1987 Minnesota Twins Game-by-Game Results

American League (AL)
Team Record: 85-77
Finished 1st in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 2,082,203, Avg. 25,706
Ballpark: Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome
Won World Series
American League Championship Series - Defeated Detroit Tigers 4-1
World Series - Defeated St. Louis Cardinals 4-3
Manager: Tom Kelly (85-77)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1987 Minnesota Twins Statistics
1987 Minnesota Twins Roster

The Minnesota Twins of the American League ended the 1987 season with a record of 85 wins and 77 losses, finishing first in the AL's West Division.

The Twins plated 786 runs and yielded 806 runs. Kent Hrbek walloped 34 home runs for Minnesota, while Tim Laudner, Kirby Puckett, Tom Brunansky and Gary Gaetti each swatted 20 or more also. Gary Gaetti drove in 109 runs. Kirby Puckett led all regular batters by hitting .332. Frank Viola topped the team with 17 wins, and Bert Blyleven added 15 or more wins, too Frank Viola recorded a 2.90 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Tom Kelly coached the team. The 1987 Minnesota Twins won the World Series.

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Regular Season Runs For: 786
Regular Season Runs Against: 806

Date Game Res Home Road Record
April 7, 1987 Oakland Athletics 4 at Minnesota Twins 5 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
April 8, 1987 Oakland Athletics 1 at Minnesota Twins 4 W 2-0 0-0 2-0
April 9, 1987 Oakland Athletics 4 at Minnesota Twins 5 W 3-0 0-0 3-0
April 10, 1987 Minnesota Twins 8 at Seattle Mariners 1 W 3-0 1-0 4-0
April 11, 1987 Minnesota Twins 5 at Seattle Mariners 6 L 3-0 1-1 4-1
April 12, 1987 Minnesota Twins 8 at Seattle Mariners 5 W 3-0 2-1 5-1
April 13, 1987 Minnesota Twins 3 at Oakland Athletics 6 L 3-0 2-2 5-2
April 14, 1987 Minnesota Twins 9 at Oakland Athletics 8 W 3-0 3-2 6-2
April 15, 1987 Minnesota Twins 5 at Oakland Athletics 2 W 3-0 4-2 7-2
April 17, 1987 Minnesota Twins 1 at California Angels 2 L 3-0 4-3 7-3
April 18, 1987 Minnesota Twins 0 at California Angels 1 L 3-0 4-4 7-4
April 19, 1987 Minnesota Twins 6 at California Angels 5 W 3-0 5-4 8-4
April 20, 1987 Seattle Mariners 5 at Minnesota Twins 13 W 4-0 5-4 9-4
April 21, 1987 Seattle Mariners 1 at Minnesota Twins 6 W 5-0 5-4 10-4
April 22, 1987 Seattle Mariners 4 at Minnesota Twins 3 L 5-1 5-4 10-5
April 23, 1987 California Angels 7 at Minnesota Twins 3 L 5-2 5-4 10-6
April 24, 1987 California Angels 8 at Minnesota Twins 1 L 5-3 5-4 10-7
April 25, 1987 California Angels 7 at Minnesota Twins 8 W 6-3 5-4 11-7
April 26, 1987 California Angels 5 at Minnesota Twins 10 W 7-3 5-4 12-7
April 28, 1987 Minnesota Twins 1 at Toronto Blue Jays 5 L 7-3 5-5 12-8
April 29, 1987 Minnesota Twins 1 at Toronto Blue Jays 8 L 7-3 5-6 12-9
May 1, 1987 New York Yankees 4 at Minnesota Twins 7 W 8-3 5-6 13-9
May 2, 1987 New York Yankees 6 at Minnesota Twins 4 L 8-4 5-6 13-10
