2003 Minnesota Twins
[edit] Summary
The 2003 Minnesota Twins finished with a record of 90-72. They scored 801 runs and belted 155 home runs to go along with a .277 batting average. The offense was powered by Torii Hunter, who led the team with 26 home runs and 102 RBI. Jacque Jones led the team with 157 hits for a .304 average.
The team allowed 758 runs and had a team ERA of 4.41. Kyle Lohse and Brad Radke were tied for the team lead in wins with 14. Johan Santana racked up 169 strkeouts to lead the team. Eddie Guardado led the team with 41 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Chris Gomez | 2B | 58 | 175 | 14 | 44 | 1 | 15 | 2 | .279 | .354 | .633 | .251 |
| Cristian Guzman | SS | 143 | 534 | 78 | 143 | 3 | 53 | 18 | .311 | .365 | .676 | .268 |
| Denny Hocking | 2B | 83 | 188 | 22 | 45 | 3 | 22 | 0 | .291 | .362 | .653 | .239 |
| Corey Koskie | 3B | 131 | 469 | 76 | 137 | 14 | 69 | 11 | .393 | .452 | .845 | .292 |
| Doug Mientkiewicz | 1B | 142 | 487 | 67 | 146 | 11 | 65 | 4 | .393 | .450 | .843 | .300 |
| Alex Prieto | 2B | 8 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .091 | .182 | .091 |
| Luis Rivas | 2B | 135 | 475 | 69 | 123 | 8 | 43 | 17 | .308 | .381 | .689 | .259 |
| Todd Sears | 1B | 24 | 65 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .324 | .369 | .693 | .246 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Michael Cuddyer | OF | 35 | 102 | 14 | 25 | 4 | 8 | 1 | .325 | .431 | .756 | .245 |
| Lew Ford | OF | 34 | 73 | 16 | 24 | 3 | 15 | 2 | .402 | .575 | .977 | .329 |
| Torii Hunter | OF | 154 | 581 | 83 | 145 | 26 | 102 | 6 | .312 | .451 | .763 | .250 |
| Jacque Jones | OF | 136 | 517 | 76 | 157 | 16 | 69 | 13 | .333 | .464 | .797 | .304 |
| Bobby Kielty | OF | 75 | 238 | 40 | 60 | 9 | 32 | 6 | .370 | .420 | .790 | .252 |
| Dustan Mohr | OF | 121 | 348 | 50 | 87 | 10 | 36 | 5 | .314 | .399 | .713 | .250 |
| Mike Restovich | OF | 24 | 53 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .406 | .415 | .821 | .283 |
| Mike Ryan | OF | 27 | 61 | 13 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 2 | .441 | .754 | 1.195 | .393 |
| Shannon Stewart | OF | 65 | 270 | 43 | 87 | 6 | 38 | 3 | .384 | .470 | .854 | .322 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Rob Bowen | C | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .091 | .100 | .191 | .100 |
| A.J. Pierzynski | C | 137 | 487 | 63 | 152 | 11 | 74 | 3 | .360 | .464 | .824 | .312 |
| Tom Prince | C | 24 | 40 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .319 | .400 | .719 | .200 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Matt LeCroy | DH | 107 | 345 | 39 | 99 | 17 | 64 | 0 | .342 | .490 | .832 | .287 |
| Justin Morneau | DH | 40 | 106 | 14 | 24 | 4 | 16 | 0 | .287 | .377 | .664 | .226 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5655 | 801 | 1567 | 155 | 755 | 94 | .339 | .431 | .770 | .277 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| James Baldwin | 10 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5.40 | 1.667 | |||
| Grant Balfour | 17 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 30 | 14 | 4.15 | 1.423 | |||
| Mike Fetters | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .00 | 0.500 | |||
| Tony Fiore | 21 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 23 | 21 | 5.50 | 1.472 | |||
| Eddie Guardado | 66 | 0 | 65.3 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 41 | 60 | 14 | 2.89 | 0.980 | |||
| LaTroy Hawkins | 74 | 0 | 77.3 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 2 | 75 | 15 | 1.86 | 1.087 | |||
