Baseball Historians

May 31, 1987 at Tiger Stadium
Twins 9, Tigers 5  (25-23)
Kent Hrbek had a big day at the plate in the Twins win over the Tigers.  He went two for four with a homerun, three RBIs and two runs.  Gary Gaetti also went yard and he finished with two runs.
Bert Blyleven gave the Twins six decent […]

May 29, 1987 at Tiger Stadium
Tigers 15, Twins 7  (24-23)
The Twins pitchers were hit hard in a blowout loss to the Tigers.  Les Straker took the loss and he gave up six runs in three innings.  Rookie Joe Klink was really hit hard and he gave up nine runs in four innings.
Lost in the beatdown […]

May 28, 1987 at the Metrodome
Twins 13, Brewers 1  (24-22)
The Twins had plenty of hitting stars in the their 13-1 blowout win over the Brewers.  Tom Brunansky was a step above the rest.  He went two for two with a homerun, three RBIs and two runs.  Dan Gladden went two for five with three runs […]

May 27, 1987 at the Metrodome
Twins 7, Brewers 2  (23-22)
Frank Viola improved to 3-5 on the season with a nice start.  He gave up two runs on five hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in six innings.  George Frazier threw three shutout innings and he picked up his first save of the season.
Gary Gaetti […]

May 26, 1987 at the Metrodome
Twins 4, Brewers 2  (22-22)
Bert Blyleven improved to 4-4 on the season with a nice start against the Brewers.  He gave up just two runs on four hits and two walks with eight strikeouts in seven innings.
Tom Brunansky was the hitting star.  He went two for four with a  triple, […]

May 24, 1987 at the Metrodome
Tigers 7, Twins 2  (21-22)
A nice start by Les Straker was wasted by the pen in a tough loss to the Tigers.  Straker gave up one run on six hits and two walks with five strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.  Three relievers then gave up two runs a piece in […]

May 23, 1987 at the Metrodome
Twins 7, Tigers 5  (21-21)
Tom Brunansky had a nice day at the plate in the Twins win over the Tigers.  He went three for four and he scored three runs.  Kent Hrbek and Gary Gaetti each hit solo homeruns in the win.
Allan Anderson picked up the win.  He gave up […]

May 22, 1987 at the Metrodome
Tigers 3, Twins 2  (20-21)
Frank Viola threw a good game but Jack Morris was a big better in the Twins 3-2 loss to the Tigers.  Greg Gagne tripled home a run and scored while Kirby Puckett singled home a run.
Viola gave up three runs on four hits and two walks […]

May 21, 1987 at Cleveland Stadium
Indians 6, Twins 3  (20-20)
The Twins scored three late runs but it wasn’t enough as the lost to the Indians 6-3.  Bert Blyleven was hit hard and he dropped to 3-4 on the season.  He gave up five runs on eleven hits and one walk with one strikeout in five […]

May 20, 1987 at Cleveland Stadium
Twins 8, Indians 2  (20-19)
Tom Brunansky had the big hit of the game in the Twins win over the Indians.  His grand slam in the sixth inning broke a 2-2 tie and the opened the game for the Twins.  Kirby Puckett also had a nice day at the plate.  He […]

May 19, 1987 at Cleveland Stadium
Indians 4, Twins 3  (19-19)
The Twins took a 3-2 lead into the ninth inning only to see Mark Portugal give up two runs in the bottom of the ninth on a walk off homerun by Cory Snyder.  Portugal dropped to 1-3 on the season and a decent start by Les […]

May 17, 1987 at the Metrodome
Twins 10, Red Sox 8  (19-18)
The Twins came out on top in a crazy game.  They took a 5-1 lead into the eighth only to see the Red Sox scored seven runs in the eighth.  Then Gary Gaetti and Tom Brunansky hit solo homeruns in the bottom of the ninth […]

May 16, 1987 at the Metrodome
Red Sox 6, Twins 1  (18-18)
Bert Blyleven threw eight great innings but he got into trouble and lost it in the ninth.  He ended up giving up five runs in the game in 8 1/3 innings and the loss dropped him to 3-3 on the season.
Gary Gaettie was the hitting […]

