1995 Minnesota Twins
[edit] Summary
The 1995 Minnesota Twins finished with a record of 56-88. They scored 703 runs and belted 120 home runs to go along with a .279 batting average. Marty Cordova led the team in home runs with 24. Kirby Puckett knocked in 99 runs. Chuck Knoblauch led the team with 179 hits for a .333 average. Chuck Knoblauch had a great year on the basepaths with 46 stolen bases.
The team allowed 889 runs and had a team ERA of 5.77. Brad Radke led the team with 11 wins. Kevin Tapani led the team with 88 strikeouts. Rick Aguilera was the team's best fireman, with 12 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Ron Coomer | 1B | 37 | 101 | 15 | 26 | 5 | 19 | 0 | .324 | .455 | .779 | .257 |
| Steve Dunn | 1B | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .000 | .143 | .000 |
| Denny Hocking | SS | 9 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .259 | .360 | .619 | .200 |
| Chuck Knoblauch | 2B | 136 | 538 | 107 | 179 | 11 | 63 | 46 | .424 | .487 | .911 | .333 |
| Scott Leius | 3B | 117 | 372 | 51 | 92 | 4 | 45 | 2 | .335 | .349 | .684 | .247 |
| Dan Masteller | 1B | 71 | 198 | 21 | 47 | 3 | 21 | 1 | .303 | .343 | .646 | .237 |
| Dave McCarty | 1B | 25 | 55 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .279 | .309 | .588 | .218 |
| Pat Meares | SS | 116 | 390 | 57 | 105 | 12 | 49 | 10 | .311 | .431 | .742 | .269 |
| Brian Raabe | 2B | 6 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .267 | .214 | .481 | .214 |
| Jeff Reboulet | SS | 87 | 216 | 39 | 63 | 4 | 23 | 1 | .373 | .398 | .771 | .292 |
| Scott Stahoviak | 1B | 94 | 263 | 28 | 70 | 3 | 23 | 5 | .341 | .373 | .714 | .266 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Rich Becker | OF | 106 | 392 | 45 | 93 | 2 | 33 | 8 | .303 | .296 | .599 | .237 |
| Jerald Clark | OF | 36 | 109 | 17 | 37 | 3 | 15 | 3 | .354 | .550 | .904 | .339 |
| Alex Cole | OF | 28 | 79 | 10 | 27 | 1 | 14 | 1 | .409 | .468 | .877 | .342 |
| Marty Cordova | OF | 137 | 512 | 81 | 142 | 24 | 84 | 20 | .352 | .486 | .838 | .277 |
| Matt Lawton | OF | 21 | 60 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 12 | 1 | .414 | .467 | .881 | .317 |
| Kirby Puckett | OF | 137 | 538 | 83 | 169 | 23 | 99 | 3 | .379 | .515 | .894 | .314 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Matt Merullo | C | 76 | 195 | 19 | 55 | 1 | 27 | 0 | .335 | .379 | .714 | .282 |
| Matt Walbeck | C | 115 | 393 | 40 | 101 | 1 | 44 | 3 | .302 | .316 | .618 | .257 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Bernardo Brito | DH | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .800 | 1.133 | .200 |
| Chip Hale | DH | 69 | 103 | 10 | 27 | 2 | 18 | 0 | .333 | .359 | .692 | .262 |
| Riccardo Ingram | DH | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .300 | .125 | .425 | .125 |
| Kevin Maas | DH | 22 | 57 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .281 | .316 | .597 | .193 |
| Pedro Munoz | DH | 104 | 376 | 45 | 113 | 18 | 58 | 0 | .338 | .489 | .827 | .301 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5005 | 703 | 1398 | 120 | 662 | 105 | .345 | .419 | .764 | .279 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Rick Aguilera | 22 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 12 | 29 | 6 | 2.52 | 1.040 | |||
| Kevin Campbell | 6 | 0 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4.66 | 1.340 | |||
| Scott Erickson | 15 | 15 | 87.7 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 0 | 45 | 32 | 5.95 | 1.528 | |||
| Eddie Guardado | 51 | 5 | 91.3 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 2 | 71 | 45 | 5.12 | 1.577 | |||
| Mark Guthrie | 36 | 0 | 42.3 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 0 | 48 | 16 | 4.46 | 1.489 | |||
| Greg Harris | 7 | 6 | 32.7 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 8.82 | 2.018 | |||
