Tim Raines caps a 3 for 3 performance in the 1987 All-Star Game with a 2-run triple in the top of the 13th inning, giving the National League a 2 – 0 victory.
The Yankees trade P Bob Tewksbury and two minor league pitchers to the Cubs for Steve Trout, who has just pitched back-to-back shutouts.
Billy Ripken, 22, joins his brother Cal Ripken Jr. in the Orioles’ starting lineup in Baltimore’s 2 – 1 loss to the Twins. Orioles manager Cal Ripken, Sr. is the first to manage two sons in the majors.
July 9 1987 – Mike Schmidt hits his 513th career home run off Atlanta’s Zane Smith to move past Eddie Mathews and Ernie Banks into 10th place on the all-time list, but the Phillies lose to the Braves 11-6. “I haven’t been swinging the bat good lately” said Schmidt “I could care less right now about…
The Twins win their eighth consecutive game when they blank the A’s at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, 7-0. Minnesota will not win another game until July 22, dropping their next nine decisions, a dubious feat the streaky team also accomplished in April.
Floyd Youmans of the Expos pitches a one-hitter to beat the Astros and Nolan Ryan, 1 – 0. Houston’s lone hit is an 8th-inning single by Kevin Bass.
July 7, 1987 – After Andre Dawson had homered in the first off San Diego Padres Starting Pitcher Eric Show, Show comes up and in on Dawson hitting him in the face, in his next at-bat in the 3rd inning, touching off a bench-clearing brawl at Wrigley. Show had already given up five runs and…
July 6, 1987 Andre Dawson goes 3 for 4 with 3 runs scored, 4 RBI & 2 home runs to support Steve Trout as the Chicago Cubs defeat the San Diego Padres 7-0 at Wrigley Field. Steve Trout pitches a 4-hit complete game shutout and improves to 5-3. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@ Play by Play, Box Scores,…
7/6/1987: Jack Clark of the Cardinals hit a two-run home run off Dodgers pitcher Rick Honeycutt in the bottom of the first inning. The game was rained out after four innings with St. Louis leading 3-2.
On July 5, 1987, Mark McGwire of the Oakland A’s becomes the first rookie to hit 30 home runs before the All-Star break. McGwire’s latest long ball helps the A’s to a 6-2 win over the Boston Red Sox. McGwire’s teammate, Jose Canseco, adds a pair of home runs. The Oakland infielder will finish the…
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