MIN @ SLN

October 21, 1987

Final Score: MIN 2 - SLN 7

Game Information

Ballpark
Busch Stadium II
Attendance
55,347
Game Duration
191 minutes
Day/Night
Night
Winning Pitcher
Bob Forsch
Losing Pitcher
Frank Viola
Save
Ken Dayley

Umpires

Home Plate
John McSherry
First Base
Ken Kaiser
Second Base
Terry Tata
Third Base
Dave Phillips

Weather & Field Conditions

Temperature
47°F
Sky
Night
Field Condition
Dry
Precipitation
None

Line Score

MIN @ SLN — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
MIN 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
SLN 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 x 7 10 1

MIN Batting

MIN @ SLN — MIN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Don Baylor 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Tom Brunansky 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Sal Butera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mark Davidson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
George Frazier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gary Gaetti 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333
Greg Gagne 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 .250
Dan Gladden 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .200
Kent Hrbek 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Gene Larkin 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tim Laudner 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Al Newman 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Joe Niekro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Kirby Puckett 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Dan Schatzeder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Roy Smalley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Frank Viola 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 34 2 7 2 3 8 0 0 1 2 .206

SLN Batting

MIN @ SLN — SLN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Vince Coleman 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 .250
Ken Dayley 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Bob Forsch 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tom Herr 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .667
Tom Lawless 4 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .250
Jim Lindeman 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Greg Mathews 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Willie McGee 4 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .500
Jose Oquendo 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Tony Peña 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Ozzie Smith 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 34 7 10 7 5 8 2 0 1 1 .294

MIN Pitching

MIN @ SLN — MIN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
George Frazier - 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Joe Niekro - 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Dan Schatzeder - 0.2 2 2 2 1 1 0 27.00
Frank Viola (L) L 3.1 6 5 5 3 4 1 13.50
Team Totals 8.0 10 7 7 5 8 1 7.88

SLN Pitching

MIN @ SLN — SLN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Ken Dayley (SV) SV 2.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Bob Forsch (W) W 2.2 4 1 1 1 3 0 3.38
Greg Mathews - 3.2 2 1 1 2 3 1 2.45
Team Totals 9.0 7 2 2 3 8 1 2.00

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