1988 Minnesota Twins
League	American League
Division	West
Ballpark	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
City	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Record	91–71 (.562)
Divisional place	2nd
Owners	Carl Pohlad
General managers	Andy MacPhail
Managers	Tom Kelly
Television	KMSP-TV (Jim Kaat, Ted Robinson) Twinsvision (Dick Bremer, Harmon Killebrew)
Radio	830 WCCO AM (Herb Carneal, John Gordon)
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The 1988 Minnesota Twins finished at 91–71, second in the American League West. 3,030,672 fans attended Twins games, at the time, establishing a new major league record. Pitcher Allan Anderson had his most successful season in 1988, winning the American League ERA title at 2.45 and compiling a record of 16-9 in 30 starts.

Offseason

• November 7, 1987: Eric Bullock was signed as a free agent by the Twins.^[1]
• December 21, 1987: Don Baylor was released by the Twins.^[2]
• December 21, 1987: Dan Schatzeder was released by the Twins.^[3]
• December 21, 1987: Mike Smithson was released by the Twins.^[4]
• January 1988: Vic Rodriguez was signed as a free agent by the Twins.^[5]
• January 4, 1988: Brian Harper was signed as a free agent by the Twins.^[6]
• March 18, 1988: Sal Butera was released by the Twins.^[7]
• March 24, 1988: Billy Beane was traded by the Twins to the Detroit Tigers for Balvino Gálvez.^[8]

Regular season

Five Twins made the All-Star Game, third baseman Gary Gaetti, outfielder Kirby Puckett, catcher Tim Laudner, starting pitcher Frank Viola, and relief pitcher Jeff Reardon.

On September 16, Puckett got his 1000th hit, becoming just the fifth major leaguer to achieve that total before completing his fifth year.

On September 17, reliever Reardon collected his 40th save of the season. With 41 saves as a 1985 Montreal Expo, he became the only major league player to reach 40 saves in each league.

Frank Viola became the first Twins player since Jim Perry in 1970 to win the AL Cy Young Award.

Offense

Kirby Puckett hit .356 with 24 HR, drove in 121 runs and scored 109. Puckett led the AL with 234 hits, 163 singles, and 358 total bases. Puckett's 234 hits were the most by a right-handed batter since Joe Medwick had 237 hits in 1937.

Kent Hrbek hit .312 with 25 HR and 76 RBI. Gary Gaetti hit .301 with 28 HR and 88 RBI.

Team Leaders

Statistic	Player	Quantity
HR	Gary Gaetti	28
RBI	Kirby Puckett	121
BA	Kirby Puckett	.356
Runs	Kirby Puckett	109

Pitching

The Twins had two solid starting pitchers: Frank Viola (24-7), and Allan Anderson (16-9). Frank Viola led the AL with 24 wins. Allan Anderson led the AL with a 2.45 ERA. Reliever Jeff Reardon had 42 saves. Bert Blyleven (10-17, 5.43 ERA) led the AL with 17 losses, 125 earned runs allowed, and 16 hit batsmen.

Team Leaders

Statistic	Player	Quantity
ERA	Allan Anderson	2.45*
Wins	Frank Viola	24*
Saves	Jeff Reardon	42
Strikeouts	Frank Viola	193

*League leader

Defense

Third baseman Gary Gaetti and center fielder Kirby Puckett each won their third Gold Glove Award.

Season standings

v t e AL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Oakland Athletics	104	58	0.642	—	54–27	50–31
Minnesota Twins	91	71	0.562	13	47–34	44–37
Kansas City Royals	84	77	0.522	19½	44–36	40–41
California Angels	75	87	0.463	29	35–46	40–41
Chicago White Sox	71	90	0.441	32½	40–41	31–49
Texas Rangers	70	91	0.435	33½	38–43	32–48
Seattle Mariners	68	93	0.422	35½	37–44	31–49

