85-77 | Won WS |
Record | Outcome |
The Minnesota Twins finished the regular season with a 85-77 record. They went 56-25 at home and 29-52 on the road. Including the postseason, the Minnesota Twins went 93-81.
The 1987 Minnesota Twins played in the West Division of the American League.
During the regular season, the 1987 Minnesota Twins went 42-36 against their AL West opponents.
The Twins won the AL West in the 1987 season with a 85-77 record. The Royals finished 2 games back with a 83-79 record. The Athletics finished 4 games back with a 81-81 record. The Mariners finished 7 games back with a 78-84 record. The White Sox finished 8 games back with a 77-85 record. The Angels finished 10 games back with a 75-87 record. The Rangers finished 10 games back with a 75-87 record.
Opponent | Record | Win Percentage % | Run Differential |
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Oakland Athletics | 10-3 | 76.9% | +25 |
Seattle Mariners | 9-4 | 69.2% | +31 |
Chicago White Sox | 7-6 | 53.8% | -3 |
Texas Rangers | 6-7 | 46.2% | -9 |
Kansas City Royals | 5-8 | 38.5% | -13 |
California Angels | 5-8 | 38.5% | -17 |
Among qualifying months, the 1987 Minnesota Twins had their best month in June, when they went 17-11 and had a 60.7% win percentage. Their worst month was August, when they went 13-15 and had a 46.4% win percentage.
Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Run Differential |
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April | 12-9 | 57.1% | +10 |
May | 14-14 | 50% | -5 |
June | 17-11 | 60.7% | +14 |
July | 13-14 | 48.1% | -32 |
August | 13-15 | 46.4% | +1 |
September | 16-11 | 59.3% | +6 |
October | 0-3 | 0% | -14 |
The Minnesota Twins finished the regular season with a run differential of -20. Based on their run differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Twins could have been expected to have about 79.1 wins, or a 79-83 record in the regular season.
In one-run games, or games that went into extra innings, the 1987 Minnesota Twins went 27-22.
During the regular season, the 1987 Minnesota Twins went 9-2 in extra inning games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1987 Minnesota Twins was a 7 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Minnesota Twins had during the 1987 regular season was 6 games, which happened once during the season.
= Playoff Team
Bold = Division Opponent
Date | Opponent | Score | ||
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Regular Season | ||||
Tue, Apr 7, 1987 | vs Oakland Athletics | Win 5 - 4 | (10) | |
Wed, Apr 8, 1987 | vs Oakland Athletics | Win 4 - 1 | ||
Thu, Apr 9, 1987 | vs Oakland Athletics | Win 5 - 4 | ||
Fri, Apr 10, 1987 | @ Seattle Mariners | Win 8 - 1 | ||
Sat, Apr 11, 1987 | @ Seattle Mariners | Loss 5 - 6 | ||
Sun, Apr 12, 1987 | @ Seattle Mariners | Win 8 - 5 | ||
Mon, Apr 13, 1987 | @ Oakland Athletics | Loss 3 - 6 | ||
Tue, Apr 14, 1987 | @ Oakland Athletics | Win 9 - 8 | ||
Wed, Apr 15, 1987 | @ Oakland Athletics | Win 5 - 2 | ||
Fri, Apr 17, 1987 | @ California Angels | Loss 1 - 2 | ||
Sat, Apr 18, 1987 | @ California Angels | Loss 0 - 1 | ||
