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{{Short description|Major League Baseball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox MLBbaseball yearlyteam season
| name = Minnesota Twins
| season = 1987
| misc = [[1987 World Series|World Series Champion]]Champions<br />American League ChampionChampions<br />American League West Division ChampionChampions
| league = American League
| division = [[American League West|Western DivisionWest]]
| ballpark = [[Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome]]
| city = [[Minneapolis]]
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| managers = [[Tom Kelly (baseball)|Tom Kelly]]
| general_managers = [[Andy MacPhail]]
| television = [[KMSP-TV]] <br />([[John Rooney (sportscaster)|John Rooney]], [[John Gordon (baseball)|John Gordon]], [[Harmon Killebrew]])<br />Twinsvision<br />([[Dick Bremer]], [[Frank Quilici]])
| radio = [[WCCO (AM)|830 WCCO AM]] <br />([[Herb Carneal]], [[John Gordon (baseball)|John Gordon]])
||record=85–77 (.525)|divisional_place=1st}}
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{{1987 AL Record vs. opponents|team=MIN}}
 
===Game log===
===Regular season===
{{Game log start|style={{Baseball primary style|Minnesota Twins}};|title= 1987 game log: 85−77 (Home: 56−25; Away: 29−52)}}
{{Game log start|style=background:#072764;color:#c6011f;|title= 1987 game log: 85−77 (Home: 56−25; Away: 29−52)}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{Baseball secondary style|Minnesota Twins}};|title=April: 12–9 (Home: 7–3; Away: 5–6)| #| Date| Opponent| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Record| Streak}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#c6011f;color:#072764;|title=April: 12–9 (Home: 7–3; Away: 5–6)|#|Date|Time ([[Central Time Zone|CT]])|Opponent|Score|Win|Loss|Save|Time of Game|Attendance|Record|Box/<br />Streak}}
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| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198704070.shtml 1] || April 7 || || [[1987 Oakland Athletics season|Athletics]] || 5–4 <small>(10)</small> || '''[[George Frazier (pitcher)|Frazier]]''' (1–0) || [[Bill Krueger|Krueger]] (0–1) || — || || 43,548 || 1–0 || W1
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198704080.shtml 2] || April 8 || || [[1987 Oakland Athletics season|Athletics]] || 4–1 || '''[[Frank Viola|Viola]]''' (1–0) || [[Eric Plunk|Plunk]] (0–1) || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (1) || || 12,577 || 2–0 || W2
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198704090.shtml 3] || April 9 || || [[1987 Oakland Athletics season|Athletics]] || 5–4 || '''[[Juan Berenguer|Berenguer]]''' (1–0) || [[Jay Howell|Howell]] (0–1) || — || || 11,586 || 3–0 || W3
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SEA/SEA198704100.shtml 4] || April 10 || || @ [[1987 Seattle Mariners season|Mariners]] || 8–1 || '''[[Mike Smithson (baseball)|Smithson]]''' (1–0) || [[Mike Morgan (baseball)|Morgan]] (0–1) || — || || 38,122 || 4–0 || W4
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SEA/SEA198704110.shtml 5] || April 11 || || @ [[1987 Seattle Mariners season|Mariners]] || 5–6 || [[Ed Nunez|Nunez]] (1–0) || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (0–1) || — || || 26,312 || 4–1 || L1
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SEA/SEA198704120.shtml 6] || April 12 || || @ [[1987 Seattle Mariners season|Mariners]] || 8–5 || '''[[Bert Blyleven|Blyleven]]''' (1–0) || [[Mark Langston|Langston]] (0–2) || '''[[Juan Berenguer|Berenguer]]''' (1) || || 9,358 || 5–1 || W1
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/OAK/OAK198704130.shtml 7] || April 13 || || @ [[1987 Oakland Athletics season|Athletics]] || 3–6 || [[Jay Howell|Howell]] (1–1) || '''[[George Frazier (pitcher)|Frazier]]''' (1–1) || — || || 14,447 || 5–2 || L1
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/OAK/OAK198704140.shtml 8] || April 14 || || @ [[1987 Oakland Athletics season|Athletics]] || 9–8 || '''[[Keith Atherton|Atherton]]''' (1–0) || [[Chris Codiroli|Codiroli]] (0–1) || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (2) || || 10,435 || 6–2 || W1
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/OAK/OAK198704150.shtml 9] || April 15 || || @ [[1987 Oakland Athletics season|Athletics]] || 5–2 || '''[[Mike Smithson (baseball)|Smithson]]''' (2–0) || [[Dave Stewart (baseball)|Stewart]] (0–2) || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (3) || || 17,182 || 7–2 || W2
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CAL/CAL198704170.shtml 10] || April 17 || || @ [[1987 California Angels season|Angels]] || 1–2 || [[Mike Witt|Witt]] (2–1) || '''[[Bert Blyleven|Blyleven]]''' (1–1) || — || || 36,175 || 7–3 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B04170CAL1987.htm L1]
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CAL/CAL198704180.shtml 11] || April 18 || || @ [[1987 California Angels season|Angels]] || 0–1 || [[John Candelaria|Candelaria]] (2–0) || '''[[Frank Viola|Viola]]''' (1–1) || [[Donnie Moore|Moore]] (2) || || 36,881 || 7–4 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B04180CAL1987.htm L2]
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CAL/CAL198704190.shtml 12] || April 19 || || @ [[1987 California Angels season|Angels]] || 6–5 || '''[[Mark Portugal|Portugal]]''' (1–0) || [[Don Sutton|Sutton]] (0–3) || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (4) || || 49,627 || 8–4 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B04190CAL1987.htm W1]
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198704200.shtml 13] || April 20 || || [[1987 Seattle Mariners season|Mariners]] || 13–5 || '''[[Mike Smithson (baseball)|Smithson]]''' (3–0) || [[Mike Morgan (baseball)|Morgan]] (0–3) || — || || 11,927 || 9–4 || W2
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198704210.shtml 14] || April 21 || || [[1987 Seattle Mariners season|Mariners]] || 6–1 || '''[[Les Straker|Straker]]''' (1–0) || [[Mike Trujillo|Trujillo]] (1–1) || — || || 10,776 || 10–4 || W3
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198704220.shtml 15] || April 22 || || [[1987 Seattle Mariners season|Mariners]] || 3–4 || [[Mark Langston|Langston]] (2–2) || '''[[George Frazier (pitcher)|Frazier]]''' (1–2) || — || || 11,247 || 10–5 || L1
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198704230.shtml 16] || April 23 || || [[1987 California Angels season|Angels]] || 3–7 || [[John Candelaria|Candelaria]] (3–0) || '''[[Frank Viola|Viola]]''' (1–2) || [[Donnie Moore|Moore]] (3) || || 14,204 || 10–6 || L2
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198704240.shtml 17] || April 24 || || [[1987 California Angels season|Angels]] || 1–8 || [[Don Sutton|Sutton]] (1–3) || '''[[Mark Portugal|Portugal]]''' (1–1) || — || || 20,116 || 10–7 || L3
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198704250.shtml 18] || April 25 || || [[1987 California Angels season|Angels]] || 8–7 || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (1–1) || [[Chuck Finley|Finley]] (0–1) || — || || 51,717 || 11–7 || W1
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198704260.shtml 19] || April 26 || || [[1987 California Angels season|Angels]] || 10–5 || '''[[George Frazier (pitcher)|Frazier]]''' (2–2) || [[Mike Cook (baseball)|Cook]] (1–1) || — || || 19,116 || 12–7 || W2
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TOR/TOR198704280.shtml 20] || April 28 || || @ [[1987 Toronto Blue Jays season|Blue Jays]] || 1–5 || [[Jim Clancy (baseball)|Clancy]] (2–2) || '''[[Frank Viola|Viola]]''' (1–3) || — || || 21,182 || 12–8 || L1
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TOR/TOR198704290.shtml 21] || April 29 || || @ [[1987 Toronto Blue Jays season|Blue Jays]] || 1–8 || [[Joe Johnson (baseball)|Johnson]] (1–2) || '''[[Mike Smithson (baseball)|Smithson]]''' (3–1) || — || || 19,020 || 12–9 || L2
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{Baseball secondary style|Minnesota Twins}}background:#c6011f;color:#072764;|title=May: 14–14 (Home: 9–8; Away: 5–6)| #| Date|Time ([[Central Time Zone|CT]])|Opponent| Score| Win| Loss| Save|Time of Game|Attendance| Record|Box/<br />Streak}}
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198705010.shtml 22] || May 1 || || [[1987 New York Yankees season|Yankees]] || 7–4 || '''[[Bert Blyleven|Blyleven]]''' (2–1) || [[Rick Rhoden|Rhoden]] (2–3) || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (5) || || 23,531 || 13–9 || W1
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198705020.shtml 23] || May 2 || || [[1987 New York Yankees season|Yankees]] || 4–6 || [[Tommy John|John]] (2–0) || '''[[Frank Viola|Viola]]''' (1–4) || [[Dave Righetti|Righetti]] (7) || || 33,173 || 13–10 || L1
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198705030.shtml 24] || May 3 || || [[1987 New York Yankees season|Yankees]] || 4–3 || '''[[George Frazier (pitcher)|Frazier]]''' (3–2) || [[Tim Stoddard|Stoddard]] (0–1) || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (6) || || 23,798 || 14–10 || W1
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198705050.shtml 25] || May 5 || || [[1987 Baltimore Orioles season|Orioles]] || 4–5 || [[Eric Bell|Bell]] (3–1) || '''[[Mike Smithson (baseball)|Smithson]]''' (3–2) || [[Ken Dixon|Dixon]] (1) || || 8,891 || 14–11 || L1
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198705060.shtml 26] || May 6 || || [[1987 Baltimore Orioles season|Orioles]] || 0–6 || [[Scott McGregor (left-handed pitcher)|McGregor]] (1–4) || '''[[Bert Blyleven|Blyleven]]''' (2–2) || — || || 10,840 || 14–12 || L2
