1988 Minnesota Twins
[edit] Summary
The 1988 Minnesota Twins finished with a record of 91-71. They scored 759 runs and belted 151 home runs to go along with a .274 batting average. Gary Gaetti led the team in home runs with 28. The offense was powered by Kirby Puckett, who led the team with 121 RBI and 234 hits.
The team allowed 672 runs and had a team ERA of 3.94. Frank Viola led the pitching staff with 24 wins and 193 strikeouts. Jeff Reardon was the team's best fireman, with 42 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Doug Baker | SS | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Gary Gaetti | 3B | 133 | 468 | 66 | 141 | 28 | 88 | 7 | .353 | .551 | .904 | .301 |
| Greg Gagne | SS | 149 | 461 | 70 | 109 | 14 | 48 | 15 | .288 | .397 | .685 | .236 |
| Tom Herr | 2B | 86 | 304 | 42 | 80 | 1 | 21 | 10 | .349 | .326 | .675 | .263 |
| Kent Hrbek | 1B | 143 | 510 | 75 | 159 | 25 | 76 | 0 | .387 | .520 | .907 | .312 |
| Steve Lombardozzi | 2B | 103 | 287 | 34 | 60 | 3 | 27 | 2 | .295 | .307 | .602 | .209 |
| Al Newman | 3B | 105 | 260 | 35 | 58 | 0 | 19 | 12 | .301 | .250 | .551 | .223 |
| Kelvin Torve | 1B | 12 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .235 | .375 | .610 | .188 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Tom Brunansky | OF | 14 | 49 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .286 | .265 | .551 | .184 |
| Eric Bullock | OF | 16 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .400 | .294 | .694 | .294 |
| Randy Bush | OF | 136 | 394 | 51 | 103 | 14 | 51 | 8 | .365 | .434 | .799 | .261 |
| John Christensen | OF | 23 | 38 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .349 | .368 | .717 | .263 |
| Mark Davidson | OF | 100 | 106 | 22 | 23 | 1 | 10 | 3 | .288 | .311 | .599 | .217 |
| Dan Gladden | OF | 141 | 576 | 91 | 155 | 11 | 62 | 28 | .325 | .403 | .728 | .269 |
| John Moses | OF | 105 | 206 | 33 | 65 | 2 | 12 | 11 | .366 | .422 | .788 | .316 |
| Kirby Puckett | OF | 158 | 657 | 109 | 234 | 24 | 121 | 6 | .375 | .545 | .920 | .356 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Brian Harper | C | 60 | 166 | 15 | 49 | 3 | 20 | 0 | .344 | .428 | .772 | .295 |
| Tim Laudner | C | 117 | 375 | 38 | 94 | 13 | 54 | 0 | .316 | .408 | .724 | .251 |
| Dwight Lowry | C | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Tom Nieto | C | 24 | 60 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .097 | .067 | .164 | .067 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Jim Dwyer | DH | 20 | 41 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .464 | .463 | .927 | .293 |
| Gene Larkin | DH | 149 | 505 | 56 | 135 | 8 | 70 | 3 | .368 | .382 | .750 | .267 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5510 | 759 | 1508 | 151 | 710 | 107 | .338 | .421 | .759 | .274 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Allan Anderson | 30 | 30 | 202.3 | 16 | 9 | .640 | 0 | 83 | 37 | 2.45 | 1.167 | |||
| Keith Atherton | 49 | 0 | 74 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3 | 43 | 22 | 3.41 | 1.176 | |||
| Juan Berenguer | 57 | 1 | 100 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 2 | 99 | 61 | 3.96 | 1.350 | |||
| Karl Best | 11 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 6.00 | 1.833 | |||
| Bert Blyleven | 33 | 33 | 207.3 | 10 | 17 | .370 | 0 | 145 | 51 | 5.43 | 1.404 | |||
| Steve Carlton | 4 | 1 | 9.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16.76 | 2.577 | |||
| Dan Gladden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| German Gonzalez | 16 | 0 | 21.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 3.38 | 1.315 | |||
| Charlie Lea | 24 | 23 | 130 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 0 | 72 | 50 | 4.85 | 1.585 | |||
| Tippy Martinez | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 18.00 | 3.000 | |||
| Mike Mason | 5 | 0 | 6.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 1.80 | 2.537 | |||
| Joe Niekro | 5 | 2 | 11.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 1.03 | 2.137 | |||
| Mark Portugal | 26 | 0 | 57.7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 4.53 | 1.334 | |||
| Jeff Reardon | 63 | 0 | 73 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 42 | 56 | 15 | 2.47 | 1.137 | |||
| Dan Schatzeder | 10 | 0 | 10.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1.74 | 1.262 | |||
| Roy Smith | 9 | 4 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 2.68 | 1.108 | |||
| Les Straker | 16 | 14 | 82.7 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 1 | 23 | 25 | 3.92 | 1.342 | |||
| Freddie Toliver | 21 | 19 | 114.7 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 0 | 69 | 52 | 4.24 | 1.465 | |||
| Frank Viola | 35 | 35 | 255.3 | 24 | 7 | .774 | 0 | 193 | 54 | 2.64 | 1.136 | |||
| Jim Winn | 9 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 6.00 | 2.048 | |||
| Team Totals | 427 | 162 | 1431.7 | 91 | 71 | .562 | 52 | 897 | 453 | 3.94 | 1.334 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Kirby Puckett | 158 |
| At Bats | Kirby Puckett | 657 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Kirby Puckett | 691 |
| Batting Average | Kirby Puckett | .356 |
| On-Base % | Kent Hrbek | .387 |
| Slugging % | Gary Gaetti | .551 |
| OPS | Kirby Puckett | .920 |
| Runs | Kirby Puckett | 109 |
| Hits | Kirby Puckett | 234 |
| Total Bases | Kirby Puckett | 358 |
| Doubles | Kirby Puckett | 42 |
| Triples | Greg Gagne and Dan Gladden | 6 |
| Home Runs | Gary Gaetti | 28 |
| RBI | Kirby Puckett | 121 |
| Walks | Gene Larkin | 68 |
| Strikeouts | Greg Gagne | 110 |
| Stolen Bases | Dan Gladden | 28 |
| Caught Stealing | Dan Gladden | 8 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Greg Gagne | 11 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Kirby Puckett | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Kirby Puckett | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Frank Viola | 24 |
| Losses | Bert Blyleven | 17 |
| Saves | Jeff Reardon | 42 |
| Won-Loss % | Frank Viola | .774 |
| ERA | Allan Anderson | 2.45 |
| WHIP | Frank Viola | 1.136 |
| Innings Pitched | Frank Viola | 255.3 |
| Games | Jeff Reardon | 63 |
| Games Started | Frank Viola | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Frank Viola | 193 |
| Complete Games | Bert Blyleven and Frank Viola | 7 |
| Shutouts | Frank Viola | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Frank Viola | 1031 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bert Blyleven | 125 |
| Hits Allowed | Bert Blyleven | 240 |
| Walks Allowed | Juan Berenguer | 61 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bert Blyleven | 21 |
| Doubles Allowed | Bert Blyleven | 39 |
| Triples Allowed | Bert Blyleven | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Freddie Toliver | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bert Blyleven | 16 |
| Double Plays Induced | Allan Anderson | 25 |
