1987 Minnesota Twins
[edit] Summary
The 1987 Minnesota Twins finished with a record of 85-77. They scored 786 runs and belted 196 home runs to go along with a .261 batting average. Kent Hrbek led the team in home runs with 34. Gary Gaetti was the best run producer with 109 RBI. Kirby Puckett led the team with 207 hits for a .332 average.
The team allowed 806 runs and had a team ERA of 4.67. Frank Viola led the pitching staff with 17 wins and 197 strikeouts. Jeff Reardon was the team's best fireman, with 31 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Gary Gaetti | 3B | 154 | 584 | 95 | 150 | 31 | 109 | 10 | .303 | .485 | .788 | .257 |
| Greg Gagne | SS | 137 | 437 | 68 | 116 | 10 | 40 | 6 | .310 | .430 | .740 | .265 |
| Kent Hrbek | 1B | 143 | 477 | 85 | 136 | 34 | 90 | 5 | .389 | .545 | .934 | .285 |
| Steve Lombardozzi | 2B | 136 | 432 | 51 | 103 | 8 | 38 | 5 | .298 | .352 | .650 | .238 |
| Al Newman | SS | 110 | 307 | 44 | 68 | 0 | 29 | 15 | .298 | .303 | .601 | .221 |
| Chris Pittaro | 2B | 14 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .385 | .333 | .718 | .333 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Billy Beane | OF | 12 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .267 | .400 | .667 | .267 |
| Tom Brunansky | OF | 155 | 532 | 83 | 138 | 32 | 85 | 11 | .352 | .489 | .841 | .259 |
| Randy Bush | OF | 122 | 293 | 46 | 74 | 11 | 46 | 10 | .349 | .413 | .762 | .253 |
| Mark Davidson | OF | 102 | 150 | 32 | 40 | 1 | 14 | 9 | .321 | .327 | .648 | .267 |
| Dan Gladden | OF | 121 | 438 | 69 | 109 | 8 | 38 | 25 | .312 | .361 | .673 | .249 |
| Kirby Puckett | OF | 157 | 624 | 96 | 207 | 28 | 99 | 12 | .367 | .534 | .901 | .332 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Sal Butera | C | 51 | 111 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .217 | .243 | .460 | .171 |
| Tim Laudner | C | 113 | 288 | 30 | 55 | 16 | 43 | 1 | .252 | .389 | .641 | .191 |
| Tom Nieto | C | 41 | 105 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .276 | .314 | .590 | .200 |
| Mark Salas | C | 22 | 45 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .431 | .622 | 1.053 | .378 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Don Baylor | DH | 20 | 49 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .397 | .306 | .703 | .286 |
| Gene Larkin | DH | 85 | 233 | 23 | 62 | 4 | 28 | 1 | .340 | .382 | .722 | .266 |
| Roy Smalley | DH | 110 | 309 | 32 | 85 | 8 | 34 | 2 | .352 | .411 | .763 | .275 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5441 | 786 | 1422 | 196 | 733 | 113 | .326 | .430 | .755 | .261 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Allan Anderson | 4 | 2 | 12.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1.95 | 2.439 | |||
| Keith Atherton | 59 | 0 | 79.3 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 2 | 51 | 30 | 4.54 | 1.400 | |||
| Juan Berenguer | 47 | 6 | 112 | 8 | 1 | .889 | 4 | 110 | 47 | 3.94 | 1.313 | |||
| Jeff Bittiger | 3 | 1 | 8.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.40 | 1.325 | |||
| Bert Blyleven | 37 | 37 | 267 | 15 | 12 | .556 | 0 | 196 | 101 | 4.01 | 1.311 | |||
| Steve Carlton | 9 | 7 | 43 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 20 | 23 | 6.70 | 1.791 | |||
| George Frazier | 54 | 0 | 81.3 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 2 | 58 | 51 | 4.98 | 1.574 | |||
| Joe Klink | 12 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6.65 | 2.087 | |||
| Joe Niekro | 19 | 18 | 96.3 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 0 | 54 | 45 | 6.26 | 1.661 | |||
| Randy Niemann | 6 | 0 | 5.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8.44 | 1.887 | |||
| Mark Portugal | 13 | 7 | 44 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 28 | 24 | 7.77 | 1.864 | |||
| Jeff Reardon | 63 | 0 | 80.3 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 31 | 83 | 28 | 4.48 | 1.220 | |||
| Dan Schatzeder | 30 | 1 | 43.7 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 30 | 18 | 6.39 | 1.876 | |||
| Roy Smith | 7 | 1 | 16.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 4.96 | 1.595 | |||
| Mike Smithson | 21 | 20 | 109 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 0 | 53 | 38 | 5.94 | 1.505 | |||
| Les Straker | 31 | 26 | 154.3 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 0 | 76 | 59 | 4.37 | 1.355 | |||
| Frank Viola | 36 | 36 | 251.7 | 17 | 10 | .630 | 0 | 197 | 66 | 2.90 | 1.176 | |||
| Team Totals | 451 | 162 | 1427.1 | 85 | 77 | .525 | 39 | 990 | 564 | 4.67 | 1.422 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Kirby Puckett | 157 |
| At Bats | Kirby Puckett | 624 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Kirby Puckett | 668 |
| Batting Average | Kirby Puckett | .332 |
| On-Base % | Kent Hrbek | .389 |
| Slugging % | Kent Hrbek | .545 |
| OPS | Kent Hrbek | .934 |
| Runs | Kirby Puckett | 96 |
| Hits | Kirby Puckett | 207 |
| Total Bases | Kirby Puckett | 333 |
| Doubles | Gary Gaetti | 36 |
| Triples | Greg Gagne | 7 |
| Home Runs | Kent Hrbek | 34 |
| RBI | Gary Gaetti | 109 |
| Walks | Kent Hrbek | 84 |
| Strikeouts | Tom Brunansky | 104 |
| Stolen Bases | Dan Gladden | 25 |
| Caught Stealing | Tom Brunansky and Al Newman | 11 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Greg Gagne | 10 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Kirby Puckett | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Gary Gaetti | 25 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Frank Viola | 17 |
| Losses | Bert Blyleven | 12 |
| Saves | Jeff Reardon | 31 |
| Won-Loss % | Frank Viola | .630 |
| ERA | Frank Viola | 2.90 |
| WHIP | Frank Viola | 1.176 |
| Innings Pitched | Bert Blyleven | 267 |
| Games | Jeff Reardon | 63 |
| Games Started | Bert Blyleven | 37 |
| Strikeouts | Frank Viola | 197 |
| Complete Games | Bert Blyleven | 8 |
| Shutouts | Bert Blyleven and Frank Viola | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Bert Blyleven | 1122 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bert Blyleven | 119 |
| Hits Allowed | Bert Blyleven | 249 |
| Walks Allowed | Bert Blyleven | 101 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bert Blyleven | 46 |
| Doubles Allowed | Bert Blyleven | 45 |
| Triples Allowed | Les Straker | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Bert Blyleven and Joe Niekro | 13 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bert Blyleven and Mike Smithson | 9 |
| Double Plays Induced | Bert Blyleven | 31 |