May 3, 1987 New York Yankees 3 at Minnesota Twins 4 W 9-4 5-6 14-10
May 5, 1987 Baltimore Orioles 5 at Minnesota Twins 4 L 9-5 5-6 14-11
May 6, 1987 Baltimore Orioles 6 at Minnesota Twins 0 L 9-6 5-6 14-12
May 7, 1987 Baltimore Orioles 2 at Minnesota Twins 5 W 10-6 5-6 15-12
May 8, 1987 Minnesota Twins 7 at New York Yankees 11 L 10-6 5-7 15-13
May 9, 1987 Minnesota Twins 2 at New York Yankees 0 W 10-6 6-7 16-13
May 10, 1987 Minnesota Twins 1 at New York Yankees 6 L 10-6 6-8 16-14
May 11, 1987 Minnesota Twins 10 at Baltimore Orioles 4 W 10-6 7-8 17-14
May 12, 1987 Minnesota Twins 7 at Baltimore Orioles 10 L 10-6 7-9 17-15
May 13, 1987 Toronto Blue Jays 7 at Minnesota Twins 0 L 10-7 7-9 17-16
May 14, 1987 Toronto Blue Jays 16 at Minnesota Twins 4 L 10-8 7-9 17-17
May 15, 1987 Boston Red Sox 1 at Minnesota Twins 3 W 11-8 7-9 18-17
May 16, 1987 Boston Red Sox 6 at Minnesota Twins 1 L 11-9 7-9 18-18
May 17, 1987 Boston Red Sox 8 at Minnesota Twins 10 W 12-9 7-9 19-18
May 19, 1987 Minnesota Twins 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 L 12-9 7-10 19-19
May 20, 1987 Minnesota Twins 8 at Cleveland Indians 2 W 12-9 8-10 20-19
May 21, 1987 Minnesota Twins 3 at Cleveland Indians 6 L 12-9 8-11 20-20
May 22, 1987 Detroit Tigers 3 at Minnesota Twins 2 L 12-10 8-11 20-21
May 23, 1987 Detroit Tigers 5 at Minnesota Twins 7 W 13-10 8-11 21-21
May 24, 1987 Detroit Tigers 7 at Minnesota Twins 2 L 13-11 8-11 21-22
May 26, 1987 Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Minnesota Twins 4 W 14-11 8-11 22-22
May 27, 1987 Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Minnesota Twins 7 W 15-11 8-11 23-22
May 28, 1987 Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Minnesota Twins 13 W 16-11 8-11 24-22
May 29, 1987 Minnesota Twins 7 at Detroit Tigers 15 L 16-11 8-12 24-23
May 31, 1987 Minnesota Twins 11 at Detroit Tigers 3 W 16-11 9-12 25-23
May 31, 1987 Minnesota Twins 9 at Detroit Tigers 5 W 16-11 10-12 26-23
June 1, 1987 Minnesota Twins 9 at Boston Red Sox 5 W 16-11 11-12 27-23
June 2, 1987 Minnesota Twins 5 at Boston Red Sox 6 L 16-11 11-13 27-24
June 3, 1987 Minnesota Twins 6 at Boston Red Sox 7 L 16-11 11-14 27-25
June 5, 1987 Texas Rangers 15 at Minnesota Twins 9 L 16-12 11-14 27-26
June 6, 1987 Texas Rangers 2 at Minnesota Twins 3 W 17-12 11-14 28-26
June 7, 1987 Texas Rangers 4 at Minnesota Twins 7 W 18-12 11-14 29-26
June 8, 1987 Kansas City Royals 3 at Minnesota Twins 5 W 19-12 11-14 30-26
June 9, 1987 Kansas City Royals 2 at Minnesota Twins 5 W 20-12 11-14 31-26
June 10, 1987 Kansas City Royals 3 at Minnesota Twins 4 W 21-12 11-14 32-26
June 12, 1987 Minnesota Twins 7 at Chicago White Sox 4 W 21-12 12-14 33-26
June 12, 1987 Minnesota Twins 5 at Chicago White Sox 2 W 21-12 13-14 34-26
June 13, 1987 Minnesota Twins 2 at Chicago White Sox 6 L 21-12 13-15 34-27
June 14, 1987 Minnesota Twins 6 at Chicago White Sox 3 W 21-12 14-15 35-27
June 15, 1987 Minnesota Twins 5 at Milwaukee Brewers 0 W 21-12 15-15 36-27
June 16, 1987 Minnesota Twins 7 at Milwaukee Brewers 3 W 21-12 16-15 37-27
June 17, 1987 Minnesota Twins 5 at Milwaukee Brewers 8 L 21-12 16-16 37-28
June 19, 1987 Chicago White Sox 6 at Minnesota Twins 7 W 22-12 16-16 38-28
June 20, 1987 Chicago White Sox 10 at Minnesota Twins 5 L 22-13 16-16 38-29
June 21, 1987 Chicago White Sox 6 at Minnesota Twins 8 W 23-13 16-16 39-29
June 23, 1987 Cleveland Indians 4 at Minnesota Twins 9 W 24-13 16-16 40-29
June 24, 1987 Cleveland Indians 8 at Minnesota Twins 14 W 25-13 16-16 41-29
June 25, 1987 Cleveland Indians 3 at Minnesota Twins 4 W 26-13 16-16 42-29
June 26, 1987 Minnesota Twins 0 at Texas Rangers 1 L 26-13 16-17 42-30
June 27, 1987 Minnesota Twins 2 at Texas Rangers 7 L 26-13 16-18 42-31
June 27, 1987 Minnesota Twins 6 at Texas Rangers 11 L 26-13 16-19 42-32
June 28, 1987 Minnesota Twins 3 at Texas Rangers 6 L 26-13 16-20 42-33
June 29, 1987 Minnesota Twins 2 at Kansas City Royals 3 L 26-13 16-21 42-34
June 30, 1987 Minnesota Twins 3 at Kansas City Royals 1 W 26-13 17-21 43-34
July 1, 1987 Minnesota Twins 3 at Kansas City Royals 4 L 26-13 17-22 43-35
July 2, 1987 Minnesota Twins 3 at Kansas City Royals 10 L 26-13 17-23 43-36
July 3, 1987 Baltimore Orioles 5 at Minnesota Twins 6 W 27-13 17-23 44-36
July 4, 1987 Baltimore Orioles 1 at Minnesota Twins 4 W 28-13 17-23 45-36
July 5, 1987 Baltimore Orioles 3 at Minnesota Twins 4 W 29-13 17-23 46-36
July 6, 1987 Minnesota Twins 2 at New York Yankees 0 W 29-13 18-23 47-36
July 7, 1987 Minnesota Twins 7 at New York Yankees 12 L 29-13 18-24 47-37
July 8, 1987 Minnesota Twins 4 at New York Yankees 13 L 29-13 18-25 47-38
July 9, 1987 Minnesota Twins 3 at Baltimore Orioles 1 W 29-13 19-25 48-38
July 10, 1987 Minnesota Twins 12 at Baltimore Orioles 13 L 29-13 19-26 48-39
July 11, 1987 Minnesota Twins 2 at Baltimore Orioles 1 W 29-13 20-26 49-39
July 12, 1987 Minnesota Twins 0 at Baltimore Orioles 5 L 29-13 20-27 49-40
July 16, 1987 Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Minnesota Twins 2 L 29-14 20-27 49-41
July 17, 1987 Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Minnesota Twins 3 W 30-14 20-27 50-41
July 18, 1987 Toronto Blue Jays 7 at Minnesota Twins 5 L 30-15 20-27 50-42
July 19, 1987 Toronto Blue Jays 6 at Minnesota Twins 7 W 31-15 20-27 51-42
July 20, 1987 New York Yankees 7 at Minnesota Twins 1 L 31-16 20-27 51-43
July 21, 1987 New York Yankees 1 at Minnesota Twins 2 W 32-16 20-27 52-43
July 22, 1987 New York Yankees 1 at Minnesota Twins 3 W 33-16 20-27 53-43
July 23, 1987 Minnesota Twins 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 4 L 33-16 20-28 53-44
July 24, 1987 Minnesota Twins 6 at Toronto Blue Jays 8 L 33-16 20-29 53-45
July 25, 1987 Minnesota Twins 13 at Toronto Blue Jays 9 W 33-16 21-29 54-45
July 26, 1987 Minnesota Twins 2 at Toronto Blue Jays 4 L 33-16 21-30 54-46
July 27, 1987 Minnesota Twins 4 at Seattle Mariners 3 W 33-16 22-30 55-46
