Editing 1987 World Series

{{Short description|84th edition of Major League Baseball's championship series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox World Series Expanded  
| image = 1987 World Series logo.svg
| country = World
| year = 1987
| champion = [[1987 Minnesota Twins season|Minnesota Twins]] (4)
| champion_manager = [[Tom Kelly (baseball)|Tom Kelly]]
| champion_games = {{winpct|85|77|record=y}}, GA:&nbsp;2
| runnerup = [[1987 St. Louis Cardinals season|St. Louis Cardinals]] (3)
| runnerup_manager = [[Whitey Herzog]]
| runnerup_games = {{winpct|95|67|record=y}}, GA:&nbsp;3
| date = October 17–25
| venue = [[Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome]] (Minnesota)<br />[[Busch Memorial Stadium]] (St. Louis)
| MVP = [[Frank Viola]] (Minnesota)
| television = [[Major League Baseball on ABC|ABC]]
| announcers = [[Al Michaels]], [[Jim Palmer]], and [[Tim McCarver]]
| radio_network = [[Major League Baseball on CBS Radio|CBS]]<br />[[KMOX]] (STL)<br />[[WCCO (AM)|WCCO]] (MIN)
| radio_announcers = [[Jack Buck]] and [[Bill White (first baseman)|Bill White]] (CBS, KMOX)<br />[[Herb Carneal]] and [[John Gordon (sportscaster)|John Gordon]] (WCCO)
| umpires = [[Dave Phillips (umpire)|Dave Phillips]] (AL), [[Lee Weyer]] (NL),<br />[[Greg Kosc]] (AL), [[John McSherry]] (NL),<br />[[Ken Kaiser]] (AL), [[Terry Tata]] (NL)
| HOFers = '''Twins:''' <br />[[Bert Blyleven]]<br />[[Steve Carlton]] (DNP)<br /> [[Tony Oliva]] (coach)<br />[[Kirby Puckett]]<br />'''Cardinals:''' <br />[[Whitey Herzog]] (manager)<br />[[Ozzie Smith]]
| ALCS = [[1987 Minnesota Twins season|Minnesota Twins]] over [[1987 Detroit Tigers season|Detroit Tigers]] (4–1)
| NLCS = [[1987 St. Louis Cardinals season|St. Louis Cardinals]] over [[1987 San Francisco Giants season|San Francisco Giants]] (4–3)
| image2 = 1987 World Series Program1.png
}}

The '''1987 World Series''' was the [[World Series|championship series]] of [[Major League Baseball]]'s (MLB) [[1987 Major League Baseball season|1987 season]]. The 84th edition of the World Series, it was a [[best-of-seven playoff]] played between the [[American League]] (AL) [[1987 American League Championship Series|champion]] [[1987 Minnesota Twins season|Minnesota Twins]] and the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] (NL) [[1987 National League Championship Series|champion]] [[1987 St. Louis Cardinals season|St. Louis Cardinals]]. The Twins defeated the Cardinals four games to three to win the Series, their first in Minnesota and the first since last winning as the Washington Senators in 1924. Twins pitcher [[Frank Viola]] was named as the 1987 [[World Series Most Valuable Player Award|World Series MVP]].

It was the first World Series to feature games played indoors, and the first in which the [[home team]] won every game; this would happen again in {{wsy|1991}} (also a Twins championship, <!--this time-->over the [[1991 Atlanta Braves season|Atlanta Braves]]) and in {{wsy|2001}} with the [[2001 Arizona Diamondbacks season|Arizona Diamondbacks]] defeating the [[2001 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]]. 

This was the third of six World Series played entirely on [[artificial turf]], with the others in {{wsy|1980}}, {{wsy|1985}}, {{wsy|1993}}, {{wsy|2020}}, and&nbsp;{{wsy|2023}}.

This is the first World Series in which the series logo appeared on the jerseys; only the Cardinals wore it. Both contestants in the [[1988 World Series|following year's World Series]] wore a patch. It was also the last World Series in which any games were played during the day as opposed to in the evening.

