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  • Rick Aguilera

    Birth Date: 12/31/1961
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    Richard Warren Aguilera was born in San Gabriel, California and was originally drafted by the St Louis Cardinals in the 1980 MLB Draft. He declined to sign and instead attended Brigham Young University. He was drafted again in 1983 by the New York Mets and signed.

    He made his MLB debut in 1985 and the Mets used him primarily as a starting pitching from 1985-1988. In 1989, he moved to the bullpen and was later traded to the Minnesota Twins in the Frank Viola blockbuster trade at the trade deadline. With the Twins, Aguilera became one of the best closers in baseball, posting an ERA of 2.77 and collecting 149 saves from 1990-1993.

    As the Twins headed into organizational freefall through the mid-90s, Aguilera was traded to the Boston Red Sox at the 1995 trade deadline, bringing Frankie Rodriguez to the Twins. At the end of the 1995 season, Aguilera became a free agent and promptly returned to Minnesota. He started 19 games in 1996, posting a 5.42 ERA. In 1997, he returned to the bullpen and never started another major league game.

    In 1999, Aguilera was once again traded by the Twins, this time to the Chicago Cubs, with Kyle Lohse going to the Twins. Aguilera pitched with the Cubs through the 2000 season, at which point he retired from Major League Baseball.

    In all, Aguilera played parts of 11 seasons with the Twins and is second in all-time saves for the Twins, just behind Joe Nathan.