| Adam Johnson | 2 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 47.25 | 6.923 | |||
| Kyle Lohse | 33 | 33 | 201 | 14 | 11 | .560 | 0 | 130 | 45 | 4.61 | 1.274 | |||
| Joe Mays | 31 | 21 | 130 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 0 | 50 | 39 | 6.30 | 1.523 | |||
| Eric Milton | 3 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2.65 | 0.941 | |||
| Micheal Nakamura | 12 | 0 | 12.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 7.82 | 1.732 | |||
| Jesse Orosco | 8 | 0 | 4.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6.23 | 2.093 | |||
| Carlos Pulido | 7 | 1 | 15.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4.02 | 1.146 | |||
| Brad Radke | 33 | 33 | 212.3 | 14 | 10 | .583 | 0 | 120 | 28 | 4.49 | 1.272 | |||
| Rick Reed | 27 | 21 | 135 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 0 | 71 | 29 | 5.07 | 1.363 | |||
| Juan Rincon | 58 | 0 | 85.7 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 0 | 63 | 38 | 3.68 | 1.307 | |||
| Kenny Rogers | 33 | 31 | 195 | 13 | 8 | .619 | 0 | 116 | 50 | 4.57 | 1.421 | |||
| J.C. Romero | 73 | 0 | 63 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 50 | 42 | 5.00 | 1.714 | |||
| Johan Santana | 45 | 18 | 158.3 | 12 | 3 | .800 | 0 | 169 | 47 | 3.07 | 1.099 | |||
| Brad Thomas | 3 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7.71 | 1.915 | |||
| Team Totals | 561 | 162 | 1461.6 | 90 | 72 | .556 | 45 | 997 | 402 | 4.41 | 1.319 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Torii Hunter | 154 |
| At Bats | Torii Hunter | 581 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Torii Hunter | 642 |
| Batting Average | A.J. Pierzynski | .312 |
| On-Base % | Corey Koskie and Doug Mientkiewicz | .393 |
| Slugging % | Jacque Jones and A.J. Pierzynski | .464 |
| OPS | Corey Koskie | .845 |
| Runs | Torii Hunter | 83 |
| Hits | Jacque Jones | 157 |
| Total Bases | Torii Hunter | 262 |
| Doubles | Doug Mientkiewicz | 38 |
| Triples | Cristian Guzman | 14 |
| Home Runs | Torii Hunter | 26 |
| RBI | Torii Hunter | 102 |
| Walks | Corey Koskie | 77 |
| Strikeouts | Corey Koskie | 113 |
| Stolen Bases | Cristian Guzman | 18 |
| Caught Stealing | Cristian Guzman | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Cristian Guzman | 12 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Corey Koskie | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Luis Rivas | 20 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Kyle Lohse and Brad Radke | 14 |
| Losses | Rick Reed | 12 |
| Saves | Eddie Guardado | 41 |
| Won-Loss % | Johan Santana | .800 |
| ERA | Brad Radke | 4.49 |
| WHIP | Brad Radke | 1.272 |
| Innings Pitched | Brad Radke | 212.3 |
| Games | LaTroy Hawkins | 74 |
| Games Started | Kyle Lohse and Brad Radke | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Johan Santana | 169 |
| Complete Games | Brad Radke | 3 |
| Shutouts | Kyle Lohse, Brad Radke, and Rick Reed | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Brad Radke | 888 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Brad Radke | 106 |
| Hits Allowed | Brad Radke | 242 |
| Walks Allowed | Kenny Rogers | 50 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Brad Radke | 32 |
| Doubles Allowed | Kenny Rogers | 46 |
| Triples Allowed | Kenny Rogers | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Kyle Lohse | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Kenny Rogers | 11 |
| Double Plays Induced | Joe Mays | 17 |