==Summary==
{{See also|1987 Major League Baseball postseason}}
The 1987 World Series was the first World Series games played in an indoor stadium (the [[Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome]])<ref>{{cite book|title=Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures|edition=2008|page=[https://archive.org/details/greatbaseballfea00davi/page/365 365]|first1=David|last1=Nemec|first2=Scott|last2=Flatow|date=April 2008|publisher=Penguin Group|location=New York|isbn=978-0-451-22363-0|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/greatbaseballfea00davi/page/365}}</ref> and, to date, the last World Series game to start earlier than [[prime time]] in the eastern United States (Game 6 started at 4:00&nbsp;p.m. [[Eastern time zone|ET]]/3:00&nbsp;p.m. [[Central time zone|CT]]), and it was the first World Series in which all games were won by the home team. (Four previous series had the home team winning the first six games, including the [[1965 World Series]], when the Twins dropped Game 7 to the [[Los Angeles Dodgers|Dodgers]].) The bottom half of the ninth inning was never played in any game of this Series, the first and only time this has happened.<!-- some games went into extra innings in 1991 and 2001 --> In 1987,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/features/topteams/1987twins.stm |title=BaseballLibrary.com 1987 Twins |access-date=November 28, 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040704035159/http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/features/topteams/1987twins.stm |archive-date=July 4, 2004 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> the Twins set the record for the worst (full 162 game) regular season win–loss record of any World Series championship team (85–77, .525). This record stood until it was broken when the Cardinals won the [[2006 World Series|2006 Series]] after going 83–78 (.516).

Besides setting a record for the worst regular season winning percentage for a World Series winner and hosting the first World Series game indoors, the Twins were the first team to enter the World Series having been outscored in the regular season. The Twins, as a team, were outnumbered in virtually every major statistical category in 1987. As ABC play-by-play commentator [[Al Michaels]] put it in the pre-game show for Game 1, ''"They were out everything!"''

The Cardinals posted a 95–67 record during the regular season, but were hindered by injuries in the postseason, most notably with the loss of their lone home-run threat, first baseman [[Jack Clark (baseball)|Jack Clark]], who sprained his right ankle in a game in Montreal on September 9. During the regular season, Clark led the National League in on-base percentage and slugging percentage despite playing in [[Busch Memorial Stadium]], which was reputed to be the league's most extreme "pitcher's park."{{Citation needed|date=March 2015}} He hit 35 home runs in 131 games, and was the only person on the team to hit more than 12. The player on the team who hit 12, starting third baseman [[Terry Pendleton]] (though named to the World Series roster) was hampered with a ribcage injury. Normally a switch-hitter, Pendleton was only able to swing lefthanded during the World Series and was also unable to play the field and thus was relegated to pinch-hitting duties or being the designated hitter in the games in Minnesota started by right-handed starters.

Game 7 was won by Minnesota on the 35th birthday of the Twins' Roy Smalley – and was also the last game of his career. Smalley appeared in four games as a pinch-hitter and reached base all four times on a double, an error, and two walks.

{{MLB Playoff Summary
| summary = AL [[Minnesota Twins]] (4) vs. NL [[St. Louis Cardinals]] (3)
| winner =
| score =
| score1 = St. Louis Cardinals – 1, '''Minnesota Twins''' – 10
| date1 = October 17
| loc1 = [[Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome]]
| time1 = 2:39
| att1 = 55,171
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| score2 = St. Louis Cardinals – 4, '''Minnesota Twins''' – 8
| date2 = October 18
| loc2 = Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
| time2 = 2:42
| att2 = 55,257
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| score3 = Minnesota Twins – 1, '''St. Louis Cardinals''' – 3
| date3 = October 20
| loc3 = [[Busch Memorial Stadium|Busch Stadium]]
| time3 = 2:45
| att3 = 55,347
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| score4 = Minnesota Twins – 2, '''St. Louis Cardinals''' – 7
| date4 = October 21
| loc4 = Busch Stadium
| time4 = 3:11
| att4 = 55,347
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| score5 = Minnesota Twins – 2, '''St. Louis Cardinals''' – 4
| date5 = October 22
| loc5 = Busch Stadium
| time5 = 3:21
| att5 = 55,347
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| score6 = St. Louis Cardinals – 5, '''Minnesota Twins''' – 11
| date6 = October 24
| loc6 = Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
| time6 = 3:04
| att6 = 55,293
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| score7 = St. Louis Cardinals – 2, '''Minnesota Twins''' – 4
| date7 = October 25
| loc7 = Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
| time7 = 3:04
| att7 = 55,376
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}}

==Matchups==
[[File:Dan Gladden 1987.jpg|thumb|Twins outfielder [[Dan Gladden]] recorded a grand slam and five RBIs in Game 1.]]

