| 1988 Minnesota Twins | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | American League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | |||
| City | Minneapolis, Minnesota | |||
| Record | 91–71 (.562) | |||
| Divisional place | 2nd | |||
| Owners | Carl Pohlad | |||
| General managers | Andy MacPhail | |||
| Managers | Tom Kelly | |||
| Television | KMSP-TV (Jim Kaat,Ted Robinson) Twinsvision (Dick Bremer,Harmon Killebrew) | |||
| Radio | 830 WCCO AM (Herb Carneal,John Gordon) | |||
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The1988 Minnesota Twins seasonwas the 28th season for theMinnesota Twins franchise in theTwin Cities ofMinnesota, their 7th season atHubert H. Humphrey Metrodome and the 88th overall in theAmerican League.
The Twins finished at 91–71, second in theAmerican League West. 3,030,672 fans attended Twins games, at the time, establishing a new major league record. PitcherAllan Anderson had his most successful season in 1988, winning the American League ERA title at 2.45 and compiling a record of 16–9 in 30 starts.
Five Twins made theAll-Star Game, third basemanGary Gaetti, outfielderKirby Puckett, catcherTim Laudner, starting pitcherFrank Viola, and relief pitcherJeff Reardon.
On September 16, Puckett got his 1000th hit, becoming just the fifth major leaguer to achieve that total before completing his fifth year.
On September 17, reliever Reardon collected his 40th save of the season. With 41 saves as a 1985 Montreal Expo, he became the only major league player to reach 40 saves in each league.
Frank Viola became the first Twins player sinceJim Perry in 1970 to win theALCy Young Award.
Kirby Puckett hit .356 with 24 HR, drove in 121 runs and scored 109.Puckett led theAL with 234 hits, 163 singles, and 358 total bases. Puckett's 234 hits were the most by a right-handed batter sinceJoe Medwick had 237 hits in 1937.
Kent Hrbek hit .312 with 25 HR and 76 RBI.Gary Gaetti hit .301 with 28 HR and 88 RBI.
| Statistic | Player | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| HR | Gary Gaetti | 28 |
| RBI | Kirby Puckett | 121 |
| BA | Kirby Puckett | .356 |
| Runs | Kirby Puckett | 109 |
The Twins had two solid starting pitchers:Frank Viola (24–7), andAllan Anderson (16–9). Viola led theAL with 24 wins. Anderson led theAL with a 2.45 ERA. RelieverJeff Reardon had 42 saves.Bert Blyleven (10–17, 5.43 ERA) led theAL with 17 losses, 125 earned runs allowed, and 16 hit batsmen.
| Statistic | Player | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| ERA | Allan Anderson | 2.45* |
| Wins | Frank Viola | 24* |
| Saves | Jeff Reardon | 42 |
| Strikeouts | Frank Viola | 193 |
Third basemanGary Gaetti and center fielderKirby Puckett each won their thirdGold Glove Award.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Athletics | 104 | 58 | .642 | — | 54–27 | 50–31 |
| Minnesota Twins | 91 | 71 | .562 | 13 | 47–34 | 44–37 |
| Kansas City Royals | 84 | 77 | .522 | 19½ | 44–36 | 40–41 |
| California Angels | 75 | 87 | .463 | 29 | 35–46 | 40–41 |
| Chicago White Sox | 71 | 90 | .441 | 32½ | 40–41 | 31–49 |
| Texas Rangers | 70 | 91 | .435 | 33½ | 38–43 | 32–48 |
| Seattle Mariners | 68 | 93 | .422 | 35½ | 37–44 | 31–49 |
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
| Baltimore | — | 4–9 | 5–7 | 4–7 | 4–9 | 5–8 | 0–12 | 4–9 | 3–9 | 3–10 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 5–8 |
| Boston | 9–4 | — | 8–4 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 10–3 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 2–11 |
| California | 7–5 | 4–8 | — | 9–4 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 3–9 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 6–6 |
| Chicago | 7–4 | 5–7 | 4–9 | — | 3–9 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 3–9 | 5–8 | 9–4 | 8–5 | 7–5 |
| Cleveland | 9–4 | 5–8 | 4–8 | 9–3 | — | 4–9 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 6–7 |
