October 20, 1987 World Series Game 3 at Busch Stadium Box Score and Play by Play

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1987 World Series Game 3
1987 postseason: WS: MIN-STL / ALCS: MIN-DET / NLCS: STL-SFG

Game 1
MIN 10
STL  1
Game 2
MIN  8
STL  4
Game 3
STL  3
MIN  1
Game 4
STL  7
MIN  2
Game 5
STL  4
MIN  2
Game 6
MIN 11
STL  5
Game 7
MIN  4
STL  2

Busch Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Tuesday, October 20, 1987, 7:33
Time of Game: 0:00

Twins

Tom Kelly

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  5  1
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   3  0  X    3  9  1

W: J Tudor (1-0), L: J Berenguer (0-1), S: T Worrell (1)

Cardinals

Whitey Herzog

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Gladden LF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .308  .972   13    1   0   
G Gagne SS                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .083  .321   17    1   3   
K Puckett CF                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .250  .725   13    4   0   3B
G Gaetti 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .333 1.052   11    0   2   
T Brunansky RF                4   0   1   1    0   1  .200  .533   21    0   0   
K Hrbek 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .639   15   10   0   
T Laudner C                   3   0   2   0    0   1  .556 1.636   10    5   1   2B
  R Bush PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .750    4    0   0   
S Lombardozzi 2B              3   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .856   14    3   5   
L Straker P                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    6    0   0   
  G Larkin PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  J Berenguer P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Schatzeder P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   1   5   1    2   8              127   24  11

BATTING

2B: T Laudner (1, off J Tudor).

3B: K Puckett (1, off T Worrell).

TB: T Laudner 3; K Puckett 3; D Gladden; T Brunansky.

RBI: T Brunansky (1).

2-out RBI: T Brunansky.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Gagne-S Lombardozzi-K Hrbek.

E: G Gagne (1).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Coleman LF                  4   1   1   2    0   1  .167  .417   10    1   0   2B,2·SB
O Smith SS                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .250  .500   17    0   3   
T Herr 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .083  .166   19    3   1   GDP
D Driessen 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .375   12    6   0   
  T Worrell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
W McGee CF                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .455 1.000   17    4   0   2B
C Ford RF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .429  .929   11    2   0   CS
J Oquendo 3B                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .200  .473   15    1   1   
T Pena C                      2   1   1   0    1   0  .222  .522   15    9   0   
J Tudor P                     2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    6    0   2   
  T Pendleton PH              0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    3    0   0   SH
  J Lindeman 1B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.250         1   0   
Totals                       31   3   9   3    2   5              125   27   7

BATTING

2B: V Coleman (1, off J Berenguer); W McGee (1, off L Straker).

SH: T Pendleton (1, off J Berenguer).

TB: W McGee 3; V Coleman 2; O Smith 2; C Ford; T Pena; J Oquendo; T Herr.

GIDP: T Herr (1).

RBI: V Coleman 2 (2); O Smith (1).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

E: T Pena (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: V Coleman 2 (3, 2nd base off L Straker/T Laudner, 3rd base off J Berenguer/T Laudner).

CS: C Ford (1, 2nd base by D Schatzeder/T Laudner).

PITCHING

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Straker                      6     4   0   0    2   4   0   0.00   24   89-55   33· 5·17   11· 6· 2· 0     66    -     1.29   0.37
J Berenguer, BS (1), L (0-1)   0.1   4   3   3    0   0   0  33.75    5   16-13    8· 2· 3    3· 0· 2· 0          0-0    2.31  -0.52
D Schatzeder                   1.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    5   16-10    6· 2· 2    3· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.36   0.04
Totals                         8     9   3   3    2   5   0          34  121-78   47· 9·22   17· 7· 4· 0          1-0

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Tudor, W (1-0)               7     4   1   1    2   7   0   1.29   27   97-62   34·15·13    6· 8· 4· 0     70    -     1.21   0.24
T Worrell, S (1)               2     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    7   28-20   11· 3· 6    1· 4· 1· 0          0-0    1.13   0.16
Totals                         9     5   1   1    2   8   0          34  125-82   45·18·19    7·12· 5· 0           -

Balks: L Straker (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Terry Tata.

