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Monday, October 12, 1987

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1987 Playoffs

Minnesota wins series 4 - 1

Minnesota Twins 9
Detroit Tigers 5
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tom Brunansky 3
1 Kirk Gibson 3
1 Dan Gladden 3
4 Greg Gagne 2
4 4 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Brunansky 1
1 Chet Lemon 1
1 Matt Nokes 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Brunansky 3
2 Dan Gladden 2
2 Matt Nokes 2
4 Randy Bush 1
4 5 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Randy Bush 1
1 Kirk Gibson 1
1 Kirby Puckett 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Blyleven 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eric King 4
2 Bert Blyleven 3
3 Mike Henneman 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Will Clark .444
2 Tom Brunansky .412
3 Jeffrey Leonard .368
4 Tony Pena .357
5 Dan Gladden .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeffrey Leonard 4
2 Tom Brunansky 2
2 Gary Gaetti 2
2 Greg Gagne 2
2 Chet Lemon 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Brunansky 9
2 Gary Gaetti 5
2 Dan Gladden 5
2 Jeffrey Leonard 5
5 3 tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Randy Bush 3
1 Kirk Gibson 3
3 Robby Thompson 2
4 Will Clark 1
4 8 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Dravecky 0.00
1 Joe Price 0.00
3 Juan Berenguer 1.50
4 Eric King 1.69
5 Mike Krukow 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 2
2 Dave Dravecky 1
2 Bob Forsch 1
2 Mike Henneman 1
2 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Greg Mathews 10
2 Bert Blyleven 9
2 Jack Morris 9
2 Frank Viola 9
5 5 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 2
2 Juan Berenguer 1
2 Ken Dayley 1
2 Sid Fernandez 1
2 Todd Worrell 1

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 98 64 .605 --
Blue Jays 96 66 .593 2.0
Brewers 91 71 .562 7.0
Yankees 89 73 .549 9.0
Red Sox 78 84 .481 20.0
Orioles 67 95 .414 31.0
Indians 61 101 .377 37.0

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 85 77 .525 --
Royals 83 79 .512 2.0
Athletics 81 81 .500 4.0
Mariners 78 84 .481 7.0
White Sox 77 85 .475 8.0
Angels 75 87 .463 10.0
Rangers 75 87 .463 10.0

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 95 67 .586 --
Mets 92 70 .568 3.0
Expos 91 71 .562 4.0
Pirates 80 82 .494 15.0
Phillies 80 82 .494 15.0
Cubs 76 85 .472 18.5

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 90 72 .556 --
Reds 84 78 .519 6.0
Astros 76 86 .469 14.0
Dodgers 73 89 .451 17.0
Braves 69 92 .429 20.5
Padres 65 97 .401 25.0