===September===

===September===

[[File:Darrell Evans 1974.jpg|thumb|upright|A 27-year-old [[Darrell Evans]] in 1974]]

*September 1 – The defending [[American League]] champions, the [[Boston Red Sox]], now 15 full games out of first place and five games under .500, continue to shed veteran members of their [[1986 Boston Red Sox season|1986 roster]], shipping post-season heroes [[Dave Henderson]] and [[Don Baylor]] to separate contenders for [[PTBNL|players to be named later]]. Henderson, 29, is traded to the [[San Francisco Giants]] for fellow outfielder [[Randy Kutcher]], and DH Baylor, 38, is swapped to the [[Minnesota Twins]] for pitching prospect Enrique Rios. Baylor will star for the Twins in the 1987 postseason, going seven-for-21 with a home run and winning a [[1987 World Series|World Series]] ring.

*September 1 – The defending [[American League]] champions, the [[Boston Red Sox]], now 15 full games out of first place and five games under .500, continue to shed veteran members of their [[1986 Boston Red Sox season|1986 roster]], shipping post-season heroes [[Dave Henderson]] and [[Don Baylor]] to separate contenders for [[PTBNL|players to be named later]]. Henderson, 29, is traded to the [[San Francisco Giants]] for fellow outfielder [[Randy Kutcher]], and DH Baylor, 38, is swapped to the [[Minnesota Twins]] for pitching prospect Enrique Rios. Baylor will star for the Twins in the 1987 postseason, going seven-for-21 with a home run and winning a [[1987 World Series|World Series]] ring.

*September 6 – The [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] push over an unearned run in the home half of the 16th to defeat the [[New York Mets]], 3–2, in one of the majors' two longest games (by innings) of 1987. [[Tim Belcher]], making his big-league debut, hurls two shutout innings for the win.[https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B09060LAN1987.htm "Los Angeles Dodgers 3, New York Mets 2 (16 innings)." Retrosheet box score (September 7, 1987).]

*September 6 – The [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] push over an unearned run in the home half of the 16th to defeat the [[New York Mets]], 3–2, in one of the majors' two longest games (by innings) of 1987. [[Tim Belcher]], making his big-league debut, hurls two shutout innings for the win.[https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B09060LAN1987.htm "Los Angeles Dodgers 3, New York Mets 2 (16 innings)." Retrosheet box score (September 7, 1987).]

*September 7 – [[Labor Day (United States)|Labor Day]] weekend ends with races all in four MLB divisions. The closest is in the [[AL East]], where the [[Toronto Blue Jays]] (83–54) lead the [[Detroit Tigers]] (82–54) by a half game. In the [[AL West]], the [[Minnesota Twins]] (74–65) have a three-game advantage over the [[Oakland Athletics]]. In the [[NL East]], the [[St. Louis Cardinals]] (81–55) lead the [[New York Mets|Mets]] by 3½ lengths. Meanwhile, in the [[NL West]], the [[San Francisco Giants]] (74–64) have moved 4½ games ahead of their nearest rival, now the [[Houston Astros]] (69–68).

*September 8 – Unwilling to wait to be fired, [[Chicago Cubs]] [[manager (baseball)|manager]] [[Gene Michael]] quits before completing his first full season. His team began the season 23–14, but has slumped to a 68–68 mark, 13 full games behind the [[St. Louis Cardinals|Cardinals]]; what's more, he's at odds with [[general manager (baseball)|general manager (GM)]] [[Dallas Green (baseball)|Dallas Green]].{{cite web |last=Minkoff |first=Randy |date=September 26, 1987 |title=Cubs Begin Search for Another Manager |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/09/26/Cubs-begin-another-search-for-managerUPI-SportsFeatureThe-Baseball-PageCubs-Again-SearchFor-New-Manager/2761559627200/ |website=upi.com |location= |publisher=[[United Press International]] |access-date=February 13, 2026}} Michael, 49, departs with a record of 114–124 since taking over the Cubs on June 14, 1986. He eventually will return to the [[New York Yankees]] and their front office, where he'll be a key architect of the [[Joe Torre]]-era dynasty that begins in {{by|1996}}.

*September 8 – Unwilling to wait to be fired, [[Chicago Cubs]] [[manager (baseball)|manager]] [[Gene Michael]] quits before completing his first full season. His team began the season 23–14, but has slumped to a 68–68 mark, 13 full games behind the [[St. Louis Cardinals|Cardinals]]; what's more, he's at odds with [[general manager (baseball)|general manager (GM)]] [[Dallas Green (baseball)|Dallas Green]].{{cite web |last=Minkoff |first=Randy |date=September 26, 1987 |title=Cubs Begin Search for Another Manager |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/09/26/Cubs-begin-another-search-for-managerUPI-SportsFeatureThe-Baseball-PageCubs-Again-SearchFor-New-Manager/2761559627200/ |website=upi.com |location= |publisher=[[United Press International]] |access-date=February 13, 2026}} Michael, 49, departs with a record of 114–124 since taking over the Cubs on June 14, 1986. He eventually will return to the [[New York Yankees]] and their front office, where he'll be a key architect of the [[Joe Torre]]-era dynasty that begins in {{by|1996}}.

*September 9

*September 9