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2008 Minnesota Twins

2008 > Class Major League > 2008 American League (Central)
Overall: 88-75
Scored 829 runs, Allowed 745 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 89-74

Affiliation: none or n/a
Manager: Scott Ullger and Ron Gardenhire
Represented: Minneapolis, MN
Ballpark: n/a
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 2007 / 2009

Team Batting

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer
Rk Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 Scott Baker 26 28 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 0 0 3 0 0
2 Nick Blackburn 26 33 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 1 0 0 0 0 0
3 Brian Buscher* 27 70 244 218 29 64 9 0 4 47 0 2 19 42 .294 .340 .390 .730 85 6 0 0 7 0
4 Alexi Casilla# 23 98 437 385 58 108 15 0 7 50 7 2 31 45 .281 .333 .374 .707 144 7 2 13 6 0
5 Howie Clark* 34 4 8 8 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .500 .750 4 0 0 0 0 0
6 Michael Cuddyer 29 71 279 249 30 62 13 4 3 36 5 1 25 40 .249 .330 .369 .699 92 7 5 0 0 4
7 Adam Everett 31 48 150 127 19 27 6 1 2 20 0 0 12 15 .213 .278 .323 .601 41 0 1 6 4 1
8 Carlos Gomez 22 153 614 577 79 149 24 7 7 59 33 11 25 142 .258 .296 .360 .657 208 7 7 3 2 0
9 Brendan Harris 27 130 490 434 57 115 29 3 7 49 1 1 39 98 .265 .327 .394 .721 171 13 4 7 6 0
10 Livan Hernandez 33 23 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 0 0 1 0 0
11 Ryan Jorgensen 29 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Bobby Korecky 28 16 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
13 Jason Kubel* 26 141 517 463 74 126 22 5 20 78 0 1 47 91 .272 .335 .471 .805 218 12 0 0 7 2
14 Mike Lamb* 32 81 261 236 20 55 12 3 1 32 0 1 17 32 .233 .276 .322 .598 76 3 0 0 8 4
15 Matt Macri 26 18 36 34 3 11 1 0 1 4 1 1 2 10 .324 .361 .441 .802 15 0 0 0 0 0
16 Joe Mauer* 25 146 633 536 98 176 31 4 9 85 1 1 84 50 .328 .413 .451 .864 242 21 1 1 11 8
17 Craig Monroe 31 58 179 163 22 33 9 0 8 29 0 1 16 48 .202 .274 .405 .679 66 3 0 0 0 1
18 Justin Morneau* 27 163 712 623 97 187 47 4 23 129 0 1 76 85 .300 .374 .499 .873 311 20 3 0 10 16
19 Glen Perkins* 25 26 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0
20 Jason Pridie* 24 10 6 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .200 .000 .200 0 0 0 1 0 0
21 Nick Punto# 30 99 377 338 43 96 19 4 2 28 15 6 32 57 .284 .344 .382 .726 129 10 0 5 2 1
22 Mike Redmond 37 38 137 129 14 37 6 0 0 12 0 0 5 11 .287 .321 .333 .655 43 5 2 0 1 0
23 Randy Ruiz 30 22 68 62 13 17 2 0 1 7 0 0 6 21 .274 .338 .355 .693 22 1 0 0 0 1
24 Kevin Slowey 24 28 8 8 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .375 .625 3 0 0 0 0 0
25 Denard Span* 24 93 411 347 70 102 16 7 6 47 18 7 50 60 .294 .387 .432 .819 150 3 4 8 2 3
26 Matt Tolbert# 26 41 123 113 18 32 6 3 0 6 7 1 7 19 .283 .322 .389 .712 44 5 0 2 1 0
27 Delmon Young 22 152 623 575 80 167 28 4 10 69 14 5 35 105 .290 .336 .405 .741 233 19 7 1 5 7
27 Players 26.2 163 6330 5641 829 1572 298 49 111 791 102 42 529 979 .279 .340 .408 .748 2301 142 36 52 72 48
Only players for whom we have stats are shown. See roster for more complete team list.

