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Saturday, October 17, 1987

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1987 World Series

Minnesota leads series 1 - 0

St. Louis Cardinals 1
Minnesota Twins 10
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gary Gaetti 2
1 Dan Gladden 2
1 Jim Lindeman 2
1 Steve Lombardozzi 2
1 Willie McGee 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dan Gladden 1
1 Steve Lombardozzi 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Gladden 5
2 Kent Hrbek 2
2 Steve Lombardozzi 2
4 Tim Laudner 1
4 Tony Pena 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dan Gladden 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Viola 1.00
2 Joe Magrane 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Viola 5
2 Ricky Horton 1
2 Joe Magrane 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Brunansky .400
2 Jeffrey Leonard .385
3 Dan Gladden .375
4 Will Clark .360
5 2 tied .333

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 Dan Gladden 10
2 Tom Brunansky 9
3 Gary Gaetti 5
3 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 11 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Dravecky 0.60
2 John Tudor 1.76
3 Mike Krukow 2.00
4 Danny Cox 2.12
5 Greg Mathews 3.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 2
1 Frank Viola 2
3 Danny Cox 1
3 Dave Dravecky 1
3 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Dravecky 14
1 Frank Viola 14
3 John Tudor 12
4 Danny Cox 11
5 Greg Mathews 10

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