1996 Minnesota Twins

78-84 • .481 Win% • 4th in AL C

The 1996 Minnesota Twins went 78-84 (.481) finishing 4th in the AL C division. The club scored 877 runs, allowed 900, and played home games at Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome. Team leaders included Marty Cordova (16 HR, 111 RBI) and Frankie Rodriguez (13-14, 5.05 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

78 Wins
84 Losses
.481 Win %
4th Rank
877 R 900 RA
Diff -23

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877 Runs Scored
900 Runs Allowed
-23 Run Diff
1,437K Attendance

📈 vs. 1996 AL Average

Batting Avg .287 4% above the 1996 league average (.277)
OBP .356 2% above the 1996 league average (.350)
SLG .425 4% below the 1996 league average (.444)
Team ERA 5.28 6% worse than the 1996 league average (4.99)
Runs Scored 877 1% above the 1996 league average (872 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumHubert H Humphrey Metrodome
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 1,437,446
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Avg per Game 17,529

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1996

Batting Avg

1 Paul Molitor 0.341 2 Chuck Knoblauch 0.341 3 Roberto Kelly 0.323 4 Marty Cordova 0.309 5 Ron Coomer 0.296

Home Runs

1 Marty Cordova 16 2 Dave Hollins 13 3 Chuck Knoblauch 13 4 Scott Stahoviak 13 5 Rich Becker 12

RBI

1 Paul Molitor 113 2 Marty Cordova 111 3 Chuck Knoblauch 72 4 Rich Becker 71 5 Pat Meares 67
1996 Minnesota Twins — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Paul Molitor 161 660 99 225 41 8 9 113 56 72 18 0.341
Chuck Knoblauch 153 578 140 197 35 14 13 72 98 74 45 0.341
Marty Cordova 145 569 97 176 46 1 16 111 53 96 11 0.309
Rich Becker 148 525 92 153 31 4 12 71 68 118 19 0.291
Pat Meares 152 517 66 138 26 7 8 67 17 90 9 0.267
Dave Hollins 121 422 71 102 26 0 13 53 71 102 6 0.242
Scott Stahoviak 130 405 72 115 30 3 13 61 59 114 3 0.284
Greg Myers 97 329 37 94 22 3 6 47 19 52 0 0.286
Roberto Kelly 98 322 41 104 17 4 6 47 23 53 10 0.323
Matt Lawton 79 252 34 65 7 1 6 42 28 28 4 0.258
Jeff Reboulet 107 234 20 52 9 0 0 23 25 34 4 0.222
Ron Coomer 95 233 34 69 12 1 12 41 17 24 3 0.296
Matt Walbeck 63 215 25 48 10 0 2 24 9 34 3 0.223
Denny Hocking 49 127 16 25 6 0 1 10 8 24 3 0.197
Chip Hale 85 87 8 24 5 0 1 16 10 6 0 0.276
Todd Walker 25 82 8 21 6 0 0 6 4 13 2 0.256
Mike Durant 40 81 15 17 3 0 0 5 10 15 3 0.210
Brent Brede 10 20 2 6 0 1 0 2 1 5 0 0.300
Brian Raabe 7 9 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.222
Tom Quinlan 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Rick Aguilera 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Aldred 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Erik Bennett 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eddie Guardado 83 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Greg Hansell 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
LaTroy Hawkins 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Klingenbeck 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pat Mahomes 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Milchin 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Travis Miller 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Naulty 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose Parra 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brad Radke 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Robertson 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frankie Rodriguez 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Serafini 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Stevens 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Trombley 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1996

ERA

1 Mike Trombley 3.01 2 Dan Naulty 3.79 3 Brad Radke 4.46 4 Dave Stevens 4.66 5 Frankie Rodriguez 5.05

Wins

1 Frankie Rodriguez 13 2 Brad Radke 11 3 Rick Aguilera 8 4 Rich Robertson 7 5 Scott Aldred 6

Strikeouts

1 Brad Radke 148 2 Rich Robertson 114 3 Frankie Rodriguez 110 4 Rick Aguilera 83 5 Scott Aldred 75
1996 Minnesota Twins — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Brad Radke 11 16 4.46 35 35 0 232.0 231 115 57 148
Frankie Rodriguez 13 14 5.05 38 33 2 206.2 218 116 78 110
Rich Robertson 7 17 5.12 36 31 0 186.1 197 106 116 114
Scott Aldred 6 5 5.09 25 17 0 122.0 134 69 42 75
Rick Aguilera 8 6 5.42 19 19 0 111.1 124 67 27 83
Greg Hansell 3 0 5.69 50 0 3 74.1 83 47 31 46
Eddie Guardado 6 5 5.25 83 0 4 73.2 61 43 33 74
Jose Parra 5 5 6.04 27 5 0 70.0 88 47 27 50
Mike Trombley 5 1 3.01 43 0 6 68.2 61 23 25 57
Dave Stevens 3 3 4.66 49 0 11 58.0 58 30 25 29
Dan Naulty 3 2 3.79 49 0 4 57.0 43 24 35 56
Pat Mahomes 1 4 7.20 20 5 0 45.0 63 36 27 30
Scott Klingenbeck 1 1 7.85 10 3 0 28.2 42 25 10 15
Erik Bennett 2 0 7.90 24 0 1 27.1 33 24 16 13
LaTroy Hawkins 1 1 8.20 7 6 0 26.1 42 24 9 24
Travis Miller 1 2 9.23 7 7 0 26.1 45 27 9 15
Mike Milchin 2 1 8.31 26 0 0 21.2 31 20 12 19
Dan Serafini 0 1 10.38 1 1 0 4.1 7 5 2 1

👥 Roster (38)

Rick Aguilera Scott Aldred Rich Becker Erik Bennett Brent Brede Ron Coomer Marty Cordova Mike Durant Eddie Guardado Chip Hale Greg Hansell LaTroy Hawkins +26 more

38 players

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The 1996 Minnesota Twins in brief

A 78-84 record (.481) put the 1996 Minnesota Twins 4th in the AL Central. The run column shows 877 for and 900 against. The team batting average of .287 was 4% above the 1996 league mark of .277. The Minnesota Twins staff finished with a 5.28 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.99. Home games were played at Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome, where 1,437,446 fans came through the gates.

Marty Cordova led the club in home runs with 16. The RBI leader was Paul Molitor, with 113. On the mound, Frankie Rodriguez won 13 games to lead the staff. Brad Radke struck out 148, the most on the club. The saves leader was Dave Stevens with 11.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1996 Minnesota Twins

What was the 1996 Minnesota Twins record?
The 1996 Minnesota Twins finished 78-84 (.481 win pct).
Who led the 1996 Minnesota Twins in home runs?
Marty Cordova led the 1996 Minnesota Twins with 16 home runs.
What was the 1996 Minnesota Twins team ERA?
The 1996 Minnesota Twins posted a team ERA of 5.28.
Did the 1996 Minnesota Twins win the World Series?
No. The 1996 Minnesota Twins did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1996 Minnesota Twins play?
The 1996 Minnesota Twins played home games at Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome.
Who led the 1996 Minnesota Twins in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Marty Cordova (16 HR, 111 RBI) and Frankie Rodriguez (13-14, 5.05 ERA).
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