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Twins
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
October 20, 1987
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Minnesota Twins, played on October 20, 1987 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | October 20, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | October 20, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Les Straker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Tudor |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 55,347 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Greg Kosc 1B: John McSherry 2B: Ken Kaiser 3B: Terry Tata |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dan Gladden | Left Fielder |
| Greg Gagne | Shortstop |
| Kirby Puckett | Center Fielder |
| Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
| Tom Brunansky | Right Fielder |
| Kent Hrbek | First Baseman |
| Tim Laudner | Catcher |
| Steve Lombardozzi | Second Baseman |
| Les Straker | Pitcher |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vince Coleman | Left Fielder |
| Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
| Tom Herr | Second Baseman |
| Dan Driessen | First Baseman |
| Willie McGee | Center Fielder |
| Curt Ford | Right Fielder |
| Jose Oquendo | Third Baseman |
| Tony Pena | Catcher |
| John Tudor | Pitcher |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
October 20, 1987
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Tudor
Gladden hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Tudor
Gagne hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Tudor
Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Straker
Coleman bunts towards first. Hrbek scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Coleman for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Straker
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Herr vs. Straker
Herr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Tudor
Gaetti hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Tudor
Brunansky strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Tudor
Hrbek bunts towards the mound. Tudor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Straker
Driessen hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Straker
McGee hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Straker
Ford hits a line drive into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Oquendo vs. Straker
The umpire calls a balk on Straker McGee moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Oquendo vs. Straker
Oquendo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Pena vs. Straker
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Laudner vs. Tudor
Laudner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Lombardozzi vs. Tudor
Lombardozzi hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Pena settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Pena. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lombardozzi vs. Tudor
Lombardozzi strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Straker vs. Tudor
Straker strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gladden vs. Tudor
Gladden hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Laudner moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Gagne vs. Tudor
Gagne hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Tudor vs. Straker
Tudor strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Straker
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Gagne. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Straker
There goes Coleman. The throw from Laudner and he is safe. Coleman steals second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Straker
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out. Coleman moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Herr vs. Straker
Herr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Tudor
Puckett hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Herr reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Tudor
Gaetti strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Tudor
Brunansky hits a fly ball into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Straker
Driessen hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Straker
McGee hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Brunansky. McGee reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Ford vs. Straker
Ford strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Oquendo vs. Straker
Oquendo hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Tudor
Hrbek strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Laudner vs. Tudor
Laudner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ford. Laudner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Lombardozzi vs. Tudor
Lombardozzi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Laudner moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Straker vs. Tudor
Straker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Straker
Pena takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Tudor vs. Straker
Tudor strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Straker
Coleman strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Straker
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Tudor
Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tudor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Tudor
Gagne takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Puckett vs. Tudor
Puckett takes first base on ball four. Gagne moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Gaetti vs. Tudor
Gaetti hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Gagne moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Brunansky vs. Tudor
Brunansky hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Gagne scores. Puckett moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Hrbek vs. Tudor
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Straker
Herr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Driessen vs. Straker
Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Herr moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McGee vs. Straker
McGee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Ford vs. Straker
Ford hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Laudner vs. Tudor
Laudner strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lombardozzi vs. Tudor
Lombardozzi hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Tudor
Gene Larkin pinch hits for Les Straker.
Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oquendo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oquendo vs. Berenguer
Juan Berenguer now pitching.
Oquendo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Berenguer
Pena hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Oquendo moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Pendleton vs. Berenguer
Terry Pendleton pinch hits for John Tudor.
Pendleton bunts towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. Oquendo moves to third. Pena moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Coleman vs. Berenguer
Coleman hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Gladden. Coleman reaches second base with a double. Oquendo scores. Pena scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Berenguer
There goes Coleman. The throw from Laudner and he is safe. Coleman steals third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Berenguer
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Coleman scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Herr vs. Schatzeder
Dan Schatzeder now pitching.
Herr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Driessen vs. Schatzeder
Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Worrell
Todd Worrell now pitching. Jim Lindeman now playing first base.
Gladden strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Worrell
Gagne hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Worrell
Puckett hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Ford who is chasing the ball. Puckett reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Gaetti vs. Worrell
Gaetti hits a line drive towards third. Oquendo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Schatzeder
McGee strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Schatzeder
Ford bunts towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Oquendo vs. Schatzeder
Oquendo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Schatzeder
There goes Ford. The throw from Laudner and he is out, Gagne applying the tag. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Worrell
Brunansky hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Worrell
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Worrell
Randy Bush pinch hits for Tim Laudner.
Bush hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 10/20/1987 -- Minnesota at St.Louis (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Gladden D, lf 4 0 1 0 Coleman V, lf 4 1 1 2
Gagne G, ss 3 1 0 0 Smith O, ss 4 0 2 1
Puckett K, cf 3 0 1 0 Herr T, 2b 4 0 1 0
Gaetti G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Driessen D, 1b 4 0 0 0
Brunansky T, rf 4 0 1 1 Worrell T, p 0 0 0 0
Hrbek K, 1b 4 0 0 0 McGee W, cf 4 0 2 0
Laudner T, c 3 0 2 0 Ford C, rf 4 0 1 0
Bush R, ph 1 0 0 0 Oquendo J, 3b 3 1 1 0
Lombardozzi S, 2b 3 0 0 0 Pena T, c 2 1 1 0
Straker L, p 2 0 0 0 Tudor J, p 2 0 0 0
Larkin G, ph 1 0 0 0 Pendleton T, ph 0 0 0 0
Berenguer J, p 0 0 0 0 Lindeman J, 1b 0 0 0 0
Schatzeder D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 5 1 31 3 9 3
Minnesota 000 001 000 -- 1
St.Louis 000 000 30x -- 3
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Straker L 6.0 4 0 0 2 4
Berenguer J (L) 0.1 4 3 3 0 0
Schatzeder D 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Tudor J (W) 7.0 4 1 1 2 7
Worrell T (S) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Pena T, Gagne G
DP -- Minnesota 1
LOB -- Minnesota 6, St.Louis 7
2B -- McGee W, Laudner T, Coleman V
3B -- Puckett K
SB -- Coleman V 2
CS -- Ford C
SH -- Pendleton T
Balk -- Straker L
T -- 2:45
A -- 55347
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