1987 minnesota twins world series

Gotta love the footage with the classic bonnie tyler song i. Compare prices on minnesota twins world series memorabilia and other gear. Tom kelly 8577 1987 minnesota twins statistics 1987 minnesota twins gamebygame results. Rent minnesota twins vintage world series film 1987 on.

Jeff reardon gets willie mcgee to ground out for the final out of game 7, as the twins go on to win their first world series. The 1987 minnesota twins won the world series for the first time since moving from washington in 1961, the second time that the franchise won the world. Fsn has been replaying game 5 of the 1987 american league championship series, when the twins knocked out detroit. The result was this ring, utilizing minnesotas thennew m logo. It was the first world series championship won by the minnesota twins. On todays date in 1987, we defeated the cardinals and won our first world series. Also included is the attached letter that you can see in the picture. It was minnesotas first title since 1924 when the team was the washington senators. At the start of the 1987 season, the minnesota twins were virtually no ones idea of a world series champion. However the twins, who had been a bad team for most of the 1980s, would go on to a surprising win in the 1987 world series, albeit without carlton on. Rent minnesota twins vintage world series film 1987 starring kirby puckett and kent hrbek on dvd and bluray. Minnesota twins 1987 world series championship ring updated 2242019. The 84th edition of the world series, it was a bestofseven playoff played between the american league al champion minnesota twins and the national.

This listing is for an unused, flat wheaties box featuring the 1987 world series champions minnesota twins. Here we have about 8 minutes of minnesota twins baseball bloopers. Get scores, news and notes in your inbox every day. Condition of the box is very important, and minor flaws. Til the 1987 minnesota twins won the world series with a. My father worked for general mills for over 40 years, and his department was involved in the development. Rate 5 stars rate 4 stars rate 3 stars rate 2 stars rate 1 star. Louis cardinals had once again risen to the top of the national league with an impressive 9567 record that granted them a firstclass ticket to minnesota and the 84th fall classic. After minnesota won the 1987 world series, pitcher bert blyleven called twins president jerry bell over, showed bell his 1979 pirates championship ring, and said, i want one like this, but with an m on it. Minnesota twins baseball 1987 vintage sports memorabilia. Background music from the video is present in most of the clips, but the play calls by. But both would be good candidates for a complete collectors edition, especially the 1991 series that is still considered by many as the greatest ever played. I updated this post to fix missing videos and added a few more.

The minnesota twins are celebrating the 30th anniversary of their 1987 world series championship this season, so. Follow minnesota twins team history, regular season results, postseason results, and more on. Louis cardinals 2 at minnesota twins 4, f the 1987 world series between the twins and cardinals brought a whole new meaning to the. World series minnesota twins mlb sweatshirts for sale ebay. Twins fans had plenty to cheer about in game 1, as their team romped over the cardinals, 101. See more ideas about minnesota twins, minnesota and world series. Minnesota twins, american professional baseball team based in minneapolis that plays in the american league of major league baseball. Its also available for football, basketball and hockey.

Thirty years ago on this date, the minnesota twins became world series champions for the first time. Louis cardinals world series full ticket played at. A 1987 minnesota twins roster with uniform numbers, player stats and opening day data. The 1987 minnesota twins team roster seen on this page. What is the value of a 1987 world series ticket stub answers. Can you name the 1987 minnesota twins world series roster. Til the 1987 minnesota twins won the world series with a run differential of 20 by adjusting the ac to blow out when they batted and in when they fielded. Louis cardinals had once again risen to the top of the national league with an. With the minnesota twins celebrating the 20th anniversary of the teams first world series championship, i have, of course, been reminiscing. For this inaugural edition of twins trivia, we look back to 1987. The 1987 world series was the first in which the home team won every game. Minnesota beat detroit, which won 98 games to win the al east, in five games in the bestof7 series.

In 87 the twins turned the towns upside down minnpost. The twins won the first two games at home, lost game 3 in detroit then took the final. Louis cardinals in the 1987 world series 4 games in the metrodome and 3 games in busch stadium. The minnesota twins of the american league ended the season with a record of 85 wins and 77 losses, finishing first in the als west division. Ten forgettable moments from the 1987 world series twinkie town.

Twins players celebrate after clinching the 1987 world series in game 7. Some highlights from the 1987 minnesota twins vs st louis cardinals world series. After the last two miserable seasons of twins baseball, fans can be forgiven for waxing nostalgic for years gone past. Vintage 1987 world series st louis cardinals minnesota twins. Tune into fox sports north tonight at 7pm ct and on twins social tomorrow at 12pm ct to watch game 2 of the 1991 world series. The twins set the record for the worst regular season record of a series winner that stood until 2006 when the cardinals won with an. View entire discussion 42 comments more posts from the baseball community. These are the complete broadcasts of all 7 games played between the minnesota twins and st. The twins were just 2952 on the road during the regular season, but luckily for them the first two and last two world series games were scheduled for minnesotas metrodome.