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The 1987 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1987 season.The 84th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the American League (AL) champion Minnesota Twins and the National League (NL) champion St. Louis Cardinals.
The Twins' 85-77 was the lowest for a World Series champion for nearly two decades, until the 2006 St. Louis Cardinals won the World Series with an 83-78 record. 1987 was the first year the Twins started using their modernized logos and uniforms, which are still in use today. Only one Twin made the All-Star Game, outfielder Kirby Puckett.
The Twins blew out the Cardinals in Game 6, 11–5, to force a seventh game. Viola pitched eight solid innings in Game 7 as the Twins came back to win by a 4–2 score, securing the title. With the Twins winning Game 7 in the regulation nine innings, the 1987 World Series was the first in which no games needed the bottom of the ninth inning.
The Cardinals would go on the lose the World Series in seven games to the Minnesota Twins. After their defeat in the '87 Series, the Cardinals' reign of dominance in the '80s ended. They did not return to the postseason until 1996, did not return to the World Series until 2004, and did not win it all until 2006.
Tom Kelly managed the Twins to World Series victories over the St. Louis Cardinals in 1987 [53] [54] and the Atlanta Braves in 1991. [55] The 1988 Twins were the first team in American League history to draw more than 3 million fans. [ 56 ]
Whitey Herzog, the Hall of Fame manager who guided the 1982 St. Louis Cardinals to a World Series title, has died. He was 92. “Whitey spent his last few days surrounded by his family," the ...
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