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Who managed the Twins in the '87 series?

Tom Kelly. Tom Kelly took over for Ray Miller late in the '86 season. It turned out to be a good choice since the Twins won the AL West, the LCS and of course, the World Series in '87.

Who managed the Cardinals in the '87 Series, and what was his other nickname?

Whitey Herzog / The White Rat. Dorrel Norman Elvert Herzog was also, occasionally called the "White Rat". Whitey was quoted by George Will in Men at Work as saying, "Baseball has been good to me since I quit trying to play it". With three division championships at Kansas City, three league championships, and a World Series win at St. Louis in '85, he was right.

The Twins were 56-25 at home in the regular season, and went 6-0 at home in the post season that year. One factor that unnerved many of their opponents was the noise the fans made. What Cards starting pitcher in Game 1, actually stuffed cotton in his ears?

Joe Magrane. The Metrodome was loud! ABC actually installed a noise meter so the folks at home could track the decibels.

What Twin infielder had struggled at the plate most of the Series, until his grand slam in Game 6 broke the game open for the home team?

Kent Hrbek. Hrbek's homer set off the home town fans and ABC's noise meter broke!The Twins won Game 6 11-5.

Which Cardinals' catcher played in every game, had 9 hits, 1 double, 4 RBI's, and finished the series with a .409 BA?

Tony Pena. Tony had a great LCS too, hitting .361 and scoring 5 runs. Pena, after playing 7 seasons in the Majors with Pittsburgh, was in his first season with the Cardinals.

All of Minnesota's wins were by four or more runs?

False. They won Game One 10-1, Game Two 8-4, and Game Six 11-5, but Game Seven was a nail-biter. The Twins had to come from behind to win 4-2, behind the great pitching of Frank Viola and Jeff Reardon.

What player led all Series players with 7 RBIs?

Dan Gladden. Often overlooked, Dan Gladden was another post season star hitting .290 in the World Series, and .350 in the LCS. Gladden had 16 post season hits that year, 6 of them for extra bases.

Which Card's pitcher appeared in four Series games, saved two of them, and had a stellar 1.29 ERA, with his fastball that was well respected by hitters?

Todd Worrell. Todd had 8 wins and 33 saves in the regular season too. Todd was in his 3rd season in the Majors, and with the Cardinals. He retired in 1997 after 11 seasons.

What native New Yorker was named MVP of the '87 series?

Frank Viola. Born in Hempstead, New York, Frank "Sweet Music" Viola, won two games in the series, including game 7.

This was the first time the franchise won a World Series, since moving from what city?

Washington. The old Washington Senators moved to Minnesota in 1961 when the league expanded to ten teams. The Twins won their second World Series in '91 against the Atlanta Braves.