1987 St. Louis Cardinals Game-by-Game Results

National League (NL)
Team Record: 95-67
Finished 1st in the NL's East Division
Attendance: 3,073,131, Avg. 39,399
Ballpark: Busch Stadium II
Won League Championship Series
National League Championship Series - Defeated San Francisco Giants 4-3
World Series - Lost to Minnesota Twins 4-3
Manager: Whitey Herzog (95-67)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1987 St. Louis Cardinals Statistics
1987 St. Louis Cardinals Roster

The St. Louis Cardinals of the National League ended the 1987 season with a record of 95 wins and 67 losses, finishing first in the NL's East Division.

The Cardinals plated 798 runs and surrendered 693 runs. Jack Clark walloped 35 home runs for St. Louis and drove in 106 runs. Ozzie Smith led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .303 clip. Danny Cox, Bob Forsch and Greg Mathews topped the squad with 11 wins each, while Joe Magrane recorded a 3.54 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Whitey Herzog coached the team. The 1987 St. Louis Cardinals won the League Championship Series.

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Regular Season Runs For: 793
Regular Season Runs Against: 689

Date Game Res Home Road Record
April 7, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Chicago Cubs 3 W 0-0 1-0 1-0
April 9, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Chicago Cubs 2 W 0-0 2-0 2-0
April 10, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 L 0-0 2-1 2-1
April 11, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 0-0 3-1 3-1
April 12, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 L 0-0 3-2 3-2
April 13, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 0-0 4-2 4-2
April 14, 1987 Montreal Expos 9 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 L 0-1 4-2 4-3
April 16, 1987 Montreal Expos 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 L 0-2 4-2 4-4
April 17, 1987 New York Mets 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 W 1-2 4-2 5-4
April 18, 1987 New York Mets 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 12 W 2-2 4-2 6-4
April 19, 1987 New York Mets 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 W 3-2 4-2 7-4
April 21, 1987 Chicago Cubs 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 L 3-3 4-2 7-5
April 22, 1987 Chicago Cubs 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 L 3-4 4-2 7-6
April 23, 1987 Chicago Cubs 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 W 4-4 4-2 8-6
April 24, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at New York Mets 2 L 4-4 4-3 8-7
April 25, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at New York Mets 2 W 4-4 5-3 9-7
April 26, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 7 at New York Mets 4 W 4-4 6-3 10-7
April 28, 1987 San Diego Padres 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 L 4-5 6-3 10-8
April 29, 1987 San Diego Padres 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 10 W 5-5 6-3 11-8
April 30, 1987 San Diego Padres 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 W 6-5 6-3 12-8
May 1, 1987 Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 W 7-5 6-3 13-8
May 2, 1987 Los Angeles Dodgers 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 L 7-6 6-3 13-9
May 4, 1987 San Francisco Giants 10 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 L 7-7 6-3 13-10
May 5, 1987 San Francisco Giants 10 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 L 7-8 6-3 13-11
May 6, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at San Diego Padres 0 W 7-8 7-3 14-11
May 7, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 17 at San Diego Padres 10 W 7-8 8-3 15-11
May 8, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Los Angeles Dodgers 1 W 7-8 9-3 16-11
May 9, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 L 7-8 9-4 16-12
May 10, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Los Angeles Dodgers 7 L 7-8 9-5 16-13
May 12, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at San Francisco Giants 5 W 7-8 10-5 17-13
May 13, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 7 at San Francisco Giants 6 W 7-8 11-5 18-13
May 15, 1987 Cincinnati Reds 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 W 8-8 11-5 19-13
May 16, 1987 Cincinnati Reds 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 W 9-8 11-5 20-13
May 17, 1987 Cincinnati Reds 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 10 W 10-8 11-5 21-13
May 19, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Atlanta Braves 6 L 10-8 11-6 21-14
May 20, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Atlanta Braves 4 W 10-8 12-6 22-14
May 21, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Atlanta Braves 2 W 10-8 13-6 23-14
May 22, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Houston Astros 5 W 10-8 14-6 24-14
May 23, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Houston Astros 3 W 10-8 15-6 25-14
May 24, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Houston Astros 2 W 10-8 16-6 26-14
May 25, 1987 Atlanta Braves 14 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 L 10-9 16-6 26-15
May 26, 1987 Atlanta Braves 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 L 10-10 16-6 26-16
May 28, 1987 Atlanta Braves 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 11 W 11-10 16-6 27-16
May 29, 1987 Houston Astros 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 W 12-10 16-6 28-16
May 30, 1987 Houston Astros 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 13-10 16-6 29-16
May 31, 1987 Houston Astros 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 L 13-11 16-6 29-17
June 1, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Cincinnati Reds 6 W 13-11 17-6 30-17
June 2, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 L 13-11 17-7 30-18
June 3, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Cincinnati Reds 6 L 13-11 17-8 30-19
June 4, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Chicago Cubs 1 W 13-11 18-8 31-19
June 5, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Chicago Cubs 1 W 13-11 19-8 32-19
June 6, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Chicago Cubs 6 L 13-11 19-9 32-20
