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1987 Minnesota Twins (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1986/1988)
85-77, Finished 1st in AL Western Division
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World Series Champs
Scored 786 runs, Allowed 806 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 79-83
Managed by Tom Kelly

Ballpark: Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,081,976 (6th of 14)
Park Factors
  (multi-year): Batting - 103, Pitching - 103
  (one-year): Batting - 95, Pitching - 95
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

Postseason:  Won World Series (4-3) over St. Louis Cardinals
Won AL Championship Series (4-1) over Detroit Tigers

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1987 Stats / Schedule / Transactions / Lineups / Batting Orders (1986/1988) / Splits: Bat / Pitch / Gamelogs: Bat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Batting Orders are the starting batting orders for that game.

Explanation

A # next to the game score indicates the opposing starter was a left hander. Holding your mouse (without clicking) over the game date will show you the name of the opposing starter in most browsers. Clicking on the date will take you to the box score. Clicking on the opposing team's name will take you to their batting order for this game.

Game (# = Opp. LHS) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
1.Tue,4/7 vs OAK W (5-4)# Gladden-DH Lombardozzi-2B Puckett-CF Gaetti-3B Hrbek-1B Brunansky-RF Davidson-LF Gagne-SS Nieto-C
2.Wed,4/8 vs OAK W (4-1) Lombardozzi-2B Bush-RF Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Gaetti-3B Brunansky-LF Smalley-DH Gagne-SS Nieto-C
3.Thu,4/9 vs OAK W (5-4) Newman-2B Bush-RF Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Gaetti-3B Brunansky-LF Smalley-DH Gagne-SS Nieto-C
4.Fri,4/10 at SEA W (8-1) Newman-SS Bush-RF Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Gaetti-3B Brunansky-LF Smalley-DH Lombardozzi-2B Nieto-C
5.Sat,4/11 at SEA L (5-6) Lombardozzi-2B Bush-RF Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Gaetti-3B Brunansky-LF Smalley-DH Gagne-SS Nieto-C
6.Sun,4/12 at SEA W (8-5)# Gladden-RF Lombardozzi-2B Puckett-CF Gaetti-3B Brunansky-DH Laudner-1B Davidson-LF Gagne-SS Nieto-C
7.Mon,4/13 at OAK L (3-6) Newman-SS Bush-RF Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Gaetti-3B Brunansky-LF Smalley-DH Lombardozzi-2B Nieto-C
8.Tue,4/14 at OAK W (9-8) Gladden-LF Newman-2B Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Gaetti-3B Bush-RF Smalley-DH Gagne-SS Nieto-C
9.Wed,4/15 at OAK W (5-2) Gladden-LF Newman-2B Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Gaetti-3B Bush-RF Smalley-DH Gagne-SS Nieto-C
10.Fri,4/17 at CAL L (1-2) Newman-2B Bush-RF Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Gaetti-3B Smalley-DH Brunansky-LF Gagne-SS Nieto-C
11.Sat,4/18 at CAL L (0-1)# Gladden-LF Davidson-RF Puckett-CF Gaetti-3B Brunansky-DH Hrbek-1B Gagne-SS Lombardozzi-2B Nieto-C
12.Sun,4/19 at CAL W (6-5) Newman-SS Bush-RF Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Gaetti-3B Smalley-DH Brunansky-LF Salas-C Lombardozzi-2B
13.Mon,4/20 vs SEA W (13-5) Newman-SS Bush-RF Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Gaetti-3B Smalley-DH Brunansky-LF Lombardozzi-2B Nieto-C
