1987 National League Championship Series

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The 1987 National League Championship Series was a best-of-seven Major League Baseball playoff between the St. Louis Cardinals and the San Francisco Giants to determine the league’s representative in the World Series.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Major League Baseball postseason series
National League Championship Series
bestOf 7 games
cardinalsHomeFieldAdvantage yes
cardinalsLeagueTitleCountAfterSeries 3
champion St. Louis Cardinals
championAdvancedTo 1987 World Series
championLeaguePennant National League pennant
country United States
decisiveGameNumber 7
decisiveGameWinner St. Louis Cardinals
endDate 1987-10-14
format best-of-seven
game1Location St. Louis
linked to: Saint Louis City
game2Location St. Louis
linked to: Saint Louis City
game3Location San Francisco
game4Location San Francisco
game5Location San Francisco
game6Location St. Louis
linked to: Saint Louis City
game7Location St. Louis
linked to: Saint Louis City
gamesPlayed 7
giantsFirstNLCSAppearanceSince 1971
homeFieldTeam1 St. Louis Cardinals
homeFieldTeam2 San Francisco Giants
league National League
level Major League
managerOfChampionTeam Whitey Herzog
managerOfRunnerUpTeam Roger Craig
mostValuablePlayer Jeffrey Leonard
MVPTeam San Francisco Giants
nextEdition 1988 National League Championship Series
postseasonRound league championship series
previousEdition 1986 National League Championship Series
radioNetworkUS CBS Radio
runnerUp San Francisco Giants
season 1987 Major League Baseball season
seriesResult St. Louis Cardinals won 4–3
linked to: St. Louis Cardinals
sport baseball
startDate 1987-10-06
team1 St. Louis Cardinals
team1HomeBallpark Busch Stadium
team2 San Francisco Giants
team2HomeBallpark Candlestick Park
televisionNetworkUS NBC
umpireCrewChief Doug Harvey
winnerAdvancesTo 1987 World Series
year 1987

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Doug Harvey officiatedLeagueChampionshipSeries 1987 National League Championship Series
John McSherry workedInNLCS 1987 National League Championship Series