| 1987 St. Louis Cardinals | ||||
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| National League champions National League East champions | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Busch Memorial Stadium | |||
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |||
| Record | 95–67 (.586) | |||
| Divisional place | 1st | |||
| Owners | August "Gussie" Busch | |||
| General managers | Dal Maxvill | |||
| Managers | Whitey Herzog | |||
| Television | KSDK (Jack Buck,Mike Shannon,Jay Randolph) Cardinal Cable Network (Al Hrabosky,Ken Wilson) | |||
| Radio | KMOX (Jack Buck,Mike Shannon) | |||
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The1987 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 106th season inSt. Louis, Missouri and the 96th season in theNational League. TheCardinals went 95–67 during the season and finished first in theNational League East for the third and last time before moving to theNational League Central in 1994. They went on to win theNLCS in seven games over theSan Francisco Giants. In theWorld Series against theMinnesota Twins, after having fallen behind 2–0 at theHubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, they won their next three games at home. However, back at the Metrodome, they lost the last two and fell one game short of a World Series title. It would be the Cardinals' last World Series appearance until 2004.
September highlights included aTerry Pendleton home run during a September 11 game against the contendingMets as well as aTom Herr walk-offgrand slam against the Mets on Seat Cushion Night. As St. Louis proceeded into the post-season, they found themselves without clean-up hitterJack Clark, the team's number-one offensive threat. He damaged his ankle when he caught a cleat in the artificial turf atMontreal'sOlympic Stadium.[4] Nonetheless, the Redbirds won 95 games to capture the NL East title.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| St. Louis Cardinals | 95 | 67 | .586 | — | 49–32 | 46–35 |
| New York Mets | 92 | 70 | .568 | 3 | 49–32 | 43–38 |
| Montreal Expos | 91 | 71 | .562 | 4 | 48–33 | 43–38 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 80 | 82 | .494 | 15 | 43–38 | 37–44 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 80 | 82 | .494 | 15 | 47–34 | 33–48 |
| Chicago Cubs | 76 | 85 | .472 | 18½ | 40–40 | 36–45 |
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| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
| Atlanta | — | 6–5 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 3–9 | |||||
| Chicago | 5–6 | — | 6–6 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 4–14 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 6–12 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 10–8 | 6–6 | — | 13–5 | 10–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 12–6 | 7–11 | 4–8 | |||||
| Houston | 10–8 | 4–8 | 5–13 | — | 12–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–13 | 10–8 | 5–7 | |||||
| Los Angeles | 12–6 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 6–12 | — | 3–9 | 6–6 | 2–10 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 3–9 | |||||
| Montreal | 9–3 | 8–10 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 9–3 | — | 8–10 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 11–7 | |||||
| New York | 5–7 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–8 | — | 13–5 | 12–6 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 9–9 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 5–7 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 8–10 | 5–13 | — | 11–7 | 8–4 | 2–10 | 8–10 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 5–7 | 14–4 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 6–12 | 7–11 | — | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–11 | |||||
| San Diego | 12–6 | 3–9 | 6–12 | 13–5 | 7–11 | 3–9 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 4–8 | — | 5–13 | 4–8 | |||||
| San Francisco | 10–8 | 7–5 | 11–7 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 10–2 | 6–6 | 13–5 | — | 7–5 | |||||
| St. Louis | 9–3 | 12–6 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 8–4 | 5–7 | — | |||||
| 1987 St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches
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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Tony Peña | 116 | 384 | 82 | .214 | 5 | 44 |
| 1B | Jack Clark | 131 | 419 | 120 | .286 | 35 | 106 |
| 2B | Tom Herr | 141 | 510 | 134 | .263 | 2 | 83 |
| 3B | Terry Pendleton | 159 | 583 | 167 | .286 | 12 | 96 |
| SS | Ozzie Smith | 158 | 600 | 182 | .303 | 0 | 75 |
| LF | Vince Coleman | 151 | 623 | 180 | .289 | 3 | 43 |
| CF | Willie McGee | 153 | 620 | 177 | .285 | 11 | 105 |
| RF | Curt Ford | 89 | 228 | 65 | .285 | 3 | 26 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Oquendo | 116 | 248 | 71 | .286 | 1 | 24 |
| Jim Lindeman | 75 | 207 | 43 | .208 | 8 | 28 |
| Steve Lake | 74 | 179 | 45 | .251 | 2 | 19 |
| John Morris | 101 | 157 | 41 | .261 | 3 | 23 |
| Dan Driessen | 24 | 60 | 14 | .233 | 1 | 11 |
| Lance Johnson | 63 | 59 | 13 | .220 | 0 | 7 |
