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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1987
Page
7
Television listing shows the St. Louis Cardinals against the San Francisco Giants at 8 p.m. on WAGT and channel WIS. The game coverage is scheduled as the prime time baseball matchup.
Friday Oct 16 games start at 8 pm unless noted. Aiken vs Keenan A C Flora vs South Aiken Midland Valley vs Airport Lexington vs North Augusta Silver Bluff vs Swansea Pelton vs Wagener Valley Homecoming RSM vs Gilbert Columbia vs Strom Thurmond Williston Elko vs H K T Thornwell vs St Angela 7 30 pm USC Aiken volleyball USC-Spartanburg at USCA 6 pm Wed Oct 14 USCA at Lander soccer 7 pm USCA at Oglethorpe 3 pm
Dale Earnhardt’s lead over Bill Elliott stands at 525 points after the Oakwood Homes 500 in Charlotte. Elliott won the race while Earnhardt finished 12th. Earnhardt can clinch the Winston Cup championship by starting the Oct 25 AC Delco 500, with all three remaining events likely unnecessary. The Kannapolis, North Carolina driver and car owner Richard Childress have stated they will run all events.
The Minnesota Twins clinched the American League title in Detroit beating the Tigers 9 5 to win the series four games to one. Tom Brunansky sparked a four run second inning with a two run double and a homer while Gary Gaetti was named series MVP after homering twice in Game 1.
Alan Trammell recalled 1984 for Detroit and argued the Minnesota Twins won the series by getting early big hits that built confidence. He said Detroit felt ready in Minnesota but the Twins outplayed them, while Kirk Gibson praised Minnesota’s plays and cautioned fans that winning and losing are part of sport. Sparky Anderson noted the Twins’ victory came despite their 85 wins, while stating short series bring surprises.
Giants athletes exuded confidence during a 12 hour workout at Busch Stadium as they chase a return to the World Series after 25 years. Whitey Herzog gave the Cardinals a day off and the Giants stressed staying in rhythm despite an off day trend.
Todd Ellis ended a 15 game interception streak as USC beat Virginia Tech 40 10. Virginia Cavaliers momentum waned with Clemson’s Death Valley where Virginia’s winless drought extended to 27 games against the orange and white. Indiana stopped a 31 game winless stretch in a separate note of the weekend.
The column surveys notable streaks across sports in 1987 from Boyette and Arnold to Molitor Santiago and Mattingly. It highlights 1987 as a year of enduring runs in baseball basketball golf tennis and football with figures like Gehrig Dimaggio Nelson and Nelson’s PGA run cited as historic benchmarks.
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