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Major League Baseball

Record: 73-89 .451.... 4th in American League West
Stadium: Metropolitan Stadium
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 787,878

Top Draft Pick: Lenny Faedo (#16) MLB

Affiliates - AAA Toledo Mud Hens AA Orlando Twins A+ Visalia Oaks A Wisconsin Rapids Twins Rk Elizabethton Twins

Team Leaders

HR: Smalley [19]
RBI: Ford [82]
2B: Ford [36]
SB: Carew [27]
W: Goltz [15]
SV: Marshall [21]
SO: Erickson [121]

Oldest Player: Mike Marshall [35]
Youngest Player: Gary Serum [21]
Longest Tenure: Rod Carew [12]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Dave Edwards (Sep 11) Hosken Powell (Apr 5)
Pitchers: Roger Erickson (Apr 6) Darrell Jackson (Jun 16) Greg Thayer (Apr 7)

2009 Independent League Statistics have been updated.

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Organizational Roster of Batters

Player	Pos	Age	Team	Level
Glenn Adams	OF	30	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Gregory Allen			Wisconsin Rapids	A
Archie Amerson	SS		Toledo	AAA
Vince Bailey			Elizabethton	Rk
Tarry Boelter			Elizabethton	Rk
Glenn Borgmann	C	28	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Gary Bozich	2B		Visalia	A+
Floyd Brennecke	SS		Elizabethton	Rk
Bud Bulling	C	25	Orlando	AA
Sal Butera	C	26	Toledo	AAA
Stan Cannon	OF		Elizabethton	Rk
Rod Carew	1B-2B	32	Minnesota Twins	MLB
John Castino	3B-2B	23	Orlando	AA
Paul Catanese			Elizabethton	Rk
Wayne Caughey	SS		Toledo	AAA
Joe Charboneau	OF	23	Visalia	A+
Rich Chiles	OF	28	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Paul Croft	OF		Wisconsin Rapids	A
	OF		Elizabethton	Rk
Mike Cubbage	3B	28	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Rick Cyburt	SS		Visalia	A+
Richard Dalton			Orlando	AA
John Daynor	1B-OF		Visalia	A+
George Dierberger			Wisconsin Rapids	A
Stephen Douglas	3B		Visalia	A+
Alex Dovalis	3B		Elizabethton	Rk
Rick Duncan	C	25	Orlando	AA
Dave Edwards	OF	24	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	OF		Toledo	AAA
Jerry Ennis	SS		Orlando	AA
	SS		Visalia	A+
Roger Erickson	P	22	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Doc Estes	OF		Orlando	AA
Lenny Faedo	SS	18	Elizabethton	Rk
Dan Ford	OF	26	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Mark Funderburk	OF	21	Wisconsin Rapids	A
Mike Gatlin	SS		Toledo	AAA
	SS		Orlando	AA
Dave Goltz	P	29	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Bob Gorinski	OF	26	Toledo	AAA
Dan Graham	C	24	Toledo	AAA
Ron Grout	1B		Elizabethton	Rk
Michael Gustave	OF		Wisconsin Rapids	A
Kevin Haeberle	P		Elizabethton	Rk
Lance Hallberg			Wisconsin Rapids	A
Roric Harrison	P	32	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Dan Henry	3B		Visalia	A+
Steve Herz	C		Visalia	A+
Moe Hill	1B-OF		Wisconsin Rapids	A
Robert Holden	C		Elizabethton	Rk
Jeff Holly	P	25	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	P		Orlando	AA
Curtis Irwis			Orlando	AA
Darrell Jackson	P	22	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Dave Johnson	P	29	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Tom Johnson	P	27	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Dale Jones			Wisconsin Rapids	A
Tom Kelly	1B	28	Toledo	AAA
Craig Kusick	1B	30	Minnesota Twins	MLB
John Lonchar	C		Toledo	AAA
Mark Maher	OF		Wisconsin Rapids	A
Dennis Mantick	2B	24	Orlando	AA
Mike Marshall	P	35	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Martyn Maxwell			Orlando	AA
Davis May	P		Toledo	AAA
Steve McManaman	OF		Visalia	A+
Kevin McWhirter	OF		Orlando	AA
Ronnie Mears	SS		Visalia	A+
	SS		Wisconsin Rapids	A
Jose Morales	1B-C	33	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Kim Nelson	3B		Elizabethton	Rk
Willie Norwood	OF	27	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Les Pearsey	SS		Wisconsin Rapids	A
Sam Perlozzo	2B	27	Toledo	AAA
Stan Perzanowski	P	28	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Art Piccolotti	OF		Wisconsin Rapids	A
John Pittman			Toledo	AAA
			Orlando	AA
Hosken Powell	OF	23	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Gilbert Ramirez	C		Visalia	A+
Bob Randall	2B	30	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Pete Redfern	P	24	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Bombo Rivera	OF	26	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Harold Rowe	SS		Wisconsin Rapids	A
Thomas Sain			Orlando	AA
Tim Savage	C		Wisconsin Rapids	A
Mac Scarce	P	29	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Gary Serum	P	21	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Jack Shumate			Elizabethton	Rk
George Siembecker	SS		Wisconsin Rapids	A
Roy Smalley	SS	25	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Don Smith	OF		Elizabethton	Rk
Ray Smith	C	23	Orlando	AA
Dale Soderholm	SS		Toledo	AAA
Rick Sofield	OF	21	Toledo	AAA
	OF		Orlando	AA
Daniel Spain	OF		Orlando	AA
	OF		Wisconsin Rapids	A
Rick Stelmaszek	C	29	Wisconsin Rapids	A
John Sutton	P	25	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Joseph Tarver	SS		Elizabethton	Rk
Greg Thayer	P	28	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Rufus Thompson	OF		Wisconsin Rapids	A
	OF		Elizabethton	Rk
Paul Thormodsgard	P	24	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Scott Ullger	1B	22	Visalia	A+
Jesus Vega	1B	22	Orlando	AA
Bob Veselic	P	23	Visalia	A+
Frank Vilorio	SS		Wisconsin Rapids	A
Robert Waldusly	OF		Elizabethton	Rk
Gary Ward	OF-LF	24	Toledo	AAA
Harold Washington	OF		Wisconsin Rapids	A
	OF		Elizabethton	Rk
Rob Wilfong	2B	25	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Michael Williams	C		Elizabethton	Rk
Tack Wilson	LF-OF	23	Visalia	A+
Kurt Wittmeyer	SS		Orlando	AA
Larry Wolfe	3B-2B	25	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Butch Wynegar	C	22	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Geoff Zahn	P	32	Minnesota Twins	MLB

