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| Dates: | October 17 – October 25 | |||||||||
| MVP: | Frank Viola (Minnesota) | |||||||||
| Television: | ABC | |||||||||
| TV announcers: | Al Michaels, Tim McCarver and Jim Palmer | |||||||||
| Radio network: | CBS | |||||||||
| Radio announcers: | Jack Buck and Bill White | |||||||||
| Umpires: | Umpires: Dave Phillips (AL), Lee Weyer (NL), Greg Kosc (AL), John McSherry (NL), Ken Kaiser (AL), Terry Tata (NL) | |||||||||
| Future Hall of Famers: | Twins: Steve Carlton (dnp), Kirby Puckett Cardinals: Ozzie Smith |
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| ALCS: | Minnesota Twins over Detroit Tigers (4-1) | |||||||||
| NLCS: | St Louis Cardinals over San Francisco Giants (4-3) | |||||||||
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The 1987 World Series was played between the Minnesota Twins and the St. Louis Cardinals, with both cities located on the banks of the Mississippi River. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a The World Series MVP Award is given to the player who most contributes to his team's success in the World Series - the Most Valuable Player. Frank John Viola Jr (born April 19 1960 in East Meadow New York) is a former Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Major League Baseball on ABC is the De facto title of a program that televises Major League Baseball games on the American Broadcasting Company A sportscaster, (also sports announcer, sport commentator or sport presenter) is a type of Journalist on Radio and/or Television Alan Richard Michaels (born November 12, 1944) is an American Television Sportscaster. James Timothy McCarver (born October 16, 1941) is an American former Major League Baseball Catcher, and a current James Alvin "Jim" Palmer (born October 15, 1945) nicknamed "Cakes" is a former Major League Baseball right-handed Starting pitcher A radio network is a network system which distributes programming to multiple stations simultaneously or slightly delayed for the purpose of extending total Major League Baseball on CBS Radio was the De facto title for the CBS Radio Network 's coverage of Major League Baseball. A sportscaster, (also sports announcer, sport commentator or sport presenter) is a type of Journalist on Radio and/or Television John Francis "Jack" Buck ( August 21, 1924 &ndash June 18, 2002) was an American Sportscaster, best known Bill White refers to different people Bill White (neo-Nazi, American neo-nazi activist Bill White (mayor, the mayor of Houston Texas In Baseball, the umpire is the person charged with officiating the game including beginning and ending the game enforcing the rules of the game and the grounds making David Robert Phillips (born October 8, 1943 in St Louis Missouri) is a retired umpire. Lee Howard Weyer ( September 3 1936 &ndash July 4 1988) was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who Gregory John Kosc (born April 27 1949 in Bridgeport Connecticut) is a former umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the John Patrick McSherry ( September 11 1944 &mdash April 1 1996) was an American umpire in Major League Baseball Kenneth John Kaiser (born July 26 1945 in Rochester New York) is a former umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the Terry Anthony Tata (born April 24, 1940 in Waterbury Connecticut) is a retired umpire. Steven Norman Carlton (born December 22, 1944 in Miami Florida) is a former left-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball, from to Kirby Puckett (March 14 1960 – March 6 2006 was a Center fielder Osborne Earl "Ozzie" Smith (born December 26) is a retired American professional Baseball player who played Shortstop for Major League Baseball The American League Championship Series pitted the Minnesota Twins, the AL West champions against the Detroit Tigers, the AL East champions The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA The National League Championship Series took place between October 6 and October 14 at Busch Stadium (Games 1 2 6 and 7 and Candlestick The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The 1986 World Series pitted the New York Mets against the Boston Red Sox. The 1988 World Series matched the Oakland Athletics against the Los Angeles Dodgers, with the Dodgers upsetting the heavily favored A's to win the Series in five The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St The Mississippi River is the second longest River in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to The Minnesota Twins won 4 games to 3, giving the franchise its first World Series victory since 1924, when the team was located in Washington, D.C. and known as the Washington Senators. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D
