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96-66, Finished 1st in AL Central (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Ron Gardenhire (96-66)
Scored 801 runs, Allowed 683 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 93-69
Ballparks: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Attendance: 2,285,018 (9th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 98 · one-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 99
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Lost AL Division Series (3-0) to Oakland Athletics |
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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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Baker | 24 | R | R | 6' 4" | 215 | Sep 19, 1981 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.9 | $330,000 | |
| Jason Bartlett | 26 | R | R | 6' 0" | 190 | Oct 30, 1979 | 3 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | $ | |
| Tony Batista | 32 | R | R | 6' 0" | 180 | Dec 9, 1973 | 10 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | $1,250,000 | |
| Boof Bonser | 24 | R | R | 6' 4" | 265 | Oct 14, 1981 | 1st | 18 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | $ | |
| Alexi Casilla | 21 | B | R | 5' 9" | 185 | Jul 20, 1984 | 1st | 9 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Luis Castillo | 30 | B | R | 5' 11" | 190 | Sep 12, 1975 | 11 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | $5,071,506 | |
| Juan Castro | 34 | R | R | 5' 11" | 190 | Jun 20, 1972 | 12 | 50 | 48 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1.3 | $1,000,000 | |
| Jesse Crain | 24 | R | R | 6' 1" | 215 | Jul 5, 1981 | 3 | 68 | 0 | 4 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | $361,000 | |
| Michael Cuddyer | 27 | R | R | 6' 2" | 220 | Mar 27, 1979 | 6 | 150 | 144 | 150 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 142 | 143 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.1 | $1,300,000 | |
| Willie Eyre | 27 | R | R | 6' 0" | 225 | Jul 21, 1978 | 1st | 42 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $327,000 | |
| Lew Ford | 29 | R | R | 6' 0" | 200 | Aug 12, 1976 | 4 | 104 | 53 | 104 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 13 | 22 | 99 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -1.1 | $425,000 | |
| Matt Garza | 22 | R | R | 6' 4" | 215 | Nov 26, 1983 | 1st | 10 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Matt Guerrier | 27 | R | R | 6' 3" | 195 | Aug 2, 1978 | 3 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | $343,500 | |
| Chris Heintz | 31 | R | R | 6' 1" | 210 | Aug 6, 1974 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Torii Hunter | 30 | R | R | 6' 2" | 225 | Jul 18, 1975 | 10 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 0 | 143 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | $10,750,000 | |
| Jason Kubel | 24 | L | R | 6' 0" | 220 | May 25, 1982 | 2 | 73 | 55 | 73 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 37 | 30 | 15 | 0 | -1.3 | $327,000 | |
| Francisco Liriano | 22 | L | L | 6' 2" | 215 | Oct 26, 1983 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | $327,000 | All-Star |
| Kyle Lohse | 27 | R | R | 6' 2" | 210 | Oct 4, 1978 | 6 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.0 | $3,950,000 | |
| Joe Mauer | 23 | L | R | 6' 5" | 235 | Apr 19, 1983 | 3 | 140 | 136 | 140 | 120 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 7.0 | $400,000 | All-Star |
| Justin Morneau | 25 | L | R | 6' 4" | 235 | May 15, 1981 | 4 | 157 | 156 | 157 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3.8 | $385,000 | |
| Joe Nathan | 31 | R | R | 6' 4" | 225 | Nov 22, 1974 | 7 | 64 | 0 | 5 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 | $3,750,000 | |
| Pat Neshek | 25 | B | R | 6' 3" | 210 | Sep 4, 1980 | 1st | 32 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | $ | |
| Phil Nevin | 35 | R | R | 6' 2" | 180 | Jan 19, 1971 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Glen Perkins | 23 | L | L | 6' 0" | 210 | Mar 2, 1983 | 1st | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | $ | |
| Nick Punto | 28 | B | R | 5' 9" | 190 | Nov 8, 1977 | 6 | 135 | 117 | 135 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 89 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.2 | $690,000 | |
| Josh Rabe | 27 | R | R | 6' 3" | 215 | Oct 15, 1978 | 1st | 24 | 12 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 7 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Brad Radke | 33 | R | R | 6' 2" | 180 | Oct 27, 1972 | 12 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | $9,000,000 | |
| Mike Redmond | 35 | R | R | 6' 1" | 185 | May 5, 1971 | 9 | 47 | 44 | 47 | 43 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1.1 | $900,000 | |
| Dennys Reyes | 29 | R | L | 6' 3" | 250 | Apr 19, 1977 | 10 | 66 | 0 | 4 | 66 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | $ | |
| Juan Rincon | 27 | R | R | 5' 11" | 210 | Jan 23, 1979 | 6 | 75 | 0 | 5 | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | $900,000 | |
| Luis Rodriguez | 26 | B | R | 5' 9" | 190 | Jun 27, 1980 | 2 | 59 | 24 | 59 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 2 | -0.4 | $332,000 | |
| Johan Santana | 27 | L | L | 6' 0" | 210 | Mar 13, 1979 | 7 | 34 | 34 | 1 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | $8,750,000 | All-Star |
| Ruben Sierra | 40 | B | R | 6' 1" | 175 | Oct 6, 1965 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | -0.3 | $ | |
| Carlos Silva | 27 | R | R | 6' 4" | 280 | Apr 23, 1979 | 5 | 36 | 31 | 2 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.3 | $3,200,000 | |
| Mike Smith | 28 | R | R | 5' 11" | 205 | Sep 19, 1977 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | $ | |
| Shannon Stewart | 32 | R | R | 6' 0" | 175 | Feb 25, 1974 | 12 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | $6,500,000 | |
| Terry Tiffee | 27 | B | R | 6' 3" | 215 | Apr 21, 1979 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Jason Tyner | 29 | L | L | 6' 1" | 170 | Apr 23, 1977 | 6 | 62 | 58 | 62 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 18 | 1 | 52 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0.6 | $ | |
| Rondell White | 34 | R | R | 6' 1" | 193 | Feb 23, 1972 | 14 | 99 | 90 | 99 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 54 | 9 | 0 | -1.3 | $2,500,000 | |
| 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 |