1987 Major League Baseball season
Position American League National League
1B Don Mattingly , New York Yankees Keith Hernandez , New York Mets
2B Frank White , Kansas City Royals Ryne Sandberg , Chicago Cubs
3B Gary Gaetti , Minnesota Twins Terry Pendleton , St. Louis Cardinals
SS Tony Fernández , Toronto Blue Jays Ozzie Smith , St. Louis Cardinals
OF Kirby Puckett , Minnesota Twins Eric Davis , Cincinnati Reds
OF Gary Pettis , California Angels Andre Dawson , Chicago Cubs
OF Jesse Barfield , Toronto Blue Jays Tony Gwynn , San Diego Padres
C Bob Boone , California Angels Mike LaValliere , Pittsburgh Pirates
P Mark Langston , Seattle Mariners Rick Reuschel , Pittsburgh Pirates
Awards and honors
Baseball Hall of Fame Ray Dandridge Catfish Hunter Billy Williams Further information : 1987 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting Most Valuable Player George Bell , Toronto Blue Jays , OF ( AL ) Andre Dawson , Chicago Cubs , OF ( NL ) Cy Young Award Roger Clemens , Boston Red Sox ( AL ) Steve Bedrosian , Philadelphia Phillies ( NL ) Rookie of the Year Mark McGwire , Oakland Athletics , 1B ( AL ) Benito Santiago , San Diego Padres , C ( NL ) Manager of the Year Award Sparky Anderson , Detroit Tigers ( AL ) Buck Rodgers , Montreal Expos ( NL )
The 1987 Major League Baseball season ended with the American League Champion Minnesota Twins winning the World Series over the National League Champion St. Louis Cardinals, four games to three, as all seven games were won by the home team. Future Hall of Famer Ken Griffey, Jr. was selected with the #1 overall pick in the draft in June by the Seattle Mariners.