# 1987 Stanford Cardinal baseball team

The 1987 Stanford Cardinal baseball team represented Stanford University in the 1987 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team was coached by Mark Marquess in his 11th season at Stanford.
The Cardinal won the College World Series, defeating the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the championship game.

## Schedule

1987 Stanford Cardinal baseball game log :
Regular season :
January/February
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordPac-10 record
January 23at San Jose State1-20-1–
January 26at San Jose State7-11-1–
February 1Santa Clara6-22-1–
February 4at Pacific13-23-1–
February 6at Cal State Fullerton6-54-1–
February 7at Cal State Fullerton4-74-2–
February 8at Cal State Fullerton11-15-2–
February 11San Francisco State13-66-2–
February 14at Fresno State2-07-2–
February 15at Fresno State2-47-3–
February 16at Fresno State4-127-4–
February 17at UC Davis10-18-4–
February 20at UC Santa Barbara2-108-5–
February 21at UC Santa Barbara8-69-5–
February 22at UC Santa Barbara9-109-6–
February 23Santa Clara10-610-6–
February 24Pacific10-211-6–
February 27at UCLA9-1711-70–1
February 28at UCLA5-1411-80–2 :
March
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordPac-10 record
March 1at UCLA13-512-81–2
March 3San Francisco7-013-8–
March 6Arizona14-414-82–2
March 7Arizona10-615-83–2
March 8Arizona8-616-84–2
March 22at California7-617-85–2
March 23San Jose State5-318-8–
March 24at Cal State Hayward14-319-8–
March 27Arizona State10-320-86–2
March 28Arizona State3-221-87–2
March 29Arizona State12-622-88–2
March 30UNLV3-1022-9–
March 31Saint Mary's10-023-9– :
April
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordPac-10 record
April 3at Southern California4-024-99–2
April 4at Southern California9-425-910–2
April 5at Southern California1-325-1010–3
April 7at Santa Clara7-426-10–
April 10UCLA6-1426-1110–3
April 11UCLA3-227-1111–3
April 12UCLA8-628-1112–3
April 14at San Francisco18-629-11–
April 16at Arizona5-1029-1212–4
April 17at Arizona12-330-1213–4
April 18at Arizona14-1131-1214–4
April 20California6-132-1215–4
April 21at San Jose State7-533-12–
April 24at Arizona State6-1033-1315–5
April 25at Arizona State13-534-1316–5
April 26at Arizona State2-534-1416–6
April 28Stanislaus State3-235-14–
April 29at Santa Clara21-736-14– :
May
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordPac-10 record
May 3Santa Clara19-237-14–
May 4Sacramento State11-338-14–
May 5at Saint Mary's5-439-14–
May 7at California9-1939-1516–7
May 8California7-640-1517–7
May 9at California6-740-1617–8
May 10California11-441-1618–8
May 15Southern California3-142-1619–9
May 16Southern California4-343-1620–9
May 17Southern California10-744-1621–9 :
NCAA tournament: West I Regional
DateOpponentScoreOverall record
May 22vs. Minnesota12-145-16
May 23vs. UC Santa Barbara12-546-16
May 24vs. Washington State12-1147-16
May 25vs. Oral Roberts9-448-16 :
NCAA tournament: College World Series
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
May 31vs. GeorgiaRosenblatt Stadium3-249-16
June 2vs. TexasRosenblatt Stadium6-150-16
June 4vs. Oklahoma StateRosenblatt Stadium2-650-17
June 5vs. LSURosenblatt Stadium6-551-17
June 6vs. TexasRosenblatt Stadium9-352-17
June 7vs. Oklahoma StateRosenblatt Stadium9-553-17 :

## Awards and honors
### Rubén Amaro

* First Team All-American
* First Team All-Pac-10

### Steve Chitren

* First Team All-Pac-10

### Paul Carey

* College World Series Most Outstanding Player
* NCAA Freshman of the Year

### David Esquer

* College World Series All-Tournament Team

### Mark Machtolf

* College World Series All-Tournament Team

### Jack McDowell

* First Team All-American
* First Team All-Pac-10

### Ed Sprague

* First Team All-Pac-10

## Cardinal in the 1987 MLB Draft

The following members of the Stanford Cardinal baseball program were drafted in the 1987 Major League Baseball draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| Jack McDowell | RHP | 1st | 5th | Chicago White Sox |
| Rubén Amaro | OF | 11th | 291st | California Angels |
| Al Osuna | LHP | 16th | 418th | Houston Astros |
| Rob Wassenaar | RHP | 21st | 551st | California Angels |
| David Esquer | SS | 31st | 793rd | Baltimore Orioles |
| Toi Cook | OF | 38th | 960th | Minnesota Twins |