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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 (1986/1988) / Batting Orders / Splits: Bat / Pitch / Gamelogs: Bat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

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