1987 Minnesota Twins Starters
(85-77) Won ALCS vs. Tigers (4-1), Won World Series vs. Cardinals (4-3)
Starters
Starter Date Vs. IP BF W/L ER R H K BB HR Pit Str Ball Str%
Bert Blyleven Apr 7 @OAK 8.0 31 4 4 4 6 3 1 None None None None
Frank Viola Apr 8 @OAK 6.0 25 W 1 1 5 11 3 0 None None None None
Mark Portugal Apr 9 @OAK 5.2 27 4 4 7 5 5 1 None None None None
Mike Smithson Apr 10 SEA 8.0 32 W 0 1 5 3 1 0 None None None None
Les Straker Apr 11 SEA 4.0 20 3 5 6 1 4 1 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Apr 12 SEA 6.0 25 W 3 3 7 2 2 2 None None None None
Frank Viola Apr 13 OAK 6.2 32 3 3 7 3 6 0 None None None None
Mark Portugal Apr 14 OAK 3.1 16 4 4 6 2 1 2 None None None None
Mike Smithson Apr 15 OAK 7.1 28 W 2 2 4 5 1 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Apr 17 CAL 8.0 34 L 2 2 8 4 3 1 None None None None
Frank Viola Apr 18 CAL 8.0 30 L 0 1 6 3 1 0 None None None None
Mark Portugal Apr 19 CAL 5.2 22 W 3 3 4 4 3 2 None None None None
Mike Smithson Apr 20 @SEA 7.0 30 W 3 4 8 0 1 0 None None None None
Les Straker Apr 21 @SEA 7.0 27 W 0 0 3 5 3 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Apr 22 @SEA 6.0 28 3 3 8 3 1 1 None None None None
Frank Viola Apr 23 @CAL 7.1 30 L 4 4 7 6 1 2 None None None None
Mark Portugal Apr 24 @CAL 3.0 18 L 4 6 6 3 2 0 None None None None
Mike Smithson Apr 25 @CAL 5.1 25 4 4 6 2 3 1 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Apr 26 @CAL 6.0 26 4 4 8 7 1 3 None None None None
Frank Viola Apr 28 TOR 5.0 24 L 5 5 5 4 5 1 None None None None
Mike Smithson Apr 29 TOR 6.0 25 L 4 5 6 1 2 2 None None None None
Bert Blyleven May 1 @NYY 8.0 32 W 4 4 8 10 2 2 None None None None
Frank Viola May 2 @NYY 4.1 23 L 4 4 9 2 1 3 None None None None
Mark Portugal May 3 @NYY 4.1 22 3 3 7 2 3 0 None None None None
Mike Smithson May 5 @BAL 5.0 25 L 4 4 8 2 2 2 None None None None
Bert Blyleven May 6 @BAL 8.1 33 L 6 6 7 1 1 1 None None None None
Frank Viola May 7 @BAL 7.1 30 W 2 2 6 6 2 0 None None None None
Mark Portugal May 8 NYY 6.0 25 5 5 7 2 2 3 None None None None
Les Straker May 9 NYY 5.2 20 W 0 0 2 2 3 0 None None None None
Mike Smithson May 10 NYY 2.0 14 L 3 4 4 1 2 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven May 11 BAL 9.0 37 W 3 4 8 5 1 3 None None None None
Frank Viola May 12 BAL 7.0 27 4 4 5 5 1 2 None None None None
Mark Portugal May 13 @TOR 2.1 15 L 6 6 7 1 1 2 None None None None
Les Straker May 14 @TOR 4.0 20 L 5 5 7 2 1 2 None None None None
Juan Berenguer May 15 @BOS 8.0 28 1 1 3 4 1 1 None None None None
Bert Blyleven May 16 @BOS 8.1 31 L 5 5 5 6 2 1 None None None None
Frank Viola May 17 @BOS 7.0 30 5 5 8 6 1 2 None None None None
Les Straker May 19 CLE 5.1 25 2 2 4 3 5 1 None None None None
Juan Berenguer May 20 CLE 6.1 27 W 2 2 8 8 2 1 None None None None
Bert Blyleven May 21 CLE 5.0 26 L 5 5 11 1 1 4 None None None None
Frank Viola May 22 @DET 9.0 33 L 3 3 4 1 2 1 None None None None
Allan Anderson May 23 @DET 5.2 23 W 3 3 6 1 4 1 None None None None
