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March 28, 2017: Failures In The Non-Nuclear Secondary System
On this anniversary of Three-Mile Island, don't have a meltdown: baseball is less than one week away!
1987 Rewind: Team Leaders
BATTING LEADERS
GAMES
Kirby Puckett, 157
Tom Brunansky, 155
Gary Gaettie, 154
PLATE APPEARANCES
Puckett, 668
Gaetti, 628
Brunansky, 614
AT-BATS
Puckett, 624
Gaetti, 584
Brunansky, 532
RUNS
Puckett, 96
Gaetti, 95
Kent Hrbek, 85
HITS
Puckett, 207
Gaetti, 150
Brunansky, 138
DOUBLES
Gaetti, 36
Puckett, 32
Greg Gagne, 28
TRIPLES
Gagne, 7
Al Newman, 5
Puckett, 5
HOME RUNS
Hrbek, 34
Brunansky, 32
Gaetti, 31
RBI
Gaetti, 109
Puckett, 99
Hrbek, 90
STOLEN BASES
Dan Gladden, 25
Newman, 15
Puckett 12
WALKS
Hrbek, 84
Brunansky, 74
Randy Bush, 43
BATTING AVERAGE
Puckett, .332
Hrbek, ,285
Roy Smalley, .275
ON-BASE PERCENTAGE
Hrbek, ,389
Puckett, .367
Smalley, .352
Brunansky, 352
SLUGGING PERCENTAGE
Hrbek, .545
Puckett, .534
Brunansky, .489
OPS
Hrbek, .934
Puckett, .900
Brunansky, .841
TOTAL BASES
Puckett, 333
Gaetti, 283
Hrbek, 260
Brunansky, 260
HIT BY PITCH
Puckett, 6
4 tied at 4
SACRIFICE HITS
Gagne, 10
Lombardozzi, 9
Newman, 7
SACRIFICE FLIES
Puckett, 6
Bush, 5
Hrbek, 5
INTENTIONAL WALKS
Hrbek, 12
Gaetti, 7
Puckett, 7
PITCHING LEADERS
WINS
Frank Viola, 17
Bert Blyleven, 15
3 tied at 8
WINNING PERCENTAGE
Juan Berenguer, .889
Viola, .630
Keith Atherton, .583
ERA
Viola, 2.90
Berenguer, 3.94
Blyleven, 4.01
GAMES
Reardon, 63
Atherton, 59
George Frazier, 54
STARTS
Blyleven, 37
Viola, 36
Les Straker, 26
GAMES FINISHED
Reardon, 63
Atherton, 29
Frazier, 26
COMPLETE GAMES
Blyleven, 8
Viola, 7
Straker, 1
SHUTOUTS
Blyleven, 1
Viola, 1
SAVES
Reardon, 34
Berenguer, 4
Atherton, 2
Frazier, 2
INNINGS
Blyleven, 267
Viola, 251.2
Straker, 154.1
STRIKEOUTS
Viola, 197
Blyleven, 196
Berenguer, 110
BATTERS FACED
Blyleven, 1122
Viola, 1037
Straker, 656
FIP
Berenguer, 3.33
Viola, 3.66
Reardon, 4.23
WHIP
Viola, 1.176
Reardon, 1.220
Blyleven, 1.311
Happy Birthday–March 28
Jimmy Barrett (1875)
August Busch (1899)
Lon Warneke (1909)
Vic Raschi (1919)
Garland Shifflett (1935)
Glenn Davis (1961)
Shawn Boskie (1967)
Craig Paquette (1969)
August Busch, owner of the Anheuser-Busch Company, bought the St. Louis Cardinals in 1953.
Craig Paquette was drafted by Minnesota in the 36th round in 1987, but did not sign.
Rockpile – So It Goes
From Swedish television
March 27, 2017: Rewound
Many thanks to the Padre for an awesome recap to the `87 season. If you'd like, you can track all the posts through the 1987 rewind tag.