    Rick Aguilera Statistics

    Standard Pitching
    Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ FIP WHIP H9 HR9 BB9 SO9 SO/W Awards
    1985 23 NYM NL 10 7 .588 3.24 21 19 1 2 0 0 122.1 118 49 44 8 37 2 74 2 2 5 507 108 3.28 1.267 8.7 0.6 2.7 5.4 2.00  
    1986 24 NYM NL 10 7 .588 3.88 28 20 2 2 0 0 141.2 145 70 61 15 36 1 104 7 3 5 605 93 3.59 1.278 9.2 1.0 2.3 6.6 2.89  
    1987 25 NYM NL 11 3 .786 3.60 18 17 0 1 0 0 115.0 124 53 46 12 33 2 77 3 0 9 494 106 3.83 1.365 9.7 0.9 2.6 6.0 2.33  
    1988 26 NYM NL 0 4 .000 6.93 11 3 2 0 0 0 24.2 29 20 19 2 10 2 16 1 1 1 111 47 3.86 1.581 10.6 0.7 3.6 5.8 1.60  
    1989 27 TOT MLB 9 11 .450 2.79 47 11 19 3 0 7 145.0 130 51 45 8 38 4 137 3 3 4 594 134 2.44 1.159 8.1 0.5 2.4 8.5 3.61  
    1989 27 NYM NL 6 6 .500 2.34 36 0 19 0 0 7 69.1 59 19 18 3 21 3 80 2 3 3 284 140 2.01 1.154 7.7 0.4 2.7 10.4 3.81  
    1989 27 MIN AL 3 5 .375 3.21 11 11 0 3 0 0 75.2 71 32 27 5 17 1 57 1 0 1 310 130 2.83 1.163 8.4 0.6 2.0 6.8 3.35  
    1990 28 MIN AL 5 3 .625 2.76 56 0 54 0 0 32 65.1 55 27 20 5 19 6 61 4 0 3 268 152 2.99 1.133 7.6 0.7 2.6 8.4 3.21  
    1991 29 MIN AL 4 5 .444 2.35 63 0 60 0 0 42 69.0 44 20 18 3 30 6 61 1 0 3 275 183 3.00 1.072 5.7 0.4 3.9 8.0 2.03 AS,MVP-18
    1992 30 MIN AL 2 6 .250 2.84 64 0 61 0 0 41 66.2 60 28 21 7 17 4 52 1 0 5 273 143 3.40 1.155 8.1 0.9 2.3 7.0 3.06 AS
    1993 31 MIN AL 4 3 .571 3.11 65 0 61 0 0 34 72.1 60 25 25 9 14 3 59 1 0 1 287 140 3.60 1.023 7.5 1.1 1.7 7.3 4.21 AS
    1994 32 MIN AL 1 4 .200 3.63 44 0 40 0 0 23 44.2 57 23 18 7 10 3 46 0 0 2 201 135 3.78 1.500 11.5 1.4 2.0 9.3 4.60  
    1995 33 TOT AL 3 3 .500 2.60 52 0 51 0 0 32 55.1 46 16 16 6 13 1 52 1 0 0 223 188 3.39 1.066 7.5 1.0 2.1 8.5 4.00  
    1995 33 MIN AL 1 1 .500 2.52 22 0 21 0 0 12 25.0 20 7 7 2 6 1 29 1 0 0 99 193 2.66 1.040 7.2 0.7 2.2 10.4 4.83  
    1995 33 BOS AL 2 2 .500 2.67 30 0 30 0 0 20 30.1 26 9 9 4 7 0 23 0 0 0 124 184 3.99 1.088 7.7 1.2 2.1 6.8 3.29  
    1996 34 MIN AL 8 6 .571 5.42 19 19 0 2 0 0 111.1 124 69 67 20 27 1 83 3 0 6 484 94 4.82 1.356 10.0 1.6 2.2 6.7 3.07  
    1997 35 MIN AL 5 4 .556 3.82 61 0 57 0 0 26 68.1 65 29 29 9 22 3 68 2 0 3 285 121 3.88 1.273 8.6 1.2 2.9 9.0 3.09  
    1998 36 MIN AL 4 9 .308 4.24 68 0 64 0 0 38 74.1 75 35 35 8 15 1 57 1 0 1 307 113 3.65 1.211 9.1 1.0 1.8 6.9 3.80  
    1999 37 TOT MLB 9 4 .692 2.93 61 0 41 0 0 14 67.2 54 25 22 8 12 1 45 2 1 4 267 161 3.96 0.975 7.2 1.1 1.6 6.0 3.75  
    1999 37 MIN AL 3 1 .750 1.27 17 0 16 0 0 6 21.1 10 3 3 2 2 0 13 0 1 1 76 406 3.42 0.563 4.2 0.8 0.8 5.5 6.50  
    1999 37 CHC NL 6 3 .667 3.69 44 0 25 0 0 8 46.1 44 22 19 6 10 1 32 2 0 3 191 122 4.21 1.165 8.5 1.2 1.9 6.2 3.20  
    2000 38 CHC NL 1 2 .333 4.91 54 0 44 0 0 29 47.2 47 28 26 11 18 2 38 4 0 1 210 93 5.92 1.364 8.9 2.1 3.4 7.2 2.11  
    16 Yrs 86 81 .515 3.57 732 89 557 10 0 318 1291.1 1233 568 512 138 351 42 1030 36 10 53 5391 118 3.62 1.227 8.6 1.0 2.4 7.2 2.93  
    162 Game Avg. 7 7 .515 3.57 61 7 46 1 0 26 107 102 47 42 11 29 3 85 3 1 4 447 118 3.62 1.227 8.6 1.0 2.4 7.2 2.93  
      W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ FIP WHIP H9 HR9 BB9 SO9 SO/W Awards
    MIN (11 yrs) 40 47 .460 3.50 490 30 434 5 0 254 694.0 641 298 270 77 179 29 586 15 1 26 2865 130 3.58 1.182 8.3 1.0 2.3 7.6 3.27  
    NYM (5 yrs) 37 27 .578 3.58 114 59 24 5 0 7 473.0 475 211 188 40 137 10 351 15 9 23 2001 99 3.35 1.294 9.0 0.8 2.6 6.7 2.56  
    CHC (2 yrs) 7 5 .583 4.31 98 0 69 0 0 37 94.0 91 50 45 17 28 3 70 6 0 4 401 105 5.08 1.266 8.7 1.6 2.7 6.7 2.50  
    BOS (1 yr) 2 2 .500 2.67 30 0 30 0 0 20 30.1 26 9 9 4 7 0 23 0 0 0 124 184 3.99 1.088 7.7 1.2 2.1 6.8 3.29  
                                                                   
    AL (11 yrs) 42 49 .462 3.47 520 30 464 5 0 274 724.1 667 307 279 81 186 29 609 15 1 26 2989 132 3.60 1.178 8.3 1.0 2.3 7.6 3.27  
    NL (7 yrs) 44 32 .579 3.70 212 59 93 5 0 44 567.0 566 261 233 57 165 13 421 21 9 27 2402 101 3.64 1.289 9.0 0.9 2.6 6.7 2.55  
    Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
    Generated 3/31/2024.

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    The Twins Almanac: Weekend Edition

    This weekend's Almanac features three pitchers with Minnesota connections: Minnetonka graduate Jim Brower, Coon Rapids graduate Logan Shore, and 1991 World Series Champion Carl Willis. 

    Kevin Tapani, Under-Appreciated Starter For The 1991 Twins

    The Twins had three remarkably good starting pitchers on their 1991 World Series-winning team, each with exceptional seasons. The veteran leader, Jack Morris, came home and had one spectacular season capped by a tremendous 4-0 postseason and the infamous Game Seven 10-inning shutout. The rising youngster, Scott Erickson, debuted with little fanfare in 1990 for the last-place club but followed that by winning 20 games in 1991. I feel the third guy who led that team in ERA was perhaps a little overshadowed. Let’s take a closer look at Kevin Tapani.

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