⭐ Division Winner

2009 Minnesota Twins

87-76 • .534 Win% • 1st in AL C

The 2009 Minnesota Twins went 87-76 (.534) finishing 1st in the AL C division. They won their division. The club scored 817 runs, allowed 765, and played home games at Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome. Team leaders included Michael Cuddyer (32 HR, 94 RBI) and Scott Baker (15-9, 4.37 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

87 Wins
76 Losses
.534 Win %
1st Rank
817 R 765 RA
Diff +52

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⚡ Quick Stats

817 Runs Scored
765 Runs Allowed
+52 Run Diff
2,416K Attendance

📈 vs. 2009 AL Average

Batting Avg .274 3% above the 2009 league average (.266)
OBP .344 3% above the 2009 league average (.335)
SLG .429 equal to the 2009 league average (.428)
Team ERA 4.50 1% worse than the 2009 league average (4.45)
Runs Scored 817 5% above the 2009 league average (781 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumHubert H Humphrey Metrodome
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 2,416,237
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Avg per Game 29,466

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2009

Batting Avg

1 Joe Mauer 0.365 2 Denard Span 0.311 3 Jose Morales 0.311 4 Jason Kubel 0.300 5 Orlando Cabrera 0.289

Home Runs

1 Michael Cuddyer 32 2 Justin Morneau 30 3 Jason Kubel 28 4 Joe Mauer 28 5 Joe Crede 15

RBI

1 Jason Kubel 103 2 Justin Morneau 100 3 Joe Mauer 96 4 Michael Cuddyer 94 5 Denard Span 68
2009 Minnesota Twins — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Michael Cuddyer 153 588 93 162 34 7 32 94 54 118 6 0.276
Denard Span 145 578 97 180 16 10 8 68 70 89 23 0.311
Joe Mauer 138 523 94 191 30 1 28 96 76 63 4 0.365
Jason Kubel 146 514 73 154 35 2 28 103 56 106 1 0.300
Justin Morneau 135 508 85 139 31 1 30 100 72 86 0 0.274
Brendan Harris 123 414 44 108 22 1 6 37 29 78 0 0.261
Delmon Young 108 395 50 112 16 2 12 60 12 92 2 0.284
Nick Punto 125 359 56 82 15 1 1 38 61 70 16 0.228
Joe Crede 90 333 42 75 16 1 15 48 29 56 0 0.225
Carlos Gomez 137 315 51 72 15 5 3 28 22 72 14 0.229
Orlando Cabrera 59 242 42 70 13 3 5 36 11 32 2 0.289
Alexi Casilla 80 228 25 46 7 3 0 17 22 36 11 0.202
Matt Tolbert 71 198 28 46 7 1 2 19 21 37 6 0.232
Brian Buscher 61 136 14 32 3 1 2 12 24 35 0 0.235
Mike Redmond 45 135 9 32 5 1 0 7 11 19 0 0.237
Jose Morales 54 119 14 37 6 0 0 7 14 22 0 0.311
Scott Baker 33 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Francisco Liriano 29 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Nick Blackburn 33 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Kevin Slowey 16 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Justin Huber 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Anthony Swarzak 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Glen Perkins 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Luis Ayala 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Craig Breslow 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jesse Crain 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
R. A. Dickey 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brian Duensing 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Armando Gabino 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Matt Guerrier 79 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sean Henn 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Philip Humber 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bobby Keppel 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Ron Mahay 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Manship 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose Mijares 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Juan Morillo 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kevin Mulvey 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Nathan 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Carl Pavano 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jason Pridie 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jon Rauch 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2009

