1997 Minnesota Twins
[edit] Summary
The 1997 Minnesota Twins finished with a record of 68-94. They scored 772 runs and belted 132 home runs to go along with a .270 batting average. Marty Cordova provided the power for the team with 15 homers. Paul Molitor was the best run producer with 89 RBI. Chuck Knoblauch led the team with 178 hits for a .291 average. Chuck Knoblauch had a great year on the basepaths with 62 stolen bases.
The team allowed 861 runs and had a team ERA of 5.02. Brad Radke led the pitching staff with 20 wins and 174 strikeouts. Rick Aguilera was the team's best fireman, with 26 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Greg Colbrunn | 1B | 70 | 217 | 24 | 61 | 5 | 26 | 1 | .307 | .415 | .722 | .281 |
| Ron Coomer | 3B | 140 | 523 | 63 | 156 | 13 | 85 | 4 | .324 | .438 | .762 | .298 |
| Denny Hocking | SS | 115 | 253 | 28 | 65 | 2 | 25 | 3 | .308 | .360 | .668 | .257 |
| Chuck Knoblauch | 2B | 156 | 611 | 117 | 178 | 9 | 58 | 62 | .390 | .411 | .801 | .291 |
| Pat Meares | SS | 134 | 439 | 63 | 121 | 10 | 60 | 7 | .323 | .410 | .733 | .276 |
| David Ortiz | 1B | 15 | 49 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .353 | .449 | .802 | .327 |
| Scott Stahoviak | 1B | 91 | 275 | 33 | 63 | 10 | 33 | 5 | .301 | .400 | .701 | .229 |
| Todd Walker | 3B | 52 | 156 | 15 | 37 | 3 | 16 | 7 | .288 | .353 | .641 | .237 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Rich Becker | OF | 132 | 443 | 61 | 117 | 10 | 45 | 17 | .354 | .395 | .749 | .264 |
| Brent Brede | OF | 61 | 190 | 25 | 52 | 3 | 21 | 7 | .347 | .389 | .736 | .274 |
| Marty Cordova | OF | 103 | 378 | 44 | 93 | 15 | 51 | 5 | .305 | .434 | .739 | .246 |
| Darrin Jackson | OF | 49 | 130 | 19 | 33 | 3 | 21 | 2 | .272 | .354 | .626 | .254 |
| Roberto Kelly | OF | 75 | 247 | 39 | 71 | 5 | 37 | 7 | .336 | .441 | .777 | .287 |
| Chris Latham | OF | 15 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .182 | .227 | .409 | .182 |
| Matt Lawton | OF | 142 | 460 | 74 | 114 | 14 | 60 | 7 | .366 | .415 | .781 | .248 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Damian Miller | C | 25 | 66 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 13 | 0 | .282 | .379 | .661 | .273 |
| Greg Myers | C | 62 | 165 | 24 | 44 | 5 | 28 | 0 | .328 | .436 | .764 | .267 |
| Terry Steinbach | C | 122 | 447 | 60 | 111 | 12 | 54 | 6 | .302 | .394 | .696 | .248 |
| Javier Valentin | C | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .572 | .286 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Torii Hunter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Paul Molitor | DH | 135 | 538 | 63 | 164 | 10 | 89 | 11 | .351 | .435 | .786 | .305 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5634 | 772 | 1522 | 132 | 730 | 151 | .332 | .409 | .740 | .270 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Rick Aguilera | 61 | 0 | 68.3 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 26 | 68 | 22 | 3.82 | 1.274 | |||
| Scott Aldred | 17 | 15 | 77.3 | 2 | 10 | .167 | 0 | 33 | 28 | 7.68 | 1.682 | |||
| Shane Bowers | 5 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 8.05 | 1.842 | |||
| Eddie Guardado | 69 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 1 | 54 | 17 | 3.91 | 1.348 | |||
| LaTroy Hawkins | 20 | 20 | 103.3 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 0 | 58 | 47 | 5.84 | 1.752 | |||
| Kevin Jarvis | 6 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 12.46 | 2.385 | |||
| Travis Miller | 13 | 7 | 48.3 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 26 | 23 | 7.63 | 1.801 | |||
| Dan Naulty | 29 | 0 | 30.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 5.87 | 1.270 | |||
| Gregg Olson | 11 | 0 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 18.36 | 3.614 | |||
| Brad Radke | 35 | 35 | 239.7 | 20 | 10 | .667 | 0 | 174 | 48 | 3.87 | 1.193 | |||
| Todd Ritchie | 42 | 0 | 74.7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 44 | 28 | 4.58 | 1.539 | |||
| Rich Robertson | 31 | 26 | 147 | 8 | 12 | .400 | 0 | 69 | 70 | 5.69 | 1.626 | |||
| Frankie Rodriguez | 43 | 15 | 142.3 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 65 | 60 | 4.62 | 1.455 | |||
| Dan Serafini | 6 | 4 | 26.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 3.42 | 1.445 | |||
| Dave Stevens | 6 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 16 | 17 | 9.00 | 2.522 | |||
| Greg Swindell | 65 | 1 | 115.7 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | 75 | 25 | 3.58 | 1.098 | |||
| Bob Tewksbury | 26 | 26 | 168.7 | 8 | 13 | .381 | 0 | 92 | 31 | 4.22 | 1.369 | |||
| Mike Trombley | 67 | 0 | 82.3 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 1 | 74 | 31 | 4.37 | 1.312 | |||
| Team Totals | 552 | 162 | 1433.9 | 68 | 94 | .420 | 30 | 908 | 495 | 5.02 | 1.458 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Chuck Knoblauch | 156 |
| At Bats | Chuck Knoblauch | 611 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Chuck Knoblauch | 716 |
| Batting Average | Paul Molitor | .305 |
| On-Base % | Chuck Knoblauch | .390 |
| Slugging % | Ron Coomer | .438 |
| OPS | Chuck Knoblauch | .801 |
| Runs | Chuck Knoblauch | 117 |
| Hits | Chuck Knoblauch | 178 |
| Total Bases | Chuck Knoblauch | 251 |
| Doubles | Paul Molitor | 32 |
| Triples | Chuck Knoblauch | 10 |
| Home Runs | Marty Cordova | 15 |
| RBI | Paul Molitor | 89 |
| Walks | Chuck Knoblauch | 84 |
| Strikeouts | Rich Becker | 130 |
| Stolen Bases | Chuck Knoblauch | 62 |
| Caught Stealing | Chuck Knoblauch | 10 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Denny Hocking | 5 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Paul Molitor | 12 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Terry Steinbach | 14 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Brad Radke | 20 |
| Losses | Bob Tewksbury | 13 |
| Saves | Rick Aguilera | 26 |
| Won-Loss % | Brad Radke | .667 |
| ERA | Brad Radke | 3.87 |
| WHIP | Brad Radke | 1.193 |
| Innings Pitched | Brad Radke | 239.7 |
| Games | Eddie Guardado | 69 |
| Games Started | Brad Radke | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Brad Radke | 174 |
| Complete Games | Bob Tewksbury | 5 |
| Shutouts | Bob Tewksbury | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Brad Radke | 989 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Brad Radke | 103 |
| Hits Allowed | Brad Radke | 238 |
| Walks Allowed | Rich Robertson | 70 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Brad Radke | 28 |
| Doubles Allowed | Brad Radke | 52 |
| Triples Allowed | LaTroy Hawkins, Brad Radke, Greg Swindell, and Bob Tewksbury | 4 |
| Wild Pitches | Todd Ritchie | 11 |
| Hit Batsmen | Rich Robertson | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Bob Tewksbury | 20 |
