2001 Minnesota Twins

85-77 • .525 Win% • 2nd in AL C

The 2001 Minnesota Twins went 85-77 (.525) finishing 2nd in the AL C division. The club scored 771 runs, allowed 766, and played home games at Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome. Team leaders included Torii Hunter (27 HR, 92 RBI) and Joe Mays (17-13, 3.16 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

85 Wins
77 Losses
.525 Win %
2nd Rank
771 R 766 RA
Diff +5

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771 Runs Scored
766 Runs Allowed
+5 Run Diff
1,782K Attendance

📈 vs. 2001 AL Average

Batting Avg .272 2% above the 2001 league average (.266)
OBP .336 1% above the 2001 league average (.333)
SLG .433 1% above the 2001 league average (.428)
Team ERA 4.51 1% worse than the 2001 league average (4.48)
Runs Scored 771 2% below the 2001 league average (787 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumHubert H Humphrey Metrodome
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,782,926
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Avg per Game 22,011

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2001

Batting Avg

1 Doug Mientkiewicz 0.306 2 Cristian Guzman 0.302 3 Matt Lawton 0.293 4 A. J. Pierzynski 0.289 5 Corey Koskie 0.276

Home Runs

1 Torii Hunter 27 2 Corey Koskie 26 3 David Ortiz 18 4 Doug Mientkiewicz 15 5 Jacque Jones 14

RBI

1 Corey Koskie 103 2 Torii Hunter 92 3 Doug Mientkiewicz 74 4 A. J. Pierzynski 55 5 Cristian Guzman 51
2001 Minnesota Twins — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Torii Hunter 148 564 82 147 32 5 27 92 29 125 9 0.261
Luis Rivas 153 563 70 150 21 6 7 47 40 99 31 0.266
Corey Koskie 153 562 100 155 37 2 26 103 68 118 27 0.276
Doug Mientkiewicz 151 543 77 166 39 1 15 74 67 92 2 0.306
Cristian Guzman 118 493 80 149 28 14 10 51 21 78 25 0.302
Jacque Jones 149 475 57 131 25 0 14 49 39 92 12 0.276
A. J. Pierzynski 114 381 51 110 33 2 7 55 16 57 1 0.289
Matt Lawton 103 376 71 110 25 0 10 51 63 46 19 0.293
Denny Hocking 112 327 34 82 16 2 3 25 29 67 6 0.251
David Ortiz 89 303 46 71 17 1 18 48 40 68 1 0.234
Brian Buchanan 69 197 28 54 12 0 10 32 19 58 1 0.274
Tom Prince 64 196 19 43 4 1 7 23 12 39 3 0.219
Chad Allen 57 175 20 46 13 2 4 20 19 37 1 0.263
Bobby Kielty 37 104 8 26 8 0 2 14 8 25 3 0.250
Jason Maxwell 39 68 4 13 4 0 1 10 9 23 2 0.191
Quinton McCracken 24 64 7 14 2 2 0 3 5 13 0 0.219
Dustan Mohr 20 51 6 12 2 0 0 4 5 17 1 0.235
Matt LeCroy 15 40 6 17 5 0 3 12 0 8 0 0.425
Casey Blake 13 22 1 7 1 0 0 2 3 8 1 0.318
John Barnes 9 21 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.048
Michael Cuddyer 8 18 1 4 2 0 0 1 2 6 1 0.222
Kyle Lohse 19 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.400
Brad Radke 33 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Adam Johnson 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eric Milton 35 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
J. C. Romero 14 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Joe Mays 34 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Juan Rincon 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Grant Balfour 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hector Carrasco 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Cressend 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Duvall 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tony Fiore 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eddie Guardado 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
LaTroy Hawkins 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Todd Jones 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Travis Miller 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Redman 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Reed 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Johan Santana 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brad Thomas 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Wells 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2001

