2016 Minnesota Twins | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | Central | |
Ballpark | Target Field | |
City | Minneapolis, Minnesota | |
Record | 59–103 (.364) | |
Divisional place | 5th | |
Owners | Jim Pohlad | |
General managers | Terry Ryan (fired July 18) Rob Antony (interim) | |
Managers | Paul Molitor | |
Television | Fox Sports North (Dick Bremer, Bert Blyleven) | |
Radio | KTWN-FM (Cory Provus, Dan Gladden) | |
Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference | |
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The 2016 Minnesota Twins season was the 56th season for the franchise in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, their seventh season at Target Field and the 116th overall in the American League. The 2016 season marked the 25th anniversary of the 1991 Twins World Series victory, and the 2016 team wore commemorative patches. The team finished in fifth place in the American League Central and lost 103 games, the worst record in the majors and the most losses since the franchise relocated to Minnesota in 1961.
The Twins signed Korean baseball star Byung-ho Park in the offseason, in addition to acquiring John Ryan Murphy, a catcher, in a trade with the Yankees. The team's encouraging 83–79 finish the previous season behind good rookie seasons from Miguel Sano, Eddie Rosario, Tyler Duffey, and Byron Buxton, along with the anticipated arrival of Minor Leaguers José Berríos and Max Kepler, gave Twins' fans high hopes for the 2016 season. However, the season became a complete disaster, starting with the Twins losing their first nine games of the season and never getting out of last place in the AL Central. They finished with a record of 59-103, the worst in the league. The 103 losses marked the worst record in Twins history, besting the 60-102 team of 1982.
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Cleveland Indians | 94 | 67 | .584 | — | 53–28 | 41–39 |
Detroit Tigers | 86 | 75 | .534 | 8 | 45–35 | 41–40 |
Kansas City Royals | 81 | 81 | .500 | 13½ | 47–34 | 34–47 |
Chicago White Sox | 78 | 84 | .481 | 16½ | 45–36 | 33–48 |
Minnesota Twins | 59 | 103 | .364 | 35½ | 30–51 | 29–52 |
Team | W | L | Pct. |
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Texas Rangers | 95 | 67 | .586 |
Cleveland Indians | 94 | 67 | .584 |
Boston Red Sox | 93 | 69 | .574 |
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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Toronto Blue Jays | 89 | 73 | .549 | — |
Baltimore Orioles | 89 | 73 | .549 | — |
Detroit Tigers | 86 | 75 | .534 | 2½ |
Seattle Mariners | 86 | 76 | .531 | 3 |
New York Yankees | 84 | 78 | .519 | 5 |
Houston Astros | 84 | 78 | .519 | 5 |
Kansas City Royals | 81 | 81 | .500 | 8 |
Chicago White Sox | 78 | 84 | .481 | 11 |
Los Angeles Angels | 74 | 88 | .457 | 15 |
Oakland Athletics | 69 | 93 | .426 | 20 |
Tampa Bay Rays | 68 | 94 | .420 | 21 |
Minnesota Twins | 59 | 103 | .364 | 30 |
Source: MLB Standings Grid - 2016 | ||||||||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
Baltimore | — | 8–11 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 1–6 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 10–9 | 3–4 | 1–6 | 13–6 | 3–4 | 9–10 | 14–6 |
Boston | 11–8 | — | 3–4 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 11–8 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 9–10 | 14–6 |
Chicago | 3–4 | 4–3 | — | 8–11 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 5–14 | 2–5 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 9–11 |
Cleveland | 1–5 | 2–4 | 11–8 | — | 14–4 | 3–4 | 14–5 | 6–1 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 13–7 |
Detroit | 2–5 | 5–2 | 12–7 | 4–14 | — | 4–2 | 7–12 | 2–4 | 15–4 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 13–7 |
Houston | 6–1 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 2–4 | — | 3–4 | 13–6 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 13–6 | 11–8 | 3–3 | 4–15 | 2–5 | 11–9 |
Kansas City | 2–4 | 4–2 | 14–5 | 5–14 | 12–7 | 4–3 | — | 1–5 | 15–4 | 2–5 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 1–6 | 2–4 | 10–10 |
Los Angeles | 2–4 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 1–6 | 4–2 | 6–13 | 5–1 | — | 2–4 | 1–6 | 12–7 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 9–10 | 4–3 | 9–11 |
Minnesota | 1–5 | 3–4 | 7–12 | 9–10 | 4–15 | 2–5 | 4–15 | 4–2 | — | 2–5 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 1–6 | 8–12 |
New York | 9–10 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 6–1 | 5–2 | — | 4–3 | 3–3 | 11–8 | 3–4 | 7–12 | 8–12 |