Sun, Apr 19, 1987 | @ California Angels | Win 6 - 5 | ||
Mon, Apr 20, 1987 | vs Seattle Mariners | Win 13 - 5 | ||
Tue, Apr 21, 1987 | vs Seattle Mariners | Win 6 - 1 | ||
Wed, Apr 22, 1987 | vs Seattle Mariners | Loss 3 - 4 | ||
Thu, Apr 23, 1987 | vs California Angels | Loss 3 - 7 | ||
Fri, Apr 24, 1987 | vs California Angels | Loss 1 - 8 | ||
Sat, Apr 25, 1987 | vs California Angels | Win 8 - 7 | ||
Sun, Apr 26, 1987 | vs California Angels | Win 10 - 5 | ||
Tue, Apr 28, 1987 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 1 - 5 | ||
Wed, Apr 29, 1987 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 1 - 8 | ||
Fri, May 1, 1987 | vs New York Yankees | Win 7 - 4 | ||
Sat, May 2, 1987 | vs New York Yankees | Loss 4 - 6 | ||
Sun, May 3, 1987 | vs New York Yankees | Win 4 - 3 | ||
Tue, May 5, 1987 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Loss 4 - 5 | ||
Wed, May 6, 1987 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Loss 0 - 6 | ||
Thu, May 7, 1987 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Win 5 - 2 | ||
Fri, May 8, 1987 | @ New York Yankees | Loss 7 - 11 | ||
Sat, May 9, 1987 | @ New York Yankees | Win 2 - 0 | ||
Sun, May 10, 1987 | @ New York Yankees | Loss 1 - 6 | ||
Mon, May 11, 1987 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Win 10 - 4 | ||
Tue, May 12, 1987 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Loss 7 - 10 | ||
Wed, May 13, 1987 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 0 - 7 | ||
Thu, May 14, 1987 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 4 - 16 | ||
Fri, May 15, 1987 | vs Boston Red Sox | Win 3 - 1 | ||
Sat, May 16, 1987 | vs Boston Red Sox | Loss 1 - 6 | ||
Sun, May 17, 1987 | vs Boston Red Sox | Win 10 - 8 | (10) | |
Tue, May 19, 1987 | @ Cleveland Indians | Loss 3 - 4 | ||
Wed, May 20, 1987 | @ Cleveland Indians | Win 8 - 2 | ||
Thu, May 21, 1987 | @ Cleveland Indians | Loss 3 - 6 | ||
Fri, May 22, 1987 | vs Detroit Tigers | Loss 2 - 3 | ||
Sat, May 23, 1987 | vs Detroit Tigers | Win 7 - 5 | ||
Sun, May 24, 1987 | vs Detroit Tigers | Loss 2 - 7 | ||
Tue, May 26, 1987 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Win 4 - 2 | ||
Wed, May 27, 1987 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Win 7 - 2 | ||
Thu, May 28, 1987 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Win 13 - 1 | ||
Fri, May 29, 1987 | @ Detroit Tigers | Loss 7 - 15 | ||
Sun, May 31, 1987 | @ Detroit Tigers | Win 9 - 5 | ||
Sun, May 31, 1987 | @ Detroit Tigers | Win 11 - 3 | ||
Mon, Jun 1, 1987 | @ Boston Red Sox | Win 9 - 5 | ||
Tue, Jun 2, 1987 | @ Boston Red Sox | Loss 5 - 6 | ||
Wed, Jun 3, 1987 | @ Boston Red Sox | Loss 6 - 7 | (10) | |
Fri, Jun 5, 1987 | vs Texas Rangers | Loss 9 - 15 | ||
Sat, Jun 6, 1987 | vs Texas Rangers | Win 3 - 2 | (13) | |
Sun, Jun 7, 1987 | vs Texas Rangers | Win 7 - 4 | ||
Mon, Jun 8, 1987 | vs Kansas City Royals | Win 5 - 3 | ||
Tue, Jun 9, 1987 | vs Kansas City Royals | Win 5 - 2 | ||
Wed, Jun 10, 1987 | vs Kansas City Royals | Win 4 - 3 | (10) | |
Fri, Jun 12, 1987 | @ Chicago White Sox | Win 5 - 2 | ||
Fri, Jun 12, 1987 | @ Chicago White Sox | Win 7 - 4 | ||
