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1987 Minnesota Twins Schedule, Box Scores and Splits
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1986 / 1988)
85-77, Finished 1st in AL West
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Scored 786 runs, Allowed 806 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 79-83
Manager: Tom Kelly (85-77)
Ballpark: Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,081,976 (6th of 14)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 103, Pitching - 103;   one-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 95
World Series Champs
Postseason:  Won World Series (4-3) over St. Louis Cardinals
Won AL Championship Series (4-1) over Detroit Tigers
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1986 / 1988 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

Game Results

Season Summary 85-77, Final Rank:1, GB: 0.0
Days in First127last on Sunday, Oct 4, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day
 145last on Oct 4, counts all days of the season including off days
Biggest Lead7last on Monday, Sep 28, for days on which they played
Farthest Behind5last on Tuesday, May 26, for days on which they played
Most Games over .50013last on Monday, Sep 28
Most Games under .5001last on Sunday, May 24
Longest Winning Streak7Saturday, Jun 6 to Friday, Jun 12
Longest Losing Streak6Tuesday, Aug 18 to Sunday, Aug 23
Most Runs Allowed16Thursday, May 14
Most Runs Scored14Wednesday, Jun 24 and Saturday, Aug 15
Longest Game (innings)13Saturday, Jun 6
Times Shutout by Opponent9 
Times Opponent Shutout4 

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
SplitWLRSRAWP
Overall 85 77 786 806 .525
Home/Road
SplitWLRSRAWP
Home 56 25 411 348 .691
Road 29 52 375 458 .358
Month by Month
SplitWLRSRAWP
April 12 9 105 95 .571
May 14 14 145 150 .500
June 17 11 153 139 .607
July 13 14 110 142 .481
August 13 15 149 148 .464
September 16 11 118 112 .593
October 0 3 6 20 .000
By Season Half
SplitWLRSRAWP
First Half 49 40 453 452 .551
Second Half 36 37 333 354 .493
Extra-Innings
SplitWLRSRAWP
9-Inning Games 76 74 721 753 .507
ExtraInning 9 2 63 50 .818
Shortened 0 1 2 3 .000
One-Run Games
SplitWLRSRAWP
One Run 24 22 177 175 .522
Blowouts (5+ Runs)
SplitWLRSRAWP
Blowout 22 31 283 343 .415
Opponent
SplitWLRSRAWP
BAL 7 5 57 56 .583
BOS 5 7 53 70 .417
CAL 5 8 54 71 .385
CHW 7 6 67 70 .538
CLE 9 3 80 52 .750
DET 4 8 58 83 .333
KCR 5 8 47 60 .385
MIL 9 3 67 34 .750
NYY 6 6 44 64 .500
OAK 10 3 77 52 .769
SEA 9 4 80 49 .692
TEX 6 7 55 64 .462
TOR 3 9 47 81 .250

Team Game-by-Game Schedule and Results

