1990 Minnesota Twins

74-88 • .457 Win% • 7th in AL W

The 1990 Minnesota Twins went 74-88 (.457) finishing 7th in the AL W division. The club scored 666 runs, allowed 729, and played home games at Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome. Team leaders included Kent Hrbek (22 HR, 79 RBI) and Kevin Tapani (12-8, 4.07 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

74 Wins
88 Losses
.457 Win %
7th Rank
666 R 729 RA
Diff -63

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666 Runs Scored
729 Runs Allowed
-63 Run Diff
1,754K Attendance

📈 vs. 1990 AL Average

Batting Avg .265 2% above the 1990 league average (.259)
OBP .323 1% below the 1990 league average (.327)
SLG .384 1% below the 1990 league average (.387)
Team ERA 4.12 5% worse than the 1990 league average (3.91)
Runs Scored 666 4% below the 1990 league average (696 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumHubert H Humphrey Metrodome
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,754,348
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Avg per Game 21,658

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1990

Batting Avg

1 Junior Ortiz 0.335 2 Shane Mack 0.326 3 Kirby Puckett 0.298 4 Brian Harper 0.294 5 Kent Hrbek 0.287

Home Runs

1 Kent Hrbek 22 2 Gary Gaetti 16 3 Kirby Puckett 12 4 Shane Mack 8 5 Greg Gagne 7

RBI

1 Gary Gaetti 85 2 Kirby Puckett 80 3 Kent Hrbek 79 4 Brian Harper 54 5 Shane Mack 44
1990 Minnesota Twins — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Gary Gaetti 154 577 61 132 27 5 16 85 36 101 6 0.229
Kirby Puckett 146 551 82 164 40 3 12 80 57 73 5 0.298
Dan Gladden 136 534 64 147 27 6 5 40 26 67 25 0.275
Kent Hrbek 143 492 61 141 26 0 22 79 69 45 5 0.287
Brian Harper 134 479 61 141 42 3 6 54 19 27 3 0.294
Gene Larkin 119 401 46 108 26 4 5 42 42 55 5 0.269
Greg Gagne 138 388 38 91 22 3 7 38 24 76 8 0.235
Al Newman 144 388 43 94 14 0 0 30 33 34 13 0.242
Shane Mack 125 313 50 102 10 4 8 44 29 69 13 0.326
Fred Manrique 69 228 22 54 10 0 5 29 4 35 2 0.237
Nelson Liriano 53 185 30 47 5 7 0 13 22 24 5 0.254
Randy Bush 73 181 17 44 8 0 6 18 21 27 0 0.243
John Moses 115 172 26 38 3 1 1 14 19 19 2 0.221
Junior Ortiz 71 170 18 57 7 1 0 18 12 16 0 0.335
Carmelo Castillo 64 137 11 30 4 0 0 12 3 23 0 0.219
Paul Sorrento 41 121 11 25 4 1 5 13 12 31 1 0.207
Pedro Munoz 22 85 13 23 4 1 0 5 2 16 3 0.271
Jim Dwyer 37 63 7 12 0 0 1 5 12 7 0 0.190
Scott Leius 14 25 4 6 1 0 1 4 2 2 0 0.240
Lenny Webster 2 6 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.333
Chip Hale 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.000
Doug Baker 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Abbott 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Aguilera 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Allan Anderson 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Juan Berenguer 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Candelaria 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Larry Casian 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tim Drummond 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Erickson 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Garces 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Guthrie 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Terry Leach 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Savage 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roy Smith 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kevin Tapani 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gary Wayne 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
David West 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Yett 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1990

ERA

1 Rick Aguilera 2.76 2 Scott Erickson 2.87 3 Terry Leach 3.20 4 John Candelaria 3.39 5 Juan Berenguer 3.41

Wins

1 Kevin Tapani 12 2 Juan Berenguer 8 3 Scott Erickson 8 4 Allan Anderson 7 5 John Candelaria 7

Strikeouts

1 Mark Guthrie 101 2 Kevin Tapani 101 3 David West 92 4 Roy Smith 87 5 Allan Anderson 82
1990 Minnesota Twins — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Allan Anderson 7 18 4.53 31 31 0 188.2 214 95 39 82
Kevin Tapani 12 8 4.07 28 28 0 159.1 164 72 29 101
Roy Smith 5 10 4.81 32 23 0 153.1 191 82 47 87
David West 7 9 5.10 29 27 0 146.1 142 83 78 92
Mark Guthrie 7 9 3.79 24 21 0 144.2 154 61 39 101
Scott Erickson 8 4 2.87 19 17 0 113.0 108 36 51 53
Juan Berenguer 8 5 3.41 51 0 0 100.1 85 38 58 77
Tim Drummond 3 5 4.35 35 4 1 91.0 104 44 36 49
Terry Leach 2 5 3.20 55 0 2 81.2 84 29 21 46
Rick Aguilera 5 3 2.76 56 0 32 65.1 55 20 19 61
John Candelaria 7 3 3.39 34 1 4 58.1 55 22 9 44
Gary Wayne 1 1 4.19 38 0 1 38.2 38 18 13 28
Paul Abbott 0 5 5.97 7 7 0 34.2 37 23 28 25
Jack Savage 0 2 8.31 17 0 1 26.0 37 24 11 12
Larry Casian 2 1 3.22 5 3 0 22.1 26 8 4 11
Rich Garces 0 0 1.59 5 0 2 5.2 4 1 4 1
Rich Yett 0 0 2.08 4 0 0 4.1 6 1 1 2
John Moses 0 0 13.50 2 0 0 2.0 5 3 2 0

👥 Roster (39)

Paul Abbott Rick Aguilera Allan Anderson Doug Baker Juan Berenguer Randy Bush John Candelaria Larry Casian Carmelo Castillo Tim Drummond Jim Dwyer Scott Erickson +27 more

39 players

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The 1990 Minnesota Twins in brief

A 74-88 record (.457) put the 1990 Minnesota Twins 7th in the AL West. With 666 runs scored and 729 given up, the 1990 differential was -63. At the plate the Minnesota Twins hit .265, 2% better than the league's .259. Pitchers allowed 4.12 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.91. League clubs averaged 696 runs that year, so the Minnesota Twins scored 4% fewer. The home park, Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome, recorded 1,754,348 in attendance, about 21,658 a game.

Kent Hrbek topped the Minnesota Twins with 22 home runs. The RBI leader was Gary Gaetti, with 85. Kirby Puckett collected the most hits, 164. Kevin Tapani was the top winner, with 12 victories. Rick Aguilera saved 32 games. The 1990 roster runs to 39 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1990 Minnesota Twins

What was the 1990 Minnesota Twins record?
The 1990 Minnesota Twins finished 74-88 (.457 win pct).
Who led the 1990 Minnesota Twins in home runs?
Kent Hrbek led the 1990 Minnesota Twins with 22 home runs.
What was the 1990 Minnesota Twins team ERA?
The 1990 Minnesota Twins posted a team ERA of 4.12.
Did the 1990 Minnesota Twins win the World Series?
No. The 1990 Minnesota Twins did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1990 Minnesota Twins play?
The 1990 Minnesota Twins played home games at Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome.
Who led the 1990 Minnesota Twins in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Kent Hrbek (22 HR, 79 RBI) and Kevin Tapani (12-8, 4.07 ERA).
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