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83-79, Finished 3rd in AL Central (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Ron Gardenhire (83-79)
Scored 688 runs, Allowed 662 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 84-78
Ballparks: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Attendance: 2,034,243 (9th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 102 · one-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 103
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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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Abernathy | 27 | R | R | 6' 1" | 185 | Sep 23, 1977 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 24 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Scott Baker | 23 | R | R | 6' 4" | 215 | Sep 19, 1981 | 1st | 10 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | $ | |
| Jason Bartlett | 25 | R | R | 6' 0" | 190 | Oct 30, 1979 | 2 | 74 | 65 | 74 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1.2 | $316,000 | |
| Bret Boone | 36 | R | R | 5' 10" | 180 | Apr 6, 1969 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.9 | $ | |
| Travis Bowyer | 23 | R | R | 6' 3" | 210 | Aug 3, 1981 | 1st | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Juan Castro | 33 | R | R | 5' 11" | 190 | Jun 20, 1972 | 11 | 97 | 82 | 97 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -0.3 | $1,000,000 | |
| Jesse Crain | 23 | R | R | 6' 1" | 215 | Jul 5, 1981 | 2 | 75 | 0 | 5 | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | $321,000 | |
| Michael Cuddyer | 26 | R | R | 6' 2" | 220 | Mar 27, 1979 | 5 | 126 | 119 | 126 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | $347,500 | |
| Lew Ford | 28 | R | R | 6' 0" | 200 | Aug 12, 1976 | 3 | 147 | 132 | 147 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 63 | 16 | 97 | 44 | 12 | 0 | 1.1 | $385,000 | |
| Dave Gassner | 26 | R | L | 6' 2" | 190 | Dec 14, 1978 | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Matt Guerrier | 26 | R | R | 6' 3" | 195 | Aug 2, 1978 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | $318,500 | |
| Chris Heintz | 30 | R | R | 6' 1" | 210 | Aug 6, 1974 | 1st | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Torii Hunter | 29 | R | R | 6' 2" | 225 | Jul 18, 1975 | 9 | 98 | 97 | 98 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 93 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | $8,000,000 | |
| Jacque Jones | 30 | L | L | 5' 10" | 175 | Apr 25, 1975 | 7 | 142 | 139 | 142 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 123 | 133 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0.8 | $5,000,000 | |
| Matt LeCroy | 29 | R | R | 6' 2" | 225 | Dec 13, 1975 | 6 | 101 | 82 | 101 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 17 | 0 | 0.5 | $750,000 | |
| Francisco Liriano | 21 | L | L | 6' 2" | 215 | Oct 26, 1983 | 1st | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Kyle Lohse | 26 | R | R | 6' 2" | 210 | Oct 4, 1978 | 5 | 31 | 30 | 2 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | $2,400,000 | |
| Joe Mauer | 22 | L | R | 6' 5" | 235 | Apr 19, 1983 | 2 | 131 | 123 | 131 | 116 | 0 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3.4 | $325,000 | |
| Joe Mays | 29 | B | R | 6' 1" | 160 | Dec 10, 1975 | 6 | 31 | 26 | 1 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.6 | $7,250,000 | |
| Corky Miller | 29 | R | R | 6' 1" | 255 | Mar 18, 1976 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -0.2 | $321,000 | |
| Justin Morneau | 24 | L | R | 6' 4" | 235 | May 15, 1981 | 3 | 141 | 128 | 141 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1.1 | $345,000 | |
| Terry Mulholland | 42 | R | L | 6' 3" | 200 | Mar 9, 1963 | 19 | 49 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Joe Nathan | 30 | R | R | 6' 4" | 225 | Nov 22, 1974 | 6 | 69 | 0 | 4 | 69 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | $2,100,000 | All-Star |
| Nick Punto | 27 | B | R | 5' 9" | 190 | Nov 8, 1977 | 5 | 112 | 97 | 112 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 12 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0.4 | $325,000 | |
| Brad Radke | 32 | R | R | 6' 2" | 180 | Oct 27, 1972 | 11 | 31 | 31 | 3 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | $9,000,000 | |
| Mike Redmond | 34 | R | R | 6' 1" | 185 | May 5, 1971 | 8 | 45 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | $900,000 | |
| Juan Rincon | 26 | R | R | 5' 11" | 210 | Jan 23, 1979 | 5 | 75 | 0 | 4 | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | $440,000 | |
| Luis Rivas | 25 | R | R | 5' 10" | 175 | Aug 30, 1979 | 6 | 59 | 42 | 59 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -0.1 | $1,625,000 | |
| Luis Rodriguez | 25 | B | R | 5' 9" | 190 | Jun 27, 1980 | 1st | 79 | 46 | 79 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0.6 | $ | |
| J.C. Romero | 29 | B | L | 5' 11" | 205 | Jun 4, 1976 | 7 | 68 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | $1,250,000 | |
| Mike Ryan | 27 | L | R | 5' 10" | 182 | Jul 6, 1977 | 4 | 57 | 24 | 57 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 26 | 13 | 25 | 2 | -0.9 | $321,000 | |
| Johan Santana | 26 | L | L | 6' 0" | 210 | Mar 13, 1979 | 6 | 33 | 33 | 2 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | $4,750,000 | All-Star |
| Carlos Silva | 26 | R | R | 6' 4" | 280 | Apr 23, 1979 | 4 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | $1,750,000 | |
| Shannon Stewart | 31 | R | R | 6' 0" | 175 | Feb 25, 1974 | 11 | 132 | 130 | 132 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 5 | 2 | 0 | -0.1 | $6,000,000 | |
| Terry Tiffee | 26 | B | R | 6' 3" | 215 | Apr 21, 1979 | 2 | 54 | 35 | 54 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 1 | -1.1 | $ | |
| Jason Tyner | 28 | L | L | 6' 1" | 170 | Apr 23, 1977 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | $ | |
| Glenn Williams | 27 | B | R | 6' 2" | 195 | Jul 18, 1977 | 1st | 13 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.3 | $ | |
| 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 |