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Twins
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
October 21, 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 21, 1987 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | October 21, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | October 21, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Viola |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Greg Mathews |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 55,347 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 11 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John McSherry 1B: Ken Kaiser 2B: Terry Tata 3B: Dave Phillips |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dan Gladden | Left Fielder |
| Al Newman | Second Baseman |
| Kirby Puckett | Center Fielder |
| Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
| Tom Brunansky | Right Fielder |
| Kent Hrbek | First Baseman |
| Tim Laudner | Catcher |
| Greg Gagne | Shortstop |
| Frank Viola | Pitcher |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vince Coleman | Left Fielder |
| Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
| Tom Herr | Second Baseman |
| Jim Lindeman | First Baseman |
| Willie McGee | Center Fielder |
| Tony Pena | Catcher |
| Jose Oquendo | Right Fielder |
| Tom Lawless | Third Baseman |
| Greg Mathews | Pitcher |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
October 21, 1987
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Mathews
Gladden strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Mathews
Newman 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: 1-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Mathews
Puckett hits a line drive into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Viola
Coleman strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Viola
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Newman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Viola
Herr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Mathews
Gaetti is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Brunansky vs. Mathews
Brunansky 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: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hrbek vs. Mathews
There goes Gaetti. The throw from Pena and he is safe. Gaetti steals second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Hrbek vs. Mathews
There's a wild pitch. Gaetti moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Hrbek vs. Mathews
Hrbek strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Laudner vs. Mathews
Laudner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lindeman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Laudner for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lindeman vs. Viola
Lindeman strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Viola
McGee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Viola
Pena hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McGee moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Oquendo vs. Viola
Oquendo 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: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Lawless vs. Viola
Lawless strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Mathews
Gagne hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Viola vs. Mathews
Viola strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Mathews
Gladden hits a fly ball into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Mathews
Newman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Puckett vs. Mathews
Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Viola
Mathews 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: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Viola
Coleman hits a line drive into right field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Viola
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Herr vs. Viola
Herr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Lindeman vs. Viola
Lindeman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith scores. Herr moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
McGee vs. Viola
McGee strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Mathews
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Brunansky vs. Mathews
Brunansky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mathews fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hrbek vs. Mathews
Hrbek hits a fly ball into right field. Oquendo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Laudner vs. Mathews
There goes Brunansky. The throw from Pena and he is safe. Brunansky steals second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Laudner vs. Forsch
Bob Forsch now pitching.
Laudner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Gagne vs. Forsch
Gagne strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Viola
Pena takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Oquendo vs. Viola
Oquendo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pena moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Lawless vs. Viola
Lawless hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Forsch vs. Viola
Forsch hits a line drive into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Viola
Coleman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Schatzeder
Dan Schatzeder now pitching.
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Herr vs. Schatzeder
There goes Coleman. The throw from Laudner and he is safe. Coleman steals second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Herr vs. Schatzeder
Herr is walked intentionally. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Lindeman vs. Schatzeder
Lindeman hits a line drive into center field. Puckett picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Puckett. Coleman scores. Herr moves to third. Lindeman moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McGee vs. Schatzeder
McGee hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puckett. McGee reaches second base with a double. Herr scores. Lindeman scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pena vs. Schatzeder
Pena hits a popup into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Forsch
Gene Larkin pinch hits for Dan Schatzeder.
Larkin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Gladden vs. Forsch
Gladden hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Larkin moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Newman vs. Forsch
Newman strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Puckett vs. Forsch
Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lawless fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Larkin scores. Gladden moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Gaetti vs. Forsch
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. Gladden moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Brunansky vs. Forsch
Brunansky hits a line drive into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oquendo vs. Niekro
Joe Niekro now pitching.
Oquendo hits a fly ball into right field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lawless vs. Niekro
Lawless hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Newman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Forsch vs. Niekro
Forsch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Forsch
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Laudner vs. Forsch
Laudner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lindeman fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Forsch covering. It's a double play. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Forsch
Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lawless fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Niekro
Coleman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brunansky. Coleman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Niekro
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Herr vs. Niekro
Herr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Lindeman vs. Niekro
Lindeman is hit by the pitch. Coleman moves to third. Herr moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
McGee vs. Niekro
McGee strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pena vs. Niekro
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Forsch
Roy Smalley pinch hits for Joe Niekro.
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lindeman juggles the ball. That's an error on Lindeman. Smalley moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Gladden vs. Forsch
Gladden strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Newman vs. Forsch
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Smalley moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Puckett vs. Forsch
Puckett is hit by the pitch. Newman moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Gaetti vs. Dayley
Ken Dayley now pitching.
Gaetti strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brunansky vs. Dayley
Brunansky hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lindeman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Oquendo vs. Frazier
George Frazier now pitching.
Oquendo hits a line drive towards the mound. Frazier reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lawless vs. Frazier
Lawless strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dayley vs. Frazier
Dayley strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Dayley
Hrbek 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 -
Twins, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Laudner vs. Dayley
Laudner 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 -
Twins, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Dayley
Gagne strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Frazier
Sal Butera now catching.
Coleman hits a line drive towards third. Gaetti reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Frazier
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Frazier
Herr hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Lindeman vs. Frazier
Lindeman hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Davidson vs. Dayley
Mark Davidson pinch hits for George Frazier.
Davidson hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Dayley
Gladden 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 -
Twins, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Dayley
Don Baylor pinch hits for Al Newman.
Baylor hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Puckett vs. Dayley
Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 10/21/1987 -- Minnesota at St.Louis (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Gladden D, lf 5 0 1 0 Coleman V, lf 4 1 1 0
Newman A, 2b 3 0 1 0 Smith O, ss 4 1 0 0
Baylor D, ph 1 0 1 0 Herr T, 2b 3 1 2 0
Puckett K, cf 4 0 1 1 Lindeman J, 1b 4 1 2 2
Gaetti G, 3b 3 0 1 0 McGee W, cf 4 0 2 2
Brunansky T, rf 4 0 0 0 Pena T, c 3 1 1 0
Hrbek K, 1b 4 0 1 0 Oquendo J, rf 4 1 1 0
Laudner T, c 3 0 0 0 Lawless T, 3b 4 1 1 3
Butera S, c 0 0 0 0 Mathews G, p 1 0 0 0
Gagne G, ss 4 1 1 1 Forsch B, p 2 0 0 0
Viola F, p 1 0 0 0 Dayley K, p 1 0 0 0
Schatzeder D, p 0 0 0 0
Larkin G, ph 0 1 0 0
Niekro J, p 0 0 0 0
Smalley R, ph 1 0 0 0
Frazier G, p 0 0 0 0
Davidson M, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 2 7 2 34 7 10 7
Minnesota 001 010 000 -- 2
St.Louis 001 600 00x -- 7
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Viola F (L) 3.1 6 5 5 3 4
Schatzeder D 0.2 2 2 2 1 1
Niekro J 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Frazier G 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Mathews G 3.2 2 1 1 2 3
Forsch B (W) 2.2 4 1 1 1 3
Dayley K (S) 2.2 1 0 0 0 2
E -- Puckett K, Lindeman J
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- Minnesota 10, St.Louis 9
2B -- McGee W, Coleman V
HR -- Gagne G, Lawless T
SB -- Gaetti G, Brunansky T, Coleman V
HBP -- by Mathews G (Gaetti G), by Niekro J (Lindeman J), by Forsch B (Puckett K)
WP -- Mathews G
T -- 3:11
A -- 55347
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