The Baseball Cube

Friday, July 17,1987

Friday, July 17,1987

Baseball on this Date

MORE  
The TBC Weekly Newsletter keeps you up to date with site updates and new features. Subscribe today!
Based on data sourced from Retrosheet.org.

PREMIUM Subscribers can view the rest-of-season records for each team as well as batting/pitching stats on this date.
Games on this date
*Reload page to restore grid
Grid Actions:
Tips/tools for using data gri ds:

  • Manual Filter: Single-click a row to highlight in orange. Click FILTER ROWS button to show only those rows in the grid
  • Quick-Filter: Double-Click on a cell value to filter the grid on rows that have same value in same column. Click a statistic to view all values equal or higher
  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
  • Hide Rows: Click the` minus sign in the first column to hide the row in the grid.
  • Restore Rows: Once rows are filtered, click RESTORE ROWS to show all rows once again
  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1987 reg season 1987-07-17 Oakland Athletics  11 Boston Red Sox  6 box | pbp Fenway Park Greg Cadaret Bob Stanley -- 34,543 3:53
1987 reg season 1987-07-17 Cleveland Indians  3 Chicago White Sox  4 box | pbp Comiskey Park I Bob James Doug Jones -- 19,446 3:21
1987 reg season 1987-07-17 Seattle Mariners  0 Detroit Tigers  7 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Frank Tanana Mark Langston -- 24,669 2:09
1987 reg season 1987-07-17 Baltimore Orioles  3 Kansas City Royals  1 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Eric Bell Mark Gubicza Tom Niedenfuer 38,059 2:41
1987 reg season 1987-07-17 California Angels  2 Milwaukee Brewers  12 box | pbp County Stadium Bill Wegman Mike Witt -- 19,858 2:40
1987 reg season 1987-07-17 Toronto Blue Jays  2 Minnesota Twins  3 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Frank Viola Mark Eichhorn Jeff Reardon 28,234 3:03
1987 reg season 1987-07-17 New York Yankees  8 Texas Rangers  4 box | pbp Arlington Stadium Rick Rhoden Bobby Witt -- 33,977 2:55
1987 reg season 1987-07-17 Philadelphia Phillies  2 Houston Astros  1 box | pbp Astrodome Shane Rawley Mike Scott Steve Bedrosian 32,608 2:29
1987 reg season 1987-07-17 Pittsburgh Pirates  2 Los Angeles Dodgers  3 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Matt Young Don Robinson -- 28,466 2:34
1987 reg season 1987-07-17 Atlanta Braves  4 Montreal Expos  5 box | pbp Stade Olympique Tim Burke Jim Acker Bob McClure 21,576 2:49
1987 reg season 1987-07-17 Cincinnati Reds  5 New York Mets  2 box | pbp Shea Stadium Frank Williams Ron Darling John Franco 44,119 2:38
1987 reg season 1987-07-17 St. Louis Cardinals  4 San Diego Padres  3 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Greg Mathews Mark Grant Todd Worrell 15,466 2:35
1987 reg season 1987-07-17 Chicago Cubs  5 San Francisco Giants  1 box | pbp Candlestick Park Rick Sutcliffe Kelly Downs Lee Smith 13,868 2:52
13 record(s)
Standings on this date
*Reload page to restore grid
Grid Actions:
Tips/tools for using data gri ds:

