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Tim Crothers
March 31, 1997
The Twins scored only 22% of their runs last season on homers, the lowest percentage in the majors. (The average was 35%.) Oddly, Minnesota also ranked last with 20 sacrifice bunts, the second-lowest total for a nonstrike season. Tom Kelly's disdain for the sacrifice has become a trademark: The Twins ranked sixth in the American League in that category in Kelly's first full season (1987) but have ranked in the bottom half every year since.
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March 31, 1997

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The Twins scored only 22% of their runs last season on homers, the lowest percentage in the majors. (The average was 35%.) Oddly, Minnesota also ranked last with 20 sacrifice bunts, the second-lowest total for a nonstrike season. Tom Kelly's disdain for the sacrifice has become a trademark: The Twins ranked sixth in the American League in that category in Kelly's first full season (1987) but have ranked in the bottom half every year since.

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