noles to the Tigers for a player to be named. Noles is the player to be named later, coming back to Chicago on October 23.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 22, 1987
Atlanta Braves 6, Houston Astros 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Kevin Coffman L: Bob Knepper S: Chuck Cary
Chicago Cubs 6, New York Mets 2 at Wrigley Field
W: Rick Sutcliffe L: David Cone
Cincinnati Reds 5, San Diego Padres 3 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Dennis Rasmussen L: Mark Grant S: John Franco
Montreal Expos 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Stade Olympique
W: Pascual Perez L: Jim Gott S: Tim Burke
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, San Francisco Giants 3 at Candlestick Park
W: Fernando Valenzuela L: Dave Dravecky S: Alejandro Pena
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Busch Stadium II
W: Danny Cox L: Shane Rawley S: Todd Worrell
Toronto Blue Jays 8, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Memorial Stadium
W: David Wells L: Jeff Ballard
Detroit Tigers 8, Boston Red Sox 5 at Fenway Park
W: Walt Terrell L: Bob Woodward S: Dickie Noles
California Angels 5, Chicago White Sox 3 at Anaheim Stadium
W: Mike Witt L: Bob James S: De Wayne Buice
Oakland Athletics 10, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium
W: Rick Honeycutt L: John Farrell S: Gene Nelson
Milwaukee Brewers 7, New York Yankees 2 at County Stadium
W: Teddy Higuera L: Tommy John S: Paul Mirabella
New York Yankees 10, Milwaukee Brewers 8 at County Stadium
W: Pat Clements L: Chuck Crim S: Dave Righetti
Minnesota Twins 6, Texas Rangers 4 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
W: Joe Niekro L: Greg Harris S: Jeff Reardon
Kansas City Royals 4, Seattle Mariners 3 (10 inn.) at Kingdome
W: Jerry Don Gleaton L: Jerry Reed S: Gene Garber
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Wednesday, September 23rd

IN THE NEWS: Bill Madlock collects his 2,000th career hit as the Tigers beat Boston 4–0 on Doyle Alexander's 2-hitter.

Albert Hall hits for the cycle in Atlanta's 5–4 win over Houston, becoming the first Brave to do so since Bill Collins in 1910.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 23, 1987
Atlanta Braves 5, Houston Astros 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Jim Acker L: Dave Smith
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field
W: Bruce Ruffin L: Jamie Moyer
San Diego Padres 6, Cincinnati Reds 4 (13 inn.) at Riverfront Stadium
W: Mark Davis L: Jeff Montgomery S: Dave Leiper
New York Mets 4, Montreal Expos 3 at Shea Stadium
W: John Candelaria L: Bryn Smith S: Roger McDowell
San Francisco Giants 9, Los Angeles Dodgers 8 at Candlestick Park
W: Craig Lefferts L: Orel Hershiser S: Don Robinson
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Busch Stadium II
W: Brian Fisher L: Greg Mathews
Toronto Blue Jays 6, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium
W: Jim Clancy L: John Habyan
Detroit Tigers 4, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park
W: Doyle Alexander L: Bruce Hurst
California Angels 10, Chicago White Sox 6 at Anaheim Stadium
W: Greg Minton L: Bobby Thigpen
Cleveland Indians 8, Oakland Athletics 6 at Cleveland Stadium
W: Ed Vande Berg L: Eric Plunk S: Sammy Stewart
Milwaukee Brewers 8, New York Yankees 7 (10 inn.) at County Stadium
W: Chuck Crim L: Dave Righetti
Minnesota Twins 4, Texas Rangers 2 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
W: Juan Berenguer L: Jose Guzman S: Jeff Reardon
Kansas City Royals 9, Seattle Mariners 0 at Kingdome
W: Mark Gubicza L: Mark Langston
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Thursday, September 24th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 24, 1987
Atlanta Braves 8, Houston Astros 7 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Jim Acker L: Jeff Heathcock
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Chicago Cubs 2 (11 inn.) at Wrigley Field
W: Steve Bedrosian L: Jay Baller
Cincinnati Reds 5, San Diego Padres 4 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Pat Pacillo L: Lance McCullers S: John Franco
Montreal Expos 5, New York Mets 4 at Shea Stadium
W: Dennis Martinez L: Rick Aguilera S: Randy St.claire
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Busch Stadium II
W: Ricky Horton L: Jeff Robinson
Milwaukee Brewers 7, Boston Red Sox 6 at County Stadium
W: Mark Clear L: Joe Sambito
Minnesota Twins 4, Texas Rangers 0 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
W: Frank Viola L: Charlie Hough
Chicago White Sox 4, Oakland Athletics 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Floyd Bannister L: Storm Davis
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Detroit Tigers 3 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Mike Flanagan L: Jack Morris S: Tom Henke
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Friday, September 25th

