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79-83, Finished 3rd in AL Central (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Ron Gardenhire (79-83)
Scored 718 runs, Allowed 725 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 80-82
Ballparks: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Attendance: 2,296,383 (10th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 95 · one-year: Batting - 92, Pitching - 93
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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 | 25 | R | R | 6' 4" | 215 | Sep 19, 1981 | 3 | 24 | 23 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | $ | |
| Jason Bartlett | 27 | R | R | 6' 0" | 190 | Oct 30, 1979 | 4 | 140 | 135 | 140 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3.1 | $405,000 | |
| Nick Blackburn | 25 | R | R | 6' 4" | 240 | Feb 24, 1982 | 1st | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.6 | $ | |
| Boof Bonser | 25 | R | R | 6' 4" | 265 | Oct 14, 1981 | 2 | 31 | 30 | 2 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | $397,500 | |
| Brian Buscher | 26 | L | R | 6' 0" | 200 | Apr 18, 1981 | 1st | 33 | 24 | 33 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | -0.6 | $ | |
| Carmen Cali | 28 | L | L | 5' 10" | 185 | Nov 4, 1978 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Alexi Casilla | 22 | B | R | 5' 9" | 185 | Jul 20, 1984 | 2 | 56 | 50 | 56 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1.4 | $ | |
| Luis Castillo | 31 | B | R | 5' 11" | 190 | Sep 12, 1975 | 12 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | $5,750,000 | |
| Jeff Cirillo | 37 | R | R | 6' 2" | 190 | Sep 23, 1969 | 14 | 50 | 41 | 50 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0.8 | $1,500,000 | |
| Jesse Crain | 25 | R | R | 6' 1" | 215 | Jul 5, 1981 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.6 | $500,000 | |
| Michael Cuddyer | 28 | R | R | 6' 2" | 220 | Mar 27, 1979 | 7 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | $3,575,000 | |
| Julio DePaula | 24 | R | R | 6' 0" | 180 | Dec 31, 1982 | 1st | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.7 | $ | |
| Lew Ford | 30 | R | R | 6' 0" | 200 | Aug 12, 1976 | 5 | 55 | 27 | 55 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 14 | 3 | 52 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -0.6 | $985,000 | |
| Matt Garza | 23 | R | R | 6' 4" | 215 | Nov 26, 1983 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | $ | |
| Matt Guerrier | 28 | R | R | 6' 3" | 195 | Aug 2, 1978 | 4 | 73 | 0 | 5 | 73 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | $407,500 | |
| Chris Heintz | 32 | R | R | 6' 1" | 210 | Aug 6, 1974 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 24 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -0.5 | $380,000 | |
| Torii Hunter | 31 | R | R | 6' 2" | 225 | Jul 18, 1975 | 11 | 160 | 158 | 160 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 0 | 155 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.3 | $12,000,000 | All-Star |
| Garrett Jones | 26 | L | L | 6' 4" | 240 | Jun 21, 1981 | 1st | 31 | 22 | 31 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 0 | -0.5 | $ | |
| Jason Kubel | 25 | L | R | 6' 0" | 220 | May 25, 1982 | 3 | 128 | 115 | 128 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 0.7 | $387,500 | |
| Matt LeCroy | 31 | R | R | 6' 2" | 225 | Dec 13, 1975 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Joe Mauer | 24 | L | R | 6' 5" | 235 | Apr 19, 1983 | 4 | 109 | 106 | 109 | 91 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 4.6 | $3,750,000 | |
| Darnell McDonald | 28 | R | R | 5' 11" | 205 | Nov 17, 1978 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Jason Miller | 24 | L | L | 6' 1" | 195 | Jul 20, 1982 | 1st | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Jose Morales | 24 | B | R | 5' 11" | 200 | Feb 20, 1983 | 1st | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | $ | |
| Justin Morneau | 26 | L | R | 6' 4" | 235 | May 15, 1981 | 5 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | $4,500,000 | All-Star |
| Joe Nathan | 32 | R | R | 6' 4" | 225 | Nov 22, 1974 | 8 | 68 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | $5,250,000 | |
| Pat Neshek | 26 | B | R | 6' 3" | 210 | Sep 4, 1980 | 2 | 74 | 0 | 5 | 74 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | $395,000 | |
| Ramon Ortiz | 34 | R | R | 6' 0" | 175 | Mar 23, 1973 | 9 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | $3,100,000 | |
| Glen Perkins | 24 | L | L | 6' 0" | 210 | Mar 2, 1983 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | $ | |
| Sidney Ponson | 30 | R | R | 6' 1" | 220 | Nov 2, 1976 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.6 | $1,000,000 | |
| Nick Punto | 29 | B | R | 5' 9" | 190 | Nov 8, 1977 | 7 | 150 | 135 | 150 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 108 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -0.7 | $1,800,000 | |
| Josh Rabe | 28 | R | R | 6' 3" | 215 | Oct 15, 1978 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Mike Redmond | 36 | R | R | 6' 1" | 185 | May 5, 1971 | 10 | 82 | 72 | 82 | 56 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 1.7 | $950,000 | |
| Dennys Reyes | 30 | R | L | 6' 3" | 250 | Apr 19, 1977 | 11 | 50 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | $1,000,000 | |
| Juan Rincon | 28 | R | R | 5' 11" | 210 | Jan 23, 1979 | 7 | 63 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.5 | $2,000,000 | |
| Luis Rodriguez | 27 | B | R | 5' 9" | 190 | Jun 27, 1980 | 3 | 68 | 39 | 68 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 2 | -0.2 | $392,000 | |
| Johan Santana | 28 | L | L | 6' 0" | 210 | Mar 13, 1979 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 2 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 | $13,000,000 | All-Star |
| Carlos Silva | 28 | R | R | 6' 4" | 280 | Apr 23, 1979 | 6 | 33 | 33 | 2 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | $4,325,000 | |
| Kevin Slowey | 23 | R | R | 6' 3" | 205 | May 4, 1984 | 1st | 13 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | $ | |
| Jason Tyner | 30 | L | L | 6' 1" | 170 | Apr 23, 1977 | 7 | 114 | 70 | 114 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 17 | 18 | 82 | 26 | 15 | 16 | 0.2 | $400,000 | |
| Tommy Watkins | 27 | R | R | 5' 10" | 200 | Jun 18, 1980 | 1st | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | $ | |
| Rondell White | 35 | R | R | 6' 1" | 193 | Feb 23, 1972 | 15 | 38 | 30 | 38 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 0 | -0.8 | $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 |