Les Straker May 24 @DET 6.1 27 0 1 6 5 2 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven May 26 @MIL 7.0 26 W 2 2 4 8 2 1 None None None None
Frank Viola May 27 @MIL 6.0 25 W 2 2 5 7 2 0 None None None None
Juan Berenguer May 28 @MIL 7.0 25 W 0 0 4 5 0 0 None None None None
Les Straker May 29 DET 3.0 17 L 6 6 5 1 3 2 None None None None
Bert Blyleven May 31 DET 6.0 29 4 4 6 5 4 1 None None None None
Allan Anderson May 31 (2) DET 3.0 14 3 3 5 0 2 1 None None None None
Frank Viola Jun 1 BOS 7.0 27 W 3 3 6 3 0 1 None None None None
Juan Berenguer Jun 2 BOS 3.2 24 4 4 3 5 9 0 None None None None
Les Straker Jun 3 BOS 5.2 23 2 2 5 4 4 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Jun 5 @TEX 3.0 16 L 5 5 6 1 1 2 None None None None
Frank Viola Jun 6 @TEX 7.0 32 1 2 10 9 3 1 None None None None
Juan Berenguer Jun 7 @TEX 6.0 27 3 4 8 10 2 1 None None None None
Mike Smithson Jun 8 @KCR 6.0 24 2 2 6 1 0 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jun 9 @KCR 6.1 30 W 1 2 9 6 3 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Jun 10 @KCR 8.0 31 2 3 5 9 3 1 None None None None
Frank Viola Jun 12 CWS 7.0 25 W 0 0 4 2 0 0 None None None None
Mike Smithson Jun 12 (2) CWS 4.1 22 4 4 6 3 3 1 None None None None
Les Straker Jun 13 CWS 7.1 29 L 3 3 6 3 1 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jun 14 CWS 6.0 25 W 3 3 5 5 3 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Jun 15 MIL 9.0 30 W 0 0 4 6 2 0 None None None None
Frank Viola Jun 16 MIL 6.1 24 W 0 1 4 6 0 0 None None None None
Mike Smithson Jun 17 MIL 3.1 20 4 4 9 4 1 1 None None None None
Les Straker Jun 19 @CWS 5.0 21 1 1 6 1 0 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Jun 20 @CWS 6.2 32 L 3 8 7 3 4 1 None None None None
Frank Viola Jun 21 @CWS 6.0 26 4 4 9 2 0 2 None None None None
Mike Smithson Jun 23 @CLE 6.1 28 W 4 4 6 3 2 2 None None None None
Les Straker Jun 24 @CLE 5.0 25 W 3 3 9 6 1 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Jun 25 @CLE 6.0 28 W 3 3 8 4 5 1 None None None None
Frank Viola Jun 26 TEX 8.0 30 L 1 1 7 6 1 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jun 27 TEX 3.2 20 5 6 4 3 5 0 None None None None
Juan Berenguer Jun 27 (2) TEX 6.0 26 2 2 5 6 3 0 None None None None
Mike Smithson Jun 28 TEX 7.0 29 L 6 6 6 5 3 1 None None None None
Les Straker Jun 29 KCR 4.1 17 L 3 3 4 0 1 1 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Jun 30 KCR 8.2 36 W 0 1 6 2 1 0 None None None None
Frank Viola Jul 1 KCR 7.0 28 3 3 5 10 2 1 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jul 2 KCR 3.2 19 L 3 5 7 1 0 0 None None None None
Mike Smithson Jul 3 @BAL 5.2 23 3 3 5 6 1 0 None None None None
Les Straker Jul 4 @BAL 7.0 26 W 1 1 4 5 1 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Jul 5 @BAL 9.0 37 W 3 3 9 7 4 1 None None None None
Frank Viola Jul 6 NYY 9.0 34 W 0 0 5 7 4 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jul 7 NYY 6.1 25 1 1 5 2 1 1 None None None None
Mike Smithson Jul 8 NYY 4.0 22 L 5 5 8 4 1 1 None None None None