1987 Rewind: League Leaders
Just to put a bow on the 1987 season, here are the Twins who were on the league leaderboards. We'll look at Twins team leaders tomorrow.
WAR
1. Roger Clemens, 9.5
4. Frank Viola, 8.1
BATTING AVERAGE
1. Wade Boggs, .363
4. Kirby Puckett, .332
SLUGGING PERCENTAGE
1. Mark McGwire, .618
9. Kent Hrbek, .545
OPS
1. Wade Boggs, 1.049
8. Kent Hrbek, .934
AT-BATS
1. Ruben Sierra, 643
T6. Kirby Puckett, 624
HITS
T1. Kirby Puckett, 207
T1. Kevin Seitzer, 207
TOTAL BASES
1. George Bell, 369
3. Kirby Puckett, 333
DOUBLES
1. Paul Molitor, 41
9. Gary Gaetti, 36
TRIPLES
1. Willie Wilson, 15
T9. Greg Gagne, 7
HOME RUNS
1. Mark McGwire, 49
T3. Kent Hrbek, 34
T9. Tom Brunansky, 32
RBIs
1. George Bell, 134
T7. Gary Gaetti, 109
WALKS
T1. Dwight Evans, 106
T1. Brian Dowing, 106
T7. Kent Hrbek, 84
SINGLES
1. Kevin Seitzer, 151
4. Kirby Puckett, 142
HIT BY PITCH
1. Don Baylor, 28
SACRIFICE HITS
1. Marty Barrett, 22
T8. Greg Gagne, 10
INTENTIONAL WALKS
1. Wade Boggs, 19
T4. Kent Hrbek, 12
ERA
1. Jimmy Key, 2.76
3. Frank Viola, 2.90
WINS
T1. Dave Stewart, 20
T1. Roger Clemens, 20
T8. Frank Viola, 17
WINNING PERCENTAGE
1. Jeff Musselman, .706
T9. Frank Viola, .630
WHIP
1. Jimmy Key, 1.057
6. Frank Viola, 1.176
GAMES
1. Mark Eichhorn, 89
6. Jeff Reardon, 63
10. Keith Atherton, 59
SAVES
1. Tom Henke, 34
T2. Jeff Reardon, 31
INNINGS PITCHED
1. Charlie Hough, 285.1
4. Bert Blyleven, 267
10. Frank Viola, 251.2
STRIKEOUTS
1. Mark Langston, 262
7. Frank Viola, 197
8. Bert Blyleven, 196
STARTS
1. Charlie Hough, 40
T2. Bert Blyleven, 37
T5. Frank Viola, 36
BATTERS FACED
1. Charlie Hough, 1237
4. Bert Blyleven, 1122
GAMES FINISHED
1. Tom Henke, 62
2. Jeff Reardon, 58
FIP
1. Roger Clemens, 2.91
6. Frank Viola, 3.66
Happy Birthday–March 27
Miller Huggins (1878)
Effa Manley (1897)
Wes Covington (1932)
Bill Sudakis (1946)
Lynn McGlothen (1950)
Dick Ruthven (1951)
Dave Hostetler (1956)
Jaime Navarro (1967)
Tom Quinlan (1968)
Dee Brown (1978)
Michael Cuddyer (1979)
Brian Slocum (1981)
Buster Posey (1987)
Matt Harvey (1989)
Effa Manley was the owner of the Brooklyn Eagles and the Newark Eagles in the Negro Leagues.
Dick Ruthven was drafted by Minnesota in the first round in 1972, but did not sign.
Brian Slocum was drafted by Minnesota in the fourteenth round in 1999, but did not sign.
We would like to wish a very happy birthday to Can of Corn.
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to Milt on Tilt. Gone but not forgotten.
Chuck Berry – Let It Rock
We didn't have a tribute post to the legend. Post your favorite Chuck tunes below.
https://youtu.be/mse7t9UKcVE
March 26, 2017: Tradition
I always get eliminated from contention to win the NCAA pool when Kansas loses. I wish I could resist the urge to pick them every year.