1989 Minnesota Twins Roster

The 1989 Minnesota Twins team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1989 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 1989 Minnesota Twins Opening Day starters list, a 1989 Minnesota Twins salary list, a 1989 Minnesota Twins uniform number breakdown and a 1989 Minnesota Twins primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1989 Minnesota Twins



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Complete Roster  
 

17 Rick Aguilera 6-05 205 Right Right 1961-12-31
49 Allan Anderson 6-00 186 Left Left 1964-01-07
40 Juan Berenguer 5-11 215 Right Right 1954-11-30
51 Greg Booker 6-06 233 Right Right 1960-06-22
33 Mike Cook 6-03 200 Right Right 1963-08-14
54 Tim Drummond 6-03 170 Right Right 1964-12-24
39 Mike Dyer 6-03 195 Right Right 1966-09-08
46 German Gonzalez 6-00 170 Right Right 1962-03-07
53 Mark Guthrie 6-04 206 Left Both 1965-09-22
30 Francisco Oliveras 5-10 170 Right Right 1963-01-31
18 Shane Rawley 6-00 180 Left Right 1955-07-27
41 Jeff Reardon 6-01 195 Right Right 1955-10-01
36 Steve Shields 6-05 230 Right Right 1958-11-30
23 Roy Smith 6-03 200 Right Right 1961-09-06
38 Randy St. Claire 6-02 190 Right Right 1960-08-23
36 Kevin Tapani 6-00 187 Right Right 1964-02-18
31 Freddie Toliver 6-01 170 Right Right 1961-02-03
27 Lee Tunnell 6-01 180 Right Right 1960-10-30
16 Frank Viola 6-04 209 Left Left 1960-04-19
47 Gary Wayne 6-03 192 Left Left 1962-11-30
50 David West 6-06 230 Left Left 1964-09-01
12 Brian Harper 6-02 195 Right Right 1959-10-16
15 Tim Laudner 6-03 212 Right Right 1958-06-07
4 Orlando Mercado 6-00 195 Right Right 1961-11-07
11 Greg Olson 6-00 200 Right Right 1960-09-06
52 Lenny Webster 5-09 191 Right Right 1965-02-10
2 Wally Backman 5-09 160 Right Both 1959-09-22
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
58 Chip Hale 5-11 191 Right Left 1964-12-02
14 Kent Hrbek 6-04 235 Right Left 1960-05-21
56 Terry Jorgensen 6-04 208 Right Right 1966-09-02
9 Gene Larkin 6-03 205 Right Both 1962-10-24
26 Al Newman 5-09 183 Right Both 1960-06-30
20 Vic Rodriguez 5-11 173 Right Right 1961-07-14
55 Paul Sorrento 6-02 200 Right Left 1965-11-17
25 Randy Bush 6-01 186 Left Left 1958-10-05
22 Carmen Castillo 6-01 190 Right Right 1958-06-08
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
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The 1989 Minnesota Twins played 162 games during the regular season, won 80 games, lost 82 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Hubert H Humphery Metrodome (Park Factors: 107/107) where 2,277,438 fans witnessed their 1989 Twins finish the season with a .494 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 1989 Minnesota Twins Opening Day starters list, a 1989 Minnesota Twins salary list, a 1989 Minnesota Twins uniform number breakdown and a 1989 Minnesota Twins primary starters list:

1989 Minnesota Twins
Opening Day Starters


Wally Backman
Carmen Castillo
Gary Gaetti
Greg Gagne
Dan Gladden
Kent Hrbek
Gene Larkin
Tim Laudner
Kirby Puckett
Frank Viola

1989 Minnesota Twins
Most Games by Position

C Brian Harper (101)
1B Kent Hrbek (89)
2B Wally Backman (84)
2B Al Newman (84)
3B Gary Gaetti (125)
SS Greg Gagne (146)
LF Dan Gladden (116)
CF Kirby Puckett (157)
RF Randy Bush (88)
DH Jim Dwyer (74)
  
SP Allan Anderson
SP Shane Rawley
SP Roy Smith
SP Frank Viola
  
RP Juan Berenguer
RP German Gonzalez
RP Gary Wayne
CL Jeff Reardon


1989 Minnesota Twins
Salaries

Frank Viola $2,766,666.00
Gary Gaetti $2,400,000.00
Kirby Puckett $2,000,000.00
Kent Hrbek $1,560,000.00
Wally Backman $750,000.00
Tim Laudner $700,000.00
Juan Berenguer $625,000.00
Dan Gladden $610,000.00
Greg Gagne $570,000.00
Randy Bush $550,000.00
Carmen Castillo $432,500.00
Allan Anderson $200,000.00
Jim Dwyer $200,000.00
John Moses $180,000.00
Al Newman $180,000.00
Brian Harper $147,500.00
Gene Larkin $145,000.00
Steve Shields $125,000.00
Roy Smith $100,000.00
Tim Drummond $68,000.00
Mike Dyer $68,000.00
Mark Guthrie $68,000.00
Chip Hale $68,000.00
Gary Wayne $68,000.00


1989 Minnesota Twins
Uniform Numbers

#1 John Moses
#2 Wally Backman
#4 Orlando Mercado
#5 Jim Dwyer
#7 Greg Gagne
#8 Gary Gaetti
#9 Gene Larkin
#11 Greg Olson
#12 Brian Harper
#14 Kent Hrbek
#15 Tim Laudner
#16 Frank Viola
#17 Rick Aguilera
#18 Shane Rawley
#20 Vic Rodriguez
#21 Doug Baker
#22 Carmen Castillo
#23 Roy Smith
#25 Randy Bush
#26 Al Newman
#27 Lee Tunnell
#30 Francisco Oliveras
#31 Freddie Toliver
#32 Dan Gladden
#33 Mike Cook
#34 Kirby Puckett
#36 Steve Shields
#36 Kevin Tapani
#38 Randy St. Claire
#39 Mike Dyer
#40 Juan Berenguer
#41 Jeff Reardon
#46 German Gonzalez
#47 Gary Wayne
#49 Allan Anderson
#50 David West
#51 Greg Booker
#52 Lenny Webster
#53 Mark Guthrie
#54 Tim Drummond
#55 Paul Sorrento
#56 Terry Jorgensen
#58 Chip Hale

Did you know that a 1989 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)?