Record vs. opponents

1988 American League record v t e Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TEX	TOR
Baltimore	—	4–9	5–7	4–7	4–9	5–8	0–12	4–9	3–9	3–10	4–8	7–5	6–6	5–8
Boston	9–4	—	8–4	7–5	8–5	6–7	6–6	10–3	7–5	9–4	3–9	6–6	8–4	2–11
California	7–5	4–8	—	9–4	8–4	5–7	5–8	3–9	4–9	6–6	4–9	6–7	8–5	6–6
Chicago	7–4	5–7	4–9	—	3–9	3–9	7–6	6–6	4–9	3–9	5–8	9–4	8–5	7–5
Cleveland	9–4	5–8	4–8	9–3	—	4–9	6–6	9–4	5–7	6–7	4–8	5–7	6–6	6–7
Detroit	8–5	7–6	7–5	9–3	9–4	—	8–4	5–8	1–11	8–5	4–8	9–3	8–4	5–8
Kansas City	12–0	6–6	8–5	6–7	6–6	4–8	—	3–9	7–6	6–6	8–5	7–5	7–6	4–8
Milwaukee	9–4	3–10	9–3	6–6	4–9	8–5	9–3	—	7–5	6–7	3–9	8–4	8–4	7–6
Minnesota	9–3	5–7	9–4	9–4	7–5	11–1	6–7	5–7	—	3–9	5–8	8–5	7–6	7–5
New York	10–3	4–9	6–6	9–3	7–6	5–8	6–6	7–6	9–3	—	6–6	5–7	5–6	6–7
Oakland	8–4	9–3	9–4	8–5	8–4	8–4	5–8	9–3	8–5	6–6	—	9–4	8–5	9–3
Seattle	5–7	6–6	7–6	4–9	7–5	3–9	5–7	4–8	5–8	7–5	4–9	—	6–7	5–7
Texas	6–6	4–8	5–8	5–8	6–6	4–8	6–7	4–8	6–7	6–5	5–8	7–6	—	6–6
Toronto	8–5	11–2	6–6	5–7	7–6	8–5	8–4	6–7	5–7	7–6	3–9	7–5	6–6	—

Roster

1988 Minnesota Twins
Roster
Pitchers 49 Allan Anderson 22 Keith Atherton 40 Juan Berenguer 38 Karl Best 28 Bert Blyleven 38 Steve Carlton 46 Germán González 53 Charlie Lea 57 Tippy Martinez 20 Mike Mason 36 Joe Niekro 19 Mark Portugal 41 Jeff Reardon 31 Dan Schatzeder 23 Roy Smith 17 Les Straker 31 Freddie Toliver 16 Frank Viola 48 Jim Winn		Catchers 12 Brian Harper 15 Tim Laudner 39 Dwight Lowry 11 Tom Nieto Infielders 21 Doug Baker  8 Gary Gaetti  7 Greg Gagne 18,33 Tom Herr 14 Kent Hrbek  9 Gene Larkin  4 Steve Lombardozzi 26 Al Newman 18 Kelvin Torve		Outfielders 24 Tom Brunansky 36 Eric Bullock 25 Randy Bush 20 John Christensen 27 Mark Davidson  5 Jim Dwyer 32 Dan Gladden  1 John Moses 34 Kirby Puckett		Manager 10 Tom Kelly Coaches  6 Tony Oliva 44 Rick Renick 43 Rick Stelmaszek 42 Dick Such 45 Wayne Terwilliger

Notable transactionsedit

• April 5, 1988: John Moses was signed as a free agent by the Twins.^[9]
• April 22, 1988: Tom Brunansky was traded by the Twins to the St. Louis Cardinals for Tom Herr.^[10]
• May 28, 1988: John Christensen was signed as a free agent by the Twins.^[11]
• June 27, 1988: Dan Schatzeder was signed as a free agent by the Twins.^[3]

Notable gamesedit

• September 17: Jeff Reardon becomes the first pitcher in baseball history to record 40 saves in both leagues in a 3-1 win versus the White Sox.^[12]

Player statsedit

Battingedit

Starters by positionedit

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

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