Game 4:

Wednesday, October 21, 1987 at Busch Stadium (II) in St. Louis, Missouri

Team

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2

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4

5

6

7

8

9

R

H

E

Minnesota

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

2

7

1

St. Louis

0

0

1

6

0

0

0

0

x

7

10

1

WP: Bob Forsch (1–0)   LP: Frank Viola (1–1)
SV:
Ken Dayley (1)

Home runs:
MIN: Greg Gagne (1)

STL: Tom Lawless (1)

 


Box Score Info. - (read me)

BATTING
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Gladden lf                    5   0   1   0       0   2       4   0
Newman 2b                     3   0   1   0       1   1       1   1
  Baylor ph                   1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Puckett cf                    4   0   1   1       0   0       1   0
Gaetti 3b                     3   0   1   0       0   1       1   1
Brunansky rf                  4   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Hrbek 1b                      4   0   1   0       0   1       7   0
Laudner c                     3   0   0   0       1   0       8   0
  Butera c                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Gagne ss                      4   1   1   1       0   2       0   3
Viola p                       1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Schatzeder p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Larkin ph                   0   1   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Niekro p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Smalley ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Frazier p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Davidson ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       34   2   7   2       3   8      24   7
FIELDING - 
E: Puckett (1).
BATTING - 
HR: Gagne (1,3rd inning off Mathews 0 on 0 out).
HBP: Gaetti (1,by Mathews); Puckett (1,by Forsch).
GDP: Laudner (1,off Forsch).
Team LOB: 10.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Gaetti (1,2nd base off Mathews/Peña); Brunansky (1,2nd base off Mathews/Peña).
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Coleman lf                    4   1   1   0       1   1       3   0
Smith ss                      4   1   0   0       1   1       1   4
Herr 2b                       3   1   2   0       2   0       6   3
Lindeman 1b                   4   1   2   2       0   1       6   1
McGee cf                      4   0   2   2       0   2       1   0
Peña c                        3   1   1   0       1   0       8   0
Oquendo rf                    4   1   1   0       0   0       1   0
Lawless 3b                    4   1   1   3       0   2       0   1
Mathews p                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Forsch p                    2   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Dayley p                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       34   7  10   7       5   8      27  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Lindeman-Smith-Forsch.
E: Lindeman (1).
BATTING - 
2B: McGee (2,off Schatzeder); Coleman (2,off Niekro).
HR: Lawless (1,4th inning off Viola 2 on 0 out).
HBP: Lindeman (1,by Niekro).
IBB: Herr (1,by Schatzeder).
Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Coleman (4,2nd base off Schatzeder/Laudner).
PITCHING
Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Viola L(1-1)                  3.1   6   5   5   3   4   1  19
Schatzeder                    0.2   2   2   2   1   1   0   5
Niekro                        2     1   0   0   1   1   0   9
Frazier                       2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7
Totals                        8    10   7   7   5   8   1  40
HBP: Niekro (1,Lindeman).
IBB: Schatzeder (1,Herr).
St. Louis Cardinals          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Mathews                       3.2   2   1   1   2   3   1  16
Forsch W(1-0)                 2.2   4   1   1   1   3   0  14
Dayley SV(1)                  2.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   9
Totals                        9     7   2   2   3   8   1  39
WP: Mathews (1).
HBP: Mathews (1,Gaetti); Forsch (1,Puckett).
Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Dave Phillips, 
LF - Lee Weyer, RF - Greg Kosc
Time of Game: 3:11   Attendance: 55347
Starting Lineups:

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


In Game 4, Tom Lawless hit a three-run homer off Viola (only his second Major League homer after going 2 for 25 during the regular season) in the fourth inning, one of Viola's five earned runs in the game.

Just prior to Game 4, Reggie Jackson, who was working as a field reporter for ABC's coverage of the 1987 World Series, admitted that he didn't know who eventual Game 4 hero Tom Lawless was.