October 25, 1987 World Series Game 7 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Box Score and Play by Play

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1987 World Series Game 7
1987 postseason: WS: MIN-STL / ALCS: MIN-DET / NLCS: STL-SFG

Game 1
MIN 10
STL  1
Game 2
MIN  8
STL  4
Game 3
STL  3
MIN  1
Game 4
STL  7
MIN  2
Game 5
STL  4
MIN  2
Game 6
MIN 11
STL  5
Game 7
MIN  4
STL  2

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 55,376

Sunday, October 25, 1987, 7:26
Time of Game: 0:00

Cardinals

Whitey Herzog

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  6  1
Twins           0  1  0   0  1  1   0  1  X    4 10  0

W: F Viola (2-1), L: D Cox (1-2), S: J Reardon (1)

Twins

Tom Kelly

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Coleman LF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .143  .414   13    2   2   
O Smith SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .481   11    0   1   
T Herr 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .657   20    1   2   CS
J Lindeman 1B                 3   1   1   0    0   1  .333  .775   13    5   1   
  C Ford PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .665    8    0   0   
W McGee CF                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .370  .814   12    3   0   
T Pena DH                     3   0   2   1    0   1  .409  .935   13    0   0   2B,SB
J Oquendo RF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .519    7    2   0   
T Lawless 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .500    8    2   1   
S Lake C                      3   0   1   1    0   0  .333  .666    6    8   1   

J Magrane P                                                              1   1
  D Cox P                                                                0   0
  T Worrell P                                                            0   0
Totals                       32   2   6   2    0   7              111   24   9

BATTING

2B: T Pena (1, off F Viola).

TB: T Pena 3; J Lindeman; S Lake; W McGee; T Herr.

RBI: T Pena (4); S Lake (1).

2-out RBI: S Lake.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

E: J Lindeman (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Pena (1, 3rd base off F Viola/T Laudner).

CS: T Herr (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by F Viola/T Laudner).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Gladden LF                  5   0   1   1    0   1  .290  .869   21    0   0   2B
G Gagne SS                    5   1   2   1    0   2  .200  .559   20    2   1   
K Puckett CF                  4   0   2   1    0   1  .357  .883   11    4   0   2B,CS
G Gaetti 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .259  .852   15    1   5   SB
D Baylor DH                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .385 1.082   15    0   0   HBP
T Brunansky RF                3   2   1   0    1   0  .200  .510   13    2   0   
K Hrbek 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .208  .678   19   10   1   
T Laudner C                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .318  .944   16    7   0   
S Lombardozzi 2B              2   0   1   1    0   0  .412 1.121    4    0   2   
  R Smalley PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .500 1.750    7    0   0   
  A Newman PR-2B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .533    1    0   1   

F Viola P                                                                1   1
  J Reardon P                                                            0   0
Totals                       32   4  10   4    5   6              142   27  11

BATTING

2B: K Puckett (1, off D Cox); D Gladden (2, off T Worrell).

HBP: D Baylor (1, by J Magrane).

TB: K Puckett 3; T Laudner 2; G Gagne 2; D Gladden 2; D Baylor; T Brunansky; S Lombardozzi.

RBI: S Lombardozzi (4); K Puckett (3); G Gagne (3); D Gladden (7).

2-out RBI: D Gladden; S Lombardozzi; G Gagne.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

BASERUNNING

SB: G Gaetti (2, 2nd base off J Magrane/S Lake).

CS: K Puckett (1, 3rd base by D Cox/S Lake).

PITCHING

St. Louis Cardinals        IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
J Magrane                   4.1   5   2   2    1   4   0   8.59   20   68-41     3-5     48    - 
D Cox, BS (1), L (1-2)      0.2   2   1   1    3   0   0   7.71    5   21-7      0-0          1-1
T Worrell                   3     3   1   1    1   2   0   1.29   13   53-35     2-5          2-1
Totals                      8    10   4   4    5   6   0          38  142-83     5-10         3-2

Minnesota Twins            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
F Viola, W (2-1)            8     6   2   2    0   7   0   3.72   29   95-69     7-9     69    - 
J Reardon, S (1)            1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3   16-11     1-2          0-0
Totals                      9     6   2   2    0   7   0          32  111-80     8-11         0-0

D Cox faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: F Viola (1; T Herr, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: J Magrane (1; D Baylor).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - John McSherry.

Time of Game: 0:00.

