On This Day

Sunday, October 11, 1987

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1987 Playoffs

San Francisco leads series 3 - 2

St. Louis Cardinals 3
San Francisco Giants 6
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Minnesota Twins 5
Detroit Tigers 3
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Vince Coleman 2
1 Greg Gagne 2
1 Willie McGee 2
1 Kevin Mitchell 2
1 Kirby Puckett 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Gagne 1
1 Kevin Mitchell 1
1 Kirby Puckett 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 2
1 Jose Uribe 2
3 Mike Aldrete 1
3 Dave Bergman 1
3 9 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kevin Mitchell 1
1 Robby Thompson 1
1 Jose Uribe 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Greg Mathews 0.75
2 Frank Viola 0.33
3 Rick Reuschel 0.17
4 Frank Tanana 0.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Price 1
1 Frank Viola 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Price 6
2 Greg Mathews 3
2 Frank Viola 3
4 Ken Dayley 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Will Clark .444
2 Darrell Evans .385
3 Jeffrey Leonard .368
4 Tony Pena .357
5 2 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeffrey Leonard 4
2 Gary Gaetti 2
2 Greg Gagne 2
4 Bob Brenly 1
4 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Brunansky 6
2 Gary Gaetti 5
2 Jeffrey Leonard 5
4 Vince Coleman 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Randy Bush 2
1 Kirk Gibson 2
1 Robby Thompson 2
4 Will Clark 1
4 7 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Dravecky 0.00
1 Juan Berenguer 0.00
1 Joe Price 0.00
4 Mike Krukow 2.00
5 John Tudor 3.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Dave Dravecky 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Greg Mathews 10
2 Jack Morris 9
2 Frank Viola 9
4 Juan Berenguer 6
4 5 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Juan Berenguer 1
1 Ken Dayley 1
1 Sid Fernandez 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1
1 Todd Worrell 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