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Wednesday, October 14, 1987

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1987 Playoffs

St. Louis wins series 4 - 3

San Francisco Giants 0
St. Louis Cardinals 6
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tom Herr 2
1 Jeffrey Leonard 2
1 Willie McGee 2
1 Tony Pena 2
1 Jose Uribe 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Oquendo 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Oquendo 3
2 Tom Herr 2
3 Willie McGee 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 1
1 Tony Pena 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Danny Cox 0.62
2 Atlee Hammaker 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Cox 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Danny Cox 5
2 Atlee Hammaker 3
3 Scott Garrelts 2
3 Don Robinson 2
5 2 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Brunansky .412
2 Jeffrey Leonard .385
3 Tony Pena .381
4 Will Clark .360
5 Dan Gladden .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeffrey Leonard 4
2 Tom Brunansky 2
2 Gary Gaetti 2
2 Greg Gagne 2
2 Chet Lemon 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Brunansky 9
2 Gary Gaetti 5
2 Dan Gladden 5
2 Jeffrey Leonard 5
5 4 tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Randy Bush 3
1 Kirk Gibson 3
3 Robby Thompson 2
4 Will Clark 1
4 10 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Dravecky 0.60
2 Juan Berenguer 1.50
3 John Tudor 1.76
4 Mike Krukow 2.00
5 Danny Cox 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 2
2 Danny Cox 1
2 Dave Dravecky 1
2 Bob Forsch 1
2 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Dravecky 14
2 John Tudor 12
3 Danny Cox 11
4 Greg Mathews 10
5 3 tied 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Dayley 2
1 Jeff Reardon 2
3 Juan Berenguer 1
3 Sid Fernandez 1
3 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