1996 Minnesota Twins Roster

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There were high hopes at the start of Spring Training. Paul Molitor, another St. Paul native son and University of Minnesota sports star decided to return to his Minnesota roots. He looked to be the competitive jolt the Twins needed to become winners once again, but as the end of spring training neared, superstar Kirby Puckett came up blind in one eye. Diagnosed with glaucoma, Puckett called an early end to a sterling career. It was a blow to the organization to suddenly learn they would never have the franchises favorite player on the field again. Despite the tragic news, Molitor put on a show, getting his 3,000 hit as a Twin, and teamed with Marty Cordova to boost the Twins offense. The pitching staff was in shambled with prime closer Rick Aguilera returning to the rotation, only to be felled by injury. 1,437,352 fans crossed their fingers that the Twins could return to greatness.

Scott
Stahoviak
G:	130
AVG:	.284
HR:	13

Frank
Rodriguez
W-L:	13 - 14
K's:	110
ERA:	5.05

Greg
Myers
G:	97
AVG:	.286
HR:	6

Chuck
Knoblauch
G:	153
AVG:	.341
HR:	13

Dave
Hollins
G:	121
AVG:	.242
HR:	13

Pat
Meares
G:	152
AVG:	.267
HR:	8

Marty
Cordova
G:	145
AVG:	.309
HR:	16

Rich
Becker
G:	148
AVG:	.291
HR:	12

Roberto
Kelly
G:	98
AVG:	.323
HR:	6

Dave
Stevens
W-L:	3 - 3
K's:	29
ERA:	4.66

Manager

Tom
Kelly

Paul
Molitor
G:	161
AVG:	.341
HR:	9

Bench Players


Jeff
Reboulet
G:	107
AVG:	.222
HR:	0


Ron
Coomer
G:	95
AVG:	.296
HR:	12


Chip
Hale
G:	85
AVG:	.276
HR:	1


Matt
Lawton
G:	79
AVG:	.258
HR:	6


Matt
Walbeck
G:	63
AVG:	.223
HR:	2


Dennis
Hocking
G:	49
AVG:	.197
HR:	1


Mike
Durant
G:	40
AVG:	.210
HR:	0


Todd
Walker
G:	25
AVG:	.256
HR:	0


Brent
Brede
G:	10
AVG:	.300
HR:	0


Brian
Raabe
G:	7
AVG:	.222
HR:	0


Tom
Quinlan
G:	4
AVG:	.000
HR:	0

Starting Pitchers


Brad
Radke
W-L:	11 - 16
K's:	148
ERA:	4.46


Rich
Robertson
W-L:	7 - 17
K's:	114
ERA:	5.12


Scott
Aldred
W-L:	0 - 4
K's:	36
ERA:	9.35


Rick
Aguilera
W-L:	8 - 6
K's:	83
ERA:	5.42


LaTroy
Hawkins
W-L:	1 - 1
K's:	24
ERA:	8.20


Travis
Miller
W-L:	1 - 2
K's:	15
ERA:	9.23

Relief Pitchers


Eddie
Guardado
W-L:	6 - 5
K's:	74
ERA:	5.25


Dan
Naulty
W-L:	3 - 2
K's:	56
ERA:	3.79


Mike
Trombley
W-L:	5 - 1
K's:	57
ERA:	3.01


Jose
Parra
W-L:	5 - 5
K's:	50
ERA:	6.04


Greg
Hansell
W-L:	3 - 0
K's:	46
ERA:	5.69


Dan
Serafini
W-L:	0 - 1
K's:	1
ERA:	10.38


Erik
Bennett
W-L:	2 - 0
K's:	13
ERA:	7.90


Mike
Milchin
W-L:	2 - 1
K's:	19
ERA:	8.31


Pat
Mahomes
W-L:	1 - 4
K's:	30
ERA:	7.20


Scott
Klingenbeck
W-L:	1 - 1
K's:	15
ERA:	7.85

Coaches

Rick

Stelmaszek

Dick

Such

Scott

Ullger

Terry

Crowley

Ron

Gardenhire