The 1987

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won the

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for the first time since moving from

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in 1961, the second time that the franchise won the

(the Washington Senators won it in

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). Having won only 85 games during the 1987 regular season, they won the World Series with the then-fewest regular season wins since Major League Baseball expanded to a 162-game season in

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, and the fewest of any team since the 1889 New York Giants (excluding the strike-shortened 1981 and the

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-shortened 2020 seasons and later surpassed by the 2006 St. Louis Cardinals who won 83 games that season). They also became the first team to win the World Series despite being outscored by their opponents in the regular season, having scored 786 runs and allowed 806. Tom Kelly became the fifth

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to win a World Series in his first full season on the job, and one of seven total, as of 2019, to accomplish the feat.

Offseason

* November 12, 1986: The Twins traded a player to be named later to the

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for

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. The Twins completed the trade by sending Dominic Iasparro (minors) to the Mets on April 4, 1987. Gardenhire would spend the next 28 years in the Twins Organization including a 13-year stint as manager from 2002-2014. * January 9, 1987: Juan Berenguer was signed as a free agent by the Twins. *February 3, 1987: Neal Heaton, Yorkis Pérez, Jeff Reed and minor leaguer Al Cardwood were traded by the Twins to the

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for

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and Tom Nieto. * February 20, 1987: Minor leaguer Mike Shade was traded by the Twins to the Montreal Expos for

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. * February 24, 1987: Billy Sample was signed as a free agent by the Minnesota Twins.

Regular season

The Twins were 85-77, first in the

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, two games ahead of the Kansas City Royals. The team had one of the lowest winning percentages ever for a World Series champion, at .525. They also had the remarkably bad road record of 29-52 (.358 percentage) but made up for it winning 56 home games (best in MLB). Fortunately for the Twins, they played in a very weak division; only two teams finished above .500 and only 10 games separated the Twins from the last-place

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(the previous year's division champion) and Texas Rangers. The Twins' 85-77 was the lowest for a World Series champion for nearly two decades, until the 2006 St. Louis Cardinals won the World Series with an 83-78 record. 1987 was the first year the Twins started using their modernized logos and uniforms, which are still in use today. Only one Twin made the

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, outfielder Kirby Puckett. The highest paid player was Kent Hrbek at $1,310,000; followed by

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at $1,150,000. Over a late August weekend at Milwaukee, Puckett went 10 for 11, with four homers and two doubles, raising his batting average 13 points. The feat tied a major league record. Joe Niekro, a pitcher for the Twins, was suspended for 10 games when

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discovered an emery board in his pocket. Tschida suspected Niekro was scuffing the ball, and saw the emery board fly out of Niekro's pocket. Niekro said he was filing his nails in the dugout, but

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president Dr. Bobby Brown didn't believe him, and ordered the suspension. When the Twins won the pennant, Niekro set a major league record as he'd waited 20½ years since his debut to reach a World Series game. 2,081,976 fans attended Twins games, the sixth highest total in the

. The Homer Hanky was introduced in 1987's pennant drive. When the Twins made the playoffs for the first time since 1970, three members of that team remained with the club now seventeen years later. Bert Blyleven was the only remaining player;

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became the hitting coach and

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the third base coach.

Offense

This was the last year for a long time that the Twins were stocked with power hitters. In particular, Kirby Puckett, Kent Hrbek,

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, and Tom Brunansky combined to hit 125 home runs. (The team as a whole hit 196.) Hrbek, Gaetti, and Brunansky each surpassed 30 home runs, a number that no Twin would reach again until Justin Morneau and

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in 2006. Kirby Puckett led the AL with 207 hits. Despite the power in their lineup, the Twins were outscored 806-786, one of the largest such differentials for a World Series champion.

Pitching

The top three starting pitchers, Frank Viola,

, and

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provided stability throughout the year. Mike Smithson, Joe Niekro, and

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were less reliable. Newly acquired closer

was a reliable option at the end of games. Juan Berenguer was the most reliable set-up man, posting a 3.94 ERA.

led the AL with 46 home runs allowed.

Defense

The defense was not as strong as would be typical for Twins teams under manager Tom Kelly. Hrbek was the most reliable fielder at first base, and the outfield of Dan Gladden, Puckett, and Brunansky was reliable. Third baseman

and center fielder Kirby Puckett each won their second

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Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

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(2–0) , , Stewart (0–2) , , Reardon (3) , , 17,182 , , 7–2 , , W2 , -style= background:#fbb
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, , April 20 , , Mariners , , 13–5 , ,

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(0–3) , , — , , 11,927 , , 9–4 , , W2 , -style= background:#cfc
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, , April 21 , , Mariners , , 6–1 , ,

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, , April 22 , , Mariners , , 3–4 , , Langston (2–2) , ,

