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Sunday, October 25, 1987

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1987 World Series

Minnesota wins series 4 - 3

St. Louis Cardinals 2
Minnesota Twins 4
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Greg Gagne 2
1 Tim Laudner 2
1 Tony Pena 2
1 Kirby Puckett 2
5 8 tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Gagne 1
1 Dan Gladden 1
1 Steve Lake 1
1 Steve Lombardozzi 1
1 2 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gary Gaetti 1
1 Tony Pena 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Viola 1.17
2 Joe Magrane 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Viola 7
2 Joe Magrane 4
3 Todd Worrell 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 1

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Pena .409
2 Willie McGee .370
3 Kirby Puckett .357
4 Tim Laudner .318
5 Dan Gladden .290

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 7
2 Kent Hrbek 6
3 Gary Gaetti 4
3 Tim Laudner 4
3 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 6
2 Gary Gaetti 2
2 Dan Gladden 2
2 Terry Pendleton 2
2 Ozzie Smith 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Todd Worrell 1.29
2 Bert Blyleven 2.77
3 Frank Viola 3.72
4 Les Straker 4.00
5 John Tudor 5.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 2
2 Bert Blyleven 1
2 Danny Cox 1
2 Bob Forsch 1
2 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Viola 16
2 Bert Blyleven 12
3 Danny Cox 9
4 John Tudor 8
5 Les Straker 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 2
2 Ken Dayley 1
2 Jeff Reardon 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Pena .395
2 Jeffrey Leonard .385
3 Steve Lombardozzi .344
4 Jim Lindeman .321
5 Willie McGee .316

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 Dan Gladden 12
2 Tom Brunansky 11
3 Gary Gaetti 9
4 Kent Hrbek 7
5 6 tied 6

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Dravecky 0.60
2 Todd Worrell 1.59
3 Jeff Reardon 2.70
4 Greg Mathews 3.21
5 2 tied 3.42

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Viola 25
2 Bert Blyleven 21
3 Danny Cox 20
3 John Tudor 20
5 Dave Dravecky 14

Saves

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