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Record: 85-77 .525.... 1st in American League West
Stadium: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Playoffs: Won World Series (Cardinals)
Attendance: 2,081,976

Top Draft Pick: Willie Banks (#3) MLB
Manager - Tom Kelly

Affiliates - AAA Portland Beavers AA Orlando Twins A+ Visalia Oaks A Kenosha Twins Rk Elizabethton Twins

Team Leaders

HR: Hrbek [34]
RBI: Gaetti [109]
2B: Gaetti [36]
SB: Gladden [25]
W: Viola [17]
SV: Reardon [31]
SO: Viola [197]

Oldest Player: Joe Niekro [42]
Youngest Player: Allan Anderson [23]
Longest Tenure: Gary Gaetti, Kent Hrbek, Tim Laudner [7]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Gene Larkin (May 21)
Pitchers: Joe Klink (Apr 9) Les Straker (Apr 11)

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Organizational Roster of Batters

Player	Pos	Age	Team	Level
Ed Alvarez	OF	19	Elizabethton	Rk
Allan Anderson	P	23	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Joey Aragon	SS		Visalia	A+
Keith Atherton	P	28	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Don Baylor	OF	38	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Billy Beane	OF-RF	25	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	OF-RF		Portland	AAA
Burt Beattie	OF		Kenosha	A
Juan Berenguer	P	32	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Brad Bierley	OF-3B	24	Orlando	AA
Jeff Bittiger	P	25	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Larry Blackwell	SS		Orlando	AA
	SS		Visalia	A+
Bert Blyleven	P	36	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Gary Borg	OF	24	Orlando	AA
	OF		Visalia	A+
Jarvis Brown	CF-RF	20	Kenosha	A
	CF-RF		Elizabethton	Rk
Tom Brunansky	OF-RF	27	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Randy Bush	RF-OF	28	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Sal Butera	C	35	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	C		Portland	AAA
Chris Calvert	C		Visalia	A+
	C		Kenosha	A
Carlos Capellan			Elizabethton	Rk
Steve Carlton	P	42	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Pat Casey	OF		Portland	AAA
Clay Christiansen	P	29	Portland	AAA
Danny Clay	P	25	Portland	AAA
Mark Clemons	P		Orlando	AA
Mark Corey	OF	31	Portland	AAA
Shawn Courtney	2B		Elizabethton	Rk
Mark Davidson	RF-LF	26	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Ken Davis	OF		Visalia	A+
Rafael DeLima			Kenosha	A
Pat Dempsey	C		Portland	AAA
John Eccles	C		Orlando	AA
	C		Visalia	A+
Mark Ericson	C		Elizabethton	Rk
Alvaro Espinoza	SS-3B	25	Portland	AAA
Jason Felice			Orlando	AA
Chris Forgione	OF		Kenosha	A
George Frazier	P	32	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Mark Funderburk	OF	30	Orlando	AA
Gary Gaetti	3B	29	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Greg Gagne	SS	25	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Ron Gardenhire	SS	29	Portland	AAA
Henry Gatewood	C		Orlando	AA
Shawn Gilbert	LF-2B	22	Visalia	A+
Dan Gladden	LF-OF	30	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Ira Goldstein	OF		Visalia	A+
Kevin Hagen	P	27	Portland	AAA
Chip Hale	2B-3B	22	Kenosha	A
Michael Halloran			Elizabethton	Rk
Mark Handel			Elizabethton	Rk
Vern Hildebrandt	SS		Elizabethton	Rk
Kent Hrbek	1B	27	Minnesota Twins	MLB
David Jacas	OF	23	Visalia	A+
	OF		Kenosha	A
Charles Jones	1B		Elizabethton	Rk
Ricky Jones	2B-3B	28	Portland	AAA
Terry Jorgensen	3B-1B	21	Kenosha	A
Joe Klink	P	25	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Rusty Kryzanowski	3B		Kenosha	A
Clarke Lange	3B		Visalia	A+
Marty Lanoux	3B		Visalia	A+
Gene Larkin	1B-RF	24	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	1B-RF		Portland	AAA
Tim Laudner	C	29	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Scott Leius	3B	22	Kenosha	A
Mike Lexa	2B		Kenosha	A
Steven Liddle	C	28	Portland	AAA
	C		Orlando	AA
Steve Lombardozzi	2B	27	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Alex Marte	OF	24	Portland	AAA
	OF		Orlando	AA
Chris Martin	OF		Elizabethton	Rk
Jose Marzan	IF-OF	21	Kenosha	A
Mike Mathiot	C		Elizabethton	Rk
Julius McDougal	SS	24	Portland	AAA
	SS		Orlando	AA
Glenn Meyers	OF	24	Visalia	A+
	OF		Kenosha	A
Kenny Morgan	OF		Visalia	A+
Greg Morhardt	OF	23	Portland	AAA
	OF		Orlando	AA
Peter Mueller	1B		Visalia	A+
Miguel Murphy	OF	20	Kenosha	A
Ed Naveda			Kenosha	A
Al Newman	2B-SS	27	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Joe Niekro	P	42	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Randy Niemann	P	31	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Tom Nieto	C	26	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	C		Portland	AAA
Doug Palmer	2B-SS		Orlando	AA
Derek Parks	C	19	Kenosha	A
Chris Pittaro	3B-2B	26	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	3B-2B		Portland	AAA
Mark Portugal	P	24	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	P		Portland	AAA
Kirby Puckett	CF-OF	26	Minnesota Twins	MLB
John Pust	SS		Visalia	A+
Bobby Ralston	2B-SS		Orlando	AA
Mike Randle	2B	17	Kenosha	A
Jeff Reardon	P	31	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Jeff Reboulet	2B-SS	23	Orlando	AA
A.J. Richardson	3B		Visalia	A+
Mark Salas	C	26	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Dan Schatzeder	P	32	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Thomas Schwarz			Orlando	AA
Timothy Senne			Visalia	A+
Roy Smalley	SS	34	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Marvin Smith	C		Elizabethton	Rk
Roy Smith	P	26	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Mike Smithson	P	32	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Kendall Snyder	1B-3B		Kenosha	A
Les Straker	P	27	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Dean Tatarian	SS	18	Elizabethton	Rk
Robert Tinkey	3B		Kenosha	A
Frank Valdez			Elizabethton	Rk
David Vetsch	OF		Orlando	AA
Frank Viola	P	27	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Wade Wacker	SS		Elizabethton	Rk
Glen Walker	C	29	Portland	AAA
Walter Watts	P		Elizabethton	Rk
Lenny Webster	C	22	Kenosha	A
Jaime Williams			Portland	AAA
			Visalia	A+
Jim Wilson	1B	26	Portland	AAA
Phil Wilson	OF		Portland	AAA
Eddy Yanes	OF		Orlando	AA
	OF		Visalia	A+
Joey Zellner	2B		Visalia	A+