Team Pitching

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer
Rk Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1 Scott Baker 26 11 4 .733 3.45 28 28 0 0 0 0 172.1 161 66 66 20 42 2 141 3 0 6 703 1.178 8.4 1.0 2.2 7.4 3.36
2 Nick Blackburn 26 11 11 .500 4.05 33 33 0 0 0 0 193.1 224 102 87 23 39 4 96 7 0 2 823 1.360 10.4 1.1 1.8 4.5 2.46
3 Boof Bonser 26 3 7 .300 5.93 47 12 9 0 0 0 118.1 139 87 78 16 36 1 97 1 1 6 532 1.479 10.6 1.2 2.7 7.4 2.69
4 Jesse Crain 26 5 4 .556 3.59 66 0 14 0 0 0 62.2 62 29 25 6 24 3 50 1 0 2 268 1.372 8.9 0.9 3.4 7.2 2.08
5 Matt Guerrier 29 6 9 .400 5.19 76 0 15 0 0 1 76.1 84 47 44 12 37 9 59 0 0 2 344 1.585 9.9 1.4 4.4 7.0 1.59
6 Livan Hernandez 33 10 8 .556 5.48 23 23 0 2 0 0 139.2 199 93 85 18 29 3 54 1 1 2 627 1.632 12.8 1.2 1.9 3.5 1.86
7 Philip Humber 25 0 0 4.63 5 0 2 0 0 0 11.2 11 6 6 4 5 0 6 1 0 0 50 1.371 8.5 3.1 3.9 4.6 1.20
8 Bobby Korecky 28 2 0 1.000 4.58 16 0 9 0 0 0 17.2 19 9 9 2 8 0 6 0 0 0 74 1.528 9.7 1.0 4.1 3.1 0.75
9 Francisco Liriano* 24 6 4 .600 3.91 14 14 0 0 0 0 76.0 74 40 33 7 32 1 67 1 0 3 329 1.395 8.8 0.8 3.8 7.9 2.09
10 Jose Mijares* 23 0 1 .000 0.87 10 0 3 0 0 0 10.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 34 0.290 2.6 0.0 0.0 4.4
11 Joe Nathan 33 1 2 .333 1.33 68 0 57 0 0 39 67.2 43 13 10 5 18 4 74 2 0 2 261 0.901 5.7 0.7 2.4 9.8 4.11
12 Pat Neshek 27 0 1 .000 4.72 15 0 3 0 0 0 13.1 12 7 7 2 4 1 15 0 0 0 56 1.200 8.1 1.4 2.7 10.1 3.75
13 Glen Perkins* 25 12 4 .750 4.41 26 26 0 0 0 0 151.0 183 81 74 25 39 0 74 3 1 2 661 1.470 10.9 1.5 2.3 4.4 1.90
14 Dennys Reyes* 31 3 0 1.000 2.33 75 0 16 0 0 0 46.1 40 12 12 4 15 2 39 2 0 5 188 1.187 7.8 0.8 2.9 7.6 2.60
15 Kevin Slowey 24 12 11 .522 3.99 27 27 0 3 2 0 160.1 161 74 71 22 24 1 123 4 0 1 653 1.154 9.0 1.2 1.3 6.9 5.13
15 Players 28.0 88 75 .540 4.16 163 163 158 5 10 42 1459.0 1568 745 675 183 406 38 995 31 4 45 6221 1.353 9.7 1.1 2.5 6.1 2.45

Team Fielding--By Pos

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

C

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS% lgCS% PO
Joe Mauer 139 831 52 3 1 .997 6.35 4 51 29 36%
Mike Redmond 30 180 9 0 2 1.000 6.30 0 18 5 22%
Ryan Jorgensen 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.50 0 0 0

1B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Justin Morneau 155 1316 89 4 149 .997 9.06
Mike Lamb 9 46 8 0 4 1.000 6.00
Brian Buscher 6 13 0 0 1 1.000 2.17
Howie Clark 2 3 1 0 0 1.000 2.00
Michael Cuddyer 2 22 1 1 5 .958 11.50
Brendan Harris 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.00
Matt Macri 2 3 0 0 1 1.000 1.50

2B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Alexi Casilla 95 196 247 12 71 .974 4.66
Brendan Harris 39 56 101 5 24 .969 4.03
Nick Punto 26 54 79 2 18 .985 5.12
Matt Tolbert 11 15 30 1 7 .978 4.09
Matt Macri 2 1 6 0 1 1.000 3.50
Brian Buscher 1 0 0 0 0 0.00
Howie Clark 1 0 2 0 1 1.000 2.00
Adam Everett 1 0 0 0 0 0.00

