This is a list of the Minnesota Twins best single seasons. I decided to select two players for each infield position, six outfielders (regardless of specific position), and one designated hitter for each AL team. Hitters had to play at least 51% of games at their position. For pitching, we selected seven starting pitchers, three non-closers, and two closers. Starting pitchers had to start at least 20 games during the selected season. Relief pitchers were deemed non-closers if they saved less than 10 games. Closers are pitchers that save more than 10 games.

• Catcher – Joe Mauer, 2009



Joe Mauer

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
170	.438	7.8	138	606	94	191	30	1	28	96	4	76	63	.365	.444	.587	1.031

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• First Base – Rod Carew, 1977



Rod Carew

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
175	.440	9.7	155	694	128	239	38	16	14	100	23	69	55	.388	.449	.570	1.019

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• Second Base – Chuck Knoblauch, 1996



Chuck Knoblauch

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
145	.422	8.6	153	701	140	197	35	14	13	72	45	98	74	.341	.448	.517	.965

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• Third Base – Harmon Killebrew, 1969



Harmon Killebrew

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
173	.441	6.1	162	709	106	153	20	2	49	140	8	145	84	.276	.427	.584	1.011

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• Shortstop – Joe Cronin, 1930



Joe Cronin

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
139	.418	8.4	154	686	127	203	41	9	13	126	17	72	36	.346	.422	.513	.934

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• Outfield – Goose Goslin, 1928



Goose Goslin

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
174	.473	7.5	135	528	80	173	36	10	17	102	16	48	19	.379	.442	.614	1.056

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• Outfield – Ed Delahanty, 1902



Ed Delahanty

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
173	.485	6.7	123	539	103	178	43	14	10	93	16	62	9	.376	.453	.590	1.043

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• Outfield – Kirby Puckett, 1988



Kirby Puckett

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
150	.403	7.7	158	691	109	234	42	5	24	121	6	23	83	.356	.375	.545	.920

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• Designated Hitter – Chili Davis, 1991



Chili Davis

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
139	.391	3.3	153	634	84	148	34	1	29	93	5	95	117	.277	.385	.507	.892

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• Starting Pitcher – Walter Johnson, 1913



Walter Johnson

ERA-	WAR	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
39	14.6	48	36	36	7	1.14	346	29	11	2	56	44	38	243	6.3	0.780

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• Starting Pitcher – Johan Santana, 2004



Johan Santana

ERA-	WAR	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
56	8.6	34	34	20	6	2.61	228	1	1	0	70	66	54	265	10.5	0.921

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• Starting Pitcher – Bert Blyleven, 1988



Bert Blyleven

ERA-	WAR	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
63	9.9	40	40	20	17	2.52	325	25	9	0	109	91	67	258	7.1	1.177

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• Starting Pitcher – Frank Viola, 1987



Frank Viola

ERA-	WAR	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
62	8.0	36	36	17	10	2.90	251.2	7	1	0	91	81	66	197	7.0	1.176

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• Starting Pitcher – Camilo Pascual, 1959



Camilo Pascual

ERA-	WAR	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
67	7.8	32	30	17	10	2.64	238.2	17	6	0	80	70	69	185	7.0	1.135

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• Relief Pitcher – Dennys Reyes, 2006



Dennys Reyes

ERA-	WAR	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
20	2.2	66	0	5	0	0.89	50.2	0	0	0	8	5	15	49	8.7	0.987

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• Relief Pitcher – Caleb Thielbar, 2013



Caleb Thielbar

ERA-	WAR	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
44	1.3	49	0	3	2	1.76	46	0	0	0	11	9	14	39	7.6	0.826

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• Closer – Joe Nathan, 2008



Joe Nathan

ERA-	WAR	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
31	3.3	68	0	1	2	1.33	67.2	0	0	39	13	10	18	74	9.8	0.901

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Bench

• Catcher – Earl Battey, 1963
• First Base – Bob Allison, 1964
• Second Base – Buddy Myer, 1935
• Third Base – Buddy Lewis, 1939
• Shortstop – Cecil Travis, 1941
• Outfield – Tony Oliva, 1964
• Outfield – Stan Spence, 1944
• Outfield – Shane Mack, 1992
• Starting Pitcher – Garland Braxton, 1928
• Starting Pitcher – Roger Wolff, 1945
• Relief Pitcher – Pat Neshek, 2006
• Closer – Doug Corbett, 1980

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