(1–2) , , — , , 11,247 , , 10–5 , , L1 , -style= background:#fbb
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(3) , , 14,204 , , 10–6 , , L2 , -style= background:#fbb
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(1–1) , , — , , 20,116 , , 10–7 , , L3 , -style= background:#cfc
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, , 8–7 , , Reardon (1–1) , , Finley (0–1) , , — , , 51,717 , , 11–7 , , W1 , -style= background:#cfc
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(1–1) , , — , , 19,116 , , 12–7 , , W2 , -style= background:#fbb
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, , April 28 , , @ Blue Jays , , 1–5 , , Clancy (2–2) , ,

(1–3) , , — , , 21,182 , , 12–8 , , L1 , -style= background:#fbb
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(1–4) , , Righetti (7) , , 33,173 , , 13–10 , , L1 , -style= background:#cfc
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(3–2) , , Stoddard (0–1) , , Reardon (6) , , 23,798 , , 14–10 , , W1 , -style= background:#fbb
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(1) , , 8,891 , , 14–11 , , L1 , -style= background:#fbb
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, , May 6 , , Orioles , , 0–6 , , McGregor (1–4) , , Blyleven (2–2) , , — , , 10,840 , , 14–12 , , L2 , -style= background:#cfc
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, , May 7 , , Orioles , , 5–2 , ,

(2–4) , , Flanagan (0–5) , , Reardon (7) , , 14,198 , , 15–12 , , W1 , -style= background:#fbb
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(3–3) , , — , , 41,691 , , 16–14 , , L1 , -style= background:#cfc
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(3–2) , , Reardon (1–3) , , — , , 14,279 , , 17–15 , , L1 , -style= background:#fbb
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, , May 13 , , Blue Jays , , 0–7 , , Clancy (5–2) , ,

(1–2) , , — , , 9,158 , , 17–16 , , L2 , -style= background:#fbb
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, , May 14 , , Blue Jays , , 4–16 , , Stieb (2–2) , ,

(2–1) , , — , , 10,053 , , 17–17 , , L3 , -style= background:#cfc
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, , May 15 , , Red Sox , , 3–1 , ,

(4–2) , , Hurst (4–4) , , — , , 13,878 , , 18–17 , , W1 , -style= background:#fbb
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, , May 16 , , Red Sox , , 1–6 , , Clemens (3–3) , , Blyleven (3–3) , , — , , 23,414 , , 18–18 , , L1 , -style= background:#cfc
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, , May 17 , , Red Sox , , 10–8 (10) , , Atherton (2–0) , , Schiraldi (1–3) , , — , , 20,716 , , 19–18 , , W1 , -style= background:#fbb
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, , May 19 , , @ Indians , , 3–4 , , Schrom (3–4) , ,

(1–3) , , — , , 7,045 , , 19–19 , , L1 , -style= background:#cfc
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, , May 20 , , @ Indians , , 8–2 , , Berenguer (2–0) , , Candiotti (1–6) , , — , , 6,226 , , 20–19 , , W1 , -style= background:#fbb
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, , May 21 , , @ Indians , , 3–6 , , Swindell (3–3) , , Blyleven (3–4) , , — , , 7,401 , , 20–20 , , L1 , -style= background:#fbb
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, , May 22 , , Tigers , , 2–3 , , Morris (5–2) , ,

(2–5) , , — , , 15,423 , , 20–21 , , L2 , -style= background:#cfc
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, , May 23 , , Tigers , , 7–5 , , Anderson (1–0) , , Terrell (3–5) , , Reardon (9) , , 18,601 , , 21–21 , , W1 , -style= background:#fbb
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, , May 24 , , Tigers , , 2–7 , , Robinson (3–2) , , Atherton (2–1) , , — , , 16,351 , , 21–22 , , L1 , -style= background:#cfc
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, , May 26 , , Brewers , , 4–2 , , Blyleven (4–4) , , Nieves (3–2) , , Reardon (10) , , 23,276 , , 22–22 , , W1 , -style= background:#cfc
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, , May 27 , , Brewers , , 7–2 , ,

(3–5) , , Wegman (3–5) , ,

(1) , , 22,947 , , 23–22 , , W2 , -style= background:#cfc
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, , May 28 , , Brewers , , 13–1 , , Berenguer (3–0) , , Birkbeck (1–4) , , — , , 26,203 , , 24–22 , , W3 , -style= background:#fbb
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, , May 29 , , @ Tigers , , 7–15 , , Terrell (4–5) , ,

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, , May 31 (1) , , @ Tigers , , 9–5 , , Reardon (2–3) , ,

