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Record: 91-71   .562.... 2nd in American League West
Stadium: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 3,030,672
Payroll: $12,154,800
Top Draft Pick: Johnny Ard (#20)   AAA
Manager - Tom Kelly

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

Team Leaders

HR: Gaetti [28]
RBI: Puckett [121]
2B: Puckett [42]
SB: Gladden [28]
W: Viola [24]
SV: Reardon [42]
SO: Viola [193]

Oldest Player: Joe Niekro [43]
Youngest Player: Allan Anderson [24]
Longest Tenure: Gary Gaetti, Kent Hrbek, Tim Laudner [8]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Kelvin Torve (Jun 25)
Pitchers: German Gonzalez (Aug 5)

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Organizational Roster of Batters

Player	Pos	Age	Team	Level
Richard Alm			Kenosha	A
Allan Anderson	P	24	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Joey Aragon	SS		Orlando	AA
Thomas Arnold			Visalia	A+
Keith Atherton	P	29	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Doug Baker	SS-2B	27	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	SS-2B		Portland	AAA
Juan Berenguer	P	33	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Karl Best	P	29	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Brad Bierley	OF-3B	25	Portland	AAA
Larry Blackwell	SS		Visalia	A+
Bert Blyleven	P	37	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Gary Borg	OF	25	Orlando	AA
Bernardo Brito	LF	24	Orlando	AA
Jarvis Brown	CF-RF	21	Kenosha	A
J.T. Bruett	RF-CF	20	Kenosha	A
	RF-CF		Elizabethton	Rk
Tom Brunansky	OF-RF	28	Minnesota Twins	MLB
T.R. Bryden	P	29	Portland	AAA
Eric Bullock	OF-LF	28	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	OF-LF		Portland	AAA
Randy Bush	RF-OF	29	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Carlos Capellan			Kenosha	A
Steve Carlton	P	43	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Doug Carpenter	OF-IF		Orlando	AA
John Christensen	RF-OF	28	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Mark Davidson	RF-LF	27	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	RF-LF		Portland	AAA
Ken Davis	OF		Visalia	A+
Rafael DeLima			Orlando	AA
Mike Dotzler	C		Orlando	AA
Steve Dunn	1B	18	Elizabethton	Rk
Jim Dwyer	OF	38	Minnesota Twins	MLB
John Eccles	C		Visalia	A+
Mark Ericson	C		Kenosha	A
Winston Ficklin	OF		Portland	AAA
Chris Forgione	OF		Orlando	AA
Carl Fraticelli	2B		Visalia	A+
Richard Freeman			Elizabethton	Rk
Gary Gaetti	3B	30	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Greg Gagne	SS	26	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Amadeo Garcia			Elizabethton	Rk
Cheo Garcia			Elizabethton	Rk
Shawn Gilbert	LF-2B	23	Visalia	A+
	LF-2B		Kenosha	A
Dan Gladden	LF-OF	31	Minnesota Twins	MLB
German Gonzalez	P	26	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Kenny Grant	3B	23	Visalia	A+
Deryk Gross	OF		Visalia	A+
Chip Hale	2B-3B	23	Orlando	AA
Brian Harper	C	28	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	C		Portland	AAA
Andrew Harter	1B	23	Kenosha	A
Tom Herr	2B	32	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Kent Hrbek	1B	28	Minnesota Twins	MLB
David Jacas	OF	24	Kenosha	A
Shane Jenny			Kenosha	A
Ricky Jones	2B-3B	29	Portland	AAA
Terry Jorgensen	3B-1B	22	Orlando	AA
Marty Lanoux	3B		Visalia	A+
Gene Larkin	1B-RF	25	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Tim Laudner	C	30	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Charlie Lea	P	31	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Dave Leeper	OF	28	Portland	AAA
Scott Leius	3B	23	Visalia	A+
Jose Leon			Elizabethton	Rk
Mike Lexa	2B		Visalia	A+
	2B		Kenosha	A
Steven Liddle	C	29	Portland	AAA
Steve Lombardozzi	2B	28	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Dwight Lowry	C	30	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	C		Portland	AAA
Angel Lugo	SS		Elizabethton	Rk
Chris Martin	OF		Kenosha	A
	OF		Elizabethton	Rk
Tippy Martinez	P	38	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Jose Marzan	IF-OF	22	Visalia	A+
	IF-OF		Kenosha	A
Mike Mason	P	29	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	P		Portland	AAA
Mike Mathiot	C		Elizabethton	Rk
Loy McBride	OF		Elizabethton	Rk
Willie McKinnon	OF		Elizabethton	Rk
Jeff Milene	OF		Elizabethton	Rk
Kenny Morgan	OF		Visalia	A+
John Moses	OF-CF	31	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	OF-CF		Portland	AAA
Willie Mota			Elizabethton	Rk
Ed Naveda			Visalia	A+
Al Newman	2B-SS	28	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Joe Niekro	P	43	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Tom Nieto	C	27	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	C		Portland	AAA
Alejandro Nunez			Elizabethton	Rk
Pedro Oliva	OF		Elizabethton	Rk
Derek Parks	C	20	Orlando	AA
Francisco Pichardo			Elizabethton	Rk
Chris Pittaro	3B-2B	27	Portland	AAA
Douglas Pittman			Kenosha	A
Mark Portugal	P	25	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Kirby Puckett	CF-OF	27	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Bobby Ralston	2B-SS		Portland	AAA
Mike Randle	2B	18	Visalia	A+
Jeff Reardon	P	32	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Jeff Reboulet	2B-SS	24	Portland	AAA
	2B-SS		Orlando	AA
Gary Resetar	OF		Kenosha	A
A.J. Richardson	3B		Visalia	A+
David Rivera			Elizabethton	Rk
Vic Rodriguez	2B-3B	27	Portland	AAA
Bryan Roskom	SS		Kenosha	A
	SS		Elizabethton	Rk
Hector Santana			Elizabethton	Rk
Dan Schatzeder	P	33	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Robert Shipman	OF		Elizabethton	Rk
David Smith	OF		Kenosha	A
Roy Smith	P	27	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Doug Snyder	OF		Visalia	A+
Les Straker	P	28	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Dean Tatarian	SS	19	Kenosha	A
	SS		Elizabethton	Rk
Robert Tinkey	3B		Kenosha	A
Freddie Toliver	P	27	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Kelvin Torve	1B	28	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	1B		Portland	AAA
Frank Valdez			Kenosha	A
Frank Viola	P	28	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Wade Wacker	SS		Elizabethton	Rk
Lenny Webster	C	23	Kenosha	A
Jaime Williams			Orlando	AA
Phil Wilson	OF		Portland	AAA
	OF		Orlando	AA
Jim Winn	P	29	Minnesota Twins	MLB
J.R. Wright	OF		Elizabethton	Rk
Eddy Yanes	OF		Orlando	AA
Joey Zellner	2B		Visalia	A+

