Twenty years later: A look at the 1987 World Series

Oct. 18, 1987

Game 2: Minnesota Twins 8, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Game facts

- Twins increased series lead to 2-0.

- Twins catcher Tim Laudner homered and drove in three runs. He hit a meager .191 during the regular season.

They said it

"They're getting the big knocks and they're on a roll. We just have to go back home and hope we can put a stop to it."

- St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Danny Cox told The Associated Press

"They say St. Louis holds heat. This place holds noise."

- St. Louis Cardinals manager Whitey Herzog told the AP

of the Metrodome

ST. LOUIS MINNESOTA

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Coleman lf 4 1 1 0 Gladden lf 5 0 1 1

Smith ss 4 0 1 0 Gagne ss 4 0 1 1

Herr 2b 4 0 0 0 Puckett cf 4 1 1 0

Driessen 1b 4 1 1 1 Hrbek 1b 3 1 1 0

McGee cf 4 0 1 1 Gaetti 3b 3 2 2 1

Pendletn dh 4 1 1 0 Bush dh 3 1 1 2

Ford rf 3 1 2 0 Larkin ph 1 0 0 0

Oqundo 3b 4 0 1 0 Brnansky rf 3 1 0 0

Pena c 4 0 1 2 Smalley ph 1 0 1 0

Nwmn pr-2b 0 0 0 0

Laudner c 3 2 2 3

Totals 35 4 9 4 Totals 33 8 10 8

St. Louis 000 010 120-4 9 0

Minnesota 010 601 00x-8 10 0

LOB-St. Louis 5, Minnesota 5. 2B-Driessen (1), Gagne (1), Bush (1), Smalley (1). HR-Laudner (1), Gaetti (1). SB-Coleman (1). CS-Bush.

St. Louis

IP H R ER BB SO

Cox, L, 0-1 3Xc 6 7 7 2 3

Tunnell 2Zc 3 1 1 1 1

Dayley 1Zc 0 0 0 0 1

Worrell Xc 1 0 0 1 0

Minnesota

IP H R ER BB SO

Blyleven, W, 1-0 7 6 2 2 1 8

Berenguer 1 3 2 2 0 0

Reardon 1 0 0 0 0 0

Umpires-Home: Lee Weyer. First: Greg Kosc. Second: John McSherry. Third: Ken Kaiser. A-55,257. Twenty years later: A look at the 1987 World Series 20071018