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Record	8379 - 9035 (.481)
Home +/-	-157.9
Away +/-	-172.0

	#	Last	Since
World Series	3	1991	22 yrs
League	6	1991	22 yrs
Division	10	2010	3 yrs
Wild Card	0		19 yrs

Baseball-Reference Links		Links
Team Encyclopedia	Batting Stats	Retrosheet
Starters Positional	Pitching Stats	Baseball-Almanac
Starters Pitching	Batting Leaders	Baseball America Execs
Opening Day Starters	Pitching Leaders	Wikipedia / BR Bullpen
Managers	Team Batting	SportsLogos.net
Amateur Drafts	Team Pitching	Official Site

Minnesota Twins All-Time Team

WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

Left Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Goose Goslin	12	1921	1938	43.2
Heinie Manush	6	1930	1935	19.8
Shane Mack	5	1990	1994	19.6
Larry Hisle	5	1973	1977	17.2
Roy Sievers	6	1954	1959	14.9

Center Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Kirby Puckett	12	1984	1995	50.8
Clyde Milan	16	1907	1922	40.1
Torii Hunter	11	1997	2007	27.0
Cesar Tovar	8	1965	1972	26.0
Stan Spence	5	1942	1947	21.7

Right Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Sam Rice	19	1915	1933	52.7
Tony Oliva	15	1962	1976	43.1
Bob Allison	13	1958	1970	34.0
George Case	10	1937	1947	16.4
Tom Brunansky	7	1982	1988	15.9

Shortstop	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Joe Cronin	7	1928	1934	36.8
Cecil Travis	12	1933	1947	29.6
George McBride	13	1908	1920	22.9
Roy Smalley	10	1976	1987	20.7
Greg Gagne	10	1983	1992	17.8

Second Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Rod Carew	12	1967	1978	63.8
Buddy Myer	16	1925	1941	40.8
Chuck Knoblauch	7	1991	1997	37.8
Bucky Harris	10	1919	1928	15.3
Ray Morgan	8	1911	1918	13.3

Third Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Ossie Bluege	18	1922	1939	28.2
Gary Gaetti	10	1981	1990	26.9
Buddy Lewis	11	1935	1949	26.8
Eddie Yost	14	1944	1958	26.4
Corey Koskie	7	1998	2004	22.1

First Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Harmon Killebrew	21	1954	1974	60.5
Joe Judge	18	1915	1932	47.0
Kent Hrbek	14	1981	1994	38.2
Mickey Vernon	14	1939	1955	26.7
Justin Morneau	11	2003	2013	22.2

Manager	Yrs	First	Last	mPts
Tom Kelly	16	1986	2001	33.4
Bucky Harris	18	1924	1954	32.3
Ron Gardenhire	12	2002	2013	28.5
Sam Mele	7	1961	1967	17.7
Clark Griffith	9	1912	1920	13.9

Catcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Joe Mauer	10	2004	2013	40.9
Earl Battey	8	1960	1967	17.5
Muddy Ruel	8	1923	1930	16.0
Butch Wynegar	7	1976	1982	15.2
Brian Harper	6	1988	1993	13.4

Designated Hitter	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Chili Davis	2	1991	1992	5.2
Paul Molitor	3	1996	1998	5.2
Jim Thome	2	2010	2011	4.5

Starting Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Walter Johnson	21	1907	1927	165.6
Bert Blyleven	11	1970	1988	49.3
Brad Radke	12	1995	2006	45.5
Camilo Pascual	13	1954	1966	36.3
Jim Kaat	15	1959	1973	36.2
Johan Santana	8	2000	2007	35.9
Jim Perry	10	1963	1972	28.7
Frank Viola	8	1982	1989	27.4
Firpo Marberry	11	1923	1936	25.5
Dave Goltz	8	1972	1979	24.6
Dutch Leonard	9	1938	1946	24.2
Tom Zachary	9	1919	1928	21.0
Kevin Tapani	7	1989	1995	19.3
Bump Hadley	7	1926	1935	18.5
Jim Shaw	9	1913	1921	17.9
Pedro Ramos	7	1955	1961	17.5
George Mogridge	5	1921	1925	17.2
Bob Porterfield	5	1951	1955	16.9

Swingman	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Garland Braxton	4	1927	1930	10.4
Alex Carrasquel	7	1939	1945	7.1
Tex Clevenger	5	1956	1960	5.1
Mark Guthrie	7	1989	1995	4.7
Pete Filson	5	1982	1986	3.3

Relief Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Joe Nathan	7	2004	2011	18.5
Rick Aguilera	11	1989	1999	15.8
Eddie Guardado	12	1993	2008	9.7
Al Worthington	6	1964	1969	9.7
Doug Corbett	3	1980	1982	8.4
LaTroy Hawkins	9	1995	2003	8.1
Mike Trombley	9	1992	2002	8.1
Bill Campbell	4	1973	1976	7.7
Matt Guerrier	7	2004	2010	7.6
Mike Marshall	3	1978	1980	6.9
Juan Berenguer	4	1987	1990	6.5
Dick Hyde	5	1955	1960	5.9
Juan Rincon	8	2001	2008	5.9
Jesse Crain	7	2004	2010	5.6
Glen Perkins	8	2006	2013	5.3
J.C. Romero	7	1999	2005	4.8
Greg Swindell	2	1997	1998	4.7
Dennys Reyes	3	2006	2008	4.4

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Wins Above Replacement data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com.

Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

The transaction and player splits data used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
Images can also be viewed at the Hall of Fame online exhibit Dressed to the Nines

Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James