This was the first year Major League Baseball used this particular World Series logo. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. It would be the logo for the 1988, 1990 and 1991 World Series. The 1988 World Series matched the Oakland Athletics against the Los Angeles Dodgers, with the Dodgers upsetting the heavily favored A's to win the Series in five The 1990 World Series matched the defending champions and heavily-favored Oakland Athletics against the Cincinnati Reds, with the Reds sweeping the Series in four The 1991 World Series was played between the Minnesota Twins (95-67 of the American League and the Atlanta Braves (94-68 of the National League It would have been the 1989 logo as well, but Major League Baseball altered it to honor the first Bay Bridge Series. The 1989 World Series was played between the Oakland Athletics and the San Francisco Giants. The Bay Bridge Series is the name of a series of Baseball games played between&mdashand the rivalry of&mdash Major League Baseball's Oakland Athletics
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AL Minnesota Twins (4) vs. The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NL St Louis Cardinals (3)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance | Time of Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardinals – 1, Twins – 10 | October 17 | Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome (Minnesota) | 55,171 | 3:36 |
| 2 | Cardinals – 4, Twins – 8 | October 18 | Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome (Minnesota) | 55,257 | 2:42 |
| 3 | Twins – 1, Cardinals – 3 | October 20 | Busch Stadium (St. Louis) | 55,347 | 2:45 |
| 4 | Twins – 2, Cardinals – 7 | October 21 | Busch Stadium (St. Louis) | 55,347 | 3:11 |
| 5 | Twins – 2, Cardinals – 4 | October 22 | Busch Stadium (St. Louis) | 55,347 | 3:21 |
| 6 | Cardinals – 5, Twins – 11 | October 24 | Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome (Minnesota) | 55,293 | 3:22 |
| 7 | Cardinals – 2, Twins – 4 | October 25 | Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome (Minnesota) | 55,376 | 3:04 |
The 1987 Series was remarkable in several regards: It featured the first World Series game played in an indoor stadium (the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome), and was the first World Series in which all games were won by the home team. The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost The Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome, often simply called The Metrodome, is a domed sports Stadium in downtown Minneapolis Minnesota. Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid The Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome, often simply called The Metrodome, is a domed sports Stadium in downtown Minneapolis Minnesota. Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Busch Memorial Stadium, or Busch Stadium was the home of the St Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Busch Memorial Stadium, or Busch Stadium was the home of the St Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Busch Memorial Stadium, or Busch Stadium was the home of the St Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat The Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome, often simply called The Metrodome, is a domed sports Stadium in downtown Minneapolis Minnesota. Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a The Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome, often simply called The Metrodome, is a domed sports Stadium in downtown Minneapolis Minnesota. Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers The Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome, often simply called The Metrodome, is a domed sports Stadium in downtown Minneapolis Minnesota. (Four previous series had the home team winning the first six games, but in all four cases, the visiting team won Game 7). The 1987 Twins[1] set the record for the worst regular season win-loss record of any World Series championship team (85-77, . 525). This record stood until broken in 2006 by the St. Louis Cardinals, who won the World Series after going 83-78 (. The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St The 2006 World Series, the 102nd edition of Major League Baseball 's championship series, began on October 21 and ended on October 27, and 516).
Besides setting a record for the worst ever regular season winning percentage for a World Series winner (at the time) and hosting the first ever World Series game indoors, the 1987 Twins were the first team to ever enter the World Series having been outscored in the regular season. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The 1987 Twins, as a team, were pretty much outnumbered in virtually every major statistical category. As ABC play-by-play man Al Michaels put it in the pre-game show for Game 1 "They were out everything!" However, he forgot that the Twins defeated Detroit by piling on 34 runs to the Tigers 23 in the 1987 ALCS composite boxscore. Alan Richard Michaels (born November 12, 1944) is an American Television Sportscaster.