ERA

1 Joe Nathan 2.10 2 Jose Mijares 2.34 3 Matt Guerrier 2.36 4 Brian Duensing 3.64 5 Nick Blackburn 4.03

Wins

1 Scott Baker 15 2 Nick Blackburn 11 3 Kevin Slowey 10 4 Jesse Crain 7 5 Glen Perkins 6

Strikeouts

1 Scott Baker 162 2 Francisco Liriano 122 3 Nick Blackburn 98 4 Joe Nathan 89 5 Kevin Slowey 75
2009 Minnesota Twins — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Nick Blackburn 11 11 4.03 33 33 0 205.2 240 92 41 98
Scott Baker 15 9 4.37 33 33 0 200.0 190 97 48 162
Francisco Liriano 5 13 5.80 29 24 0 136.2 147 88 65 122
Glen Perkins 6 7 5.89 18 17 0 96.1 120 63 23 45
Kevin Slowey 10 3 4.86 16 16 0 90.2 113 49 15 75
Brian Duensing 5 2 3.64 24 9 0 84.0 84 34 31 53
Matt Guerrier 5 1 2.36 79 0 1 76.1 58 20 16 47
Carl Pavano 5 4 4.64 12 12 0 73.2 85 38 16 59
Joe Nathan 2 2 2.10 70 0 47 68.2 42 16 22 89
R. A. Dickey 1 1 4.62 35 1 0 64.1 74 33 30 42
Jose Mijares 2 2 2.34 71 0 0 61.2 50 16 23 55
Anthony Swarzak 3 7 6.25 12 12 0 59.0 76 41 20 34
Bobby Keppel 1 1 4.83 37 0 0 54.0 63 29 21 32
Jesse Crain 7 4 4.70 56 0 0 51.2 48 27 27 43
Luis Ayala 1 2 4.18 28 0 0 32.1 38 15 8 21
Jeff Manship 1 1 5.68 11 5 0 31.2 39 20 15 21
Jon Rauch 5 1 1.72 17 0 0 15.2 13 3 6 14
Craig Breslow 1 2 6.28 17 0 0 14.1 11 10 11 11
Sean Henn 0 3 7.15 14 0 0 11.1 9 9 8 9
Philip Humber 0 0 8.00 8 0 0 9.0 17 8 9 9
Ron Mahay 1 0 2.00 16 0 0 9.0 7 2 3 8
Armando Gabino 0 0 17.18 2 1 0 3.2 9 7 5 2
Juan Morillo 0 0 22.50 3 0 0 2.0 3 5 3 1
Kevin Mulvey 0 0 27.00 2 0 0 1.1 6 4 0 0

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Division Series
Lost to NYA 3-0

👥 Roster (42)

Luis Ayala Scott Baker Nick Blackburn Craig Breslow Brian Buscher Orlando Cabrera Alexi Casilla Jesse Crain Joe Crede Michael Cuddyer R. A. Dickey Brian Duensing +30 more

42 players

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The 2009 Minnesota Twins in brief

The 2009 Minnesota Twins won 87 games and lost 76, ending up 1st in the AL Central. This was a year in which the Minnesota Twins took the division title. The run column shows 817 for and 765 against. Against a league average of .266, the 2009 Minnesota Twins batted .274. Pitchers allowed 4.50 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.45.

Attendance at Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome totaled 2,416,237 for the year. The home run leader was Michael Cuddyer, who hit 32. The RBI leader was Jason Kubel, with 103. The pitching staff's wins leader was Scott Baker (15). Joe Nathan saved 47 games. In the AL Division Series, the Minnesota Twins lost to NYA 3-0.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2009 Minnesota Twins

What was the 2009 Minnesota Twins record?
The 2009 Minnesota Twins finished 87-76 (.534 win pct).
Did the 2009 Minnesota Twins make the playoffs?
The 2009 Minnesota Twins finished first in their division.
Who led the 2009 Minnesota Twins in home runs?
Michael Cuddyer led the 2009 Minnesota Twins with 32 home runs.
What was the 2009 Minnesota Twins team ERA?
The 2009 Minnesota Twins posted a team ERA of 4.50.
Did the 2009 Minnesota Twins win the World Series?
No. The 2009 Minnesota Twins did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2009 Minnesota Twins play?
The 2009 Minnesota Twins played home games at Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome.
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