1987 Minnesota Twins

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W-L Record: 85-77 -- 1st in American League West Manager: Tom Kelly Location: Minneapolis,MN Baseball Stadium: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Top Draft Pick: Willie Banks (#3) Attendance: 2,081,976 Youngest Player: Allan Anderson (23) Oldest Player: Joe Niekro (42) Longest Tenure: Tim Laudner, Gary Gaetti, Kent Hrbek (7) Playoffs: Won World Series (Cardinals)

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1987 Minnesota Twins

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
49	Allan Anderson	P	23	L	L	6-0	186	1/7/1964	Lancaster,Ohio	MLB	1986-1991	60,000
22	Keith Atherton	P	28	R	R	6-4	200	2/19/1959	Mathews,Virginia	MLB	1983-1989	300,000
18	Don Baylor	OF	38	R	R	6-1	220	6/28/1949	Austin,Texas	MLB	1970-1988	731,123
20	Billy Beane	OF-RF	25	R	R	6-4	195	3/29/1962	Orlando,Florida	MLB	1984-1989	60,000
40	Juan Berenguer	P	32	R	R	5-11	225	11/30/1954	Aguadulce,Panama	MLB	1978-1992	152,500
30	Jeff Bittiger	P	25	R	R	5-10	175	4/13/1962	Jersey City,New Jersey	MLB	1986-1989	60,000
28	Bert Blyleven	P	36	R	R	6-3	207	4/6/1951	Zeist,Netherlands	MLB	1970-1992	1,150,000
24	Tom Brunansky	OF-RF	26	R	R	6-4	216	8/20/1960	Covina,California	MLB	1981-1994	940,000
25	Randy Bush	RF-OF	28	L	L	6-1	184	10/5/1958	Dover,Delaware	MLB	1982-1993	300,000
33	Sal Butera	C	34	R	R	6-0	190	9/25/1952	Richmond Hill,New York	MLB	1980-1988	62,500
38	Steve Carlton	P	42	L	L	6-5	210	12/22/1944	Miami,Florida	MLB	1965-1988	60,000
27	Mark Davidson	RF-LF	26	R	R	6-2	190	2/15/1961	Knoxville,Tennessee	MLB	1986-1991	60,000
21	George Frazier	P	32	R	R	6-5	205	10/13/1954	Oklahoma City,Oklahoma	MLB	1978-1987	60,000
8	Gary Gaetti	3B	28	R	R	6-0	205	8/19/1958	Centralia,Illinois	MLB	1981-2000	950,000
7	Greg Gagne	SS	25	R	R	5-11	177	11/12/1961	Fall River,Massachusetts	MLB	1983-1997	60,000
32	Dan Gladden	LF-OF	29	R	R	5-11	180	7/7/1957	San Jose,California	MLB	1983-1993	60,000
14	Kent Hrbek	1B	27	L	R	6-4	260	5/21/1960	Minneapolis,Minnesota	MLB	1981-1994	1,310,000
46	Joe Klink	P	25	L	L	5-11	175	2/3/1962	Johnstown,Pennsylvania	MLB	1987-1996	60,000
9	Gene Larkin	1B-RF	24	B	R	6-3	205	10/24/1962	Flushing,New York	MLB	1987-1993	60,000
15	Tim Laudner	C	29	R	R	6-3	212	6/7/1958	Mason City,Iowa	MLB	1981-1989	60,000
4	Steve Lombardozzi	2B	27	R	R	6-0	175	4/26/1960	Malden,Massachusetts	MLB	1985-1990	60,000
26	Al Newman	2B-SS	27	B	R	5-9	183	6/30/1960	Kansas City,Missouri	MLB	1985-1992	60,000
36	Joe Niekro	P	42	R	R	6-1	190	11/7/1944	Martins Ferry,Ohio	MLB	1967-1988	60,000
19	Randy Niemann	P	31	L	L	6-4	200	11/15/1955	Scotia,California	MLB	1979-1987	60,000
11	Tom Nieto	C	26	R	R	6-1	205	10/27/1960	Downey,California	MLB	1984-1990	60,000
2	Chris Pittaro	3B-2B	25	B	R	5-11	170	9/16/1961	Trenton,New Jersey	MLB	1985-1987	60,000
36	Mark Portugal	P	24	R	R	6-0	208	10/30/1962	Los Angeles,California	MLB	1985-1999	60,000
34	Kirby Puckett	CF-OF	26	R	R	5-9	223	3/14/1961	Chicago,Illinois	MLB	1984-1995	465,000
41	Jeff Reardon	P	31	R	R	6-1	195	10/1/1955	Dalton,Massachusetts	MLB	1979-1994	60,000
12	Mark Salas	C	26	L	R	6-0	205	3/8/1961	Montebello,California	MLB	1984-1991	137,000
31	Dan Schatzeder	P	32	L	L	6-0	195	12/1/1954	Elmhurst,Illinois	MLB	1977-1991	60,000
5	Roy Smalley	SS	34	B	R	6-1	185	10/25/1952	Los Angeles,California	MLB	1975-1987	60,000
23	Roy Smith	P	25	R	R	6-3	200	9/6/1961	Mount Vernon,New York	MLB	1984-1991	60,000
48	Mike Smithson	P	32	L	R	6-8	215	1/21/1955	Centerville,Tennessee	MLB	1982-1989	60,000
17	Les Straker	P	27	R	R	6-1	193	10/10/1959	Ciudad Bolivar,Venezuela	MLB	1987-1988	60,000
16	Frank Viola	P	27	L	L	6-4	209	4/19/1960	Hempstead,New York	MLB	1982-1996	830,000

Team Personnel

Dick Bremer (Broadcaster)
Herb Carneal (Broadcaster)
Marty Esposito (Scout)
John Gordon (Broadcaster)
Hank Izquierdo (Scout)
Tom Kelly (Manager)
Harmon Killebrew (Broadcaster)
Andy MacPhail (General Manager)
Tony Oliva (Hitting Coach)
Rick Renick (Third Base Coach)
John Rooney (Broadcaster)
Rick Stelmaszek (Bullpen Coach)
Dick Such (Pitching Coach)
Wayne Terwilliger (First Base Coach)

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