June 7, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 13 at Chicago Cubs 9 W 13-11 20-9 33-20
June 8, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 12 at Philadelphia Phillies 8 W 13-11 21-9 34-20
June 9, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 L 13-11 21-10 34-21
June 10, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 W 13-11 22-10 35-21
June 12, 1987 Chicago Cubs 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 W 14-11 22-10 36-21
June 13, 1987 Chicago Cubs 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 W 15-11 22-10 37-21
June 14, 1987 Chicago Cubs 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 16-11 22-10 38-21
June 15, 1987 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 L 16-12 22-10 38-22
June 16, 1987 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 11 W 17-12 22-10 39-22
June 17, 1987 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 L 17-13 22-10 39-23
June 18, 1987 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 W 18-13 22-10 40-23
June 19, 1987 Montreal Expos 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 L 18-14 22-10 40-24
June 20, 1987 Montreal Expos 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 L 18-15 22-10 40-25
June 21, 1987 Montreal Expos 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 W 19-15 22-10 41-25
June 23, 1987 Philadelphia Phillies 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 L 19-16 22-10 41-26
June 24, 1987 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 W 20-16 22-10 42-26
June 25, 1987 Philadelphia Phillies 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 21-16 22-10 43-26
June 26, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Montreal Expos 5 L 21-16 22-11 43-27
June 27, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 15 at Montreal Expos 5 W 21-16 23-11 44-27
June 28, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Montreal Expos 6 W 21-16 24-11 45-27
June 29, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 8 at New York Mets 7 W 21-16 25-11 46-27
June 30, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at New York Mets 3 L 21-16 25-12 46-28
July 1, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at New York Mets 9 L 21-16 25-13 46-29
July 3, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Atlanta Braves 1 W 21-16 26-13 47-29
July 4, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Atlanta Braves 0 W 21-16 27-13 48-29
July 5, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Atlanta Braves 1 W 21-16 28-13 49-29
July 7, 1987 Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 W 22-16 28-13 50-29
July 8, 1987 Los Angeles Dodgers 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 W 23-16 28-13 51-29
July 8, 1987 Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 W 24-16 28-13 52-29
July 9, 1987 San Francisco Giants 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 W 25-16 28-13 53-29
July 10, 1987 San Francisco Giants 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 W 26-16 28-13 54-29
July 11, 1987 San Francisco Giants 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 L 26-17 28-13 54-30
July 12, 1987 San Francisco Giants 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 27-17 28-13 55-30
July 16, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 8 at San Diego Padres 9 L 27-17 28-14 55-31
July 17, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at San Diego Padres 3 W 27-17 29-14 56-31
July 18, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at San Diego Padres 4 L 27-17 29-15 56-32
July 19, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at San Diego Padres 4 W 27-17 30-15 57-32
July 21, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Los Angeles Dodgers 1 W 27-17 31-15 58-32
July 22, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 1 W 27-17 32-15 59-32
July 23, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Los Angeles Dodgers 6 W 27-17 33-15 60-32
July 24, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at San Francisco Giants 4 L 27-17 33-16 60-33
July 25, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at San Francisco Giants 5 L 27-17 33-17 60-34
July 26, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at San Francisco Giants 5 L 27-17 33-18 60-35
July 26, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at San Francisco Giants 6 L 27-17 33-19 60-36
July 28, 1987 New York Mets 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 L 27-18 33-19 60-37
July 29, 1987 New York Mets 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 L 27-19 33-19 60-38
July 30, 1987 New York Mets 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 L 27-20 33-19 60-39
July 31, 1987 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 W 28-20 33-19 61-39
August 1, 1987 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 W 29-20 33-19 62-39
August 2, 1987 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 W 30-20 33-19 63-39
August 3, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Montreal Expos 2 W 30-20 34-19 64-39
August 4, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Montreal Expos 10 L 30-20 34-20 64-40
August 5, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Montreal Expos 2 L 30-20 34-21 64-41
August 6, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 W 30-20 35-21 65-41
August 7, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 15 L 30-20 35-22 65-42
August 8, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 W 30-20 36-22 66-42
August 9, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 8 L 30-20 36-23 66-43
August 10, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 W 30-20 37-23 67-43
August 11, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 30-20 38-23 68-43
August 12, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 11 L 30-20 38-24 68-44
August 13, 1987 Philadelphia Phillies 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 L 30-21 38-24 68-45
August 14, 1987 Philadelphia Phillies 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 W 31-21 38-24 69-45
August 15, 1987 Philadelphia Phillies 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 L 31-22 38-24 69-46
August 16, 1987 Philadelphia Phillies 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 L 31-23 38-24 69-47
August 18, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Houston Astros 4 L 31-23 38-25 69-48
August 19, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Houston Astros 2 L 31-23 38-26 69-49
August 20, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Houston Astros 5 L 31-23 38-27 69-50
August 21, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Cincinnati Reds 1 W 31-23 39-27 70-50
August 22, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Cincinnati Reds 7 W 31-23 40-27 71-50
August 23, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 12 at Cincinnati Reds 6 W 31-23 41-27 72-50
August 24, 1987 Houston Astros 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 L 31-24 41-27 72-51
August 25, 1987 Houston Astros 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 W 32-24 41-27 73-51
August 26, 1987 Houston Astros 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 W 33-24 41-27 74-51
August 28, 1987 Atlanta Braves 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 W 34-24 41-27 75-51
August 29, 1987 Atlanta Braves 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 W 35-24 41-27 76-51
August 30, 1987 Atlanta Braves 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 W 36-24 41-27 77-51
August 31, 1987 Cincinnati Reds 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 W 37-24 41-27 78-51
September 1, 1987 Cincinnati Reds 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 L 37-25 41-27 78-52
September 2, 1987 Cincinnati Reds 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 L 37-26 41-27 78-53
September 4, 1987 San Diego Padres 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 W 38-26 41-27 79-53
September 5, 1987 San Diego Padres 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 L 38-27 41-27 79-54
September 6, 1987 San Diego Padres 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 W 39-27 41-27 80-54
September 7, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Montreal Expos 9 L 39-27 41-28 80-55
September 8, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Montreal Expos 4 L 39-27 41-29 80-56
September 9, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Montreal Expos 8 L 39-27 41-30 80-57
September 11, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at New York Mets 4 W 39-27 42-30 81-57
September 12, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 8 at New York Mets 1 W 39-27 43-30 82-57
September 13, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at New York Mets 4 L 39-27 43-31 82-58
September 14, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 L 39-27 43-32 82-59
September 15, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 W 39-27 44-32 83-59
September 16, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 39-27 45-32 84-59
September 17, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 L 39-27 45-33 84-60
September 18, 1987 Chicago Cubs 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 L 39-28 45-33 84-61
September 19, 1987 Chicago Cubs 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 W 40-28 45-33 85-61
September 20, 1987 Chicago Cubs 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 10 W 41-28 45-33 86-61
September 21, 1987 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 42-28 45-33 87-61
September 22, 1987 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 43-28 45-33 88-61
September 23, 1987 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 L 43-29 45-33 88-62
September 24, 1987 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 44-29 45-33 89-62
September 25, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Chicago Cubs 2 L 44-29 45-34 89-63
September 26, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Chicago Cubs 3 W 44-29 46-34 90-63
September 27, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Chicago Cubs 7 L 44-29 46-35 90-64
September 29, 1987 Montreal Expos 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 W 45-29 46-35 91-64
September 29, 1987 Montreal Expos 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 46-29 46-35 92-64
September 30, 1987 Montreal Expos 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 L 46-30 46-35 92-65
October 1, 1987 Montreal Expos 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 W 47-30 46-35 93-65
October 2, 1987 New York Mets 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 48-30 46-35 94-65
October 3, 1987 New York Mets 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 L 48-31 46-35 94-66
October 4, 1987 New York Mets 11 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 L 48-32 46-35 94-67
October 6, 1987 San Francisco Giants 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
October 7, 1987 San Francisco Giants 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 L 1-1 0-0 1-1
October 9, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at San Francisco Giants 5 W 1-1 1-0 2-1
October 10, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at San Francisco Giants 4 L 1-1 1-1 2-2
October 11, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at San Francisco Giants 6 L 1-1 1-2 2-3
October 13, 1987 San Francisco Giants 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 W 2-1 1-2 3-3
October 14, 1987 San Francisco Giants 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 W 3-1 1-2 4-3
October 17, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Minnesota Twins 10 L 3-1 1-3 4-4
October 18, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Minnesota Twins 8 L 3-1 1-4 4-5
October 20, 1987 Minnesota Twins 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 4-1 1-4 5-5
October 21, 1987 Minnesota Twins 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 W 5-1 1-4 6-5
October 22, 1987 Minnesota Twins 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 W 6-1 1-4 7-5
October 24, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Minnesota Twins 11 L 6-1 1-5 7-6
October 25, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Minnesota Twins 4 L 6-1 1-6 7-7


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