IN THE NEWS: In the Padres 5–3 loss to the Dodgers, Padres catcher Benito Santiago hits in his 27th straight game to tie the major-league record for rookies.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 25, 1987
San Francisco Giants 9, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Mike Krukow L: Tom Glavine
Chicago Cubs 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Wrigley Field
W: Scott Sanderson L: Bob Forsch S: Frank DiPino
Cincinnati Reds 4, Houston Astros 1 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Tom Browning L: Mike Scott S: Frank Williams
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, San Diego Padres 3 at Dodger Stadium
W: Tim Belcher L: Ed Whitson S: Alejandro Pena
New York Mets 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Shea Stadium
W: Sid Fernandez L: Mike Bielecki
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Montreal Expos 2 at Veteran's Stadium
W: Don Carman L: Neal Heaton S: Steve Bedrosian
New York Yankees 8, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Memorial Stadium
W: Al Leiter L: Jose Mesa S: Pat Clements
Cleveland Indians 7, California Angels 5 at Cleveland Stadium
W: Doug Jones L: Gary Lucas
Boston Red Sox 9, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium
W: Roger Clemens L: Juan Nieves
Kansas City Royals 6, Minnesota Twins 4 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
W: Steve Farr L: Dan Schatzeder S: Gene Garber
Chicago White Sox 2, Oakland Athletics 1 (10 inn.) at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Bobby Thigpen L: Dennis Eckersley
Seattle Mariners 12, Texas Rangers 3 at Kingdome
W: Mike Morgan L: Bobby Witt
Toronto Blue Jays 3, Detroit Tigers 2 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Jeff Musselman L: Willie Hernandez
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Saturday, September 26th

IN THE NEWS: Benito Santiago extends his hitting streak to 28 games in a 3–1 loss to the Dodgers, setting a new major-league record for rookies. Pittsburgh's Jimmy Williams had held the record with a 27-game streak in 1899.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 26, 1987
Atlanta Braves 10, San Francisco Giants 5 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Charlie Puleo L: Rick Reuschel S: Paul Assenmacher
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field
W: John Tudor L: Rick Sutcliffe S: Ken Dayley
Houston Astros 5, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Danny Darwin L: Ron Robinson S: Larry Andersen
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, San Diego Padres 1 at Dodger Stadium
W: Bob Welch L: Eric Nolte
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium
W: Doug Drabek L: Dwight Gooden
Montreal Expos 7, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Veteran's Stadium
W: Pascual Perez L: Shane Rawley S: Andy McGaffigan
New York Yankees 2, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Memorial Stadium
W: Pete Filson L: Mike Boddicker S: Dave Righetti
Cleveland Indians 11, California Angels 10 (10 inn.) at Cleveland Stadium
W: Reggie Ritter L: Gary Lucas
Milwaukee Brewers 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at County Stadium
W: Dave Stapleton L: Al Nipper
Kansas City Royals 7, Minnesota Twins 4 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
W: John Davis L: Jeff Reardon S: Gene Garber
Chicago White Sox 3, Oakland Athletics 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Bob James L: Eric Plunk
Seattle Mariners 2, Texas Rangers 1 at Kingdome
W: Mike Moore L: Paul Kilgus S: Bill Wilkinson
Toronto Blue Jays 10, Detroit Tigers 9 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Jose Nunez L: Mike Henneman
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Sunday, September 27th

IN THE NEWS: Phil Niekro makes his final ML appearance and is pounded for five runs in three innings in Atlanta's 15–6 loss to the Giants. Niekro, who had been released earlier in the season by Toronto, agreed to pitch one last game for the Braves, the team he spent his first 19 ML seasons with.

Shea Stadium is packed with 48,588 fans to see the Mets clobber the Pirates 12–3, making the Mets the 2nd franchise in ML history to break the three million barrier in season attendance. St. Louis will also draw three million fans this season.

In his final plate appearance of the year at Wrigley, Andre Dawson crashes his 47th home run to lead the Cubs to a 7–3 win over the Cardinals. Dawson will finish with 49 round trippers on his way to the MVP. He also draws just 32 walks.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 27, 1987
San Francisco Giants 15, Atlanta Braves 6 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Joe Price L: Chuck Cary
Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Wrigley Field
W: Les Lancaster L: Danny Cox S: Lee Smith
Cincinnati Reds 4, Houston Astros 2 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Rob Murphy L: Bob Knepper S: John Franco
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, San Diego Padres 3 at Dodger Stadium
W: Tim Crews L: Rich Gossage S: Alejandro Pena
New York Mets 12, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Shea Stadium
W: Bob Ojeda L: Mike Dunne S: Jesse Orosco
Montreal Expos 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium
W: Jeff Parrett L: Mike Jackson S: Tim Burke
Baltimore Orioles 9, New York Yankees 5 at Memorial Stadium
W: Jack O'Connor L: Pat Clements S: Tom Niedenfuer
California Angels 11, Cleveland Indians 8 at Cleveland Stadium
W: Don Sutton L: Ken Schrom
Milwaukee Brewers 9, Boston Red Sox 6 at County Stadium
W: Ray Burris L: Bob Stanley S: Chuck Crim
Minnesota Twins 8, Kansas City Royals 1 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
W: Bert Blyleven L: Charlie Leibrandt
Chicago White Sox 5, Oakland Athletics 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Dave LaPoint L: Rick Honeycutt
Seattle Mariners 5, Texas Rangers 3 at Kingdome
W: Mike Trujillo L: Mitch Williams S: Edwin Nunez
Detroit Tigers 3, Toronto Blue Jays 2 (13 inn.) at Exhibition Stadium
W: Mike Henneman L: Jose Nunez S: Dickie Noles
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Monday, September 28th

IN THE NEWS: The Giants and Twins win their divisions, ending 16- and 17-year championship droughts, respectively. San Francisco clinches its first National League West title since 1971 with a 5–4 win at San Diego, behind pinch homers by Jeffrey Leonard and Chili Davis. Minnesota clinches its first American League West title since 1970 with a 5–3 win at Texas. The Twins duplicate the feat of the 1984 Royals by finishing first and scoring fewer runs than their opponents. They are the 3rd AL team to finish above .500 and score fewer runs than the opposition.

Kevin Seitzer goes 2-for-4 in Kansas City's 5–1 loss to Seattle to become the first rookie since Tony Oliva and Dick Allen in 1964 to collect 200 hits.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 28, 1987
Cincinnati Reds 6, Atlanta Braves 5 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Jeff Montgomery L: Zane Smith S: John Franco
Houston Astros 11, Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Astrodome
W: Jim Deshaies L: Orel Hershiser S: Jeff Heathcock
New York Mets 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Veteran's Stadium
W: John Candelaria L: Kevin Gross S: Randy Myers
San Francisco Giants 5, San Diego Padres 4 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
W: Don Robinson L: Lance McCullers
Baltimore Orioles 3, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium
W: John Habyan L: Jack Morris S: Tom Niedenfuer
Seattle Mariners 5, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium
W: Lee Guetterman L: Mark Gubicza S: Jerry Reed
New York Yankees 9, Boston Red Sox 7 at Yankee Stadium
W: Bill Fulton L: Joe Sambito
Minnesota Twins 5, Texas Rangers 3 at Arlington Stadium
W: Juan Berenguer L: Jose Guzman S: Jeff Reardon
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Bill Wegman L: Mike Flanagan S: Mark Clear
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Tuesday, September 29th