14.Tue,4/21 vs SEA W (6-1) Newman-2B Bush-RF Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Gaetti-3B Smalley-DH Brunansky-LF Salas-C Gagne-SS
15.Wed,4/22 vs SEA L (3-4)# Newman-2B Gladden-CF Puckett-DH Gaetti-3B Hrbek-1B Brunansky-RF Davidson-LF Gagne-SS Nieto-C
16.Thu,4/23 vs CAL L (3-7)# Newman-SS Gladden-LF Puckett-CF Gaetti-3B Brunansky-RF Hrbek-1B Laudner-DH Lombardozzi-2B Nieto-C
17.Fri,4/24 vs CAL L (1-8) Newman-SS Bush-RF Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Gaetti-3B Smalley-DH Brunansky-LF Salas-C Lombardozzi-2B
18.Sat,4/25 vs CAL W (8-7) Newman-2B Bush-RF Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Gaetti-3B Smalley-DH Brunansky-LF Gagne-SS Nieto-C
19.Sun,4/26 vs CAL W (10-5) Gladden-LF Lombardozzi-2B Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Gaetti-3B Smalley-DH Brunansky-RF Laudner-C Gagne-SS
20.Tue,4/28 at TOR L (1-5) Bush-RF Lombardozzi-2B Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Gaetti-3B Smalley-DH Brunansky-LF Gagne-SS Nieto-C
21.Wed,4/29 at TOR L (1-8) Lombardozzi-2B Bush-RF Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Gaetti-3B Smalley-DH Brunansky-LF Gagne-SS Nieto-C
22.Fri,5/1 vs NYY W (7-4) Lombardozzi-2B Bush-RF Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Gaetti-3B Smalley-DH Brunansky-LF Salas-C Gagne-SS
23.Sat,5/2 vs NYY L (4-6)# Gladden-LF Lombardozzi-2B Puckett-CF Gaetti-3B Hrbek-1B Brunansky-DH Davidson-RF Newman-SS Nieto-C
24.Sun,5/3 vs NYY W (4-3)# Gladden-LF Lombardozzi-2B Puckett-CF Gaetti-3B Hrbek-1B Brunansky-DH Laudner-C Davidson-RF Gagne-SS
25.Tue,5/5 vs BAL L (4-5)# Gladden-DH Lombardozzi-2B Puckett-CF Gaetti-3B Hrbek-1B Brunansky-RF Davidson-LF Gagne-SS Nieto-C
26.Wed,5/6 vs BAL L (0-6)# Gladden-LF Lombardozzi-2B Puckett-CF Gaetti-3B Hrbek-1B Brunansky-RF Laudner-DH Gagne-SS Nieto-C
27.Thu,5/7 vs BAL W (5-2)# Newman-SS Gladden-CF Puckett-DH Gaetti-3B Hrbek-1B Brunansky-RF Laudner-C Lombardozzi-2B Davidson-LF
28.Fri,5/8 at NYY L (7-11)# Newman-SS Gladden-LF Puckett-CF Gaetti-3B Hrbek-1B Brunansky-DH Laudner-C Lombardozzi-2B Davidson-RF
29.Sat,5/9 at NYY W (2-0)# Newman-SS Gladden-LF Puckett-CF Gaetti-3B Hrbek-1B Brunansky-DH Davidson-RF Lombardozzi-2B Nieto-C
30.Sun,5/10 at NYY L (1-6) Newman-2B Bush-RF Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Gaetti-3B Smalley-DH Brunansky-LF Salas-C Gagne-SS
31.Mon,5/11 at BAL W (10-4)# Newman-SS Gladden-LF Puckett-CF Gaetti-3B Hrbek-1B Brunansky-DH Davidson-RF Lombardozzi-2B Nieto-C
32.Tue,5/12 at BAL L (7-10)# Newman-SS Gladden-DH Puckett-CF Gaetti-3B Laudner-1B Brunansky-LF Davidson-RF Lombardozzi-2B Nieto-C
33.Wed,5/13 vs TOR L (0-7) Lombardozzi-2B Bush-RF Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Gaetti-3B Smalley-DH Brunansky-LF Laudner-C Gagne-SS
34.Thu,5/14 vs TOR L (4-16) Newman-SS Bush-RF Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Gaetti-3B Smalley-DH Brunansky-LF Salas-C Lombardozzi-2B
35.Fri,5/15 vs BOS W (3-1)# Gladden-LF Lombardozzi-2B Puckett-CF Gaetti-3B Brunansky-DH Laudner-1B Davidson-RF Nieto-C Gagne-SS
36.Sat,5/16 vs BOS L (1-6) Newman-SS Bush-RF Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Gaetti-3B Smalley-DH Brunansky-LF Lombardozzi-2B Nieto-C
37.Sun,5/17 vs BOS W (10-8) Newman-2B Bush-RF Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Gaetti-3B Smalley-DH Brunansky-LF Gagne-SS Nieto-C
