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Thursday, October 22, 1987

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1987 World Series

St. Louis leads series 3 - 2

Minnesota Twins 2
St. Louis Cardinals 4
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Pena 3
2 Jose Oquendo 2
2 Ozzie Smith 2
4 Tom Brunansky 1
4 8 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Curt Ford 2
1 Gary Gaetti 2
3 Ozzie Smith 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 2
1 Ozzie Smith 2
3 Dan Gladden 1
3 Lance Johnson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Danny Cox 0.75
2 Bert Blyleven 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Cox 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Danny Cox 6
2 Bert Blyleven 4
3 Jeff Reardon 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 1

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Pena .375
2 Willie McGee .368
3 Tim Laudner .357
4 Gary Gaetti .316
5 Dan Gladden .286

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 Gary Gaetti 3
3 Tom Lawless 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 6
2 Dan Gladden 2
2 Ozzie Smith 2
4 Tom Brunansky 1
4 2 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Les Straker 0.00
2 John Tudor 1.29
3 Bert Blyleven 2.77
4 Frank Viola 4.76
5 Danny Cox 7.36

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 12
2 Danny Cox 9
2 Frank Viola 9
4 John Tudor 7
5 Les Straker 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 2
2 Ken Dayley 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeffrey Leonard .385
2 Tony Pena .378
3 Will Clark .360
4 Dan Gladden .317
5 Gary Gaetti .308

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 Gary Gaetti 8
4 Vince Coleman 6
4 Tim Laudner 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 7
2 Randy Bush 3
2 Kirk Gibson 3
4 Dan Gladden 2
4 3 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Dravecky 0.60
2 John Tudor 1.61
3 Mike Krukow 2.00
4 Greg Mathews 3.21
5 Bert Blyleven 3.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 3
2 Danny Cox 2
2 Bob Forsch 2
2 John Tudor 2
2 Frank Viola 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 21
2 Danny Cox 20
3 John Tudor 19
4 Frank Viola 18
5 Dave Dravecky 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Dayley 3
1 Todd Worrell 3
3 Jeff Reardon 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