2001 Minnesota Twins
[edit] Summary
The 2001 Minnesota Twins finished with a record of 85-77. They scored 771 runs and belted 164 home runs to go along with a .272 batting average. Torii Hunter provided the power for the team with 27 homers. Corey Koskie was the best run producer with 103 RBI. Doug Mientkiewicz led the team with 166 hits for a .306 average. Luis Rivas had a great year on the basepaths with 31 stolen bases.
The team allowed 766 runs and had a team ERA of 4.51. Leading the team in wins was Joe Mays, with 17. Eric Milton racked up 157 strkeouts to lead the team. LaTroy Hawkins was the team's best fireman, with 28 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Casey Blake | 3B | 13 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .400 | .364 | .764 | .318 |
| Michael Cuddyer | 1B | 8 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .300 | .333 | .633 | .222 |
| Cristian Guzman | SS | 118 | 493 | 80 | 149 | 10 | 51 | 25 | .337 | .477 | .814 | .302 |
| Denny Hocking | SS | 112 | 327 | 34 | 82 | 3 | 25 | 6 | .315 | .339 | .654 | .251 |
| Corey Koskie | 3B | 153 | 562 | 100 | 155 | 26 | 103 | 27 | .362 | .488 | .850 | .276 |
| Jason Maxwell | SS | 39 | 68 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 2 | .286 | .294 | .580 | .191 |
| Doug Mientkiewicz | 1B | 151 | 543 | 77 | 166 | 15 | 74 | 2 | .387 | .464 | .851 | .306 |
| Luis Rivas | 2B | 153 | 563 | 70 | 150 | 7 | 47 | 31 | .319 | .362 | .681 | .266 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Chad Allen | OF | 57 | 175 | 20 | 46 | 4 | 20 | 1 | .333 | .429 | .762 | .263 |
| John Barnes | OF | 9 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .130 | .048 | .178 | .048 |
| Brian Buchanan | OF | 69 | 197 | 28 | 54 | 10 | 32 | 1 | .342 | .487 | .829 | .274 |
| Torii Hunter | OF | 148 | 564 | 82 | 147 | 27 | 92 | 9 | .306 | .479 | .785 | .261 |
| Jacque Jones | OF | 149 | 475 | 57 | 131 | 14 | 49 | 12 | .335 | .417 | .752 | .276 |
| Bobby Kielty | OF | 37 | 104 | 8 | 26 | 2 | 14 | 3 | .297 | .385 | .682 | .250 |
| Matt Lawton | OF | 103 | 376 | 71 | 110 | 10 | 51 | 19 | .396 | .439 | .835 | .293 |
| Quinton McCracken | OF | 24 | 64 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .275 | .313 | .588 | .219 |
| Dustan Mohr | OF | 20 | 51 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .298 | .275 | .573 | .235 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| A.J. Pierzynski | C | 114 | 381 | 51 | 110 | 7 | 55 | 1 | .322 | .441 | .763 | .289 |
| Tom Prince | C | 64 | 196 | 19 | 43 | 7 | 23 | 3 | .284 | .357 | .641 | .219 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Matt LeCroy | DH | 15 | 40 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 0 | .429 | .775 | 1.204 | .425 |
| David Ortiz | DH | 89 | 303 | 46 | 71 | 18 | 48 | 1 | .324 | .475 | .799 | .234 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5560 | 771 | 1514 | 164 | 717 | 146 | .335 | .433 | .769 | .272 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Grant Balfour | 2 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13.50 | 2.222 | |||
| Hector Carrasco | 56 | 0 | 73.7 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 1 | 70 | 30 | 4.64 | 1.452 | |||
| Jack Cressend | 44 | 0 | 56.3 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 40 | 16 | 3.67 | 1.172 | |||
| Mike Duvall | 8 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7.71 | 1.915 | |||
| Tony Fiore | 4 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5.68 | 1.111 | |||
| Eddie Guardado | 67 | 0 | 66.7 | 7 | 1 | .875 | 12 | 67 | 23 | 3.51 | 1.049 | |||
