1987 St. Louis Cardinals season

MLB yearly infobox
name = St. Louis Cardinals
season = 1987
misc =

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current league = National League
y1 = 1892
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform logo =
ballpark = Busch Memorial Stadium
y4 = 1966
city = St. Louis, Missouri
y5 = 1882
owners = August "Gussie" Busch
managers = Whitey Herzog
television = KSDK
(Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Jay Randolph)
Cardinal Cable Network
(Al Hrabosky, Ken Wilson)
radio = KMOX
(Jack Buck, Mike Shannon)
espntn = stl
brtn = stlThe St. Louis Cardinals 1987 season was the team's 106th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 96th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 95-67 during the season and finished 1st in the National League East division. They won in the NLCS in seven games over the San Francisco Giants, and in the World Series, after having fallen behind 2-0 at the Metrodome, they won their next three games at home. However, back at the Metrodome, they lost the last two and fell one game short of a World Series title. This also was the Cardinals' last World Series appearance until by|2004.

Shortstop Ozzie Smith and third baseman Terry Pendleton won Gold Gloves this year.

Offseason

*October 31, 1986: Alan Knicely was released by the Cardinals. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kniceal01.shtml Alan Knicely page at Baseball Reference] ]
*December 19, 1986: Bob Forsch was signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/forscbo01.shtml]
*January 26, 1987: Skeeter Barnes was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/barnesk01.shtml Skeeter Barnes page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular Season

eason standings

Notable transactions

*April 1, 1987: Mike LaValliere, Mike Dunne and Andy Van Slyke were traded by the Cardinals to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Tony Peña. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lavalmi01.shtml Mike LaValliere page at Baseball Reference] ]
*July 16, 1987: Skeeter Barnes was purchased from the Cardinals by the Milwaukee Brewers.
*July 25, 1987: Joe Boever was traded by the Cardinals to the Atlanta Braves for Randy O'Neal. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/boevejo01.shtml Joe Boever page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster

Pitching

tarting pitchers

NLCS

Game 1

October 6, Busch Stadium

Game 4

October 10, Candlestick Park

Game 7

October 14, Busch Stadium

World Series

Awards and Honors

* Terry Pendleton, Third Base, National League Gold Glove
* Ozzie Smith, Shortstop, National League Gold Glove

References

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/1987.shtml 1987 St. Louis Cardinals]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1987&t=SLN 1987 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]