Oakland | 4–3 | 1–5 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 6–13 | 6–1 | 7–12 | 4–2 | 3–4 | — | 7–12 | 5–2 | 9–10 | 3–3 | 7–13 |
Seattle | 6–1 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 8–11 | 4–3 | 11–8 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 12–7 | — | 4–2 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 13–7 |
Tampa Bay | 6–13 | 7–12 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 8–11 | 2–5 | 2–4 | — | 4–2 | 11–8 | 10–10 |
Texas | 4–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 15–4 | 6–1 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 12–7 | 2–4 | — | 3–4 | 13–7 |
Toronto | 10–9 | 10–9 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 6–1 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 8–11 | 4–3 | — | 13–7 |
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April: 7–17 (Home: 6–7; Away: 1–10)
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May: 8–19 (Home: 2–8; Away: 6–11)
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June: 10–17 (Home: 7–10; Away: 3–7)
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July: 15–11 (Home: 8–7; Away: 7–4)
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August: 9–20 (Home: 2–8 ; Away: 7–12)
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September: 8–19 (Home: 5–11 ; Away: 3–8)
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Twins team member |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | AVG | SLG |
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Brian Dozier | 155 | 615 | 104 | 165 | 35 | 5 | 42 | 99 | 18 | 61 | .268 | .546 |
Joe Mauer | 134 | 494 | 68 | 129 | 22 | 4 | 11 | 49 | 2 | 79 | .261 | .389 |
Miguel Sanó | 116 | 437 | 57 | 103 | 22 | 1 | 25 | 66 | 1 | 54 | .236 | .462 |
Max Kepler | 113 | 396 | 52 | 93 | 20 | 2 | 17 | 63 | 6 | 42 | .235 | .424 |
Eduardo Núñez | 91 | 371 | 49 | 110 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 47 | 27 | 15 | .296 | .439 |
Eduardo Escobar | 105 | 352 | 32 | 83 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 1 | 21 | .236 | .338 |
Kurt Suzuki | 106 | 345 | 34 | 89 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 49 | 0 | 18 | .258 | .403 |
Eddie Rosario | 92 | 335 | 52 | 90 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 32 | 5 | 12 | .269 | .421 |
Robbie Grossman | 99 | 332 | 49 | 93 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 37 | 2 | 55 | .280 | .443 |
Trevor Plouffe | 84 | 319 | 35 | 83 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 47 | 1 | 19 | .260 | .420 |
Byron Buxton | 92 | 298 | 44 | 67 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 10 | 23 | .225 | .430 |
Jorge Polanco | 69 | 245 | 24 | 69 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 17 | .282 | .424 |
Danny Santana | 75 | 233 | 29 | 56 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 12 | .240 | .326 |
Byung-ho Park | 62 | 215 | 28 | 41 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 24 | 1 | 21 | .191 | .409 |
Juan Centeno | 55 | 176 | 16 | 46 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 12 | .261 | .392 |
Kennys Vargas | 47 | 152 | 27 | 35 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 24 | .230 | .500 |
Oswaldo Arcia | 32 | 103 | 8 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 10 | .214 | .369 |
John Ryan Murphy | 26 | 82 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .146 | .220 |
Logan Schafer | 26 | 63 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .238 | .317 |
James Beresford | 10 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .227 | .273 |
Darin Mastroianni | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .000 |
Pitcher Totals | 162 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .125 | .125 |
Team Totals | 162 | 5618 | 722 | 1409 | 288 | 35 | 200 | 690 | 91 | 513 | .251 | .421 |
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
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Ervin Santana | 7 | 11 | 3.38 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 181.1 | 168 | 78 | 68 | 53 | 149 |
Kyle Gibson | 6 | 11 | 5.07 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 147.1 | 175 | 89 | 83 | 55 | 104 |
Tyler Duffey | 9 | 12 | 6.43 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 133.0 | 167 | 103 | 95 | 32 | 114 |
Ricky Nolasco | 4 | 8 | 5.13 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 124.2 | 139 | 77 | 71 | 29 | 93 |
Ryan Pressly | 6 | 7 | 3.70 | 72 | 0 | 1 | 75.1 | 79 | 34 | 31 | 23 | 67 |
Michael Tonkin | 3 | 2 | 5.02 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 71.2 | 80 | 46 | 40 | 24 | 80 |
Tommy Milone | 3 | 5 | 5.71 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 69.1 | 84 | 53 | 44 | 22 | 49 |
