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This article is about the Major League Baseball team. For the National Football League team, see 1987 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season.


1987 St. Louis Cardinals
National League Champions
NL East Champions
File:St Louis Cardinals 1967-1997 logo.png
DivisionEastern Division
BallparkBusch Memorial Stadium
CitySt. Louis, Missouri
Record95–67 (.586)
OwnersAugust "Gussie" Busch
ManagersWhitey Herzog
TelevisionKSDK
(Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Jay Randolph)
Cardinal Cable Network
(Al Hrabosky, Ken Wilson)
RadioKMOX
(Jack Buck, Mike Shannon)
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The 1987 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 106th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 96th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 95-67 during the season and finished first in the National League East Division for the third and last time before moving to the NL Central in 1994. They went on to win the NLCS in seven games over the San Francisco Giants. In the World Series against the Minnesota Twins, after having fallen behind 2-0 at the Hubert 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.

Offseason

Regular season

September highlights included a Terry Pendleton home run on a September 11 game against the contending Mets as well as a Tom Herr walk-off grand slam against the Mets on Seat Cushion Night. As St. Louis proceeded into the post-season, they found themselves without clean-up hitter Jack Clark, the team's number-one offensive threat. He damaged his ankle when he caught a cleat in the artificial turf at Montreal's Olympic Stadium.[4] Nonetheless, the Redbirds won 95 games to capture the NL East title.

Season standings

NL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
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

Record vs. opponents

1987 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
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 —


Notable transactions

Roster

1987 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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

Other batters

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
Jim Lindeman 75 207 43 .208 8 28
Skeeter Barnes 4 4 1 .250 1 3

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Bob Forsch 33 179 11 7 4.32 89

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Lee Tunnell 32 74.1 4 4 4.84 49

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Steve Peters 12 0 0 1 1.80 11

Postseason

NLCS

Main article: 1987 National League Championship Series

Despite the Cardinals prevailing over the San Francisco Giants in 7 games, it was the Giants' Jeffrey Leonard who won the NLCS MVP award.

Game 1

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

Game 2

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

Game 3

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)

Game 4

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

Game 5

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

Game 6

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

Game 7

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)

World Series

Main article: 1987 World Series

The Minnesota 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 electronically enhanced crowd noise and the "Homer Hankies" in the Metrodome appeared to the 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.

AL Minnesota 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

Awards and honors

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Louisville Redbirds American Association Mike Jorgensen
AA Arkansas Travelers Texas League Jim Riggleman
A St. Petersburg Cardinals Florida State League Dave Bialas
A Springfield Cardinals Midwest League Gaylen Pitts
A Savannah Cardinals South Atlantic League Mark DeJohn
A-Short Season Erie Cardinals New York–Penn League Joe Rigoli
Rookie Johnson City Cardinals Appalachian League Dan Radison

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References

  1. ^ Alan Knicely at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Bob Forsch at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ a b Skeeter Barnes at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ Peter, Pascarelli (October 9, 1987). "Jack Clark's frustrating postseason: Cards slugger is pained by injury and uncertain about return". Philadelphia Inquirer.
  5. ^ Mike LaValliere at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ Lee Tunnell at Baseball Reference
  7. ^ Jeremy Hernandez at Baseball Reference
  8. ^ Joe Boever at Baseball Reference
  9. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/decindo01.shtml
  10. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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