| Detroit | 8–5 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 9–4 | — | 8–4 | 5–8 | 1–11 | 8–5 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 5–8 |
| Kansas City | 12–0 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 4–8 | — | 3–9 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–8 |
| Milwaukee | 9–4 | 3–10 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 8–5 | 9–3 | — | 7–5 | 6–7 | 3–9 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 7–6 |
| Minnesota | 9–3 | 5–7 | 9–4 | 9–4 | 7–5 | 11–1 | 6–7 | 5–7 | — | 3–9 | 5–8 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 7–5 |
| New York | 10–3 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 9–3 | — | 6–6 | 5–7 | 5–6 | 6–7 |
| Oakland | 8–4 | 9–3 | 9–4 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 9–3 | 8–5 | 6–6 | — | 9–4 | 8–5 | 9–3 |
| Seattle | 5–7 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 4–9 | — | 6–7 | 5–7 |
| Texas | 6–6 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 6–5 | 5–8 | 7–6 | — | 6–6 |
| Toronto | 8–5 | 11–2 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 6–6 | — |
| 1988 Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
| = Indicates team leader |
| = Indicates league leader |
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Tim Laudner | 117 | 375 | 94 | .251 | 13 | 54 |
| 1B | Kent Hrbek | 143 | 510 | 159 | .312 | 25 | 76 |
| 2B | Steve Lombardozzi | 103 | 287 | 60 | .209 | 3 | 27 |
| SS | Greg Gagne | 149 | 461 | 109 | .236 | 14 | 48 |
| 3B | Gary Gaetti | 133 | 468 | 141 | .301 | 28 | 88 |
| LF | Dan Gladden | 141 | 576 | 155 | .269 | 11 | 62 |
| CF | Kirby Puckett | 158 | 657 | 234 | .356 | 24 | 121 |
| RF | Randy Bush | 136 | 394 | 103 | .261 | 14 | 51 |
| DH | Gene Larkin | 149 | 505 | 135 | .267 | 8 | 70 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Herr | 86 | 304 | 80 | .263 | 1 | 21 |
| Al Newman | 105 | 260 | 58 | .223 | 0 | 19 |
| John Moses | 105 | 206 | 65 | .316 | 2 | 12 |
| Brian Harper | 60 | 166 | 49 | .295 | 3 | 20 |
| Mark Davidson | 100 | 106 | 23 | .217 | 1 | 10 |
| Tom Nieto | 24 | 60 | 4 | .067 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Dwyer | 20 | 41 | 12 | .293 | 2 | 15 |
| John Christensen | 23 | 38 | 10 | .263 | 0 | 5 |
| Eric Bullock | 16 | 17 | 5 | .294 | 0 | 3 |
| Kelvin Torve | 12 | 16 | 3 | .188 | 1 | 2 |
| Doug Baker | 11 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Lowry | 7 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| = Indicates league leader |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Viola | 35 | 255.1 | 24 | 7 | 2.64 | 193 |
| Bert Blyleven | 33 | 207.1 | 10 | 17 | 5.43 | 145 |
| Allan Anderson | 30 | 202.1 | 16 | 9 | 2.45 | 83 |
| Charlie Lea | 24 | 130.0 | 7 | 7 | 4.85 | 72 |
| Freddie Toliver | 21 | 114.2 | 7 | 6 | 4.24 | 69 |
| Les Straker | 16 | 82.2 | 2 | 5 | 3.92 | 23 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Smith | 9 | 37.0 | 3 | 0 | 2.68 | 17 |
| Joe Niekro | 5 | 11.2 | 1 | 1 | 10.03 | 7 |
| Steve Carlton | 4 | 9.2 | 0 | 1 | 16.76 | 5 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Reardon | 63 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 2.47 | 56 |
| Juan Berenguer | 57 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3.96 | 99 |
| Keith Atherton | 49 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3.41 | 43 |
| Mark Portugal | 26 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4.53 | 31 |
| Germán González | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.38 | 19 |
| Karl Best | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 9 |
| Dan Schatzeder | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.74 | 7 |
| Jim Winn | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 9 |
| Mike Mason | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.80 | 7 |
| Tippy Martinez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 3 |
| Dan Gladden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |