1987 Minnesota Twins season: Difference between revisions

| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE198705210.shtml 40] || May 21 || || @ [[1987 Cleveland Indians season|Indians]] || 3–6 || [[Greg Swindell|Swindell]] (3–3) || '''[[Bert Blyleven|Blyleven]]''' (3–4) || — || || 7,401 || 20–20 || L1

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| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198705260.shtml 44] || May 26 || || [[1987 Milwaukee Brewers season|Brewers]] || 4–2 || '''[[Bert Blyleven|Blyleven]]''' (4–4) || [[Juan Nieves|Nieves]] (3–2) || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (10) || || 23,276 || 22–22 || W1

| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198705290.shtml 46] || May 28 || || [[1987 Milwaukee Brewers season|Brewers]] || 13–1 || '''[[Juan Berenguer|Berenguer]]''' (3–0) || [[Mike Birkbeck|Birkbeck]] (1–4) || — || || 26,203 || 24–22 || W3

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| — || May 30 || || @ [[1987 Detroit Tigers season|Tigers]] || colspan="8" |'''Postponed (rain)''' <small>''(Rescheduled May 31)''</small>

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| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198706070.shtml 55] || June 7 || || [[1987 Texas Rangers season|Rangers]] || 7–4 || '''[[Keith Atherton|Atherton]]''' (4–1) || [[Jeff Russell|Russell]] (0–1) || — || || 15,795 || 29–26 || W2

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| — || June 11 || || @ [[1987 Chicago White Sox season|White Sox]] || colspan="8" |'''Postponed (rain)''' <small>''(Rescheduled June 12)''</small>

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| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TEX/TEX198706280.shtml 75] || June 28 || || @ [[1987 Texas Rangers season|Rangers]] || 3–6 || [[Jose Guzman|Guzman]] (6–6) || '''[[Mike Smithson (baseball)|Smithson]]''' (4–4) || [[Dale Mohorcic|Mohorcic]] (11) || || 17,477 || 42–33 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B06280TEX1987.htm L4]

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| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198707030.shtml 80] || July 3 || || [[1987 Baltimore Orioles season|Orioles]] || 6–5 <small>(11)</small> || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (5–4) || [[Tom Niedenfuer|Niedenfuer]] (1–1) || — || || 26,331 || 44–36 || W1

| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198708170.shtml 120] || August 17 || || [[1987 Seattle Mariners season|Mariners]] || 4–2 || '''[[Les Straker|Straker]]''' (6–7) || [[Mark Langston|Langston]] (13–10) || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (24) || || 29,623 || 66–54 || W4

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| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS198708210.shtml 124] || August 21 || || @ [[1987 Boston Red Sox season|Red Sox]] || 3–11 || [[Roger Clemens|Clemens]] (13–7) || '''[[Frank Viola|Viola]]''' (14–8) || [[Wes Gardner|Gardner]] (5) || || 33,490 || 66–58 || L4

| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS198708230.shtml 126] || August 23 || || @ [[1987 Boston Red Sox season|Red Sox]] || 4–6 || [[Jeff Sellers|Sellers]] (5–6) || '''[[Steve Carlton|Carlton]]''' (1–4) || [[Wes Gardner|Gardner]] (6) || || 32,956 || 66–60 || L6

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| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIL/MIL198708280.shtml 130] || August 28 || || @ [[1987 Milwaukee Brewers season|Brewers]] || 0–1 || [[Chris Bosio|Bosio]] (8–5) || '''[[Les Straker|Straker]]''' (6–9) || — || || 22,461 || 67–63 || L3

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| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198709240.shtml 153] || September 24 || || [[1987 Texas Rangers season|Rangers]] || 4–0 || '''[[Frank Viola|Viola]]''' (17–9) || [[Charlie Hough|Hough]] (17–12) || — || || 23,496 || 83–70 || W6

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| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TEX/TEX198709280.shtml 157] || September 28 || || @ [[1987 Texas Rangers season|Rangers]] || 5–3 || '''[[Juan Berenguer|Berenguer]]''' (8–1) || [[Jose Guzman|Guzman]] (14–13) || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (31) || || 9,986 || 85–72 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B09280TEX1987.htm W2]