  • Manual Filter: Single-click a row to highlight in orange. Click FILTER ROWS button to show only those rows in the grid
  • Quick-Filter: Double-Click on a cell value to filter the grid on rows that have same value in same column. Click a statistic to view all values equal or higher
  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
  • Hide Rows: Click the` minus sign in the first column to hide the row in the grid.
  • Restore Rows: Once rows are filtered, click RESTORE ROWS to show all rows once again
  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1987 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 91 57 34 .626 0.0 497 399 98 W3 25-18 32-16 1 1 2 Yes dnq
1987 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 89 52 37 .584 4.0 453 352 101 L1 24-21 28-16 2 2 3 Yes dnq
1987 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 87 50 37 .575 5.0 489 403 86 W2 26-21 24-16 3 3 4 Yes Lost ALCS (Twins)
1987 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 87 44 43 .506 11.0 438 467 -29 W3 22-26 22-17 4 7 12 -- dnq
1987 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 90 41 49 .456 15.5 455 477 -22 L3 15-34 26-15 5 11 20 -- dnq
1987 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 90 37 53 .411 19.5 423 493 -70 W3 21-24 16-29 6 12 23 -- dnq
1987 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 89 32 57 .360 24.0 391 535 -144 L1 14-31 18-26 7 14 25 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1987 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 91 50 41 .549 0.0 458 459 -1 W1 20-27 30-14 1 4 6 Yes Won World Series (Cardinals)
1987 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 89 48 41 .539 1.0 458 411 47 W2 22-17 26-24 2 5 8 Yes dnq
1987 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 89 46 43 .517 3.0 378 370 8 L3 19-27 27-16 3 6 11 -- dnq
1987 AL West California Angels franchise | log 91 46 45 .505 4.0 434 434 0 L2 21-19 25-26 4 8 14 -- dnq
1987 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 90 45 45 .500 4.5 410 449 -39 L2 21-18 24-27 5 9 15 -- dnq
1987 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 88 41 47 .466 7.5 460 478 -18 L2 17-27 24-20 6 10 18 -- dnq
1987 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 87 35 52 .402 13.0 393 410 -17 W1 20-27 15-25 7 13 24 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1987 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 88 57 31 .648 0.0 498 388 110 W1 29-14 28-17 1 1 1 Yes Lost World Series (Twins)
1987 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 88 49 39 .557 8.0 421 407 14 W5 25-20 24-19 2 2 5 Yes dnq
1987 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 90 49 41 .544 9.0 422 401 21 W2 23-18 26-23 3 3 7 Yes dnq
1987 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 89 48 41 .539 9.5 433 387 46 L1 24-25 24-16 4 4 9 Yes dnq
1987 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 88 43 45 .489 14.0 396 433 -37 W1 20-24 23-21 5 8 17 -- dnq
1987 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 89 39 50 .438 18.5 379 442 -63 L2 15-28 24-22 6 11 22 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1987 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 90 48 42 .533 0.0 452 432 20 W1 23-18 25-24 1 5 10 Yes dnq
1987 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 89 45 44 .506 2.5 365 367 -2 L1 18-24 27-20 2 6 13 -- dnq
1987 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 90 44 46 .489 4.0 415 408 7 L3 28-22 16-24 3 7 16 -- Lost NLCS (Cardinals)
1987 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 89 41 48 .461 6.5 435 436 -1 L2 17-23 24-25 4 9 19 -- dnq
1987 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 90 41 49 .456 7.0 350 368 -18 W3 17-31 24-18 5 10 21 -- dnq
1987 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 90 31 59 .344 17.0 355 452 -97 L1 15-34 16-25 6 12 26 -- dnq
26 record(s)
Transactions
*Reload page to restore grid
Grid Actions:
Tips/tools for using data gri ds:

  • Manual Filter: Single-click a row to highlight in orange. Click FILTER ROWS button to show only those rows in the grid
  • Quick-Filter: Double-Click on a cell value to filter the grid on rows that have same value in same column. Click a statistic to view all values equal or higher
  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
  • Hide Rows: Click the` minus sign in the first column to hide the row in the grid.
  • Restore Rows: Once rows are filtered, click RESTORE ROWS to show all rows once again
  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Ivan De Jesus -- Hist Released by Giants
Tony Arnold Baltimore Orioles Injury DL - Lower back strain
Bobby Meacham New York Yankees Hist Activated from Disabled List
Mike Flanagan Baltimore Orioles Hist Activated from Disabled List
4 record(s)