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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1985 / 1987
71-91, Finished 6th in AL West (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Ray Miller (59-80) and Tom Kelly (12-11)
Scored 741 runs, Allowed 839 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 72-90
Ballparks: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Attendance: 1,255,453 (13th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 102 · one-year: Batting - 107, Pitching - 108
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| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | DH | PH | PR | WAR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Agosto | 28 | L | L | 6' 2" | 190 | Feb 23, 1958 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.3 | $ | |
| Allan Anderson | 22 | L | L | 5' 11" | 178 | Jan 7, 1964 | 1st | 22 | 10 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Keith Atherton | 27 | R | R | 6' 4" | 200 | Feb 19, 1959 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | $ | |
| Billy Beane | 24 | R | R | 6' 4" | 195 | Mar 29, 1962 | 3 | 80 | 50 | 80 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 5 | 1 | 70 | 5 | 12 | 6 | -1.0 | $65,000 | |
| Bert Blyleven HOF | 35 | R | R | 6' 3" | 200 | Apr 6, 1951 | 17 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.8 | $1,450,000 | |
| Tom Brunansky | 25 | R | R | 6' 4" | 205 | Aug 20, 1960 | 6 | 157 | 151 | 157 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 152 | 153 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1.5 | $740,000 | |
| Dennis Burtt | 28 | R | R | 6' 0" | 180 | Nov 29, 1957 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.6 | $ | |
| Randy Bush | 27 | L | L | 6' 1" | 186 | Oct 5, 1958 | 5 | 130 | 91 | 130 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 13 | 103 | 6 | 34 | 1 | 0.5 | $220,000 | |
| John Butcher | 29 | R | R | 6' 4" | 185 | Mar 8, 1957 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 | $385,000 | |
| Andre David | 28 | L | L | 6' 0" | 170 | May 18, 1958 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Mark Davidson | 25 | R | R | 6' 2" | 180 | Feb 15, 1961 | 1st | 36 | 18 | 36 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -0.9 | $ | |
| Ron Davis | 30 | R | R | 6' 4" | 205 | Aug 6, 1955 | 9 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.2 | $725,000 | |
| Alvaro Espinoza | 24 | R | R | 6' 0" | 170 | Feb 19, 1962 | 3 | 37 | 16 | 37 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -0.3 | $60,000 | |
| Pete Filson | 27 | B | L | 6' 2" | 195 | Sep 28, 1958 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Ray Fontenot | 28 | L | L | 6' 0" | 175 | Aug 8, 1957 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.8 | $ | |
| George Frazier | 31 | R | R | 6' 5" | 205 | Oct 13, 1954 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | $ | |
| Gary Gaetti | 27 | R | R | 6' 0" | 180 | Aug 19, 1958 | 6 | 157 | 155 | 157 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 156 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.3 | $515,000 | |
| Greg Gagne | 24 | R | R | 5' 11" | 185 | Nov 12, 1961 | 4 | 156 | 152 | 156 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.6 | $100,000 | |
| Mickey Hatcher | 31 | R | R | 6' 2" | 200 | Mar 15, 1955 | 8 | 115 | 69 | 115 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 28 | 39 | 2 | 0.1 | $666,667 | |
| Neal Heaton | 26 | L | L | 6' 1" | 197 | Mar 3, 1960 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | $ | |
| Kent Hrbek | 26 | L | R | 6' 4" | 200 | May 21, 1960 | 6 | 149 | 144 | 149 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.5 | $1,060,000 | |
| Roy Lee Jackson | 32 | R | R | 6' 2" | 190 | May 1, 1954 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | $115,000 | |
| Bill Latham | 25 | L | L | 6' 2" | 190 | Aug 29, 1960 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | $ | |
| Tim Laudner | 28 | R | R | 6' 3" | 212 | Jun 7, 1958 | 6 | 76 | 57 | 76 | 68 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1.1 | $155,000 | |
| Steve Lombardozzi | 26 | R | R | 6' 0" | 175 | Apr 26, 1960 | 2 | 156 | 140 | 156 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.6 | $75,000 | |
| Frank Pastore | 28 | R | R | 6' 2" | 188 | Aug 21, 1957 | 8 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | $60,000 | |
| Chris Pittaro | 24 | B | R | 5' 11" | 170 | Sep 16, 1961 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Mark Portugal | 23 | R | R | 6' 0" | 170 | Oct 30, 1962 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | $62,500 | |
| Kirby Puckett HOF | 26 | R | R | 5' 8" | 178 | Mar 14, 1960 | 3 | 161 | 157 | 161 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 0 | 160 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5.0 | $255,000 | All-Star |
| Jeff Reed | 23 | L | R | 6' 2" | 190 | Nov 12, 1962 | 3 | 68 | 49 | 68 | 64 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | -0.4 | $60,000 | |
| Mark Salas | 25 | L | R | 6' 0" | 180 | Mar 8, 1961 | 3 | 91 | 64 | 91 | 69 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 0.0 | $115,000 | |
| Alejandro Sanchez | 27 | R | R | 6' 0" | 185 | Feb 14, 1959 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Roy Smalley | 33 | B | R | 6' 1" | 185 | Oct 25, 1952 | 12 | 143 | 116 | 143 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 24 | 1 | 0.6 | $740,000 | |
| Roy Smith | 24 | R | R | 6' 3" | 200 | Sep 6, 1961 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Mike Smithson | 31 | R | R | 6' 8" | 215 | Jan 21, 1955 | 5 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | $450,000 | |
| Frank Viola | 26 | L | L | 6' 4" | 200 | Apr 19, 1960 | 5 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | $674,000 | |
| Ron Washington | 34 | R | R | 5' 11" | 155 | Apr 29, 1952 | 7 | 48 | 16 | 48 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 13 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Al Woods | 32 | L | L | 6' 3" | 190 | Aug 8, 1953 | 7 | 23 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 0.2 | $ | |
| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | DH | PH | PR | WAR |