===Game 1===
{{Linescore|
|Date=Saturday, October 17, 1987
|Time=7:30{{nbsp}}pm ([[Central Time Zone|CT]])
|Location=[[Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome]] in [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]]
|Road=St. Louis|RoadAbr=STL
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|RSP=|HSP=
|WP=[[Frank Viola]] (1–0)|LP=[[Joe Magrane]] (0–1)|SV=
|RoadHR=|HomeHR=[[Dan Gladden]] (1), [[Steve Lombardozzi]] (1)
||Other={{convert|73|F|C}}, dome}}

A raucous, sold-out Metrodome met the Cardinals on October 17, stunning the visitors with crowd noise that could exceed 110 [[decibel]]s [[Sound pressure level|SPL]]. The Cardinals struggled defensively, with outfielder Willie McGee losing sight of pop flies against the Metrodome's white roof in the fourth and eighth innings, and infielder Tom Lawless committing an infield error in the sixth inning. None of those miscues, however, contributed to Twins runs.  The Twins' aggressive play further compounded the problems of the Cards, and the game ended as a 10–1 blowout. Starting pitcher [[Frank Viola|Frankie "Sweet Music" Viola]] had little trouble with the Cardinals' potent lineup. For the Twins, [[Dan Gladden]] hit a [[Grand slam (baseball)|grand slam]] and totaled five RBIs, capping off a seven-run fourth inning, with [[Steve Lombardozzi]] adding a two-run homer, while [[Kent Hrbek]] had two RBIs.

Frank Viola was scheduled to be best man at his brother's wedding, but had to cancel when the Twins reached the World Series as it fell on the same night as Game 1, in which he was scheduled as starter. ABC showed clips of the wedding throughout the game's broadcast.

Coincidentally, the song "[[U Got The Look]]" peaked in popularity (#2 on the [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] singles chart) on this date. The song was written and performed by [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] (a Minneapolis native) and contains the line "boy versus girl in the World Series of love".

===Game 2===
{{Linescore|
|Date=Sunday, October 18, 1987
|Time=7:25{{nbsp}}pm (CT)
|Location=Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota
|Road=St. Louis|RoadAbr=STL
|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=1|R6=0|R7=1|R8=2|R9=0|RR=4|RH=9|RE=0
|Home='''Minnesota'''|HomeAbr=MIN
|H1=0|H2=1|H3=0|H4=6|H5=0|H6=1|H7=0|H8=0|H9=X|HR=8|HH=10|HE=0
|RSP=|HSP=
|WP=[[Bert Blyleven]] (1–0)|LP=[[Danny Cox (baseball)|Danny Cox]] (0–1)|SV=
|RoadHR=|HomeHR=[[Gary Gaetti]] (1), [[Tim Laudner]] (1)
||Other={{convert|73|F|C}}, dome}}

While improving on their Game One performance, the Cards were again unable to hold the Twins offense and fell behind 7–0 before beginning to rally. The Cards' total of nine hits was just one short of the Twins but they managed only one double, against three doubles and two home runs hit by Minnesota. [[Gary Gaetti]] hit a homer in the second inning. The Twins broke the game open in the fourth, scoring six runs resulting in starter Danny Cox being pulled from the game. The final score was 8–4. [[Randy Bush]] and [[Tim Laudner]] each came through with a pair of two-run-scoring hits in the fourth, with Laudner's being a home run and Bush's being a double. [[Bert Blyleven]] pitched seven innings of two-run baseball for the win.
[[File:John Tudor St Louis Cardinals.jpg|thumb|257x257px|[[John Tudor (baseball)|John Tudor]] allowed one run in Game 3 and earned the win.]]

===Game 3===
{{Linescore|
|Date=Tuesday, October 20, 1987
|Time=7:30{{nbsp}}pm (CT)
|Location=[[Busch Memorial Stadium|Busch Stadium]] in [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]]
|Road=Minnesota|RoadAbr=MIN
|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=1|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=1|RH=5|RE=1
|Home='''St. Louis'''|HomeAbr=STL
|H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=3|H8=0|H9=X|HR=3|HH=9|HE=1
|RSP=|HSP=
|WP=[[John Tudor (baseball)|John Tudor]] (1–0)|LP=[[Juan Berenguer]] (0–1)|SV=[[Todd Worrell]] (1)
|RoadHR=|HomeHR=
||Other={{convert|44|F|C}}, mostly cloudy}}

Traveling down the [[Mississippi River|Mississippi]], to the open air of [[Busch Memorial Stadium|Busch Stadium]], Game 3 saw a tense pitching duel between Twins starter [[Les Straker]] and [[John Tudor (baseball)|John Tudor]] of the Cardinals. This match-up was also notable for Straker being the first [[Venezuela]]n to pitch in a World Series game.