For this World Series, the powerhouse Cardinals, making their third World Series appearance in a six season span, were expected to make quick work of the supposedly-hapless Twins. However, the Twins team, the Metrodome and the fans conspired to make victory in Minnesota impossible for the St. Louis team, and three of the four Dome games were well out of the Cards' reach by the Seventh-inning stretch. The seventh-inning stretch is a tradition in Baseball that takes place between the halves of the seventh Inning of any game
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Game 1
October 17, 1987 at Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota
A raucous, sold-out Metrodome met the Cardinals on the 17th, stunning them at times with the sheer noise. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome, often simply called The Metrodome, is a domed sports Stadium in downtown Minneapolis Minnesota. The crowd noise in the Metrodome could exceed 110 decibels, which is about the same as what a jet plane makes when it takes off. The Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome, often simply called The Metrodome, is a domed sports Stadium in downtown Minneapolis Minnesota. The decibel ( dB) is a logarithmic unit of measurement that expresses the magnitude of a physical quantity (usually power or intensity relative to Their play was marred with numerous mistakes brought by the Dome's fast AstroTurf and white roof. The Twins' aggressive play hardly helped the Cards at all, and the game was a 10-1 blowout. Starting pitcher Frankie "Sweet Music" Viola put the lights out on the Cards easily. Frank John Viola Jr (born April 19 1960 in East Meadow New York) is a former Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played Dan Gladden hit a grand slam home run capping off a 7 run fourth inning and Steve Lombardozzi added another 2 run shot. Clinton Daniel "Dan" Gladden (born July 7, 1957 in San Jose California) is an American former Major League Baseball player In the Sport of Baseball, a grand slam (or just slam for short is a Home run hit with all the bases occupied by baserunners, thereby Stephen Paul Lombardozzi (born April 26, 1960 in Malden Massachusetts) is a former Major League Baseball Second baseman who played
Frank Viola was supposed to be the best man at his brother's wedding, but had to back out when the Twins reached the World Series, since it fell on the same night as Game 1, which he was scheduled to pitch. ABC showed clips of the wedding throughout the game's broadcast.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| St. Louis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 10 | 11 | 0 |
WP: Viola (1-0) LP: Magrane (0-1)
HRs: MIN – Gladden, Lombardozzi
Game 2
October 18, 1987, at Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota
While improving on their game one performance, the Cards were unable to hold the Twins offence again and fell behind 7-0 before beginning to rally. Frank John Viola Jr (born April 19 1960 in East Meadow New York) is a former Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played Joseph David Magrane (born July 2, 1964 in Des Moines, Iowa) was a Major League Baseball Pitcher and is currently Clinton Daniel "Dan" Gladden (born July 7, 1957 in San Jose California) is an American former Major League Baseball player Stephen Paul Lombardozzi (born April 26, 1960 in Malden Massachusetts) is a former Major League Baseball Second baseman who played Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome, often simply called The Metrodome, is a domed sports Stadium in downtown Minneapolis Minnesota. The Cards total of nine hits was just one short of the Twins but their bats lacked power as they managed only one double against three doubles and two home runs hit by Minnesota. The Twins broke the game open in the fourth, scoring six runs and chasing starter Danny Cox from the game. The final score was 8-4. Randy Bush and Tim Laudner each came through with a pair of 2 run scoring hits in the 4th. Robert Randall (Randy Bush (born October 5, 1958 in Dover Delaware) is a former professional baseball player who played for the Minnesota Twins Timothy Jon Laudner (born June 7 1958 in Mason City Iowa) is a former Major League Baseball Catcher for the Minnesota Twins
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 | 10 | 0 |
WP: Blyleven (1-0) LP: Cox (0-1)
HRs: MIN – Gaetti, Laudner
Game 3
October 20, 1987 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri
Traveling down the Mississippi, to the open air of Busch Stadium, Game 3 saw a tense pitching duel between Twins starter Les Straker and John Tudor of the Cardinals. Rik Aalbert "Bert" Blyleven (born April 6, 1951 in Zeist, Netherlands) is a former Major League Baseball Pitcher Danny Bradford Cox (born September 21, 1959 in Northampton England) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher Gary Joseph Gaetti (ˈɡaɪ̪ˌɛɾi born August 19, 1958 in Centralia Illinois) nicknamed "G-Man" ("Rat" or "Zorn" during Timothy Jon Laudner (born June 7 1958 in Mason City Iowa) is a former Major League Baseball Catcher for the Minnesota Twins Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Busch Memorial Stadium, or Busch Stadium was the home of the St Busch Memorial Stadium, or Busch Stadium was the home of the St Lester Paul Straker Bolnalda (born October 10, 1959 in Ciudad Bolívar Bolívar State, Venezuela) best known as Les Straker, is Les Straker was the first Venezuelan to pitch in the World Series. Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation.