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(4–5) , , Clemens (4–5) , , — , , 20,221 , , 27–23 , , W3 , -style= background:#fbb
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, , June 2 , , @ Red Sox , , 5–6 , , Schiraldi (3–3) , , Reardon (2–4) , , — , , 16,910 , , 27–24 , , L1 , -style= background:#fbb
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, , June 3 , , @ Red Sox , , 6–7 (10) , , Schiraldi (4–3) , , Klink (0–1) , , — , , 20,638 , , 27–25 , , L2 , -style= background:#fbb
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, , June 5 , , Rangers , , 9–15 , , Harris (2–4) , , Blyleven (4–5) , , — , , 16,092 , , 27–26 , , L3 , -style= background:#cfc
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, , June 6 , , Rangers , , 3–2 (13) , , Atherton (3–1) , , Williams (3–3) , , — , , 24,992 , , 28–26 , , W1 , -style= background:#cfc
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, , June 7 , , Rangers , , 7–4 , , Atherton (4–1) , , Russell (0–1) , , — , , 15,795 , , 29–26 , , W2 , -style= background:#cfc
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, , June 8 , , Royals , , 5–3 , , Niemann (1–0) , , Gubicza (3–7) , , Reardon (11) , , 17,815 , , 30–26 , , W3 , -style= background:#cfc
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, , June 9 , , Royals , , 5–2 , , Niekro (1–0) , , Jackson (2–8) , , Atherton (1) , , 18,563 , , 31–26 , , W4 , -style= background:#cfc
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, , June 10 , , Royals , , 4–3 (10) , , Reardon (3–4) , , Gleaton (1–2) , , — , , 18,560 , , 32–26 , , W5 , - style= background:#bbb , — , , June 11 , , @

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66
, , June 19 , ,

, , 7–6 , , Reardon (4–4) , ,

Winn Winn may refer to: Places In the United States: * Winn, Maine, a town in Penobscot County * Winn, Michigan, an unincorporated community * Winn Parish, Louisiana Other uses * Winn (surname) (including a list of people with the name) * WINN, an Ame ...

(2–3) , , — , , 24,123 , , 38–28 , , W1 , -style= background:#fbb
67
, , June 20 , ,

, , 5–10 , , DeLeon (5–6) , , Blyleven (5–6) , , — , , 33,636 , , 38–29 , , L1 , -style= background:#cfc
68
, , June 21 , ,

, , 8–6 , , Berenguer (5–0) , ,

(2–4) , , Reardon (14) , , 29,240 , , 39–29 , , W1 , -style= background:#cfc
69
, , June 23 , , Indians , , 9–4 , ,

(4–3) , , Candiotti (2–8) , ,

(2) , , 17,393 , , 40–29 , , W2 , -style= background:#cfc
70
, , June 24 , , Indians , , 14–8 , ,

(3–4) , , Swindell (3–7) , , — , , 19,885 , , 41–29 , , W3 , -style= background:#cfc
71
, , June 25 , , Indians , , 4–3 , , Blyleven (6–6) , , Niekro (5–7) , , Reardon (15) , , 27,489 , , 42–29 , , W4 , -style= background:#fbb
72
, , June 26 , , @ Rangers , , 0–1 , , Witt (3–3) , ,

(6–6) , , Mohorcic (10) , , 20,605 , , 42–30 , , L1 , -style= background:#fbb
73
, , June 27 (1) , , @ Rangers , , 6–11 , , Correa (3–5) , ,

(5–3) , , Russell (2) , , n/a , , 42–31 , , L2 , -style= background:#fbb
74
, , June 27 (2) , , @ Rangers , , 2–7 , , Hough (8–3) , , Atherton (4–2) , , — , , 35,677 , , 42–32 , , L3 , -style= background:#fbb
75
, , June 28 , , @ Rangers , , 3–6 , , Guzman (6–6) , ,

(4–4) , , Mohorcic (11) , , 17,477 , , 42–33 , , L4 , -style= background:#fbb
76
, , June 29 , , @ Royals , , 2–3 (5) , , Jackson (4–10) , ,

(3–5) , , — , , 35,872 , , 42–34 , , L5 , -style= background:#cfc
77
, , June 30 , , @ Royals , , 3–1 , , Blyleven (7–6) , , Leibrandt (8–6) , , Reardon (16) , , 21,515 , , 43–34 , , W1 , - , -style= background:#fbb
78
, , July 1 , , @ Royals , , 3–4 , , Quisenberry (3–0) , , Atherton (4–3) , , — , , 26,899 , , 43–35 , , L1 , -style= background:#fbb
79
, , July 2 , , @ Royals , , 3–10 , , Saberhagen (14–2) , , Niekro (2–1) , , — , , 35,992 , , 43–36 , , L2 , -style= background:#cfc
80
, , July 3 , , Orioles , , 6–5 (11) , , Reardon (5–4) , , Niedenfuer (1–1) , , — , , 26,331 , , 44–36 , , W1 , -style= background:#cfc
81
, , July 4 , , Orioles , , 4–1 , ,

(4–5) , ,

(6–6) , , Berenguer (3) , , 23,724 , , 45–36 , , W2 , -style= background:#cfc
82
, , July 5 , , Orioles , , 4–3 , , Blyleven (8–6) , , Niedenfuer (1–2) , , — , , 21,294 , , 46–36 , , W3 , -style= background:#cfc
83
, , July 6 , , @