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Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
1 1 Tuesday, Apr 7 boxscore MIN OAK W 5 4 10 1-0 1 Tied Frazier Krueger 3:04 43,548 +
2 2 Wednesday, Apr 8 boxscore MIN OAK W 4 1 2-0 1 Tied Viola Plunk Reardon 2:46 12,577 ++
3 3 Thursday, Apr 9 boxscore MIN OAK W 5 4 3-0 1 up 1.0 Berenguer Howell 3:07 11,586 +++
4 4 Friday, Apr 10 boxscore MIN @ SEA W 8 1 4-0 1 up 1.0 Smithson Morgan 2:44 38,122 ++++
5 5 Saturday, Apr 11 boxscore MIN @ SEA L 5 6 4-1 1 Tied Nunez Reardon 2:46 26,312 -
6 6 Sunday, Apr 12 boxscore MIN @ SEA W 8 5 5-1 1 up 1.0 Blyleven Langston Berenguer 2:44 9,358 +
7 7 Monday, Apr 13 boxscore MIN @ OAK L 3 6 5-2 1 Tied Howell Frazier 3:08 14,447 -
8 8 Tuesday, Apr 14 boxscore MIN @ OAK W 9 8 6-2 1 up 1.0 Atherton Codiroli Reardon 3:43 10,435 +
9 9 Wednesday, Apr 15 boxscore MIN @ OAK W 5 2 7-2 1 up 1.0 Smithson Stewart Reardon 2:53 17,182 ++
10 10 Friday, Apr 17 boxscore MIN @ CAL L 1 2 7-3 1 Tied Witt Blyleven 2:25 36,175 -
11 11 Saturday, Apr 18 boxscore MIN @ CAL L 0 1 7-4 2 1.0 Candelaria Viola Moore 2:24 36,881 --
12 12 Sunday, Apr 19 boxscore MIN @ CAL W 6 5 8-4 1 Tied Portugal Sutton Reardon 2:57 49,627 +
13 13 Monday, Apr 20 boxscore MIN SEA W 13 5 9-4 1 up 1.0 Smithson Morgan 2:41 11,927 ++
14 14 Tuesday, Apr 21 boxscore MIN SEA W 6 1 10-4 1 up 1.0 Straker Trujillo 2:32 10,776 +++
15 15 Wednesday, Apr 22 boxscore MIN SEA L 3 4 10-5 1 up 1.0 Langston Frazier 2:38 11,247 -
16 16 Thursday, Apr 23 boxscore MIN CAL L 3 7 10-6 1 Tied Candelaria Viola Moore 2:42 14,204 --
17 17 Friday, Apr 24 boxscore MIN CAL L 1 8 10-7 2 1.0 Sutton Portugal 3:04 20,116 ---
18 18 Saturday, Apr 25 boxscore MIN CAL W 8 7 11-7 1 Tied Reardon Finley 3:26 51,717 +
19 19 Sunday, Apr 26 boxscore MIN CAL W 10 5 12-7 1 up 1.0 Frazier Cook 2:51 19,116 ++
20 20 Tuesday, Apr 28 boxscore MIN @ TOR L 1 5 12-8 1 up 0.5 Clancy Viola 2:22 21,182 -
21 21 Wednesday, Apr 29 boxscore MIN @ TOR L 1 8 12-9 1 up 0.5 Johnson Smithson 2:56 19,020 --
22 22 Friday, May 1 boxscore MIN NYY W 7 4 13-9 1 up 2.0 Blyleven Rhoden Reardon 2:40 23,531 +
23 23 Saturday, May 2 boxscore MIN NYY L 4 6 13-10 1 up 1.0 John Viola Righetti 3:11 33,173 -
24 24 Sunday, May 3 boxscore MIN NYY W 4 3 14-10 1 up 1.0 Frazier Stoddard Reardon 3:02 23,798 +
25 25 Tuesday, May 5 boxscore MIN BAL L 4 5 14-11 1 Tied Bell Smithson Dixon 2:48 8,891 -
26 26 Wednesday, May 6 boxscore MIN BAL L 0 6 14-12 2 1.0 McGregor Blyleven 2:21 10,840 --
27 27 Thursday, May 7 boxscore MIN BAL W 5 2 15-12 2 0.5 Viola Flanagan Reardon 2:44 14,198 +
28 28 Friday, May 8 boxscore MIN @ NYY L 7 11 15-13 3 0.5 Guante Reardon 3:07 25,921 -
