1997 Minnesota Twins

68-94 • .420 Win% • 4th in AL C

The 1997 Minnesota Twins went 68-94 (.420) finishing 4th in the AL C division. The club scored 772 runs, allowed 861, and played home games at Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome. Team leaders included Marty Cordova (15 HR, 51 RBI) and Brad Radke (20-10, 3.87 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

68 Wins
94 Losses
.420 Win %
4th Rank
772 R 861 RA
Diff -89

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772 Runs Scored
861 Runs Allowed
-89 Run Diff
1,413K Attendance

📈 vs. 1997 AL Average

Batting Avg .270 equal to the 1997 league average (.270)
OBP .332 2% below the 1997 league average (.340)
SLG .408 5% below the 1997 league average (.428)
Team ERA 5.00 9% worse than the 1997 league average (4.57)
Runs Scored 772 3% below the 1997 league average (797 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumHubert H Humphrey Metrodome
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,413,064
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Avg per Game 17,445

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1997

Batting Avg

1 Paul Molitor 0.305 2 Ron Coomer 0.298 3 Chuck Knoblauch 0.291 4 Roberto Kelly 0.287 5 Greg Colbrunn 0.281

Home Runs

1 Marty Cordova 15 2 Matt Lawton 14 3 Ron Coomer 13 4 Terry Steinbach 12 5 Rich Becker 10

RBI

1 Paul Molitor 89 2 Ron Coomer 85 3 Matt Lawton 60 4 Pat Meares 60 5 Chuck Knoblauch 58
1997 Minnesota Twins — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Chuck Knoblauch 156 611 117 178 26 10 9 58 84 84 62 0.291
Paul Molitor 135 538 63 164 32 4 10 89 45 73 11 0.305
Ron Coomer 140 523 63 156 30 2 13 85 22 91 4 0.298
Matt Lawton 142 460 74 114 29 3 14 60 76 81 7 0.248
Terry Steinbach 122 447 60 111 27 1 12 54 35 106 6 0.248
Rich Becker 132 443 61 117 22 3 10 45 62 130 17 0.264
Pat Meares 134 439 63 121 23 3 10 60 18 86 7 0.276
Marty Cordova 103 378 44 93 18 4 15 51 30 92 5 0.246
Scott Stahoviak 91 275 33 63 17 0 10 33 24 73 5 0.229
Denny Hocking 115 253 28 65 12 4 2 25 18 51 3 0.257
Roberto Kelly 75 247 39 71 19 2 5 37 17 50 7 0.287
Greg Colbrunn 70 217 24 61 14 0 5 26 8 38 1 0.281
Brent Brede 61 190 25 52 11 1 3 21 21 38 7 0.274
Greg Myers 62 165 24 44 11 1 5 28 16 29 0 0.267
Todd Walker 52 156 15 37 7 1 3 16 11 30 7 0.237
Darrin Jackson 49 130 19 33 2 1 3 21 4 21 2 0.254
Damian Miller 25 66 5 18 1 0 2 13 2 12 0 0.273
David Ortiz 15 49 10 16 3 0 1 6 2 19 0 0.327
Chris Latham 15 22 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 8 0 0.182
Javier Valentin 4 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.286
Rich Robertson 31 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
Bob Tewksbury 26 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.200
Brad Radke 35 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Todd Ritchie 42 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
LaTroy Hawkins 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Frankie Rodriguez 43 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Trombley 67 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Rick Aguilera 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Aldred 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Shane Bowers 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eddie Guardado 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Torii Hunter 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kevin Jarvis 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Travis Miller 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Naulty 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gregg Olson 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Serafini 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Stevens 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Greg Swindell 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1997

ERA

1 Greg Swindell 3.58 2 Rick Aguilera 3.82 3 Brad Radke 3.87 4 Eddie Guardado 3.91 5 Bob Tewksbury 4.22

Wins

1 Brad Radke 20 2 Rich Robertson 8 3 Bob Tewksbury 8 4 Greg Swindell 7 5 LaTroy Hawkins 6

Strikeouts

1 Brad Radke 174 2 Bob Tewksbury 92 3 Greg Swindell 75 4 Mike Trombley 74 5 Rich Robertson 69
1997 Minnesota Twins — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Brad Radke 20 10 3.87 35 35 0 239.2 238 103 48 174
Bob Tewksbury 8 13 4.22 26 26 0 168.2 200 79 31 92
Rich Robertson 8 12 5.69 31 26 0 147.0 169 93 70 69
Frankie Rodriguez 3 6 4.62 43 15 0 142.1 147 73 60 65
Greg Swindell 7 4 3.58 65 1 1 115.2 102 46 25 75
LaTroy Hawkins 6 12 5.84 20 20 0 103.1 134 67 47 58
Mike Trombley 2 3 4.37 67 0 1 82.1 77 40 31 74
Scott Aldred 2 10 7.68 17 15 0 77.1 102 66 28 33
Todd Ritchie 2 3 4.58 42 0 0 74.2 87 38 28 44
Rick Aguilera 5 4 3.82 61 0 26 68.1 65 29 22 68
Travis Miller 1 5 7.63 13 7 0 48.1 64 41 23 26
Eddie Guardado 0 4 3.91 69 0 1 46.0 45 20 17 54
Dan Naulty 1 1 5.87 29 0 1 30.2 29 20 10 23
Dan Serafini 2 1 3.42 6 4 0 26.1 27 10 11 15
Dave Stevens 1 3 9.00 6 6 0 23.0 41 23 17 16
Shane Bowers 0 3 8.05 5 5 0 19.0 27 17 8 7
Kevin Jarvis 0 0 12.46 6 2 0 13.0 23 18 8 9
Gregg Olson 0 0 18.36 11 0 0 8.1 19 17 11 6

👥 Roster (39)

Rick Aguilera Scott Aldred Rich Becker Shane Bowers Brent Brede Greg Colbrunn Ron Coomer Marty Cordova Eddie Guardado LaTroy Hawkins Denny Hocking Torii Hunter +27 more

39 players

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The 1997 Minnesota Twins in brief

A 68-94 record (.420) put the 1997 Minnesota Twins 4th in the AL Central. The Minnesota Twins scored 772 runs and allowed 861, a run differential of -89. The staff ERA of 5.00 was 9% worse than the league average of 4.57. The 772 runs scored compare with a league average of 797 per club, 3% fewer. Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome was home in 1997, drawing a total attendance of 1,413,064. Marty Cordova topped the Minnesota Twins with 15 home runs.

Paul Molitor drove in a team-high 89 runs. Chuck Knoblauch collected the most hits, 178. Brad Radke was the top winner, with 20 victories. Rick Aguilera closed out 26 saves. The 1997 roster runs to 39 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1996 season and the 1998 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1997 Minnesota Twins

What was the 1997 Minnesota Twins record?
The 1997 Minnesota Twins finished 68-94 (.420 win pct).
Who led the 1997 Minnesota Twins in home runs?
Marty Cordova led the 1997 Minnesota Twins with 15 home runs.
What was the 1997 Minnesota Twins team ERA?
The 1997 Minnesota Twins posted a team ERA of 5.00.
Did the 1997 Minnesota Twins win the World Series?
No. The 1997 Minnesota Twins did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1997 Minnesota Twins play?
The 1997 Minnesota Twins played home games at Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome.
Who led the 1997 Minnesota Twins in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Marty Cordova (15 HR, 51 RBI) and Brad Radke (20-10, 3.87 ERA).
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