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Saturday, October 10, 1987

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1987 Playoffs

Series tied 2 - 2

St. Louis Cardinals 2
San Francisco Giants 4
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Minnesota Twins 6
Detroit Tigers 7
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Brenly 2
1 Sal Butera 2
1 Will Clark 2
1 Vince Coleman 2
1 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Brenly 1
1 Tom Brunansky 1
1 Greg Gagne 1
1 Jeffrey Leonard 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Brunansky 2
1 Gary Gaetti 2
1 Larry Herndon 2
1 Jeffrey Leonard 2
1 Pat Sheridan 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kirk Gibson 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Danny Cox 0.50
2 Walt Terrell 0.36
3 Mike Krukow 0.30
4 Les Straker 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 Mike Krukow 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Danny Cox 6
2 Dan Schatzeder 5
3 Walt Terrell 4
4 Mike Krukow 3
5 3 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Will Clark .467
1 Jeffrey Leonard .467
3 Tom Brunansky .444
3 Darrell Evans .444
5 Gary Gaetti .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeffrey Leonard 4
2 Gary Gaetti 2
3 Bob Brenly 1
3 Tom Brunansky 1
3 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Brunansky 6
2 Jeffrey Leonard 5
3 Vince Coleman 4
3 Gary Gaetti 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Randy Bush 2
1 Kirk Gibson 2
3 Will Clark 1
3 Tom Herr 1
3 5 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Dravecky 0.00
2 Mike Krukow 2.00
3 Greg Mathews 2.45
4 John Tudor 3.38
5 Bert Blyleven 3.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Dave Dravecky 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 9
2 Greg Mathews 7
3 Bert Blyleven 6
3 Danny Cox 6
3 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Juan Berenguer 1
1 Ken Dayley 1
1 Sid Fernandez 1
1 Todd Worrell 1

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 98 64 .605 --
Blue Jays 96 66 .593 2.0
Brewers 91 71 .562 7.0
Yankees 89 73 .549 9.0
Red Sox 78 84 .481 20.0
Orioles 67 95 .414 31.0
Indians 61 101 .377 37.0

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 85 77 .525 --
Royals 83 79 .512 2.0
Athletics 81 81 .500 4.0
Mariners 78 84 .481 7.0
White Sox 77 85 .475 8.0
Angels 75 87 .463 10.0
Rangers 75 87 .463 10.0

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 95 67 .586 --
Mets 92 70 .568 3.0
Expos 91 71 .562 4.0
Pirates 80 82 .494 15.0
Phillies 80 82 .494 15.0
Cubs 76 85 .472 18.5

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 90 72 .556 --
Reds 84 78 .519 6.0
Astros 76 86 .469 14.0
Dodgers 73 89 .451 17.0
Braves 69 92 .429 20.5
Padres 65 97 .401 25.0