, , 2–0 , ,

(7–6) , , Guidry (1–4) , , — , , 20,141 , , 47–36 , , W4 , -style= background:#fbb
84
, , July 7 , , @

, , 7–12 , , Stoddard (2–1) , , Atherton (4–4) , , — , , 27,697 , , 47–37 , , L1 , -style= background:#fbb
85
, , July 8 , , @

, , 4–13 , , Rhoden (11–5) , ,

(4–5) , , Clements (4) , , 38,168 , , 47–38 , , L2 , -style= background:#cfc
86
, , July 9 , , @ Orioles , , 3–1 , ,

(5–5) , ,

(6–7) , , Reardon (17) , , 22,656 , , 48–38 , , W1 , -style= background:#fbb
87
, , July 10 , , @ Orioles , , 12–13 , , Williamson (3–6) , ,

(5–4) , , — , , 28,057 , , 48–39 , , L1 , -style= background:#cfc
88
, , July 11 , , @ Orioles , , 2–1 , ,

(8–6) , ,

Griffin The griffin, griffon, or gryphon ( Ancient Greek: , ''gryps''; Classical Latin: ''grȳps'' or ''grȳpus''; Late and Medieval Latin: ''gryphes'', ''grypho'' etc.; Old French: ''griffon'') is a legendary creature with the body, tail, and ...

(1–3) , , — , , 25,690 , , 49–39 , , W1 , -style= background:#fbb
89
, , July 12 , , @ Orioles , , 0–5 , , Schmidt (9–2) , , Niekro (2–2) , , — , , 27,486 , , 49–40 , , L1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bbcaff;" , colspan="10" , 58th All-Star Game in Oakland, California , -style= background:#fbb
90
, , July 16 , , Blue Jays , , 2–5 , , Key (10–6) , , Blyleven (8–7) , , Henke (18) , , 34,334 , , 49–41 , , L2 , -style= background:#cfc
91
, , July 17 , , Blue Jays , , 3–2 , ,

(9–6) , ,

Eichhorn Eichhorn is a German surname meaning “ squirrel”. Notable people with the surname include: *Albert Eichhorn (1856–1926), historian of religion * Christoph Eichhorn (born 1957), German television actor and director *David Max Eichhorn (1906� ...

(8–5) , , Reardon (18) , , 28,234 , , 50–41 , , W1 , -style= background:#fbb
92
, , July 18 , , Blue Jays , , 5–7 , , Stieb (8–5) , , Niekro (2–3) , , — , , 38,365 , , 50–42 , , L1 , -style= background:#cfc
93
, , July 19 , , Blue Jays , , 7–6 , , Schatzeder (1–0) , , Lavelle (1–1) , , Reardon (19) , , 32,095 , , 51–42 , , W1 , -style= background:#fbb
94
, , July 20 , ,

, , 1–7 , ,

(9–3) , ,

(5–6) , , — , , 34,966 , , 51–43 , , L1 , -style= background:#cfc
95
, , July 21 , ,

, , 2–1 , , Blyleven (9–7) , , Stoddard (2–2) , , — , , 37,391 , , 52–43 , , W1 , -style= background:#cfc
96
, , July 22 , ,

, , 3–1 , ,

(10–6) , , Rhoden (12–6) , , Reardon (20) , , 40,054 , , 53–43 , , W2 , -style= background:#fbb
97
, , July 23 , , @ Blue Jays , , 3–4 , , Stieb (9–5) , ,

(5–5) , , — , , 35,320 , , 53–44 , , L1 , -style= background:#fbb
98
, , July 24 , , @ Blue Jays , , 6–8 , ,

(9–5) , , Reardon (5–5) , , Henke (20) , , 30,382 , , 53–45 , , L2 , -style= background:#cfc
99
, , July 25 , , @ Blue Jays , , 13–9 , , Schatzeder (2–0) , , Musselman (7–4) , , — , , 36,395 , , 54–45 , , W1 , -style= background:#fbb
100
, , July 26 , , @ Blue Jays , , 2–4 , , Key (11–6) , , Blyleven (9–8) , , Henke (21) , , 33,393 , , 54–46 , , L1 , -style= background:#cfc
101
, , July 27 , , @ Mariners , , 4–3 , ,

(11–6) , , Nunez (3–2) , , Reardon (21) , , 13,858 , , 55–46 , , W1 , -style= background:#fbb
102
, , July 28 , , @ Mariners , , 1–6 , ,

(8–11) , , Niekro (2–4) , , — , , 13,495 , , 55–47 , , L1 , -style= background:#fbb
103
, , July 29 , , @ Mariners , , 3–8 , , Guetterman (9–2) , ,

(4–6) , , — , , 14,320 , , 55–48 , , L2 , -style= background:#cfc
104
, , July 31 , , @

, , 5–3 , , Blyleven (10–8) , ,

Lamp Lamp, Lamps or LAMP may refer to: Lighting * Oil lamp, using an oil-based fuel source * Kerosene lamp, using kerosene as a fuel * Electric lamp, or light bulb, a replaceable component that produces light from electricity * Light fixture, or ligh ...

