October 21, 1987 World Series Game 4 at Busch Stadium Box Score and Play by Play

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1987 World Series Game 4
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

Wednesday, October 21, 1987, 7:29
Time of Game: 0:00

Twins

Tom Kelly

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  1   0  1  0   0  0  0    2  7  1
Cardinals       0  0  1   6  0  0   0  0  X    7 10  1

W: B Forsch (1-0), L: F Viola (1-1), S: K Dayley (1)

Cardinals

Whitey Herzog

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Gladden LF                  5   0   1   0    0   2  .278  .816   23    4   0   
A Newman 2B                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .333  .833   14    1   1   
  D Baylor PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    4    0   0   
K Puckett CF                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .708   11    1   0   HBP
G Gaetti 3B                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .333 1.012   13    1   1   SB,HBP
T Brunansky RF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .393   13    2   0   SB
K Hrbek 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .231  .606   23    7   0   
T Laudner C                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .417 1.283   23    8   0   GDP
  S Butera C                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
G Gagne SS                    4   1   1   1    0   2  .125  .551   15    0   3   HR
F Viola P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  D Schatzeder P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Larkin PH                 0   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .333    7    0   0   
  J Niekro P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  R Smalley PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.500    4    0   0   
  G Frazier P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  M Davidson PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    6    0   0   
Totals                       34   2   7   2    3   8              160   24   7

BATTING

HR: G Gagne (1, off G Mathews; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

HBP: K Puckett (1, by B Forsch); G Gaetti (1, by G Mathews).

TB: G Gagne 4; G Gaetti; D Gladden; D Baylor; K Hrbek; A Newman; K Puckett.

GIDP: T Laudner (1).

RBI: K Puckett (1); G Gagne (2).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

E: K Puckett (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Brunansky (1, 2nd base off G Mathews/T Pena); G Gaetti (1, 2nd base off G Mathews/T Pena).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Coleman LF                  4   1   1   0    1   1  .188  .548   21    3   0   2B,SB
O Smith SS                    4   1   0   0    1   1  .188  .423   20    1   4   
T Herr 2B                     3   1   2   0    2   0  .200  .494   17    6   3   IW
J Lindeman 1B                 4   1   2   2    0   1  .500 1.181   14    6   1   HBP
W McGee CF                    4   0   2   2    0   2  .467 1.067   10    1   0   2B
T Pena C                      3   1   1   0    1   0  .250  .607   11    8   0   
J Oquendo RF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .214  .481   10    1   0   
T Lawless 3B                  4   1   1   3    0   2  .143  .714   20    0   1   HR
G Mathews P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   1   
  B Forsch P                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    6    1   0   
  K Dayley P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   0   
Totals                       34   7  10   7    5   8              135   27  10

BATTING

2B: V Coleman (2, off J Niekro); W McGee (2, off D Schatzeder).

HR: T Lawless (1, off F Viola; 4th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

IBB: T Herr (1, by D Schatzeder).

HBP: J Lindeman (1, by J Niekro).

TB: T Lawless 4; W McGee 3; T Herr 2; J Lindeman 2; V Coleman 2; T Pena; J Oquendo.

RBI: T Lawless 3 (3); J Lindeman 2 (2); W McGee 2 (3).

2-out RBI: W McGee 2; J Lindeman 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Lindeman-O Smith-B Forsch.

E: J Lindeman (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: V Coleman (4, 2nd base off 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
F Viola, L (1-1)               3.1   6   5   5    3   4   1   4.76   19   75-46   26· 7·13    3· 2· 7· 0     29    -     1.09  -0.26
D Schatzeder                   0.2   2   2   2    1   1   0   7.71    5   12-7     5· 1· 1    0· 1· 2· 0          1-1    0.55  -0.10
J Niekro                       2     1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    9   27-16    9· 5· 2    3· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.17   0.01
G Frazier                      2     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    7   19-13    7· 2· 4    1· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         8    10   7   7    5   8   1          40  133-82   47·15·20    7· 6·13· 0          1-1

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
G Mathews                      3.2   2   1   1    2   3   1   2.45   16   63-36   23· 9· 4    4· 5· 1· 0     54    -     1.04   0.05
B Forsch, W (1-0)              2.2   4   1   1    1   3   0   7.94   14   46-26   13· 5· 8    7· 0· 2· 0          2-0    0.76   0.02
K Dayley, S (1)                2.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    9   42-27   15· 9· 3    5· 2· 0· 0          3-0    0.43   0.09
Totals                         9     7   2   2    3   8   1          39  151-89   51·23·15   16· 7· 3· 0          5-0

Balks: None.

WP: G Mathews (1).

IBB: D Schatzeder (1; T Herr).

