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The Columbus Clippers are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League (IL) and the Triple-A affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians. They are located in Columbus,Ohio,and are named for speedy merchant sailing vessels known as clippers. The team has played their home games at Huntington Park since 2009. They previously played at Cooper Stadium from 1977 to 2008.
The Las Vegas Aviators,formerly known as the Las Vegas 51s and Las Vegas Stars,are a Minor League Baseball team of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) and the Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics. They are located in Summerlin South,Nevada,a community in Las Vegas. The Aviators play their home games at Las Vegas Ballpark,a 10,000-seat facility which opened in 2019. The team previously played at Cashman Field from 1983 to 2018.
The Charlotte Knights are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox. They are located in Charlotte,North Carolina,and play their home games at Truist Field,which opened in 2014 and is located in Uptown Charlotte. The team previously played at Knights Park (1976–1988),Knights Castle (1989),and Knights Stadium (1990–2013).
The 1987 Minnesota Twins won the World Series for the first time since moving from Washington in 1961,the second time that the franchise won the World Series. Having won only 85 games during the 1987 regular season,they won the World Series with the then-fewest regular season wins since Major League Baseball expanded to a 162-game season in 1961,and the fewest of any team since the 1889 New York Giants. They also became the first team to win the World Series despite being outscored by their opponents in the regular season,having scored 786 runs and allowed 806.
The 1987 New York Yankees season was the 85th season for the Yankees. The team finished in fourth place with a record of 89–73,finishing 9 games behind the Detroit Tigers. New York was managed by Lou Piniella. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.
The 1988 New York Yankees season was the 86th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 85–76,finishing in fifth place,3.5 games behind the Boston Red Sox. New York was managed by Lou Piniella and Billy Martin,with the latter managing the team for the fifth and final time. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.
The 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 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 first in the National League East for the third and last time before moving to the National League Central in 1994. They went on to win the NLCS in seven games over the San Francisco Giants. In the World Series against the Minnesota Twins,after having fallen behind 2-0 at the Hubert H. Humphrey 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. It would be the Cardinals' last World Series appearance until 2004.
The 1987 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Orioles finishing sixth in the American League East with a record of 67 wins and 95 losses.
The Oakland Athletics' 1988 season involved the A's winning their first American League West title since 1981,with a record of 104 wins and 58 losses. In 1988,the elephant was restored as the symbol of the Athletics and currently adorns the left sleeve of home and road uniforms. The elephant was retired as team mascot in 1963 by then-owner Charles O. Finley in favor of a Missouri mule. The A's defeated the Boston Red Sox in the ALCS,but lost the World Series to the Los Angeles Dodgers in five games,including a dramatic,classic walk-off home run by the Dodgers' Kirk Gibson in game one.
The Oakland Athletics' 1987 season involved the A's finishing third in the American League West with a record of 81 wins and 81 losses. Mark McGwire set a rookie record by hitting 49 home runs. At the beginning of the season,the word "Athletics" returned,in script lettering,to the front of the team's jerseys. Former A's owner,Charles O. Finley banned the word "Athletics" from the club's name in the past because he felt that name was too closely associated with former Philadelphia Athletics owner Connie Mack. In his first full Major League season,Mark McGwire hit 49 home runs,a single-season record for a rookie;he was named the American League Rookie of the Year. McGwire would be the first American League rookie since Al Rosen of the Cleveland Indians in 1950 to lead the American League in home runs. The 1987 season also saw the return of Reggie Jackson to Oakland.
The Cincinnati Reds' 1987 season resulted in another winning season for the Cincinnati Reds in the National League West. They failed,however,to overcome the Giants and finished in second place for a third consecutive year with a record of 84–78.
The 1987 Detroit Tigers season saw the Tigers make a startling late-season comeback to win the American League East on the season's final day. The Tigers finished with a Major League-best record of 98–64,two games ahead of the Toronto Blue Jays. Detroit lost the ALCS to the Minnesota Twins in 5 games.
The 1987 Cleveland Indians season seen the team finish in seventh place in the American League East. Sports Illustrated magazine predicted that the Indians would finish in first. Club president Peter Bavasi would resign before the regular season began. Bavasi had joined the Indians in November 1984. As president of the Cleveland Indians,he served on Major League Baseball's Executive Council. During the 1986 season,the team had an 84-78 record,its best since 1968,and attendance of 1.47 million,its highest since 1959. There was much optimism that the team would reach its full potential in 1987.
The 1987 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 105th season in Major League Baseball,their 30th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season,and their 28th at Candlestick Park. The Giants finished in first place in the National League West with a record of 90 wins and 72 losses. They lost the NLCS in seven games to the St. Louis Cardinals. It was their first playoff appearance since 1971.
The 1987 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 105th season for the Phillies. It was the third and final season with John Felske as manager,as he was fired on June 18 when the team won just 29 of their first 61 games. With Lee Elia at the helm,the team maneuvered itself to 51 wins in the next 101 games to finish fourth in the National League East.
The 1987 Atlanta Braves season was the 117th in franchise history and their 22nd in Atlanta. The team introduced new uniforms this season harkening back to the 1950s,which,with a slight change made in 2019,continue to be the team's uniforms to this day,replacing their pullover jersey/beltless pants combo worn since 1980.
The 1987 Major League Baseball draft is the process by which Major League Baseball (MLB) teams select athletes to play for their organization. High school seniors,college juniors and seniors,and anyone who had never played under a professional contract were considered eligible for the draft. The 1987 MLB Draft took place as a conference call to the Commissioner of Baseball's office in New York from June 2–4. As opposed to the National Football League Draft which appeared on ESPN,no network aired the MLB Draft.
Blissfield High School is a public high school serving grades 9–12 in Blissfield,Michigan,United States.
The League Championship Series Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award is given annually to the Major League Baseball (MLB) players deemed to have the most impact on their teams' performances in each of the two respective League Championship Series that comprise the penultimate round of the MLB postseason. The award is given separately for a player in both the American League Championship Series and the National League Championship Series. It has been presented in the National League (NL) since 1977,and in the American League (AL) since 1980. Dusty Baker won the inaugural award in 1977 with the Los Angeles Dodgers,and Frank White won the first AL award in 1980 with the Kansas City Royals. The ten Hall of Famers to win LCS MVPs include Roberto Alomar,George Brett,Dennis Eckersley,Rickey Henderson,Kirby Puckett,Ozzie Smith,Willie Stargell,John Smoltz,Iván Rodríguez,and Mariano Rivera.
The Central Michigan Chippewas baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant,Michigan,United States. The team is a member of the Mid-American Conference West division,which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Central Michigan's first baseball team was fielded in 1896. The team plays its home games at Theunissen Stadium in Mount Pleasant,Michigan. On June 27,2023,CMU alum Jake Sabol was named the Chippewas' head coach. On May 1,2021,Jordan Patty pitched the first perfect game in CMU history.
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- ↑ 1987 Topps baseball card # 671
