1987 World Series: Game 1

Game 1:

Saturday, October 17, 1987 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
St. Louis	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1
Minnesota	0	0	0	7	2	0	1	0	x	10	11	0
WP: Frank Viola (1–0) LP: Joe Magrane (0–1) Home runs: STL: None MIN: Dan Gladden (1), Steve Lombardozzi (1)

Box Score Info. - (read me)

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Coleman lf                    4   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Smith ss                      4   0   0   0       0   1       1   4
Herr 2b                       4   0   0   0       0   0       3   3
Lindeman 1b                   4   1   2   0       0   0      11   0
McGee cf                      3   0   2   0       0   0       2   1
Peña c                        3   0   0   1       0   0       2   0
  Lake c                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Oquendo rf                    3   0   0   0       0   1       4   0
Pagnozzi dh                   3   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Lawless 3b                    3   0   0   0       0   2       1   4
Magrane p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Forsch p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Horton p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   1   5   1       0   5      24  12

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Lawless-Herr-Lindeman.
E: Lawless (1).

BATTING - 
2B: Lindeman (1,off Viola).
GDP: Peña (1,off Viola).
Team LOB: 3.

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Gladden lf                    4   1   2   5       1   0       3   0
Gagne ss                      5   0   0   0       0   1       1   5
Puckett cf                    5   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
Gaetti 3b                     5   1   2   0       0   0       0   4
Baylor dh                     5   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
Brunansky rf                  3   1   1   0       1   0       1   0
  Davidson rf                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Hrbek 1b                      2   2   1   2       2   0      12   0
  Larkin 1b                   0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Lombardozzi 2b                3   3   2   2       1   0       3   2
Laudner c                     3   1   1   1       1   1       5   0
Viola p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   4
  Atherton p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       35  10  11  10       6   2      27  15

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Gaetti-Lombardozzi-Hrbek.

BATTING - 
2B: Gaetti (1,off Forsch); Gladden (1,off Horton).
HR: Gladden (1,4th inning off Forsch 3 on 0 out); Lombardozzi (1,5th inning
off Forsch 1 on 1 out).
GDP: Baylor (1,off Horton).
Team LOB: 7.

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

PITCHING

St. Louis Cardinals          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Magrane L(0-1)                3     4   5   5   4   1   0  17
Forsch                        3     4   4   4   2   0   2  16
Horton                        2     3   1   1   0   1   0   8
Totals                        8    11  10  10   6   2   2  41

Magrane faced 5 batters in the 4th inning

Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Viola W(1-0)                  8     5   1   1   0   5   0  28
Atherton                      1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        9     5   1   1   0   5   0  31

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - John McSherry, 
LF - Ken Kaiser, RF - Terry Tata

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 55171

Starting Lineups:

   St. Louis Cardinals           Minnesota Twins          
1. Coleman             lf        Gladden             lf
2. Smith               ss        Gagne               ss
3. Herr                2b        Puckett             cf
4. Lindeman            1b        Gaetti              3b
5. McGee               cf        Baylor              dh
6. Peña                c         Brunansky           rf
7. Oquendo             rf        Hrbek               1b
8. Pagnozzi            dh        Lombardozzi         2b
9. Lawless             3b        Laudner             c
   Magrane             p         Viola               p

A raucous, sold-out Metrodome met the Cardinals on the October 17, stunning them at times with the sheer noise. The crowd noise in the Metrodome could exceed 110 decibels, which is about the same as what a jet plane makes when it takes off. Their play was marred with numerous mistakes brought by the Dome's fast AstroTurf and white roof. The Twins' aggressive play hardly helped the Cards at all, and the game was a 10–1 blowout. Starting pitcher Frankie "Sweet Music" Viola put the lights out on the Cards easily. Dan Gladden hit a grand slam home run capping off a seven-run fourth inning and Steve Lombardozzi added another two-run shot.

Frank Viola was supposed to be the best man at his brother's wedding, but had to back out when the Twins reached the World Series, since it fell on the same night as Game 1, which he was scheduled to pitch. ABC showed clips of the wedding throughout the game's broadcast.