Torii Hunter and Johan Santana win 2007 Rawlings Gold Glove Awards

11/06/2007 5:26 PM ET

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MINNEAPOLIS - ST.PAUL -- The Minnesota Twins were informed today that outfielder Torii Hunter and pitcher Johan Santana have been named to the 2007 American League Rawlings Gold Glove Team. This marks the seventh consecutive year in which Hunter has won a Rawlings Gold Glove, while it is the first career Rawlings Gold Glove for Santana.

Hunter, 32, batted .287 (172-600) with 45 doubles, one triple, 28 home runs, 107 RBI and 18 stolen bases in 160 games in 2007 for the Twins. Hunter led the club in games, at-bats, runs, hits and doubles, and was second in home runs, RBI and stolen bases. He had a .995 (2 E, 394 TC) fielding percentage with five outfield assists last season and has a career fielding percentage of .991 (28 E, 3171 TC) with 72 outfield assists. Hunter becomes just the second Twin to be at least a seven-time winner (Jim Kaat, 11) and the first since Kaat (1962-72) to win the award in seven consecutive seasons. It also marks the 14th time the award has been given to a Twins outfielder.

Santana, 28, was 15-13, 3.33 (219.0 ip, 81 er) in 33 starts, with 52 walks and 235 strikeouts for the Twins in 2007. He had a 1.000 (0 E, 40 TC) fielding percentage last season, and has a career fielding percentage of .932 (15 E, 221 TC). Santana's four pickoffs were tied for the second most in the American League last season. He becomes just the second pitcher in club history to win the award and the first since Jim Kaat in 1972.

This year's awards represent the 37th and 38th time a Twin has won a Rawlings Gold Glove. Below is a list of the past Minnesota winners.

TWINS' RAWLINGS GOLD GLOVE AWARD WINNERS:

1961 Earl Battey, c
1962 Earl Battey, c, Jim Kaat, p, Vic Power, 1b
1963 Jim Kaat, p, Vic Power, 1b, Zoilo Versalles, ss
1964 Jim Kaat, p
1965 Jim Kaat, p, Zoilo Versalles, ss
1966 Jim Kaat, p, Tony Oliva, rf
1967 Jim Kaat, p
1968 Jim Kaat, p
1969 Jim Kaat, p
1970 Jim Kaat, p
1971 Jim Kaat, p
1972 Jim Kaat, p
1986 Gary Gaetti, 3b, Kirby Puckett, cf
1987 Gary Gaetti, 3b, Kirby Puckett, cf
1988 Gary Gaetti, 3b, Kirby Puckett, cf
1989 Gary Gaetti, 3b, Kirby Puckett, cf
1991 Kirby Puckett, cf
1992 Kirby Puckett, cf
1997 Chuck Knoblauch, 2b
2001 Torii Hunter, cf, Doug Mientkiewicz, 1b
2002 Torii Hunter, cf
2003 Torii Hunter, cf
2004 Torii Hunter, cf
2005 Torii Hunter, cf
2006 Torii Hunter, cf
2007 Torii Hunter, cf, Johan Santana, p

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