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1987 Minnesota Twins Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1986 / 1988)
85-77, Finished 1st in AL West
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Scored 786 runs, Allowed 806 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 79-83
Manager: Tom Kelly (85-77)
Ballpark: Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,081,976 (6th of 14)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 103;   one-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 95
World Series Champs
Postseason:  Won World Series (4-3) over St. Louis Cardinals
Won AL Championship Series (4-1) over Detroit Tigers
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1986 / 1988 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

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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 Salary
Allan Anderson 23 L L 6' 0" 186 Jan 7, 1964 2 4 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Keith Atherton 28 R R 6' 4" 200 Feb 19, 1959 5 59 0 59 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $300,000.00
Don Baylor 38 R R 6' 1" 195 Jun 28, 1949 18 20 14 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 5 1
Billy Beane 25 R R 6' 4" 195 Mar 29, 1962 4 12 2 12 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 0 4 2
Juan Berenguer 32 R R 5' 11" 215 Nov 30, 1954 10 47 0 1 47 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $152,500.00
Jeff Bittiger 25 R R 5' 10" 175 Apr 13, 1962 2 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bert Blyleven 36 R R 6' 3" 207 Apr 6, 1951 18 37 0 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $1,150,000.00
Tom Brunansky 26 R R 6' 4" 211 Aug 20, 1960 7 155 154 155 138 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 0 107 138 17 1 0 $940,000.00
Randy Bush 28 L L 6' 1" 186 Oct 5, 1958 6 122 73 122 83 0 0 9 0 0 0 2 0 73 75 8 40 2 $300,000.00
Sal Butera 34 R R 6' 0" 190 Sep 25, 1952 8 51 40 51 51 0 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Steve Carlton HOF 42 L L 6' 4" 210 Dec 22, 1944 23 9 0 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mark Davidson 26 R R 6' 2" 190 Feb 15, 1961 2 102 40 102 87 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 20 33 87 0 6 20
George Frazier 32 R R 6' 5" 205 Oct 13, 1954 10 54 0 2 54 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gary Gaetti 28 R R 6' 0" 200 Aug 19, 1958 7 154 151 154 150 0 0 0 0 150 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 $950,000.00
Greg Gagne 25 R R 5' 11" 172 Nov 12, 1961 5 137 124 137 137 0 0 0 1 0 136 0 3 1 4 0 0 3
Dan Gladden 29 R R 5' 11" 180 Jul 7, 1957 5 121 104 121 111 0 0 0 0 0 0 105 8 2 111 3 11 1
Kent Hrbek 27 L R 6' 4" 235 May 21, 1960 7 143 135 143 137 0 0 137 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 $1,310,000.00
Joe Klink 25 L L 5' 11" 175 Feb 3, 1962 1st 12 0 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gene Larkin 24 B R 6' 3" 205 Oct 24, 1962 1st 85 57 85 26 0 0 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 20 0
Tim Laudner 29 R R 6' 3" 212 Jun 7, 1958 7 113 81 113 105 0 101 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 1
Steve Lombardozzi 27 R R 6' 0" 175 Apr 26, 1960 3 136 127 136 133 0 0 0 133 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Al Newman 27 B R 5' 9" 183 Jun 30, 1960 3 110 75 110 103 0 0 0 47 12 55 2 0 0 2 2 7 11
Joe Niekro 42 R R 6' 1" 190 Nov 7, 1944 21 19 0 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Randy Niemann 31 L L 6' 4" 200 Nov 15, 1955 8 6 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tom Nieto 26 R R 6' 1" 205 Oct 27, 1960 4 41 36 41 40 0 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Chris Pittaro 25 B R 5' 11" 170 Sep 16, 1961 3 14 3 14 8 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
Mark Portugal 24 R R 6' 0" 190 Oct 30, 1962 3 13 0 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kirby Puckett HOF 27 R R 5' 8" 210 Mar 14, 1960 4 157 155 157 147 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 147 0 147 8 2 0 $465,000.00 All-Star
Jeff Reardon 31 R R 6' 1" 195 Oct 1, 1955 9 63 0 3 63 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mark Salas 26 L R 6' 0" 205 Mar 8, 1961 4 22 10 22 14 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Dan Schatzeder 32 L L 6' 0" 195 Dec 1, 1954 11 30 0 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Roy Smalley 34 B R 6' 1" 185 Oct 25, 1952 13 110 77 110 18 0 0 0 0 14 4 0 0 0 0 67 33 0
Roy Smith 25 R R 6' 3" 200 Sep 6, 1961 4 7 0 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Smithson 32 L R 6' 8" 215 Jan 21, 1955 6 21 0 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Les Straker 27 R R 6' 1" 193 Oct 10, 1959 1st 31 0 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Frank Viola 27 L L 6' 4" 209 Apr 19, 1960 6 36 0 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $830,000.00
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR Salary
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

1986 / 1988 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

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