HBP: J Niekro (1; J Lindeman); B Forsch (1; K Puckett); G Mathews (1; G Gaetti).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 0:00.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 47° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. D Gladden            LF    1. V Coleman            LF 
2. A Newman             2B    2. O Smith              SS 
3. K Puckett            CF    3. T Herr               2B 
4. G Gaetti             3B    4. J Lindeman           1B 
5. T Brunansky          RF    5. W McGee              CF 
6. K Hrbek              1B    6. T Pena               C  
7. T Laudner            C     7. J Oquendo            RF 
8. G Gagne              SS    8. T Lawless            3B 
9. F Viola              P     9. G Mathews            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   0  1-1  1-3  2   15%  86% T Lawless       F Viola         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Pena Scores; Oquendo Scores
   t 3   0  0-0  ---  3  -11%  39% G Gagne         G Mathews       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   b 3   2  1-0  1-3  2   11%  55% J Lindeman      F Viola         Single to LF (Line Drive); Smith Scores; Herr to 2B
   b 4   0  1-1  1--  4   10%  71% J Oquendo       F Viola         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Pena to 3B
   t 2   1  0-0  --3  7    6%  51% K Hrbek         G Mathews       Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Mathews facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  D Gladden       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   54%  A Newman        Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
   O      ---  2   55%  K Puckett       Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Viola facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   53%  V Coleman       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   51%  O Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   50%  T Herr          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Mathews facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   46%  G Gaetti        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  2   50%  T Brunansky     Popfly: 2B
          1--      48%  K Hrbek         Gaetti Steals 2B
          -2-      45%  " "             Wild Pitch; Gaetti to 3B
   O      --3  7   51%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  7   55%  T Laudner       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Viola facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   53%  J Lindeman      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   55%  W McGee         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   59%  T Pena          Single to CF (Line Drive); McGee to 2B
   O      12-  3   55%  J Oquendo       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      12-  7   50%  T Lawless       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Mathews facing 8-9-1
   R      ---  3   39%  G Gagne         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   41%  F Viola         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   43%  D Gladden       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          ---  5   42%  A Newman        Walk
   O      1--  2   44%  K Puckett       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Frank Viola facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   41%  G Mathews       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   39%  V Coleman       Lineout: RF
          ---  7   41%  O Smith         Walk
          1--  3   44%  T Herr          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Smith to 3B
   R      1-3  2   55%  J Lindeman      Single to LF (Line Drive); Smith Scores; Herr to 2B
   O      12-  3   50%  W McGee         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Greg Mathews facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   46%  G Gaetti        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  6   50%  T Brunansky     Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B; Brunansky to 1B
   O      1--  2   53%  K Hrbek         Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
          1--      52%  T Laudner       Brunansky Steals 2B
                  Bob Forsch replaces Greg Mathews pitching and batting 9th
          -2-  5   51%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  5   56%  G Gagne         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Frank Viola facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   60%  T Pena          Walk
          1--  4   71%  J Oquendo       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Pena to 3B
   RRR    1-3  2   86%  T Lawless       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Pena Scores; Oquendo Scores
   O      ---  3   85%  B Forsch        Lineout: LF (Short LF)
          ---  6   86%  V Coleman       Walk
                  Dan Schatzeder replaces Frank Viola pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  4   85%  O Smith         Strikeout Swinging
          1--      85%  T Herr          Coleman Steals 2B
          -2-  4   85%  " "             Intentional Walk
   R      12-  2   91%  J Lindeman      Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Coleman Scores; Herr to 3B; Lindeman to 2B/Adv on E8
   RR     -23  1   97%  W McGee         Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Herr Scores; Lindeman Scores
   O      -2-  1   96%  T Pena          Popfly: CF
                  6 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-7, Bob Forsch facing 9-1-2
                  Gene Larkin pinch hits for Dan Schatzeder batting 9th
          ---  7   95%  G Larkin        Walk
          1--  4   91%  D Gladden       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Larkin to 3B
   O      1-3  5   94%  A Newman        Strikeout Looking
   R      1-3  1   91%  K Puckett       Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Larkin Scores; Gladden to 2B
   O      12-  3   94%  G Gaetti        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Gladden to 3B; Gaetti to 1B
   O      1-3  4   96%  T Brunansky     Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Cardinals 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-2, Joe Niekro facing 7-8-9
                  Joe Niekro replaces Gene Larkin pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   96%  J Oquendo       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  6   95%  T Lawless       Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  3   95%  B Forsch        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-7, Bob Forsch facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   93%  K Hrbek         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  2   97%  T Laudner       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
   O      ---  3   97%  G Gagne         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Cardinals 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-2, Joe Niekro facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   98%  V Coleman       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  1   98%  O Smith         Groundout: P-1B
          -2-  4   98%  T Herr          Walk
          12-  2   98%  J Lindeman      Hit By Pitch; Coleman to 3B; Herr to 2B
   O      123  5   98%  W McGee         Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  1   97%  T Pena          Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 2, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-7, Bob Forsch facing 9-1-2
                  Roy Smalley pinch hits for Joe Niekro batting 9th
          ---  4   94%  R Smalley       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Smalley to 2B
   O      -2-  4   96%  D Gladden       Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  2   94%  A Newman        Single to P (Ground Ball); Smalley to 3B
          1-3  1   91%  K Puckett       Hit By Pitch; Newman to 2B
                  Ken Dayley replaces Bob Forsch pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  4   95%  G Gaetti        Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  1   99%  T Brunansky     Foul Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Twins 2, Cardinals 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-2, George Frazier facing 7-8-9
                  George Frazier replaces Roy Smalley pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   98%  J Oquendo       Lineout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   98%  T Lawless       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   98%  K Dayley        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-7, Ken Dayley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   99%  K Hrbek         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   99%  T Laudner       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   99%  G Gagne         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Cardinals 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-2, George Frazier facing 1-2-3
                  Sal Butera replaces Tim Laudner playing C batting 7th
   O      ---  1   99%  V Coleman       Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  2   99%  O Smith         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  2   99%  T Herr          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   99%  J Lindeman      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-7, Ken Dayley facing 9-1-2
                  Mark Davidson pinch hits for George Frazier batting 9th
   O      ---  6  100%  M Davidson      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5  100%  D Gladden       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Don Baylor pinch hits for Al Newman batting 2nd
          ---  4  100%  D Baylor        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5  100%  K Puckett       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Cardinals 7.

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OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation