1987 Minnesota Twins Roster (40-man)

1986 Season 1988 Season

Record: 85-77-0, Finished 1st in AL_West (Schedule and Results)

Postseason:
Won World Series (4-3) over St. Louis Cardinals
Won AL Championship Series (4-1) over Detroit Tigers

Manager: Tom Kelly (85-77)

General Manager: Andy MacPhail

Farm Director: Jim Rantz

Scouting Director: Terry Ryan

Ballpark: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

Attendance: 2,081,976 (6th of 14)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 103
One-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 95

Pythagorean W-L: 79-83, 786 Runs, 806 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	DH	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Allan Anderson	23	us US	L	L	5' 11"	178	Jan 7, 1964	2	4	2	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.5
Keith Atherton	28	us US	R	R	6' 4"	200	Feb 19, 1959	5	59	0	0	59	59	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	$300,000
Don Baylor	38	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	Jun 28, 1949	18	20	14	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	5	1	-0.1
Billy Beane	25	us US	R	R	6' 4"	195	Mar 29, 1962	4	12	2	12	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	0	4	2	-0.1
Juan Berenguer	32	pa PA	R	R	5' 11"	186	Nov 30, 1954	10	47	6	1	47	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	$152,500
Jeff Bittiger	25	us US	R	R	5' 10"	175	Apr 13, 1962	2	3	1	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Bert Blyleven HOF	36	nl NL	R	R	6' 3"	200	Apr 6, 1951	18	37	37	0	37	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.4	$1,150,000
Tom Brunansky	26	us US	R	R	6' 4"	210	Aug 20, 1960	7	155	154	155	138	0	0	0	0	0	0	58	0	107	138	17	1	0	2.5	$940,000
Randy Bush	28	us US	L	L	6' 1"	186	Oct 5, 1958	6	122	73	122	83	0	0	9	0	0	0	2	0	73	75	9	40	2	-0.3	$300,000
Sal Butera	34	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	Sep 25, 1952	8	51	40	51	51	0	51	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.4
Steve Carlton HOF	42	us US	L	L	6' 4"	210	Dec 22, 1944	23	9	7	0	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.5
Mark Davidson	26	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	Feb 15, 1961	2	102	40	102	87	0	0	0	0	0	0	36	20	33	87	9	6	20	0.1	$62,500
George Frazier	32	us US	R	R	6' 5"	205	Oct 13, 1954	10	54	0	2	54	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Gary Gaetti	28	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Aug 19, 1958	7	154	151	154	150	0	0	0	0	150	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	2.4	$950,000
Greg Gagne	25	us US	R	R	5' 11"	185	Nov 12, 1961	5	137	124	137	137	0	0	0	1	0	136	0	3	1	4	1	0	3	3.9	$155,000
Dan Gladden	29	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Jul 7, 1957	5	121	104	121	111	0	0	0	0	0	0	105	8	2	111	4	11	1	1.2	$210,000
Kent Hrbek	27	us US	L	R	6' 4"	200	May 21, 1960	7	143	135	143	137	0	0	137	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	0	4.0	$1,310,000
Joe Klink	25	us US	L	L	5' 11"	170	Feb 3, 1962	1st	12	0	0	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Gene Larkin	24	us US	B	R	6' 3"	195	Oct 24, 1962	1st	85	57	85	26	0	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	40	20	0	-0.2	$62,500
Tim Laudner	29	us US	R	R	6' 3"	212	Jun 7, 1958	7	113	81	113	105	0	101	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	1	-0.4	$245,000
Steve Lombardozzi	27	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Apr 26, 1960	3	136	127	136	133	0	0	0	133	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1.3	$105,000
Al Newman	27	us US	B	R	5' 9"	175	Jun 30, 1960	3	110	75	110	103	0	0	0	47	12	55	2	0	0	2	5	7	11	0.4	$70,000
Joe Niekro	42	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	Nov 7, 1944	21	19	18	0	19	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.0
Randy Niemann	31	us US	L	L	6' 4"	200	Nov 15, 1955	8	6	0	0	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Tom Nieto	26	us US	R	R	6' 1"	193	Oct 27, 1960	4	41	36	41	40	0	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	-0.2
Chris Pittaro	25	us US	B	R	5' 11"	170	Sep 16, 1961	3	14	3	14	8	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	8	0.0
Mark Portugal	24	us US	R	R	6' 0"	170	Oct 30, 1962	3	13	7	0	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.0
Kirby Puckett HOF	27	us US	R	R	5' 8"	178	Mar 14, 1960	4	157	155	157	147	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	147	0	147	8	2	0	4.2	$465,000	All-Star
Jeff Reardon	31	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	Oct 1, 1955	9	63	0	3	63	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.7	$875,000
Mark Salas	26	us US	L	R	6' 0"	180	Mar 8, 1961	4	22	10	22	14	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0.3
Dan Schatzeder	32	us US	L	L	6' 0"	185	Dec 1, 1954	11	30	1	0	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.9
Roy Smalley	34	us US	B	R	6' 1"	185	Oct 25, 1952	13	110	77	110	18	0	0	0	0	14	4	0	0	0	0	73	33	0	0.2	$740,000
Roy Smith	25	us US	R	R	6' 3"	200	Sep 6, 1961	4	7	1	0	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Mike Smithson	32	us US	R	R	6' 8"	215	Jan 21, 1955	6	21	20	0	21	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4
Les Straker	27	ve VE	R	R	6' 1"	193	Oct 10, 1959	1st	31	26	0	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.2	$62,500
Frank Viola	27	us US	L	L	6' 4"	200	Apr 19, 1960	6	36	36	0	36	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.1	$830,000
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	DH	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Tom Kelly	36	us US	Aug 15, 1950	Manager	Apr 7	Oct 4
Rick Stelmaszek	38	us US	Oct 8, 1948	Bullpen	Apr 7	Oct 4
Tony Oliva	48	cu CU	Jul 20, 1938		Apr 7	Oct 4
Dick Such	42	us US	Oct 15, 1944		Apr 7	Oct 4
Wayne Terwilliger	62	us US	Jun 27, 1925		Apr 7	Oct 4
Rick Renick	43	us US	Mar 16, 1944	Coach	Apr 7	Oct 4
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date