The 1987 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1987 season. The 84th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the American League (AL) champion Minnesota Twins and the National League (NL) champion St. Louis Cardinals. The Twins defeated the Cardinals in seven games to win their first championship since 1924, when the team was still known as the Washington Senators. Twins pitcher Frank Viola was named as the 1987 World Series MVP.