2004 Minnesota Twins
[edit] Summary
The 2004 Minnesota Twins finished with a record of 92-70. They scored 780 runs and belted 191 home runs to go along with a .266 batting average. Corey Koskie led the team in home runs with 25. Torii Hunter knocked in 81 runs. Lew Ford led the team with 170 hits for a .299 average.
The team allowed 715 runs and had a team ERA of 4.04. Johan Santana led the pitching staff with 20 wins and 265 strikeouts. Joe Nathan was the team's best fireman, with 44 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jason Bartlett | SS | 8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .154 | .083 | .237 | .083 |
| Michael Cuddyer | 2B | 115 | 339 | 49 | 89 | 12 | 45 | 5 | .339 | .440 | .779 | .263 |
| Cristian Guzman | SS | 145 | 576 | 84 | 158 | 8 | 46 | 10 | .309 | .384 | .693 | .274 |
| Corey Koskie | 3B | 118 | 422 | 68 | 106 | 25 | 71 | 9 | .342 | .495 | .837 | .251 |
| Doug Mientkiewicz | 1B | 78 | 284 | 34 | 70 | 5 | 25 | 2 | .340 | .363 | .703 | .246 |
| Justin Morneau | 1B | 74 | 280 | 39 | 76 | 19 | 58 | 0 | .340 | .536 | .876 | .271 |
| Augie Ojeda | 2B | 30 | 59 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .429 | .458 | .887 | .339 |
| Alex Prieto | 2B | 16 | 32 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .306 | .375 | .681 | .250 |
| Nick Punto | 2B | 38 | 91 | 17 | 23 | 2 | 12 | 6 | .340 | .319 | .659 | .253 |
| Luis Rivas | 2B | 109 | 336 | 44 | 86 | 10 | 34 | 15 | .283 | .432 | .715 | .256 |
| Terry Tiffee | 3B | 17 | 44 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .833 | .273 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Lew Ford | OF | 154 | 569 | 89 | 170 | 15 | 72 | 20 | .381 | .446 | .827 | .299 |
| Torii Hunter | OF | 138 | 520 | 79 | 141 | 23 | 81 | 21 | .330 | .475 | .805 | .271 |
| Jacque Jones | OF | 151 | 555 | 69 | 141 | 24 | 80 | 13 | .315 | .427 | .742 | .254 |
| Jason Kubel | OF | 23 | 60 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .358 | .433 | .791 | .300 |
| Mike Restovich | OF | 29 | 47 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .314 | .447 | .761 | .255 |
| Mike Ryan | OF | 36 | 71 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .280 | .296 | .576 | .239 |
| Shannon Stewart | OF | 92 | 378 | 46 | 115 | 11 | 47 | 6 | .380 | .447 | .827 | .304 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Henry Blanco | C | 114 | 315 | 36 | 65 | 10 | 37 | 0 | .260 | .368 | .628 | .206 |
| Pat Borders | C | 19 | 42 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .302 | .381 | .683 | .286 |
| Rob Bowen | C | 17 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .226 | .222 | .448 | .111 |
| Joe Mauer | C | 35 | 107 | 18 | 33 | 6 | 17 | 1 | .369 | .570 | .939 | .308 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Matt LeCroy | DH | 88 | 264 | 25 | 71 | 9 | 39 | 0 | .321 | .424 | .745 | .269 |
| Jose Offerman | DH | 77 | 172 | 22 | 44 | 2 | 22 | 1 | .363 | .395 | .758 | .256 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5623 | 780 | 1494 | 191 | 735 | 116 | .329 | .431 | .761 | .266 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Grant Balfour | 36 | 0 | 39.3 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 0 | 42 | 21 | 4.35 | 1.425 | |||
| Joe Beimel | 3 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 43.20 | 5.882 | |||
| Jesse Crain | 22 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2.00 | 1.074 | |||
| J.D. Durbin | 4 | 1 | 7.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7.36 | 2.466 | |||