Les Straker Jul 9 BAL 7.1 29 W 1 1 6 1 2 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Jul 10 BAL 5.0 24 8 8 5 2 4 3 None None None None
Frank Viola Jul 11 BAL 9.0 35 W 1 1 8 5 2 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jul 12 BAL 6.0 26 L 5 5 6 4 3 3 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Jul 16 @TOR 7.2 37 L 5 5 10 5 6 1 None None None None
Frank Viola Jul 17 @TOR 7.0 29 W 2 2 8 9 0 1 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jul 18 @TOR 6.0 29 L 6 7 7 2 3 2 None None None None
Mike Smithson Jul 19 @TOR 2.2 18 5 5 7 1 3 2 None None None None
Les Straker Jul 20 @NYY 7.0 29 L 6 6 6 4 3 2 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Jul 21 @NYY 9.0 35 W 1 1 7 8 4 0 None None None None
Frank Viola Jul 22 @NYY 8.0 30 W 1 1 4 6 2 1 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jul 23 TOR 7.2 31 3 3 5 6 3 1 None None None None
Mike Smithson Jul 24 TOR 4.0 19 1 1 6 0 1 0 None None None None
Les Straker Jul 25 TOR 3.0 19 6 6 6 1 4 1 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Jul 26 TOR 8.0 36 L 3 4 9 12 3 0 None None None None
Frank Viola Jul 27 SEA 8.0 30 W 3 3 6 7 0 2 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jul 28 SEA 6.0 28 L 5 5 11 2 0 1 None None None None
Mike Smithson Jul 29 SEA 5.0 24 L 7 7 6 3 2 2 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Jul 31 OAK 7.1 28 W 3 3 7 5 1 1 None None None None
Frank Viola Aug 1 OAK 8.0 29 L 3 3 5 5 2 1 None None None None
Les Straker Aug 2 OAK 5.0 19 2 2 4 2 1 1 None None None None
Joe Niekro Aug 3 CAL 3.1 18 2 2 4 1 4 0 None None None None
Steve Carlton Aug 4 CAL 4.2 29 L 9 9 11 1 4 1 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Aug 5 CAL 5.0 24 L 6 6 7 5 2 1 None None None None
Frank Viola Aug 6 @OAK 7.0 35 W 3 3 7 4 6 2 None None None None
Joe Niekro Aug 7 @OAK 8.0 33 W 2 4 5 3 4 0 None None None None
Steve Carlton Aug 8 @OAK 8.2 32 W 2 2 7 2 3 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Aug 9 @OAK 6.0 27 W 3 3 7 5 1 0 None None None None
Frank Viola Aug 11 @CAL 8.0 33 W 2 2 9 6 1 0 None None None None
Les Straker Aug 12 @CAL 3.1 19 L 6 6 6 1 3 0 None None None None
Steve Carlton Aug 13 @CAL 7.0 33 L 5 5 10 3 3 1 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Aug 14 @SEA 8.0 32 W 2 2 6 6 3 1 None None None None
Roy Smith Aug 15 @SEA 7.0 32 W 3 4 8 2 2 1 None None None None
Frank Viola Aug 16 @SEA 8.0 31 W 0 1 5 5 1 0 None None None None
Les Straker Aug 17 @SEA 6.1 24 W 2 2 5 2 2 1 None None None None
Steve Carlton Aug 18 DET 3.0 22 L 6 9 11 2 1 2 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Aug 19 DET 4.1 23 L 7 7 9 2 2 2 None None None None
Joe Niekro Aug 20 DET 3.1 19 L 6 6 7 3 1 0 None None None None
Frank Viola Aug 21 BOS 4.1 23 L 4 5 6 4 2 0 None None None None
Les Straker Aug 22 BOS 6.2 31 L 6 6 8 2 3 3 None None None None
Steve Carlton Aug 23 BOS 4.1 22 L 5 5 6 2 3 1 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Aug 24 @DET 8.0 37 4 4 7 8 6 1 None None None None
Joe Niekro Aug 25 @DET 5.2 29 L 5 5 4 4 7 0 None None None None
Frank Viola Aug 26 @DET 7.0 32 5 5 11 6 0 2 None None None None