38.Tue,5/19 at CLE L (3-4) Newman-SS Smalley-DH Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Gaetti-3B Bush-RF Brunansky-LF Lombardozzi-2B Laudner-C
39.Wed,5/20 at CLE W (8-2) Newman-SS Bush-RF Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Gaetti-3B Smalley-DH Brunansky-LF Lombardozzi-2B Laudner-C
40.Thu,5/21 at CLE L (3-6)# Gladden-LF Lombardozzi-2B Puckett-CF Gaetti-3B Larkin-1B Brunansky-DH Davidson-RF Laudner-C Gagne-SS
41.Fri,5/22 vs DET L (2-3) Gladden-LF Gagne-SS Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Gaetti-3B Larkin-DH Brunansky-RF Lombardozzi-2B Laudner-C
42.Sat,5/23 vs DET W (7-5) Gladden-LF Gagne-SS Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Gaetti-3B Smalley-DH Brunansky-RF Lombardozzi-2B Laudner-C
43.Sun,5/24 vs DET L (2-7) Gladden-LF Gagne-SS Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Gaetti-3B Larkin-DH Brunansky-RF Lombardozzi-2B Salas-C
44.Tue,5/26 vs MIL W (4-2)# Newman-SS Gladden-LF Puckett-CF Gaetti-3B Brunansky-RF Hrbek-1B Larkin-DH Lombardozzi-2B Laudner-C
45.Wed,5/27 vs MIL W (7-2) Gladden-LF Gagne-SS Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Gaetti-3B Smalley-DH Brunansky-RF Lombardozzi-2B Laudner-C
46.Thu,5/28 vs MIL W (13-1) Gladden-LF Gagne-SS Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Gaetti-3B Larkin-DH Brunansky-RF Lombardozzi-2B Laudner-C
47.Fri,5/29 at DET L (7-15) Gladden-LF Gagne-SS Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Gaetti-3B Smalley-DH Brunansky-RF Lombardozzi-2B Laudner-C
48.Sun,5/31 at DET W (9-5) Newman-2B Bush-RF Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Gaetti-3B Larkin-DH Brunansky-LF Salas-C Gagne-SS
49.Sun,5/31 at DET W (11-3)# Newman-SS Gladden-LF Puckett-CF Gaetti-3B Hrbek-1B Brunansky-DH Laudner-C Lombardozzi-2B Davidson-RF
50.Mon,6/1 at BOS W (9-5) Gladden-LF Gagne-SS Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Gaetti-3B Smalley-DH Brunansky-RF Salas-C Lombardozzi-2B
51.Tue,6/2 at BOS L (5-6) Gladden-LF Gagne-SS Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Gaetti-3B Larkin-DH Brunansky-RF Lombardozzi-2B Laudner-C
52.Wed,6/3 at BOS L (6-7) Gladden-LF Lombardozzi-2B Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Larkin-DH Brunansky-RF Smalley-3B Salas-C Gagne-SS
53.Fri,6/5 vs TEX L (9-15) Gladden-LF Gagne-SS Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Gaetti-3B Smalley-DH Brunansky-RF Lombardozzi-2B Laudner-C
54.Sat,6/6 vs TEX W (3-2) Newman-2B Gladden-LF Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Gaetti-3B Larkin-DH Brunansky-RF Gagne-SS Laudner-C
55.Sun,6/7 vs TEX W (7-4) Newman-SS Bush-RF Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Gaetti-3B Smalley-DH Brunansky-LF Lombardozzi-2B Butera-C
56.Mon,6/8 vs KCR W (5-3) Newman-SS Bush-RF Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Gaetti-3B Smalley-DH Brunansky-LF Lombardozzi-2B Butera-C
57.Tue,6/9 vs KCR W (5-2)# Newman-SS Gladden-LF Puckett-CF Gaetti-3B Larkin-1B Brunansky-DH Lombardozzi-2B Laudner-C Davidson-RF
58.Wed,6/10 vs KCR W (4-3)# Gladden-LF Newman-SS Puckett-CF Gaetti-3B Larkin-1B Brunansky-DH Lombardozzi-2B Davidson-RF Butera-C
59.Fri,6/12 at CHW W (5-2) Gladden-LF Gagne-SS Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Gaetti-3B Smalley-DH Brunansky-RF Laudner-C Newman-2B
60.Fri,6/12 at CHW W (7-4) Gladden-CF Lombardozzi-2B Bush-RF Gaetti-3B Smalley-DH Larkin-1B Brunansky-LF Gagne-SS Butera-C
61.Sat,6/13 at CHW L (2-6) Gladden-LF Lombardozzi-2B Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Gaetti-3B Smalley-DH Brunansky-RF Gagne-SS Butera-C
62.Sun,6/14 at CHW W (6-3) Lombardozzi-2B Bush-RF Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Gaetti-3B Smalley-DH Brunansky-LF Laudner-C Gagne-SS
63.Mon,6/15 at MIL W (5-0) Gladden-LF Lombardozzi-2B Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Gaetti-3B Smalley-DH Bush-RF Gagne-SS Butera-C
64.Tue,6/16 at MIL W (7-3) Gladden-LF Lombardozzi-2B Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Larkin-DH Smalley-3B Brunansky-RF Laudner-C Gagne-SS
65.Wed,6/17 at MIL L (5-8)# Newman-3B Gagne-SS Gladden-LF Puckett-CF Brunansky-RF Hrbek-1B Larkin-DH Lombardozzi-2B Butera-C
66.Fri,6/19 vs CHW W (7-6) Gladden-LF Lombardozzi-2B Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Larkin-DH Smalley-3B Brunansky-RF Gagne-SS Butera-C
67.Sat,6/20 vs CHW L (5-10) Gladden-LF Bush-DH Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Brunansky-RF Smalley-3B Lombardozzi-2B Gagne-SS Butera-C
68.Sun,6/21 vs CHW W (8-6)# Gladden-LF Newman-3B Puckett-CF Gaetti-DH Hrbek-1B Brunansky-RF Laudner-C Lombardozzi-2B Gagne-SS
69.Tue,6/23 vs CLE W (9-4) Gladden-LF Newman-2B Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Gaetti-3B Smalley-DH Brunansky-RF Laudner-C Gagne-SS
70.Wed,6/24 vs CLE W (14-8)# Gladden-LF Newman-2B Puckett-CF Gaetti-3B Brunansky-RF Hrbek-1B Larkin-DH Gagne-SS Butera-C
71.Thu,6/25 vs CLE W (4-3) Gladden-LF Newman-SS Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Gaetti-3B Smalley-DH Brunansky-RF Laudner-C Lombardozzi-2B
72.Fri,6/26 at TEX L (0-1) Gladden-LF Newman-SS Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Gaetti-3B Smalley-DH Brunansky-RF Lombardozzi-2B Butera-C
73.Sat,6/27 at TEX L (6-11) Gladden-LF Gagne-SS Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Gaetti-3B Smalley-DH Brunansky-RF Laudner-C Lombardozzi-2B
74.Sat,6/27 at TEX L (2-7) Gladden-LF Newman-2B Bush-RF Gaetti-DH Smalley-3B Larkin-1B Davidson-CF Gagne-SS Butera-C
75.Sun,6/28 at TEX L (3-6) Newman-2B Bush-RF Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Larkin-DH Smalley-3B Brunansky-LF Laudner-C Gagne-SS
76.Mon,6/29 at KCR L (2-3)# Newman-2B Davidson-RF Puckett-CF Brunansky-DH Hrbek-1B Gladden-LF Smalley-3B Gagne-SS Butera-C
77.Tue,6/30 at KCR W (3-1)# Gladden-LF Newman-2B Puckett-DH Gaetti-3B Brunansky-RF Larkin-1B Laudner-C Davidson-CF Gagne-SS
78.Wed,7/1 at KCR L (3-4) Gladden-LF Gagne-SS Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Gaetti-3B Smalley-DH Brunansky-RF Lombardozzi-2B Butera-C
79.Thu,7/2 at KCR L (3-10) Gladden-LF Bush-DH Puckett-CF Larkin-1B Brunansky-RF Smalley-3B Laudner-C Gagne-SS Lombardozzi-2B
80.Fri,7/3 vs BAL W (6-5) Gladden-LF Newman-2B Puckett-CF Hrbek-1B Gaetti-3B Smalley-DH Brunansky-RF Laudner-C Gagne-SS
81.Sat,7/4 vs BAL W (4-1)# Gladden-LF Lombardozzi-2B Puckett-DH Gaetti-3B Hrbek-1B Brunansky-RF Laudner-C Davidson-CF Gagne-SS
82.Sun,7/5 vs BAL W (4-3) Gladden-LF Puckett-CF Bush-RF Hrbek-1B Gaetti-3B Smalley-DH Gagne-SS Lombardozzi-2B Butera-C
83.Mon,7/6 at NYY W (2-0)# Gladden-LF Puckett-CF Brunansky-RF Gaetti-3B Hrbek-1B Larkin-DH Laudner-C Lombardozzi-2B Gagne-SS
84.Tue,7/7 at NYY L (7-12)# Gladden-LF Davidson-CF Puckett-DH