29 29 Saturday, May 9 boxscore MIN @ NYY W 2 0 16-13 3 0.5 Straker Rasmussen Reardon 2:45 27,220 +
30 30 Sunday, May 10 boxscore MIN @ NYY L 1 6 16-14 4 0.5 Hudson Smithson 2:39 41,691 -
31 31 Monday, May 11 boxscore MIN @ BAL W 10 4 17-14 3 0.5 Blyleven McGregor 2:58 25,353 +
32 32 Tuesday, May 12 boxscore MIN @ BAL L 7 10 17-15 4 0.5 Dixon Reardon 3:08 14,279 -
33 33 Wednesday, May 13 boxscore MIN TOR L 0 7 17-16 4 1.5 Clancy Portugal 2:35 9,158 --
34 34 Thursday, May 14 boxscore MIN TOR L 4 16 17-17 4 2.0 Stieb Straker 3:23 10,053 ---
35 35 Friday, May 15 boxscore MIN BOS W 3 1 18-17 4 1.5 Frazier Hurst 2:23 13,878 +
36 36 Saturday, May 16 boxscore MIN BOS L 1 6 18-18 4 2.5 Clemens Blyleven 2:31 23,414 -
37 37 Sunday, May 17 boxscore MIN BOS W 10 8 10 19-18 3 2.5 Atherton Schiraldi 3:47 20,716 +
38 38 Tuesday, May 19 boxscore MIN @ CLE L 3 4 19-19 4 4.0 Schrom Portugal 2:54 7,045 -
39 39 Wednesday, May 20 boxscore MIN @ CLE W 8 2 20-19 4 3.0 Berenguer Candiotti 3:08 6,226 +
40 40 Thursday, May 21 boxscore MIN @ CLE L 3 6 20-20 5 3.5 Swindell Blyleven 2:23 7,401 -
41 41 Friday, May 22 boxscore MIN DET L 2 3 20-21 5 4.5 Morris Viola King 2:43 15,423 --
42 42 Saturday, May 23 boxscore MIN DET W 7 5 21-21 2 3.5 Anderson Terrell Reardon 3:10 18,601 +
43 43 Sunday, May 24 boxscore MIN DET L 2 7 21-22 3 4.5 Robinson Atherton 3:07 16,351 -
44 44 Tuesday, May 26 boxscore MIN MIL W 4 2 22-22 2 5.0 Blyleven Nieves Reardon 2:31 23,276 +
45 45 Wednesday, May 27 boxscore MIN MIL W 7 2 23-22 2 4.0 Viola Wegman Frazier 2:33 22,947 ++
46 46 Thursday, May 28 boxscore MIN MIL W 13 1 24-22 2 3.5 Berenguer Birkbeck 2:36 26,203 +++
47 47 Friday, May 29 boxscore MIN @ DET L 7 15 24-23 2 3.5 Terrell Straker 2:28 19,031 -
48 48 Sunday, May 31 boxscore MIN @ DET W 9 5 25-23 2 2.5 Reardon King 3:25 0 +
49 49 Sunday, May 31 boxscore MIN @ DET W 11 3 26-23 2 2.5 Frazier Tanana 2:56 20,993 ++
50 50 Monday, Jun 1 boxscore MIN @ BOS W 9 5 27-23 2 1.5 Viola Clemens 2:56 20,221 +++
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
51 51 Tuesday, Jun 2 boxscore MIN @ BOS L 5 6 27-24 2 1.5 Schiraldi Reardon 3:33 16,910 -
52 52 Wednesday, Jun 3 boxscore MIN @ BOS L 6 7 10 27-25 2 1.5 Schiraldi Klink 3:37 20,638 --
53 53 Friday, Jun 5 boxscore MIN TEX L 9 15 27-26 3 2.0 Harris Blyleven 3:03 16,092 ---
54 54 Saturday, Jun 6 boxscore MIN TEX W 3 2 13 28-26 2 2.0 Atherton Williams 4:53 24,992 +
55 55 Sunday, Jun 7 boxscore MIN TEX W 7 4 29-26 2 2.0 Atherton Russell 3:04 15,795 ++
56 56 Monday, Jun 8 boxscore MIN KCR W 5 3 30-26 2 1.0 Niemann Gubicza Reardon 2:35 17,815 +++