3B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Brian Buscher 64 37 113 10 9 .938 2.34
Mike Lamb 55 41 88 4 8 .970 2.35
Brendan Harris 34 18 48 2 4 .971 1.94
Matt Tolbert 17 9 24 4 4 .892 1.94
Nick Punto 12 3 16 0 1 1.000 1.58
Matt Macri 11 3 14 1 3 .944 1.55
Howie Clark 1 3 2 0 1 1.000 5.00

SS

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Nick Punto 61 103 187 8 46 .973 4.75
Brendan Harris 55 84 159 6 42 .976 4.42
Adam Everett 44 61 145 7 30 .967 4.68
Matt Tolbert 14 14 26 1 4 .976 2.86
Alexi Casilla 2 2 3 0 0 1.000 2.50

LF

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Delmon Young 151 0.00
Jason Kubel 18 0.00
Jason Pridie 3 0.00
Craig Monroe 1 0.00

CF

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Carlos Gomez 151 0.00
Denard Span 19 0.00
Craig Monroe 7 0.00
Nick Punto 3 0.00
Michael Cuddyer 1 0.00

RF

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Denard Span 85 0.00
Michael Cuddyer 58 0.00
Jason Kubel 32 0.00
Craig Monroe 3 0.00
Jason Pridie 3 0.00

OF

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Carlos Gomez 151 436 9 8 4 .982 2.95
Delmon Young 151 282 11 8 2 .973 1.94
Denard Span 92 226 6 4 2 .983 2.52
Michael Cuddyer 58 126 7 1 5 .993 2.29
Jason Kubel 49 98 2 3 1 .971 2.04
Craig Monroe 11 18 1 0 1 1.000 1.73
Jason Pridie 6 3 0 1 0 .750 0.50
Nick Punto 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.33

P

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Matt Guerrier 76 5 10 1 0 .938 0.20
Dennys Reyes 75 1 7 0 0 1.000 0.11
Joe Nathan 68 3 6 1 1 .900 0.13
Jesse Crain 66 1 10 3 2 .786 0.17
Boof Bonser 47 6 16 3 2 .880 0.47
Nick Blackburn 33 14 22 0 4 1.000 1.09
Scott Baker 28 10 11 1 2 .955 0.75
Kevin Slowey 27 7 18 1 1 .962 0.93
Glen Perkins 26 2 25 1 0 .964 1.04
Livan Hernandez 23 7 22 1 0 .967 1.26
Bobby Korecky 16 1 5 0 1 1.000 0.38
Pat Neshek 15 0 3 0 0 1.000 0.20
Francisco Liriano 14 2 11 0 0 1.000 0.93
Jose Mijares 10 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.20
Philip Humber 5 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.40