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198705070.shtml 27] || May 7 || || [[1987 Baltimore Orioles season|Orioles]] || 5–2 || '''[[Frank Viola|Viola]]''' (2–4) || [[Mike Flanagan (baseball)|Flanagan]] (0–5) || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (7) || || 14,198 || 15–12 || W1
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA198705080.shtml 28] || May 8 || || @ [[1987 New York Yankees season|Yankees]] || 7–11 || [[Cecilio Guante|Guante]] (2–1) || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (1–2) || — || || 25,921 || 15–13 || L1
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA198705090.shtml 29] || May 9 || || @ [[1987 New York Yankees season|Yankees]] || 2–0 || '''[[Les Straker|Straker]]''' (2–0) || [[Dennis Rasmussen (baseball)|Rasmussen]] (2–2) || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (8) || || 27,220 || 16–13 || W1
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA198705100.shtml 30] || May 10 || || @ [[1987 New York Yankees season|Yankees]] || 1–6 || [[Charles Hudson (baseball)|Hudson]] (5–0) || '''[[Mike Smithson (baseball)|Smithson]]''' (3–3) || — || || 41,691 || 16–14 || L1
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL198705110.shtml 31] || May 11 || || @ [[1987 Baltimore Orioles season|Orioles]] || 10–4 || '''[[Bert Blyleven|Blyleven]]''' (3–2) || [[Scott McGregor (left-handed pitcher)|McGregor]] (1–5) || — || || 25,353 || 17–14 || W1
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL198705120.shtml 32] || May 12 || || @ [[1987 Baltimore Orioles season|Orioles]] || 7–10 || [[Ken Dixon|Dixon]] (3–2) || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (1–3) || — || || 14,279 || 17–15 || L1
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198705130.shtml 33] || May 13 || || [[1987 Toronto Blue Jays season|Blue Jays]] || 0–7 || [[Jim Clancy (baseball)|Clancy]] (5–2) || '''[[Mark Portugal|Portugal]]''' (1–2) || — || || 9,158 || 17–16 || L2
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198705140.shtml 34] || May 14 || || [[1987 Toronto Blue Jays season|Blue Jays]] || 4–16 || [[Dave Stieb|Stieb]] (2–2) || '''[[Les Straker|Straker]]''' (2–1) || — || || 10,053 || 17–17 || L3
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198705150.shtml 35] || May 15 || || [[1987 Boston Red Sox season|Red Sox]] || 3–1 || '''[[George Frazier (pitcher)|Frazier]]''' (4–2) || [[Bruce Hurst|Hurst]] (4–4) || — || || 13,878 || 18–17 || W1
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198705160.shtml 36] || May 16 || || [[1987 Boston Red Sox season|Red Sox]] || 1–6 || [[Roger Clemens|Clemens]] (3–3) || '''[[Bert Blyleven|Blyleven]]''' (3–3) || — || || 23,414 || 18–18 || L1
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198705170.shtml 37] || May 17 || || [[1987 Boston Red Sox season|Red Sox]] || 10–8 <small>(10)</small> || '''[[Keith Atherton|Atherton]]''' (2–0) || [[Calvin Schiraldi|Schiraldi]] (1–3) || — || || 20,716 || 19–18 || W1
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE198705190.shtml 38] || May 19 || || @ [[1987 Cleveland Indians season|Indians]] || 3–4 || [[Ken Schrom|Schrom]] (3–4) || '''[[Mark Portugal|Portugal]]''' (1–3) || — || || 7,045 || 19–19 || L1
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE198705200.shtml 39] || May 20 || || @ [[1987 Cleveland Indians season|Indians]] || 8–2 || '''[[Juan Berenguer|Berenguer]]''' (2–0) || [[Tom Candiotti|Candiotti]] (1–6) || — || || 6,226 || 20–19 || W1
|-style=background:#fcc
| [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
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLEMIN/CLE198705210MIN198705220.shtml 4041] || May 2122 || @7:05{{nbsp}}p.m. [[Central Time Zone|CDT]] || [[1987 ClevelandDetroit IndiansTigers season|IndiansTigers]] || 3–6L 2–3 || [[GregJack SwindellMorris|SwindellMorris]] (3–35–2) || '''[[BertFrank BlylevenViola|BlylevenViola]]''' (3–42–5) || — || 72:43 || 15,401423 || 20–2020–21 || L1[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B05220MIN1987.htm L2]
|-style= background:#fbbcfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198705220MIN198705230.shtml 4142] || May 2223 || 7:05{{nbsp}}p.m. [[Central Time Zone|CDT]] || [[1987 Detroit Tigers season|Tigers]] || 2–3'''W''' 7–5 || '''[[JackAllan MorrisAnderson (baseball)|MorrisAnderson]]''' (5–21–0) || [[Walt Terrell|Terrell]] (3–5) || '''[[FrankJeff ViolaReardon|ViolaReardon]]''' (2–59) || —3:10 || 1518,423601 || 20–2121–21 || L2[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B05230MIN1987.htm W1]
|-style=background:#fcc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198705240.shtml 43] || May 24 || 1:15{{nbsp}}p.m. [[Central Time Zone|CDT]] || [[1987 Detroit Tigers season|Tigers]] || L 2–7 || [[Jeff Robinson (starting pitcher)|Robinson]] (3–2) || '''[[Keith Atherton|Atherton]]''' (2–1) || — || 3:07 || 16,351 || 21–22 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B05240MIN1987.htm L1]
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198705230MIN198705260.shtml 4244] || May 2326 || || [[1987 DetroitMilwaukee TigersBrewers season|TigersBrewers]] || 7–54–2 || '''[[AllanBert Anderson (baseball)Blyleven|AndersonBlyleven]]''' (1–04–4) || [[WaltJuan TerrellNieves|TerrellNieves]] (3–53–2) || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (910) || 18|| 23,601276 || 21–2122–22 || W1
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198705240.shtml 43] || May 24 || [[1987 Detroit Tigers season|Tigers]] || 2–7 || [[Jeff Robinson (starting pitcher)|Robinson]] (3–2) || '''[[Keith Atherton|Atherton]]''' (2–1) || — || 16,351 || 21–22 || L1
|-style= background:#cfc
| [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
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198705270.shtml 45] || May 27 || [[1987 Milwaukee Brewers season|Brewers]] || 7–2 || '''[[Frank Viola|Viola]]''' (3–5) || [[Bill Wegman|Wegman]] (3–5) || '''[[George Frazier (pitcher)|Frazier]]''' (1) || 22,947 || 23–22 || W2
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198705290.shtml 46]{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} || May 28 || [[1987 Milwaukee Brewers season|Brewers]] || 13–1 || '''[[Juan Berenguer|Berenguer]]''' (3–0) || [[Mike Birkbeck|Birkbeck]] (1–4) || — || 26,203 || 24–22 || W3
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET198705290.shtml 47] || May 29 || @ [[1987 Detroit Tigers season|Tigers]] || 7–15 || [[Walt Terrell|Terrell]] (4–5) || '''[[Les Straker|Straker]]''' (2–2) || — || 19,031 || 24–23 || L1
|- style= background:#bbb
| — || May 30 || @ [[1987 Detroit Tigers season|Tigers]] || colspan="7" |'''Postponed (rain)''' <small>''(Rescheduled May 31)''</small>
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DETMIN/DET198705310MIN198705270.shtml 4845]{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yesMay }}27 || May 31 <small>(1)</small> || @ [[1987 DetroitMilwaukee TigersBrewers season|TigersBrewers]] || 9–57–2 || '''[[JeffFrank ReardonViola|ReardonViola]]''' (2–33–5) || [[EricBill KingWegman|Wegman]] (baseball3–5) |King| '''[[George Frazier (pitcher)|Frazier]]''' (2–41) || — || n/a22,947 || 25–2323–22 || W1W2
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DETMIN/DET198705310MIN198705290.shtml 4946]{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yesMay }}28 || May 31 <small>(2)</small> || @ [[1987 DetroitMilwaukee TigersBrewers season|TigersBrewers]] || 11–313–1 || '''[[GeorgeJuan Frazier (pitcher)Berenguer|FrazierBerenguer]]''' (5–23–0) || [[FrankMike TananaBirkbeck|TananaBirkbeck]] (4–31–4) || — || 20|| 26,993203 || 26–2324–22 || W2W3
|-style=background:#fcc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET198705290.shtml 47] || May 29 || 6:35{{nbsp}}p.m. [[Central Time Zone|CDT]] || @ [[1987 Detroit Tigers season|Tigers]] || L 7–15 || [[Walt Terrell|Terrell]] (4–5) || '''[[Les Straker|Straker]]''' (2–2) || — || 2:28 || 19,031 || 24–23 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B05290DET1987.htm L1]
|-style=background:#bbb
| — || May 30 || || @ [[1987 Detroit Tigers season|Tigers]] || colspan="8" |'''Postponed (rain)''' <small>''(Rescheduled May 31)''</small>
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET198705310.shtml 48] || May 31 {{small|(1)}} || 12:35{{nbsp}}p.m. [[Central Time Zone|CDT]] || @ [[1987 Detroit Tigers season|Tigers]] || '''W''' 9–5 || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (2–3) || [[Eric King (baseball)|King]] (2–4) || — || 3:25 || n/a || 25–23 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B05310DET1987.htm W1]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET198705310.shtml 49] || May 31 {{small|(2)}} || 4:30{{nbsp}}p.m. [[Central Time Zone|CDT]] || @ [[1987 Detroit Tigers season|Tigers]] || '''W''' 11–3 || '''[[George Frazier (pitcher)|Frazier]]''' (5–2) || [[Frank Tanana|Tanana]] (4–3) || — || 2:56 || 20,993 || 26–23 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B05310DET1987.htm W2]
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{Baseball secondary style|Minnesota Twins}}background:#c6011f;color:#072764;|title=June: 17–11 (Home: 10–2; Away: 7–9)| #| Date|Time ([[Central Time Zone|CT]])|Opponent| Score| Win| Loss| Save|Time of Game|Attendance| Record|Box/<br />Streak}}
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS198706010.shtml 50] || June 1 || || @ [[1987 Boston Red Sox season|Red Sox]] || 9–5 || '''[[Frank Viola|Viola]]''' (4–5) || [[Roger Clemens|Clemens]] (4–5) || — || || 20,221 || 27–23 || W3
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS198706020.shtml 51] || June 2 || || @ [[1987 Boston Red Sox season|Red Sox]] || 5–6 || [[Calvin Schiraldi|Schiraldi]] (3–3) || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (2–4) || — || || 16,910 || 27–24 || L1