Les Straker Aug 28 MIL 7.0 27 L 1 1 6 2 1 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Aug 29 MIL 8.0 32 W 1 2 8 4 3 0 None None None None
Frank Viola Aug 30 MIL 3.1 18 3 3 7 4 2 1 None None None None
Joe Niekro Sep 1 @BOS 4.0 22 L 5 5 8 1 2 2 None None None None
Les Straker Sep 2 @BOS 6.0 24 W 2 2 4 1 1 1 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Sep 3 @BOS 9.0 37 1 1 6 11 4 0 None None None None
Frank Viola Sep 4 @MIL 8.0 33 1 1 7 4 2 0 None None None None
Mike Smithson Sep 5 @MIL 8.0 30 1 1 3 3 5 0 None None None None
Steve Carlton Sep 6 @MIL 7.0 28 L 2 2 3 6 6 1 None None None None
Jeff Bittiger Sep 7 @CWS 7.0 27 W 1 1 6 5 0 1 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Sep 8 @CWS 9.0 37 L 4 4 8 4 3 1 None None None None
Frank Viola Sep 9 @CWS 9.0 35 W 1 1 6 9 2 1 None None None None
Mike Smithson Sep 11 CLE 3.2 20 4 4 8 2 1 2 None None None None
Les Straker Sep 12 CLE 7.0 27 3 3 6 4 1 3 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Sep 13 CLE 6.0 26 2 2 6 3 3 2 None None None None
Frank Viola Sep 14 CWS 5.0 25 L 5 5 8 5 2 1 None None None None
Joe Niekro Sep 15 CWS 6.0 25 L 4 4 9 3 0 0 None None None None
Mike Smithson Sep 16 CWS 4.2 21 L 6 6 6 2 2 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Sep 18 @CLE 8.0 31 W 3 4 5 9 3 2 None None None None
Frank Viola Sep 19 @CLE 7.0 26 W 0 1 6 4 1 0 None None None None
Les Straker Sep 20 @CLE 6.0 26 W 2 2 6 4 2 1 None None None None
Joe Niekro Sep 22 @TEX 5.1 23 W 2 4 6 4 0 1 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Sep 23 @TEX 6.2 29 2 2 4 5 5 2 None None None None
Frank Viola Sep 24 @TEX 8.0 29 W 0 0 3 10 3 0 None None None None
Les Straker Sep 25 @KCR 4.1 20 3 4 5 3 2 1 None None None None
Steve Carlton Sep 26 @KCR 5.1 23 3 3 4 2 2 1 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Sep 27 @KCR 9.0 32 W 1 1 5 8 2 1 None None None None
Joe Niekro Sep 28 TEX 6.1 27 3 3 9 2 2 0 None None None None
Dan Schatzeder Sep 29 TEX 3.0 14 3 3 4 1 1 0 None None None None
Les Straker Sep 30 TEX 7.0 29 L 2 2 6 6 3 0 None None None None
Frank Viola Oct 2 KCR 6.0 29 L 2 6 7 5 3 1 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Oct 3 KCR 7.0 27 L 2 4 4 4 3 1 None None None None
Joe Niekro Oct 4 KCR 1.1 10 L 6 6 3 1 3 0 None None None None
Frank Viola Oct 7 @DET 7.0 31 5 5 9 6 1 2 94 67 27 .71
Bert Blyleven Oct 8 @DET 7.1 29 W 3 3 7 6 1 2 110 70 40 .64
Les Straker Oct 10 DET 2.2 15 5 5 3 1 4 0 70 35 35 .50
Frank Viola Oct 11 DET 5.0 25 W 2 3 5 3 4 0 102 54 48 .53
Bert Blyleven Oct 12 DET 6.0 27 W 3 3 5 3 2 1 92 52 40 .57
Frank Viola Oct 17 @STL 8.0 28 W 1 1 5 5 0 0 101 71 30 .70
Bert Blyleven Oct 18 @STL 7.0 27 W 2 2 6 8 1 0 91 60 31 .66
Les Straker Oct 20 STL 6.0 24 0 0 4 4 2 0 89 55 34 .62
Frank Viola Oct 21 STL 3.1 19 L 5 5 6 4 3 1 75 46 29 .61
Bert Blyleven Oct 22 STL 6.0 26 L 2 3 7 4 1 0 95 59 36 .62
Les Straker Oct 24 @STL 3.0 15 4 4 5 2 1 1 54 34 20 .63
Frank Viola Oct 25 @STL 8.0 29 W 2 2 6 7 0 0 95 69 26 .73
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