2006 Minnesota Twins
[edit] Summary
The 2006 Minnesota Twins finished with a record of 96-66. They scored 801 runs and belted 143 home runs to go along with a .287 batting average. The offense was powered by Justin Morneau, who led the team with 34 home runs, 130 RBI, and 190 hits.
The team allowed 683 runs and had a team ERA of 3.95. Johan Santana led the pitching staff with 19 wins and 245 strikeouts. Joe Nathan was the team's best fireman, with 36 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jason Bartlett | SS | 99 | 333 | 44 | 103 | 2 | 32 | 10 | .367 | .393 | .760 | .309 |
| Tony Batista | 3B | 50 | 178 | 24 | 42 | 5 | 21 | 0 | .303 | .388 | .691 | .236 |
| Alexi Casilla | 2B | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .250 | .750 | .250 |
| Luis Castillo | 2B | 142 | 584 | 84 | 173 | 3 | 49 | 25 | .358 | .370 | .728 | .296 |
| Juan Castro | SS | 50 | 156 | 10 | 36 | 1 | 14 | 1 | .258 | .308 | .566 | .231 |
| Justin Morneau | 1B | 157 | 592 | 97 | 190 | 34 | 130 | 3 | .375 | .559 | .934 | .321 |
| Nick Punto | 3B | 135 | 459 | 73 | 133 | 1 | 45 | 17 | .352 | .373 | .725 | .290 |
| Luis Rodriguez | 3B | 59 | 115 | 11 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .315 | .322 | .637 | .235 |
| Terry Tiffee | 3B | 20 | 45 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .306 | .400 | .706 | .244 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Michael Cuddyer | OF | 150 | 557 | 102 | 158 | 24 | 109 | 6 | .362 | .504 | .866 | .284 |
| Lew Ford | OF | 104 | 234 | 40 | 53 | 4 | 18 | 9 | .287 | .312 | .599 | .226 |
| Torii Hunter | OF | 147 | 557 | 86 | 155 | 31 | 98 | 12 | .336 | .490 | .826 | .278 |
| Jason Kubel | OF | 73 | 220 | 23 | 53 | 8 | 26 | 2 | .279 | .386 | .665 | .241 |
| Shannon Stewart | OF | 44 | 174 | 21 | 51 | 2 | 21 | 3 | .347 | .368 | .715 | .293 |
| Jason Tyner | OF | 62 | 218 | 29 | 68 | 0 | 18 | 4 | .345 | .353 | .698 | .312 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Chris Heintz | C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Joe Mauer | C | 140 | 521 | 86 | 181 | 13 | 84 | 8 | .429 | .507 | .936 | .347 |
| Mike Redmond | C | 47 | 179 | 20 | 61 | 0 | 23 | 0 | .365 | .413 | .778 | .341 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Phil Nevin | DH | 16 | 42 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .340 | .286 | .626 | .190 |
| Josh Rabe | DH | 24 | 49 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .314 | .490 | .804 | .286 |
| Ruben Sierra | DH | 14 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .273 | .214 | .487 | .179 |
| Rondell White | DH | 99 | 337 | 32 | 83 | 7 | 38 | 1 | .276 | .365 | .641 | .246 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5602 | 801 | 1608 | 143 | 754 | 101 | .345 | .425 | .770 | .287 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Scott Baker | 16 | 16 | 83.3 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 0 | 62 | 16 | 6.37 | 1.561 | |||
| Boof Bonser | 18 | 18 | 100.3 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 0 | 84 | 24 | 4.22 | 1.276 | |||
| Jesse Crain | 68 | 0 | 76.7 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 1 | 60 | 18 | 3.52 | 1.265 | |||
| Willie Eyre | 42 | 0 | 59.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 26 | 22 | 5.31 | 1.636 | |||
| Matt Garza | 10 | 9 | 50 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 38 | 23 | 5.76 | 1.700 | |||
| Matt Guerrier | 39 | 1 | 69.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 37 | 21 | 3.36 | 1.420 | |||
| Francisco Liriano | 28 | 16 | 121 | 12 | 3 | .800 | 1 | 144 | 32 | 2.16 | 1.000 | |||
| Kyle Lohse | 22 | 8 | 63.7 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 46 | 25 | 7.07 | 1.648 | |||
| Joe Nathan | 64 | 0 | 68.3 | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | 36 | 95 | 16 | 1.58 | 0.791 | |||
| Pat Neshek | 32 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 53 | 6 | 2.19 | 0.784 | |||
| Glen Perkins | 4 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1.59 | 0.526 | |||
| Brad Radke | 28 | 28 | 162.3 | 12 | 9 | .571 | 0 | 83 | 32 | 4.32 | 1.411 | |||
| Dennys Reyes | 66 | 0 | 50.7 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 49 | 15 | .89 | 0.986 | |||
| Juan Rincon | 75 | 0 | 74.3 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 1 | 65 | 24 | 2.91 | 1.346 | |||
| Johan Santana | 34 | 34 | 233.7 | 19 | 6 | .760 | 0 | 245 | 47 | 2.77 | 0.997 | |||
| Carlos Silva | 36 | 31 | 180.3 | 11 | 15 | .423 | 0 | 70 | 32 | 5.94 | 1.542 | |||
| Michael Smith | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12.00 | 2.667 | |||
| Team Totals | 583 | 162 | 1439.3 | 96 | 66 | .593 | 40 | 1164 | 356 | 3.95 | 1.283 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Justin Morneau | 157 |
| At Bats | Justin Morneau | 592 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Justin Morneau | 661 |
| Batting Average | Joe Mauer | .347 |
| On-Base % | Joe Mauer | .429 |
| Slugging % | Justin Morneau | .559 |
| OPS | Joe Mauer | .936 |
| Runs | Michael Cuddyer | 102 |
| Hits | Justin Morneau | 190 |
| Total Bases | Justin Morneau | 331 |
| Doubles | Michael Cuddyer | 41 |
| Triples | Nick Punto | 7 |
| Home Runs | Justin Morneau | 34 |
| RBI | Justin Morneau | 130 |
| Walks | Joe Mauer | 79 |
| Strikeouts | Michael Cuddyer | 130 |
| Stolen Bases | Luis Castillo | 25 |
| Caught Stealing | Luis Castillo | 11 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Nick Punto | 10 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Justin Morneau | 11 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Joe Mauer | 24 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Johan Santana | 19 |
| Losses | Carlos Silva | 15 |
| Saves | Joe Nathan | 36 |
| Won-Loss % | Francisco Liriano | .800 |
| ERA | Johan Santana | 2.77 |
| WHIP | Johan Santana | 0.997 |
| Innings Pitched | Johan Santana | 233.7 |
| Games | Juan Rincon | 75 |
| Games Started | Johan Santana | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Johan Santana | 245 |
| Complete Games | Johan Santana | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Johan Santana | 923 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Carlos Silva | 119 |
| Hits Allowed | Carlos Silva | 246 |
| Walks Allowed | Johan Santana | 47 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Carlos Silva | 38 |
| Doubles Allowed | Carlos Silva | 44 |
| Triples Allowed | Johan Santana | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Francisco Liriano | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Carlos Silva | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Francisco Liriano | 17 |