Attendance: 55,376.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Minnesota Twins                      
1. V Coleman            LF    1. D Gladden            LF 
2. O Smith              SS    2. G Gagne              SS 
3. T Herr               2B    3. K Puckett            CF 
4. J Lindeman           1B    4. G Gaetti             3B 
5. W McGee              CF    5. D Baylor             DH 
6. T Pena               DH    6. T Brunansky          RF 
7. J Oquendo            RF    7. K Hrbek              1B 
8. T Lawless            3B    8. T Laudner            C  
9. S Lake               C     9. S Lombardozzi        2B 

   J Magrane            P        F Viola              P

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Viola facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3  V Coleman       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  O Smith         Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  3  T Herr          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Magrane facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4  D Gladden       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4  G Gagne         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3  K Puckett       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to P's Right)
   O      1--  4  G Gaetti        Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Viola facing 4-5-6
          ---  1  J Lindeman      Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
          1--  1  W McGee         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF); Lindeman to 2B
   R      12-  3  T Pena          Single to CF (Line Drive to CF); Lindeman Scores; McGee to 2B
   O      12-  3  J Oquendo       Popfly: 1B
   O      12-  2  T Lawless       Flyball: CF (CF-RF); McGee to 3B
   R      1-3  1  S Lake          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); McGee Scores; Pena to 2B
   O      12-  4  V Coleman       Popfly: SS
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Joe Magrane facing 5-6-7
          ---  4  D Baylor        Hit By Pitch
          1--  2  T Brunansky     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Baylor to 2B
   O      12-  6  K Hrbek         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4  T Laudner       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Baylor out at Hm/LF-C; Brunansky to 2B
   R      12-  3  S Lombardozzi   Single to CF (Ground Ball); Brunansky Scores; Laudner to 2B
   O      12-  5  D Gladden       Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Twins 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Frank Viola facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1  O Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  7  T Herr          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  J Lindeman      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Joe Magrane facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4  G Gagne         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  K Puckett       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  3  G Gaetti        Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to 3B to 3B); Gaetti to 1B
          1--     D Baylor        Gaetti Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Twins 1.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Frank Viola facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4  W McGee         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  T Pena          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1  J Oquendo       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Joe Magrane facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1  T Brunansky     Popfly: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  1  K Hrbek         Bunt Groundout: P-1B
          ---  5  T Laudner       Walk
   O      1--  1  S Lombardozzi   Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Twins 1.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Frank Viola facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2  T Lawless       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---  3  S Lake          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4  V Coleman       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Joe Magrane facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6  D Gladden       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1  G Gagne         Single to 1B (Ground Ball to P's Left)
                  Danny Cox replaces Joe Magrane pitching
   R      1--  1  K Puckett       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Gagne Scores
          -2-  6  G Gaetti        Walk
   O      12-     D Baylor        Puckett Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Gaetti to 2B
   O      -2-  4  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Gaetti out at Hm/LF-C
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Twins 2.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Frank Viola facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2  O Smith         Foul Flyball: SS
          ---  5  T Herr          Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--     J Lindeman      Herr Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-2B-P)
   O      ---  8  " "             Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Danny Cox facing 6-7-8
          ---  5  T Brunansky     Walk
          1--  5  K Hrbek         Walk; Brunansky to 2B
                  Todd Worrell replaces Danny Cox pitching
   O      12-  4  T Laudner       Foul Flyball: 1B
                  Roy Smalley pinch hits for Steve Lombardozzi batting 9th
          12-  7  R Smalley       Walk; Brunansky to 3B; Hrbek to 2B
                  Al Newman pinch runs for Roy Smalley batting 9th
   O      123  4  D Gladden       Strikeout Swinging
   R      123  7  G Gagne         Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Brunansky Scores; Hrbek to 3B; Newman to 2B
   O      123  5  K Puckett       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 2, Twins 3.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Frank Viola facing 5-6-7
                  Al Newman moves to 2B
   O      ---  4  W McGee         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6  T Pena          Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  3  J Oquendo       Strikeout Looking
          -2-     T Lawless       Pena Steals 3B
   O      --3  4  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Todd Worrell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2  G Gaetti        Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  2  D Baylor        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5  T Brunansky     Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Twins 3.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Frank Viola facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2  S Lake          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2  V Coleman       Flyball: RF (RF Line)
   O      ---  3  O Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Todd Worrell facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  7  K Hrbek         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3  T Laudner       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1  A Newman        Foul Flyball: LF
   R      1--  2  D Gladden       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Laudner Scores; Gladden to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      --3  4  G Gagne         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Twins 4.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Jeff Reardon facing 3-4-5
                  Jeff Reardon replaces Frank Viola pitching
   O      ---  5  T Herr          Flyball: CF
                  Curt Ford pinch hits for Jim Lindeman batting 4th
   O      ---  8  C Ford          Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  3  W McGee         Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Twins 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN198710250

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