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS198706030.shtml 52] || June 3 || || @ [[1987 Boston Red Sox season|Red Sox]] || 6–7 <small>(10)</small> || [[Calvin Schiraldi|Schiraldi]] (4–3) || '''[[Joe Klink|Klink]]''' (0–1) || — || || 20,638 || 27–25 || L2
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198706050.shtml 53] || June 5 || || [[1987 Texas Rangers season|Rangers]] || 9–15 || [[Greg Harris (baseball, born 1955)|Harris]] (2–4) || '''[[Bert Blyleven|Blyleven]]''' (4–5) || — || || 16,092 || 27–26 || L3
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198706060.shtml 54] || June 6 || || [[1987 Texas Rangers season|Rangers]] || 3–2 <small>(13)</small> || '''[[Keith Atherton|Atherton]]''' (3–1) || [[Mitch Williams (baseball)|Williams]] (3–3) || — || || 24,992 || 28–26 || W1
|-style= background:#cfc
| [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
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198706080.shtml 56] || June 8 || 7:05{{nbsp}}p.m. [[Central Time Zone|CDT]] || [[1987 Kansas City Royals season|Royals]] || '''W''' 5–3 || '''[[Randy Niemann|Niemann]]''' (1–0) || [[Mark Gubicza|Gubicza]] (3–7) || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (11) || 2:35 || 17,815 || 30–26 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B06080MIN1987.htm W3]
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198706090.shtml 57] || June 9 || 7:05{{nbsp}}p.m. [[Central Time Zone|CDT]] || [[1987 Kansas City Royals season|Royals]] || '''W''' 5–2 || '''[[Joe Niekro|Niekro]]''' (1–0) || [[Danny Jackson|Jackson]] (2–8) || '''[[Keith Atherton|Atherton]]''' (1) || 3:00 || 18,563 || 31–26 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B06090MIN1987.htm W4]
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198706100.shtml 58] || June 10 || 7:05{{nbsp}}p.m. [[Central Time Zone|CDT]] || [[1987 Kansas City Royals season|Royals]] || '''W''' 4–3 <{{small>|(10)</small>}} || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (3–4) || [[Jerry Don Gleaton|Gleaton]] (1–2) || — || 3:04 || 18,560 || 32–26 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B06100MIN1987.htm W5]
|- style= background:#bbb
| — || June 11 || || @ [[1987 Chicago White Sox season|White Sox]] || colspan="78" |'''Postponed (rain)''' <small>''(Rescheduled June 12)''</small>
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA198706120.shtml 59]{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} || June 12 <small>(1)</small> || || @ [[1987 Chicago White Sox season|White Sox]] || 5–2 || '''[[Frank Viola|Viola]]''' (5–5) || [[Bill Long (baseball)|Long]] (3–2) || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (12) || || n/a || 33–26 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B06120CHA1987.htm W6]
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA198706120.shtml 60]{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} || June 12 <small>(2)</small> || || @ [[1987 Chicago White Sox season|White Sox]] || 7–4 || '''[[Juan Berenguer|Berenguer]]''' (4–0) || [[Scott Nielsen|Nielsen]] (0–1) || '''[[Keith Atherton|Atherton]]''' (2) || || 18,906 || 34–26 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B06120CHA1987.htm W7]
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA198706130.shtml 61] || June 13 || || @ [[1987 Chicago White Sox season|White Sox]] || 2–6 || [[Richard Dotson|Dotson]] (4–4) || '''[[Les Straker|Straker]]''' (2–3) || [[Bob James (baseball)|James]] (8) || || 28,087 || 34–27 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B06130CHA1987.htm L1]
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA198706140.shtml 62] || June 14 || || @ [[1987 Chicago White Sox season|White Sox]] || 6–3 || '''[[Joe Niekro|Niekro]]''' (2–0) || [[Jose DeLeon|DeLeon]] (4–6) || '''[[Juan Berenguer|Berenguer]]''' (2)|| || 17,334 || 35–27 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B06140CHA1987.htm W1]
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIL/MIL198706150.shtml 63] || June 15 || || @ [[1987 Milwaukee Brewers season|Brewers]] || 5–0 || '''[[Bert Blyleven|Blyleven]]''' (5–5) || [[Bill Wegman|Wegman]] (5–6) || — || || 18,403 || 36–27 || W2
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIL/MIL198706160.shtml 64] || June 16 || || @ [[1987 Milwaukee Brewers season|Brewers]] || 7–3 || '''[[Frank Viola|Viola]]''' (6–5) || [[Chuck Crim|Crim]] (3–4) || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (13) || || 21,613 || 37–27 || W3
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIL/MIL198706170.shtml 65] || June 17 || || @ [[1987 Milwaukee Brewers season|Brewers]] || 5–8 || [[Mark Clear|Clear]] (5–1) || '''[[Les Straker|Straker]]''' (2–4) || [[Dan Plesac|Plesac]] (14) || || 23,389 || 37–28 || L1
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198706190.shtml 66] || June 19 || || [[1987 Chicago White Sox season|White Sox]] || 7–6 || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (4–4) || [[Jim Winn|Winn]] (2–3) || — || || 24,123 || 38–28 || W1
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198706200.shtml 67] || June 20 || || [[1987 Chicago White Sox season|White Sox]] || 5–10 || [[Jose DeLeon|DeLeon]] (5–6) || '''[[Bert Blyleven|Blyleven]]''' (5–6) || — || || 33,636 || 38–29 || L1
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198706210.shtml 68] || June 21 || || [[1987 Chicago White Sox season|White Sox]] || 8–6 || '''[[Juan Berenguer|Berenguer]]''' (5–0) || [[Jim Winn|Winn]] (2–4) || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (14) || || 29,240 || 39–29 || W1
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198706230.shtml 69] || June 23 || || [[1987 Cleveland Indians season|Indians]] || 9–4 || '''[[Mike Smithson (baseball)|Smithson]]''' (4–3) || [[Tom Candiotti|Candiotti]] (2–8) || '''[[George Frazier (pitcher)|Frazier]]''' (2) || || 17,393 || 40–29 || W2
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198706240.shtml 70] || June 24 || || [[1987 Cleveland Indians season|Indians]] || 14–8 || '''[[Les Straker|Straker]]''' (3–4) || [[Greg Swindell|Swindell]] (3–7) || — || || 19,885 || 41–29 || W3
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198706250.shtml 71] || June 25 || || [[1987 Cleveland Indians season|Indians]] || 4–3 || '''[[Bert Blyleven|Blyleven]]''' (6–6) || [[Phil Niekro|Niekro]] (5–7) || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (15) || || 27,489 || 42–29 || W4
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TEX/TEX198706260.shtml 72] || June 26 || || @ [[1987 Texas Rangers season|Rangers]] || 0–1 || [[Bobby Witt|Witt]] (3–3) || '''[[Frank Viola|Viola]]''' (6–6) || [[Dale Mohorcic|Mohorcic]] (10)|| || 20,605 || 42–30 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B06260TEX1987.htm L1]
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TEX/TEX198706270.shtml 73]{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} || June 27 <small>(1)</small> || || @ [[1987 Texas Rangers season|Rangers]] || 6–11 || [[Ed Correa|Correa]] (3–5) || '''[[George Frazier (pitcher)|Frazier]]''' (5–3) || [[Jeff Russell|Russell]] (2) || || n/a || 42–31 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B06270TEX1987.htm L2]
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TEX/TEX198706270.shtml 74]{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} || June 27 <small>(2)</small> || || @ [[1987 Texas Rangers season|Rangers]] || 2–7 || [[Charlie Hough|Hough]] (8–3) || '''[[Keith Atherton|Atherton]]''' (4–2) || — || || 35,677 || 42–32 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B06270TEX1987.htm L3]
|-style= background:#fbb
| [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]
|-style= background:#fbbfcc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/KCA/KCA198706290.shtml 76] || June 29 || 7:35{{nbsp}}p.m. [[Central Time Zone|CDT]] || @ [[1987 Kansas City Royals season|Royals]] || L 2–3 <{{small>|(5)</small>}} || [[Danny Jackson|Jackson]] (4–10) || '''[[Les Straker|Straker]]''' (3–5) || — || 1:22 || 35,872 || 42–34 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B06290KCA1987.htm L5]
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/KCA/KCA198706300.shtml 77] || June 30 || 7:35{{nbsp}}p.m. [[Central Time Zone|CDT]] || @ [[1987 Kansas City Royals season|Royals]] || '''W''' 3–1 || '''[[Bert Blyleven|Blyleven]]''' (7–6) || [[Charlie Leibrandt|Leibrandt]] (8–6) || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (16) || 2:44 || 21,515 || 43–34 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B06300KCA1987.htm W1]
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{Baseball secondary style|Minnesota Twins}}background:#c6011f;color:#072764;|title=July: 13–14 (Home: 7–3; Away: 6–11)| #| Date|Time ([[Central Time Zone|CT]])|Opponent| Score| Win| Loss| Save|Time of Game|Attendance| Record|Box/<br />Streak}}
|-style= background:#fbbfcc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/KCA/KCA198707010.shtml 78] || July 1 || 7:35{{nbsp}}p.m. [[Central Time Zone|CDT]] || @ [[1987 Kansas City Royals season|Royals]] || L 3–4 || [[Dan Quisenberry|Quisenberry]] (3–0) || '''[[Keith Atherton|Atherton]]''' (4–3) || — || 2:59 || 26,899 || 43–35 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B07010KCA1987.htm L1]
|-style= background:#fbbfcc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/KCA/KCA198707020.shtml 79] || July 2 || 7:35{{nbsp}}p.m. [[Central Time Zone|CDT]] || @ [[1987 Kansas City Royals season|Royals]] || L 3–10 || [[Bret Saberhagen|Saberhagen]] (14–2) || '''[[Joe Niekro|Niekro]]''' (2–1) || — || 2:42 || 35,992 || 43–36 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B07020KCA1987.htm L2]
|-style= background:#cfc
| [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
