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Saturday, October 24, 1987

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1987 World Series

Series tied 3 - 3

St. Louis Cardinals 5
Minnesota Twins 11
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kirby Puckett 4
2 Tom Herr 3
2 Steve Lombardozzi 3
4 Don Baylor 2
4 3 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Tom Herr 1
1 Kent Hrbek 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kent Hrbek 4
2 Don Baylor 3
3 Jose Oquendo 2
4 Tom Brunansky 1
4 6 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Terry Pendleton 2
2 Kirby Puckett 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Les Straker 0.33
2 John Tudor 0.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dan Schatzeder 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Les Straker 2
2 Juan Berenguer 1
2 Dan Schatzeder 1
2 John Tudor 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .391
2 Tony Pena .368
3 Kirby Puckett .333
4 Dan Gladden .308
5 Gary Gaetti .292

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Gary Gaetti 1
1 Greg Gagne 1
1 Dan Gladden 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Gladden 6
1 Kent Hrbek 6
3 Gary Gaetti 4
3 Tim Laudner 4
3 Willie McGee 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 6
2 Dan Gladden 2
2 Terry Pendleton 2
2 Ozzie Smith 2
5 4 tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bert Blyleven 2.77
2 Les Straker 4.00
3 Frank Viola 4.76
4 John Tudor 5.73
5 Danny Cox 7.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Danny Cox 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 Dan Schatzeder 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 12
2 Danny Cox 9
2 Frank Viola 9
4 John Tudor 8
5 Les Straker 6

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 .375
3 Will Clark .360
4 Steve Lombardozzi .333
5 Dan Gladden .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeffrey Leonard 4
2 Gary Gaetti 3
2 Greg Gagne 3
4 Tom Brunansky 2
4 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Brunansky 11
1 Dan Gladden 11
3 Gary Gaetti 9
4 Kent Hrbek 7
5 4 tied 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 7
2 Randy Bush 3
2 Kirk Gibson 3
4 Dan Gladden 2
4 5 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Dravecky 0.60
2 Mike Krukow 2.00
3 Jeff Reardon 3.00
4 Greg Mathews 3.21
5 2 tied 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
2 John Tudor 20
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