| LaTroy Hawkins | 6 | 6 | 27 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 8.67 | 1.889 | |||
| Vince Horsman | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7.00 | 1.778 | |||
| Scott Klingenbeck | 18 | 4 | 48.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 27 | 24 | 8.57 | 1.925 | |||
| Pat Mahomes | 47 | 7 | 94.7 | 4 | 10 | .286 | 3 | 67 | 47 | 6.37 | 1.552 | |||
| Oscar Munoz | 10 | 3 | 35.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 25 | 17 | 5.60 | 1.615 | |||
| Jose Parra | 12 | 12 | 61.7 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 29 | 22 | 7.59 | 1.702 | |||
| Brad Radke | 29 | 28 | 181 | 11 | 14 | .440 | 0 | 75 | 47 | 5.32 | 1.337 | |||
| Rich Robertson | 25 | 4 | 51.7 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 38 | 31 | 3.83 | 1.528 | |||
| Frankie Rodriguez | 16 | 16 | 90.3 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 0 | 45 | 47 | 5.38 | 1.550 | |||
| Mo Sanford | 11 | 0 | 18.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 5.30 | 1.711 | |||
| Erik Schullstrom | 37 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 21 | 22 | 6.89 | 1.872 | |||
| Dave Stevens | 56 | 0 | 65.7 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 10 | 47 | 32 | 5.07 | 1.613 | |||
| Kevin Tapani | 20 | 20 | 133.7 | 6 | 11 | .353 | 0 | 88 | 34 | 4.92 | 1.414 | |||
| Mike Trombley | 20 | 18 | 97.7 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 0 | 68 | 42 | 5.62 | 1.525 | |||
| Scott Watkins | 27 | 0 | 21.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 5.40 | 1.521 | |||
| Carl Willis | 3 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 94.50 | 14.286 | |||
| Team Totals | 480 | 144 | 1272.9 | 56 | 88 | .389 | 27 | 790 | 533 | 5.77 | 1.558 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Marty Cordova and Kirby Puckett | 137 |
| At Bats | Chuck Knoblauch and Kirby Puckett | 538 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Chuck Knoblauch | 629 |
| Batting Average | Chuck Knoblauch | .333 |
| On-Base % | Chuck Knoblauch | .424 |
| Slugging % | Kirby Puckett | .515 |
| OPS | Chuck Knoblauch | .911 |
| Runs | Chuck Knoblauch | 107 |
| Hits | Chuck Knoblauch | 179 |
| Total Bases | Kirby Puckett | 277 |
| Doubles | Kirby Puckett | 39 |
| Triples | Chuck Knoblauch | 8 |
| Home Runs | Marty Cordova | 24 |
| RBI | Kirby Puckett | 99 |
| Walks | Chuck Knoblauch | 78 |
| Strikeouts | Marty Cordova | 111 |
| Stolen Bases | Chuck Knoblauch | 46 |
| Caught Stealing | Chuck Knoblauch | 18 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Rich Becker | 6 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Marty Cordova, Pat Meares, and Kirby Puckett | 5 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Pat Meares | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Brad Radke | 11 |
| Losses | Brad Radke | 14 |
| Saves | Rick Aguilera | 12 |
| Won-Loss % | Brad Radke | .440 |
| ERA | Brad Radke | 5.32 |
| WHIP | Brad Radke | 1.337 |
| Innings Pitched | Brad Radke | 181 |
| Games | Dave Stevens | 56 |
| Games Started | Brad Radke | 28 |
| Strikeouts | Kevin Tapani | 88 |
| Complete Games | Kevin Tapani | 3 |
| Shutouts | Brad Radke and Kevin Tapani | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Brad Radke | 772 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Brad Radke | 107 |
| Hits Allowed | Brad Radke | 195 |
| Walks Allowed | Pat Mahomes, Brad Radke, and Frankie Rodriguez | 47 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Brad Radke | 32 |
| Doubles Allowed | Brad Radke | 48 |
| Triples Allowed | Jose Parra | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Pat Mahomes | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Frankie Rodriguez | 5 |
| Double Plays Induced | Brad Radke and Frankie Rodriguez | 14 |