| Aaron Fultz | 55 | 0 | 50 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 1 | 37 | 23 | 5.04 | 1.460 | |||
| Seth Greisinger | 12 | 9 | 51 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 36 | 15 | 6.18 | 1.627 | |||
| Matt Guerrier | 9 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5.68 | 1.474 | |||
| Kyle Lohse | 35 | 34 | 194 | 9 | 13 | .409 | 0 | 111 | 76 | 5.34 | 1.629 | |||
| Terry Mulholland | 39 | 15 | 123.3 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 0 | 60 | 33 | 5.18 | 1.590 | |||
| Joe Nathan | 73 | 0 | 72.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 44 | 89 | 23 | 1.62 | 0.982 | |||
| Carlos Pulido | 6 | 0 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 8.74 | 1.770 | |||
| Brad Radke | 34 | 34 | 219.7 | 11 | 8 | .579 | 0 | 143 | 26 | 3.48 | 1.161 | |||
| Juan Rincon | 77 | 0 | 82 | 11 | 6 | .647 | 2 | 106 | 32 | 2.63 | 1.024 | |||
| Joe Roa | 48 | 0 | 70 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 47 | 24 | 4.50 | 1.543 | |||
| J.C. Romero | 74 | 0 | 74.3 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | 69 | 38 | 3.51 | 1.332 | |||
| Johan Santana | 34 | 34 | 228 | 20 | 6 | .769 | 0 | 265 | 54 | 2.61 | 0.921 | |||
| Carlos Silva | 33 | 33 | 203 | 14 | 8 | .636 | 0 | 76 | 35 | 4.21 | 1.429 | |||
| Brad Thomas | 3 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16.88 | 2.963 | |||
| Team Totals | 597 | 162 | 1475.9 | 92 | 70 | .568 | 48 | 1123 | 431 | 4.04 | 1.324 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Lew Ford | 154 |
| At Bats | Cristian Guzman | 576 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Lew Ford | 658 |
| Batting Average | Lew Ford | .299 |
| On-Base % | Lew Ford | .381 |
| Slugging % | Torii Hunter | .475 |
| OPS | Lew Ford | .827 |
| Runs | Lew Ford | 89 |
| Hits | Lew Ford | 170 |
| Total Bases | Lew Ford | 254 |
| Doubles | Torii Hunter | 37 |
| Triples | Luis Rivas | 5 |
| Home Runs | Corey Koskie | 25 |
| RBI | Torii Hunter | 81 |
| Walks | Lew Ford | 67 |
| Strikeouts | Jacque Jones | 117 |
| Stolen Bases | Torii Hunter | 21 |
| Caught Stealing | Jacque Jones | 10 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Cristian Guzman | 13 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Lew Ford | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Torii Hunter | 23 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Johan Santana | 20 |
| Losses | Kyle Lohse | 13 |
| Saves | Joe Nathan | 44 |
| Won-Loss % | Johan Santana | .769 |
| ERA | Johan Santana | 2.61 |
| WHIP | Johan Santana | 0.921 |
| Innings Pitched | Johan Santana | 228 |
| Games | Juan Rincon | 77 |
| Games Started | Kyle Lohse, Brad Radke, and Johan Santana | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Johan Santana | 265 |
| Complete Games | Kyle Lohse, Brad Radke, Johan Santana, and Carlos Silva | 1 |
| Shutouts | Kyle Lohse, Brad Radke, Johan Santana, and Carlos Silva | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Brad Radke | 901 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Kyle Lohse | 115 |
| Hits Allowed | Carlos Silva | 255 |
| Walks Allowed | Kyle Lohse | 76 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Kyle Lohse | 28 |
| Doubles Allowed | Carlos Silva | 48 |
| Triples Allowed | Brad Radke and Carlos Silva | 4 |
| Wild Pitches | Johan Santana | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Johan Santana | 9 |
| Double Plays Induced | Carlos Silva | 28 |