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198707040.shtml 81] || July 4 || || [[1987 Baltimore Orioles season|Orioles]] || 4–1 || '''[[Les Straker|Straker]]''' (4–5) || [[Eric Bell|Bell]] (6–6) || '''[[Juan Berenguer|Berenguer]]''' (3) || || 23,724 || 45–36 || W2
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198707050.shtml 82] || July 5 || || [[1987 Baltimore Orioles season|Orioles]] || 4–3 || '''[[Bert Blyleven|Blyleven]]''' (8–6) || [[Tom Niedenfuer|Niedenfuer]] (1–2) || — || || 21,294 || 46–36 || W3
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA198707060.shtml 83] || July 6 || || @ [[1987 New York Yankees season|Yankees]] || 2–0 || '''[[Frank Viola|Viola]]''' (7–6) || [[Ron Guidry|Guidry]] (1–4) || — || || 20,141 || 47–36 || W4
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA198707070.shtml 84] || July 7 || || @ [[1987 New York Yankees season|Yankees]] || 7–12 || [[Tim Stoddard|Stoddard]] (2–1) || '''[[Keith Atherton|Atherton]]''' (4–4) || — || || 27,697 || 47–37 || L1
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA198707080.shtml 85] || July 8 || || @ [[1987 New York Yankees season|Yankees]] || 4–13 || [[Rick Rhoden|Rhoden]] (11–5) || '''[[Mike Smithson (baseball)|Smithson]]''' (4–5) || [[Pat Clements|Clements]] (4) || || 38,168 || 47–38 || L2
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL198707090.shtml 86] || July 9 || || @ [[1987 Baltimore Orioles season|Orioles]] || 3–1 || '''[[Les Straker|Straker]]''' (5–5) || [[Eric Bell|Bell]] (6–7) || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (17) || || 22,656 || 48–38 || W1
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL198707100.shtml 87] || July 10 || || @ [[1987 Baltimore Orioles season|Orioles]] || 12–13 || [[Mark Williamson (baseball)|Williamson]] (3–6) || '''[[George Frazier (pitcher)|Frazier]]''' (5–4) || — || || 28,057 || 48–39 || L1
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL198707110.shtml 88] || July 11 || || @ [[1987 Baltimore Orioles season|Orioles]] || 2–1 || '''[[Frank Viola|Viola]]''' (8–6) || [[Mike Griffin (pitcher)|Griffin]] (1–3) || — || || 25,690 || 49–39 || W1
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL198707120.shtml 89] || July 12 || || @ [[1987 Baltimore Orioles season|Orioles]] || 0–5 || [[Dave Schmidt (pitcher)|Schmidt]] (9–2) || '''[[Joe Niekro|Niekro]]''' (2–2) || — || || 27,486 || 49–40 || L1
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bbcaff;"
| colspan="1012" | '''[[1987 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|58th All-Star Game in Oakland, California]]'''
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198707160.shtml 90] || July 16 || || [[1987 Toronto Blue Jays season|Blue Jays]] || 2–5 || [[Jimmy Key|Key]] (10–6) || '''[[Bert Blyleven|Blyleven]]''' (8–7) || [[Tom Henke|Henke]] (18) || || 34,334 || 49–41 || L2
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198707170.shtml 91] || July 17 || || [[1987 Toronto Blue Jays season|Blue Jays]] || 3–2 || '''[[Frank Viola|Viola]]''' (9–6) || [[Mark Eichhorn|Eichhorn]] (8–5) || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (18) || || 28,234 || 50–41 || W1
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198707180.shtml 92] || July 18 || || [[1987 Toronto Blue Jays season|Blue Jays]] || 5–7 || [[Dave Stieb|Stieb]] (8–5) || '''[[Joe Niekro|Niekro]]''' (2–3) || — || || 38,365 || 50–42 || L1
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198707190.shtml 93] || July 19 || || [[1987 Toronto Blue Jays season|Blue Jays]] || 7–6 || '''[[Dan Schatzeder|Schatzeder]]''' (1–0) || [[Gary Lavelle|Lavelle]] (1–1) || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (19) || || 32,095 || 51–42 || W1
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198707200.shtml 94] || July 20 || || [[1987 New York Yankees season|Yankees]] || 1–7 || [[Tommy John|John]] (9–3) || '''[[Les Straker|Straker]]''' (5–6) || — || || 34,966 || 51–43 || L1
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198707210.shtml 95] || July 21 || || [[1987 New York Yankees season|Yankees]] || 2–1 || '''[[Bert Blyleven|Blyleven]]''' (9–7) || [[Tim Stoddard|Stoddard]] (2–2) || — || || 37,391 || 52–43 || W1
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198707220.shtml 96] || July 22 || || [[1987 New York Yankees season|Yankees]] || 3–1 || '''[[Frank Viola|Viola]]''' (10–6) || [[Rick Rhoden|Rhoden]] (12–6) || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (20) || || 40,054 || 53–43 || W2
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TOR/TOR198707230.shtml 97] || July 23 || || @ [[1987 Toronto Blue Jays season|Blue Jays]] || 3–4 || [[Dave Stieb|Stieb]] (9–5) || '''[[George Frazier (pitcher)|Frazier]]''' (5–5) || — || || 35,320 || 53–44 || L1
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TOR/TOR198707240.shtml 98] || July 24 || || @ [[1987 Toronto Blue Jays season|Blue Jays]] || 6–8 || [[Mark Eichhorn|Eichhorn]] (9–5) || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (5–5) || [[Tom Henke|Henke]] (20) || || 30,382 || 53–45 || L2
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TOR/TOR198707250.shtml 99] || July 25 || || @ [[1987 Toronto Blue Jays season|Blue Jays]] || 13–9 || '''[[Dan Schatzeder|Schatzeder]]''' (2–0) || [[Jeff Musselman|Musselman]] (7–4) || — || || 36,395 || 54–45 || W1
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TOR/TOR198707260.shtml 100] || July 26 || || @ [[1987 Toronto Blue Jays season|Blue Jays]] || 2–4 || [[Jimmy Key|Key]] (11–6) || '''[[Bert Blyleven|Blyleven]]''' (9–8) || [[Tom Henke|Henke]] (21) || || 33,393 || 54–46 || L1
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SEA/SEA198707270.shtml 101] || July 27 || || @ [[1987 Seattle Mariners season|Mariners]] || 4–3 || '''[[Frank Viola|Viola]]''' (11–6) || [[Ed Nunez|Nunez]] (3–2) || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (21) || || 13,858 || 55–46 || W1
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SEA/SEA198707280.shtml 102] || July 28 || || @ [[1987 Seattle Mariners season|Mariners]] || 1–6 || [[Mike Morgan (baseball)|Morgan]] (8–11) || '''[[Joe Niekro|Niekro]]''' (2–4) || — || || 13,495 || 55–47 || L1
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SEA/SEA198707290.shtml 103] || July 29 || || @ [[1987 Seattle Mariners season|Mariners]] || 3–8 || [[Lee Guetterman|Guetterman]] (9–2) || '''[[Mike Smithson (baseball)|Smithson]]''' (4–6) || — || || 14,320 || 55–48 || L2
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/OAK/OAK198707310.shtml 104] || July 31 || || @ [[1987 Oakland Athletics season|Athletics]] || 5–3 || '''[[Bert Blyleven|Blyleven]]''' (10–8) || [[Dennis Lamp|Lamp]] (1–2) || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (22) || || 32,097 || 56–48 || W1
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{Baseball secondary style|Minnesota Twins}}background:#c6011f;color:#072764;|title=August: 13–15 (Home: 10–4; Away: 3–11)| #| Date|Time ([[Central Time Zone|CT]])|Opponent| Score| Win| Loss| Save|Time of Game|Attendance| Record|Box/<br />Streak}}
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/OAK/OAK198708010.shtml 105] || August 1 || || @ [[1987 Oakland Athletics season|Athletics]] || 2–3 || [[Dave Stewart (baseball)|Stewart]] (14–7) || '''[[Frank Viola|Viola]]''' (11–7) || — || || 40,929 || 56–49 || L1
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/OAK/OAK198708020.shtml 106] || August 2 || || @ [[1987 Oakland Athletics season|Athletics]] || 5–6 <small>(11)</small> || [[Gene Nelson (baseball)|Nelson]] (5–2) || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (5–6) || — || || 33,215 || 56–50 || L2
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CAL/CAL198708030.shtml 107] || August 3 || || @ [[1987 California Angels season|Angels]] || 11–3 || '''[[Dan Schatzeder|Schatzeder]]''' (3–0) || [[Mike Witt|Witt]] (13–7) || — || || 33,983 || 57–50 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B08030CAL1987.htm W1]
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CAL/CAL198708040.shtml 108] || August 4 || || @ [[1987 California Angels season|Angels]] || 3–12 || [[Don Sutton|Sutton]] (8–9) || '''[[Steve Carlton|Carlton]]''' (0–1) || [[Gary Lucas (baseball)|Lucas]] (2) || || 37,371 || 57–51 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B08040CAL1987.htm L1]
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CAL/CAL198708050.shtml 109] || August 5 || || @ [[1987 California Angels season|Angels]] || 1–6 || [[John Candelaria|Candelaria]] (6–3) || '''[[Bert Blyleven|Blyleven]]''' (10–9) || — || || 34,059 || 57–52 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B08050CAL1987.htm L2]
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198708060.shtml 110] || August 6 || || [[1987 Oakland Athletics season|Athletics]] || 9–4 || '''[[Frank Viola|Viola]]''' (12–7) || [[Dave Stewart (baseball)|Stewart]] (14–8) || — || || 39,177 || 58–52 || W1
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198708070.shtml 111] || August 7 || || [[1987 Oakland Athletics season|Athletics]] || 9–4 || '''[[Joe Niekro|Niekro]]''' (3–4) || [[Dennis Lamp|Lamp]] (1–3) || — || || 36,146 || 59–52 || W2
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198708080.shtml 112] || August 8 || || [[1987 Oakland Athletics season|Athletics]] || 9–2 || '''[[Steve Carlton|Carlton]]''' (1–1) || [[Curt Young|Young]] (10–6) || — || || 50,237 || 60–52 || W3
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198708090.shtml 113] || August 9 || || [[1987 Oakland Athletics season|Athletics]] || 7–5 || '''[[Bert Blyleven|Blyleven]]''' (11–9) || [[Steve Ontiveros (pitcher)|Ontiveros]] (6–6) || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (23) || || 33,948 || 61–52 || W4