57 57 Tuesday, Jun 9 boxscore MIN KCR W 5 2 31-26 1 Tied Niekro Jackson Atherton 3:00 18,563 ++++
58 58 Wednesday, Jun 10 boxscore MIN KCR W 4 3 10 32-26 1 up 1.0 Reardon Gleaton 3:04 18,560 +++++
59 59 Friday, Jun 12 boxscore MIN @ CHW W 5 2 33-26 1 up 1.5 Viola Long Reardon 2:45 0 ++++++
60 60 Friday, Jun 12 boxscore MIN @ CHW W 7 4 34-26 1 up 1.5 Berenguer Nielsen Atherton 3:08 18,906 +++++++
61 61 Saturday, Jun 13 boxscore MIN @ CHW L 2 6 34-27 1 up 1.0 Dotson Straker James 2:54 28,087 -
62 62 Sunday, Jun 14 boxscore MIN @ CHW W 6 3 35-27 1 up 2.0 Niekro DeLeon Berenguer 2:44 17,334 +
63 63 Monday, Jun 15 boxscore MIN @ MIL W 5 0 36-27 1 up 2.0 Blyleven Wegman 2:20 18,403 ++
64 64 Tuesday, Jun 16 boxscore MIN @ MIL W 7 3 37-27 1 up 2.0 Viola Crim Reardon 2:40 21,613 +++
65 65 Wednesday, Jun 17 boxscore MIN @ MIL L 5 8 37-28 1 up 2.0 Clear Straker Plesac 3:14 23,389 -
66 66 Friday, Jun 19 boxscore MIN CHW W 7 6 38-28 1 up 3.0 Reardon Winn 3:10 24,123 +
67 67 Saturday, Jun 20 boxscore MIN CHW L 5 10 38-29 1 up 2.0 DeLeon Blyleven 2:56 33,636 -
68 68 Sunday, Jun 21 boxscore MIN CHW W 8 6 39-29 1 up 3.0 Berenguer Winn Reardon 2:40 29,240 +
69 69 Tuesday, Jun 23 boxscore MIN CLE W 9 4 40-29 1 up 3.5 Smithson Candiotti Frazier 3:21 17,393 ++
70 70 Wednesday, Jun 24 boxscore MIN CLE W 14 8 41-29 1 up 4.0 Straker Swindell 3:11 19,885 +++
71 71 Thursday, Jun 25 boxscore MIN CLE W 4 3 42-29 1 up 4.5 Blyleven Niekro Reardon 2:38 27,489 ++++
72 72 Friday, Jun 26 boxscore MIN @ TEX L 0 1 42-30 1 up 3.5 Witt Viola Mohorcic 2:26 20,605 -
73 73 Saturday, Jun 27 boxscore MIN @ TEX L 6 11 42-31 1 up 2.0 Correa Frazier Russell 3:08 0 --
74 74 Saturday, Jun 27 boxscore MIN @ TEX L 2 7 42-32 1 up 2.0 Hough Atherton 3:09 35,677 ---
75 75 Sunday, Jun 28 boxscore MIN @ TEX L 3 6 42-33 1 up 1.0 Guzman Smithson Mohorcic 2:33 17,477 ----
76 76 Monday, Jun 29 boxscore MIN @ KCR L 2 3 5 42-34 1 up 1.0 Jackson Straker 1:22 35,872 -----
77 77 Tuesday, Jun 30 boxscore MIN @ KCR W 3 1 43-34 1 up 2.0 Blyleven Leibrandt Reardon 2:44 21,515 +
78 78 Wednesday, Jul 1 boxscore MIN @ KCR L 3 4 43-35 1 up 1.5 Quisenberry Atherton 2:59 26,899 -
79 79 Thursday, Jul 2 boxscore MIN @ KCR L 3 10 43-36 1 up 0.5 Saberhagen Niekro 2:42 35,992 --
80 80 Friday, Jul 3 boxscore MIN BAL W 6 5 11 44-36 1 Tied Reardon Niedenfuer 3:37 26,331 +
81 81 Saturday, Jul 4 boxscore MIN BAL W 4 1 45-36 1 Tied Straker Bell Berenguer 2:28 23,724 ++
82 82 Sunday, Jul 5 boxscore MIN BAL W 4 3 46-36 1 Tied Blyleven Niedenfuer 2:20 21,294 +++
83 83 Monday, Jul 6 boxscore MIN @ NYY W 2 0 47-36 1 up 1.0 Viola Guidry 2:27 20,141 ++++
84 84 Tuesday, Jul 7 boxscore MIN @ NYY L 7 12 47-37 1 up 1.0 Stoddard Atherton 3:11 27,697 -