(1–2) , , Reardon (22) , , 32,097 , , 56–48 , , W1 , - , -style= background:#fbb
105
, , August 1 , , @

, , 2–3 , , Stewart (14–7) , ,

(11–7) , , — , , 40,929 , , 56–49 , , L1 , -style= background:#fbb
106
, , August 2 , , @

, , 5–6 (11) , , Nelson (5–2) , , Reardon (5–6) , , — , , 33,215 , , 56–50 , , L2 , -style= background:#cfc
107
, , August 3 , , @

, , 11–3 , , Schatzeder (3–0) , , Witt (13–7) , , — , , 33,983 , , 57–50 , , W1 , -style= background:#fbb
108
, , August 4 , , @

, , 3–12 , , Sutton (8–9) , , Carlton (0–1) , , Lucas (2) , , 37,371 , , 57–51 , , L1 , -style= background:#fbb
109
, , August 5 , , @

, , 1–6 , , Candelaria (6–3) , , Blyleven (10–9) , , — , , 34,059 , , 57–52 , , L2 , -style= background:#cfc
110
, , August 6 , ,

, , 9–4 , ,

(12–7) , , Stewart (14–8) , , — , , 39,177 , , 58–52 , , W1 , -style= background:#cfc
111
, , August 7 , ,

, , 9–4 , , Niekro (3–4) , ,

(1–3) , , — , , 36,146 , , 59–52 , , W2 , -style= background:#cfc
112
, , August 8 , ,

, , 9–2 , , Carlton (1–1) , , Young (10–6) , , — , , 50,237 , , 60–52 , , W3 , -style= background:#cfc
113
, , August 9 , ,

, , 7–5 , , Blyleven (11–9) , , Ontiveros (6–6) , , Reardon (23) , , 33,948 , , 61–52 , , W4 , -style= background:#cfc
114
, , August 11 , ,

, , 7–2 , ,

(13–7) , , Candelaria (6–4) , , — , , 39,163 , , 62–52 , , W5 , -style= background:#fbb
115
, , August 12 , ,

, , 2–8 , , McCaskill (3–4) , ,

(5–7) , , — , , 33,033 , , 62–53 , , L1 , -style= background:#fbb
116
, , August 13 , ,

, , 1–5 , , Witt (14–8) , , Carlton (1–2) , , — , , 35,837 , , 62–54 , , L2 , -style= background:#cfc
117
, , August 14 , , Mariners , , 6–3 , , Blyleven (12–9) , ,

(10–12) , , — , , 26,291 , , 63–54 , , W1 , -style= background:#cfc
118
, , August 15 , , Mariners , , 14–4 , , Smith (1–0) , , Guetterman (9–4) , , — , , 31,154 , , 64–54 , , W2 , -style= background:#cfc
119
, , August 16 , , Mariners , , 5–1 , ,

(14–7) , ,

(5–15) , , — , , 28,006 , , 65–54 , , W3 , -style= background:#cfc
120
, , August 17 , , Mariners , , 4–2 , ,

(6–7) , , Langston (13–10) , , Reardon (24) , , 29,623 , , 66–54 , , W4 , -style= background:#fbb
121
, , August 18 , , @ Tigers , , 2–11 , , Morris (14–6) , , Carlton (1–3) , , — , , 32,053 , , 66–55 , , L1 , -style= background:#fbb
122
, , August 19 , , @ Tigers , , 1–7 , , Terrell (10–10) , , Blyleven (12–10) , , — , , 38,163 , , 66–56 , , L2 , -style= background:#fbb
123
, , August 20 , , @ Tigers , , 0–8 , ,

Alexander Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...

(1–0) , , Niekro (3–5) , , — , , 45,804 , , 66–57 , , L3 , -style= background:#fbb
124
, , August 21 , , @ Red Sox , , 3–11 , , Clemens (13–7) , ,

(14–8) , , Gardner (5) , , 33,490 , , 66–58 , , L4 , -style= background:#fbb
125
, , August 22 , , @ Red Sox , , 5–6 , , Schiraldi (8–5) , ,

(6–8) , , — , , 29,794 , , 66–59 , , L5 , -style= background:#fbb
126
, , August 23 , , @ Red Sox , , 4–6 , , Sellers (5–6) , , Carlton (1–4) , , Gardner (6) , , 32,956 , , 66–60 , , L6 , -style= background:#cfc
127
, , August 24 , , Tigers , , 5–4 , , Reardon (6–6) , ,

(6–9) , , — , , 27,338 , , 67–60 , , W1 , -style= background:#fbb
128
, , August 25 , , Tigers , , 4–5 , ,

(2–0) , , Niekro (3–6) , , Henneman (4) , , 30,639 , , 67–61 , , L1 , -style= background:#fbb
129
, , August 26 , , Tigers , , 8–10 , ,

Petry Petry, or Pétry, is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Ann Petry (1908–1997), American author * August Arthur Petry (1858–1932), German botanist and entomologist * Cássio Petry (born 1978), Brazilian canoeist * Christian ...

