1996 Minnesota Twins
[edit] Summary
The 1996 Minnesota Twins finished with a record of 78-84. They scored 877 runs and belted 118 home runs to go along with a .288 batting average. Marty Cordova provided the power for the team with 16 homers. The offense was powered by Paul Molitor, who led the team with 113 RBI and 225 hits. Chuck Knoblauch had a great year on the basepaths with 45 stolen bases.
The team allowed 900 runs and had a team ERA of 5.30. Frankie Rodriguez led the team with 13 wins. Brad Radke led the team with 148 strikeouts. Dave Stevens led the team with 11 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Ron Coomer | 1B | 95 | 233 | 34 | 69 | 12 | 41 | 3 | .340 | .511 | .851 | .296 |
| Chip Hale | 2B | 85 | 87 | 8 | 24 | 1 | 16 | 0 | .347 | .368 | .715 | .276 |
| Dave Hollins | 3B | 121 | 422 | 71 | 102 | 13 | 53 | 6 | .364 | .396 | .760 | .242 |
| Chuck Knoblauch | 2B | 153 | 578 | 140 | 197 | 13 | 72 | 45 | .448 | .517 | .965 | .341 |
| Pat Meares | SS | 152 | 517 | 66 | 138 | 8 | 67 | 9 | .298 | .391 | .689 | .267 |
| Tom Quinlan | 3B | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Brian Raabe | 3B | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .222 | .422 | .222 |
| Jeff Reboulet | SS | 107 | 234 | 20 | 52 | 0 | 23 | 4 | .298 | .261 | .559 | .222 |
| Scott Stahoviak | 1B | 130 | 405 | 72 | 115 | 13 | 61 | 3 | .376 | .469 | .845 | .284 |
| Todd Walker | 3B | 25 | 82 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 2 | .281 | .329 | .610 | .256 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Rich Becker | OF | 148 | 525 | 92 | 153 | 12 | 71 | 19 | .372 | .434 | .806 | .291 |
| Brent Brede | OF | 10 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .400 | .733 | .300 |
| Marty Cordova | OF | 145 | 569 | 97 | 176 | 16 | 111 | 11 | .371 | .478 | .849 | .309 |
| Denny Hocking | OF | 49 | 127 | 16 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 3 | .243 | .268 | .511 | .197 |
| Roberto Kelly | OF | 98 | 322 | 41 | 104 | 6 | 47 | 10 | .375 | .457 | .832 | .323 |
| Matt Lawton | OF | 79 | 252 | 34 | 65 | 6 | 42 | 4 | .339 | .365 | .704 | .258 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Mike Durant | C | 40 | 81 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 3 | .293 | .247 | .540 | .210 |
| Greg Myers | C | 97 | 329 | 37 | 94 | 6 | 47 | 0 | .320 | .426 | .746 | .286 |
| Matt Walbeck | C | 63 | 215 | 25 | 48 | 2 | 24 | 3 | .252 | .298 | .550 | .223 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Paul Molitor | DH | 161 | 660 | 99 | 225 | 9 | 113 | 18 | .390 | .468 | .858 | .341 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5673 | 877 | 1633 | 118 | 812 | 143 | .355 | .425 | .781 | .288 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Rick Aguilera | 19 | 19 | 111.3 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 0 | 83 | 27 | 5.42 | 1.357 | |||
| Scott Aldred | 25 | 17 | 122 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 0 | 75 | 42 | 5.09 | 1.443 | |||
| Erik Bennett | 24 | 0 | 27.3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 7.90 | 1.795 | |||
| Eddie Guardado | 83 | 0 | 73.7 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | 74 | 33 | 5.25 | 1.275 | |||
| Greg Hansell | 50 | 0 | 74.3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 46 | 31 | 5.69 | 1.534 | |||
| LaTroy Hawkins | 7 | 6 | 26.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 8.20 | 1.939 | |||
| Scott Klingenbeck | 10 | 3 | 28.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 7.85 | 1.812 | |||
| Pat Mahomes | 20 | 5 | 45 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 30 | 27 | 7.20 | 2.000 | |||
| Mike Milchin | 26 | 0 | 21.7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 8.31 | 1.982 | |||
| Travis Miller | 7 | 7 | 26.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 9.23 | 2.053 | |||
| Dan Naulty | 49 | 0 | 57 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 4 | 56 | 35 | 3.79 | 1.368 | |||
| Jose Parra | 27 | 5 | 70 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 0 | 50 | 27 | 6.04 | 1.643 | |||
| Brad Radke | 35 | 35 | 232 | 11 | 16 | .407 | 0 | 148 | 57 | 4.46 | 1.241 | |||
| Rich Robertson | 36 | 31 | 186.3 | 7 | 17 | .292 | 0 | 114 | 116 | 5.12 | 1.680 | |||
| Frankie Rodriguez | 38 | 33 | 206.7 | 13 | 14 | .481 | 2 | 110 | 78 | 5.05 | 1.432 | |||
| Dan Serafini | 1 | 1 | 4.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.38 | 2.093 | |||
| Dave Stevens | 49 | 0 | 58 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 11 | 29 | 25 | 4.66 | 1.431 | |||
| Mike Trombley | 43 | 0 | 68.7 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 6 | 57 | 25 | 3.01 | 1.252 | |||
| Team Totals | 549 | 162 | 1439.6 | 78 | 84 | .481 | 31 | 959 | 581 | 5.30 | 1.488 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Paul Molitor | 161 |
| At Bats | Paul Molitor | 660 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Paul Molitor | 728 |
| Batting Average | Chuck Knoblauch and Paul Molitor | .341 |
| On-Base % | Chuck Knoblauch | .448 |
| Slugging % | Chuck Knoblauch | .517 |
| OPS | Chuck Knoblauch | .965 |
| Runs | Chuck Knoblauch | 140 |
| Hits | Paul Molitor | 225 |
| Total Bases | Paul Molitor | 309 |
| Doubles | Marty Cordova | 46 |
| Triples | Chuck Knoblauch | 14 |
| Home Runs | Marty Cordova | 16 |
| RBI | Paul Molitor | 113 |
| Walks | Chuck Knoblauch | 98 |
| Strikeouts | Rich Becker | 118 |
| Stolen Bases | Chuck Knoblauch | 45 |
| Caught Stealing | Chuck Knoblauch | 14 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Rich Becker | 5 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Marty Cordova and Paul Molitor | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Paul Molitor | 21 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Frankie Rodriguez | 13 |
| Losses | Rich Robertson | 17 |
| Saves | Dave Stevens | 11 |
| Won-Loss % | Rick Aguilera | .571 |
| ERA | Brad Radke | 4.46 |
| WHIP | Brad Radke | 1.241 |
| Innings Pitched | Brad Radke | 232 |
| Games | Eddie Guardado | 83 |
| Games Started | Brad Radke | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Brad Radke | 148 |
| Complete Games | Rich Robertson | 5 |
| Shutouts | Rich Robertson | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Brad Radke | 973 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Frankie Rodriguez | 116 |
| Hits Allowed | Brad Radke | 231 |
| Walks Allowed | Rich Robertson | 116 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Brad Radke | 40 |
| Doubles Allowed | Brad Radke | 55 |
| Triples Allowed | Brad Radke | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Greg Hansell | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Rich Robertson | 9 |
| Double Plays Induced | Rich Robertson | 23 |
