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1987 Major League Baseball season

FieldValue
title1987 MLB season
leagueMajor League Baseball
sportBaseball
durationApril 6 – October 25, 1987
no_of_games162
no_of_teams26
TVABC, NBC
draftDraft
draft_link1987 Major League Baseball draft
top_pickKen Griffey Jr.
top_pick_linkList of first overall MLB draft picks
picked_bySeattle Mariners
seasonRegular season
MVPNL: Andre Dawson (CHC)
AL: George Bell (TOR)
MVP_linkMajor League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
playoffsPostseason
playoffs_link1987 Major League Baseball postseason
conf1AL
conf1_link1987 American League Championship Series
conf1_champMinnesota Twins
conf1_runner-upDetroit Tigers
conf2NL
conf2_link1987 National League Championship Series
conf2_champSt. Louis Cardinals
conf2_runner-upSan Francisco Giants
finalsWorld Series
finals_link1987 World Series
finals_champMinnesota Twins
finals_runner-upSt. Louis Cardinals
World_Series_MVPFrank Viola (MIN)
World_Series_MVP_linkWorld Series Most Valuable Player Award
seasonslistList of Major League Baseball seasons
seasonslistnamesMLB
prevseason_link1986 Major League Baseball season
prevseason_year1986
nextseason_link1988 Major League Baseball season
nextseason_year1988

AL: George Bell (TOR) | conf1_runner-up = Detroit Tigers | conf2_runner-up = San Francisco Giants | finals_runner-up = St. Louis Cardinals The 1987 Major League Baseball season ended with the American League Champion Minnesota Twins winning the World Series over the National League Champion St. Louis Cardinals, four games to three, as all seven games were won by the home team.

In June, future Hall of Fame outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. was selected with the number one overall pick in the Major League Baseball draft, by the Seattle Mariners.

Awards and honors

  • Baseball Hall of Fame
    • Ray Dandridge
    • Catfish Hunter
    • Billy Williams
Baseball Writers' Association of America AwardsBBWAA AwardNational LeagueAmerican LeagueGold Glove AwardsPositionNational LeagueAmerican LeagueSilver Slugger Awards
Rookie of the YearBenito Santiago (SD)Mark McGwire (OAK)
Cy Young AwardSteve Bedrosian (PHI)Roger Clemens (BOS)
Manager of the YearBuck Rodgers (MON)Sparky Anderson (DET)
Most Valuable PlayerAndre Dawson (CHC)George Bell (TOR)
PitcherRick Reuschel (SF)/(PIT)Mark Langston (SEA)
CatcherMike Lavalliere (PIT)Bob Boone (CAL)
First BasemanKeith Hernandez (NYM)Don Mattingly (NYY)
Second BasemanRyne Sandberg (CHC)Frank White (KC)
Third BasemanTerry Pendleton (STL)Gary Gaetti (MIN)
ShortstopOzzie Smith (STL)Tony Fernández (TOR)
OutfieldersEric Davis (CIN)Jesse Barfield (TOR)
Andre Dawson (CHC)Kirby Puckett (MIN)
Tony Gwynn (SD)Dave Winfield (NYY)
Pitcher/Designated HitterBob Forsch (STL)Paul Molitor (MIL)
CatcherBenito Santiago (SD)Matt Nokes (DET)
First BasemanJack Clark (STL)Don Mattingly (NYY)
Second BasemanJuan Samuel (PHI)Lou Whitaker (DET)
Third BasemanTim Wallach (MON)Wade Boggs (BOS)
ShortstopOzzie Smith (STL)Alan Trammell (DET)
OutfieldersEric Davis (CIN)George Bell (TOR)
Andre Dawson (CHC)Dwight Evans (BOS)
Tony Gwynn (SD)Kirby Puckett (MIN)

Other awards

  • Outstanding Designated Hitter Award: Harold Baines (CWS)
  • Roberto Clemente Award (Humanitarian): Rick Sutcliffe (CHC).
  • Rolaids Relief Man Award: Dave Righetti (NYY, American); Steve Bedrosian (PHI, National).

