Twins @ Cardinals
October 21, 1987

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Twins 2 7 1
Cardinals 7 10 1
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Twins 2 7 1
Cardinals 7 10 1

Kirby Puckett Postseason Stats

  Game Postseason
Average .333 .231
OBP .500 .268
At Bats 3 39
Hits 1 9
• Singles 1 6
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 1 4

Ken Dayley Postseason Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 2
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Busch Stadium - October 21, 1987
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Out
Ken Dayley
Tony Pena
Jim Lindeman
Tom Herr
Tom Lawless
Ozzie Smith
Vince Coleman
Willie McGee
Jose Oquendo
Kirby Puckett
Don Baylor

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Minnesota Twins 2 7 1 10
St. Louis Cardinals 7 10 1 9
Winning Pitcher Bob Forsch
Losing Pitcher Frank Viola
Save Ken Dayley
Game Winning RBI Tom Lawless
Attendance 55,347
Time of Game 3 hours 11 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Don Baylor pinch hits for Al Newman. Baylor hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Mark Davidson pinch hits for George Frazier. Davidson hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Lindeman hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Herr hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Sal Butera now catching. Coleman hits a line drive towards third. Gaetti reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Gagne strikes out.
Top 8 Laudner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Dayley strikes out.
Bottom 7 Lawless strikes out.
Bottom 7 George Frazier now pitching. Oquendo hits a line drive towards the mound. Frazier reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Brunansky hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lindeman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ken Dayley now pitching. Gaetti strikes out.
Top 7 Puckett is hit by the pitch. Newman moves to second.
Top 7 Newman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Smalley moves to third.
Top 7 Gladden strikes out.
Top 7 Roy Smalley pinch hits for Joe Niekro. Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lindeman juggles the ball. That's an error on Lindeman. Smalley moves to second.
Bottom 6 Pena hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 McGee strikes out.
Bottom 6 Lindeman is hit by the pitch. Coleman moves to third. Herr moves to second.
Bottom 6 Herr takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Coleman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brunansky. Coleman reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lawless fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Laudner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lindeman fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Forsch covering. It's a double play.
Top 6 Hrbek hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Forsch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Lawless hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Newman reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Joe Niekro now pitching. Oquendo hits a fly ball into right field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Brunansky hits a line drive into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. Gladden moves to third.
Top 5 Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lawless fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Larkin scores. Gladden moves to second.
Top 5 Newman strikes out.
Top 5 Gladden hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Larkin moves to third.
Top 5 Gene Larkin pinch hits for Dan Schatzeder. Larkin takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Pena hits a popup into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 McGee hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puckett. McGee reaches second base with a double. Herr scores. Lindeman scores.
Bottom 4 Lindeman hits a line drive into center field. Puckett picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Puckett. Coleman scores. Herr moves to third. Lindeman moves to second.
Bottom 4 Herr is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 There goes Coleman. The throw from Laudner and he is safe. Coleman steals second.
Bottom 4 Dan Schatzeder now pitching. Smith strikes out.
Bottom 4 Coleman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Forsch hits a line drive into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lawless hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 4 Oquendo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pena moves to third.
Bottom 4 Pena takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Gagne strikes out.
Top 4 Bob Forsch now pitching. Laudner takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 There goes Brunansky. The throw from Pena and he is safe. Brunansky steals second.
Top 4 Hrbek hits a fly ball into right field. Oquendo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Brunansky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mathews fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Gaetti hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 McGee strikes out.
Bottom 3 Lindeman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith scores. Herr moves to second.
Bottom 3 Herr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith moves to third.
Bottom 3 Smith takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Coleman hits a line drive into right field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Newman takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Gladden hits a fly ball into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Viola strikes out.
Top 3 Gagne hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Lawless strikes out.
Bottom 2 Oquendo hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Pena hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McGee moves to second.
Bottom 2 McGee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Lindeman strikes out.
Top 2 Laudner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lindeman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Laudner for the out.
Top 2 Hrbek strikes out.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Gaetti moves to third.
Top 2 There goes Gaetti. The throw from Pena and he is safe. Gaetti steals second.
Top 2 Brunansky hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herr settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Gaetti is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 1 Herr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Newman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Coleman strikes out.
Top 1 Puckett hits a line drive into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Newman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herr settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gladden strikes out.