Game 3:

Friday, October 9, 1987 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California

Team

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

R

H

E

St. Louis

0

0

0

0

0

2

4

0

0

6

11

1

San Francisco

0

3

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

5

7

1

WP: Bob Forsch (1–0)   LP: Don Robinson (0–1)

SV: Todd Worrell (1)

Home runs:
STL: Jim Lindeman (1)
SF: Jeffrey Leonard (3), Harry Spilman (1)

 


Box Score Info. - (read me)

BATTING
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Coleman lf                    4   1   1   2       1   0       1   0
Smith ss                      5   1   3   0       0   0       1   4
Herr 2b                       4   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Lindeman 1b                   3   1   1   3       0   1      11   0
McGee cf                      4   0   1   0       0   2       3   0
Peña c                        4   0   1   0       0   0       9   1
Oquendo rf,3b                 4   1   1   0       0   0       1   0
Lawless 3b                    2   0   1   0       0   0       0   3
  Ford ph,rf                  1   1   1   0       1   0       1   0
Magrane p                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Clark ph                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Forsch p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Driessen ph                 1   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
  Johnson pr                  0   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Worrell p                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       35   6  11   6       2   5      27  10

FIELDING - 
E: Herr (1).

BATTING - 
3B: McGee (1,off Hammaker).
HR: Lindeman (1,6th inning off Hammaker 1 on 2 out).
SH: Herr (1,off Lefferts).
SF: Lindeman (1,off Lefferts).
GDP: Herr (2,off LaCoss).
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Herr (1,2nd base off Hammaker/Brenly); Johnson (1,2nd base off Robinson/Brenly).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Thompson 2b                   2   0   0   0       2   1       4   3
  Spilman ph                  1   1   1   1       0   0       0   0
Mitchell 3b                   5   0   1   0       0   0       0   2
Leonard lf                    3   1   1   1       0   0       2   0
Maldonado rf                  4   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Davis cf                      3   1   1   0       0   0       3   1
  Milner cf                   1   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Clark 1b                      4   1   2   1       0   1      12   0
Brenly c                      4   1   1   1       0   2       5   0
Uribe ss                      4   0   0   0       0   0       0   5
Hammaker p                    3   0   0   0       0   2       0   0
  Robinson p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Lefferts p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  LaCoss p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Aldrete ph                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       35   5   7   4       2   8      27  13

FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Davis-Clark, Uribe-Thompson-Clark.
E: Mitchell (1).

BATTING - 
2B: Davis (1,off Magrane); Brenly (1,off Magrane); Clark (1,off Worrell).
HR: Leonard (3,3rd inning off Magrane 0 on 0 out); Spilman (1,9th inning off
Worrell 0 on 2 out).
HBP: Leonard (1,by Forsch).
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Thompson (1,2nd base off Magrane/Peña).

PITCHING
St. Louis Cardinals          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Magrane                       4     4   4   4   2   3   1  18
Forsch W(1-0)                 2     1   0   0   0   1   0   9
Worrell SV(1)                 3     2   1   1   0   4   1  11
Totals                        9     7   5   5   2   8   2  38

WP: Magrane (1).
HBP: Forsch (1,Leonard).

San Francisco Giants         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hammaker                      6     7   3   3   0   4   1  25
Robinson L(0-1)               0     3   3   3   0   0   0   3
Lefferts                      1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4
LaCoss                        2     0   0   0   2   1   0   7
Totals                        9    11   6   6   2   5   1  39

Hammaker faced 1 batter in the 7th inning
Robinson faced 3 batters in the 7th inning

Umpires: HP - Dave Pallone, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Bob Engel, LF - John Kibler, 
RF - Ed Montague

Time of Game: 3:27   Attendance: 57913

Starting Lineups:

   St. Louis Cardinals           San Francisco Giants          
1. Coleman             lf        Thompson            2b
2. Smith               ss        Mitchell            3b
3. Herr                2b        Leonard             lf
4. Lindeman            1b        Maldonado           rf
5. McGee               cf        Davis               cf
6. Peña                c         Clark               1b
7. Oquendo             rf        Brenly              c
8. Lawless             3b        Uribe               ss
9. Magrane             p         Hammaker            p
 

In Game 3, Joe Magrane (STL) and Atlee Hammaker (SF) were set to face off. The matchup was not expected to be quite as low scoring as the series had been to date. The predictions were correct, as San Francisco broke first with four runs in the first three innings, looking to take the series lead. In the second inning, consecutive hits from Chili Davis, Will Clark and Bob Brenly put the Giants on the board. Yet another home run from Leonard tacked on a fourth run in the third.

On Leonard's next at-bat, however, Bob Forsch, who had relieved starter Magrane, plunked Leonard in the left shoulder with his first pitch, presumably in retaliation for his home-run trot antics. The Giants would load the bases in the inning with one out, but Forsch pitched out of it.

The Cardinals heated things up in the sixth with a two-run home run from Jim Lindeman, who replaced the injured Jack Clark, and then a triple by Willie McGee. But, in the seventh is when they really made their attack, not only tying the game, but scoring four to take the lead, 6–4. The four runs came on a large rally, highlighted by a two-run single by left fielder Vince Coleman.

With right-handed Todd Worrell pitching for the Cards, manager Roger Craig pinch hit left-handed batter Harry Spilman for Robby Thompson. Spilman homered to right field, putting new life back in the Giants, even with two down. However, third baseman Kevin Mitchell flew out to center field, and the Cards had completed a stunning comeback.

Cardinals slugger Jack Clark made his only appearance in the Series in Game 3. Nursing a sprained ankle, he came up as a pinch-hitter and struck out looking. His injury caused him to be left off the roster for the World Series, so the Cardinals could add another pitcher.