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198708110.shtml 114] || August 11 || || [[1987 California Angels season|Angels]] || 7–2 || '''[[Frank Viola|Viola]]''' (13–7) || [[John Candelaria|Candelaria]] (6–4) || — || || 39,163 || 62–52 || W5
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198708120.shtml 115] || August 12 || || [[1987 California Angels season|Angels]] || 2–8 || [[Kirk McCaskill|McCaskill]] (3–4) || '''[[Les Straker|Straker]]''' (5–7) || — || || 33,033 || 62–53 || L1
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198708130.shtml 116] || August 13 || || [[1987 California Angels season|Angels]] || 1–5 || [[Mike Witt|Witt]] (14–8) || '''[[Steve Carlton|Carlton]]''' (1–2) || — || || 35,837 || 62–54 || L2
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198708140.shtml 117] || August 14 || || [[1987 Seattle Mariners season|Mariners]] || 6–3 || '''[[Bert Blyleven|Blyleven]]''' (12–9) || [[Mike Morgan (baseball)|Morgan]] (10–12) || — || || 26,291 || 63–54 || W1
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198708150.shtml 118] || August 15 || || [[1987 Seattle Mariners season|Mariners]] || 14–4 || '''[[Roy Smith (1980s pitcher)|Smith]]''' (1–0) || [[Lee Guetterman|Guetterman]] (9–4) || — || || 31,154 || 64–54 || W2
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198708160.shtml 119] || August 16 || || [[1987 Seattle Mariners season|Mariners]] || 5–1 || '''[[Frank Viola|Viola]]''' (14–7) || [[Mike Moore (baseball)|Moore]] (5–15) || — || || 28,006 || 65–54 || W3
|-style= background:#cfc
| [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
|-style=background:#fcc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET198708180.shtml 121] || August 18 || 6:35{{nbsp}}p.m. [[Central Time Zone|CDT]] || @ [[1987 Detroit Tigers season|Tigers]] || L 2–11 || [[Jack Morris|Morris]] (14–6) || '''[[Steve Carlton|Carlton]]''' (1–3) || — || 2:36 || 32,053 || 66–55 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B08180DET1987.htm L1]
|-style=background:#fcc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET198708190.shtml 122] || August 19 || 6:35{{nbsp}}p.m. [[Central Time Zone|CDT]] || @ [[1987 Detroit Tigers season|Tigers]] || L 1–7 || [[Walt Terrell|Terrell]] (10–10) || '''[[Bert Blyleven|Blyleven]]''' (12–10) || — || 2:12 || 38,163 || 66–56 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B08190DET1987.htm L2]
|-style=background:#fcc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET198708200.shtml 123] || August 20 || 12:35{{nbsp}}p.m. [[Central Time Zone|CDT]] || @ [[1987 Detroit Tigers season|Tigers]] || L 0–8 || [[Doyle Alexander|Alexander]] (1–0) || '''[[Joe Niekro|Niekro]]''' (3–5) || — || 2:46 || 45,804 || 66–57 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B08200DET1987.htm L3]
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DETBOS/DET198708180BOS198708210.shtml 121124] || August 1821 || || @ [[1987 DetroitBoston TigersRed Sox season|TigersRed Sox]] || 2–113–11 || [[JackRoger MorrisClemens|MorrisClemens]] (14–613–7) || '''[[SteveFrank CarltonViola|CarltonViola]]''' (1–314–8) || —[[Wes Gardner|Gardner]] (5) || || 3233,053490 || 66–5566–58 || L1L4
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DETBOS/DET198708190BOS198708220.shtml 122125] || August 1922 || || @ [[1987 DetroitBoston TigersRed Sox season|TigersRed Sox]] || 1–75–6 || [[WaltCalvin TerrellSchiraldi|TerrellSchiraldi]] (10–108–5) || '''[[BertLes BlylevenStraker|BlylevenStraker]]''' (12–106–8) || — || 38|| 29,163794 || 66–5666–59 || L2L5
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DETBOS/DET198708200BOS198708230.shtml 123126] || August 2023 || || @ [[1987 DetroitBoston TigersRed Sox season|TigersRed Sox]] || 0–84–6 || [[DoyleJeff AlexanderSellers|AlexanderSellers]] (1–05–6) || '''[[JoeSteve NiekroCarlton|NiekroCarlton]]''' (3–51–4) || —[[Wes Gardner|Gardner]] (6) || || 4532,804956 || 66–5766–60 || L3L6
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198708240.shtml 127] || August 24 || 7:05{{nbsp}}p.m. [[Central Time Zone|CDT]] || [[1987 Detroit Tigers season|Tigers]] || '''W''' 5–4 || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (6–6) || [[Eric King (baseball)|King]] (6–9) || — || 3:07 || 27,338 || 67–60 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B08240MIN1987.htm W1]
|-style=background:#fcc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198708250.shtml 128] || August 25 || 7:05{{nbsp}}p.m. [[Central Time Zone|CDT]] || [[1987 Detroit Tigers season|Tigers]] || L 4–5 || [[Doyle Alexander|Alexander]] (2–0) || '''[[Joe Niekro|Niekro]]''' (3–6) || [[Mike Henneman|Henneman]] (4) || 2:52 || 30,639 || 67–61 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B08250MIN1987.htm L1]
|-style=background:#fcc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198708260.shtml 129] || August 26 || 7:05{{nbsp}}p.m. [[Central Time Zone|CDT]] || [[1987 Detroit Tigers season|Tigers]] || L 8–10 || [[Dan Petry|Petry]] (8–6) || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (6–7) || [[Willie Hernández|Hernández]] (7) || 3:29 || 29,265 || 67–62 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B08260MIN1987.htm L2]
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOSMIL/BOS198708210MIL198708280.shtml 124130] || August 2128 || || @ [[1987 BostonMilwaukee Red SoxBrewers season|Red SoxBrewers]] || 3–110–1 || [[RogerChris ClemensBosio|ClemensBosio]] (13–78–5) || '''[[FrankLes ViolaStraker|ViolaStraker]]''' (14–86–9) || [[Wes— Gardner|Gardner]] (5)| || 3322,490461 || 66–5867–63 || L4L3
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS198708220.shtml 125] || August 22 || @ [[1987 Boston Red Sox season|Red Sox]] || 5–6 || [[Calvin Schiraldi|Schiraldi]] (8–5) || '''[[Les Straker|Straker]]''' (6–8) || — || 29,794 || 66–59 || L5
|-style= background:#fbb
| [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
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198708240.shtml 127] || August 24 || [[1987 Detroit Tigers season|Tigers]] || 5–4 || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (6–6) || [[Eric King (baseball)|King]] (6–9) || — || 27,338 || 67–60 || W1
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198708250.shtml 128] || August 25 || [[1987 Detroit Tigers season|Tigers]] || 4–5 || [[Doyle Alexander|Alexander]] (2–0) || '''[[Joe Niekro|Niekro]]''' (3–6) || [[Mike Henneman|Henneman]] (4) || 30,639 || 67–61 || L1
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198708260.shtml 129] || August 26 || [[1987 Detroit Tigers season|Tigers]] || 8–10 || [[Dan Petry|Petry]] (8–6) || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (6–7) || [[Willie Hernández|Hernández]] (7) || 29,265 || 67–62 || L2
|-style= background:#fbb
| [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
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIL/MIL198708290.shtml 131] || August 29 || || @ [[1987 Milwaukee Brewers season|Brewers]] || 12–3 || '''[[Bert Blyleven|Blyleven]]''' (13–10) || [[Len Barker|Barker]] (2–1) || — || || 34,834 || 68–63 || W1
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIL/MIL198708300.shtml 132] || August 30 || || @ [[1987 Milwaukee Brewers season|Brewers]] || 10–6 || '''[[Keith Atherton|Atherton]]''' (5–4) || [[Chuck Crim|Crim]] (5–6) || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (25) || || 22,417 || 69—63 || W2
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{Baseball secondary style|Minnesota Twins}}background:#c6011f;color:#072764;|title=September: 16–11 (Home: 13–5; Away: 3–6)| #| Date|Time ([[Central Time Zone|CT]])|Opponent| Score| Win| Loss| Save|Time of Game|Attendance| Record|Box/<br />Streak}}
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198709010.shtml 133] || September 1 || || [[1987 Boston Red Sox season|Red Sox]] || 0–9 || [[Jeff Sellers|Sellers]] (6–6) || '''[[Joe Niekro|Niekro]]''' (3–7) || — || || 25,508 || 69–64 || L1
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198709020.shtml 134] || September 2 || || [[1987 Boston Red Sox season|Red Sox]] || 5–4 || '''[[Les Straker|Straker]]''' (7–9) || [[Al Nipper|Nipper]] (8–11) || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (26) || || 19,565 || 70–64 || W1
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198709030.shtml 135] || September 3 || || [[1987 Boston Red Sox season|Red Sox]] || 2–1 <small>(10)</small> || '''[[Keith Atherton|Atherton]]''' (6–4) || [[Wes Gardner|Gardner]] (1–6) || — || || 20,009 || 71–64 || W2
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198709040.shtml 136] || September 4 || || [[1987 Milwaukee Brewers season|Brewers]] || 2–1 <small>(12)</small> || '''[[Juan Berenguer|Berenguer]]''' (6–0) || [[Dan Plesac|Plesac]] (5–5) || — || || 27,380 || 72–64 || W3
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198709050.shtml 137] || September 5 || || [[1987 Milwaukee Brewers season|Brewers]] || 2–1 || '''[[Keith Atherton|Atherton]]''' (7–4) || [[Chuck Crim|Crim]] (5–7) || — || || 51,122 || 73–64 || W4
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198709060.shtml 138] || September 6 || || [[1987 Milwaukee Brewers season|Brewers]] || 0–6 || [[Teddy Higuera|Higuera]] (15–9) || '''[[Steve Carlton|Carlton]]''' (1–5) || — || || 36,586 || 73–65 || L1
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198709070.shtml 139] || September 7 || || [[1987 Chicago White Sox season|White Sox]] || 8–1 || '''[[Jeff Bittiger|Bittiger]]''' (1–0) || [[Dave LaPoint|LaPoint]] (3–3) || — || || 22,623 || 74–65 || W1
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198709080.shtml 140] || September 8 || || [[1987 Chicago White Sox season|White Sox]] || 3–4 || [[Floyd Bannister|Bannister]] (12–10) || '''[[Bert Blyleven|Blyleven]]''' (13–11) || [[Bobby Thigpen|Thigpen]] (9) || || 12,360 || 74–66 || L1
