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MN Twins record in games started–1st half 2009

Pos
PLAYER TW TL Dif
3B-DH Joe Crede 36 30 6
P Kevin Slowey 10 6 4
C-DH Joe Mauer 32 29 3
C Jose Morales 9 6 3
P Nick Blackburn 10 8 2
SS-2B-3B Brendan Harris 33 31 2
DH-LF-RF Jason Kubel 35 33 2
1B-DH Justin Morneau 45 43 2
P R.A. Dickey 1 0 1
SS-2B Nick Punto 31 30 1
2B-3B Matt Tolbert 17 16 1
3B-1B-DH Brian Buscher 12 12 0
LF-CF-RF Denard Span 36 36 0
P Scott Baker 8 9 -1
2B Alexi Casilla 14 15 -1
RF-1B-CF-DH Michael Cuddyer 40 41 -1
P Glen Perkins 6 7 -1
LF-DH Delmon Young 25 26 -1
P Francisco Liriano 8 10 -2
P Anthony Swarzak 2 4 -2
C Mike Redmond 11 16 -5
CF Carlos Gomez 23 29 -6
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TEAM 45 44 1

Source:  baseball-reference.com

Batting average leaders in significant digits through May 12

Rank Player Team AVG
1 Kevin Youkilis BOS .39
2 Carlos Beltran NYM .37
Miguel Cabrera DET .37
Victor Martinez CLE .37
Joey Votto CIN .37
6 Jason Bartlett TB .36
Brad Hawpe COL .36
Aaron Hill TOR .36
Adam Jones BAL .36
Evan Longoria TB .36
Hanley Ramirez FLA .36
Ryan Zimmerman WAS .36
13 Nick Markakis BAL .35
Manny Ramirez LAD .35
15 Ryan Braun MIL .34
Carl Crawford TB .34
Todd Helton COL .34
Orlando Hudson LAD .34
Michael Young TEX .34
20 Asdrubal Cabrera CLE .33
Alberto Callaspo KC .33
Kosuke Fukudome CHC .33
Raul Ibanez PHI .33
Ian Kinsler TEX .33
Adam Lind TOR .33
Felipe Lopez ARI .33
Albert Pujols STL .33
Kurt Suzuki OAK .33
29 Johnny Damon NYY .32
Casey Kotchman ATL .32
Carlos Lee HOU .32
Justin Morneau MIN .32
Dustin Pedroia BOS .32
Hunter Pence HOU .32
Scott Rolen TOR .32
Freddy Sanchez PIT .32
David Wright NYM .32
38 Rod Barajas TOR .31
Jason Bay BOS .31
Robinson Cano NYY .31
Adam Dunn WAS .31
Yunel Escobar ATL .31
Jesus Flores WAS .31
Paul Konerko CWS .31
Jason Kubel MIN .31
Nick Johnson WAS .31
Mike Lowell BOS .31
Yadier Molina STL .31
Nyjer Morgan PIT .31
Ichiro Suzuki SEA .31
Willy Taveras CIN .31
Miguel Tejada HOU .31
53 Bobby Abreu LAA .30
Michael Bourn HOU .30
Marlon Byrd TEX .30
Mike Cameron MIL .30
Carlos Delgado NYM .30
Jacoby Ellsbury BOS .30
Pedro Feliz PHI .30
Adrian Gonzalez SD .30
Torii Hunter LAA .30
Pablo Sandoval SF .30
Skip Schumaker STL .30
Luke Scott BAL .30
Denard Span MIN .30
Mark Teahen KC .30
Justin Upton ARI .30
Jayson Werth PHI .30

Twins all-time rankings in BWAA MVP vote

One point for placing 32nd.  Two points for placing 31st. . .  32
points for placing first.  Points for each year a player received a
vote are numbered by the order they were received.  Killebrew received
a vote with the Twins 10 times.  The eighth time he placed first for 32
points.  I did not count the year he received votes as a Senator. 
Players names are linked to their baseball-reference.com page. 