| Tito Landrum | 30 | 50 | 10 | .200 | 0 | 6 |
| Tom Pagnozzi | 27 | 48 | 9 | .188 | 2 | 9 |
| Rod Booker | 44 | 47 | 13 | .277 | 0 | 8 |
| David Green | 14 | 30 | 8 | .267 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Laga | 17 | 29 | 4 | .138 | 1 | 4 |
| Tom Lawless | 19 | 25 | 2 | .080 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug DeCinces | 4 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 1 |
| Skeeter Barnes | 4 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 1 | 3 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Cox | 31 | 199.1 | 11 | 9 | 3.88 | 101 |
| Greg Mathews | 32 | 197.2 | 11 | 11 | 3.73 | 108 |
| Bob Forsch | 33 | 179.0 | 11 | 7 | 4.32 | 89 |
| Joe Magrane | 27 | 170.1 | 9 | 7 | 3.54 | 101 |
| John Tudor | 16 | 96.0 | 10 | 2 | 3.84 | 54 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Horton | 67 | 125.0 | 8 | 3 | 3.82 | 55 |
| Lee Tunnell | 32 | 74.1 | 4 | 4 | 4.84 | 49 |
| Tim Conroy | 10 | 40.2 | 3 | 2 | 5.53 | 22 |
| Dave LaPoint | 6 | 16.0 | 1 | 1 | 6.75 | 8 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Worrell | 75 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 2.66 | 92 |
| Bill Dawley | 60 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4.47 | 65 |
| Ken Dayley | 53 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2.66 | 63 |
| Pat Perry | 45 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4.39 | 33 |
| Ray Soff | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.46 | 9 |
| Steve Peters | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.80 | 11 |
| Scott Terry | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 9 |
| Randy O'Neal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 4 |
| José Oquendo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 0 |
Despite the Cardinals prevailing over theSan Francisco Giants in 7 games, it was the Giants'Jeffrey Leonard who won theNLCS MVP award.
October 6,Busch Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| W:Greg Mathews (1-0) L:Rick Reuschel (0-1) SV:Ken Dayley (1) | ||||||||||||
| HRs:SFG –Jeffrey Leonard (1) STL – None | ||||||||||||
October 7,Busch Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| W:Dave Dravecky (1-0) L:John Tudor (0-1) SV: None | ||||||||||||
| HRs:SFG –Will Clark (1) Jeffrey Leonard (2) STL – None | ||||||||||||
October 9,Candlestick Park
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 1 |
| San Francisco | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| W:Bob Forsch (1-0) L:Don Robinson (0-1) SV:Todd Worrell (1) | ||||||||||||
| HRs:SFG –Jeffrey Leonard (3) Harry Spilman (1) STL –Jim Lindeman (1) | ||||||||||||
October 10,Candlestick Park
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| San Francisco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| W:Mike Krukow (1-0) L:Danny Cox (0-1) SV: None | ||||||||||||
| HRs:SFG –Robby Thompson (1) Jeffrey Leonard (4) STL – None | ||||||||||||
October 11,Candlestick Park
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| San Francisco | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| W:Joe Price (1-0) L:Bob Forsch (1-1) SV: None | ||||||||||||
| HRs:SFG –Kevin Mitchell (1) STL – None | ||||||||||||
October 13,Busch Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| St. Louis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| W:John Tudor (1-1) L:Dave Dravecky (1-1) SV:Ken Dayley (2) | ||||||||||||
| HRs:SFG – None STL – None | ||||||||||||
October 14,Busch Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| St. Louis | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| W:Danny Cox (1-1) L:Atlee Hammaker (0-1) SV: None | ||||||||||||
| HRs:SFG – None STL –José Oquendo (1) | ||||||||||||
TheMinnesota Twins defeated the Cardinals in seven games. This Series was the first in which the home team won each of the seven games. The Cardinals held their own at Busch Stadium, but the crowd noise and the "Homer Hankys" in theMetrodome appeared to give the Twins an edge. The booming bats of the Twins were too much for the Cardinals' "inside baseball" style of offense in Games 1, 2, and 6. In Game 7 it was the Twins' pitching that shut down the Cardinals.
ALMinnesota Twins (4) vs. NL St. Louis Cardinals (3)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance | Time of Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardinals – 1,Twins – 10 | October 17 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (Minnesota) | 55,171 | 3:36 |
| 2 | Cardinals – 4,Twins – 8 | October 18 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (Minnesota) | 55,257 | 2:42 |
| 3 | Twins – 1,Cardinals – 3 | October 20 | Busch Stadium (St. Louis) | 55,347 | 2:45 |
| 4 | Twins – 2, Cardinals – 7 | October 21 | Busch Stadium (St. Louis) | 55,347 | 3:11 |
| 5 | Twins – 2,Cardinals – 4 | October 22 | Busch Stadium (St. Louis) | 55,347 | 3:21 |
| 6 | Cardinals – 5,Twins – 11 | October 24 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (Minnesota) | 55,293 | 3:22 |
| 7 | Cardinals – 2,Twins – 4 | October 25 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (Minnesota) | 55,376 | 3:04 |