After five scoreless innings by both teams, the Twins broke through in the top of the 6th inning. Tom Brunansky hit a sacrifice fly and this looked like all the offense the game would see. Thomas Andrew Brunansky (born August 20, 1960 in Covina California) nicknamed "Bruno" is a former Right fielder in Major League In Baseball, a batted ball is considered a sacrifice fly if the following four criteria are met There are fewer than two outs when the ball is hit But, in the bottom of the seventh, Juan Berenguer, in relief of Straker, surrendered leadoff back-to-back singles to Jose Oquendo and Tony Pena. Juan Bautista Berenguer (born November 30, 1954, in Aguadulce Panama) was a Major League Baseball Pitcher for the New York Mets José Manuel Roberto Guillermo Oquendo (born July 4, 1963 in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico) is a former Infielder in Major League Antonio Francisco Peña Padilla, widely known as Tony Peña (born June 4 1957 in Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball Terry Pendleton sacrificed the runners to second and third, and Vince Coleman slammed a two-run double to give the Cards a 2-1 lead. Terry Lee Pendleton (born July 16 1960 in Los Angeles California) is a former Third baseman in Major League Baseball, and the current This is for the baseball player For the heroic train dispatcher see Vince Coleman (train dispatcher. Ozzie Smith followed by singling in Coleman for the final run, and Todd Worrell closed out the win for Tudor. Osborne Earl "Ozzie" Smith (born December 26) is a retired American professional Baseball player who played Shortstop for Major League Baseball Todd Roland Worrell (born September 28, 1959 in Arcadia California) is a retired Major League Baseball Relief pitcher who played
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 3 | 9 | 1 |
WP: |Tudor (1-0) LP: Berenguer (0-1) SV: Worrell (1)
Game 4
October 21, 1987 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri
In Game 4, the Cardinals issued payback to the Twins for their manhandling in Games 1 and 2, hammering Viola, who gave up 5, as they marched to a 7-2 victory. Juan Bautista Berenguer (born November 30, 1954, in Aguadulce Panama) was a Major League Baseball Pitcher for the New York Mets Todd Roland Worrell (born September 28, 1959 in Arcadia California) is a retired Major League Baseball Relief pitcher who played Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Busch Memorial Stadium, or Busch Stadium was the home of the St Tom Lawless hit a 3 run homer off Viola (only his second Major League homer after going 2 for 25 during the regular season) in the 4th inning. Thomas James Lawless (born December 19, 1956 in Erie Pennsylvania) was a Major League Baseball player between and, playing for the Cincinnati
Just prior to Game 4, Reggie Jackson, who was working as a field reporter for ABC's coverage of the 1987 World Series, admitted that he didn't know who eventual Game 4 hero Tom Lawless was. Reginald Martinez Jackson (born May 18 1946) nicknamed " Mr Major League Baseball on ABC is the De facto title of a program that televises Major League Baseball games on the American Broadcasting Company
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 7 | 10 | 1 |
WP: Forsch (1-0) LP: Viola (1-1) SV: Dayley (1)
HRs: MIN – Gagne StL – Lawless
Game 5
October 22, 1987 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri
Game 5 was a much closer ball game, but eventually the Cardinals were victorious, by a score of 4-2. Robert Herbert (Bob Forsch (born January 13, 1950 in Sacramento California) is a former Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball Frank John Viola Jr (born April 19 1960 in East Meadow New York) is a former Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played Kenneth Grant Dayley ( February 25, 1959 in Jerome Idaho) is a professional baseball player who played Pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1982-1993 Gregory Carpenter Gagne (ˈɡæɡni (born November 12 1961 in Fall River Massachusetts) is a former Shortstop in Major League Baseball Thomas James Lawless (born December 19, 1956 in Erie Pennsylvania) was a Major League Baseball player between and, playing for the Cincinnati Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Busch Memorial Stadium, or Busch Stadium was the home of the St Curt Ford hit a two run single in the 6th, breaking a scoreless pitcher's duel between Danny Cox and Bert Blyleven. Curtis Glenn Ford (born October 11, 1960 in Jackson Mississippi) is a former Professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues from Danny Bradford Cox (born September 21, 1959 in Northampton England) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher Rik Aalbert "Bert" Blyleven (born April 6, 1951 in Zeist, Netherlands) is a former Major League Baseball Pitcher By the end of the 7th, the Cards were up 4-0. The Twins scored two in the 8th on a triple by Gaetti off reliever Todd Worrell and made a game of it but eventually relinquished the save to him. The Cardinals stole five bases in Game 5, the most for one team since the 1907 Chicago Cubs. Champions World Series: Chicago Cubs over Detroit Tigers (4-0-1 Awards and honors Statistical Leaders The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 | 10 | 0 |
WP: Cox (1-1) LP: Blyleven (1-1) SV: Worrell (2)
Game 6
October 24, 1987 at Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Series returned to the Metrodome with the Twins facing elimination (a position they would find themselves in once more four years later against the Atlanta Braves). Danny Bradford Cox (born September 21, 1959 in Northampton England) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher Rik Aalbert "Bert" Blyleven (born April 6, 1951 in Zeist, Netherlands) is a former Major League Baseball Pitcher Todd Roland Worrell (born September 28, 1959 in Arcadia California) is a retired Major League Baseball Relief pitcher who played Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome, often simply called The Metrodome, is a domed sports Stadium in downtown Minneapolis Minnesota. The 1991 World Series was played between the Minnesota Twins (95-67 of the American League and the Atlanta Braves (94-68 of the National League
