1988 Minnesota Twins

91-71 • .562 Win% • 2nd in AL W

The 1988 Minnesota Twins went 91-71 (.562) finishing 2nd in the AL W division. The club scored 759 runs, allowed 672, and played home games at Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome. Team leaders included Gary Gaetti (28 HR, 88 RBI) and Frank Viola (24-7, 2.64 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

91 Wins
71 Losses
.562 Win %
2nd Rank
759 R 672 RA
Diff +87

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759 Runs Scored
672 Runs Allowed
+87 Run Diff
3,029K Attendance

📈 vs. 1988 AL Average

Batting Avg .273 6% above the 1988 league average (.259)
OBP .340 5% above the 1988 league average (.324)
SLG .420 8% above the 1988 league average (.390)
Team ERA 3.93 1% better than the 1988 league average (3.97)
Runs Scored 759 8% above the 1988 league average (704 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumHubert H Humphrey Metrodome
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 3,029,999
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Avg per Game 37,407

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1988

Batting Avg

1 Kirby Puckett 0.356 2 John Moses 0.316 3 Kent Hrbek 0.312 4 Gary Gaetti 0.301 5 Brian Harper 0.295

Home Runs

1 Gary Gaetti 28 2 Kent Hrbek 25 3 Kirby Puckett 24 4 Randy Bush 14 5 Greg Gagne 14

RBI

1 Kirby Puckett 121 2 Gary Gaetti 88 3 Kent Hrbek 76 4 Gene Larkin 70 5 Dan Gladden 62
1988 Minnesota Twins — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Kirby Puckett 158 657 109 234 42 5 24 121 23 83 6 0.356
Dan Gladden 141 576 91 155 32 6 11 62 46 74 28 0.269
Kent Hrbek 143 510 75 159 31 0 25 76 67 54 0 0.312
Gene Larkin 149 505 56 135 30 2 8 70 68 55 3 0.267
Gary Gaetti 133 468 66 141 29 2 28 88 36 85 7 0.301
Greg Gagne 149 461 70 109 20 6 14 48 27 110 15 0.236
Randy Bush 136 394 51 103 20 3 14 51 58 49 8 0.261
Tim Laudner 117 375 38 94 18 1 13 54 36 89 0 0.251
Tom Herr 86 304 42 80 16 0 1 21 40 47 10 0.263
Steve Lombardozzi 103 287 34 60 15 2 3 27 35 48 2 0.209
Al Newman 105 260 35 58 7 0 0 19 29 34 12 0.223
John Moses 105 206 33 65 10 3 2 12 15 21 11 0.316
Brian Harper 60 166 15 49 11 1 3 20 10 12 0 0.295
Mark Davidson 100 106 22 23 7 0 1 10 10 20 3 0.217
Tom Nieto 24 60 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 17 0 0.067
Tom Brunansky 14 49 5 9 1 0 1 6 7 11 1 0.184
Jim Dwyer 20 41 6 12 1 0 2 15 13 8 0 0.293
John Christensen 23 38 5 10 4 0 0 5 3 5 0 0.263
Eric Bullock 16 17 3 5 0 0 0 3 3 1 1 0.294
Kelvin Torve 12 16 1 3 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0.188
Doug Baker 11 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Dwight Lowry 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Allan Anderson 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Keith Atherton 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Juan Berenguer 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Karl Best 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bert Blyleven 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Carlton 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
German Gonzalez 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charlie Lea 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tippy Martinez 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Mason 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Niekro 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Portugal 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Reardon 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Schatzeder 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roy Smith 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Les Straker 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Freddie Toliver 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Viola 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Winn 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1988

ERA

1 Allan Anderson 2.45 2 Jeff Reardon 2.47 3 Frank Viola 2.64 4 Roy Smith 2.68 5 Keith Atherton 3.41

Wins

1 Frank Viola 24 2 Allan Anderson 16 3 Bert Blyleven 10 4 Juan Berenguer 8 5 Keith Atherton 7

Strikeouts

1 Frank Viola 193 2 Bert Blyleven 145 3 Juan Berenguer 99 4 Allan Anderson 83 5 Charlie Lea 72
1988 Minnesota Twins — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Frank Viola 24 7 2.64 35 35 0 255.1 236 75 54 193
Bert Blyleven 10 17 5.43 33 33 0 207.1 240 125 51 145
Allan Anderson 16 9 2.45 30 30 0 202.1 199 55 37 83
Charlie Lea 7 7 4.85 24 23 0 130.0 156 70 50 72
Freddie Toliver 7 6 4.24 21 19 0 114.2 116 54 52 69
Juan Berenguer 8 4 3.96 57 1 2 100.0 74 44 61 99
Les Straker 2 5 3.92 16 14 1 82.2 86 36 25 23
Keith Atherton 7 5 3.41 49 0 3 74.0 65 28 22 43
Jeff Reardon 2 4 2.47 63 0 42 73.0 68 20 15 56
Mark Portugal 3 3 4.53 26 0 3 57.2 60 29 17 31
Roy Smith 3 0 2.68 9 4 0 37.0 29 11 12 17
German Gonzalez 0 0 3.38 16 0 1 21.1 20 8 8 19
Jim Winn 1 0 6.00 9 0 0 21.0 33 14 10 9
Karl Best 0 0 6.00 11 0 0 12.0 15 8 7 9
Joe Niekro 1 1 10.03 5 2 0 11.2 16 13 9 7
Dan Schatzeder 0 1 1.74 10 0 0 10.1 8 2 5 7
Steve Carlton 0 1 16.76 4 1 0 9.2 20 18 5 5
Mike Mason 0 1 10.80 5 0 0 6.2 8 8 9 7
Tippy Martinez 0 0 18.00 3 0 0 4.0 8 8 4 3
Dan Gladden 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0

👥 Roster (41)

Allan Anderson Keith Atherton Doug Baker Juan Berenguer Karl Best Bert Blyleven Tom Brunansky Eric Bullock Randy Bush Steve Carlton John Christensen Mark Davidson +29 more

41 players

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The 1988 Minnesota Twins in brief

A 91-71 record (.562) put the 1988 Minnesota Twins 2nd in the AL West. Runs came in at 759 scored against 672 allowed (+87). Against a league average of .259, the 1988 Minnesota Twins batted .273. The Minnesota Twins staff finished with a 3.93 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.97. The 759 runs scored compare with a league average of 704 per club, 8% more.

Attendance at Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome totaled 3,029,999 for the year. Gary Gaetti led the club in home runs with 28. Kirby Puckett led in RBI with 121. The pitching staff's wins leader was Frank Viola (24). The saves leader was Jeff Reardon with 42. In all, the roster shows 41 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1988 Minnesota Twins

What was the 1988 Minnesota Twins record?
The 1988 Minnesota Twins finished 91-71 (.562 win pct).
Who led the 1988 Minnesota Twins in home runs?
Gary Gaetti led the 1988 Minnesota Twins with 28 home runs.
What was the 1988 Minnesota Twins team ERA?
The 1988 Minnesota Twins posted a team ERA of 3.93.
Did the 1988 Minnesota Twins win the World Series?
No. The 1988 Minnesota Twins did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1988 Minnesota Twins play?
The 1988 Minnesota Twins played home games at Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome.
Who led the 1988 Minnesota Twins in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Gary Gaetti (28 HR, 88 RBI) and Frank Viola (24-7, 2.64 ERA).
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