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2012 Minnesota Twins season
Major League Baseball team season
The 2012 Minnesota Twins season was the 52nd season for the franchise in Minnesota, and the 112th overall in the American League. The Twins wound up with a 66–96 record, fifth place in the American League Central.
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| 2012 Minnesota Twins | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Division | Central | |||
| Ballpark | Target Field | |||
| City | Minneapolis, Minnesota | |||
| Record | 66–96 (.407) | |||
| Divisional place | 5th | |||
| Owners | Jim Pohlad | |||
| General managers | Terry Ryan | |||
| Managers | Ron Gardenhire | |||
| Television | Fox Sports North (Dick Bremer, Bert Blyleven, Ron Coomer) | |||
| Radio | KSTP (Cory Provus, Dan Gladden, Kris Atteberry) | |||
| Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |||
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On May 2, the Twins were no-hit for the fifth time in their history. Jered Weaver of the Anaheim Angels threw 121 pitches, striking out nine, walking one and allowing no hits.[1] Four of the Twins' no-hit losses have occurred in California. Two of the no-hitters were perfect games (Catfish Hunter, 1968 and David Wells, 1998).
Joe Mauer is the lone Minnesota selection to the All-Star Game, played July 10 in Kauffman Stadium. As a reserve catcher, he enters the game in the top of the eighth as a replacement first baseman and goes 1 for 1 with a single.
On September 8, the Twins retired former manager Tom Kelly's number '10'.[2] He is the seventh Twin so honored, joining Harmon Killebrew (3), Rod Carew (29), Tony Oliva (6), Kent Hrbek (14), Kirby Puckett (34) and Bert Blyleven (28). The number '42' is retired across all of the major leagues in honor of Jackie Robinson.
Outfielder Josh Willingham wins the Silver Slugger Award for the only time in his career.
Season standings
American League Central
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| AL Central | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Detroit Tigers | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | — | 50–31 | 38–43 |
| Chicago White Sox | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 3 | 45–36 | 40–41 |
| Kansas City Royals | 72 | 90 | 0.444 | 16 | 37–44 | 35–46 |
| Cleveland Indians | 68 | 94 | 0.420 | 20 | 37–44 | 31–50 |
| Minnesota Twins | 66 | 96 | 0.407 | 22 | 31–50 | 35–46 |
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American League Wild Card
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| Division Winners | W | L | Pct. |
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| New York Yankees | 95 | 67 | 0.586 |
| Oakland Athletics | 94 | 68 | 0.580 |
| Detroit Tigers | 88 | 74 | 0.543 |
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| Texas Rangers | 93 | 69 | 0.574 | — |
| Baltimore Orioles | 93 | 69 | 0.574 | — |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | 3 |
| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | 4 |
| Chicago White Sox | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 8 |
| Seattle Mariners | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 18 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 20 |
| Kansas City Royals | 72 | 90 | 0.444 | 21 |
| Boston Red Sox | 69 | 93 | 0.426 | 24 |
| Cleveland Indians | 68 | 94 | 0.420 | 25 |
| Minnesota Twins | 66 | 96 | 0.407 | 27 |
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Record vs. opponents
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Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
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| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
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| Nick Blackburn | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Alex Burnett | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Sean Burroughs | 10 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .118 | 0 |
| Jared Burton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Drew Butera | 42 | 111 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .198 | 0 |
| Matt Capps | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Jamey Carroll | 138 | 470 | 65 | 126 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 40 | .268 | 9 |
| Matt Carson | 26 | 66 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .227 | 0 |
| Alexi Casilla | 106 | 299 | 33 | 72 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 30 | .241 | 21 |
| Scott Diamond | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | 0 |
| Ryan Doumit | 134 | 484 | 56 | 133 | 34 | 1 | 17 | 75 | .275 | 0 |
| Brian Dozier | 84 | 316 | 33 | 74 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 33 | .234 | 9 |
| Brian Duensing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Eduardo Escobar | 14 | 44 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .214 | 1 |
| Pedro Florimón | 43 | 137 | 16 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | .219 | 3 |
| Jeff Gray | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Liam Hendriks | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Chris Herrmann | 7 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .056 | 0 |
| Luke Hughes | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | 1 |
| Erik Komatsu | 15 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .219 | 0 |
| Francisco Liriano | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Jeff Manship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Jason Marquis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Darin Mastroianni | 77 | 163 | 22 | 41 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | .252 | 21 |
| Joe Mauer | 147 | 545 | 81 | 174 | 31 | 4 | 10 | 85 | .319 | 8 |