IN THE NEWS: Don Mattingly hits his ML-record 6th grand slam of the season off Boston's Bruce Hurst in a 6–0 Yankees victory, eclipsing the mark shared by Ernie Banks (1955) and Jim Gentile (1961).

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 29, 1987
Cincinnati Reds 5, Atlanta Braves 4 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Pat Perry L: Jim Acker
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome
W: Shawn Hillegas L: Nolan Ryan S: Alejandro Pena
Philadelphia Phillies 3, New York Mets 0 at Veteran's Stadium
W: Don Carman L: David Cone
San Francisco Giants 5, San Diego Padres 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
W: Kelly Downs L: Jimmy Jones S: Craig Lefferts
St. Louis Cardinals 1, Montreal Expos 0 at Busch Stadium II
W: Joe Magrane L: Dennis Martinez
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Montreal Expos 0 at Busch Stadium II
W: Greg Mathews L: Bryn Smith S: Todd Worrell
Chicago White Sox 1, California Angels 0 at Comiskey Park I
W: Floyd Bannister L: Mike Witt S: Bobby Thigpen
Detroit Tigers 10, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Tiger Stadium
W: Frank Tanana L: Eric Bell
Kansas City Royals 6, Seattle Mariners 3 at Royals Stadium
W: Bud Black L: Mark Langston
New York Yankees 6, Boston Red Sox 0 at Yankee Stadium
W: Charles Hudson L: Bruce Hurst
Oakland Athletics 5, Cleveland Indians 4 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Steve Ontiveros L: Doug Jones S: Dennis Eckersley
Texas Rangers 7, Minnesota Twins 5 at Arlington Stadium
W: Charlie Hough L: Keith Atherton
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Chris Bosio L: Jimmy Key
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Wednesday, September 30th

IN THE NEWS: Oakland's Dave Stewart becomes the major leagues' first 20-game winner this season as the A's beat the Indians 4–3.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 30, 1987
Atlanta Braves 3, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome
W: Chuck Cary L: Dave Smith S: Jim Acker
San Francisco Giants 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Dodger Stadium
W: Mike Krukow L: Tim Belcher S: Joe Price
Philadelphia Phillies 4, New York Mets 3 (10 inn.) at Veteran's Stadium
W: Jeff Calhoun L: Jesse Orosco
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Chicago Cubs 3 at Three Rivers Stadium
W: Brian Fisher L: Rick Sutcliffe S: Jeff Robinson
Chicago Cubs 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at Three Rivers Stadium
W: Drew Hall L: John Smiley
Cincinnati Reds 3, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
W: Tom Browning L: Andy Hawkins S: John Franco
Montreal Expos 6, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II
W: Pascual Perez L: Bob Forsch S: Tim Burke
Chicago White Sox 5, California Angels 2 at Comiskey Park I
W: Richard Dotson L: Jerry Reuss S: Bill Long
Baltimore Orioles 7, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium
W: Jose Mesa L: Dan Petry
Kansas City Royals 7, Seattle Mariners 3 at Royals Stadium
W: Danny Jackson L: Mike Morgan
Boston Red Sox 7, New York Yankees 0 at Yankee Stadium
W: Roger Clemens L: Al Leiter
Oakland Athletics 4, Cleveland Indians 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Dave Stewart L: Darrel Akerfelds S: Eric Plunk
Texas Rangers 2, Minnesota Twins 1 at Arlington Stadium
W: Bobby Witt L: Les Straker
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Juan Nieves L: Dave Stieb
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