On June 27, 1987 Tony Gwynn goes 3 for 4 in San Diego’s 8 – 4 win over Atlanta to raise his batting average to .387. Gwynn will finish the season at .370 to win his second National League batting title.
On June 27, 1987 A’s rookie Mark McGwire hits three home runs and drives in five runs helping to defeat the Indians, 13 – 3. He will finish the season with 49 round-trippers, far surpassing the rookie record of 38, once shared by Frank Robinson and Wally Berger.
On June 27, 1987 Darrell Evans slugs a two-run home run in the 1st inning off Mike Boddicker for his 2,000th career hit, but his Tigers lose to Baltimore, 4 – 2.
You gotta give him credit for trying. Paul Noce of the Cubs ties a major-league record (tied 11 days ago) in the 3rd inning by twice being thrown out trying to steal. A dropped ball leaves him safe at second base after he is caught, then he is thrown out trying to steal third. Pittsburgh beats Greg Maddux and the Cubs, 5 – 2. Maddux will finish 6-14, his last losing season until 2005.
At Yankee Stadium, Wade Boggs has his hitting streak snapped at 25 games as he is walked intentionally twice and the Rocket sputters as Roger Clemens fails to hold a 9 – 0, 2nd-inning lead. Boston loses to New York, 12 – 11, in 10 innings. The 9-run comeback ties a Yankee team record: Boston, alas, has blown bigger leads.
On June 25, 1987 Dwight Gooden (4-1) and the Mets top the Cubs, 8 – 2. For Doc, it is his 10th straight win over Chicago. He’ll lose his next decision to them on August 9, then roll off another 12 straight wins. Source Baseball Reference June 25
6/22/1987: Tom Foley of the Expos hit a two-run home run off Cardinals pitcher Bob Forsch in the top of the second inning. The game was rained out after three innings with Montreal leading 2-1.
On June 22, 1987, Tom Seaver abandons his comeback attempt with the injury-riddled Mets and retires. Known as “Tom Terrific” and “The Franchise,” Seaver leaves the game with a career Win-Loss 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). The…
On June 21, 1987 On Fathers’Day, for the second consecutive game, a bench-clearing brawl occurs between the Reds and Braves in Atlanta as the result of a batter hit by a pitch. Tracy Jones, struck by a ball thrown by Jim Acker, ignites the fight when he belatedly charges the toward the mound when the…
On June 17, 1987, former Kansas City Royals manager Dick Howser dies from brain cancer at the age of 51. The popular Howser, who led the Royals to the 1985 World Championship, fell ill during the 1986 season. He attempted to return to managing in the spring of ’87, only to give up the comeback…
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