PLAYER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points
1 Harmon Killebrew 22 30 29 23 18 29 26 32 30 12 251
2 Kirby Puckett 12 27 30 30 26 26 31 26 12 220
3 Rod Carew 23 19 29 26 24 28 32 22 203
4 Tony Oliva 29 31 27 14 14 18 31 23 187
5 Justin Morneau 32 13 31 76
5 Cesar Tovar 26 10 16 15 9 76
7 Torii Hunter 12 27 12 18 69
8 Joe Mauer 27 29 56
9 Johan Santana 27 26 53
10 Gary Gaetti 17 23 11 51
11 Earl Battey 26 23 49
12 Kent Hrbek 31 17 48
12 Jim Perry 24 24 48
14 Chuck Knoblauch 13 16 17 46
15 Zoilo Versalles 12 32 44
16 Jim Kaat 28 13 41
16 Ron Perranoski 20 21 41
18 Jeff Reardon 22 18 40
19 Camilo Pascual 18 21 39
20 Rich Rollins 25 12 37
21 Joe Nathan 21 15 36
22 Leo Cardenas 21 12 33
23 Bob Allison 18 10 28
24 Mudcat Grant 27 27
25 Bill Campbell 25 25
26 Frank Viola 23 23
27 Mike Marshall 22 22
28 Larry Hisle 21 21
29 Jack Morris 20 20
29 Paul Molitor 20 20
29 Dean Chance 20 20
29 Jimmie Hall 20 20
33 Doug Mientkiewicz 19 19
33 Chili Davis 19 19
35 Eddie Guardado 18 18
36 Roy Smalley 17 17
36 Cristian Guzman 17 17
38 Scott Erickson 16 16
39 Rick Aguilera 15 15
40 Vic Power 12 12
41 Danny Thompson 10 10
41 Bill Dailey 10 10
43 Lew Ford 9 9
44 Brad Radke 8 8
44 Corey Koskie 8 8
46 Bert Blyleven 7 7
47 Ted Uhlaender 6 6
47 Lyman Bostock 6 6
47 Tom Johnson 6 6
50 Butch Wynegar 5 5
51 Rich Reese 4 4
52 Gary Ward 1 1

Most winning games played by position and league in 2008

AL
C–Jason Varitek__Red Sox (85)
1B–Justin Morneau__Twins (87)
2B–Akinori Iwamura__Rays (100)
3B–Evan Longoria__Rays (80)
SS–Orlando Cabrera__White Sox (88)
LF–Delmon Young__Twins (82)
CF–B. J. Upton__Rays (96)
RF–Jermaine Dye__White Sox (86)
DH–Jim Thome__White Sox (79)

NL
C–Jason Kendall__Brewers (84)
    Russell Martin__Dodgers (84)
    Geovany Soto__Cubs (84)
1B–Ryan Howard__Phillies (101)
2B–Chase Utley__Phillies (102)
3B–Aramis Ramirez__Cubs (89)
SS–Jose Reyes__Mets (89)
      Ryan Theriot__Cubs (89)
LF–Pat Burrell__Phillies (89)
CF–Shane Victorino__Phillies (91)
RF–Kosuke Fukudome__Cubs (88)

The playoffs and all-star game are counted.  Games where a player only pinch hit but did not play in the field are not–unlike the previous post.  Hence, Utley has the highest number here even though Howard played in more winning games.

Ryan Howard played in the most winning games in 2008

Ryan Howard played in 103 winning games in 2008–the most in the
majors.  The Phillies won 92 regular season and 11 post season games
when he officially stepped on the field.  I included the all-star game
in tabulations.  Here’s everyone who played in at least 78 winning
games last year:

# PLAYER Team Reg AS Post Tot
1 Ryan Howard Philadelphia Phillies 92 0 11 103
2 Chase Utley Philadelphia Phillies 91 0 11 102
3 Akinori Iwamura Tampa Bay Rays 92 0 8 100
4 Pat Burrell Philadelphia Phillies 88 0 11 99
5 Dustin Pedroia Boston Red Sox 92 1 6 98
5 B.J. Upton Tampa Bay Rays 90 0 8 98
7 Shane Victorino Philadelphia Phillies 83 0 11 94
8 Derrek Lee Chicago Cubs 93 0 0 93
8 Kevin Youkilis Boston Red Sox 87 1 6 93
10 Jacoby Ellsbury Boston Red Sox 88 0 4 92
10 Carlos Pena Tampa Bay Rays 84 0 7 92
12 Mark DeRosa Chicago Cubs 91 0 0 91
12 Torii Hunter Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 90 0 1 91
14 Prince Fielder Milwaukee Brewers 89 0 1 90
14 Kosuke Fukudome Chicago Cubs 90 0 0 90
14 Vladimir Guerrero Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 89 0 1 90
14 Aramis Ramirez Chicago Cubs 90 0 0 90
14 Manny Ramirez Boston Red Sox-Los Angeles Dodgers 85 1 4 90
19 Justin Morneau Minnesota Twins 88 1 0 89
19 Jose Reyes New York Mets 89 0 0 89
19 Ryan Theriot Chicago Cubs 89 0 0 89
22 Garret Anderson Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 87 0 1 88
22 Jason Bartlett Tampa Bay Rays 80 0 8 88
22 Carlos Beltran New York Mets 88 0 0 88
22 Orlando Cabrera Chicago White Sox 87 0 1 88
22 Pedro Feliz Philadelphia Phillies 77 0 11 88
22 Corey Hart Milwaukee Brewers 87 0 1 88
22 David Wright New York Mets 88 0 0 88
29 Robinson Cano New York Yankees 87 0 0 87
29 James Loney Los Angeles Dodgers 83 0 4 87
29 Jimmy Rollins Philadelphia Phillies 76 0 11 87
32 Bobby Abreu New York Yankees 86 0 0 86
32 Lance Berkman Houston Astros 86 0 0 86
32 Carlos Delgado New York Mets 86 0 0 86
32 Jermaine Dye Chicago White Sox 85 0 1 86
32 Derek Jeter New York Yankees 85 1 0 86
32 Matt Kemp Los Angeles Dodgers 82 0 4 86
32 Jason Werth Philadelphia Phillies 75 0 11 86
39 Ryan Braun Milwaukee Brewers 84 0 1 85
39 Jason Kendall Milwaukee Brewers 84 0 1 85
39 Jason Varitek Boston Red Sox 78 1 6 85
42 Carlos Gomez Minnesota Twins 84 0 0 84
42 Russell Martin Los Angeles Dodgers 80 0 4 84
42 Lyle Overbay Toronto Blue Jays 84 0 0 84
42 Alexis Rios Toronto Blue Jays 84 0 0 84
42 Geovany Soto Chicago Cubs 84 0 0 84
42 Nick Swisher Chicago White Sox 83 0 1 84
42 Miguel Tejada Houston Astros 84 0 0 84
49 Dioner Navarro Tampa Bay Rays 74 1 8 83
49 Hunter Pence Houston Astros 83 0 0 83
49 Skip Schumaker St. Louis Cardinals 83 0 0 83
52 Jorge Cantu Florida Marlins 82 0 0 82
52 Troy Glaus St. Louis Cardinals 82 0 0 82
52 J. J. Hardy Milwaukee Brewers 81 0 1 82
55 Evan Longoria Tampa Bay Rays 73 1 8 82
55 Delmon Young Minnesota Twins 82 0 0 82
57 Alex Rodriguez New York Yankees 80 1 0 81
57 Grady Sizemore Cleveland Indians 80 1 0 81
57 Chris Young Arizona Diamondbacks 81 0 0 81
60 Endy Chavez New York Mets 80 0 0 80
60 Ryan Ludwick St. Louis Cardinals 80 0 0 80
60 Albert Pujols St. Louis Cardinals 80 0 0 80
60 Hanley Ramirez Florida Marlins 80 0 0 80
60 Jim Thome Chicago White Sox 79 0 1 80
65 Jason Giambi New York Yankees 78 0 0 78
65 Joe Mauer Minnesota Twins 77 1 0 78
65 Mark Reynolds Arizona Diamondbacks 78 0 0 78