(8–6) , , Reardon (6–7) , ,

Hernández Hernández is a widespread Spanish surname that became common around the 15th century. Originally a patronymic, it means son of Hernán, Hernando or Fernando—the Spanish version of Germanic Ferdinand. Fernández is a very common variant of the n ...

(7) , , 29,265 , , 67–62 , , L2 , -style= background:#fbb
130
, , August 28 , , @ Brewers , , 0–1 , , Bosio (8–5) , ,

(6–9) , , — , , 22,461 , , 67–63 , , L3 , -style= background:#cfc
131
, , August 29 , , @ Brewers , , 12–3 , , Blyleven (13–10) , , Barker (2–1) , , — , , 34,834 , , 68–63 , , W1 , -style= background:#cfc
132
, , August 30 , , @ Brewers , , 10–6 , , Atherton (5–4) , , Crim (5–6) , , Reardon (25) , , 22,417 , , 69—63 , , W2 , - , -style= background:#fbb
133
, , September 1 , , Red Sox , , 0–9 , , Sellers (6–6) , , Niekro (3–7) , , — , , 25,508 , , 69–64 , , L1 , -style= background:#cfc
134
, , September 2 , , Red Sox , , 5–4 , ,

(7–9) , , Nipper (8–11) , , Reardon (26) , , 19,565 , , 70–64 , , W1 , -style= background:#cfc
135
, , September 3 , , Red Sox , , 2–1 (10) , , Atherton (6–4) , , Gardner (1–6) , , — , , 20,009 , , 71–64 , , W2 , -style= background:#cfc
136
, , September 4 , , Brewers , , 2–1 (12) , , Berenguer (6–0) , , Plesac (5–5) , , — , , 27,380 , , 72–64 , , W3 , -style= background:#cfc
137
, , September 5 , , Brewers , , 2–1 , , Atherton (7–4) , , Crim (5–7) , , — , , 51,122 , , 73–64 , , W4 , -style= background:#fbb
138
, , September 6 , , Brewers , , 0–6 , , Higuera (15–9) , , Carlton (1–5) , , — , , 36,586 , , 73–65 , , L1 , -style= background:#cfc
139
, , September 7 , ,

, , 8–1 , , Bittiger (1–0) , , LaPoint (3–3) , , — , , 22,623 , , 74–65 , , W1 , -style= background:#fbb
140
, , September 8 , ,

, , 3–4 , , Bannister (12–10) , , Blyleven (13–11) , , Thigpen (9) , , 12,360 , , 74–66 , , L1 , -style= background:#cfc
141
, , September 9 , ,

, , 2–1 , ,

(15–8) , ,

(4–6) , , — , , 15,394 , , 75–66 , , W1 , -style= background:#cfc
142
, , September 11 , , @ Indians , , 13–10 (11) , , Reardon (7–7) , , Gordon (0–3) , , Berenguer (4) , , 7,964 , , 76–66 , , W2 , -style= background:#fbb
143
, , September 12 , , @ Indians , , 4–5 , , Jones (4–4) , , Berenguer (6–1) , , — , , 9,156 , , 76–67 , , L1 , -style= background:#cfc
144
, , September 13 , , @ Indians , , 7–3 (10) , , Reardon (8–7) , , Candiotti (7–16) , , — , , 7,474 , , 77–67 , , W1 , -style= background:#fbb
145
, , September 14 , , @

, , 2–8 , , LaPoint (4–3) , ,

(15–9) , , — , , 7,898 , , 77–68 , , L1 , -style= background:#fbb
146
, , September 15 , , @

, , 2–6 , , McDowell (1–0) , , Niekro (3–8) , , — , , 7,947 , , 77–69 , , L2 , -style= background:#fbb
147
, , September 16 , , @

, , 10–13 , , DeLeon (10–12) , ,

(4–7) , , Thigpen (11) , , 8,921 , , 77–70 , , L3 , -style= background:#cfc
148
, , September 18 , , Indians , , 9–4 , , Blyleven (14–11) , , Akerfelds (2–5) , , — , , 23,173 , , 78–70 , , W1 , -style= background:#cfc
149
, , September 19 , , Indians , , 3–1 , ,

(16–9) , , Candiotti (7–17) , , Reardon (27) , , 23,581 , , 79–70 , , W2 , -style= background:#cfc
150
, , September 20 , , Indians , , 3–2 , ,

(8–9) , ,

Yett A yett (from the Old English and Scots language word for "gate") is a gate or grille of latticed wrought iron bars used for defensive purposes in castles and tower houses. Unlike a portcullis, which is raised and lowered vertically using mech ...

