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Wednesday, October 21, 1987

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1987 World Series

Series tied 2 - 2

Minnesota Twins 2
St. Louis Cardinals 7
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tom Herr 2
1 Jim Lindeman 2
1 Willie McGee 2
4 Don Baylor 1
4 10 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Gagne 1
1 Tom Lawless 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Lawless 3
2 Jim Lindeman 2
2 Willie McGee 2
4 Greg Gagne 1
4 Kirby Puckett 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Brunansky 1
1 Vince Coleman 1
1 Gary Gaetti 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Greg Mathews 0.75
2 Frank Viola 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Forsch 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Viola 4
2 Bob Forsch 3
2 Greg Mathews 3
4 Ken Dayley 2
4 George Frazier 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Dayley 1

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .467
2 Tim Laudner .417
3 Gary Gaetti .333
4 Dan Gladden .278
5 2 tied .250

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Gaetti 1
1 Greg Gagne 1
1 Dan Gladden 1
1 Tim Laudner 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Gladden 6
2 Tim Laudner 4
3 Tom Lawless 3
3 Willie McGee 3
3 Tony Pena 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 4
2 Tom Brunansky 1
2 Gary Gaetti 1
2 Dan Gladden 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Les Straker 0.00
1 Ken Dayley 0.00
3 John Tudor 1.29
4 Bert Blyleven 2.57
5 Frank Viola 4.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 John Tudor 1
1 Frank Viola 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Viola 9
2 Bert Blyleven 8
3 John Tudor 7
4 Les Straker 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Dayley 1
1 Todd Worrell 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeffrey Leonard .385
2 Will Clark .360
3 Willie McGee .333
3 Tony Pena .333
5 Dan Gladden .316

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Gladden 11
2 Tom Brunansky 10
3 Vince Coleman 6
3 Gary Gaetti 6
3 Tim Laudner 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 5
2 Randy Bush 3
2 Kirk Gibson 3
4 Robby Thompson 2
5 13 tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Dayley 0.00
2 Dave Dravecky 0.60
3 John Tudor 1.61
4 Mike Krukow 2.00
5 Greg Mathews 3.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 3
2 Bob Forsch 2
2 John Tudor 2
2 Frank Viola 2
5 8 tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Tudor 19
2 Frank Viola 18
3 Bert Blyleven 17
4 Danny Cox 14
4 Dave Dravecky 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Dayley 3
2 Jeff Reardon 2
2 Todd Worrell 2
4 Juan Berenguer 1
4 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