The Cardinals drew first blood off Les Straker on a Tommy Herr home run in the first, and the Twins countered with two in their half of the first on RBI singles by Kirby Puckett and Don Baylor. Lester Paul Straker Bolnalda (born October 10, 1959 in Ciudad Bolívar Bolívar State, Venezuela) best known as Les Straker, is Thomas Mitchell Herr (born April 4, 1956 in Lancaster Pennsylvania) is a former Second baseman in Major League Baseball who played Kirby Puckett (March 14 1960 – March 6 2006 was a Center fielder Donald Edward Baylor (born June 28, 1949) is a Major League Baseball coach and a former player and manager. The Cardinals quickly tied it in the second on a Jose Oquendo RBI single. José Manuel Roberto Guillermo Oquendo (born July 4, 1963 in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico) is a former Infielder in Major League
In the fourth, the Cards chased Straker when Dan Driessen led off with a double to right and went to third on a Willie McGee single. Daniel Driessen (born July 29, 1951 in Hilton Head Island South Carolina) is a former Major League Baseball infielder who played for three teams Willie Dean McGee (born November 2 1958 in San Francisco California) is a former center and Right fielder in Major League Baseball McGee took second on the attempted throw home by centerfielder Dan Gladden. Clinton Daniel "Dan" Gladden (born July 7, 1957 in San Jose California) is an American former Major League Baseball player Terry Pendleton followed by singling home Driessen and Oquendo hit a sacrifice fly to make it 4-2. Terry Lee Pendleton (born July 16 1960 in Los Angeles California) is a former Third baseman in Major League Baseball, and the current Another run scored for the Cards in the fifth when lefty Dan Schatzeder walked Ozzie Smith. Daniel Ernest Schatzeder (born December 1, 1954 in Elmhurst Illinois) is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1977-1991 Osborne Earl "Ozzie" Smith (born December 26) is a retired American professional Baseball player who played Shortstop for Major League Baseball Smith went to second on a groundout, to third on a flyout, and scored on another McGee single.
But, in the bottom of the fifth, the Twins began to claw back against John Tudor. Puckett led off with a single and was doubled in by Gary Gaetti. Gary Joseph Gaetti (ˈɡaɪ̪ˌɛɾi born August 19, 1958 in Centralia Illinois) nicknamed "G-Man" ("Rat" or "Zorn" during Benefitting from use of the designated hitter in their home ballpark, the Twins then tied it on a mammoth home run by their DH, Don Baylor. In Baseball, the designated hitter rule is the common name for Major League Baseball Rule 6 Donald Edward Baylor (born June 28, 1949) is a Major League Baseball coach and a former player and manager. After Tom Brunansky followed with a single, the Twins took the lead for good when Steve Lombardozzi singled him with two out on a close play at the plate. Thomas Andrew Brunansky (born August 20, 1960 in Covina California) nicknamed "Bruno" is a former Right fielder in Major League Stephen Paul Lombardozzi (born April 26, 1960 in Malden Massachusetts) is a former Major League Baseball Second baseman who played
The Twins then blew the game open in the sixth. Greg Gagne led off with an infield single and Puckett walked. Greg Gagne may refer to Greg Gagne (wrestler (born 1948 Greg Gagne (baseball (born 1961 A passed ball by Tony Pena advanced the runners. In Baseball, a Catcher is charged with a passed ball when he fails to hold or control a legally pitched ball that with ordinary effort should have been Antonio Francisco Peña Padilla, widely known as Tony Peña (born June 4 1957 in Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball With first base open and one out, Cards lefthander Ken Dayley intentionally walked Baylor to load the bases. Kenneth Grant Dayley ( February 25, 1959 in Jerome Idaho) is a professional baseball player who played Pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1982-1993 After Brunansky popped out, the lefty-hitting Kent Hrbek finally broke out of his batting doldrums and hit a grand slam and essentially put the game out of the Cards reach. Kent Allen Hrbek (ˈhɝbɛk born May 21, 1960 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) nicknamed "Herbie", is a former American
Brunansky drove in the final run in the eighth and the Twins had staved off the defeat.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| St. Louis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | X | 11 | 15 | 0 |
WP: Schatzeder (1-0) LP: Tudor (1-1)
HRs: StL – Herr MIN – Baylor, Hrbek
Game 7
October 25, 1987 at Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Game 7 was the 500th World Series game ever played. Daniel Ernest Schatzeder (born December 1, 1954 in Elmhurst Illinois) is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1977-1991 Thomas Mitchell Herr (born April 4, 1956 in Lancaster Pennsylvania) is a former Second baseman in Major League Baseball who played Donald Edward Baylor (born June 28, 1949) is a Major League Baseball coach and a former player and manager. Kent Allen Hrbek (ˈhɝbɛk born May 21, 1960 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) nicknamed "Herbie", is a former American Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome, often simply called The Metrodome, is a domed sports Stadium in downtown Minneapolis Minnesota. Game 7 forced the scheduled National Football League game between the Denver Broncos and the Minnesota Vikings to be played the following night (also on ABC). The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based out of Minneapolis Minnesota.
