1987 National League Championship Series

1987 National League Championship Series
Team (Wins) Manager(s) Season
St. Louis Cardinals (4) Whitey Herzog 95–67, .586, GA: 3
San Francisco Giants (3) Roger Craig 90–72, .556, GA: 6
DatesOctober 6–14
MVPJeffrey Leonard (San Francisco)
UmpiresJohn Kibler (crew chief)
Ed Montague
Dave Pallone
Eric Gregg
Jim Quick
Bob Engel
Broadcast
TelevisionNBC
TV announcersVin Scully and Joe Garagiola
RadioCBS
Radio announcersDick Stockton and Johnny Bench
Streaming
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The 1987 National League Championship Series took place between October 6 and 14 at Busch Memorial Stadium (Games 1, 2, 6, and 7) and Candlestick Park (Games 3, 4, and 5). It matched the East division champion St. Louis Cardinals (95–67) against the West division champion San Francisco Giants (90–72), with the Cardinals winning in seven games. The Cardinals would go on to lose the 1987 World Series to the Minnesota Twins, also in seven games.

San Francisco's Jeffrey Leonard was named the Series MVP despite the fact that his Giants lost the series. Oddly enough, this was the second consecutive year that the NLCS MVP came from the losing team, as Mike Scott had won the award with the Houston Astros the previous year.


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