85 85 Wednesday, Jul 8 boxscore MIN @ NYY L 4 13 47-38 1 up 1.0 Rhoden Smithson Clements 3:24 38,168 --
86 86 Thursday, Jul 9 boxscore MIN @ BAL W 3 1 48-38 1 up 2.0 Straker Bell Reardon 2:38 22,656 +
87 87 Friday, Jul 10 boxscore MIN @ BAL L 12 13 48-39 1 up 2.0 Williamson Frazier 3:29 28,057 -
88 88 Saturday, Jul 11 boxscore MIN @ BAL W 2 1 49-39 1 up 2.0 Viola Griffin 2:40 25,690 +
89 89 Sunday, Jul 12 boxscore MIN @ BAL L 0 5 49-40 1 up 2.0 Schmidt Niekro 2:11 27,486 -
90 90 Thursday, Jul 16 boxscore MIN TOR L 2 5 49-41 1 up 1.0 Key Blyleven Henke 3:04 34,334 --
91 91 Friday, Jul 17 boxscore MIN TOR W 3 2 50-41 1 up 1.0 Viola Eichhorn Reardon 3:03 28,234 +
92 92 Saturday, Jul 18 boxscore MIN TOR L 5 7 50-42 1 up 1.0 Stieb Niekro 2:55 38,365 -
93 93 Sunday, Jul 19 boxscore MIN TOR W 7 6 51-42 1 up 1.0 Schatzeder Lavelle Reardon 3:09 32,095 +
94 94 Monday, Jul 20 boxscore MIN NYY L 1 7 51-43 1 up 1.0 John Straker 2:39 34,966 -
95 95 Tuesday, Jul 21 boxscore MIN NYY W 2 1 52-43 1 up 2.0 Blyleven Stoddard 2:44 37,391 +
96 96 Wednesday, Jul 22 boxscore MIN NYY W 3 1 53-43 1 up 2.0 Viola Rhoden Reardon 2:46 40,054 ++
97 97 Thursday, Jul 23 boxscore MIN @ TOR L 3 4 53-44 1 up 2.0 Stieb Frazier 2:52 35,320 -
98 98 Friday, Jul 24 boxscore MIN @ TOR L 6 8 53-45 1 up 2.0 Eichhorn Reardon Henke 3:00 30,382 --
99 99 Saturday, Jul 25 boxscore MIN @ TOR W 13 9 54-45 1 up 2.0 Schatzeder Musselman 4:05 36,395 +
100 100 Sunday, Jul 26 boxscore MIN @ TOR L 2 4 54-46 1 up 2.0 Key Blyleven Henke 2:38 33,353 -
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
101 101 Monday, Jul 27 boxscore MIN @ SEA W 4 3 55-46 1 up 2.0 Viola Nunez Reardon 2:29 13,858 +
102 102 Tuesday, Jul 28 boxscore MIN @ SEA L 1 6 55-47 1 up 2.0 Morgan Niekro 2:39 13,495 -
103 103 Wednesday, Jul 29 boxscore MIN @ SEA L 3 8 55-48 1 up 2.0 Guetterman Smithson 2:26 14,320 --
104 104 Friday, Jul 31 boxscore MIN @ OAK W 5 3 56-48 1 up 2.5 Blyleven Lamp Reardon 2:36 32,097 +
105 105 Saturday, Aug 1 boxscore MIN @ OAK L 2 3 56-49 1 up 1.5 Stewart Viola 2:23 40,929 -
106 106 Sunday, Aug 2 boxscore MIN @ OAK L 5 6 11 56-50 1 up 1.0 Nelson Reardon 4:02 33,215 --
107 107 Monday, Aug 3 boxscore MIN @ CAL W 11 3 57-50 1 up 2.0 Schatzeder Witt 2:59 33,983 +
108 108 Tuesday, Aug 4 boxscore MIN @ CAL L 3 12 57-51 1 up 1.0 Sutton Carlton Lucas 2:42 37,371 -
109 109 Wednesday, Aug 5 boxscore MIN @ CAL L 1 6 57-52 1 Tied Candelaria Blyleven 2:26 34,059 --
110 110 Thursday, Aug 6 boxscore MIN OAK W 9 4 58-52 1 up 1.0 Viola Stewart 3:27 39,177 +
111 111 Friday, Aug 7 boxscore MIN OAK W 9 4 59-52 1 up 2.0 Niekro Lamp 2:51 36,146 ++