Pat Dean | 1 | 6 | 6.28 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 67.1 | 88 | 47 | 47 | 23 | 50 |
Taylor Rogers | 3 | 1 | 3.96 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 61.1 | 63 | 29 | 27 | 16 | 64 |
Hector Santiago | 3 | 6 | 5.58 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 61.1 | 65 | 39 | 38 | 22 | 37 |
Phil Hughes | 1 | 7 | 5.95 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 59.0 | 76 | 40 | 39 | 13 | 34 |
José Berríos | 3 | 7 | 8.02 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 58.1 | 74 | 56 | 52 | 35 | 49 |
Brandon Kintzler | 0 | 2 | 3.15 | 54 | 0 | 17 | 54.1 | 59 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 35 |
Trevor May | 2 | 2 | 5.27 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 42.2 | 39 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 60 |
Buddy Boshers | 2 | 0 | 4.25 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 36.0 | 35 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 37 |
Fernando Abad | 1 | 4 | 2.65 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 34.0 | 27 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 29 |
Kevin Jepsen | 2 | 5 | 6.16 | 33 | 0 | 7 | 30.2 | 42 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 22 |
Ryan O'Rourke | 0 | 1 | 3.96 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 24 |
JT Chargois | 1 | 1 | 4.70 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 |
Alex Wimmers | 1 | 3 | 4.15 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 17.1 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 |
Andrew Albers | 0 | 0 | 5.82 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17.0 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 16 |
Neil Ramírez | 0 | 0 | 6.14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 14.2 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Pat Light | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Casey Fien | 1 | 0 | 7.90 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 13.2 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 12 |
Alex Meyer | 0 | 1 | 12.27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Adalberto Mejía | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Glen Perkins | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
J.R. Graham | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Eduardo Escobar | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 59 | 103 | 5.08 | 162 | 162 | 26 | 1443.0 | 1617 | 889 | 814 | 479 | 1191 |
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The 1970 Cleveland Indians season was the 70th season for the franchise. The club finished in fifth place in the American League East with a record of 76 wins and 86 losses.
The 2002 Cleveland Indians season was the 102nd season for the franchise and the 9th season at Jacobs Field. The season began on March 31, 2002. The team finished third in the American League Central behind the Minnesota Twins and the Chicago White Sox, and suffered their first losing season since 1993.
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The 1901 Cleveland Blues season was a season in American baseball. It was the franchise's first in the majors, being one of the original franchises of the American League. Called the "Blues" or "Bluebirds", the team finished seventh out of eight teams.
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The 2011 Minnesota Twins season was the 51st season for the franchise in Minnesota, and the 111th overall in the American League. The team drew 3,168,107 fans during the year. The Twins had a poor season, falling from first place the year before to last in American League Central.
The 2014 Minnesota Twins season was the 54th season for the franchise in Minnesota, and the 114th overall in the American League. They were the host team for the 2014 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. They finished fifth in the American League Central with a 70–92 record.
The 2015 Minnesota Twins season was the 55th season for the franchise in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, their sixth season at Target Field and the 115th overall in the American League. The team finished second in the American League Central with an 83–79 record, their best overall result since the 2010 season, which was the last year they made the playoffs. The team remained in the running for a wild card berth in the American League playoffs until losing Game 161. They would eventually win a wild card berth two years later, in 2017. In between, however, the team lost 103 games.
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