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Sunday, October 18, 1987

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1987 World Series

Minnesota leads series 2 - 0

St. Louis Cardinals 4
Minnesota Twins 8
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Curt Ford 2
1 Gary Gaetti 2
1 Tim Laudner 2
4 Randy Bush 1
4 12 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Gaetti 1
1 Tim Laudner 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Laudner 3
2 Randy Bush 2
2 Tony Pena 2
4 Dan Driessen 1
4 4 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Blyleven 1.14
2 Danny Cox 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 8
2 Danny Cox 3
3 Ken Dayley 1
3 Lee Tunnell 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gary Gaetti .500
1 Tim Laudner .500
3 Willie McGee .429
4 Kent Hrbek .400
5 2 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Gaetti 1
1 Dan Gladden 1
1 Tim Laudner 1
1 Steve Lombardozzi 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Gladden 6
2 Tim Laudner 4
3 Tony Pena 3
4 Randy Bush 2
4 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 1
1 Dan Gladden 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Viola 1.13
2 Bert Blyleven 2.57
3 Lee Tunnell 3.86
4 Ricky Horton 4.50
5 Bob Forsch 12.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Frank Viola 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 8
2 Frank Viola 5
3 Danny Cox 3
4 Ken Dayley 1
4 3 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeffrey Leonard .385
2 Will Clark .360
3 Gary Gaetti .357
4 Tom Brunansky .348
5 Dan Gladden .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeffrey Leonard 4
2 Gary Gaetti 3
3 Tom Brunansky 2
3 Greg Gagne 2
3 Chet Lemon 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Gladden 11
2 Tom Brunansky 9
3 Gary Gaetti 6
3 Tim Laudner 6
5 Jeffrey Leonard 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Randy Bush 3
1 Kirk Gibson 3
3 Vince Coleman 2
3 Robby Thompson 2
5 11 tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Dravecky 0.60
2 John Tudor 1.76
3 Mike Krukow 2.00
4 Greg Mathews 3.48
5 Bert Blyleven 3.54

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 17
2 Danny Cox 14
2 Dave Dravecky 14
2 Frank Viola 14
5 John Tudor 12

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