Player of the Month

MonthAmerican LeagueNational LeagueAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptember
Brian DowningEric Davis
Larry ParrishEric Davis
Wade BoggsTony Gwynn
Don MattinglyBo Díaz
Dwight EvansAndre Dawson
Alan TrammellDarryl Strawberry

Pitcher of the Month

MonthAmerican LeagueNational LeagueAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptember
Bret SaberhagenSid Fernandez
Jim ClancySteve Bedrosian
Steve OntiverosOrel Hershiser
Frank ViolaFloyd Youmans
Mark LangstonDoug Drabek
Doyle AlexanderPascual Pérez

Statistical leaders

StatisticAmerican LeagueNational League
AVGWade Boggs (BOS).363
HRMark McGwire (OAK)49
RBIsGeorge Bell (TOR)134
WinsRoger Clemens (BOS)
Dave Stewart (OAK)20
ERAJimmy Key (TOR)2.76
SOMark Langston (SEA)262
SVTom Henke (TOR)34
SBHarold Reynolds (SEA)60

Standings

American League

National League

Postseason

Main article: 1987 Major League Baseball postseason

Bracket

(ALCS, NLCS)

| RD1-seed1 = East | RD1-team1=Detroit | RD1-seed2 = West | RD1-team2=Minnesota | RD1-score1 = 1 | RD1-score2=4 | RD1-seed3 = East | RD1-team3=St. Louis | RD1-seed4 = West | RD1-team4=San Francisco | RD1-score3 = 4 | RD1-score4=3 | RD2-seed1 = AL | RD2-team1=Minnesota | RD2-seed2 = NL | RD2-team2=St. Louis | RD2-score1 = 4 | RD2-score2=3

Managers

American League

TeamManagerNotes
Baltimore Orioles
Boston Red Sox
California Angels
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
Kansas City Royals
Milwaukee Brewers
Minnesota Twins
New York Yankees
Oakland Athletics
Seattle Mariners
Texas Rangers
Toronto Blue Jays

National League

TeamManagerNotes
Atlanta Braves
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Houston Astros
Los Angeles Dodgers
Montreal Expos
New York Mets
Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals
San Diego Padres
San Francisco Giants

Home field attendance and payroll

Team nameWins%±Home attendance%±Per gameEst. payroll%±
St. Louis Cardinals9520.3%3,072,12224.3%37,927$11,758,00019.1%
New York Mets92−14.8%3,034,1299.6%37,458$13,846,714−10.0%
Los Angeles Dodgers730.0%2,797,409−7.5%34,536$14,474,737−4.9%
Toronto Blue Jays9611.6%2,778,42913.2%34,302$10,765,401−15.9%
California Angels75−18.5%2,696,2991.5%33,288$13,855,999−4.0%
New York Yankees89−1.1%2,427,6727.0%29,971$19,457,7145.2%
Kansas City Royals839.2%2,392,4713.1%29,537$12,513,056−4.1%
Boston Red Sox78−17.9%2,231,5513.9%27,894$13,770,171−4.4%
Cincinnati Reds84−2.3%2,185,20529.1%26,978$9,281,500−22.0%
Philadelphia Phillies80−7.0%2,100,1108.6%25,927$12,482,9977.7%
Minnesota Twins8519.7%2,081,97665.8%25,703$10,585,00011.4%
Detroit Tigers9812.6%2,061,8308.5%25,455$12,122,881−1.7%
Chicago Cubs768.6%2,035,1309.5%25,439$15,473,026−10.1%
San Francisco Giants908.4%1,917,16825.4%23,669$8,532,500−4.6%
Houston Astros76−20.8%1,909,90210.1%23,579$12,758,37129.2%
Milwaukee Brewers9118.2%1,909,24450.9%23,571$7,293,224−26.7%
Montreal Expos9116.7%1,850,32463.9%22,844$8,762,052−21.1%
Baltimore Orioles67−8.2%1,835,692−7.0%22,386$14,250,2739.6%
Texas Rangers75−13.8%1,763,0534.2%21,766$5,992,718−11.1%
Oakland Athletics816.6%1,678,92127.7%20,727$12,730,83930.2%
San Diego Padres65−12.2%1,454,061−19.5%17,951$12,065,7966.0%
Atlanta Braves69−4.2%1,217,402−12.2%15,030$17,444,5602.0%
Chicago White Sox776.9%1,208,060−15.2%14,914$12,135,34316.5%
Pittsburgh Pirates8025.0%1,161,19316.0%14,336$8,789,500−19.6%
Seattle Mariners7816.4%1,134,25510.2%14,003$4,623,000−22.4%
Cleveland Indians61−27.4%1,077,898−26.8%13,307$9,033,75015.7%