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198709090.shtml 141] || September 9 || || [[1987 Chicago White Sox season|White Sox]] || 2–1 || '''[[Frank Viola|Viola]]''' (15–8) || [[Jim Winn|Winn]] (4–6) || — || || 15,394 || 75–66 || W1
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE198709110.shtml 142] || September 11 || || @ [[1987 Cleveland Indians season|Indians]] || 13–10 <small>(11)</small> || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (7–7) || [[Don Gordon (baseball)|Gordon]] (0–3) || '''[[Juan Berenguer|Berenguer]]''' (4) || || 7,964 || 76–66 || W2
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE198709120.shtml 143] || September 12 || || @ [[1987 Cleveland Indians season|Indians]] || 4–5 || [[Doug Jones (baseball)|Jones]] (4–4) || '''[[Juan Berenguer|Berenguer]]''' (6–1) || — || || 9,156 || 76–67 || L1
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE198709130.shtml 144] || September 13 || || @ [[1987 Cleveland Indians season|Indians]] || 7–3 <small>(10)</small> || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (8–7) || [[Tom Candiotti|Candiotti]] (7–16) || — || || 7,474 || 77–67 || W1
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA198709140.shtml 145] || September 14 || || @ [[1987 Chicago White Sox season|White Sox]] || 2–8 || [[Dave LaPoint|LaPoint]] (4–3) || '''[[Frank Viola|Viola]]''' (15–9) || — || || 7,898 || 77–68 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B09140CHA1987.htm L1]
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA198709150.shtml 146] || September 15 || || @ [[1987 Chicago White Sox season|White Sox]] || 2–6 || [[Jack McDowell|McDowell]] (1–0) || '''[[Joe Niekro|Niekro]]''' (3–8) || — || || 7,947 || 77–69 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B09150CHA1987.htm L2]
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA198709160.shtml 147] || September 16 || || @ [[1987 Chicago White Sox season|White Sox]] || 10–13 || [[Jose DeLeon|DeLeon]] (10–12) || '''[[Mike Smithson (baseball)|Smithson]]''' (4–7) || [[Bobby Thigpen|Thigpen]] (11) || || 8,921 || 77–70 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B09160CHA1987.htm L3]
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198709180.shtml 148] || September 18 || || [[1987 Cleveland Indians season|Indians]] || 9–4 || '''[[Bert Blyleven|Blyleven]]''' (14–11) || [[Darrel Akerfelds|Akerfelds]] (2–5) || — || || 23,173 || 78–70 || W1
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198709190.shtml 149] || September 19 || || [[1987 Cleveland Indians season|Indians]] || 3–1 || '''[[Frank Viola|Viola]]''' (16–9) || [[Tom Candiotti|Candiotti]] (7–17) || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (27) || || 23,581 || 79–70 || W2
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198709200.shtml 150] || September 20 || || [[1987 Cleveland Indians season|Indians]] || 3–2 || '''[[Les Straker|Straker]]''' (8–9) || [[Rich Yett|Yett]] (3–8) || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (28) || || 18,906 || 80–70 || W3
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198709220.shtml 151] || September 22 || || [[1987 Texas Rangers season|Rangers]] || 6–4 || '''[[Joe Niekro|Niekro]]''' (4–8) || [[Greg Harris (baseball, born 1955)|Harris]] (5–10) || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (29) || || 18,294 || 81–70 || W4
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198709230.shtml 152] || September 23 || || [[1987 Texas Rangers season|Rangers]] || 4–2 || '''[[Juan Berenguer|Berenguer]]''' (7–1) || [[Jose Guzman|Guzman]] (14–12) || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (30) || || 20,640 || 82–70 || W5
|-style= background:#cfc
| [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
|-style= background:#fbbfcc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198709250.shtml 154] || September 25 || 7:05{{nbsp}}p.m. [[Central Time Zone|CDT]] || [[1987 Kansas City Royals season|Royals]] || L 4–6 || [[Steve Farr|Farr]] (4–3) || '''[[Dan Schatzeder|Schatzeder]]''' (3–1) || [[Gene Garber|Garber]] (6) || 3:07 || 52,704 || 83–71 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B09250MIN1987.htm L1]
|-style= background:#fbbfcc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198709260.shtml 155] || September 26 || 11:00{{nbsp}}a.m. [[Central Time Zone|CDT]] || [[1987 Kansas City Royals season|Royals]] || L 4–7 || [[John Davis (baseball pitcher)|Davis]] (5–2) || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (8–8) || [[Gene Garber|Garber]] (7) || 3:04 || 46,263 || 83–72 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B09260MIN1987.htm L2]
|-style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198709270.shtml 156] || September 27 || 1:15{{nbsp}}p.m. [[Central Time Zone|CDT]] || [[1987 Kansas City Royals season|Royals]] || '''W''' 8–1 || '''[[Bert Blyleven|Blyleven]]''' (15–11) || [[Charlie Leibrandt|Leibrandt]] (15–11) || — || 2:12 || 53,106 || 84–72 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B09270MIN1987.htm W1]
|-style= background:#cfc
| [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]
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TEX/TEX198709290.shtml 158] || September 29 || || @ [[1987 Texas Rangers season|Rangers]] || 5–7 || [[Charlie Hough|Hough]] (18–12) || '''[[Keith Atherton|Atherton]]''' (7–5) || — || || 10,328 || 85–73 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B09290TEX1987.htm L1]
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TEX/TEX198709300.shtml 159] || September 30 || || @ [[1987 Texas Rangers season|Rangers]] || 1–2 || [[Bobby Witt|Witt]] (8–10) || '''[[Les Straker|Straker]]''' (8–10) || — || || 9,309 || 85–74 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B09300TEX1987.htm L2]
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{Baseball secondary style|Minnesota Twins}}background:#c6011f;color:#072764;|title=October: 0–3 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–3)| #| Date|Time ([[Central Time Zone|CT]])|Opponent| Score| Win| Loss| Save|Time of Game|Attendance| Record|Box/<br />Streak}}
|-style= background:#fbbfcc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/KCA/KCA198710020.shtml 160] || October 2 || 7:35{{nbsp}}p.m. [[Central Time Zone|CDT]] || @ [[1987 Kansas City Royals season|Royals]] || L 3–6 || [[Bret Saberhagen|Saberhagen]] (18–10) || '''[[Frank Viola|Viola]]''' (17–10) || — || 2:23 || 22,578 || 85–75 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B10020KCA1987.htm L3]
|-style= background:#fbbfcc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/KCA/KCA198710030.shtml 161] || October 3 || 7:05{{nbsp}}p.m. [[Central Time Zone|CDT]] || @ [[1987 Kansas City Royals season|Royals]] || L 2–4 || [[Charlie Leibrandt|Leibrandt]] (16–11) || '''[[Bert Blyleven|Blyleven]]''' (15–12) || [[Gene Garber|Garber]] (8) || 2:18 || 28,082 || 85–76 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B10030KCA1987.htm L4]
|-style= background:#fbbfcc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/KCA/KCA198710040.shtml 162] || October 4 || 1:35{{nbsp}}p.m. [[Central Time Zone|CDT]] || @ [[1987 Kansas City Royals season|Royals]] || L 1–10 || [[Mark Gubicza|Gubicza]] (13–18) || '''[[Joe Niekro|Niekro]]''' (4–9) || — || 2:24 || 26,341 || 85–77 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B10040KCA1987.htm L5]
|-
{{Game log section end}}
|-
| ''Legend:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; {{Color box|#bfb|border=darkgray}} = Win&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; {{Color box|#fbb|border=darkgray}} = Loss&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; {{Color box|#bbb|border=darkgray}} = Postponement<br />Bold = Twins team member''
{{Game log end}}
 
===Postseason Game log===
{{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}}
|-style=background:#cfc
| [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]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [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]
|-style= background:#fcc
| [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]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [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]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [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]
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{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}}
|-style=background:#cfc
| [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]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [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]
|-style= background:#fcc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLN/SLN198710200.shtml 3] || October 20 || 7:33{{nbsp}}p.m. [[Central Time Zone|CDT]] || @ [[1987 St. Louis Cardinals season|Cardinals]] || L 1–3 || [[John Tudor (baseball)|Tudor]] (1–0) || '''[[Juan Berenguer|Berenguer]]''' (0–1) || [[Todd Worrell|Worrell]] (1) || 2:45 || 55,347 || MIN 2–1 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B10200SLN1987.htm L1]
|-style= background:#fcc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLN/SLN198710210.shtml 4] || October 21 || 7:29{{nbsp}}p.m. [[Central Time Zone|CDT]] || @ [[1987 St. Louis Cardinals season|Cardinals]] || L 2–7 || [[Bob Forsch|Forsch]] (1–0) || '''[[Frank Viola|Viola]]''' (1–1) || [[Ken Dayley|Dayley]] (1) || 3:11 || 55,347 || Tied 2–2 || [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B10210SLN1987.htm L2]
|-style= background:#fcc
