| Breaking News |  | Monday, October 5th, 2009: Wilson Takes Home AL Batting Title
Minnesota's Bobby Wilson completed the season in style by winning the American League batting crown. He claimed the coveted title by hitting a solid .362 for the year.
The gifted 26-year-old Twins catcher chalked up 195 hits during the season with 17 home runs, 101 RBIs and 83 runs scored.
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 | Thursday, October 1st, 2009: Minnesota Rookie Reels in Reward in September
When all of the votes were counted for the Rookie of the Month in September, Aaron Cunningham of the Minnesota Twins was on top of the pile. The standout right fielder rifled hits here, there and everywhere in American League ballparks the entire month to win the honor.
The 23-year-old right fielder took the trophy by putting up a .333 average and .363 on-base percentage, 36 hits, 6 home runs, 22 RBIs and 15 runs scored.
Cunningham is hitting .270 this season with 20 home runs, 69 RBIs and 59 runs scored. He has 128 hits in 474 at-bats.
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| Saturday, September 26th, 2009: Red-Hot Wilson Scorches Orioles
Who needs batting practice? Bobby Wilson of Minnesota apparently doesn't as he battered Baltimore with a 5-hit outburst in today's game to lead his club to a 17-0 win.
He told the press after the game, "And I didn't even take BP today. I think I have been taking too many swings before game and decided to take a day off. Wow, this was really something... a 5 for 5 day... will my name be in the record books now?"
B. Wilson hit an RBI double in the 1st, hit an RBI single in the 3rd, walked in the 4th, hit an RBI double in the 6th, hit a two-run single in the 7th and hit a solo-shot off S. Schmoll in the 8th.
This season Wilson is swinging the bat at a .357 rate with 183 hits in 512 at-bats. To date he has hit 15 home runs, scored 77 runs and driven in 95.
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 78-84, .481 PCT | | Position in Division | 3rd, 23.0 GB | | Record at home | 45-36, .556 PCT | | Record on the road | 33-48, .407 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 7-7, .500 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 24-20, .545 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 24-22, .522 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 54-62, .466 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 6-4, .600 PCT | | Record in April | 8-13, .381 PCT | | Record in May | 11-17, .393 PCT | | Record in June | 9-18, .333 PCT | | Record in July | 14-11, .560 PCT | | Record in August | 17-11, .607 PCT | | Record in September | 16-13, .552 PCT | | Record in October | 3-1, .750 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .282 - 1st in AL | | On-Base Percentage | .344 - 7th in AL | | Slugging Percentage | .421 - 5th in AL | | On-Base + Slugging | .764 - 5th in AL | | Runs Scored | 811 - 8th in AL | | Hits | 1617 - 1st in AL | | Extra-Base Hits | 502 - 4th in AL | | Home Runs | 125 - 12th in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 505 - 12th in AL | | Strikeouts | 1205 - 7th in AL | | Stolen Bases | 101 - 5th in AL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 4.54 - 9th in AL | | Starters' ERA | 4.59 - 8th in AL | | Bullpen ERA | 4.44 - 8th in AL | | Runs allowed | 820 - 9th in AL | | Hits allowed | 1448 - 6th in AL | | Opponents AVG | .259 - 6th in AL | | BABIP | .321 - 11th in AL | | Home Runs allowed | 165 - 9th in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 700 - 12th in AL | | Strikeouts | 1416 - 3rd in AL |
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