1987 Rewind: Team Leaders

BATTING LEADERS

GAMES

Kirby Puckett, 157
Tom Brunansky, 155
Gary Gaettie, 154

PLATE APPEARANCES

Puckett, 668
Gaetti, 628
Brunansky, 614

AT-BATS

Puckett, 624
Gaetti, 584
Brunansky, 532

RUNS

Puckett, 96
Gaetti, 95
Kent Hrbek, 85

HITS

Puckett, 207
Gaetti, 150
Brunansky, 138

DOUBLES

Gaetti, 36
Puckett, 32
Greg Gagne, 28

TRIPLES

Gagne, 7
Al Newman, 5
Puckett, 5

HOME RUNS

Hrbek, 34
Brunansky, 32
Gaetti, 31

RBI

Gaetti, 109
Puckett, 99
Hrbek, 90

STOLEN BASES

Dan Gladden, 25
Newman, 15
Puckett 12

WALKS

Hrbek, 84
Brunansky, 74
Randy Bush, 43

BATTING AVERAGE

Puckett, .332
Hrbek, ,285
Roy Smalley, .275

ON-BASE PERCENTAGE

Hrbek, ,389
Puckett, .367
Smalley, .352
Brunansky, 352

SLUGGING PERCENTAGE

Hrbek, .545
Puckett, .534
Brunansky, .489

OPS

Hrbek, .934
Puckett, .900
Brunansky, .841

TOTAL BASES

Puckett, 333
Gaetti, 283
Hrbek, 260
Brunansky, 260

HIT BY PITCH

Puckett, 6
4 tied at 4

SACRIFICE HITS

Gagne, 10
Lombardozzi, 9
Newman, 7

SACRIFICE FLIES

Puckett, 6
Bush, 5
Hrbek, 5

INTENTIONAL WALKS

Hrbek, 12
Gaetti, 7
Puckett, 7

PITCHING LEADERS

WINS

Frank Viola, 17
Bert Blyleven, 15
3 tied at 8

WINNING PERCENTAGE

Juan Berenguer, .889
Viola, .630
Keith Atherton, .583

ERA

Viola, 2.90
Berenguer, 3.94
Blyleven, 4.01

GAMES

Reardon, 63
Atherton, 59
George Frazier, 54

STARTS

Blyleven, 37
Viola, 36
Les Straker, 26

GAMES FINISHED

Reardon, 63
Atherton, 29
Frazier, 26

COMPLETE GAMES

Blyleven, 8
Viola, 7
Straker, 1

SHUTOUTS

Blyleven, 1
Viola, 1

SAVES

Reardon, 34
Berenguer, 4
Atherton, 2
Frazier, 2

INNINGS

Blyleven, 267
Viola, 251.2
Straker, 154.1

STRIKEOUTS

Viola, 197
Blyleven, 196
Berenguer, 110

BATTERS FACED

Blyleven, 1122
Viola, 1037
Straker, 656

FIP

Berenguer, 3.33
Viola, 3.66
Reardon, 4.23

WHIP

Viola, 1.176
Reardon, 1.220
Blyleven, 1.311

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  1. Seasons in which the Twins have had multiple players hit 30+ homers since 1987: 2 (2006 & 2009)
    Franchises with multiple players who hit 30+ homers in more than two seasons since 1987: 26 (including Arizona, Colorado, Florida, and Tampa Bay)

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