After five scoreless innings by both teams, the Twins broke through in the top of the sixth inning. [[Greg Gagne (baseball)|Greg Gagne]] walked to lead off the inning, and [[Kirby Puckett]] walked to move Gagne into scoring position. [[Tom Brunansky]]'s RBI single looked like all the offense the game would see.  But, in the bottom of the seventh, [[Juan Berenguer]], in relief of Straker, surrendered leadoff back-to-back singles to [[Jose Oquendo]] and [[Tony Peña]].  [[Terry Pendleton]] sacrificed the runners to second and third, and [[Vince Coleman (baseball)|Vince Coleman]] slammed a two-run double to give the Cards a 2–1 lead.  [[Ozzie Smith]] followed by singling in Coleman for the final run, and [[Todd Worrell]] closed out saving the win for Tudor.

===Game 4===
{{Linescore|
|Date=Wednesday, October 21, 1987
|Time=7:25{{nbsp}}pm (CT)
|Location=Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri
|Road=Minnesota|RoadAbr=MIN
|R1=0|R2=0|R3=1|R4=0|R5=1|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=2|RH=7|RE=1
|Home='''St. Louis'''|HomeAbr=STL
|H1=0|H2=0|H3=1|H4=6|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=X|HR=7|HH=10|HE=1
|RSP=|HSP=
|WP=[[Bob Forsch]] (1–0)|LP=[[Frank Viola]] (1–1)|SV=[[Ken Dayley]] (1)
|RoadHR=[[Greg Gagne (baseball)|Greg Gagne]] (1)|HomeHR=[[Tom Lawless]] (1)
||Other={{convert|43|F|C}}, mostly clear}}

In Game 4, the Twins scored first on [[Greg Gagne (baseball)|Greg Gagne]]’s home run, but the Cardinals tied it on a [[Jim Lindeman]] RBI single. [[Tom Lawless]] hit a three-run homer in the fourth off Viola (only his second Major League homer after going 2 for 25 during the regular season), one of Viola's five earned runs in the game and six runs in the fourth. The Cards, however, weren't done scoring; [[Dan Schatzeder]] allowed another RBI single to Lindeman and a two-run double to [[Willie McGee]]. [[Joe Niekro]] and [[George Frazier (pitcher)|George Frazier]] shut the Redbirds out the rest of the game. [[Bob Forsch]] got the win with {{frac|2|2|3}} innings of one run relief. Starter [[Greg Mathews (baseball)|Greg Mathews]] aggravated a quadriceps injury in the fourth inning (the injury went back to Game 5 of the NLCS), had to be removed from the game and was unable to play for the rest of the series. [[Ken Dayley]] got the save.

Just prior to Game 4, [[Reggie Jackson]], who was working as a field reporter for [[Major League Baseball on ABC|ABC]]'s coverage of the 1987 World Series, admitted that he didn't know who Tom Lawless was.
[[File:Danny Cox Cardinals.jpg|thumb|175x175px|[[Danny Cox (baseball)|Danny Cox]] allowed no runs on the mound and was credited with the win in Game 5.]]

===Game 5===
{{Linescore|
|Date=Thursday, October 22, 1987
|Time=7:25{{nbsp}}pm (CT)
|Location=Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri
|Road=Minnesota|RoadAbr=MIN
|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=2|R9=0|RR=2|RH=6|RE=1
|Home='''St. Louis'''|HomeAbr=STL
|H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=3|H7=1|H8=0|H9=X|HR=4|HH=10|HE=0
|RSP=|HSP=
|WP=[[Danny Cox (baseball)|Danny Cox]] (1–1)|LP=[[Bert Blyleven]] (1–1)|SV=[[Todd Worrell]] (2)
|RoadHR=|HomeHR=
||Other={{convert|64|F|C}}, partly cloudy}}

Game 5 was a much closer contest, with the Cardinals coming out victorious by a score of 4–2. [[Curt Ford]] hit a two-run single in the sixth, breaking a scoreless pitcher's duel between [[Danny Cox (baseball)|Danny Cox]] and [[Bert Blyleven]]. By the end of the seventh, the Cards were up 4–0. The Twins scored two in the eighth on a triple by [[Gary Gaetti]] off reliever [[Todd Worrell]] to make a game of it, but eventually relinquished the save to him as Gaetti failed to score. The Cardinals stole five bases in Game 5, the most for any team since the [[1907 Chicago Cubs season|1907 Chicago Cubs]].