| [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]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [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]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [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]
|-
{{Game log section end}}
| Legend:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; {{Color box|#cfc|border=darkgray}} = Win&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; {{Color box|#fcc|border=darkgray}} = Loss&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; {{Color box|#bbb|border=darkgray}} = Postponement<br>Bold = Twins team member
{{Game log end}}
 
===Detailed records===
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; width:35em;margin: 0.5em auto;"
! colspan="7" style="text-align:left; background:#c60c30;color:#fff"| '''American League'''
|-
! Opponent || W || L || WP || {{abbr|RS|Runs scored}} || {{abbr|RA|Runs against}}
|-
! colspan="7" style="text-align:left; background:#c60c30;color:#fff"| '''AL East'''
|-
| style="text-align:left"| [[1987 Detroit Tigers season|Detroit Tigers]] || 4 || 8 || {{winpct|4|8|leading_zero=y}} || 58 || 83
|-
| style="text-align:left"| [[1987 Toronto Blue Jays season|Toronto Blue Jays]] || 3 || 9 || {{winpct|3|9|leading_zero=y}} || 47 || 81
|-
! Total || 7 || 17 || {{winpct|7|17|leading_zero=y}} || 105 || 164
|-
! colspan="7" style="text-align:left; background:#c60c30;color:#fff"| '''AL West'''
|-
| style="text-align:left"| [[1987 Kansas City Royals season|Kansas City Royals]] || 5 || 8 || {{winpct|5|8|leading_zero=y}} || 47 || 60
|-
| style="text-align:left"| '''Minnesota Twins''' ||colspan=5 style="background:darkgray;"|
|-
! Total || 5 || 8 || {{winpct|5|8|leading_zero=y}} || 47 || 60
|-
! Season Total || 12 || 25 || {{winpct|12|25|leading_zero=y}} || 152 || 224
|}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; width:38em;margin: 0.5em auto;"
|-
! width="28%" | Month
! width="12%" | Games
! width="12%" | Won
! width="12%" | Lost
! width="12%" | Win %
! width="12%" | {{abbr|RS|Runs scored}}
! width="12%" | {{abbr|RA|Runs against}}
|-
| April
|-
| May
|-
| June
|-
| July
|-
| August
|-
| September
|-
| October
|-
! Total
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; width:38em; border:0;margin: 0.5em auto;"
|-
| width="28%" style="background:#fff;border:0;" |
! width="12%" | Games
! width="12%" | Won
! width="12%" | Lost
! width="12%" | Win %
! width="12%" | {{abbr|RS|Runs scored}}
! width="12%" | {{abbr|RA|Runs against}}
|-
! Home
|-
! Away
|}
{{col-end}}
 
===Notable transactions===
Line 553 ⟶ 659:
{{MLBplayer|45|[[Wayne Terwilliger]]<small> (First base)</small>}}
|-
|}
 
==Game umpires==
 
===Regular season===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="{{Baseball primary style|Minnesota Twins|year=1987|border=2}};" | Game
! style="{{Baseball primary style|Minnesota Twins|year=1987|border=2}};" | Date
! style="{{Baseball primary style|Minnesota Twins|year=1987|border=2}};" | Opponent
! style="{{Baseball primary style|Minnesota Twins|year=1987|border=2}};" | HP
! style="{{Baseball primary style|Minnesota Twins|year=1987|border=2}};" | 1B
! style="{{Baseball primary style|Minnesota Twins|year=1987|border=2}};" | 2B
! style="{{Baseball primary style|Minnesota Twins|year=1987|border=2}};" | 3B
|-style=background:#fcc
| 41
| 5–22–1987
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Detroit Tigers|year=1987|border=2}};" | Tigers
| #25 [[Mark Johnson (umpire)|Mark Johnson]]
| #13 [[Derryl Cousins]]
| #3 [[Jim Evans (umpire)|Jim Evans]]
| #35 [[Ted Hendry]]
|-style=background:#cfc
| 42
| 5–23–1987
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Detroit Tigers|year=1987|border=2}};" | Tigers
| #13 [[Derryl Cousins]]
| #3 [[Jim Evans (umpire)|Jim Evans]]
| #35 [[Ted Hendry]]
| #25 [[Mark Johnson (umpire)|Mark Johnson]]
|-style=background:#fcc
| 43
| 5–24–1987
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Detroit Tigers|year=1987|border=2}};" | Tigers
| #3 [[Jim Evans (umpire)|Jim Evans]]
| #35 [[Ted Hendry]]
| #25 [[Mark Johnson (umpire)|Mark Johnson]]
| #13 [[Derryl Cousins]]
|-style=background:#fcc
| 47
| 5–29–1987
! style="{{Baseball primary style|Detroit Tigers|year=1987|border=2}};" | @ Tigers
| #27 [[Rocky Roe]]
| #22 [[Larry Barnett]]
| #18 [[Greg Kosc]]
| #26 [[Vic Voltaggio]]
|-style=background:#cfc
| 48
| 5–31–1987
! style="{{Baseball primary style|Detroit Tigers|year=1987|border=2}};" | @ Tigers
| #22 [[Larry Barnett]]
| #18 [[Greg Kosc]]
| #26 [[Vic Voltaggio]]
| #27 [[Rocky Roe]]
|-style=background:#cfc
| 49
| 5–31–1987
! style="{{Baseball primary style|Detroit Tigers|year=1987|border=2}};" | @ Tigers
| #18 [[Greg Kosc]]
| #26 [[Vic Voltaggio]]
| #27 [[Rocky Roe]]
| #22 [[Larry Barnett]]
|-style=background:#cfc
| 56
| 6–8–1987
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Kansas City Royals|year=1987|border=2}};" | Royals
| #5 [[Dale Scott]]
| #10 [[Larry McCoy (umpire)|Larry McCoy]]
| #11 [[Don Denkinger]]
| #24 [[Al Clark (umpire)|Al Clark]]
|-style=background:#cfc
| 57
| 6–9–1987
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Kansas City Royals|year=1987|border=2}};" | Royals
| #10 [[Larry McCoy (umpire)|Larry McCoy]]
| #24 [[Al Clark (umpire)|Al Clark]]
| (none)
| #5 [[Dale Scott]]
|-style=background:#cfc
| 58
| 6–10–1987
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Kansas City Royals|year=1987|border=2}};" | Royals
| #24 [[Al Clark (umpire)|Al Clark]]
| #5 [[Dale Scott]]
| (none)
| #10 [[Larry McCoy (umpire)|Larry McCoy]]
|-style=background:#fcc
| 76
| 6–29–1987
! style="{{Baseball primary style|Kansas City Royals|year=1987|border=2}};" | @ Royals
| #18 [[Greg Kosc]]
| #27 [[Rocky Roe]]
| #22 [[Larry Barnett]]
| #26 [[Vic Voltaggio]]
|-style=background:#cfc
| 77
| 6–30–1987
! style="{{Baseball primary style|Kansas City Royals|year=1987|border=2}};" | @ Royals
| #27 [[Rocky Roe]]
| #22 [[Larry Barnett]]
| #26 [[Vic Voltaggio]]
| #18 [[Greg Kosc]]
|-style=background:#fcc
| 78
| 7–1–1987
! style="{{Baseball primary style|Kansas City Royals|year=1987|border=2}};" | @ Royals
| #22 [[Larry Barnett]]
| #26 [[Vic Voltaggio]]
| #18 [[Greg Kosc]]
| #27 [[Rocky Roe]]
|-style=background:#fcc
| 79
| 7–2–1987
! style="{{Baseball primary style|Kansas City Royals|year=1987|border=2}};" | @ Royals
| #26 [[Vic Voltaggio]]
| #18 [[Greg Kosc]]
| #27 [[Rocky Roe]]
| #22 [[Larry Barnett]]
|-style=background:#fcc
| 121
| 8–18–1987
! style="{{Baseball primary style|Detroit Tigers|year=1987|border=2}};" | @ Tigers
| #27 [[Rocky Roe]]
| #26 [[Vic Voltaggio]]
| #22 [[Larry Barnett]]
| #18 [[Greg Kosc]]
|-style=background:#fcc
| 122
| 8–19–1987
! style="{{Baseball primary style|Detroit Tigers|year=1987|border=2}};" | @ Tigers
| #26 [[Vic Voltaggio]]
| #22 [[Larry Barnett]]
| #18 [[Greg Kosc]]
| #27 [[Rocky Roe]]
|-style=background:#fcc
| 123
| 8–20–1987
! style="{{Baseball primary style|Detroit Tigers|year=1987|border=2}};" | @ Tigers
| #22 [[Larry Barnett]]
| #18 [[Greg Kosc]]
| #27 [[Rocky Roe]]
| #26 [[Vic Voltaggio]]
|-style=background:#cfc
| 127
| 8–24–1987
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Detroit Tigers|year=1987|border=2}};" | Tigers
| #7 [[Dave Phillips (umpire)|Dave Phillips]]
| #14 [[Steve Palermo]]
| #34 [[Dan Morrison (umpire)|Dan Morrison]]
| #4 [[Tim Tschida]]
|-style=background:#fcc
| 128
| 8–25–1987
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Detroit Tigers|year=1987|border=2}};" | Tigers
| #14 [[Steve Palermo]]
| #34 [[Dan Morrison (umpire)|Dan Morrison]]
| #4 [[Tim Tschida]]
| #7 [[Dave Phillips (umpire)|Dave Phillips]]
|-style=background:#fcc
| 129
| 8–26–1987
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Detroit Tigers|year=1987|border=2}};" | Tigers
| #34 [[Dan Morrison (umpire)|Dan Morrison]]
| #4 [[Tim Tschida]]
| #7 [[Dave Phillips (umpire)|Dave Phillips]]
| #14 [[Steve Palermo]]
|-style=background:#fcc
| 154
| 9–25–1987
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Kansas City Royals|year=1987|border=2}};" | Royals
| #24 [[Al Clark (umpire)|Al Clark]]
| #7 [[Dave Phillips (umpire)|Dave Philips]]
| #14 [[Steve Palermo]]
| #34 [[Dan Morrison (umpire)|Dan Morrison]]
|-style=background:#fcc
| 155
| 9–26–1987
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Kansas City Royals|year=1987|border=2}};" | Royals
| #7 [[Dave Phillips (umpire)|Dave Philips]]
| #14 [[Steve Palermo]]
| #34 [[Dan Morrison (umpire)|Dan Morrison]]
| #24 [[Al Clark (umpire)|Al Clark]]
|-style=background:#cfc
| 156
| 9–27–1987
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Kansas City Royals|year=1987|border=2}};" | Royals
| #14 [[Steve Palermo]]
| #34 [[Dan Morrison (umpire)|Dan Morrison]]
| #24 [[Al Clark (umpire)|Al Clark]]
| #7 [[Dave Phillips (umpire)|Dave Philips]]
|-style=background:#fcc
| 160
| 10–2–1987
! style="{{Baseball primary style|Kansas City Royals|year=1987|border=2}};" | @ Royals
| #19 [[Rich Garcia]]
| #23 [[Rick Reed (umpire)|Rick Reed]]
| #33 [[Durwood Merrill]]
| #17 [[John Hirschbeck]]
|-style=background:#fcc
| 161
| 10–3–1987
! style="{{Baseball primary style|Kansas City Royals|year=1987|border=2}};" | @ Royals
| #23 [[Rick Reed (umpire)|Rick Reed]]
| #33 [[Durwood Merrill]]
| #17 [[John Hirschbeck]]
| #19 [[Rich Garcia]]
|-style=background:#fcc
| 162
| 10–4–1987
! style="{{Baseball primary style|Kansas City Royals|year=1987|border=2}};" | @ Royals
| #33 [[Durwood Merrill]]
| #17 [[John Hirschbeck]]
| #19 [[Rich Garcia]]
| #23 [[Rick Reed (umpire)|Rick Reed]]
|}
 
===Playoffs===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="{{Baseball primary style|Minnesota Twins|year=1987|border=2}};" | Game
! style="{{Baseball primary style|Minnesota Twins|year=1987|border=2}};" | Round
! style="{{Baseball primary style|Minnesota Twins|year=1987|border=2}};" | Date
