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1987 Minnesota Twins

85-77 • .525 Win% • 1st in AL W

The 1987 Minnesota Twins went 85-77 (.525) finishing 1st in the AL W division. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 786 runs, allowed 806, and played home games at Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome. Team leaders included Kent Hrbek (34 HR, 90 RBI) and Frank Viola (17-10, 2.90 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

85 Wins
77 Losses
.525 Win %
1st Rank
786 R 806 RA
Diff -20

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⚡ Quick Stats

786 Runs Scored
806 Runs Allowed
-20 Run Diff
2,082K Attendance

📈 vs. 1987 AL Average

Batting Avg .261 1% below the 1987 league average (.264)
OBP .328 2% below the 1987 league average (.333)
SLG .429 1% above the 1987 league average (.425)
Team ERA 4.63 4% worse than the 1987 league average (4.46)
Runs Scored 786 1% below the 1987 league average (794 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumHubert H Humphrey Metrodome
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,082,203
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Avg per Game 25,706

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1987

Batting Avg

1 Kirby Puckett 0.332 2 Kent Hrbek 0.285 3 Roy Smalley 0.275 4 Mark Davidson 0.267 5 Gene Larkin 0.266

Home Runs

1 Kent Hrbek 34 2 Tom Brunansky 32 3 Gary Gaetti 31 4 Kirby Puckett 28 5 Tim Laudner 16

RBI

1 Gary Gaetti 109 2 Kirby Puckett 99 3 Kent Hrbek 90 4 Tom Brunansky 85 5 Randy Bush 46
1987 Minnesota Twins — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Kirby Puckett 157 624 96 207 32 5 28 99 32 91 12 0.332
Gary Gaetti 154 584 95 150 36 2 31 109 37 92 10 0.257
Tom Brunansky 155 532 83 138 22 2 32 85 74 104 11 0.259
Kent Hrbek 143 477 85 136 20 1 34 90 84 60 5 0.285
Dan Gladden 121 438 69 109 21 2 8 38 38 72 25 0.249
Greg Gagne 137 437 68 116 28 7 10 40 25 84 6 0.265
Steve Lombardozzi 136 432 51 103 19 3 8 38 33 66 5 0.238
Roy Smalley 110 309 32 85 16 1 8 34 36 52 2 0.275
Al Newman 110 307 44 68 15 5 0 29 34 27 15 0.221
Randy Bush 122 293 46 74 10 2 11 46 43 49 10 0.253
Tim Laudner 113 288 30 55 7 1 16 43 23 80 1 0.191
Gene Larkin 85 233 23 62 11 2 4 28 25 31 1 0.266
Mark Davidson 102 150 32 40 4 1 1 14 13 26 9 0.267
Sal Butera 51 111 7 19 5 0 1 12 7 16 0 0.171
Tom Nieto 41 105 7 21 7 1 1 12 8 24 0 0.200
Don Baylor 20 49 3 14 1 0 0 6 5 12 0 0.286
Mark Salas 22 45 8 17 2 0 3 9 5 6 0 0.378
Billy Beane 12 15 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 6 0 0.267
Chris Pittaro 14 12 6 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.333
Allan Anderson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Keith Atherton 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Juan Berenguer 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Bittiger 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bert Blyleven 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Carlton 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George Frazier 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Klink 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Niekro 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Randy Niemann 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Portugal 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Reardon 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Schatzeder 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Smithson 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roy Smith 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Les Straker 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Viola 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1987

ERA

1 Frank Viola 2.90 2 Juan Berenguer 3.94 3 Bert Blyleven 4.01 4 Les Straker 4.37 5 Jeff Reardon 4.48

Wins

1 Frank Viola 17 2 Bert Blyleven 15 3 Juan Berenguer 8 4 Jeff Reardon 8 5 Les Straker 8

Strikeouts

1 Frank Viola 197 2 Bert Blyleven 196 3 Juan Berenguer 110 4 Jeff Reardon 83 5 Les Straker 76
1987 Minnesota Twins — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bert Blyleven 15 12 4.01 37 37 0 267.0 249 119 101 196
Frank Viola 17 10 2.90 36 36 0 251.2 230 81 66 197
Les Straker 8 10 4.37 31 26 0 154.1 150 75 59 76
Juan Berenguer 8 1 3.94 47 6 4 112.0 100 49 47 110
Mike Smithson 4 7 5.94 21 20 0 109.0 126 72 38 53
Joe Niekro 4 9 6.26 19 18 0 96.1 115 67 45 54
George Frazier 5 5 4.98 54 0 2 81.1 77 45 51 58
Jeff Reardon 8 8 4.48 63 0 31 80.1 70 40 28 83
Keith Atherton 7 5 4.54 59 0 2 79.1 81 40 30 51
Mark Portugal 1 3 7.77 13 7 0 44.0 58 38 24 28
Dan Schatzeder 3 1 6.39 30 1 0 43.2 64 31 18 30
Steve Carlton 1 5 6.70 9 7 0 43.0 54 32 23 20
Joe Klink 0 1 6.65 12 0 0 23.0 37 17 11 17
Roy Smith 1 0 4.96 7 1 0 16.1 20 9 6 8
Allan Anderson 1 0 10.95 4 2 0 12.1 20 15 10 3
Jeff Bittiger 1 0 5.40 3 1 0 8.1 11 5 0 5
Randy Niemann 1 0 8.44 6 0 0 5.1 3 5 7 1

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Championship
MIN def. DET 4-1
World Series
MIN def. SLN 4-3

👥 Roster (36)

Allan Anderson Keith Atherton Don Baylor Billy Beane Juan Berenguer Jeff Bittiger Bert Blyleven Tom Brunansky Randy Bush Sal Butera Steve Carlton Mark Davidson +24 more

36 players

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The 1987 Minnesota Twins in brief

The 1987 Minnesota Twins won 85 games and lost 77, ending up 1st in the AL West. The club won the World Series and took the division title. With 786 runs scored and 806 given up, the 1987 differential was -20. At the plate the Minnesota Twins hit .261, 1% worse than the league's .264. Pitchers allowed 4.63 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.46.

The home park, Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome, recorded 2,082,203 in attendance, about 25,706 a game. For power, Kent Hrbek led the way with 34 homers. Gary Gaetti drove in a team-high 109 runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Frank Viola (17). The AL Championship Series ended in a win against DET 4-1. The World Series ended in a win against SLN 4-3.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1987 Minnesota Twins

What was the 1987 Minnesota Twins record?
The 1987 Minnesota Twins finished 85-77 (.525 win pct).
Did the 1987 Minnesota Twins win the World Series?
Yes. The 1987 Minnesota Twins won the World Series.
Who led the 1987 Minnesota Twins in home runs?
Kent Hrbek led the 1987 Minnesota Twins with 34 home runs.
What was the 1987 Minnesota Twins team ERA?
The 1987 Minnesota Twins posted a team ERA of 4.63.
Where did the 1987 Minnesota Twins play?
The 1987 Minnesota Twins played home games at Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome.
Who led the 1987 Minnesota Twins in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Kent Hrbek (34 HR, 90 RBI) and Frank Viola (17-10, 2.90 ERA).
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