2005 Elizabethton Twins Roster

Appalachian League (AL) - Class: R
Team Record: 48-19
Finished 1st in the AL's West Division
Manager: Ray Smith (48-19)
Affiliation: Minnesota Twins
Location: Elizabethton, Tennessee
Ballpark: Joe O'Brien Stadium
Attendance: 25,949, Avg. 927 in 28 home dates
2005 Elizabethton Twins Statistics

Playoffs - Elizabethton Twins 2 games, Danville Braves 1

The Elizabethton Twins of the Appalachian League ended the 2005 season with a record of 48 wins and 19 losses, finishing first in the league's West Division.

The Twins topped the league with just 246 runs allowed. Elizabethton scored 353 runs. Juan Portes led the squad with 12 home runs Erik Lis recorded 41 runs batted in. Yancarlos Ortiz paced all regular batters by connecting at a .289 clip. Yohan Pino paced the team with 9 wins, while Adam Hawes recorded a 1.53 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.

Players from the 2005 Elizabethton Twins who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Brian Duensing, Armando Gabino, Matt Garza, Yohan Pino, Kevin Slowey and Steven Tolleson.

Ray Smith served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jilmer ArratiaRRJune 28, 19845'11"170Caracas, Distrito Federal VE
Dusty BenskoRRMarch 6, 19836'4"220Pleasant Plains, IL US
Matt BetsillSRAugust 16, 19846'5"190East Point, GA US
Brian DuensingLLFebruary 22, 19836'0"200Marysville, KS US
Armando GabinoRRAugust 31, 19836'3"210Santiago, Santiago DO
Toby GardenhireRRSeptember 11, 19826'0"190Mahasset, NY US
Matt GarzaRRNovember 26, 19836'4"220Selma, CA US
Joe GaultRRDecember 28, 19846'5"193Van Nuys, CA US
Ryan GehringLLMay 17, 19826'4"205Burlington, WI US
Adam HawesLRApril 25, 19836'3"218Victoria Harbour, BC CA
Larry JonesRRSeptember 19, 19846'1"210Mobile, AL US
Travis KalinRRJuly 30, 19846'3"180Dover, NJ US
Tim LaheyRRFebruary 7, 19826'6"250Worcester, MA US
Josh LandLLFebruary 6, 19856'2"187Milton, FL US
Erik LisLLMarch 8, 19846'1"220Palos, IL US
Caleb MooreRRMay 17, 19835'11"205Knoxville, TN US
Eddie MorlanRRMarch 1, 19866'2"220La Habana, La Habana CU
Ryan MullinsLLNovember 13, 19836'6"180Nashville, TN US
Yancarlos OrtizSRSeptember 15, 19845'9"150San Cristobal, San Cristobal DO
Edward OvalleRRJune 15, 19855'11"178San Francisco de Macoris, Duarte DO
Yohan PinoRRDecember 26, 19836'2"190Turmero, Aragua VE
Juan PortesRRNovember 26, 19855'11"200Boston, MA US
Danny PowersRRJuly 24, 19826'1"195Joplin, MO US
Sean RichardsonRROctober 2, 19836'1"185Camp Pendleton, CA US
Mark RobinsonSRApril 7, 19866'1"180Anaheim, CA US
Kevin SloweyRRMay 4, 19846'3"200Conroe, TX US
Alex SmitLLOctober 2, 19856'3"215Geldrop, NL
Oswaldo SosaRRSeptember 19, 19856'4"225Tovar, VE
Eli TintorRRDecember 24, 19846'2"190Hibbing, MN US
Steven TollesonRRNovember 1, 19835'11"185Spartanburg, SC US
Danny VaisRRNovember 21, 19846'1"210Wheat Ridge, CO US

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.




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