Television coverage

NetworkDay of weekAnnouncers
ABC
NBC

Events

  • January 14 – Catfish Hunter and Billy Williams are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
  • March 3 – Ray Dandridge, a third baseman from the Negro leagues, is the only player elected to the Hall of Fame by the Special Veterans Committee.
  • April 13 – At Jack Murphy Stadium, the San Diego Padres set a major league record when the first three batters in the bottom of the first inning hit home runs off San Francisco Giants starter Roger Mason in their home opener. The Padres, trailing 3–0, got homers from Marvell Wynne, Tony Gwynn and John Kruk. Despite this, the Padres lost 13-6. This record would be matched in 2003.
  • April 15 – Juan Nieves of the Milwaukee Brewers pitches a no-hitter against the Baltimore Orioles. He becomes the second-youngest pitcher in major league history to accomplish the feat, and the first Brewer to do so.
  • April 17 – Mike Schmidt of the Philadelphia Phillies hits the 500th home run of his career. It came in the ninth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates' Don Robinson, giving the Phillies an 8–6 win.
  • June 2 – The Seattle Mariners use the number-one overall pick of the draft to select Ken Griffey Jr., signaling a turnaround in their fortunes as an organization.
  • June 28 – Don Baylor of the visiting Boston Red Sox is hit by a pitch from Rick Rhoden in the sixth inning of a 6–2 win over the New York Yankees. The HBP gives Baylor 244 for his career, breaking Ron Hunt's modern-day record.
  • July 14 – Tim Raines caps a 3-for-3 performance in the All-Star Game with a two-run triple in the top of the 13th inning, giving the National League a 2–0 victory over the American League. Raines is selected the MVP.
  • July 18 – New York Yankees first baseman Don Mattingly homers in his record-tying eighth straight game, in a 7–2 loss to the Texas Rangers. He ties the record set by Dale Long in 1956.
  • August 11 – Mark McGwire of the Oakland Athletics breaks Al Rosen's American League rookie record by hitting his 38th home run in an 8–2 loss to the Mariners.
  • August 26 – Paul Molitor of the Milwaukee Brewers goes hitless, and ends his 39-game hitting streak; it is the longest American League hitting streak since Joe DiMaggio's 56-game streak in 1941.
  • August 30 – With knuckleball pitcher Charlie Hough on the mound, Texas Rangers catcher Geno Petralli ties a Major League record by committing six passed balls in a 7–0 loss to the Detroit Tigers at Tiger Stadium. All seven runs are unearned and come as a result of the passed balls. Petralli will go on to commit 35 passed balls on the season, breaking J. C. Martin's single-season record of 33 in 1965.
  • September 9 – Nolan Ryan strikes out 16 to pass 4,500 for his career as the Houston Astros beat the San Francisco Giants 4–2. Ryan strikes out 12 of the final 13 batters and fans Mike Aldrete to complete the seventh inning for his 4,500th strikeout.
  • September 14 – In the midst of the Toronto Blue Jays' 18–3 drubbing of the Baltimore Orioles, Cal Ripken Jr. is lifted from the lineup and replaced by Ron Washington, stopping Ripken's consecutive innings played streak at 8,243.
  • September 18 – Darrell Evans hits his 30th home run of the season, and becomes the first player to do so after the age of 40.
  • September 21 – Darryl Strawberry swipes his 30th base of the season to join the 30–30 club. With teammate Howard Johnson already having joined, it marks the first time that two teammates achieve 30–30 seasons in the same year.
  • September 22 – Wade Boggs of the Boston Red Sox reaches the 200-hit mark for the fifth straight season in an 8–5 loss to the Detroit Tigers.
  • October 4 – The Detroit Tigers defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 1–0 to clinch the American League East division title. The victory caps off a thrilling pennant race in which the Tigers overcame a 3.5 game deficit to the Blue Jays in the last two weeks of the season, including sweeping the Blue Jays at Tiger Stadium in the final weekend, and finishing two games ahead of Toronto in the standings.
  • October 25 – In Game Seven of the World Series, starter Frank Viola and reliever Jeff Reardon hold the St. Louis Cardinals to six hits, as the Minnesota Twins win 4–2 for their second World Championship, and their first since moving to Minnesota and changing their name to the Twins. The franchise's first title came in 1924 as the Washington Senators. Viola is named the Series MVP.
  • November 18 – Andre Dawson of the Chicago Cubs is announced as the winner of the National League MVP Award, becoming the first recipient of the award to play for a last place team.

References

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