July 28, 1987 Minnesota Twins 1 at Seattle Mariners 6 L 33-16 22-31 55-47
July 29, 1987 Minnesota Twins 3 at Seattle Mariners 8 L 33-16 22-32 55-48
July 31, 1987 Minnesota Twins 5 at Oakland Athletics 3 W 33-16 23-32 56-48
August 1, 1987 Minnesota Twins 2 at Oakland Athletics 3 L 33-16 23-33 56-49
August 2, 1987 Minnesota Twins 5 at Oakland Athletics 6 L 33-16 23-34 56-50
August 3, 1987 Minnesota Twins 11 at California Angels 3 W 33-16 24-34 57-50
August 4, 1987 Minnesota Twins 3 at California Angels 12 L 33-16 24-35 57-51
August 5, 1987 Minnesota Twins 1 at California Angels 6 L 33-16 24-36 57-52
August 6, 1987 Oakland Athletics 4 at Minnesota Twins 9 W 34-16 24-36 58-52
August 7, 1987 Oakland Athletics 4 at Minnesota Twins 9 W 35-16 24-36 59-52
August 8, 1987 Oakland Athletics 2 at Minnesota Twins 9 W 36-16 24-36 60-52
August 9, 1987 Oakland Athletics 5 at Minnesota Twins 7 W 37-16 24-36 61-52
August 11, 1987 California Angels 2 at Minnesota Twins 7 W 38-16 24-36 62-52
August 12, 1987 California Angels 8 at Minnesota Twins 2 L 38-17 24-36 62-53
August 13, 1987 California Angels 5 at Minnesota Twins 1 L 38-18 24-36 62-54
August 14, 1987 Seattle Mariners 3 at Minnesota Twins 6 W 39-18 24-36 63-54
August 15, 1987 Seattle Mariners 4 at Minnesota Twins 14 W 40-18 24-36 64-54
August 16, 1987 Seattle Mariners 1 at Minnesota Twins 5 W 41-18 24-36 65-54
August 17, 1987 Seattle Mariners 2 at Minnesota Twins 4 W 42-18 24-36 66-54
August 18, 1987 Minnesota Twins 2 at Detroit Tigers 11 L 42-18 24-37 66-55
August 19, 1987 Minnesota Twins 1 at Detroit Tigers 7 L 42-18 24-38 66-56
August 20, 1987 Minnesota Twins 0 at Detroit Tigers 8 L 42-18 24-39 66-57
August 21, 1987 Minnesota Twins 3 at Boston Red Sox 11 L 42-18 24-40 66-58
August 22, 1987 Minnesota Twins 5 at Boston Red Sox 6 L 42-18 24-41 66-59
August 23, 1987 Minnesota Twins 4 at Boston Red Sox 6 L 42-18 24-42 66-60
August 24, 1987 Detroit Tigers 4 at Minnesota Twins 5 W 43-18 24-42 67-60
August 25, 1987 Detroit Tigers 5 at Minnesota Twins 4 L 43-19 24-42 67-61
August 26, 1987 Detroit Tigers 10 at Minnesota Twins 8 L 43-20 24-42 67-62
August 28, 1987 Minnesota Twins 0 at Milwaukee Brewers 1 L 43-20 24-43 67-63
August 29, 1987 Minnesota Twins 12 at Milwaukee Brewers 3 W 43-20 25-43 68-63
August 30, 1987 Minnesota Twins 10 at Milwaukee Brewers 6 W 43-20 26-43 69-63
September 1, 1987 Boston Red Sox 9 at Minnesota Twins 0 L 43-21 26-43 69-64
September 2, 1987 Boston Red Sox 4 at Minnesota Twins 5 W 44-21 26-43 70-64
September 3, 1987 Boston Red Sox 1 at Minnesota Twins 2 W 45-21 26-43 71-64
September 4, 1987 Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Minnesota Twins 2 W 46-21 26-43 72-64
September 5, 1987 Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Minnesota Twins 2 W 47-21 26-43 73-64
September 6, 1987 Milwaukee Brewers 6 at Minnesota Twins 0 L 47-22 26-43 73-65
September 7, 1987 Chicago White Sox 1 at Minnesota Twins 8 W 48-22 26-43 74-65
