1987 Major League Baseball season
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The 1987 Major League Baseball season was a professional baseball year notable for its high offensive output, including record-setting home run totals and the Minnesota Twins’ World Series championship over the St. Louis Cardinals.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Major League Baseball season ⓘ |
| ALCSChampion | Minnesota Twins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ALCSRunnerUp | Detroit Tigers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ALCyYoungAwardWinner | Roger Clemens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| AllStarGameHostCity | Oakland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| AllStarGameHostTeam | Oakland Athletics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| AllStarGameLeagueWinner | National League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| AllStarGameMVP | Tim Raines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ALManagerOfTheYear | Sparky Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ALMostValuablePlayer | George Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ALRookieOfTheYear | Mark McGwire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| AmericanLeagueChampion | Minnesota Twins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| AmericanLeagueDivisions |
AL East
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
AL West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championship | 1987 World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designatedHitterRule | used in American League only ⓘ |
| endDate | 1987-10-25 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Office of the Commissioner of Baseball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeRunRecordContext |
notable for high offensive output
ⓘ
record-setting home run totals ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| NationalLeagueChampion | St. Louis Cardinals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NationalLeagueDivisions |
NL East
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NL West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextSeason | 1988 Major League Baseball season ⓘ |
| NLCSChampion | St. Louis Cardinals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NLCSRunnerUp | San Francisco Giants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NLCyYoungAwardWinner | Steve Bedrosian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NLManagerOfTheYear | Buck Rodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NLMostValuablePlayer | Andre Dawson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NLRookieOfTheYear | Benito Santiago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Andre Dawson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark McGwire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTeam |
Minnesota Twins
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St. Louis Cardinals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfLeagues | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 26 ⓘ |
| previousSeason | 1986 Major League Baseball season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regularSeasonFormat | 162-game schedule ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| startDate | 1987-04-06 ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesChampion | Minnesota Twins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesGames | 7 ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesMVP | Frank Viola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesOutcome | Minnesota Twins defeated St. Louis Cardinals 4–3 ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesRunnerUp | St. Louis Cardinals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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