Sat, Jun 13, 1987 | @ Chicago White Sox | Loss 2 - 6 | ||
Sun, Jun 14, 1987 | @ Chicago White Sox | Win 6 - 3 | ||
Mon, Jun 15, 1987 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Win 5 - 0 | ||
Tue, Jun 16, 1987 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Win 7 - 3 | ||
Wed, Jun 17, 1987 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 5 - 8 | ||
Fri, Jun 19, 1987 | vs Chicago White Sox | Win 7 - 6 | ||
Sat, Jun 20, 1987 | vs Chicago White Sox | Loss 5 - 10 | ||
Sun, Jun 21, 1987 | vs Chicago White Sox | Win 8 - 6 | ||
Tue, Jun 23, 1987 | vs Cleveland Indians | Win 9 - 4 | ||
Wed, Jun 24, 1987 | vs Cleveland Indians | Win 14 - 8 | ||
Thu, Jun 25, 1987 | vs Cleveland Indians | Win 4 - 3 | ||
Fri, Jun 26, 1987 | @ Texas Rangers | Loss 0 - 1 | ||
Sat, Jun 27, 1987 | @ Texas Rangers | Loss 6 - 11 | ||
Sat, Jun 27, 1987 | @ Texas Rangers | Loss 2 - 7 | ||
Sun, Jun 28, 1987 | @ Texas Rangers | Loss 3 - 6 | ||
Mon, Jun 29, 1987 | @ Kansas City Royals | Loss 2 - 3 | ||
Tue, Jun 30, 1987 | @ Kansas City Royals | Win 3 - 1 | ||
Wed, Jul 1, 1987 | @ Kansas City Royals | Loss 3 - 4 | ||
Thu, Jul 2, 1987 | @ Kansas City Royals | Loss 3 - 10 | ||
Fri, Jul 3, 1987 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Win 6 - 5 | (11) | |
Sat, Jul 4, 1987 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Win 4 - 1 | ||
Sun, Jul 5, 1987 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Win 4 - 3 | ||
Mon, Jul 6, 1987 | @ New York Yankees | Win 2 - 0 | ||
Tue, Jul 7, 1987 | @ New York Yankees | Loss 7 - 12 | ||
Wed, Jul 8, 1987 | @ New York Yankees | Loss 4 - 13 | ||
Thu, Jul 9, 1987 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Win 3 - 1 | ||
Fri, Jul 10, 1987 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Loss 12 - 13 | ||
Sat, Jul 11, 1987 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Win 2 - 1 | ||
Sun, Jul 12, 1987 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Loss 0 - 5 | ||
Thu, Jul 16, 1987 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 2 - 5 | ||
Fri, Jul 17, 1987 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Win 3 - 2 | ||
Sat, Jul 18, 1987 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 5 - 7 | ||
Sun, Jul 19, 1987 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Win 7 - 6 | ||
Mon, Jul 20, 1987 | vs New York Yankees | Loss 1 - 7 | ||
Tue, Jul 21, 1987 | vs New York Yankees | Win 2 - 1 | ||
Wed, Jul 22, 1987 | vs New York Yankees | Win 3 - 1 | ||
Thu, Jul 23, 1987 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 3 - 4 | ||
Fri, Jul 24, 1987 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 6 - 8 | ||
Sat, Jul 25, 1987 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Win 13 - 9 | ||
Sun, Jul 26, 1987 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 2 - 4 | ||
Mon, Jul 27, 1987 | @ Seattle Mariners | Win 4 - 3 | ||
Tue, Jul 28, 1987 | @ Seattle Mariners | Loss 1 - 6 | ||
Wed, Jul 29, 1987 | @ Seattle Mariners | Loss 3 - 8 | ||
Fri, Jul 31, 1987 | @ Oakland Athletics | Win 5 - 3 | ||
Sat, Aug 1, 1987 | @ Oakland Athletics | Loss 2 - 3 | ||
Sun, Aug 2, 1987 | @ Oakland Athletics | Loss 5 - 6 | (11) |