1992 Minnesota Twins
[edit] Summary
The 1992 Minnesota Twins finished with a record of 90-72. They scored 747 runs and belted 104 home runs to go along with a .277 batting average. The offense was powered by Kirby Puckett, who led the team with 19 home runs, 110 RBI, and 210 hits. Chuck Knoblauch had a great year on the basepaths with 34 stolen bases.
The team allowed 653 runs and had a team ERA of 3.72. John Smiley and Kevin Tapani were tied for the team lead in wins with 16. John Smiley racked up 163 strkeouts to lead the team. Rick Aguilera was the team's best fireman, with 41 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Greg Gagne | SS | 146 | 439 | 53 | 108 | 7 | 39 | 6 | .280 | .346 | .626 | .246 |
| Donnie Hill | SS | 25 | 51 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .368 | .353 | .721 | .294 |
| Kent Hrbek | 1B | 112 | 394 | 52 | 96 | 15 | 58 | 5 | .357 | .409 | .766 | .244 |
| Terry Jorgensen | 1B | 22 | 58 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .349 | .328 | .677 | .310 |
| Chuck Knoblauch | 2B | 155 | 600 | 104 | 178 | 2 | 56 | 34 | .384 | .358 | .742 | .297 |
| Gene Larkin | 1B | 115 | 337 | 38 | 83 | 6 | 42 | 7 | .308 | .359 | .667 | .246 |
| Scott Leius | 3B | 129 | 409 | 50 | 102 | 2 | 35 | 6 | .309 | .318 | .627 | .249 |
| Mike Pagliarulo | 3B | 42 | 105 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 1 | .213 | .238 | .451 | .200 |
| Luis Quinones | SS | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 | .200 | .367 | .200 |
| Jeff Reboulet | SS | 73 | 137 | 15 | 26 | 1 | 16 | 3 | .311 | .277 | .588 | .190 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Bernardo Brito | OF | 8 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .133 | .214 | .347 | .143 |
| Jarvis Brown | OF | 35 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .222 | .067 | .289 | .067 |
| J.T. Bruett | OF | 56 | 76 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .313 | .303 | .616 | .250 |
| Randy Bush | OF | 100 | 182 | 14 | 39 | 2 | 22 | 1 | .263 | .302 | .565 | .214 |
| Shane Mack | OF | 156 | 600 | 101 | 189 | 16 | 75 | 26 | .394 | .467 | .861 | .315 |
| Pedro Munoz | OF | 127 | 418 | 44 | 113 | 12 | 71 | 4 | .298 | .409 | .707 | .270 |
| Kirby Puckett | OF | 160 | 639 | 104 | 210 | 19 | 110 | 17 | .374 | .490 | .864 | .329 |
| Darren Reed | OF | 14 | 33 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .216 | .242 | .458 | .182 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Brian Harper | C | 140 | 502 | 58 | 154 | 9 | 73 | 0 | .343 | .410 | .753 | .307 |
| Derek Parks | C | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .333 | .833 | .333 |
| Lenny Webster | C | 53 | 118 | 10 | 33 | 1 | 13 | 0 | .331 | .407 | .738 | .280 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Chili Davis | DH | 138 | 444 | 63 | 128 | 12 | 66 | 4 | .386 | .439 | .825 | .288 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5582 | 747 | 1544 | 104 | 701 | 123 | .339 | .391 | .730 | .277 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Paul Abbott | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3.27 | 1.545 | |||
| Rick Aguilera | 64 | 0 | 66.7 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 41 | 52 | 17 | 2.84 | 1.154 | |||
| Willie Banks | 16 | 12 | 71 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 5.70 | 1.648 | |||
| Larry Casian | 6 | 0 | 6.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.70 | 1.194 | |||
| Tom Edens | 52 | 0 | 76.3 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 3 | 57 | 36 | 2.83 | 1.324 | |||
| Scott Erickson | 32 | 32 | 212 | 13 | 12 | .520 | 0 | 101 | 83 | 3.40 | 1.321 | |||
| Mauro Gozzo | 2 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27.00 | 4.118 | |||
| Mark Guthrie | 54 | 0 | 75 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 5 | 76 | 23 | 2.88 | 1.093 | |||
| Bob Kipper | 25 | 0 | 38.7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 4.42 | 1.395 | |||
| Bill Krueger | 27 | 27 | 161.3 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0 | 86 | 46 | 4.30 | 1.314 | |||
| Pat Mahomes | 14 | 13 | 69.7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0 | 44 | 37 | 5.04 | 1.578 | |||
| John Smiley | 34 | 34 | 241 | 16 | 9 | .640 | 0 | 163 | 65 | 3.21 | 1.120 | |||
| Kevin Tapani | 34 | 34 | 220 | 16 | 11 | .593 | 0 | 138 | 48 | 3.97 | 1.245 | |||
| Mike Trombley | 10 | 7 | 46.3 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 38 | 17 | 3.30 | 1.296 | |||
| Gary Wayne | 41 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 29 | 19 | 2.62 | 1.354 | |||
| David West | 9 | 3 | 28.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 19 | 20 | 6.99 | 1.837 | |||
| Carl Willis | 59 | 0 | 79.3 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 1 | 45 | 11 | 2.72 | 1.059 | |||
| Team Totals | 485 | 162 | 1453 | 90 | 72 | .556 | 50 | 923 | 479 | 3.72 | 1.287 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Kirby Puckett | 160 |
| At Bats | Kirby Puckett | 639 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Chuck Knoblauch | 707 |
| Batting Average | Kirby Puckett | .329 |
| On-Base % | Shane Mack | .394 |
| Slugging % | Kirby Puckett | .490 |
| OPS | Kirby Puckett | .864 |
| Runs | Chuck Knoblauch and Kirby Puckett | 104 |
| Hits | Kirby Puckett | 210 |
| Total Bases | Kirby Puckett | 313 |
| Doubles | Kirby Puckett | 38 |
| Triples | Chuck Knoblauch and Shane Mack | 6 |
| Home Runs | Kirby Puckett | 19 |
| RBI | Kirby Puckett | 110 |
| Walks | Chuck Knoblauch | 88 |
| Strikeouts | Shane Mack | 106 |
| Stolen Bases | Chuck Knoblauch | 34 |
| Caught Stealing | Shane Mack | 14 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Greg Gagne | 12 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Chuck Knoblauch | 12 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Pedro Munoz | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | John Smiley and Kevin Tapani | 16 |
| Losses | Scott Erickson | 12 |
| Saves | Rick Aguilera | 41 |
| Won-Loss % | John Smiley | .640 |
| ERA | John Smiley | 3.21 |
| WHIP | John Smiley | 1.120 |
| Innings Pitched | John Smiley | 241 |
| Games | Rick Aguilera | 64 |
| Games Started | John Smiley and Kevin Tapani | 34 |
| Strikeouts | John Smiley | 163 |
| Complete Games | Scott Erickson and John Smiley | 5 |
| Shutouts | Scott Erickson | 3 |
| Batters Faced | John Smiley | 970 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Kevin Tapani | 97 |
| Hits Allowed | Kevin Tapani | 226 |
| Walks Allowed | Scott Erickson | 83 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Scott Erickson and Bill Krueger | 18 |
| Doubles Allowed | Kevin Tapani | 53 |
| Triples Allowed | Scott Erickson and Kevin Tapani | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Bill Krueger | 11 |
| Hit Batsmen | Scott Erickson | 8 |
| Double Plays Induced | Scott Erickson | 32 |