Organizational Roster of Pitchers

Player	Age	Team	Level
Manny Abeyta		Elizabethton	Rk
Wade Adamson		Wisconsin Rapids	A
Fred Akers		Elizabethton	Rk
John Altman		Wisconsin Rapids	A
Ken Angulo	20	Wisconsin Rapids	A
	20	Elizabethton	Rk
Brad Barclay		Wisconsin Rapids	A
Charles Belk		Visalia	A+
Thomas Biko		Visalia	A+
Robert Blake	22	Wisconsin Rapids	A
Jeff Brueggemann		Visalia	A+
Mark Clapham		Orlando	AA
Jeff Clark		Visalia	A+
Larry Corrigan	28	Toledo	AAA
Gary Dobbs		Orlando	AA
		Wisconsin Rapids	A
Roger Erickson	22	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Doc Estes		Orlando	AA
Terry Felton	20	Toledo	AAA
Greg Field		Toledo	AAA
		Orlando	AA
Chris Geason		Elizabethton	Rk
Dave Goltz	29	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Juan Gonzalez		Wisconsin Rapids	A
Steven Green		Elizabethton	Rk
Michael Gustave		Wisconsin Rapids	A
Steve Hargan	36	Toledo	AAA
Billy Harris	34	Toledo	AAA
Roric Harrison	32	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	32	Toledo	AAA
James Hastings		Elizabethton	Rk
Dan Henry		Visalia	A+
Jerome Hoffmann		Visalia	A+
Jeff Holly	25	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	25	Orlando	AA
Joe Isaacs		Wisconsin Rapids	A
Darrell Jackson	22	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	22	Orlando	AA
Barry Jenkins		Elizabethton	Rk
Abner Johnson		Wisconsin Rapids	A
Dave Johnson	29	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	29	Toledo	AAA
Richard Johnson		Wisconsin Rapids	A
Tom Johnson	27	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Ted Kromy		Wisconsin Rapids	A
		Elizabethton	Rk
Curt Lewis		Orlando	AA
Elmer Lingerman	21	Wisconsin Rapids	A
Bruce MacPherson		Orlando	AA
Rubio Malone		Elizabethton	Rk
Steve Mapel		Elizabethton	Rk
Dean Marietta		Visalia	A+
Mike Marshall	35	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Davis May		Toledo	AAA
Lance McCord		Elizabethton	Rk
Thomas McWilliams		Visalia	A+
Warren Mertens		Orlando	AA
John Minarcin		Wisconsin Rapids	A
Dean Moranda		Wisconsin Rapids	A
Bart Nieuwenhuis		Elizabethton	Rk
Jesse Orosco	21	Elizabethton	Rk
Stan Perzanowski	28	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	28	Toledo	AAA
Eric Povost		Wisconsin Rapids	A
Frank Quintero		Orlando	AA
Pete Redfern	24	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	24	Toledo	AAA
Clyde Reichard		Wisconsin Rapids	A
Mike Riley		Elizabethton	Rk
Eugene Robinson		Visalia	A+
Mac Scarce	29	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	29	Toledo	AAA
Gary Serum	21	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Kevin Sevcik		Elizabethton	Rk
Terry Sheehan		Orlando	AA
Myri Smith		Toledo	AAA
Kevin Stanfield	22	Toledo	AAA
John Sutton	25	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	25	Toledo	AAA
Greg Thayer	28	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	28	Toledo	AAA
Paul Thormodsgard	24	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	24	Toledo	AAA
Louis Uribe		Wisconsin Rapids	A
Bob Veselic	23	Visalia	A+
Steve Wagner		Orlando	AA
Sandalio Zabala		Elizabethton	Rk
Geoff Zahn	32	Minnesota Twins	MLB