Time of Game: 0:00.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. D Gladden            LF    1. V Coleman            LF 
2. G Gagne              SS    2. O Smith              SS 
3. K Puckett            CF    3. T Herr               2B 
4. G Gaetti             3B    4. D Driessen           1B 
5. T Brunansky          RF    5. W McGee              CF 
6. K Hrbek              1B    6. C Ford               RF 
7. T Laudner            C     7. J Oquendo            3B 
8. S Lombardozzi        2B    8. T Pena               C  
9. L Straker            P     9. J Tudor              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  1-0  -23  4   25%  80% V Coleman       J Berenguer     Double to LF (Ground Ball); Oquendo Scores; Pena Scores
   t 6   2  0-0  1-3  5  -16%  34% T Brunansky     J Tudor         Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Gagne Scores; Puckett to 3B
   b 7   0  1-0  1--  5   11%  55% T Pena          J Berenguer     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Oquendo to 2B
   b 7   0  1-0  ---  1    8%  44% J Oquendo       J Berenguer     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   b 6   0  1-0  ---  7    6%  46% T Herr          L Straker       Single to CF (Line Drive)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, John Tudor facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  D Gladden       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   54%  G Gagne         Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
   O      ---  4   55%  K Puckett       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Les Straker facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   53%  V Coleman       Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  5   55%  O Smith         Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  5   50%  T Herr          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, John Tudor facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   52%  G Gaetti        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   54%  T Brunansky     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   55%  K Hrbek         Bunt Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Les Straker facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   53%  D Driessen      Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
          ---  5   55%  W McGee         Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
   O      1--  3   52%  C Ford          Lineout: CF
          1--      53%  J Oquendo       Balk; McGee to 2B
          -2-  5   55%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  4   50%  T Pena          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, John Tudor facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   46%  T Laudner       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      46%  S Lombardozzi   E2 on Foul Ball
   O      1--  4   50%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  3   53%  L Straker       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   51%  D Gladden       Single to CF (Line Drive); Laudner to 2B
   O      12-  3   56%  G Gagne         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Les Straker facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   53%  J Tudor         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   56%  V Coleman       Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to Deep SS); Coleman to 1B
          1--      58%  O Smith         Coleman Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   54%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; Coleman to 3B
   O      --3  4   50%  T Herr          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, John Tudor facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   53%  K Puckett       Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  5   55%  G Gaetti        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   56%  T Brunansky     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Les Straker facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   53%  D Driessen      Flyball: LF
          ---  5   58%  W McGee         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  4   54%  C Ford          Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  5   50%  J Oquendo       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, John Tudor facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   53%  K Hrbek         Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   48%  T Laudner       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  2   52%  S Lombardozzi   Groundout: SS-1B; Laudner to 3B
   O      --3  3   57%  L Straker       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Les Straker facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   61%  T Pena          Walk
   O      1--  3   57%  J Tudor         Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      1--  3   53%  V Coleman       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  3   50%  O Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, John Tudor facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  D Gladden       Groundout: P-1B
          ---  5   50%  G Gagne         Walk
          1--  4   45%  K Puckett       Walk; Gagne to 2B
   O      12-  2   50%  G Gaetti        Foul Flyball: C; Gagne to 3B
   R      1-3  5   34%  T Brunansky     Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Gagne Scores; Puckett to 3B
   O      1-3  5   40%  K Hrbek         Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Les Straker facing 3-4-5
          ---  7   46%  T Herr          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   43%  D Driessen      Groundout: SS-1B; Herr to 2B
   O      -2-  1   37%  W McGee         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  3   31%  C Ford          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Tudor facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   34%  T Laudner       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   35%  S Lombardozzi   Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
                  Gene Larkin pinch hits for Les Straker batting 9th
   O      ---  3   37%  G Larkin        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Juan Berenguer facing 7-8-9
                  Juan Berenguer replaces Gene Larkin pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   44%  J Oquendo       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   55%  T Pena          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Oquendo to 2B
                  Terry Pendleton pinch hits for John Tudor batting 9th
   O      12-  3   55%  T Pendleton     Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Oquendo to 3B; Pena to 2B
   RR     -23  4   80%  V Coleman       Double to LF (Ground Ball); Oquendo Scores; Pena Scores
          -2-      83%  O Smith         Coleman Steals 3B
   R      --3  3   89%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive); Coleman Scores
                  Dan Schatzeder replaces Juan Berenguer pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  3   87%  T Herr          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   86%  D Driessen      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Todd Worrell facing 1-2-3
                  Todd Worrell replaces Dan Driessen pitching and batting 4th; Jim Lindeman replaces Terry Pendleton playing 1B batting 9th
   O      ---  4   90%  D Gladden       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   92%  G Gagne         Popfly: 2B
          ---  2   89%  K Puckett       Triple to RF (Fly Ball)
   O      --3  2   94%  G Gaetti        Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dan Schatzeder facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   93%  W McGee         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   94%  C Ford          Single to 2B (Bunt)
   O      1--  3   93%  J Oquendo       Popfly: 2B
   O      1--  1   92%  T Pena          Ford Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Todd Worrell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   96%  T Brunansky     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   99%  K Hrbek         Groundout: SS-1B
                  Randy Bush pinch hits for Tim Laudner batting 7th
   O      ---  4  100%  R Bush          Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Cardinals 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:SLN198710200

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