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Major League Baseball

Record: 85-77 .525.... 1st in American League West
Stadium: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Playoffs: Won World Series (Cardinals)
Attendance: 2,081,976

Top Draft Pick: Willie Banks (#3) MLB

Affiliates - AAA Portland Beavers AA Orlando Twins A+ Visalia Oaks A Kenosha Twins Rk Elizabethton Twins

Team Leaders

HR: Hrbek [34]
RBI: Gaetti [109]
2B: Gaetti [36]
SB: Gladden [25]
W: Viola [17]
SV: Reardon [31]
SO: Viola [197]

Oldest Player: Joe Niekro [42]
Youngest Player: Allan Anderson [23]
Longest Tenure: Gary Gaetti, Kent Hrbek, Tim Laudner [7]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Gene Larkin (May 21)
Pitchers: Joe Klink (Apr 9) Les Straker (Apr 11)

2009 Independent League Statistics have been updated.

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Roster of Players

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	HT	WT	Born	Place	High Level	MLB Years
49	Allan Anderson	P	23	L	L	6-0	186	1/7/1964	Lancaster, OH	MLB	1986-1991
22	Keith Atherton	P	28	R	R	6-4	200	2/19/1959	Mathews, VA	MLB	1983-1989
18	Don Baylor	OF	38	R	R	6-1	220	6/28/1949	Austin, TX	MLB	1970-1988
20	Billy Beane	OF-RF	25	R	R	6-4	195	3/29/1962	Orlando, FL	MLB	1984-1989
40	Juan Berenguer	P	32	R	R	5-11	225	11/30/1954	Aguadulce, PN	MLB	1978-1992
30	Jeff Bittiger	P	25	R	R	5-10	175	4/13/1962	Jersey City, NJ	MLB	1986-1989
28	Bert Blyleven	P	36	R	R	6-3	207	4/6/1951	Zeist, NT	MLB	1970-1992
24	Tom Brunansky	OF-RF	26	R	R	6-4	216	8/20/1960	Covina, CA	MLB	1981-1994
25	Randy Bush	RF-OF	28	L	L	6-1	184	10/5/1958	Dover, DE	MLB	1982-1993
33	Sal Butera	C	34	R	R	6-0	190	9/25/1952	Richmond Hill, NY	MLB	1980-1988
38	Steve Carlton	P	42	L	L	6-5	210	12/22/1944	Miami, FL	MLB	1965-1988
27	Mark Davidson	RF-LF	26	R	R	6-2	190	2/15/1961	Knoxville, TN	MLB	1986-1991
21	George Frazier	P	32	R	R	6-5	205	10/13/1954	Oklahoma City, OK	MLB	1978-1987
8	Gary Gaetti	3B	28	R	R	6-0	205	8/19/1958	Centralia, IL	MLB	1981-2000
7	Greg Gagne	SS	25	R	R	5-11	177	11/12/1961	Fall River, MA	MLB	1983-1997
32	Dan Gladden	LF-OF	29	R	R	5-11	180	7/7/1957	San Jose, CA	MLB	1983-1993
14	Kent Hrbek	1B	27	L	R	6-4	260	5/21/1960	Minneapolis, MN	MLB	1981-1994
46	Joe Klink	P	25	L	L	5-11	175	2/3/1962	Johnstown, PA	MLB	1987-1996
9	Gene Larkin	1B-RF	24	B	R	6-3	205	10/24/1962	Flushing, NY	MLB	1987-1993
15	Tim Laudner	C	29	R	R	6-3	212	6/7/1958	Mason City, IA	MLB	1981-1989
4	Steve Lombardozzi	2B	27	R	R	6-0	175	4/26/1960	Malden, MA	MLB	1985-1990
26	Al Newman	2B-SS	27	B	R	5-9	183	6/30/1960	Kansas City, MO	MLB	1985-1992
36	Joe Niekro	P	42	R	R	6-1	190	11/7/1944	Martins Ferry, OH	MLB	1967-1988
19	Randy Niemann	P	31	L	L	6-4	200	11/15/1955	Scotia, CA	MLB	1979-1987
11	Tom Nieto	C	26	R	R	6-1	205	10/27/1960	Downey, CA	MLB	1984-1990
2	Chris Pittaro	3B-2B	25	B	R	5-11	170	9/16/1961	Trenton, NJ	MLB	1985-1987
36	Mark Portugal	P	24	R	R	6-0	208	10/30/1962	Los Angeles, CA	MLB	1985-1999
34	Kirby Puckett	CF-OF	26	R	R	5-9	223	3/14/1961	Chicago, IL	MLB	1984-1995
41	Jeff Reardon	P	31	R	R	6-1	195	10/1/1955	Dalton, MA	MLB	1979-1994
12	Mark Salas	C	26	L	R	6-0	205	3/8/1961	Montebello, CA	MLB	1984-1991
31	Dan Schatzeder	P	32	L	L	6-0	195	12/1/1954	Elmhurst, IL	MLB	1977-1991
5	Roy Smalley	SS	34	B	R	6-1	185	10/25/1952	Los Angeles, CA	MLB	1975-1987
23	Roy Smith	P	25	R	R	6-3	200	9/6/1961	Mount Vernon, NY	MLB	1984-1991
48	Mike Smithson	P	32	L	R	6-8	215	1/21/1955	Centerville, TN	MLB	1982-1989
17	Les Straker	P	27	R	R	6-1	193	10/10/1959	Ciudad Bolivar, VZ	MLB	1987-1988
16	Frank Viola	P	27	L	L	6-4	209	4/19/1960	Hempstead, NY	MLB	1982-1996