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Thursday, October 8, 1987

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1987 Playoffs

Minnesota leads series 2 - 0

Detroit Tigers 3
Minnesota Twins 6
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Darrell Evans 2
1 Lou Whitaker 2
3 Tom Brunansky 1
3 Randy Bush 1
3 7 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kent Hrbek 1
1 Chet Lemon 1
1 Lou Whitaker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Gladden 2
1 Tim Laudner 2
1 Chet Lemon 2
4 Tom Brunansky 1
4 2 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Randy Bush 2
2 Pat Sheridan 1
2 Lou Whitaker 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Morris 0.78
2 Bert Blyleven 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 7
2 Bert Blyleven 6
3 Juan Berenguer 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Juan Berenguer 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Brunansky .500
1 Darrell Evans .500
1 Jeffrey Leonard .500
4 Will Clark .429
4 2 others tied .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Gaetti 2
1 Jeffrey Leonard 2
3 Will Clark 1
3 Kirk Gibson 1
3 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Brunansky 4
2 Dan Gladden 3
2 Chet Lemon 3
4 Will Clark 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Randy Bush 2
2 Will Clark 1
2 Tim Raines 1
2 Pat Sheridan 1
2 Lou Whitaker 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 5 others tied 0.00

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 9
2 Greg Mathews 7
3 Bert Blyleven 6
3 Dave Dravecky 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Juan Berenguer 1
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