Baseball Historians

October 25, 1987 at the Metrodome
Twins 4, Cardinals 2 
Twins Win Best of Seven Game Series 4-3
The Twins won their first World Series in a dramatic come from behind win in game seven over the Cardinals.  The Twins ace, Frank Viola, got the start for the Twins while Magrane threw for the Cardinals.
Things got off to [...]

October 24, 1987 at the Metrodome
Twins 11, Cardinals 5
Best of Seven Game Series Tied 3-3
The Twins forced a game seven as they came from behind and ended up with a blowout win over the Cardinals.  St. Louis jumped out to a 5-2 lead but the Twins scored four in the fifth to take the lead [...]

October 21, 1987 at Busch Stadium
Cardinals 7, Twins 2
Best of Seven Game Series Tied 2-2
In the sixth inning of game of game three, the Twins had a 2-0 series lead and a 1-0 lead in the game.  Now, after a game four loss, the Twins find themselves tied with the Cardinals in their best of [...]

October 20, 1987 at Busch Stadium
Cardinals 3, Twins 1
Twins Lead Best of Seven Game Series 2-1
The Twins offense was held in check by Cardinals starter John Tudor as they managed justa single run on five hits.  That lone run actually gave the Twins the lead in the sixth inning when Tom Brunansky singled home Greg [...]

October 18, 1987 at the Metrodome
Twins 8, Cardinals 4
Twins Lead Best of Seven Game Series 2-0
The Twins took a commanding two game lead in the 1987 World Series as they once again ran up the score on the Cardinals’ pitchers.  Tim Laudner had the big game at the plate and he went two for three [...]

October 17, 1987 at the Metrodome
Twins 10, Cardinals 1
Twins Lead Best of Seven Game Series 1-0
The Twins dismantled starter Joe Magrane and the Cardinals bullpen as they took game one in the World Series.  The Twins big inning was the fourth when they racked up seven runs but they added two in the fifth and [...]

October 12, 1987 at Tiger Stadium
Twins 9, Tigers 5
Twins Win Best of Seven Game Series 4-1
The Twins wrapped up the ALCS and won the American League pennant as they dismantled the Tigers pitchers in a game five blowout.  The Twins scored four runs in the second inning and never looked back and while the Tigers [...]

October 11, 1987 at Tiger Stadium
Twins 5, Tigers 3
Twins Lead Best of Seven Game Series 3-1
The Twins put themselves one win away from the World Series with a game four win over the Tigers.  Frank Viola was just good enough and he gave up three runs in five innings and the pen was top notch.  [...]

October 10, 1987 at Tiger Stadium
Tigers 7, Twins 6 
Twins Lead Best of Seven Game Series 2-1
The Twins came back in dramatic fashion after the Tigers took a 5-0 lead in the third inning only to see their best reliever blow the game in the bottom of the eighth inning.  It was rookie Les Straker who gave [...]

October 8, 1997 at the Metrodome
Twins 6, Tigers 3
Twins Lead Best of Seven Game Series 2-0
The Twins took a commanding two games to zero lead over the Tigers in a much easier outing then the previous days thriller.  The Tigers did jump out to a 2-0 lead in the second off of Bert Blyleven, but [...]

October 3, 1987 at Royals Stadium
Royals 4, Twins 2  (85-76)
Bert Blyleven fell to 15-12 on the season with a tough start in the Twins fourth straight loss.  He gave up four runs (just two earned) on four hits and three walks with four strikeouts in seven innings of work.
Seven different Twins picked up a hit [...]

October 2, 1987 at Royals Stadium
Royals 6, Twins 3  (85-75)
With little to play for, the Twins dropped their third straight game.  Even with just two days to go, the Twins didn’t know their opponents because the Tigers and Blue Jays stood tied in the American League East.
Kirby Puckett was the hitting star in the loss.  [...]

September 30, 1987 at Arlington Stadium
Rangers 2, Twins 1  (85-74)
The Twins were shut down by Rangers starter Bobby Witt as they continued to coast into the playoffs.  Kirby Puckett singled and he drove in the lone run for the Twins while Kent Hrbek reached base four times with a single, a double and two walks.
Les [...]

September 29, 1987 at Arlington Stadium
Rangers 7, Twins 5  (85-73)
The Twins were knocked around in what turned out to be a team effort loss as three different pitchers were knocked around by the Rangers.  Keith Atherton was the guy who took the loss because the Twins hitters kept them in the game.  He fell to 7-5 [...]

September 28,1987 at Arlington Stadium
Twins 5, Rangers 3  (85-72)
The Twins were headed to the playoffs as they finally locked up the division crown with tight win over the Rangers.  Steve Lombardozzi was the hitting star in the win and he played a role in four of the Twins five runs.   He went two for four [...]