ERA

1 Joe Mays 3.16 2 Eddie Guardado 3.51 3 Jack Cressend 3.67 4 Brad Radke 3.94 5 Mark Redman 4.22

Wins

1 Joe Mays 17 2 Eric Milton 15 3 Brad Radke 15 4 Bob Wells 8 5 Eddie Guardado 7

Strikeouts

1 Eric Milton 157 2 Brad Radke 137 3 Joe Mays 123 4 Hector Carrasco 70 5 Eddie Guardado 67
2001 Minnesota Twins — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Joe Mays 17 13 3.16 34 34 0 233.2 205 82 64 123
Brad Radke 15 11 3.94 33 33 0 226.0 235 99 26 137
Eric Milton 15 7 4.32 35 34 0 220.2 222 106 61 157
Kyle Lohse 4 7 5.68 19 16 0 90.1 102 57 29 64
Hector Carrasco 4 3 4.64 56 0 1 73.2 77 38 30 70
Bob Wells 8 5 5.11 65 0 2 68.2 72 39 18 49
Rick Reed 4 6 5.19 12 12 0 67.2 92 39 14 43
Eddie Guardado 7 1 3.51 67 0 12 66.2 47 26 23 67
J. C. Romero 1 4 6.23 14 11 0 65.0 71 45 24 39
Jack Cressend 3 2 3.67 44 0 0 56.1 50 23 16 40
LaTroy Hawkins 1 5 5.96 62 0 28 51.1 59 34 39 36
Mark Redman 2 4 4.22 9 9 0 49.0 57 23 19 29
Travis Miller 1 4 4.81 45 0 0 48.2 54 26 20 30
Johan Santana 1 0 4.74 15 4 0 43.2 50 23 16 28
Adam Johnson 1 2 8.28 7 4 0 25.0 32 23 13 17
Todd Jones 1 0 3.26 24 0 2 19.1 27 7 7 15
Brad Thomas 0 2 9.37 5 5 0 16.1 20 17 14 6
Tony Fiore 0 1 5.68 4 0 0 6.1 5 4 2 5
Juan Rincon 0 0 6.35 4 0 0 5.2 7 4 5 4
Mike Duvall 0 0 7.71 8 0 0 4.2 7 4 2 4
Grant Balfour 0 0 13.50 2 0 0 2.2 3 4 3 2

👥 Roster (42)

Chad Allen Grant Balfour John Barnes Casey Blake Brian Buchanan Hector Carrasco Jack Cressend Michael Cuddyer Mike Duvall Tony Fiore Eddie Guardado Cristian Guzman +30 more

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The 2001 Minnesota Twins in brief

The 2001 Minnesota Twins won 85 games and lost 77, ending up 2nd in the AL Central. The run column shows 771 for and 766 against. At the plate the Minnesota Twins hit .272, 2% better than the league's .266. The staff ERA of 4.51 was 1% worse than the league average of 4.48. Measured against the 787-run league average, the offense was 2% behind.

The home park, Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome, recorded 1,782,926 in attendance, about 22,011 a game. Torii Hunter topped the Minnesota Twins with 27 home runs. Corey Koskie drove in a team-high 103 runs. On the mound, Joe Mays won 17 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Eric Milton with 157. The saves leader was LaTroy Hawkins with 28.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2001 Minnesota Twins

What was the 2001 Minnesota Twins record?
The 2001 Minnesota Twins finished 85-77 (.525 win pct).
Who led the 2001 Minnesota Twins in home runs?
Torii Hunter led the 2001 Minnesota Twins with 27 home runs.
What was the 2001 Minnesota Twins team ERA?
The 2001 Minnesota Twins posted a team ERA of 4.51.
Did the 2001 Minnesota Twins win the World Series?
No. The 2001 Minnesota Twins did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2001 Minnesota Twins play?
The 2001 Minnesota Twins played home games at Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome.
Who led the 2001 Minnesota Twins in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Torii Hunter (27 HR, 92 RBI) and Joe Mays (17-13, 3.16 ERA).
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