May 15, 1987 at the Metrodome
Twins 3, Red Sox 1  (18-17)
Juan Berenguer pitched eight great innings but unfortunately he left the game tied.  He gave up one run on three hits and a walk with four strikeouts.  George Frazier threw a shutout ninth and he picked up his fourth win of the season.
Kirby Puckett had […]

May 14, 1987 at the Metrodome
Blue Jays 16, Twins 4  (17-17)
The Twins dropped back to .500 with an ugly loss to the Blue Jays.  Les Straker dropped the first game of his career and he gave up five runs in four innings while each of the three Twins relievers each gave up at least three […]

May 13, 1987 at the Metrodome
Blue Jays 7, Twins 0  (17-16)
The Twins were held to just three singles in a 7-0 blowout loss at the hands of the Blue Jays.  Roy Smalley picked up two of those hits and no other Twin reach base more then once.
Mark Portugal was shelled and he didn’t even finish […]

May 12, 1987 at Memorial Stadium
Orioles 10, Twins 7  (17-15)
For the second time in a week, Jeff Reardon was hit hard and blew a game.  It wasn’t completely his fault though and you have to feel for Frank Viola.  He threw seven solid innings and while he began to get into trouble in the seventh, […]

May 11, 1987 at Memorial Stadium
Twins 10, Orioles 4  (17-14)
The Twins got their bats going and put ten runs on the board against the Orioles.  Tom Brunansky had a big game and he went three for four with a homerun and three RBIs.  Kent Hrbek had just one hit but it was a two run […]

May 10, 1987 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 6, Twins 1  (16-14)
The Twins were shut down at the plate in their series finale  with the Yankees.  Randy Bush drove in the lone run and no Twin had more then one hit.
Mike Smithson was bounced early and he dropped to 3-3 on the season.  He gave up four […]

May 9, 1987 at Yankee Stadium
Twins 2, Yankees 0  (16-13)
Rookie Les Straker improved to 2-0 with 5 2/3 shutout innings against the Yankees. He gave up just two hits with three walks and he struck out two.  Juan Berenguer and Jeff Reardon closed out the game to complete the shutout and Reardon picked up his […]

May 8, 1987 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 11, Twins 7  (15-13)
The Twins continued their struggles and this time it was Jeff Reardon who couldn’t get it done.  Heading into the ninth, the Twins had a 7-5 lead and after giving up two runs to tie the game, he gave up a walk off grand slam homer […]

May 7, 1987 at the Metrodome
Twins 5, Orioles 2  (15-12)
The Twins avoided a sweep at the hands to the Orioles with a 5-2 win today.  Frank Viola picked up his second win with a solid start.  He gave up two runs on six hits and two walks with six strikeouts in 7 1/3 innings.
Gary Gaetti […]

May 6, 1987 at the Metrodome
Orioles 6, Twins 0  (14-12)
Scott McGregor held the Twins to a mere three hits in a shutout loss to the Orioles.  Tom Nieto had two of the hits and the third went to Steve Lombardozzi.
Bert Blyleven took the loss and he dropped to 2-2.  He gave up six runs on […]

May 5, 1987 at the Metrodome
Orioles 5, Twins 4  (14-11)
Orioles starter Eric Bell had a no hitter going in this game heading into the ninth before the Twins almost came from behind to steal a win.  They were down 5-0 but the four ninth inning runs at least made things interesting.  Kirby Puckett had the big […]

May 3, 1987 at the Metrodome
Twins 4, Yankees 3  (14-10)
Mark Portugal gave up three early runs to put the Twins down 3-0 but the home team fought back with solo homeruns.  Gary Gaetti, Dan Gladden, Tom Brunansky and Kirby Puckett all hit solo homeruns in different innings to put together the comeback.
George Frazier picked up […]

May 2, 1987 at the Metrodome
Yankees 6, Twins 4  (13-10)
Frank Viola had a rough time with the Yankees today and he didn’t even last five innings in his start.  He gave up four runs on nine hits and a walk with two strikeouts.  Three of those nine hits were homeruns.  Juan Berenguer had a decent […]

May 1, 1987 at the Metrodome
Twins 7, Yankees 4  (13-9)
Steve Lombardozzi homered twice and scored three runs as the Twins topped the Yankees.  Gary Gaetti also went yard and that was his seventh of the season. 
Bert Blyleven struck out ten and improved to 2-1 with the win.  He gave up four runs on eight hits […]