September 8, 1987 Chicago White Sox 4 at Minnesota Twins 3 L 48-23 26-43 74-66
September 9, 1987 Chicago White Sox 1 at Minnesota Twins 2 W 49-23 26-43 75-66
September 11, 1987 Minnesota Twins 13 at Cleveland Indians 10 W 49-23 27-43 76-66
September 12, 1987 Minnesota Twins 4 at Cleveland Indians 5 L 49-23 27-44 76-67
September 13, 1987 Minnesota Twins 7 at Cleveland Indians 3 W 49-23 28-44 77-67
September 14, 1987 Minnesota Twins 2 at Chicago White Sox 8 L 49-23 28-45 77-68
September 15, 1987 Minnesota Twins 2 at Chicago White Sox 6 L 49-23 28-46 77-69
September 16, 1987 Minnesota Twins 10 at Chicago White Sox 13 L 49-23 28-47 77-70
September 18, 1987 Cleveland Indians 4 at Minnesota Twins 9 W 50-23 28-47 78-70
September 19, 1987 Cleveland Indians 1 at Minnesota Twins 3 W 51-23 28-47 79-70
September 20, 1987 Cleveland Indians 2 at Minnesota Twins 3 W 52-23 28-47 80-70
September 22, 1987 Texas Rangers 4 at Minnesota Twins 6 W 53-23 28-47 81-70
September 23, 1987 Texas Rangers 2 at Minnesota Twins 4 W 54-23 28-47 82-70
September 24, 1987 Texas Rangers 0 at Minnesota Twins 4 W 55-23 28-47 83-70
September 25, 1987 Kansas City Royals 6 at Minnesota Twins 4 L 55-24 28-47 83-71
September 26, 1987 Kansas City Royals 7 at Minnesota Twins 4 L 55-25 28-47 83-72
September 27, 1987 Kansas City Royals 1 at Minnesota Twins 8 W 56-25 28-47 84-72
September 28, 1987 Minnesota Twins 5 at Texas Rangers 3 W 56-25 29-47 85-72
September 29, 1987 Minnesota Twins 5 at Texas Rangers 7 L 56-25 29-48 85-73
September 30, 1987 Minnesota Twins 1 at Texas Rangers 2 L 56-25 29-49 85-74
October 2, 1987 Minnesota Twins 3 at Kansas City Royals 6 L 56-25 29-50 85-75
October 3, 1987 Minnesota Twins 2 at Kansas City Royals 4 L 56-25 29-51 85-76
October 4, 1987 Minnesota Twins 1 at Kansas City Royals 10 L 56-25 29-52 85-77
October 7, 1987 Detroit Tigers 5 at Minnesota Twins 8 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
October 8, 1987 Detroit Tigers 3 at Minnesota Twins 6 W 2-0 0-0 2-0
October 10, 1987 Minnesota Twins 6 at Detroit Tigers 7 L 2-0 0-1 2-1
October 11, 1987 Minnesota Twins 5 at Detroit Tigers 3 W 2-0 1-1 3-1
October 12, 1987 Minnesota Twins 9 at Detroit Tigers 5 W 2-0 2-1 4-1
October 17, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Minnesota Twins 10 W 3-0 2-1 5-1
October 18, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Minnesota Twins 8 W 4-0 2-1 6-1
October 20, 1987 Minnesota Twins 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 L 4-0 2-2 6-2
October 21, 1987 Minnesota Twins 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 L 4-0 2-3 6-3
October 22, 1987 Minnesota Twins 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 L 4-0 2-4 6-4
October 24, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Minnesota Twins 11 W 5-0 2-4 7-4
October 25, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Minnesota Twins 4 W 6-0 2-4 8-4


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