112 112 Saturday, Aug 8 boxscore MIN OAK W 9 2 60-52 1 up 3.0 Carlton Young 2:22 50,237 +++
113 113 Sunday, Aug 9 boxscore MIN OAK W 7 5 61-52 1 up 3.5 Blyleven Ontiveros Reardon 2:52 33,948 ++++
114 114 Tuesday, Aug 11 boxscore MIN CAL W 7 2 62-52 1 up 4.5 Viola Candelaria 2:25 39,163 +++++
115 115 Wednesday, Aug 12 boxscore MIN CAL L 2 8 62-53 1 up 3.5 McCaskill Straker 2:36 33,033 -
116 116 Thursday, Aug 13 boxscore MIN CAL L 1 5 62-54 1 up 2.5 Witt Carlton 2:52 35,837 --
117 117 Friday, Aug 14 boxscore MIN SEA W 6 3 63-54 1 up 3.5 Blyleven Morgan 2:38 26,291 +
118 118 Saturday, Aug 15 boxscore MIN SEA W 14 4 64-54 1 up 4.0 Smith Guetterman 2:56 31,154 ++
119 119 Sunday, Aug 16 boxscore MIN SEA W 5 1 65-54 1 up 4.0 Viola Moore 2:33 28,006 +++
120 120 Monday, Aug 17 boxscore MIN SEA W 4 2 66-54 1 up 5.0 Straker Langston Reardon 2:26 29,623 ++++
121 121 Tuesday, Aug 18 boxscore MIN @ DET L 2 11 66-55 1 up 5.0 Morris Carlton 2:36 32,053 -
122 122 Wednesday, Aug 19 boxscore MIN @ DET L 1 7 66-56 1 up 4.0 Terrell Blyleven 2:12 38,163 --
123 123 Thursday, Aug 20 boxscore MIN @ DET L 0 8 66-57 1 up 4.0 Alexander Niekro 2:46 45,804 ---
124 124 Friday, Aug 21 boxscore MIN @ BOS L 3 11 66-58 1 up 3.0 Clemens Viola Gardner 3:12 33,490 ----
125 125 Saturday, Aug 22 boxscore MIN @ BOS L 5 6 66-59 1 up 2.0 Schiraldi Straker 2:40 29,794 -----
126 126 Sunday, Aug 23 boxscore MIN @ BOS L 4 6 66-60 1 up 2.0 Sellers Carlton Gardner 2:43 32,956 ------
127 127 Monday, Aug 24 boxscore MIN DET W 5 4 67-60 1 up 2.0 Reardon King 3:07 27,338 +
128 128 Tuesday, Aug 25 boxscore MIN DET L 4 5 67-61 1 up 1.0 Alexander Niekro Henneman 2:52 30,639 -
129 129 Wednesday, Aug 26 boxscore MIN DET L 8 10 67-62 1 up 0.5 Petry Reardon Hernandez 3:29 29,265 --
130 130 Friday, Aug 28 boxscore MIN @ MIL L 0 1 67-63 1 Tied Bosio Straker 2:09 22,461 ---
131 131 Saturday, Aug 29 boxscore MIN @ MIL W 12 3 68-63 1 Tied Blyleven Barker 3:01 34,834 +
132 132 Sunday, Aug 30 boxscore MIN @ MIL W 10 6 69-63 1 up 1.0 Atherton Crim Reardon 3:37 22,417 ++
133 133 Tuesday, Sep 1 boxscore MIN BOS L 0 9 69-64 1 up 0.5 Sellers Niekro 3:04 25,508 -
134 134 Wednesday, Sep 2 boxscore MIN BOS W 5 4 70-64 1 up 1.5 Straker Nipper Reardon 2:42 19,565 +
135 135 Thursday, Sep 3 boxscore MIN BOS W 2 1 10 71-64 1 up 2.0 Atherton Gardner 2:56 20,009 ++
136 136 Friday, Sep 4 boxscore MIN MIL W 2 1 12 72-64 1 up 3.0 Berenguer Plesac 3:44 27,380 +++
137 137 Saturday, Sep 5 boxscore MIN MIL W 2 1 73-64 1 up 3.0 Atherton Crim 2:51 51,122 ++++
138 138 Sunday, Sep 6 boxscore MIN MIL L 0 6 73-65 1 up 3.0 Higuera Carlton 2:24 36,586 -