(3–8) , , Reardon (28) , , 18,906 , , 80–70 , , W3 , -style= background:#cfc
151
, , September 22 , , Rangers , , 6–4 , , Niekro (4–8) , , Harris (5–10) , , Reardon (29) , , 18,294 , , 81–70 , , W4 , -style= background:#cfc
152
, , September 23 , , Rangers , , 4–2 , , Berenguer (7–1) , , Guzman (14–12) , , Reardon (30) , , 20,640 , , 82–70 , , W5 , -style= background:#cfc
153
, , September 24 , , Rangers , , 4–0 , ,

(17–9) , , Hough (17–12) , , — , , 23,496 , , 83–70 , , W6 , -style= background:#fbb
154
, , September 25 , , Royals , , 4–6 , , Farr (4–3) , , Schatzeder (3–1) , , Garber (6) , , 52,704 , , 83–71 , , L1 , -style= background:#fbb
155
, , September 26 , , Royals , , 4–7 , ,

Davis Davis may refer to: Places Antarctica * Mount Davis (Antarctica) * Davis Island (Palmer Archipelago) * Davis Valley, Queen Elizabeth Land Canada * Davis, Saskatchewan, an unincorporated community * Davis Strait, between Nunavut and Gre ...

(5–2) , , Reardon (8–8) , , Garber (7) , , 46,263 , , 83–72 , , L2 , -style= background:#cfc
156
, , September 27 , , Royals , , 8–1 , , Blyleven (15–11) , , Leibrandt (15–11) , , — , , 53,106 , , 84–72 , , W1 , -style= background:#cfc
157
, , September 28 , , @ Rangers , , 5–3 , , Berenguer (8–1) , , Guzman (14–13) , , Reardon (31) , , 9,986 , , 85–72 , , W2 , -style= background:#fbb
158
, , September 29 , , @ Rangers , , 5–7 , , Hough (18–12) , , Atherton (7–5) , , — , , 10,328 , , 85–73 , , L1 , -style= background:#fbb
159
, , September 30 , , @ Rangers , , 1–2 , , Witt (8–10) , ,

(8–10) , , — , , 9,309 , , 85–74 , , L2 , - , -style= background:#fbb
160
, , October 2 , , @ Royals , , 3–6 , , Saberhagen (18–10) , ,

(17–10) , , — , , 22,578 , , 85–75 , , L3 , -style= background:#fbb
161
, , October 3 , , @ Royals , , 2–4 , , Leibrandt (16–11) , , Blyleven (15–12) , , Garber (8) , , 28,082 , , 85–76 , , L4 , -style= background:#fbb
162
, , October 4 , , @ Royals , , 1–10 , , Gubicza (13–18) , , Niekro (4–9) , , — , , 26,341 , , 85–77 , , L5 , - , - , ''Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
Bold = Twins team member''

Notable transactions

* March 31, 1987: Minor leaguers Jose Dominguez and Ray Velázquez and a player to be named later were traded by the Twins to the

San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco, California. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1883 as the New Yo ...

for outfielder Dan Gladden and minor leaguer David Blakely. The Twins completed the deal by sending

Bryan Hickerson Bryan David Hickerson (born October 13, 1963) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs, and Colorado Rockies from 1991 to 1995. Biography A native of Bemidji, Minnesota, Hickerson graduated ...

to the Giants on June 15. * May 10, 1987: Bill Latham was traded by the Twins to the

for Jayson Felice (minors). * May 22, 1987: Sal Butera was signed as a free agent by the Twins. * June 2, 1987:

1987 Major League Baseball draft The Major League Baseball Draft is the process by which Major League Baseball (MLB) teams select athletes to play for their organization. High school seniors, college juniors and seniors, and anyone who had never played under a professional con ...

Willie Banks William Augustus Banks III (born March 11, 1956) is an American athlete. Born at Travis Air Force Base, California, he grew up in San Diego County and went to Oceanside High School. Banks is an Eagle Scout. Track and Field Banks was a track & ...

was drafted by the Twins in the 1st round (3rd pick overall). ** Terry Jorgensen was drafted by the Twins in the 2nd round. **

Larry Casian Lawrence Paul Casian (born October 28, 1965), is an American professional baseball player who pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1990 to 1998. Casian graduated from Lakewood High School in 1983. Casian was an assistant coach for the ba ...

was drafted by the Twins in the 6th round. ** Mark Guthrie was drafted by the Twins in the 7th round. **

Chip Hale Walter William "Chip" Hale (born December 2, 1964) is an American professional baseball infielder, coach, and manager. Hale played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1989 through 1997, and managed in MLB from 2015 through 2016. He was named ...

was drafted by the Twins in the 17th round ** Bret Boone was drafted by the Twins in the 28th round, but did not sign. ** Craig Paquette was drafted by the Twins in the 36th round, but did not sign. * June 2, 1987: Eric Bullock was traded by the Houston Astros to the Minnesota Twins for Clay Christiansen. * June 7, 1987: Mark Salas was traded by the Twins to the

New York Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one ...

for pitcher Joe Niekro. * June 24, 1987: Danny Clay and Tom Schwarz (minors) were traded by the Twins to the

Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. Since 2004, the team's home sta ...

for Dan Schatzeder and cash. * July 31: The Twins traded a player to be named later to the

Cleveland Indians The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League Central, Central division. Since , they have ...

for

Steve Carlton Steven Norman Carlton (born December 22, 1944) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher for six different teams from 1965 to 1988, most notably as a member of the Philadelph ...

. The Twins completed the trade by sending minor leaguer Jeff Perry to the Indians on August 18. * September 1: The Twins traded a player to be named later to the

Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight ...

for

designated hitter The designated hitter (DH) is a baseball player who bats in place of another position player, most commonly the pitcher. The position is authorized by Major League Baseball Rule 5.11. It was adopted by the American League in 1973 and later by t ...

Don Baylor Don Edward Baylor (June 28, 1949 – August 7, 2017) was an American professional baseball player and manager. During his 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), Baylor was a power hitter known for standing very close to home plate (" crowdin ...

. The Twins completed the deal by sending minor leaguer Enrique Rios to the Red Sox on December 18.

Opening Day Lineup

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Postseason

See 1987 American League Championship Series and 1987 World Series. The Twins won the

American League Championship Series The American League Championship Series (ALCS) is a best-of-seven playoff and one of two League Championship Series comprising the penultimate round of Major League Baseball's (MLB) postseason. It is contested by the two winners of the America ...

beating the

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4 games to 1.

was named the

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MVP. He'd set a record by homering in his first two post-season at-bats. The Twins won the series by winning two of the three road games at Detroit despite a 4-8 regular season record vs the Tigers as well as 29 regular season wins on the road. The Twins won all four home games to top the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series. Frank Viola was named the Series' MVP even though it was the Twins bats that were instrumental in the first three wins outscoring St. Louis 29-10 in the process.

Game log

, - style= background:#cfc
1
, , October 7 , , Tigers , , 8–5 , , Reardon (1–0) , ,

(0–1) , , — , , 53,269 , , 1–0 , - style= background:#cfc
2
, , October 8 , , Tigers , , 6–3 , , Blyleven (1–0) , , Morris (0–1) , , Berenguer (1) , , 55,245 , , 2–0 , -style= background:#fbb
3
, , October 10 , , @ Tigers , , 6–7 , , Henneman (1–0) , , Reardon (1–1) , , — , , 49,730 , , 2–1 , - style= background:#cfc
4
, , October 11 , , @ Tigers , , 5–3 , ,

(1–0) , , Tanana (0–1) , , Reardon (1) , , 51,939 , , 3–1 , - style= background:#cfc
5
, , October 12 , , @ Tigers , , 9–5 , , Blyleven (2–0) , ,

(0–2) , , Reardon (2) , , 47,448 , , 4–1 , - , - style= background:#cfc
1
, , October 17 , , Cardinals , , 10–1 , ,

(1–0) , , Magrane (0–1) , , — , , 55,171 , , 1–0 , - style= background:#cfc
2
, , October 18 , , Cardinals , , 8–4 , , Blyleven (1–0) , , Cox (0–1) , , — , , 55,257 , , 2–0 , -style= background:#fbb
3
, , October 20 , , @ Cardinals , , 1–3 , , Tudor (1–0) , , Berenguer (0–1) , , Worrell (1) , , 55,347 , , 2–1 , -style= background:#fbb
4
, , October 21 , , @ Cardinals , , 2–7 , , Forsch (1–0) , ,

(1–1) , , Dayley (1) , , 55,347 , , 2–2 , -style= background:#fbb
5
, , October 22 , , @ Cardinals , , 2–4 , , Cox (1–1) , , Blyleven (1–1) , , Worrell (2) , , 55,347 , , 2–3 , - style= background:#cfc
6
, , October 24 , , Cardinals , , 11–5 , , Schatzeder (1–0) , , Tudor (1–1) , , — , , 55,293 , , 3–3 , - style= background:#cfc
7
, , October 25 , , Cardinals , , 4–2 , ,

(2–1) , , Cox (1–2) , , Reardon (1) , , 55,376 , , 4–3 , - , - , ''Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
Bold = Twins team member''

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: KenoshaJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

External links

Player stats from baseball-reference.comTeam info
from www.baseball-almanac.com
A set of 10 audio clips of plays from the World Series with the Cardinals
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