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{{Game log start|style=background:#072764;color:#c6011f;|title=1987 Postseason game log: 8−4 (Home 6−0; Away 2−4)}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#c6011f;color:#072764;|title=[[1987 American League Championship Series|<span style="color:#072764;">AL Championship Series: vs. Detroit Tigers</span>]]: 4−1 (Home: 2–0; Away: 2–1)|#|Date|Time ([[Central Time Zone|CT]])|Opponent|Score|Win|Loss|Save|Time of Game|Attendance|Series|Box/<br />Streak}}

| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198710070.shtml 1] || October 7 || 7:28{{nbsp}}p.m. [[Central Time Zone|CDT]] || [[1987 Detroit Tigers season|Tigers]] || '''W''' 8–5 || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (1–0) || [[Doyle Alexander|Alexander]] (0–1) || — || 2:46 || 53,269 || MIN 1–0 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B10070MIN1987.htm W1]

| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198710080.shtml 2] || October 8 || 7:38{{nbsp}}p.m. [[Central Time Zone|CDT]] || [[1987 Detroit Tigers season|Tigers]] || '''W''' 6–3 || '''[[Bert Blyleven|Blyleven]]''' (1–0) || [[Jack Morris|Morris]] (0–1) || '''[[Juan Berenguer|Berenguer]]''' (1) || 2:54 || 55,245 || MIN 2–0 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B10080MIN1987.htm W2]

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| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET198710100.shtml 3] || October 10 || 12:10{{nbsp}}p.m. [[Central Time Zone|CDT]] || @ [[1987 Detroit Tigers season|Tigers]] || L 6–7 || [[Mike Henneman|Henneman]] (1–0) || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (1–1) || — || 3:29 || 49,730 || MIN 2–1 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B10100DET1987.htm L1]

| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET198710110.shtml 4] || October 11 || 7:23{{nbsp}}p.m. [[Central Time Zone|CDT]] || @ [[1987 Detroit Tigers season|Tigers]] || '''W''' 5–3 || '''[[Frank Viola|Viola]]''' (1–0) || [[Frank Tanana|Tanana]] (0–1) || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (1) || 3:24 || 51,939 || MIN 3–1 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B10110DET1987.htm W1]

| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET198710120.shtml 5] || October 12 || 2:07{{nbsp}}p.m. [[Central Time Zone|CDT]] || @ [[1987 Detroit Tigers season|Tigers]] || '''W''' 9–5 || '''[[Bert Blyleven|Blyleven]]''' (2–0) || [[Doyle Alexander|Alexander]] (0–2) || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (2) || 3:14 || 47,448 || MIN 4–1 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B10120DET1987.htm W2]

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{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#c6011f;color:#072764;|title=[[1987 World Series|<span style="color:#072764;">World Series: vs. St. Louis Cardinals</span>]]: 4−3 (Home: 4–0; Away: 0–3)|#|Date|Time ([[Central Time Zone|CT]])|Opponent|Score|Win|Loss|Save|Time of Game|Attendance|Series|Box/<br />Streak}}

| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198710170.shtml 1] || October 17 || 7:35{{nbsp}}p.m. [[Central Time Zone|CDT]] || [[1987 St. Louis Cardinals season|Cardinals]] || '''W''' 10–1 || '''[[Frank Viola|Viola]]''' (1–0) || [[Joe Magrane|Magrane]] (0–1) || — || 2:39 || 55,171 || MIN 1–0 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B10170MIN1987.htm W1]

| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198710180.shtml 2] || October 18 || 7:25{{nbsp}}p.m. [[Central Time Zone|CDT]] || [[1987 St. Louis Cardinals season|Cardinals]] || '''W''' 8–4 || '''[[Bert Blyleven|Blyleven]]''' (1–0) || [[Danny Cox (baseball)|Cox]] (0–1) || — || 2:42 || 55,257 || MIN 2–0 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B10180MIN1987.htm W2]

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| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLN/SLN198710220.shtml 5] || October 22 || 7:42{{nbsp}}p.m. [[Central Time Zone|CDT]] || @ [[1987 St. Louis Cardinals season|Cardinals]] || L 2–4 || [[Danny Cox (baseball)|Cox]] (1–1) || '''[[Bert Blyleven|Blyleven]]''' (1–1) || [[Todd Worrell|Worrell]] (2) || 3:21 || 55,347 || STL 3–2 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B10220SLN1987.htm L3]

| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198710240.shtml 6] || October 24 || 3:00{{nbsp}}p.m. [[Central Time Zone|CDT]] || [[1987 St. Louis Cardinals season|Cardinals]] || '''W''' 11–5 || '''[[Dan Schatzeder|Schatzeder]]''' (1–0) || [[John Tudor (baseball)|Tudor]] (1–1) || — || 3:22 || 55,293 || Tied 3–3 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B10240MIN1987.htm W1]

| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198710250.shtml 7] || October 25 || 7:26{{nbsp}}p.m. [[Central Time Zone|CST]] || [[1987 St. Louis Cardinals season|Cardinals]] || '''W''' 4–2 || '''[[Frank Viola|Viola]]''' (2–1) || [[Danny Cox (baseball)|Cox]] (1–2) || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (1) || 3:04 || 55,376 || MIN 4–3 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B10250MIN1987.htm W2]

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| 5–24–1987

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| 5–29–1987

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| 5–31–1987

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| 8–18–1987

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