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1987 Major League Baseball Standings and Head-to-Head

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Postseason

WorldSeries (4-3):   Minnesota Twins over St. Louis Cardinals
LgChampSeries (4-1):   Minnesota Twins over Detroit Tigers
LgChampSeries (4-3):   St. Louis Cardinals over San Francisco Giants

MLB Detailed Standings

Explanation of Simple Rating System (SRS)
Rk Tm Lg G W L W-L% R RA Rdiff SOS SRS pythWL Luck Home Road ExInn 1Run vRHP vLHP ≥.500 <.500
1 DET AL 162 98 64 .605 5.5 4.5 1.0 -0.1 0.9 96-66 2 54-27 44-37 9-5 26-16 71-39 27-25 36-39 62-25
2 TOR AL 162 96 66 .593 5.2 4.0 1.2 -0.1 1.1 100-62 -4 52-29 44-37 10-7 27-24 74-38 22-28 35-40 61-26
3 STL NL 162 95 67 .586 4.9 4.3 0.6 0.0 0.6 91-71 4 49-32 46-35 13-9 33-27 62-42 33-25 29-31 66-36
4 NYM NL 162 92 70 .568 5.1 4.3 0.8 -0.1 0.7 93-69 -1 49-32 43-38 5-11 29-23 59-43 33-27 33-27 59-43
5 MON NL 162 91 71 .562 4.6 4.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 83-79 8 48-33 43-38 12-1 28-14 61-50 30-21 30-30 61-41
6 MIL AL 162 91 71 .562 5.3 5.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 85-77 6 48-33 43-38 10-7 24-20 64-44 27-27 40-35 51-36
7 SFG NL 162 90 72 .556 4.8 4.1 0.7 -0.1 0.6 93-69 -3 46-35 44-37 12-11 29-23 62-50 28-22 28-26 62-46
8 NYY AL 162 89 73 .549 4.9 4.7 0.2 0.0 0.2 84-78 5 51-30 38-43 8-4 24-16 58-47 31-26 38-37 51-36
9 MIN AL 162 85 77 .525 4.9 5.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 79-83 6 56-25 29-52 9-2 24-22 57-53 28-24 37-37 48-40
10 CIN NL 162 84 78 .519 4.8 4.6 0.2 0.0 0.1 84-78 0 42-39 42-39 10-7 27-23 58-57 26-21 24-30 60-48
11 KCR AL 162 83 79 .512 4.4 4.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 84-78 -1 46-35 37-44 5-3 22-21 60-53 23-26 37-37 46-42
12 OAK AL 162 81 81 .500 5.0 4.9 0.1 0.0 0.1 83-79 -2 42-39 39-42 8-7 20-27 53-55 28-26 38-36 43-45
13 PHI NL 162 80 82 .494 4.3 4.6 -0.3 0.1 -0.2 76-86 4 43-38 37-44 10-6 27-21 59-54 21-28 30-48 50-34
14 PIT NL 162 80 82 .494 4.5 4.6 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 79-83 1 47-34 33-48 5-9 21-21 48-43 32-39 34-44 46-38
15 SEA AL 162 78 84 .481 4.7 4.9 -0.3 0.0 -0.2 77-85 1 40-41 38-43 4-5 19-15 54-59 24-25 36-51 42-33
16 BOS AL 162 78 84 .481 5.2 5.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 83-79 -5 50-30 28-54 3-12 18-21 52-62 26-22 38-50 40-34
17 CHW AL 162 77 85 .475 4.6 4.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 81-81 -4 38-43 39-42 8-9 19-22 52-50 25-35 39-48 38-37
18 CHC NL 161 76 85 .472 4.5 5.0 -0.5 0.1 -0.4 73-88 3 40-40 36-45 5-9 18-25 59-64 17-21 36-42 40-43
19 HOU NL 162 76 86 .469 4.0 4.2 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 78-84 -2 47-34 29-52 6-9 25-29 52-55 24-31 33-39 43-47
20 TEX AL 162 75 87 .463 5.1 5.2 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 79-83 -4 43-38 32-49 8-9 18-21 45-55 30-32 37-50 38-37
21 CAL AL 162 75 87 .463 4.8 5.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 78-84 -3 38-43 37-44 9-13 17-27 55-56 20-31 37-50 38-37
22 LAD NL 162 73 89 .451 3.9 4.2 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 76-86 -3 40-41 33-48 9-13 19-32 51-57 22-32 30-42 43-47
23 ATL NL 161 69 92 .429 4.6 5.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 73-88 -4 42-39 27-53 5-9 23-26 45-68 24-24 29-43 40-49
24 BAL AL 162 67 95 .414 4.5 5.4 -0.9 0.1 -0.9 67-95 0 31-51 36-44 5-8 25-21 45-59 22-36 31-57 36-38
25 SDP NL 162 65 97 .401 4.1 4.7 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 71-91 -6 37-44 28-53 7-5 19-34 36-61 29-36 22-50 43-47
26 CLE AL 162 61 101 .377 4.6 5.9 -1.3 0.1 -1.2 62-100 -1 35-46 26-55 5-10 19-29 44-70 17-31 32-56 29-45
Avg 80 80 .500 4.7 4.7 81-80 44-36 36-44 7-7 23-23 55-53 25-27 33-41 47-39


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