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Birthplace
Scott Baker 26 R R 6' 4.0" 215 Sep 19, 1981 Shreveport, LA, US 2008-04-04 2008-09-28
Brian Bass 26 R R 6' 2.0" 215 Jan 6, 1982 Pinehurst, NC, US 2008-04-01 2008-08-19
Nick Blackburn 26 R R 6' 4.0" 240 Feb 24, 1982 Ada, OK, US 2008-04-02 2008-09-30
Boof Bonser 26 R R 6' 4.0" 245 Oct 14, 1981 St. Petersburg, FL, US 2008-04-01 2008-09-27
Craig Breslow 27 L L 6' 1.0" 190 Aug 8, 1980 New Haven, CT, US 2008-05-31 2008-09-27
Brian Buscher 27 L R 6' 0.0" 200 Apr 18, 1981 Jacksonville, FL, US 2008-04-20 2008-09-26
Alexi Casilla 23 S R 5' 9.0" 170 Jul 20, 1984 San Cristobal, San Cristobal, DO 2008-05-13 2008-09-30
Howie Clark 34 L R 5' 10.0" 195 Feb 13, 1974 San Diego, CA, US 2008-05-18 2008-05-24
Jesse Crain 26 R R 6' 1.0" 215 Jul 5, 1981 Toronto, ON, CA 2008-04-01 2008-09-27
Michael Cuddyer 29 R R 6' 2.0" 220 Mar 27, 1979 Norfolk, VA, US 2008-03-31 2008-09-30
Adam Everett 31 R R 6' 0.0" 180 Feb 2, 1977 Austell, GA, US 2008-03-31 2008-09-21
Carlos Gomez 22 R R 6' 3.0" 215 Dec 4, 1985 Santiago, Santiago, DO 2008-03-31 2008-09-30
Eddie Guardado 37 R L 6' 0.0" 195 Oct 2, 1970 Stockton, CA, US 2008-08-25 2008-09-26
Matt Guerrier 29 R R 6' 3.0" 195 Aug 2, 1978 Cleveland, OH, US 2008-04-02 2008-09-27
Brendan Harris 27 R R 6' 1.0" 200 Aug 26, 1980 Queensbury, NY, US 2008-03-31 2008-09-30
Livan Hernandez 33 R R 6' 2.0" 245 Feb 20, 1975 Villa Clara, CU 2008-03-31 2008-07-30
Philip Humber 25 R R 6' 3.0" 210 Dec 21, 1982 Nacogdoches, TX, US 2008-09-04 2008-09-26
Ryan Jorgensen 29 R R 6' 2.0" 220 May 4, 1979 Jacksonville, FL, US 2008-09-13 2008-09-19
Bobby Korecky 28 R R 5' 11.0" 185 Sep 16, 1979 Hillside, NJ, US 2008-04-26 2008-09-26
Jason Kubel 26 L R 6' 0.0" 220 May 25, 1982 Belle Fourche, SD, US 2008-03-31 2008-09-30
Mike Lamb 32 L R 6' 1.0" 205 Aug 9, 1975 West Covina, CA, US 2008-03-31 2008-08-24
Francisco Liriano 24 L L 6' 2.0" 215 Oct 26, 1983 San Cristobal, San Cristobal, DO 2008-04-13 2008-09-26
Matt Macri 26 R R 6' 2.0" 215 May 29, 1982 Des Moines, IA, US 2008-05-24 2008-09-19
Joe Mauer 25 L R 6' 5.0" 230 Apr 19, 1983 St. Paul, MN, US 2008-03-31 2008-09-30
Jose Mijares 23 L L 5' 11.0" 255 Oct 29, 1984 Caracas, Distrito Federal, VE 2008-09-13 2008-09-30
Craig Monroe 31 R R 6' 1.0" 195 Feb 27, 1977 Texarkana, TX, US 2008-03-31 2008-07-28
Justin Morneau 27 L R 6' 4.0" 220 May 15, 1981 New Westminster, BC, CA 2008-03-31 2008-09-30
Joe Nathan 33 R R 6' 4.0" 230 Nov 22, 1974 Houston, TX, US 2008-03-31 2008-09-30
Pat Neshek 27 S R 6' 3.0" 210 Sep 4, 1980 Madison, WI, US 2008-03-31 2008-05-08
Glen Perkins 25 L L 6' 0.0" 205 Mar 2, 1983 St. Paul, MN, US 2008-05-10 2008-09-27
Jason Pridie 24 L R 6' 1.0" 205 Oct 9, 1983 Phoenix, AZ, US 2008-09-03 2008-09-28
Nick Punto 30 S R 5' 9.0" 195 Nov 8, 1977 San Diego, CA, US 2008-03-31 2008-09-30
Mike Redmond 37 R R 6' 1.0" 185 May 5, 1971 Seattle, WA, US 2008-04-02 2008-09-21
Dennys Reyes 31 R L 6' 3.0" 250 Apr 19, 1977 Higuera de Zaragoza, Sinaloa, MX 2008-04-01 2008-09-27
Juan Rincon 29 R R 5' 11.0" 210 Jan 23, 1979 Maracaibo, Zulia, VE 2008-04-01 2008-06-08
Randy Ruiz 30 R R 6' 3.0" 250 Oct 19, 1977 Bronx, NY, US 2008-08-01 2008-09-19
Kevin Slowey 24 R R 6' 2.0" 200 May 4, 1984 Conroe, TX, US 2008-04-03 2008-09-25
Denard Span 24 L L 6' 0.0" 210 Feb 27, 1984 Tampa, FL, US 2008-04-06 2008-09-30
Matt Tolbert 26 S R 6' 0.0" 185 May 4, 1982 McComb, MS, US 2008-04-01 2008-09-30
Delmon Young 22 R R 6' 3.0" 240 Sep 14, 1985 Birmingham, AL, US 2008-03-31 2008-09-30

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