===Game 6===
{{Linescore|
|Date=Saturday, October 24, 1987
|Time=3:00{{nbsp}}pm (CT)
|Location=Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota
|Road=St. Louis|RoadAbr=STL
|R1=1|R2=1|R3=0|R4=2|R5=1|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=5|RH=11|RE=2
|Home='''Minnesota'''|HomeAbr=MIN
|H1=2|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=4|H6=4|H7=0|H8=1|H9=X|HR=11|HH=15|HE=0
|RSP=|HSP=
|WP=[[Dan Schatzeder]] (1–0)|LP=[[John Tudor (baseball)|John Tudor]] (1–1)|SV=
|RoadHR=[[Tom Herr]] (1)|HomeHR=[[Don Baylor]] (1), [[Kent Hrbek]] (1)
||Other={{convert|73|F|C}}, dome}}

[[Image:TommyHerr1983.jpg|thumb|left|150px|upright=3.|Cardinals Second Baseman Tommy Herr.]]
The Series returned to the Metrodome with the Twins facing elimination (a position they would find themselves in [[1991 World Series|four years later]] against the [[1991 Atlanta Braves season|Atlanta Braves]]). ABC allowed the game to be played at 3 p.m. [[Central Time Zone|CT]] (4 p.m. [[Eastern Time Zone|ET]]) on Saturday afternoon – the only day game of the series, and the last World Series game to date to be played in the daytime (although as the game was played in the Metrodome, the game took place under artificial lighting).

The Cardinals drew first blood off [[Les Straker]] on a [[Tommy Herr]] home run in the first, and the Twins countered with two in their half of the first on RBI singles by [[Kirby Puckett]] and [[Don Baylor]]. The Cardinals soon tied it in the second on a [[Jose Oquendo]] RBI single.
[[File:Kent Hrbek 1987.jpg|thumb|239x239px|Twins First Baseman [[Kent Hrbek]] hit a grand slam during Game 6.]]
In the fourth, the Cards chased Straker when [[Dan Driessen]] led off with a double to right and went to third on a [[Willie McGee]] single.  McGee took second on the attempted throw home by center fielder [[Kirby Puckett]]. [[Terry Pendleton]] followed by singling home Driessen and Oquendo hit a sacrifice fly to make it 4–2. Another run scored for the Cards in the fifth when lefty [[Dan Schatzeder]] walked [[Ozzie Smith]]. Smith went to second on a groundout, to third on a flyout, and scored on another McGee single.

In the bottom of the fifth, however, the Twins began to claw their way back against [[John Tudor (baseball)|John Tudor]]. Puckett led off with a single and was doubled in by [[Gary Gaetti]]. Benefitting from use of the [[designated hitter]] in their home ballpark, the Twins then tied it on a mammoth home run by their DH, [[Don Baylor]]. After [[Tom Brunansky]] followed with a single, the Twins took the lead for good when [[Steve Lombardozzi]] singled him in with two out on a close play at the plate.

The Twins then blew the game open in the sixth. [[Greg Gagne (baseball)|Greg Gagne]] led off with an infield single and Puckett walked. A [[passed ball]] by [[Tony Peña]] advanced the runners. With first base open and one out, Cards veteran [[Bob Forsch]] intentionally walked Baylor to load the bases. Baylor had played only 20 regular season games with the Twins after being traded from [[1987 Boston Red Sox season|Boston]] and [[Tim McCarver]] in the ABC broadcast booth argued that he should be pitched to rather than walked, despite the home run in the previous inning. Both [[Jim Palmer]] and [[Al Michaels]] agreed, as Palmer didn't like the idea of loading the bases with the risk of giving up multiple runs, and Michaels pointed out that left-hander [[Ken Dayley]] might have to be brought in earlier than normal.<ref name="1987 World Series Game 6 youtube">{{cite web|title=St. Louis Cardinals at Minnesota Twins, 1987 World Series Game 6, October 24, 1987| date=June 6, 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0aPP8MXiCc&t=10860s|publisher=Stephen's Baseball Archives}}</ref> After Brunansky popped out, Dayley was indeed brought in to face the lefty-hitting [[Kent Hrbek]]. Hrbek finally broke out of his slump and hit a [[Grand slam (baseball)|grand slam]] to the deepest part of center field.

