Twins shutout leaders (8 or more innings)
| Rk | Player | #Matching | W | L | GS | IP | H | BB | SO | SB | CS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bert Blyleven | 29 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 263.0 | 132 | 42 | 209 | 0.66 | 11 | 17 |
| 2 | Jim Kaat | 23 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 208.0 | 131 | 25 | 124 | 0.75 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Camilo Pascual | 18 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 162.0 | 78 | 33 | 144 | 0.69 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | Jim Perry | 17 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 153.0 | 83 | 29 | 95 | 0.73 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Frank Viola | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 90.0 | 49 | 16 | 59 | 0.72 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | Brad Radke | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 90.0 | 45 | 8 | 54 | 0.59 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Mudcat Grant | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 90.0 | 52 | 17 | 43 | 0.77 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Dave Goltz | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 90.0 | 37 | 19 | 67 | 0.62 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Dean Chance | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 81.0 | 36 | 15 | 71 | 0.63 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Geoff Zahn | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 63.0 | 37 | 10 | 38 | 0.75 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Scott Erickson | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 63.0 | 18 | 15 | 31 | 0.52 | 1 | 0 |
A couple trivia questions for you today.
1. What two pitchers have shutout the Twins the most frequently and how many shutouts did they have against the boys from Minnesota?
2. What opposing pitcher threw the most shutouts against the Twins at Met Stadium and how many did he have?
3. What opposing pitcher threw the most shutouts against the Twins at the Metrodome and how many did he have?
The answers are:
1. Gaylord Perry and Steve Hargan each shut out the Twins five times.
2. Jim Bouton shut out Minnesota three times at the Met.
3. Scott Erickson shut out the Twins three times at the Metrodome.