Organizational Roster of Pitchers

Player	Age	Team	Level
Paul Abbott	21	Visalia	A+
Jackie Abel		Elizabethton	Rk
Allan Anderson	24	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	24	Portland	AAA
Joey Aragon		Orlando	AA
Johnny Ard	21	Kenosha	A
	21	Elizabethton	Rk
Keith Atherton	29	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Pat Bangston		Kenosha	A
Willie Banks	19	Kenosha	A
Juan Berenguer	33	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Karl Best	29	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	29	Portland	AAA
Bert Blyleven	37	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Jeff Bronkey	23	Visalia	A+
T.R. Bryden	29	Portland	AAA
Jeff Bumgarner	21	Portland	AAA
	21	Orlando	AA
Lawrence Buzzard		Visalia	A+
		Kenosha	A
Steve Carlton	43	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Larry Casian	22	Portland	AAA
	22	Orlando	AA
Bill Cutshall		Orlando	AA
Mark Davidson	27	Portland	AAA
James Davins	24	Portland	AAA
Peter Delkus		Kenosha	A
Mike Dyer	22	Orlando	AA
Kevin Franchi		Kenosha	A
Balvino Galvez	24	Portland	AAA
	24	Orlando	AA
Rich Garces	17	Elizabethton	Rk
Franklin Garcia		Elizabethton	Rk
Steve Gasser	21	Orlando	AA
Tom Gilles	26	Orlando	AA
	26	Kenosha	A
Dan Gladden	31	Minnesota Twins	MLB
German Gonzalez	26	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	26	Orlando	AA
Mark Guthrie	23	Visalia	A+
Brian Harper	28	Portland	AAA
Jody Harrington		Elizabethton	Rk
Dana Heinie		Visalia	A+
Troy James		Visalia	A+
Kurt Kepshire	29	Portland	AAA
Doug Kline	23	Visalia	A+
Rusty Kryzanowski		Kenosha	A
Marty Lanoux		Visalia	A+
Charlie Lea	31	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Dave Leeper	28	Portland	AAA
	28	Visalia	A+
Steven Liddle	29	Portland	AAA
Pat Mahomes	18	Elizabethton	Rk
Tom Marten		Kenosha	A
Tippy Martinez	38	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Mike Mason	29	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	29	Portland	AAA
Alan McKay		Orlando	AA
Basil Meyer		Kenosha	A
Steve Muh		Kenosha	A
		Elizabethton	Rk
Alan Newman	18	Elizabethton	Rk
Joe Niekro	43	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Toby Nivens		Orlando	AA
Tim O'Connor		Orlando	AA
Francisco Oliveras	25	Portland	AAA
	25	Orlando	AA
Alexis Perez		Kenosha	A
		Elizabethton	Rk
Park Pittman		Orlando	AA
Mike Pomeranz		Elizabethton	Rk
Mark Portugal	25	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	25	Portland	AAA
Jeff Reardon	32	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Mike Redding		Visalia	A+
		Kenosha	A
Elvis Reyes		Elizabethton	Rk
David Richardson		Elizabethton	Rk
Dominick Rovasio		Elizabethton	Rk
Jeff Satzinger	23	Orlando	AA
Steve Scanlon		Visalia	A+
Dan Schatzeder	33	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	33	Portland	AAA
Doug Simons	22	Visalia	A+
Roy Smith	27	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	27	Portland	AAA
Ray Soff	29	Portland	AAA
Steve Stowell	19	Kenosha	A
Les Straker	28	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	28	Portland	AAA
Robert Strube		Visalia	A+
Doug Sutton		Elizabethton	Rk
Chad Swanson		Kenosha	A
Freddie Toliver	27	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	27	Portland	AAA
Kevin Trudeau		Portland	AAA
		Orlando	AA
Frank Viola	28	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Walter Watts		Elizabethton	Rk
Fred White	20	Kenosha	A
Jimmy Williams		Visalia	A+
Jim Winn	29	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	29	Portland	AAA