Brunansky drove in the final run in the eighth and the Twins had staved off defeat.  This was the last day game in World Series history to date.

===Game 7===
{{Linescore|
|Date=Sunday, October 25, 1987
|Time=7:25{{nbsp}}pm (CT)
|Location=Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota
|Road=St. Louis|RoadAbr=STL
|R1=0|R2=2|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=2|RH=6|RE=1
|Home='''Minnesota'''|HomeAbr=MIN
|H1=0|H2=1|H3=0|H4=0|H5=1|H6=1|H7=0|H8=1|H9=X|HR=4|HH=10|HE=0
|RSP=|HSP=
|WP=[[Frank Viola]] (2–1)|LP=[[Danny Cox (baseball)|Danny Cox]] (1–2)|SV=[[Jeff Reardon]] (1)
|RoadHR=|HomeHR=
||Other={{convert|73|F|C}}, dome}}

Game 7 forced a [[National Football League]] game between the [[1987 Denver Broncos season|Denver Broncos]] and the [[1987 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]], originally scheduled for that afternoon at the Metrodome, to be played the following night (also on [[Monday Night Football|ABC]]).

[[Joe Magrane]] of the [[St. Louis Cardinals]] became only the sixth rookie pitcher to start the seventh game of a World Series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://static.espn.go.com/mlb/playoffs2002/s/2002/1027/1451989.html|title=ESPN.com – MLB Playoffs 2002 – Calm, cool Lackey looks anything but a rookie}}</ref> He also is the only pitcher in World Series history to start Games 1 and 7 of a World Series without any starts in between, as the Cardinals' Game 4 starter, [[Greg Mathews (baseball)|Greg Mathews]], had to be removed early due to an injury and was unavailable for the remainder of the Series.  Magrane had actually started the 1987 season pitching for the Cardinals [[Triple-A (baseball)|Triple-A]] team, the [[Louisville Redbirds]].

In the second, the Cardinals looked poised to send [[Frank Viola]] to an [[Ejection (sports)|early shower]]. Three straight no-out singles by [[Jim Lindeman]], [[Willie McGee]], and [[Tony Peña]] plated the first run. Viola settled down to retire the next two hitters, but then [[Steve Lake]] singled in McGee for a 2–0 lead. Viola settled into a groove, however, and allowed only two more hits and no runs in eight strong innings.

[[Image:Williemcgee1983.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.8|[[Willie McGee]] was the final out in the series.]]The Twins came back in their half of the second on a [[Steve Lombardozzi]] RBI single, but not before a missed call at home plate by umpire [[Dave Phillips (umpire)|Dave Phillips]] had already cost the Twins a run. Twins DH [[Don Baylor]] reached base on a hit-by-pitch by Magrane to lead off the inning and [[Tom Brunansky]] singled him to second. With one out, [[Tim Laudner]] singled to left and Baylor was called out at home on a throw from [[Vince Coleman (baseball)|Vince Coleman]] in left, while replays clearly showed Baylor was safe. Lombardozzi then singled in Brunansky.

In the fifth, the Twins tied the score when [[Greg Gagne (baseball)|Greg Gagne]] reached on an infield hit and [[Kirby Puckett]] drove him in with a double. Incidentally, replays showed Gagne to be out on his infield hit, thus this run served to counteract the run the Twins lost in the second on the missed call on Baylor at the plate. The Twins seemed on the verge of taking the lead when [[Gary Gaetti]] followed Puckett with a walk and went to second when Puckett was thrown out by Lake trying to advance to third on a wild pitch that was deflected when it hit the home plate umpire in the face-mask. Baylor followed with a single to left, but Coleman threw out Gaetti at the plate in a violent collision with Lake. Coleman became the first outfielder to throw two runners out at the plate in one World Series game.