| LaTroy Hawkins | 62 | 0 | 51.3 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 28 | 36 | 39 | 5.96 | 1.910 | |||
| Adam Johnson | 7 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 8.28 | 1.800 | |||
| Todd Jones | 24 | 0 | 19.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 3.26 | 1.762 | |||
| Kyle Lohse | 19 | 16 | 90.3 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 0 | 64 | 29 | 5.68 | 1.451 | |||
| Joe Mays | 34 | 34 | 233.7 | 17 | 13 | .567 | 0 | 123 | 64 | 3.16 | 1.151 | |||
| Travis Miller | 45 | 0 | 48.7 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 30 | 20 | 4.81 | 1.520 | |||
| Eric Milton | 35 | 34 | 220.7 | 15 | 7 | .682 | 0 | 157 | 61 | 4.32 | 1.282 | |||
| Brad Radke | 33 | 33 | 226 | 15 | 11 | .577 | 0 | 137 | 26 | 3.94 | 1.155 | |||
| Mark Redman | 9 | 9 | 49 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 29 | 19 | 4.22 | 1.551 | |||
| Rick Reed | 12 | 12 | 67.7 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 0 | 43 | 14 | 5.19 | 1.566 | |||
| Juan Rincon | 4 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6.35 | 2.105 | |||
| J.C. Romero | 14 | 11 | 65 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 39 | 24 | 6.23 | 1.462 | |||
| Johan Santana | 15 | 4 | 43.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 28 | 16 | 4.74 | 1.510 | |||
| Brad Thomas | 5 | 5 | 16.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 9.37 | 2.086 | |||
| Bob Wells | 65 | 0 | 68.7 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 2 | 49 | 18 | 5.11 | 1.310 | |||
| Team Totals | 564 | 162 | 1441.5 | 85 | 77 | .525 | 45 | 965 | 445 | 4.51 | 1.345 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Corey Koskie and Luis Rivas | 153 |
| At Bats | Torii Hunter | 564 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Corey Koskie | 649 |
| Batting Average | Doug Mientkiewicz | .306 |
| On-Base % | Doug Mientkiewicz | .387 |
| Slugging % | Corey Koskie | .488 |
| OPS | Doug Mientkiewicz | .851 |
| Runs | Corey Koskie | 100 |
| Hits | Doug Mientkiewicz | 166 |
| Total Bases | Corey Koskie | 274 |
| Doubles | Doug Mientkiewicz | 39 |
| Triples | Cristian Guzman | 14 |
| Home Runs | Torii Hunter | 27 |
| RBI | Corey Koskie | 103 |
| Walks | Corey Koskie | 68 |
| Strikeouts | Torii Hunter | 125 |
| Stolen Bases | Luis Rivas | 31 |
| Caught Stealing | Luis Rivas | 11 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Cristian Guzman | 8 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Corey Koskie and Doug Mientkiewicz | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Corey Koskie | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Joe Mays | 17 |
| Losses | Joe Mays | 13 |
| Saves | LaTroy Hawkins | 28 |
| Won-Loss % | Eric Milton | .682 |
| ERA | Joe Mays | 3.16 |
| WHIP | Joe Mays | 1.151 |
| Innings Pitched | Joe Mays | 233.7 |
| Games | Eddie Guardado | 67 |
| Games Started | Joe Mays and Eric Milton | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Eric Milton | 157 |
| Complete Games | Brad Radke | 6 |
| Shutouts | Joe Mays and Brad Radke | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Joe Mays | 957 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Eric Milton | 106 |
| Hits Allowed | Brad Radke | 235 |
| Walks Allowed | Joe Mays | 64 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Eric Milton | 35 |
| Doubles Allowed | Eric Milton | 50 |
| Triples Allowed | Brad Radke | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Joe Mays | 11 |
| Hit Batsmen | Brad Radke and Bob Wells | 10 |
| Double Plays Induced | Joe Mays | 19 |