September 27, 1987 at the Metrodome
Twins 8, Royals 1  (84-72)
The Twins clinched at least share of the American League West behind a three homer attack and some solid pitching by Bert Blyleven.  The righthander gave up just one run on five hits and two walks with eight strikeouts in the complete game win.
Kent Hrbek homered and [...]

September 26, 1987 at the Metrodome
Royals 7, Twins 4  (83-72)
The Royals are now the new second place team as they passed up the Athletics in the AL West with a win over the Twins.  Steve Carlton was tagged for three runs in 5 1/3 innings while Jeff Reardon was bombed in the top of the [...]

September 25, 1987 at the Metrodome
Royals 6, Twins 4  (83-71)
Despite the Twins six game winning streak coming to an end, they still managed to reduce their magic number down to three thanks to a loss to the Athletics.  Les Straker was hit hard and he gave up four runs in 4 1/3 innings.  Dan Schatzeder [...]

September 24, 1987 at the Metrodome
Twins 4, Rangers 0  (83-70)
Frank Viola struck out ten in eight shutout innings as he improved to 17-9 on the season.  Juan Berenguer struck out the side in the ninth in a non-save situation.
Greg Gagne belted a big two run homer to provide half of the Twins runs.  Gary Gaetti [...]

September 23, 1987 at the Metrodome
Twins 4, Rangers 2  (82-70)
The Twins continued their hot streak as they won their fifth straight game and pushed the Athletics five games back of first place.  Bert Blyleven gave up two runs in 6 2/3 innings but he didn’t get the win.  That went to Juan Berengeur, who improved [...]

September 22, 1987 at the Metrodome
Twins 6, Rangers 4  (81-70)
The Twins belted three homers as they won their fourth straight game.  Kirby Puckett blasted his 27th homerun while Greg Gagne and Tom Brunansky both went yard as well.  Gary Gaetti also had a nice game and he went three for four with a run and [...]

September 20, 1987 at the Metrodome
Twins 3, Indians 2  (80-70)
The Twins finished up a three game sweep over the Indians behind a solid outing by rookie Les Straker.  He gave up two runs on six hits and two walks with four strikeouts in six frames.  Jeff Reardon pitched a perfect ninth with one strikeout and [...]

September 19, 1987 at the Metrodome
Twins 3, Indians 1  (79-70)
Frank Viola improved to 16-9 on the season with an awesome start as the Twins won their second straight game.  He gave up one unearned run on six hits and a walk with four strikeouts in seven frames.  Jeff Reardon threw two innings of shutout relief [...]

September 18, 1987 at the Metrodome
Twins 9, Indians 4  (78-70)
The Twins cut their magic number down to twelve behind the hot stick of Randy Bush.  He went two for three with a walk, a homerun and five RBIs.  Kirby Puckett and Tom Brunansky both went yard in the game as well.  For Brunansky, it was [...]

September 16, 1987 at Comiskey Park
White Sox 13, Twins 10  (77-70)
The Twins dropped their third straight game to the White Sox as they were swept at Comiskey Park.  Mike Smithson was shelled for six runs in 4 2/3 innings in his start and he fell to 4-7.  Juan Berenguer and Keith Atherton were also hammered [...]

September 15, 1987 at Comiskey Park
White Sox 6, Twins 2  (77-69)
Joe Niekro had a rough start and he fell to 6-12 on the season as the Twins lost their second straight game to the White Sox.  He gave up four runs on nine hits with three strikeouts in six innings.
Randy Bush was the hitting star [...]

September 14, 1987 at Comiskey Park
White Sox 8, Twins 2  (77-68)
The White Sox took it to Frank Viola, who fell to 15-9 with a tough start.   He gave up five runs on eight hits and two walks with five strikeouts in five innings.
Randy Bush singled home both Twins runs in the ninth inning.  Don Baylor [...]

September 13, 1987 at Cleveland Stadium
Twins 7, Indians 3  (77-67)
The Twins extended their AL West division lead to 4 1/2 games with a solid ten inning win over the Indians in their series finale.  More then half of the Twins runs came in the tenth inning alone as they racked four in the frame.  Kirby [...]

September 12, 1987 at Cleveland Stadium
Indians 5, Twins 4  (76-67)
The Twins and Indians swapped leads a couple of times in the late innings but it was the Indians who came out on top after Juan Berenguer fell apart in the ninth.  He gave up a pair of hits and both base runners scored in the [...]

September 11, 1987 at Cleveland Stadium
Twins 13, Indians 10  (76-66)
The Twins won an eleven inning shootout as they took advantage of an Athletics loss to extend their lead in the AL West to three and a half games.  Kent Hrbek went four for five with a homerun, three RBIs and two runs while Steve Lombardozzi [...]