The sixth inning proved to be controversial. In the top of the sixth, [[Tom Herr]] had hit a single with one out. With [[Jim Lindeman]] at bat, the third missed call of the game would occur. On a 3-2 count, Herr would get caught in a rundown and Lombardozzi ran him back to first where [[Kent Hrbek]] was standing off the bag near the basepath.  Lombardozzi tossed the ball towards Hrbek and the ball sailed past him but into the glove of Viola behind the bag.  Viola had come over to take part in the rundown.  Herr was hindered by Hrbek returning to the bag, but clearly reached the bag safely before Viola tagged him.  However, first base umpire [[Lee Weyer]] called Herr out. Weyer's view was blocked by [[Kent Hrbek]] and, according to the broadcast crew, Viola made the tag late and Hrbek should have been called for obstruction.  Had this been called, Herr would have been safe, awarded second base, and the Cardinals would have had a runner at second with one out. It was the third missed call of the game for the normally highly regarded Weyer—often considered one of the best umpires in baseball—-and the fourth of the game total with Phillips’ missed call on Baylor in the 2nd. Two of the four missed calls had direct effects on the score, but they cancelled each other out, as one cost the Twins a run while another led to their scoring a gift run in the 5th. The Herr call did not directly affect the score because on the next pitch, Lindeman flied out to right field to end the 6th inning and Viola also retired the first batter of the following inning.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198710250.shtml|title=1987 World Series Game 7, St. Louis Cardinals at Minnesota Twins, October 25, 1987}}</ref> The Twins then took the lead in the bottom of the inning, off [[Danny Cox (baseball)|Danny Cox]], who had relieved Magrane the previous inning. Cox walked Brunansky and Hrbek to lead off, and was replaced by [[Todd Worrell]]. As Cox was leaving, he got into an argument with home plate umpire [[Dave Phillips (umpire)|Dave Phillips]] and was ejected as he was leaving the field. As of 2020, Cox is the last non-manager to be ejected from a World Series game. After retiring the first batter he faced, Worrell walked pinch-hitter [[Roy Smalley (switch hitter)|Roy Smalley]] and struck out [[Dan Gladden]] for the second out.  The next batter, Gagne, reached first on an infield hit as Brunansky scored the go-ahead run.[[File:Jeff Reardon 1987 cropped.jpg|thumb|225x225px|[[Jeff Reardon]] pitched a scoreless ninth inning to give the Twins their first world championship.]]

The Twins' final run came in the eighth on an RBI double by [[Dan Gladden]] off Worrell, who stayed in the rest of the game for the Cardinals. [[Jeff Reardon]] retired the side in the ninth to give Minnesota their first World Series victory.

With the victory, [[Tom Kelly (baseball)|Tom Kelly]] became, at 37, the third youngest manager (and the youngest non-playing manager) to win a World Series. Only [[John McGraw]], who won the [[1905 World Series]] at 32, and [[Frank Chance]], who won the [[1907 World Series]] at 30, are younger.

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==Aftermath==
Twins manager [[Tom Kelly (baseball)|Tom Kelly]] became the youngest non-playing manager to win the World Series since [[John McGraw]] in [[1905 World Series|1905]].

By winning in the regulation nine innings, the Twins ensured the 1987 World Series was the first in which no games needed the bottom of the ninth inning.  No other World Series since then has had that happen, as the two other Fall Classics in which the home team won every game—1991 and 2001—both included extra inning games and walk-off wins in the bottom of the ninth.<ref>[http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/baseballs_best/mlb_bb_gamepage.jsp?story_page=bb_87ws_gm7_stlmin http://mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/baseballs_best/mlb_bb_gamepage.jsp?story_page=bb_87ws_gm7_stlmin]</ref>

Although [[Steve Carlton]] was not on the Twins' playoff roster, he still attended the [[White House]] to be congratulated by [[President of the United States|President]] [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]]. While making a photo op with the president, local newspapers listed the names of all of the Minnesota Twins. The only man who wasn't listed (and simply identified as a [[United States Secret Service|Secret Service]] agent) was a tall man wearing dark sunglasses in the back. The man in question was Carlton.

After their defeat in the '87 Series, the Cardinals' reign of dominance in the '80s ended. They failed to win their division again until [[1996 St. Louis Cardinals season|1996]], did not return to the [[2004 World Series|World Series]] until [[2004 St. Louis Cardinals season|2004]] and did not win until [[2006 St. Louis Cardinals season|2006]] in a season where they won two fewer regular season games than the 1987 Twins.

In 1988, the [[1988 Minnesota Twins season|Twins]] actually won more games than in their championship season, finishing with a 91–71 record. In spite of this improvement, they finished 13 games behind the AL West champion [[1988 Oakland Athletics season|Oakland A's]], who won 104 games. The Twins eventually sank towards the bottom of the standings, finishing last in [[1990 Minnesota Twins season|1990]]. In 1991, the [[1991 Minnesota Twins season|Twins]] returned to the playoffs by beating the [[1991 Toronto Blue Jays season|Blue Jays]] in the [[1991 American League Championship Series|ALCS]] and winning what many call the greatest [[1991 World Series|World Series]] ever played, over the [[1991 Atlanta Braves season|Atlanta Braves]].

