1988 Minnesota Twins Roster

The 1988 Minnesota Twins team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1988 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1988 Minnesota Twins Opening Day starters list, a 1988 Minnesota Twins salary list, a 1988 Minnesota Twins uniform number breakdown and a 1988 Minnesota Twins primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1988 Minnesota Twins



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Complete Roster  
 

49 Allan Anderson 6-00 186 Left Left 1964-01-07
22 Keith Atherton 6-04 200 Right Right 1959-02-19
40 Juan Berenguer 5-11 215 Right Right 1954-11-30
38 Karl Best 6-04 210 Right Right 1959-03-06
28 Bert Blyleven 6-03 207 Right Right 1951-04-06
38 Steve Carlton 6-04 210 Left Left 1944-12-22
46 German Gonzalez 6-00 170 Right Right 1962-03-07
53 Charlie Lea 6-04 197 Right Right 1956-12-25
57 Tippy Martinez 5-10 180 Left Left 1950-05-31
20 Mike Mason 6-02 205 Left Left 1958-11-21
36 Joe Niekro 6-01 190 Right Right 1944-11-07
19 Mark Portugal 6-00 190 Right Right 1962-10-30
41 Jeff Reardon 6-01 195 Right Right 1955-10-01
37 Dan Schatzeder 6-00 195 Left Left 1954-12-01
23 Roy Smith 6-03 200 Right Right 1961-09-06
17 Les Straker 6-01 193 Right Right 1959-10-10
31 Freddie Toliver 6-01 170 Right Right 1961-02-03
16 Frank Viola 6-04 209 Left Left 1960-04-19
48 Jim Winn 6-03 210 Right Right 1959-09-23
12 Brian Harper 6-02 195 Right Right 1959-10-16
15 Tim Laudner 6-03 212 Right Right 1958-06-07
39 Dwight Lowry 6-03 210 Right Left 1957-10-23
11 Tom Nieto 6-01 205 Right Right 1960-10-27
21 Doug Baker 5-09 165 Right Both 1961-04-03
8 Gary Gaetti 6-00 200 Right Right 1958-08-19
7 Greg Gagne 5-11 172 Right Right 1961-11-12
18, 33 Tom Herr 6-00 185 Right Both 1956-04-04
14 Kent Hrbek 6-04 235 Right Left 1960-05-21
4 Steve Lombardozzi 6-00 175 Right Right 1960-04-26
26 Al Newman 5-09 183 Right Both 1960-06-30
18 Kelvin Torve 6-03 205 Right Left 1960-01-10
24 Tom Brunansky 6-04 211 Right Right 1960-08-20
36 Eric Bullock 5-11 185 Left Left 1960-02-16
25 Randy Bush 6-01 186 Left Left 1958-10-05
20 John Christensen 6-03 205 Right Right 1960-09-05
27 Mark Davidson 6-02 190 Right Right 1961-02-15
32 Dan Gladden 5-11 180 Right Right 1957-07-07
1 John Moses 5-10 170 Left Both 1957-08-09
34 Kirby Puckett 5-08 210 Right Right 1960-03-14
5 Jim Dwyer 5-10 175 Left Left 1950-01-03
9 Gene Larkin 6-03 205 Right Both 1962-10-24
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The 1988 Minnesota Twins played 162 games during the regular season, won 91 games, lost 71 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Hubert H Humphery Metrodome (Park Factors: 103/103) where 3,030,672 fans witnessed their 1988 Twins finish the season with a .562 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1988 Minnesota Twins Opening Day starters list, a 1988 Minnesota Twins salary list, a 1988 Minnesota Twins uniform number breakdown and a 1988 Minnesota Twins primary starters list:

1988 Minnesota Twins
Opening Day Starters


Bert Blyleven
Tom Brunansky
Randy Bush
Gary Gaetti
Greg Gagne
Dan Gladden
Kent Hrbek
Steve Lombardozzi
Tom Nieto
Kirby Puckett

1988 Minnesota Twins
Most Games by Position

C Tim Laudner (109)
1B Kent Hrbek (105)
2B Steve Lombardozzi (90)
3B Gary Gaetti (115)
SS Greg Gagne (146)
LF Dan Gladden (140)
CF Kirby Puckett (158)
RF Randy Bush (108)
DH Gene Larkin (86)
  
SP Allan Anderson
SP Bert Blyleven
SP Charlie Lea
SP Freddie Toliver
SP Frank Viola
  
RP Keith Atherton
RP Juan Berenguer
RP Mark Portugal
CL Jeff Reardon


1988 Minnesota Twins
Salaries

Gary Gaetti $1,666,666.00
Kent Hrbek $1,410,000.00
Frank Viola $1,350,000.00
Tom Brunansky $1,140,000.00
Kirby Puckett $1,090,000.00
Bert Blyleven $1,000,000.00
Jeff Reardon $850,000.00
Joe Niekro $800,000.00
Juan Berenguer $500,000.00
Greg Gagne $440,000.00
Dan Gladden $360,000.00
Randy Bush $350,000.00
Keith Atherton $345,000.00
Tim Laudner $295,000.00
Steve Lombardozzi $152,500.00
Steve Carlton $115,000.00
Tom Nieto $103,500.00
Al Newman $100,000.00
Les Straker $93,000.00
Mark Davidson $89,000.00
Gene Larkin $83,000.00
Dwight Lowry $67,500.00
Charlie Lea $62,500.00


1988 Minnesota Twins
Uniform Numbers

#1 John Moses
#4 Steve Lombardozzi
#5 Jim Dwyer
#7 Greg Gagne
#8 Gary Gaetti
#9 Gene Larkin
#11 Tom Nieto
#12 Brian Harper
#14 Kent Hrbek
#15 Tim Laudner
#16 Frank Viola
#17 Les Straker
#18 Tom Herr
#18 Kelvin Torve
#19 Mark Portugal
#20 John Christensen
#20 Mike Mason
#21 Doug Baker
#22 Keith Atherton
#23 Roy Smith
#24 Tom Brunansky
#25 Randy Bush
#26 Al Newman
#27 Mark Davidson
#28 Bert Blyleven
#31 Freddie Toliver
#32 Dan Gladden
#33 Tom Herr
#34 Kirby Puckett
#36 Eric Bullock
#36 Joe Niekro
#37 Dan Schatzeder
#38 Karl Best
#38 Steve Carlton
#39 Dwight Lowry
#40 Juan Berenguer
#41 Jeff Reardon
#46 German Gonzalez
#48 Jim Winn
#49 Allan Anderson
#53 Charlie Lea
#57 Tippy Martinez

Did you know that a 1988 Minnesota Twins Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?