⭐ Division Winner

2006 Minnesota Twins

96-66 • .593 Win% • 1st in AL C

The 2006 Minnesota Twins went 96-66 (.593) finishing 1st in the AL C division. They won their division. The club scored 801 runs, allowed 683, and played home games at Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome. Team leaders included Justin Morneau (34 HR, 130 RBI) and Johan Santana (19-6, 2.77 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

96 Wins
66 Losses
.593 Win %
1st Rank
801 R 683 RA
Diff +118

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801 Runs Scored
683 Runs Allowed
+118 Run Diff
2,285K Attendance

📈 vs. 2006 AL Average

Batting Avg .287 4% above the 2006 league average (.274)
OBP .346 2% above the 2006 league average (.339)
SLG .424 3% below the 2006 league average (.436)
Team ERA 3.95 13% better than the 2006 league average (4.56)
Runs Scored 801 equal to the 2006 league average (804 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumHubert H Humphrey Metrodome
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,285,018
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Avg per Game 28,210

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2006

Batting Avg

1 Joe Mauer 0.347 2 Mike Redmond 0.341 3 Justin Morneau 0.321 4 Jason Tyner 0.312 5 Jason Bartlett 0.309

Home Runs

1 Justin Morneau 34 2 Torii Hunter 31 3 Michael Cuddyer 24 4 Joe Mauer 13 5 Jason Kubel 8

RBI

1 Justin Morneau 130 2 Michael Cuddyer 109 3 Torii Hunter 98 4 Joe Mauer 84 5 Luis Castillo 49
2006 Minnesota Twins — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Justin Morneau 157 592 97 190 37 1 34 130 53 93 3 0.321
Luis Castillo 142 584 84 173 22 6 3 49 56 58 25 0.296
Michael Cuddyer 150 557 102 158 41 5 24 109 62 130 6 0.284
Torii Hunter 147 557 86 155 21 2 31 98 45 108 12 0.278
Joe Mauer 140 521 86 181 36 4 13 84 79 54 8 0.347
Nick Punto 135 459 73 133 21 7 1 45 47 68 17 0.290
Rondell White 99 337 32 83 17 1 7 38 11 54 1 0.246
Jason Bartlett 99 333 44 103 18 2 2 32 22 46 10 0.309
Lew Ford 104 234 40 53 6 1 4 18 16 43 9 0.226
Jason Kubel 73 220 23 53 8 0 8 26 12 45 2 0.241
Jason Tyner 62 218 29 68 5 2 0 18 11 18 4 0.312
Mike Redmond 47 179 20 61 13 0 0 23 4 18 0 0.341
Tony Batista 50 178 24 42 12 0 5 21 15 27 0 0.236
Shannon Stewart 44 174 21 51 5 1 2 21 14 19 3 0.293
Juan Castro 50 156 10 36 5 2 1 14 6 23 1 0.231
Luis Rodriguez 59 115 11 27 4 0 2 6 14 16 0 0.235
Josh Rabe 24 49 8 14 1 0 3 7 2 11 0 0.286
Terry Tiffee 20 45 4 11 1 0 2 6 4 8 0 0.244
Phil Nevin 16 42 2 8 1 0 1 4 10 15 0 0.190
Ruben Sierra 14 28 3 5 1 0 0 4 4 7 0 0.179
Francisco Liriano 28 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.200
Alexi Casilla 9 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.250
Scott Baker 16 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Boof Bonser 18 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Carlos Silva 36 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Johan Santana 34 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Willie Eyre 42 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Chris Heintz 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Nathan 64 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Brad Radke 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jesse Crain 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Matt Garza 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Matt Guerrier 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kyle Lohse 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pat Neshek 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Glen Perkins 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennys Reyes 66 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
Mike Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2006

ERA

1 Dennys Reyes 0.89 2 Joe Nathan 1.58 3 Francisco Liriano 2.16 4 Pat Neshek 2.19 5 Johan Santana 2.77

Wins

1 Johan Santana 19 2 Francisco Liriano 12 3 Brad Radke 12 4 Carlos Silva 11 5 Boof Bonser 7

Strikeouts

1 Johan Santana 245 2 Francisco Liriano 144 3 Joe Nathan 95 4 Boof Bonser 84 5 Brad Radke 83
2006 Minnesota Twins — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Johan Santana 19 6 2.77 34 34 0 233.2 186 72 47 245
Carlos Silva 11 15 5.94 36 31 0 180.1 246 119 32 70
Brad Radke 12 9 4.32 28 28 0 162.1 197 78 32 83
Francisco Liriano 12 3 2.16 28 16 1 121.0 89 29 32 144
Boof Bonser 7 6 4.22 18 18 0 100.1 104 47 24 84
Scott Baker 5 8 6.37 16 16 0 83.1 114 59 16 62
Jesse Crain 4 5 3.52 68 0 1 76.2 79 30 18 60
Juan Rincon 3 1 2.91 75 0 1 74.1 76 24 24 65
Matt Guerrier 1 0 3.36 39 1 1 69.2 78 26 21 37
Joe Nathan 7 0 1.58 64 0 36 68.1 38 12 16 95
Kyle Lohse 2 5 7.07 22 8 0 63.2 80 50 25 46
Willie Eyre 1 0 5.31 42 0 0 59.1 75 35 22 26
Dennys Reyes 5 0 0.89 66 0 0 50.2 35 5 15 49
Matt Garza 3 6 5.76 10 9 0 50.0 62 32 23 38
Pat Neshek 4 2 2.19 32 0 0 37.0 23 9 6 53
Glen Perkins 0 0 1.59 4 0 0 5.2 3 1 0 6
Mike Smith 0 0 12.00 1 1 0 3.0 5 4 3 1

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Division Series
Lost to OAK 3-0

👥 Roster (39)

Scott Baker Jason Bartlett Tony Batista Boof Bonser Alexi Casilla Luis Castillo Juan Castro Jesse Crain Michael Cuddyer Willie Eyre Lew Ford Matt Garza +27 more

39 players

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The 2006 Minnesota Twins in brief

A 96-66 record (.593) put the 2006 Minnesota Twins 1st in the AL Central. That season the Minnesota Twins took the division title. Runs came in at 801 scored against 683 allowed (+118). The team batting average of .287 was 4% above the 2006 league mark of .274. The Minnesota Twins staff finished with a 3.95 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.56.

Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome was home in 2006, drawing a total attendance of 2,285,018. Justin Morneau topped the Minnesota Twins with 34 home runs. Johan Santana was the top winner, with 19 victories. The saves leader was Joe Nathan with 36. In the AL Division Series, the Minnesota Twins lost to OAK 3-0. The roster section lists 39 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2006 Minnesota Twins

What was the 2006 Minnesota Twins record?
The 2006 Minnesota Twins finished 96-66 (.593 win pct).
Did the 2006 Minnesota Twins make the playoffs?
The 2006 Minnesota Twins finished first in their division.
Who led the 2006 Minnesota Twins in home runs?
Justin Morneau led the 2006 Minnesota Twins with 34 home runs.
What was the 2006 Minnesota Twins team ERA?
The 2006 Minnesota Twins posted a team ERA of 3.95.
Did the 2006 Minnesota Twins win the World Series?
No. The 2006 Minnesota Twins did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2006 Minnesota Twins play?
The 2006 Minnesota Twins played home games at Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome.
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