139 139 Monday, Sep 7 boxscore MIN CHW W 8 1 74-65 1 up 3.0 Bittiger LaPoint 2:54 22,623 +
140 140 Tuesday, Sep 8 boxscore MIN CHW L 3 4 74-66 1 up 3.0 Bannister Blyleven Thigpen 2:28 12,360 -
141 141 Wednesday, Sep 9 boxscore MIN CHW W 2 1 75-66 1 up 3.0 Viola Winn 2:19 15,394 +
142 142 Friday, Sep 11 boxscore MIN @ CLE W 13 10 11 76-66 1 up 3.5 Reardon Gordon Berenguer 3:53 7,964 ++
143 143 Saturday, Sep 12 boxscore MIN @ CLE L 4 5 76-67 1 up 3.5 Jones Berenguer 2:25 9,156 -
144 144 Sunday, Sep 13 boxscore MIN @ CLE W 7 3 10 77-67 1 up 4.5 Reardon Candiotti 3:08 7,474 +
145 145 Monday, Sep 14 boxscore MIN @ CHW L 2 8 77-68 1 up 3.5 LaPoint Viola 2:38 7,898 -
146 146 Tuesday, Sep 15 boxscore MIN @ CHW L 2 6 77-69 1 up 3.5 McDowell Niekro 2:26 7,947 --
147 147 Wednesday, Sep 16 boxscore MIN @ CHW L 10 13 77-70 1 up 3.5 DeLeon Smithson Thigpen 3:26 8,921 ---
148 148 Friday, Sep 18 boxscore MIN CLE W 9 4 78-70 1 up 3.5 Blyleven Akerfelds 2:50 23,173 +
149 149 Saturday, Sep 19 boxscore MIN CLE W 3 1 79-70 1 up 3.5 Viola Candiotti Reardon 2:21 23,581 ++
150 150 Sunday, Sep 20 boxscore MIN CLE W 3 2 80-70 1 up 3.5 Straker Yett Reardon 2:37 18,906 +++
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
151 151 Tuesday, Sep 22 boxscore MIN TEX W 6 4 81-70 1 up 4.0 Niekro Harris Reardon 2:50 18,294 ++++
152 152 Wednesday, Sep 23 boxscore MIN TEX W 4 2 82-70 1 up 5.0 Berenguer Guzman Reardon 2:47 20,640 +++++
153 153 Thursday, Sep 24 boxscore MIN TEX W 4 0 83-70 1 up 6.0 Viola Hough 2:40 23,496 ++++++
154 154 Friday, Sep 25 boxscore MIN KCR L 4 6 83-71 1 up 6.0 Farr Schatzeder Garber 3:07 52,704 -
155 155 Saturday, Sep 26 boxscore MIN KCR L 4 7 83-72 1 up 5.0 Davis Reardon Garber 3:04 46,263 --
156 156 Sunday, Sep 27 boxscore MIN KCR W 8 1 84-72 1 up 6.0 Blyleven Leibrandt 2:12 53,106 +
157 157 Monday, Sep 28 boxscore MIN @ TEX W 5 3 85-72 1 up 7.0 Berenguer Guzman Reardon 2:56 9,986 ++
158 158 Tuesday, Sep 29 boxscore MIN @ TEX L 5 7 85-73 1 up 6.0 Hough Atherton 2:50 10,328 -
159 159 Wednesday, Sep 30 boxscore MIN @ TEX L 1 2 85-74 1 up 5.0 Witt Straker 2:28 9,309 --
160 160 Friday, Oct 2 boxscore MIN @ KCR L 3 6 85-75 1 up 4.0 Saberhagen Viola 2:23 22,578 ---
161 161 Saturday, Oct 3 boxscore MIN @ KCR L 2 4 85-76 1 up 3.0 Leibrandt Blyleven Garber 2:18 28,082 ----
162 162 Sunday, Oct 4 boxscore MIN @ KCR L 1 10 85-77 1 up 2.0 Gubicza Niekro 2:24 26,341 -----
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
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Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.

1986 / 1988 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits