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MLB Games on Friday May 8, 1987

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
California AngelsAL4Boston Red SoxAL6Box | PBP932,072Fenway ParkNight2:49Joe SambitoDeWayne Buice---Baylor (2), Downing, Evans, Miller
Baltimore OriolesAL7Chicago White SoxAL6Box | PBP916,767Comiskey ParkNight3:18Ken DixonRay Searage---Calderon, Lynn, Murray (2)
Kansas City RoyalsAL9Cleveland IndiansAL6Box | PBP932,720Cleveland StadiumNight3:32Mark GubiczaKen SchromDan QuisenberryBeniquez, Bosley, Jackson, Pecota
Oakland AthleticsAL7Detroit TigersAL2Box | PBP913,949Tiger StadiumNight2:40Curt YoungFrank Tanana---Davis, Heath, McGwire (2)
Seattle MarinersAL4Milwaukee BrewersAL3Box | PBP1220,512County StadiumNight4:06Stan ClarkeChris BosioBill WilkinsonBrock, Davis
Minnesota TwinsAL7New York YankeesAL11Box | PBP925,921Yankee Stadium INight3:07Cecilio GuanteJeff Reardon---Brunansky, Davidson, Henderson, Pagliarulo (2), Ward (2)
Toronto Blue JaysAL7Texas RangersAL4Box | PBP921,832Arlington StadiumNight3:07Jim ClancyJose GuzmanMark EichhornBarfield (2), Petralli
New York MetsNL3Atlanta BravesNL4Box | PBP1026,044Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumNight3:21Gene GarberJesse Orosco---Hall, Murphy, Virgil
Philadelphia PhilliesNL3Cincinnati RedsNL4Box | PBP937,176Riverfront StadiumNight2:16Tom BrowningBruce RuffinJohn FrancoAguayo (2), Wilson
St. Louis CardinalsNL5Los Angeles DodgersNL1Box | PBP948,667Dodger StadiumNight2:55Tim ConroyAlejandro PenaRicky HortonGuerrero
Houston AstrosNL3Montreal ExposNL0Box | PBP99,692Olympic StadiumNight2:04Mike ScottNeal Heaton---Garner
Chicago CubsNL6San Diego PadresNL3Box | PBP946,533Jack Murphy StadiumNight2:55Rick SutcliffeStorm DavisLee Smith---
Pittsburgh PiratesNL2San Francisco GiantsNL4Box | PBP917,985Candlestick ParkNight2:35Kelly DownsBrian FisherScott GarreltsBonilla, Leonard, Maldonado
13 record(s)
Glossary:
visTeam Visiting Team Lg League vScore Visiting team runs scored homeTeam Home Team hScore Home team runs scored Boxscore Link to Boxscore (Box) and Play by Play (PBP) Inn Innings in a game or Innings played at position Attendance Number of people paying for tickets for games Ballpark Team or School's ballpark for the season TOD Time of Day (Day or Night) GameTime Time of play for the game Winning Pitcher The Pitcher in the game when winning team went ahead for good Losing Pitcher The Pitcher in the game when losing team was losing for the rest of the game Save Pitcher The final pitcher for the winning team in a close game

Standings on Friday, May 08, 1987

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AL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL East111Milwaukee Brewers27207.741-1571253211-49-31357164.526
AL East224New York Yankees281810.6432.5149111388-1010-01347163.530
AL East335Toronto Blue Jays261610.6153.5121108136-610-41368056.588
AL East4816Boston Red Sox281315.4647.5123133-104-139-21346569.485
AL East51019Baltimore Orioles281216.4298.5128135-78-74-91345579.410
AL East61323Detroit Tigers271017.37010.0108111-35-105-71358847.652
AL East71424Cleveland Indians28919.32111.5116166-504-115-81345282.388
AL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL West149Kansas City Royals251411.560-112102104-610-51376968.504
AL West2510California Angels291613.552-14513698-58-81335974.444
AL West3611Minnesota Twins281513.5360.513613245-710-61347064.522
AL West4713Seattle Mariners291514.5171.0142155-136-69-81336370.474
AL West5917Oakland Athletics291316.4483.0130132-24-99-71336865.511
AL West61121Chicago White Sox251015.4004.089100-117-63-91376770.489
AL West71222Texas Rangers251015.4004.0115125-101-109-51376572.474
NL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL East136St. Louis Cardinals271611.593-151126259-37-81357956.585
NL East258Chicago Cubs281612.5710.51301161410-36-91336073.451
NL East3714New York Mets261313.5002.5118127-95-58-81367957.581
NL East4918Montreal Expos271215.4444.0109133-2410-102-51357956.585
NL East51020Pittsburgh Pirates261115.4234.5111123-123-88-71366967.507
NL East61125Philadelphia Phillies26818.3087.5103140-373-65-121367264.529
NL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL West112Cincinnati Reds28199.679-1531074610-59-41346569.485
NL West223San Francisco Giants302010.667-1461182812-68-41327062.530
NL West347Houston Astros271611.5932.5118100187-89-31356075.444
NL West4612Los Angeles Dodgers301614.5334.0126113138-98-51325775.432
NL West5815Atlanta Braves281315.4646.0134138-45-78-81335677.421
NL West61226San Diego Padres31724.22613.5108166-583-124-121315873.443
26 record(s)
Glossary:
League Abbreviation or name of league divRank Divisional Rank LgRank Rank within a League. For MLB, refers to AL or NL MLBRank Rank in all of Major League Baseball for the season Team Name Contextual to the grid but usually self-evident. Draft = Drafted team. GP Games Played. Usually refers to a team W Wins (Pitcher or Team) L Losses (Pitcher or Team) WPct Winning Percentage (W/(W+L)) GBL Games behind leader. ((Team A Wins-Team B Wins) + (Team A Losses-Team B Losses))/2 RF Runs For RA Runs Against Diff Run Differential. RF-RA Home Home Team rosG Rest-of-Season Games rosW Rest-of-Season Wins rosL Rest-of-Season Losses rosPct Winning Percentage for Rest of season
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