2005 Minnesota Twins

83-79 • .512 Win% • 3rd in AL C

The 2005 Minnesota Twins went 83-79 (.512) finishing 3rd in the AL C division. The club scored 688 runs, allowed 662, and played home games at Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome. Team leaders included Jacque Jones (23 HR, 73 RBI) and Johan Santana (16-7, 2.87 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

83 Wins
79 Losses
.512 Win %
3rd Rank
688 R 662 RA
Diff +26

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⚡ Quick Stats

688 Runs Scored
662 Runs Allowed
+26 Run Diff
2,034K Attendance

📈 vs. 2005 AL Average

Batting Avg .258 3% below the 2005 league average (.267)
OBP .322 2% below the 2005 league average (.330)
SLG .391 8% below the 2005 league average (.424)
Team ERA 3.71 15% better than the 2005 league average (4.36)
Runs Scored 688 11% below the 2005 league average (771 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumHubert H Humphrey Metrodome
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,034,243
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Avg per Game 25,114

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2005

Batting Avg

1 Jason Tyner 0.321 2 Mike Redmond 0.311 3 Joe Mauer 0.294 4 Shannon Stewart 0.274 5 Torii Hunter 0.269

Home Runs

1 Jacque Jones 23 2 Justin Morneau 22 3 Matt LeCroy 17 4 Torii Hunter 14 5 Michael Cuddyer 12

RBI

1 Justin Morneau 79 2 Jacque Jones 73 3 Torii Hunter 56 4 Shannon Stewart 56 5 Joe Mauer 55
2005 Minnesota Twins — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Shannon Stewart 132 551 69 151 27 3 10 56 34 73 7 0.274
Jacque Jones 142 523 74 130 22 4 23 73 51 120 13 0.249
Lew Ford 147 522 70 138 30 4 7 53 45 85 13 0.264
Justin Morneau 141 490 62 117 23 4 22 79 44 94 0 0.239
Joe Mauer 131 489 61 144 26 2 9 55 61 64 13 0.294
Michael Cuddyer 126 422 55 111 25 3 12 42 41 93 3 0.263
Nick Punto 112 394 45 94 18 4 4 26 36 86 13 0.239
Torii Hunter 98 372 63 100 24 1 14 56 34 65 23 0.269
Matt LeCroy 101 304 33 79 5 0 17 50 41 85 0 0.260
Juan Castro 97 272 27 70 18 1 5 33 9 39 0 0.257
Jason Bartlett 74 224 33 54 10 1 3 16 21 37 4 0.241
Luis Rodriguez 79 175 21 47 10 2 2 20 18 23 2 0.269
Terry Tiffee 54 150 9 31 8 1 1 15 8 15 1 0.207
Mike Redmond 45 148 17 46 9 0 1 26 6 14 0 0.311
Luis Rivas 59 136 21 35 3 1 1 12 9 17 4 0.257
Mike Ryan 57 117 7 27 5 0 2 13 9 22 1 0.231
Brent Abernathy 24 67 5 16 1 0 1 6 7 9 2 0.239
Jason Tyner 18 56 8 18 1 1 0 5 4 4 2 0.321
Bret Boone 14 53 3 9 0 0 0 3 4 13 0 0.170
Glenn Williams 13 40 3 17 1 0 0 3 2 7 1 0.425
Chris Heintz 8 25 1 5 3 0 0 2 1 6 0 0.200
Corky Miller 5 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Johan Santana 33 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.167
Kyle Lohse 31 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Brad Radke 31 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Joe Mays 31 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Carlos Silva 27 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Matt Guerrier 43 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Baker 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Travis Bowyer 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jesse Crain 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Gassner 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Francisco Liriano 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Terry Mulholland 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Nathan 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Juan Rincon 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
J. C. Romero 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2005

ERA

1 Juan Rincon 2.45 2 Joe Nathan 2.70 3 Jesse Crain 2.71 4 Johan Santana 2.87 5 Scott Baker 3.35

Wins

1 Johan Santana 16 2 Jesse Crain 12 3 Kyle Lohse 9 4 Brad Radke 9 5 Carlos Silva 9

Strikeouts

1 Johan Santana 238 2 Brad Radke 117 3 Joe Nathan 94 4 Kyle Lohse 86 5 Juan Rincon 84
2005 Minnesota Twins — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Johan Santana 16 7 2.87 33 33 0 231.2 180 74 45 238
Brad Radke 9 12 4.04 31 31 0 200.2 214 90 23 117
Carlos Silva 9 8 3.44 27 27 0 188.1 212 72 9 71
Kyle Lohse 9 13 4.18 31 30 0 178.2 211 83 44 86
Joe Mays 6 10 5.65 31 26 0 156.0 203 98 41 59
Jesse Crain 12 5 2.71 75 0 1 79.2 61 24 29 25
Juan Rincon 6 6 2.45 75 0 0 77.0 63 21 30 84
Matt Guerrier 0 3 3.39 43 0 0 71.2 71 27 24 46
Joe Nathan 7 4 2.70 69 0 43 70.0 46 21 22 94
Terry Mulholland 0 2 4.27 49 0 0 59.0 61 28 17 18
J. C. Romero 4 3 3.47 68 0 0 57.0 50 22 39 48
Scott Baker 3 3 3.35 10 9 0 53.2 48 20 14 32
Francisco Liriano 1 2 5.70 6 4 0 23.2 19 15 7 33
Travis Bowyer 0 1 5.59 8 0 0 9.2 10 6 3 12
Dave Gassner 1 0 5.87 2 2 0 7.2 9 5 1 2

👥 Roster (37)

Brent Abernathy Scott Baker Jason Bartlett Bret Boone Travis Bowyer Juan Castro Jesse Crain Michael Cuddyer Lew Ford Dave Gassner Matt Guerrier Chris Heintz +25 more

37 players

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The 2005 Minnesota Twins in brief

The 2005 Minnesota Twins won 83 games and lost 79, ending up 3rd in the AL Central. The run column shows 688 for and 662 against. At the plate the Minnesota Twins hit .258, 3% worse than the league's .267. The staff ERA of 3.71 was 15% better than the league average of 4.36. Measured against the 771-run league average, the offense was 11% behind. Home games were played at Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome, where 2,034,243 fans came through the gates.

The home run leader was Jacque Jones, who hit 23. The RBI leader was Justin Morneau, with 79. Shannon Stewart collected the most hits, 151. The pitching staff's wins leader was Johan Santana (16). Joe Nathan saved 43 games. In all, the roster shows 37 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2005 Minnesota Twins

What was the 2005 Minnesota Twins record?
The 2005 Minnesota Twins finished 83-79 (.512 win pct).
Who led the 2005 Minnesota Twins in home runs?
Jacque Jones led the 2005 Minnesota Twins with 23 home runs.
What was the 2005 Minnesota Twins team ERA?
The 2005 Minnesota Twins posted a team ERA of 3.71.
Did the 2005 Minnesota Twins win the World Series?
No. The 2005 Minnesota Twins did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2005 Minnesota Twins play?
The 2005 Minnesota Twins played home games at Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome.
Who led the 2005 Minnesota Twins in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jacque Jones (23 HR, 73 RBI) and Johan Santana (16-7, 2.87 ERA).
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