Joe Magrane of the St Louis Cardinals became only the sixth rookie pitcher to start the seventh game of a World Series. Joseph David Magrane (born July 2, 1964 in Des Moines, Iowa) was a Major League Baseball Pitcher and is currently The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. [2] He also is the only pitcher in World Series history to start Games 1 and 7 of a World Series without any starts in between.
In the second, the Cardinals looked poised to send Frank Viola to an early shower. Frank John Viola Jr (born April 19 1960 in East Meadow New York) is a former Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played Three straight no-out singles by Jim Lindeman, Willie McGee, and Tony Pena plated the first run. Willie Dean McGee (born November 2 1958 in San Francisco California) is a former center and Right fielder in Major League Baseball Antonio Francisco Peña Padilla, widely known as Tony Peña (born June 4 1957 in Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball Viola settled down to retire the next two hitters, but not before Steve Lake singled in McGee for a 2-0 lead. Steven "Steve" Michael Lake (born March 13, 1957 in Inglewood California) batted and threw right handed and was a backup Catcher. Viola would settle into a groove, however, and allow only two more hits and no runs in eight strong innings.
The Twins came back in their half of the second on a Steve Lombardozzi RBI single, but not before a bad call at home plate by umpire Dave Phillips. Stephen Paul Lombardozzi (born April 26, 1960 in Malden Massachusetts) is a former Major League Baseball Second baseman who played David Robert Phillips (born October 8, 1943 in St Louis Missouri) is a retired umpire. Twins DH Don Baylor reached base on a hit-by-pitch by Magrane to lead off the inning and Tom Brunansky singled him to second. Donald Edward Baylor (born June 28, 1949) is a Major League Baseball coach and a former player and manager. Thomas Andrew Brunansky (born August 20, 1960 in Covina California) nicknamed "Bruno" is a former Right fielder in Major League With one out, Tim Laudner singled to left and Baylor was gunned down at home by Vince Coleman in left, but replays showed Baylor was clearly safe. Timothy Jon Laudner (born June 7 1958 in Mason City Iowa) is a former Major League Baseball Catcher for the Minnesota Twins This is for the baseball player For the heroic train dispatcher see Vince Coleman (train dispatcher. Lombardozzi then singled in Brunansky.
In the fifth, the Twins tied it when Greg Gagne reached on an infield hit and Kirby Puckett drove him in with a double. Greg Gagne may refer to Greg Gagne (wrestler (born 1948 Greg Gagne (baseball (born 1961 Kirby Puckett (March 14 1960 – March 6 2006 was a Center fielder The Twins seemed on the verge of taking the lead when Gary Gaetti followed Puckett with a walk and went to second when Puckett was thrown out by Lake trying to steal third. Gary Joseph Gaetti (ˈɡaɪ̪ˌɛɾi born August 19, 1958 in Centralia Illinois) nicknamed "G-Man" ("Rat" or "Zorn" during Baylor followed with a single to center, but McGee threw out Gaetti at the plate in a violent collision with Lake.
