1989 Minnesota Twins
[edit] Summary
The 1989 Minnesota Twins finished with a record of 80-82. They scored 740 runs and belted 117 home runs to go along with a .276 batting average. Kent Hrbek led the team in home runs with 25. The offense was powered by Kirby Puckett, who led the team with 85 RBI and 215 hits.
The team allowed 738 runs and had a team ERA of 4.28. Leading the team in wins was Allan Anderson, with 17. Frank Viola racked up 138 strkeouts to lead the team. 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 | ||||||||||||
| Wally Backman | 2B | 87 | 299 | 33 | 69 | 1 | 26 | 1 | .306 | .284 | .590 | .231 |
| Doug Baker | 2B | 43 | 78 | 17 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .378 | .385 | .763 | .295 |
| Gary Gaetti | 3B | 130 | 498 | 63 | 125 | 19 | 75 | 6 | .286 | .404 | .690 | .251 |
| Greg Gagne | SS | 149 | 460 | 69 | 125 | 9 | 48 | 11 | .298 | .424 | .722 | .272 |
| Chip Hale | 2B | 28 | 67 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .214 | .254 | .468 | .209 |
| Kent Hrbek | 1B | 109 | 375 | 59 | 102 | 25 | 84 | 3 | .360 | .517 | .877 | .272 |
| Terry Jorgensen | 3B | 10 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .296 | .217 | .513 | .174 |
| Gene Larkin | 1B | 136 | 446 | 61 | 119 | 6 | 46 | 5 | .353 | .368 | .721 | .267 |
| Al Newman | 2B | 141 | 446 | 62 | 113 | 0 | 38 | 25 | .341 | .303 | .644 | .253 |
| Vic Rodriguez | 3B | 6 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .455 | .636 | 1.091 | .455 |
| Paul Sorrento | 1B | 14 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .370 | .238 | .608 | .238 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Randy Bush | OF | 141 | 391 | 60 | 103 | 14 | 54 | 5 | .347 | .435 | .782 | .263 |
| Carmelo Castillo | OF | 94 | 218 | 23 | 56 | 8 | 33 | 1 | .305 | .454 | .759 | .257 |
| Dan Gladden | OF | 121 | 461 | 69 | 136 | 8 | 46 | 23 | .331 | .410 | .741 | .295 |
| John Moses | OF | 129 | 242 | 33 | 68 | 1 | 31 | 14 | .333 | .368 | .701 | .281 |
| Kirby Puckett | OF | 159 | 635 | 75 | 215 | 9 | 85 | 11 | .379 | .465 | .844 | .339 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Brian Harper | C | 126 | 385 | 43 | 125 | 8 | 57 | 2 | .353 | .449 | .802 | .325 |
| Tim Laudner | C | 100 | 239 | 24 | 53 | 6 | 27 | 1 | .293 | .351 | .644 | .222 |
| Orlando Mercado | C | 19 | 38 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .190 | .105 | .295 | .105 |
| Greg Olson | C | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 |
| Lenny Webster | C | 14 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .391 | .400 | .791 | .300 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Jim Dwyer | DH | 88 | 225 | 34 | 71 | 3 | 23 | 2 | .390 | .404 | .794 | .316 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5581 | 740 | 1542 | 117 | 691 | 111 | .332 | .402 | .733 | .276 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Rick Aguilera | 11 | 11 | 75.7 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 0 | 57 | 17 | 3.21 | 1.162 | |||
| Allan Anderson | 33 | 33 | 196.7 | 17 | 10 | .630 | 0 | 69 | 53 | 3.80 | 1.357 | |||
| Juan Berenguer | 56 | 0 | 106 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 3 | 93 | 47 | 3.48 | 1.349 | |||
| Greg Booker | 6 | 0 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4.15 | 1.494 | |||
| Mike Cook | 15 | 0 | 21.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 15 | 17 | 5.06 | 1.831 | |||
| Tim Drummond | 8 | 0 | 16.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3.86 | 1.472 | |||
| Mike Dyer | 16 | 12 | 71 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 4.82 | 1.563 | |||
| Dan Gladden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 3.000 | |||
| German Gonzalez | 22 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 4.66 | 1.483 | |||
| Mark Guthrie | 13 | 8 | 57.3 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 38 | 21 | 4.55 | 1.518 | |||
| John Moses | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Francisco Oliveras | 12 | 8 | 55.7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0 | 24 | 15 | 4.53 | 1.418 | |||
| Shane Rawley | 27 | 25 | 145 | 5 | 12 | .294 | 0 | 68 | 60 | 5.21 | 1.566 | |||
| Jeff Reardon | 65 | 0 | 73 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 31 | 46 | 12 | 4.07 | 1.096 | |||
| Steve Shields | 11 | 0 | 17.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 7.79 | 1.965 | |||
| Roy Smith | 32 | 26 | 172.3 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 1 | 92 | 51 | 3.92 | 1.341 | |||
| Randy St. Claire | 14 | 0 | 22.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 5.24 | 1.300 | |||
| Kevin Tapani | 5 | 5 | 32.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 3.86 | 1.284 | |||
| Freddie Toliver | 7 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 7.76 | 1.862 | |||
| Lee Tunnell | 10 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 6.00 | 2.000 | |||
| Frank Viola | 24 | 24 | 175.7 | 8 | 12 | .400 | 0 | 138 | 47 | 3.79 | 1.241 | |||
| Gary Wayne | 60 | 0 | 71 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 1 | 41 | 36 | 3.30 | 1.282 | |||
| David West | 10 | 5 | 39.3 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 31 | 19 | 6.41 | 1.705 | |||
| Team Totals | 459 | 162 | 1429.3 | 80 | 82 | .494 | 38 | 851 | 500 | 4.28 | 1.396 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Kirby Puckett | 159 |
| At Bats | Kirby Puckett | 635 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Kirby Puckett | 684 |
| Batting Average | Kirby Puckett | .339 |
| On-Base % | Kirby Puckett | .379 |
| Slugging % | Kirby Puckett | .465 |
| OPS | Kirby Puckett | .844 |
| Runs | Kirby Puckett | 75 |
| Hits | Kirby Puckett | 215 |
| Total Bases | Kirby Puckett | 295 |
| Doubles | Kirby Puckett | 45 |
| Triples | Greg Gagne | 7 |
| Home Runs | Kent Hrbek | 25 |
| RBI | Kirby Puckett | 85 |
| Walks | Al Newman | 59 |
| Strikeouts | Gary Gaetti | 87 |
| Stolen Bases | Al Newman | 25 |
| Caught Stealing | Al Newman | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Al Newman | 10 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Gary Gaetti | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Kirby Puckett | 21 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Allan Anderson | 17 |
| Losses | Shane Rawley and Frank Viola | 12 |
| Saves | Jeff Reardon | 31 |
| Won-Loss % | Allan Anderson | .630 |
| ERA | Frank Viola | 3.79 |
| WHIP | Frank Viola | 1.241 |
| Innings Pitched | Allan Anderson | 196.7 |
| Games | Jeff Reardon | 65 |
| Games Started | Allan Anderson | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Frank Viola | 138 |
| Complete Games | Frank Viola | 7 |
| Shutouts | Allan Anderson and Frank Viola | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Allan Anderson | 846 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Shane Rawley | 84 |
| Hits Allowed | Allan Anderson | 214 |
| Walks Allowed | Shane Rawley | 60 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Roy Smith | 22 |
| Doubles Allowed | Allan Anderson | 40 |
| Triples Allowed | Shane Rawley | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Gary Wayne | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Allan Anderson | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Allan Anderson | 21 |