The 1987 World Series featured at least two players who went on to win ''Manager of the Year'' awards. The Twins' [[Don Baylor]] won it in 1995 for his work with the [[1995 Colorado Rockies season|Colorado Rockies]] while the Cardinals' [[Tony Peña]] won it in 2003 for his efforts with the [[2003 Kansas City Royals season|Kansas City Royals]].

The success of the 1987 Twins inspired [[Brandon Walsh]] ([[Jason Priestley]]) in ''[[Beverly Hills 90210]]'' to explain why the Twins were the ultimate definition of a team, thus enabling him to win the Dreyer Scholarship. His interview, however, included a factual inaccuracy; he said Gladden hit a grand slam in Game 4, when in fact Gladden hit one in Game 1, and Hrbek hit one in the pivotal Game 6.

Some years after the conclusion of the series it emerged that a lone Metrodome technician had, at his own initiative, tried to influence games on the Twins behalf by adjusting the air conditioning fans while the Twins were at bat. It remains unclear whether this had any effect on game play, or in particular, on games played at the Metrodome during the 1987 World Series.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story?id=1585964|title=Ericson admits to adjusting ventilation system|date=July 26, 2003|website=ESPN|access-date=March 24, 2015}}</ref>

In a February 2015 interview, sportscaster and author [[Al Michaels]] (who, as previously mentioned, did play-by-play for [[Major League Baseball on ABC|ABC]]'s television coverage of the 1987 World Series) alleged the Twins pumped [[artificial crowd noise]] into the Metrodome during the 1987 World Series. Responding to Michaels' theory, Twins President [[Dave St. Peter]] said that he did not think the Twins needed "conspiracy theories" in order to win the World Series. Instead, he argued that "appreciation and respect" should be paid to players like Frank Viola, Gary Gaetti, Kent Hrbek, and Kirby Puckett, who, he said, "came out of nowhere to win a championship."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/al-michaels-says-twins-pumped-fake-noise-into-1987-world-series/ar-AA95etj?srcref=rss|title=Al Michaels says Twins pumped fake noise into 1987 World Series|website=[[MSN]]|access-date=February 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925230520/http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/al-michaels-says-twins-pumped-fake-noise-into-1987-world-series/ar-AA95etj?srcref=rss|archive-date=September 25, 2015|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

The 1987 World Series was the final one that ABC aired that went the full seven games. The next time that ABC broadcast a World Series, in [[1989 World Series|1989]], the [[1989 Oakland Athletics season|Oakland Athletics]] swept the [[1989 San Francisco Giants season|San Francisco Giants]] in four games. For the final World Series that ABC would broadcast to date, [[1995 World Series|1995]], they split the coverage with [[Major League Baseball on NBC|NBC]]. ABC only covered Games 1, 4 and 5, and would have broadcast a seventh game had it been necessary.

As of 2023, this is also the last time where three consecutive World Series went to seven games ([[1985 World Series|1985]], [[1986 World Series|1986]], 1987).

==See also==
*[[1987 Japan Series]]

==Notes==
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==References==
*{{cite book|last1=Neft|first1=David S.|first2=Richard M.|last2=Cohen|title=The World Series|edition=1st|location=New York|publisher=St Martins|year=1990|pages=419–424}}
*{{cite web |last=Forman|first=Sean L. |work=Baseball-Reference.com|title=Major League Statistics and Information: 1987 World Series |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1987_WS.shtml |access-date=December 9, 2007| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071217064254/http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1987_WS.shtml| archive-date= December 17, 2007 | url-status= live}}

==External links==
{{WSExtLinks|year=1987}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20010127215500/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/features/1997/wsarchive/1987.html Sweet Music at SI.com] 
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040510190439/http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/teams/1987cardinals.stm 1987 St. Louis Cardinals at baseballlibrary.com]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040407223137/http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/teams/1987twins.stm 1987 Minnesota Twins at baseballlibrary.com]
* [https://archive.org/details/1987TwinsWorldSeries A set of 10 play-by-play audio clips from ABC's coverage of the series]
* [http://twinscards.com/viewrostersyears.php?Year=1987 Pictorial 1987 Minnesota Twins Roster]

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