The Twins then took the lead in the sixth off Danny Cox, who had relieved Magrane the previous inning. Danny Bradford Cox (born September 21, 1959 in Northampton England) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher Cox walked Brunansky to lead off, but got into an argument with first base umpire Lee Weyer over a checked-swing call. Lee Howard Weyer ( September 3 1936 &ndash July 4 1988) was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who The flustered Cox then walked Kent Hrbek and was relieved by Todd Worrell. Kent Allen Hrbek (ˈhɝbɛk born May 21, 1960 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) nicknamed "Herbie", is a former American Todd Roland Worrell (born September 28, 1959 in Arcadia California) is a retired Major League Baseball Relief pitcher who played After retiring the first batter he faced, Worrell walked pinch-hitter Roy Smalley to load the bases and then gave up a two-out RBI single to Gagne.
The Twins' final run came in the eighth on an RBI double by Dan Gladden. Clinton Daniel "Dan" Gladden (born July 7, 1957 in San Jose California) is an American former Major League Baseball player Jeff Reardon retired the side in the ninth to give Minnesota their first World Series victory. Jeffrey James Reardon (born October 1 1955 in Dalton Massachusetts) nicknamed " The Terminator " is a former Relief pitcher
Twins manager Tom Kelly became the youngest non-playing manager to win the World Series since John McGraw in 1905. Jay Thomas Kelly (born August 15, 1950 in Graceville Minnesota) also referred to as TK, is the former manager of the Minnesota For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The 1905 World Series matched the New York Giants against the Philadelphia Athletics, with the Giants winning 4 games to 1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Minnesota | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 | 10 | 0 |
WP: Viola (2-1) LP: Cox (1-2) SV: Reardon (1)
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1987 World Series (4-3): Minnesota Twins (A. Frank John Viola Jr (born April 19 1960 in East Meadow New York) is a former Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played Danny Bradford Cox (born September 21, 1959 in Northampton England) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher Jeffrey James Reardon (born October 1 1955 in Dalton Massachusetts) nicknamed " The Terminator " is a former Relief pitcher The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. L. ) over St Louis Cardinals (N. The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St L. )
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 64 | 3 |
| St Louis Cardinals | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 60 | 6 |
| Total Attendance: 387,129 Average Attendance: 55,304 | ||||||||||||
| Winning Player’s Share: – $85,581, Losing Player’s Share – $56,053 *Includes Playoffs and World Series | ||||||||||||
Aftermath
Although future Hall of Famer Steve Carlton was left off of the Twins' playoff roster, he still attended the White House to be congratulated by President Reagan. The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St Steven Norman Carlton (born December 22, 1944 in Miami Florida) is a former left-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball, from to See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence While making a photo op with the president, local newspapers listed the names of all of the Minnesota Twins. The only man who wasn't listed (and simply identified as a Secret Service agent) was a tall man wearing dark sunglasses in the back. The man in question was none other than Steve Carlton.
The 1987 World Series featured at least two players who would go on to win Manager of the Year awards. The Twins' Don Baylor won it in 1995 for his work with the Colorado Rockies while the Cardinals' Tony Peña won it in 2003 for his work with the Kansas City Royals. Donald Edward Baylor (born June 28, 1949) is a Major League Baseball coach and a former player and manager. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Atlanta Braves over Cleveland Indians (4-2 Tom Glavine, MVP The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. Antonio Francisco Peña Padilla, widely known as Tony Peña (born June 4 1957 in Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball Headline event of the year The Florida Marlins become World Series champions holding off a dynastic New York Yankees team 4 games to The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri.
Series quotes
We are no longer the Twinkies. A Twinkie is a "Golden Sponge Cake with Creamy Filling" popular in North America I don't want to hear that again.
—Twins second baseman Steve Lombardozzi. Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that Stephen Paul Lombardozzi (born April 26, 1960 in Malden Massachusetts) is a former Major League Baseball Second baseman who played
References)
- Neft, David S. , and Richard M. Cohen. The World Series. 1st ed. New York: St Martins, 1990. (Neft and Cohen 419-424)
- Forman, Sean L. . 1987 World Series. Baseball-Reference. com - Major League Statistics and Information. . Retrieved on 2007-12-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city
External links
- 1987 World Series at Baseball-Reference.com
- 1987 World Series at WorldSeries.com (MLB.com)
- 1987 World Series by Baseball Almanac
- History of the World Series - 1987 at SportingNews.com
- Sweet Music at SI.com
- 1987 World Series box scores and play-by-play at Retrosheet.org
- 1987 St. Louis Cardinals at baseballlibrary.com
- 1987 Minnesota Twins at baseballlibrary.com
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