Minnesota twins, american professional baseball team based in minneapolis that plays in the american league of major league baseball. Louis cardinals were coming off an emotionally draining national league playoff series with the giants, and half their power supplyspecifically, jack clark and terry pendletonwas crippled. The 1987 minnesota tw ins wo n the world series for the first time since moving from washington in 1961, the second time that the franchis e won the wor ld series the washington senators won it in 1924. Its also available for football, basketball and hockey.
Ranking every world series winners in history page 6. The 1987 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 1987 season. The game was a little victory in the war that was the. At the start of the 1987 season, the minnesota twins were virtually no ones idea of a world series champion. Minnesota has three world series titles 1924 as the washington senators, 1987, and 1991. Louis cardinals 2 at minnesota twins 4, f the 1987 world series between the twins and cardinals brought a whole new meaning to the term homefield advantage. Can you name the twins starting lineup in game 7 of the 1987 world series. Twins, fox sports north and 830 wcco announce twins. A pivotal piece of the twins 1987 world series winning team came courtesy of the giants when they traded dan gladden to minnesota for two minor leaguers and a player to be named later. The tigers, having won the world series in 1984, were a stronger team and were projected to win. A run to the world series would undoubtedly be an incredibly difficult feat as the second american league wild card team, given they have the worst record of any club in the playoffs, but twins fans remember 1987, when the club won 85 games but won the world series with plenty of postseason magic. Baseball quiz, mlb quiz, 1987, minnesota, minnesota twins, world series. A 1987 minnesota twins roster with uniform numbers, player stats and opening day data.
Minnesota navigated its ups and downs in an 8577 season on the way to the world series. The 84th edition of the world series, it was a bestofseven playoff played between the american league al champion minnesota twins and the national league nl champion st. Minnesota twins 1987 world series composite hitting statistics. Some highlights from the 1987 minnesota twins vs st louis cardinals world series. After missing out of the playoffs in 1992, the twins struggled for many seasons before finally deciding to rebuild. Follow minnesota twins team history, regular season results, postseason results, and more on.
A native of minnesota, he was also a member of both the 1987 and 1991 world series championship teams. Twins alldecade team, the 80s the hitters minnesota. The very best example of this phenomenon in baseball right now is the minnesota. Get scores, news and notes in your inbox every day. The minnesota twins had two distinct advantages in this world series. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Led by kirby puckett, the 1987 twins brought the first world series title to the state of minnesota. The minnesota twins of the american league ended the season with a record of 85 wins and 77 losses, finishing first in the als west division.
The twins defeated the cardinals four games to three to win the series. Twins 1987 success exceeded expectations of thengm andy macphail andy mcphail thought the twins might be a. On september 30, 1967, a saturday afternoon, the minnesota twins played the first of a twogame seasonending series against the red sox at bostons fenway park. The 1987 american league championship series between the twins and the tigers kicked off on october 7.
The 1987 minnesota twins team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1987 season. Coverage will also include all three major league baseball allstar games to be played in minnesota 1965 and 1985 on fox sports north, and 2014 on 830 wcco, along with. Jack clark was the only cardinals player to reach 30 home runs in the 1980s. The twins led the red sox and the tigers who had to play two doubleheaders by a single game. This entry was posted on friday, april 20th, 2007 at 6. The 1987 world series was the first sevengame fall classic in which. In the franchises 119year history, the twins made the playoffs 16 times.
Never in the history of major league baseball had the home team won every game of the world series. The 1987 minnesota twins will forever have a place in the hearts of twins fans. The franchise has won three world series titles 1924, 1987, and 1991 and six al pennants. Ten forgettable moments from the 1987 world series. Test your knowledge on this sports quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. Compare prices on minnesota twins world series memorabilia and other gear. Butera recalls epiphany moment before world series win. In 87 the twins turned the towns upside down minnpost. They were the first team to win a world series since the team moved from washington d. Louis the washington senators had a long history of mediocrity with only one. Having won only 85 gam es dur ing the 1987 regular seaso n, they won th e world series with the fewest number of regular season wins since major league baseball expanded to a 162game season in 1961. While his overall record of 1,1401,244 doesnt look impressive at all, he did help the twins reach and win both the 1987 and 1991 world series.
Fox sports north to show classic minnesota twins games. Tom kelly 8577 1987 minnesota twins statistics 1987 minnesota twins roster. Hrbek was a consistent power hitter for the twins, hitting 20 or more home runs in 10 of his. Louis cardinals in the 1987 world series 4 games in the metrodome and 3 games in busch stadium.
Minnesota twins 1987 starting lineup quiz by mgerecke. Minnesota twins mlb team history major league baseball. The 1991 series was one of the best in history though the victory would be short lived. Minnesota twins vintage mlb programs for sale ebay. Though the twins say otherwise, longtime announcer al michaels says when he was broadcasting the 1987 world series between the twins and cardinals for abc, it was apparent to him that some of the. Keith atherton don baylor juan berenguer bert blyleven tom brunansky randy bush sal butera mark davidson george frazier gary gaetti greg gagne dan gladden kent hrbek gene larkin. Despite the power in their lineup, the twins were outscored 806786, one of the largest such differentials for a world series champion. The minnesota twins ten greatest pitchers of all time. Two huge innings from the minnesota twins offense supplied them with a win on june 24, 1987. Twins history you likely havent thought about minnesota. Following time with the rangers, pittsburgh and cleveland, blyleven returned to minnesota under new ownership, practically picking up where he left off with a multitude of numbers, both good and bad. Rate 5 stars rate 4 stars rate 3 stars rate 2 stars rate 1 star. In his first full season as skipper, the 37yearold led the twins to their first world championship since the team moved to minnesota in 1961.
The winner would proceed to compete in the 1987 world series so the stakes were high. You can follow any responses to this entry through the rss 2. The official website of the minnesota twins with the most uptodate information on scores, schedule, stats, tickets, and team news. These are the complete broadcasts of all 7 games played between the minnesota twins and st. There are a lot of memories twins fans certainly hold dear from the 1987 world series. Mlb minnesota twins minnesota metrodome inside view color 8 x 10 photo. Thirty years ago on this date, the minnesota twins became world series champions for the first time.