| Justin Morneau | 134 | 505 | 63 | 135 | 26 | 2 | 19 | 77 | .267 | 1 |
| Tsuyoshi Nishioka | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 |
| Chris Parmelee | 64 | 192 | 18 | 44 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 20 | .229 | 0 |
| Carl Pavano | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Glen Perkins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Trevor Plouffe | 119 | 422 | 56 | 99 | 19 | 1 | 24 | 55 | .235 | 1 |
| Ben Revere | 124 | 511 | 70 | 150 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 32 | .294 | 40 |
| Denard Span | 128 | 516 | 71 | 146 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 41 | .283 | 17 |
| Anthony Swarzak | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Clete Thomas | 12 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .143 | 0 |
| Danny Valencia | 34 | 126 | 13 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | .198 | 0 |
| Josh Willingham | 145 | 519 | 85 | 135 | 30 | 1 | 35 | 110 | .260 | 3 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5562 | 701 | 1447 | 270 | 30 | 129 | 667 | .260 | 135 |
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Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | R | ER | BB | SO |
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| Nick Blackburn | 4 | 9 | 7.39 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 98.2 | 81 | 81 | 26 | 42 |
| Alex Burnett | 4 | 4 | 3.52 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 72.2 | 33 | 28 | 26 | 36 |
| Jared Burton | 3 | 2 | 2.18 | 64 | 0 | 5 | 62.0 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 55 |
| Drew Butera | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Capps | 1 | 4 | 3.68 | 30 | 0 | 14 | 29.1 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 18 |
| Sam Deduno | 6 | 5 | 4.44 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 79.0 | 40 | 39 | 53 | 57 |
| Cole De Vries | 5 | 5 | 4.11 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 87.2 | 48 | 40 | 18 | 58 |
| Scott Diamond | 12 | 9 | 3.54 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 173.0 | 76 | 68 | 31 | 90 |
| Brian Duensing | 4 | 12 | 5.12 | 55 | 11 | 0 | 109.0 | 71 | 62 | 27 | 69 |
| Casey Fien | 2 | 1 | 2.06 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 35.0 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 32 |
| Jeff Gray | 6 | 1 | 5.71 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 52.0 | 34 | 33 | 22 | 26 |
| Liam Hendriks | 1 | 8 | 5.59 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 85.1 | 61 | 53 | 26 | 50 |
| Francisco Liriano | 3 | 10 | 5.31 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 100.0 | 63 | 59 | 55 | 109 |
| Matt Maloney | 1 | 0 | 8.18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 |
| Jeff Manship | 0 | 0 | 7.89 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 21.2 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 12 |
| Jason Marquis | 2 | 4 | 8.47 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 34.0 | 33 | 32 | 14 | 12 |
| Lester Oliveros | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Carl Pavano | 2 | 5 | 6.00 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 63.0 | 46 | 42 | 8 | 33 |
| Luis Perdomo | 0 | 0 | 3.18 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 8 |
| Glen Perkins | 3 | 1 | 2.56 | 70 | 0 | 15 | 70.1 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 78 |
| Tyler Robertson | 2 | 2 | 5.40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 26 |
| Anthony Swarzak | 3 | 6 | 5.03 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 96.2 | 57 | 54 | 31 | 62 |
| Esmerling Vásquez | 0 | 2 | 5.68 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 31.2 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 14 |
| Kyle Waldrop | 0 | 1 | 2.53 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 21.1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| P. J. Walters | 2 | 5 | 5.69 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 61.2 | 41 | 39 | 22 | 42 |
| Team Totals | 66 | 96 | 4.77 | 162 | 162 | 35 | 1438.2 | 832 | 762 | 465 | 943 |
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- Calvin R. Griffith Award (Most Valuable Twin) – Josh Willingham
- Joseph W. Haynes Award (Twins Pitcher of the Year) – Scott Diamond
- Bill Boni Award (Twins Outstanding Rookie) – Scott Diamond
- Jim Kaat Award (Defensive Player of the Year) – Ben Revere
- Charles O. Johnson Award (Most Improved Twin) – Ben Revere
- Dick Siebert Award (Upper Midwest Player of the Year) – Joe Mauer
- Bob Allison Award (Leadership Award) – Justin Morneau
- Mike Augustin Award ("Media Good Guy" Award) – Glen Perkins
- The above awards are voted on by the Twin Cities chapter of the BBWAA
- Carl R. Pohlad Award (Outstanding Community Service) – Denard Span
- Sherry Robertson Award (Twins Outstanding Farm System Position Player) – Oswaldo Arcia
- Jim Rantz Award (Twins Outstanding Farm System Pitcher) – B. J. Hermsen
- Kirby Puckett Award (Alumni Community Service) – Roy Smalley
- Herb Carneal Award (Lifetime Achievement Award) – Jim Rantz
See also: Minor League Baseball
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| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Rochester Red Wings | International League | Gene Glynn |
| AA | New Britain Rock Cats | Eastern League | Jeff Smith |
| A | Fort Myers Miracle | Florida State League | Jake Mauer |
| A | Beloit Snappers | Midwest League | Nelson Prada |
| Rookie | Elizabethton Twins | Appalachian League | Ray Smith |
| Rookie | GCL Twins | Gulf Coast League | Ramon Borrego |
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LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Elizabethton
- "Weaver No-Hits Twins". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
- "Twins Retire Tom Kelly's "10"". Pucketts-Pond.com. September 8, 2012.