! style="{{Baseball primary style|Minnesota Twins|year=1987|border=2}};" | Opponent
! style="{{Baseball primary style|Minnesota Twins|year=1987|border=2}};" | HP
! style="{{Baseball primary style|Minnesota Twins|year=1987|border=2}};" | 1B
! style="{{Baseball primary style|Minnesota Twins|year=1987|border=2}};" | 2B
! style="{{Baseball primary style|Minnesota Twins|year=1987|border=2}};" | 3B
! style="{{Baseball primary style|Minnesota Twins|year=1987|border=2}};" | LF
! style="{{Baseball primary style|Minnesota Twins|year=1987|border=2}};" | RF
|-style=background:#cfc
| 1
| [[1987 American League Championship Series|AL Championship Series]]
| 10–7–1987
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Detroit Tigers|year=1987|border=2}};" | Tigers
| #15 [[Joe Brinkman]]
| #33 [[Durwood Merrill]]
| #37 [[Drew Coble]]
| #24 [[Al Clark (umpire)|Al Clark]]
| #31 [[Mike Reilly (umpire)|Mike Reilly]]
| #8 [[Jim McKean]]
|-style=background:#cfc
| 2
| [[1987 American League Championship Series|AL Championship Series]]
| 10–8–1987
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Detroit Tigers|year=1987|border=2}};" | Tigers
| #33 [[Durwood Merrill]]
| #37 [[Drew Coble]]
| #24 [[Al Clark (umpire)|Al Clark]]
| #31 [[Mike Reilly (umpire)|Mike Reilly]]
| #8 [[Jim McKean]]
| #15 [[Joe Brinkman]]
|-style=background:#fcc
| 3
| [[1987 American League Championship Series|AL Championship Series]]
| 10–10–1987
! style="{{Baseball primary style|Detroit Tigers|year=1987|border=2}};" | @ Tigers
| #37 [[Drew Coble]]
| #24 [[Al Clark (umpire)|Al Clark]]
| #31 [[Mike Reilly (umpire)|Mike Reilly]]
| #8 [[Jim McKean]]
| #15 [[Joe Brinkman]]
| #33 [[Durwood Merrill]]
|-style=background:#cfc
| 4
| [[1987 American League Championship Series|AL Championship Series]]
| 10–11–1987
! style="{{Baseball primary style|Detroit Tigers|year=1987|border=2}};" | @ Tigers
| #24 [[Al Clark (umpire)|Al Clark]]
| #31 [[Mike Reilly (umpire)|Mike Reilly]]
| #8 [[Jim McKean]]
| #15 [[Joe Brinkman]]
| #33 [[Durwood Merrill]]
| #37 [[Drew Coble]]
|-style=background:#cfc
| 5
| [[1987 American League Championship Series|AL Championship Series]]
| 10–12–1987
! style="{{Baseball primary style|Detroit Tigers|year=1987|border=2}};" | @ Tigers
| #31 [[Mike Reilly (umpire)|Mike Reilly]]
| #8 [[Jim McKean]]
| #15 [[Joe Brinkman]]
| #33 [[Durwood Merrill]]
| #37 [[Drew Coble]]
| #24 [[Al Clark (umpire)|Al Clark]]
|-style=background:#cfc
| 1
| [[1987 World Series|World Series]]
| 10–17–1987
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|St. Louis Cardinals|year=1987|border=2}};" | Cardinals
| #7 [[Dave Phillips (umpire)|Dave Phillips]] (AL)
| #23 [[Lee Weyer]] (NL)
| #18 [[Greg Kosc]] (AL)
| #10 [[John McSherry]] (NL)
| #21 [[Ken Kaiser]] (AL)
| #19 [[Terry Tata]] (NL)
|-style=background:#cfc
| 2
| [[1987 World Series|World Series]]
| 10–18–1987
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|St. Louis Cardinals|year=1987|border=2}};" | Cardinals
| #23 [[Lee Weyer]] (NL)
| #18 [[Greg Kosc]] (AL)
| #10 [[John McSherry]] (NL)
| #21 [[Ken Kaiser]] (AL)
| #19 [[Terry Tata]] (NL)
| #7 [[Dave Phillips (umpire)|Dave Phillips]] (AL)
|-style=background:#fcc
| 3
| [[1987 World Series|World Series]]
| 10–20–1987
! style="{{Baseball primary style|St. Louis Cardinals|year=1987|border=2}};" | @ Cardinals
| #18 [[Greg Kosc]] (AL)
| #10 [[John McSherry]] (NL)
| #21 [[Ken Kaiser]] (AL)
| #19 [[Terry Tata]] (NL)
| #7 [[Dave Phillips (umpire)|Dave Phillips]] (AL)
| #23 [[Lee Weyer]] (NL)
|-style=background:#fcc
| 4
| [[1987 World Series|World Series]]
| 10–21–1987
! style="{{Baseball primary style|St. Louis Cardinals|year=1987|border=2}};" | @ Cardinals
| #10 [[John McSherry]] (NL)
| #21 [[Ken Kaiser]] (AL)
| #19 [[Terry Tata]] (NL)
| #7 [[Dave Phillips (umpire)|Dave Phillips]] (AL)
| #23 [[Lee Weyer]] (NL)
| #18 [[Greg Kosc]] (AL)
|-style=background:#fcc
| 5
| [[1987 World Series|World Series]]
| 10–22–1987
! style="{{Baseball primary style|St. Louis Cardinals|year=1987|border=2}};" | @ Cardinals
| #21 [[Ken Kaiser]] (AL)
| #19 [[Terry Tata]] (NL)
| #7 [[Dave Phillips (umpire)|Dave Phillips]] (AL)
| #23 [[Lee Weyer]] (NL)
| #18 [[Greg Kosc]] (AL)
| #10 [[John McSherry]] (NL)
|-style=background:#cfc
| 6
| [[1987 World Series|World Series]]
| 10–24–1987
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|St. Louis Cardinals|year=1987|border=2}};" | Cardinals
| #19 [[Terry Tata]] (NL)
| #7 [[Dave Phillips (umpire)|Dave Phillips]] (AL)
| #23 [[Lee Weyer]] (NL)
| #18 [[Greg Kosc]] (AL)
| #10 [[John McSherry]] (NL)
| #21 [[Ken Kaiser]] (AL)
|-style=background:#cfc
| 7
| [[1987 World Series|World Series]]
| 10–25–1987
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|St. Louis Cardinals|year=1987|border=2}};" | Cardinals
| #7 [[Dave Phillips (umpire)|Dave Phillips]] (AL)
| #23 [[Lee Weyer]] (NL)
| #18 [[Greg Kosc]] (AL)
| #10 [[John McSherry]] (NL)
| #21 [[Ken Kaiser]] (AL)
| #19 [[Terry Tata]] (NL)
|}
 
Line 706 ⟶ 1,173:
 
The Twins won all four home games to top the [[St. Louis Cardinals]] in the World Series. [[Frank Viola]] was named the Series' MVP even though it was the Twins bats that were instrumental in the first three wins outscoring St. Louis 29-10 in the process.
 
===Game log===
{{Game log start|style={{Baseball primary style|Minnesota Twins}};|title= 1987 Postseason: 8−4 (Home 6−0; Away 2−4)}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{Baseball secondary style|Minnesota Twins}};|title=[[1987 American League Championship Series|{{white|AL Championship Series}}]]: (4−1) | #| Date| Opponent| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Series}}
|- style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198710070.shtml 1] || October 7 || [[1987 Detroit Tigers season|Tigers]] || 8–5 || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (1–0) || [[Doyle Alexander|Alexander]] (0–1) || — || 53,269 || 1–0
|- style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198710080.shtml 2] || October 8 || [[1987 Detroit Tigers season|Tigers]] || 6–3 || '''[[Bert Blyleven|Blyleven]]''' (1–0) || [[Jack Morris|Morris]] (0–1) || '''[[Juan Berenguer|Berenguer]]''' (1) || 55,245 || 2–0
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET198710100.shtml 3] || October 10 || @ [[1987 Detroit Tigers season|Tigers]] || 6–7 || [[Mike Henneman|Henneman]] (1–0) || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (1–1) || — || 49,730 || 2–1
|- style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET198710110.shtml 4] || October 11 || @ [[1987 Detroit Tigers season|Tigers]] || 5–3 || '''[[Frank Viola|Viola]]''' (1–0) || [[Frank Tanana|Tanana]] (0–1) || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (1) || 51,939 || 3–1
|- style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET198710120.shtml 5] || October 12 || @ [[1987 Detroit Tigers season|Tigers]] || 9–5 || '''[[Bert Blyleven|Blyleven]]''' (2–0) || [[Doyle Alexander|Alexander]] (0–2) || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (2) || 47,448 || 4–1
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{Baseball secondary style|Minnesota Twins}};|title=[[1987 World Series|{{white|World Series}}]]: (4−3) | #| Date| Opponent| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Series}}
|- style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198710170.shtml 1] || October 17 || [[1987 St. Louis Cardinals season|Cardinals]] || 10–1 || '''[[Frank Viola|Viola]]''' (1–0) || [[Joe Magrane|Magrane]] (0–1) || — || 55,171 || 1–0
|- style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198710180.shtml 2] || October 18 || [[1987 St. Louis Cardinals season|Cardinals]] || 8–4 || '''[[Bert Blyleven|Blyleven]]''' (1–0) || [[Danny Cox (baseball)|Cox]] (0–1) || — || 55,257 || 2–0
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLN/SLN198710200.shtml 3] || October 20 || @ [[1987 St. Louis Cardinals season|Cardinals]] || 1–3 || [[John Tudor (baseball)|Tudor]] (1–0) || '''[[Juan Berenguer|Berenguer]]''' (0–1) || [[Todd Worrell|Worrell]] (1) || 55,347 || 2–1
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLN/SLN198710210.shtml 4] || October 21 || @ [[1987 St. Louis Cardinals season|Cardinals]] || 2–7 || [[Bob Forsch|Forsch]] (1–0) || '''[[Frank Viola|Viola]]''' (1–1) || [[Ken Dayley|Dayley]] (1) || 55,347 || 2–2
|-style= background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLN/SLN198710220.shtml 5] || October 22 || @ [[1987 St. Louis Cardinals season|Cardinals]] || 2–4 || [[Danny Cox (baseball)|Cox]] (1–1) || '''[[Bert Blyleven|Blyleven]]''' (1–1) || [[Todd Worrell|Worrell]] (2) || 55,347 || 2–3
|- style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198710240.shtml 6] || October 24 || [[1987 St. Louis Cardinals season|Cardinals]] || 11–5 || '''[[Dan Schatzeder|Schatzeder]]''' (1–0) || [[John Tudor (baseball)|Tudor]] (1–1) || — || 55,293 || 3–3
|- style= background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198710250.shtml 7] || October 25 || [[1987 St. Louis Cardinals season|Cardinals]] || 4–2 || '''[[Frank Viola|Viola]]''' (2–1) || [[Danny Cox (baseball)|Cox]] (1–2) || '''[[Jeff Reardon|Reardon]]''' (1) || 55,376 || 4–3
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| ''Legend:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; {{Color box|#bfb|border=darkgray}} = Win&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; {{Color box|#fbb|border=darkgray}} = Loss&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; {{Color box|#bbb|border=darkgray}} = Postponement<br />Bold = Twins team member''
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== Farm system ==
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