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St. Louis Cardinals @ Minnesota Twins
1987-10-18 · 1987 World Series · Game 2 of 7 ◀ Game 1 Game 3 ▶ · Night game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Att: 55257 · dome · 2:42
Minnesota Twins defeated St. Louis Cardinals 8–4. Minnesota Twins put up 6 in the 4th. Bert Blyleven earned the win.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| MIN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 |
W: Bert Blyleven L: Danny Cox SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Lee Weyer · 1B: Greg Kosc · 2B: John McSherry · 3B: Ken Kaiser · LF: Terry Tata · RF: Dave Phillips
St. Louis Cardinals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vince Coleman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Ozzie Smith | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tom Herr | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dan Driessen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Willie McGee | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Terry Pendleton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Curt Ford | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jose Oquendo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tony Pena | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dan Gladden | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Greg Gagne | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Kirby Puckett | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kent Hrbek | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Gary Gaetti | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Randy Bush | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Tom Brunansky | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Steve Lombardozzi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tim Laudner | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Gene Larkin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Roy Smalley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Danny Cox | 3.2 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
 Lee Tunnell | 2.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
 Ken Dayley | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Todd Worrell | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bert Blyleven | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
 Juan Berenguer | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeff Reardon | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Vince Coleman: K/C
- Ozzie Smith: S8/L8S
- Tom Herr: 63/G6.1-2
- Dan Driessen: K
Bot 1
- Dan Gladden: 4/L
- Greg Gagne: 9/F
- Kirby Puckett: 63
Top 2
- Willie McGee: 43/G4
- Terry Pendleton: 63/G6
- Curt Ford: S7/F7S
- Jose Oquendo: K/C
Bot 2
- Kent Hrbek: 53
- Gary Gaetti: HR/7
- Randy Bush: K/C
- Tom Brunansky: K
Top 3
- Tony Pena: K
- Vince Coleman: 43/G4
- Ozzie Smith: 63
Bot 3
- Steve Lombardozzi: 8/F8S
- Tim Laudner: K
- Dan Gladden: 9/F9S
Top 4
- Tom Herr: 3/G
- Dan Driessen: 3/G
- Willie McGee: K
Bot 4
- Greg Gagne: 3/G
- Kirby Puckett: S9/L89D
- Kent Hrbek: S9/F9S.1-2
- Gary Gaetti: WP.2-3;1-2
- Gary Gaetti: W
- Randy Bush: D9/L9L.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Tom Brunansky: IW
- Steve Lombardozzi: 7/F7S
- Tim Laudner: S7/G56.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Dan Gladden: S7/L7S.2-H;1-2
- Greg Gagne: D9/F9S.2-H;1-3
- Kirby Puckett: 53
Top 5
- Terry Pendleton: S9/L9D
- Curt Ford: W.1-2
- Jose Oquendo: 43/G4.2-3;1-2
- Tony Pena: 53.3-H;2-3
- Vince Coleman: K/C
Bot 5
- Kent Hrbek: W
- Gary Gaetti: S7/G56.1-2
- Randy Bush: 46(1)/FO.2-3;B-1
- Tom Brunansky: PO1(23)
- Tom Brunansky: 8/L8D
Top 6
- Ozzie Smith: K/C
- Tom Herr: 7/F
- Dan Driessen: 9/F
Bot 6
- Steve Lombardozzi: K/C
- Tim Laudner: HR/8
- Dan Gladden: 13
- Greg Gagne: 63
Top 7
- Willie McGee: K
- Terry Pendleton: 7/F7D
- Curt Ford: S8/G46
- Jose Oquendo: S8/L46.1-2
- Tony Pena: S8/F8S.2-H;1X3(85)
Bot 7
- Kirby Puckett: 43
- Kent Hrbek: 43
- Gary Gaetti: K
Top 8
- Vince Coleman: S7/G56
- Ozzie Smith: SB2
- Ozzie Smith: 9/F9D.2-3
- Tom Herr: 4/L
- Dan Driessen: D9/L9D.3-H
- Willie McGee: S7/F7S.2-H
- Terry Pendleton: 43/G4
Bot 8
- Gene Larkin: 8/F
- Tom Brunansky: 53
- Roy Smalley: D7/L78
- Tim Laudner: W
- Dan Gladden: 8/L89
Top 9
- Curt Ford: 9/F9D
- Jose Oquendo: 7/F
- Tony Pena: 3/G
Notes & reviews
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