On This Day

Wednesday, October 7, 1987

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1987 Playoffs

Series tied 1 - 1

San Francisco Giants 5
St. Louis Cardinals 0

Minnesota leads series 1 - 0

Detroit Tigers 5
Minnesota Twins 8
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jeffrey Leonard 3
2 Tom Brunansky 2
2 Will Clark 2
2 Darrell Evans 2
2 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Gaetti 2
2 Will Clark 1
2 Kirk Gibson 1
2 Mike Heath 1
2 Jeffrey Leonard 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Brunansky 3
2 Will Clark 2
2 Gary Gaetti 2
2 Mike Heath 2
5 7 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Dravecky 1.00
2 Doyle Alexander 0.62
3 Frank Viola 0.60
4 John Tudor 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Dravecky 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Dravecky 6
1 John Tudor 6
1 Frank Viola 6
4 Doyle Alexander 5
5 Jeff Reardon 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeffrey Leonard .500
2 Will Clark .429
3 Candy Maldonado .375
3 Jose Uribe .375
5 Kirk Gibson .250

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Gaetti 2
1 Jeffrey Leonard 2
3 Will Clark 1
3 Kirk Gibson 1
3 Mike Heath 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Brunansky 3
2 Will Clark 2
2 Gary Gaetti 2
2 Mike Heath 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Will Clark 1
1 Tim Raines 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Dravecky 0.00
1 Bret Saberhagen 0.00
1 Lee Smith 0.00
1 Tom Henke 0.00
1 6 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Dravecky 1
1 Greg Mathews 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1
1 Lee Smith 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Greg Mathews 7
2 Dave Dravecky 6
2 John Tudor 6
2 Frank Viola 6
5 Doyle Alexander 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Dayley 1
1 Sid Fernandez 1

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 98 64 .605 --
Blue Jays 96 66 .593 2.0
Brewers 91 71 .562 7.0
Yankees 89 73 .549 9.0
Red Sox 78 84 .481 20.0
Orioles 67 95 .414 31.0
Indians 61 101 .377 37.0

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 85 77 .525 --
Royals 83 79 .512 2.0
Athletics 81 81 .500 4.0
Mariners 78 84 .481 7.0
White Sox 77 85 .475 8.0
Angels 75 87 .463 10.0
Rangers 75 87 .463 10.0

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 95 67 .586 --
Mets 92 70 .568 3.0
Expos 91 71 .562 4.0
Pirates 80 82 .494 15.0
Phillies 80 82 .494 15.0
Cubs 76 85 .472 18.5

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 90 72 .556 --
Reds 84 78 .519 6.0
Astros 76 86 .469 14.0
Dodgers 73 89 .451 17.0
Braves 69 92 .429 20.5
Padres 65 97 .401 25.0