Organizational Roster of Pitchers

Player	Age	Team	Level
Paul Abbott	20	Kenosha	A
Allan Anderson	23	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	23	Portland	AAA
Mike Anthony		Elizabethton	Rk
Keith Atherton	28	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Pat Bangston		Kenosha	A
		Elizabethton	Rk
Willie Banks	18	Elizabethton	Rk
Juan Berenguer	32	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Ben Bianchi	26	Portland	AAA
	26	Orlando	AA
Jeff Bittiger	25	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	25	Portland	AAA
David Blakley		Visalia	A+
Bert Blyleven	36	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Jeff Bronkey	22	Orlando	AA
	22	Visalia	A+
Jeff Bumgarner	20	Orlando	AA
Lawrence Buzzard		Kenosha	A
Steve Carlton	42	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Ernest Carrasco	25	Visalia	A+
Larry Casian	21	Visalia	A+
Clay Christiansen	29	Portland	AAA
Danny Clay	25	Portland	AAA
Mark Clemons		Portland	AAA
		Orlando	AA
Tim Cota		Visalia	A+
		Kenosha	A
Bob Craskey	22	Elizabethton	Rk
James Davins	23	Kenosha	A
Paul DeJaynes		Kenosha	A
Peter Delkus		Elizabethton	Rk
Mike Dyer	21	Kenosha	A
Terry Forster	35	Portland	AAA
George Frazier	32	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Troy Galloway		Visalia	A+
Ron Gardenhire	29	Portland	AAA
Steve Gasser	20	Portland	AAA
	20	Orlando	AA
Ira Goldstein		Visalia	A+
Steve Gomez		Portland	AAA
		Orlando	AA
German Gonzalez	25	Kenosha	A
Mark Guthrie	22	Visalia	A+
Kevin Hagen	27	Portland	AAA
Dana Heinie		Visalia	A+
		Kenosha	A
Robert Hernandez		Kenosha	A
		Elizabethton	Rk
Darrel Higgs		Portland	AAA
		Orlando	AA
Phil Huffman	29	Portland	AAA
Doug Kline	22	Kenosha	A
	22	Elizabethton	Rk
Joe Klink	25	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	25	Portland	AAA
Rusty Kryzanowski		Elizabethton	Rk
Marty Lanoux		Visalia	A+
Bill Latham	27	Portland	AAA
Robert Lee		Visalia	A+
Tom Marten		Elizabethton	Rk
Basil Meyer		Elizabethton	Rk
Greg Morhardt	23	Orlando	AA
Ron Musselman	32	Portland	AAA
Joe Niekro	42	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Randy Niemann	31	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	31	Portland	AAA
Toby Nivens		Orlando	AA
Tim O'Connor		Visalia	A+
Alexis Perez		Elizabethton	Rk
Jeff Perry		Portland	AAA
		Orlando	AA
		Visalia	A+
Wes Pierorazio	26	Orlando	AA
Park Pittman		Visalia	A+
Mark Portugal	24	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	24	Portland	AAA
Jeff Reardon	31	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Mike Redding		Visalia	A+
David Richardson		Elizabethton	Rk
Enrique Rios		Kenosha	A
Elvis Romero		Kenosha	A
		Elizabethton	Rk
Jeff Satzinger	22	Kenosha	A
Steve Scanlon		Visalia	A+
Dan Schatzeder	32	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Stoney Schneider		Elizabethton	Rk
Timothy Senne		Visalia	A+
Danny Smith		Orlando	AA
Robbie Smith		Orlando	AA
Roy Smith	26	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	26	Portland	AAA
Mike Smithson	32	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	32	Portland	AAA
Alan Sontag	23	Orlando	AA
Steve Stowell	18	Kenosha	A
	18	Elizabethton	Rk
Les Straker	27	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Robert Strube		Visalia	A+
Chad Swanson		Kenosha	A
Carl Thomas		Kenosha	A
Kevin Trudeau		Portland	AAA
		Orlando	AA
Eric Villanueva		Elizabethton	Rk
Frank Viola	27	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Kurt Walker		Orlando	AA
		Visalia	A+
Fred White	19	Elizabethton	Rk
Jaime Williams		Visalia	A+
Brian Wulf		Kenosha	A
		Elizabethton	Rk
John Young		Orlando	AA