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Minnesota Twins (1961 - 2008) - 2 World Championships, 3 Pennants, and 9 Playoff Appearances
Washington Senators (1901 - 1960) - 1 World Championship, 3 Pennants, and 3 Playoff Appearances

The Senators were officialy the Washington Nationals from 1905-1955, but the fans never recognized them as such.

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Year League Record Finish/Rank Manager High OPS Low ERA Year

2008 AL Cent 20-19 (.513) 2 Ron Gardenhire Morneau Hernandez 2008

2007 AL Cent 79-83 (.488) 3 Ron Gardenhire Hunter Santana 2007

2006 AL Cent 96-66 (.593) DIV 1 Ron Gardenhire Mauer Santana 2006

2005 AL Cent 83-79 (.512) 3 Ron Gardenhire Mauer Santana 2005

2004 AL Cent 92-70 (.568) DIV 1 Ron Gardenhire Ford Santana 2004

2003 AL Cent 90-72 (.556) DIV 1 Ron Gardenhire Koskie Radke 2003

2002 AL Cent 94-67 (.584) DIV 1 Ron Gardenhire Hunter Reed 2002

2001 AL Cent 85-77 (.525) 2 Tom Kelly Mientkiewicz Mays 2001

2000 AL Cent 69-93 (.426) 5 Tom Kelly Lawton Radke 2000

1999 AL Cent 63-97 (.394) 5 Tom Kelly Walker Radke 1999

1998 AL Cent 70-92 (.432) 4 Tom Kelly Lawton Radke 1998

1997 AL Cent 68-94 (.420) 4 Tom Kelly Knoblauch Radke 1997

1996 AL Cent 78-84 (.481) 4 Tom Kelly Knoblauch Radke 1996

1995 AL Cent 56-88 (.389) 5 Tom Kelly Knoblauch Radke 1995

1994 AL Cent 53-60 (.469) 4 Tom Kelly Puckett Tapani 1994

1993 AL West 71-91 (.438) 5 Tom Kelly Puckett Banks 1993

1992 AL West 90-72 (.556) 2 Tom Kelly Puckett Smiley 1992

1991 AL West 95-67 (.586) WS 1 Tom Kelly Davis Tapani 1991

1990 AL West 74-88 (.457) 7 Tom Kelly Hrbek Anderson 1990

1989 AL West 80-82 (.494) 5 Tom Kelly Puckett Viola 1989

1988 AL West 91-71 (.562) 2 Tom Kelly Puckett Anderson 1988

1987 AL West 85-77 (.525) WS 1 Tom Kelly Hrbek Viola 1987

1986 AL West 71-91 (.438) 6 Ray Miller and Tom Kelly Puckett Blyleven 1986

1985 AL West 77-85 (.475) 4 Billy Gardner and Ray Miller Hrbek Viola 1985

1984 AL West 81-81 (.500) 2 Billy Gardner Hrbek Viola 1984

1983 AL West 70-92 (.432) 5 Billy Gardner Hrbek Schrom 1983

1982 AL West 60-102 (.370) 7 Billy Gardner Ward Castillo 1982

1981 AL West 41-68 (.376) Johnny Goryl and Billy Gardner Castino Arroyo 1981

1980 AL West 77-84 (.478) 3 Gene Mauch and Johnny Goryl Castino Erickson 1980

1979 AL West 82-80 (.506) 4 Gene Mauch Landreaux Koosman 1979

Year League Record Finish/Rank Manager High OPS Low ERA Year

1978 AL West 73-89 (.451) 4 Gene Mauch Carew Goltz 1978

1977 AL West 84-77 (.522) 4 Gene Mauch Carew Goltz 1977

1976 AL West 85-77 (.525) 3 Gene Mauch Carew Campbell 1976

1975 AL West 76-83 (.478) 4 Frank Quilici Carew Blyleven 1975

1974 AL West 82-80 (.506) 3 Frank Quilici Carew Blyleven 1974

1973 AL West 81-81 (.500) 3 Frank Quilici Carew Blyleven 1973

1972 AL West 77-77 (.500) 3 Bill Rigney and Frank Quilici Killebrew Corbin 1972

1971 AL West 74-86 (.463) 5 Bill Rigney Oliva Blyleven 1971

1970 AL West 98-64 (.605) DIV 1 Bill Rigney Killebrew Perry 1970

1969 AL West 97-65 (.599) DIV 1 Billy Martin Killebrew Perry 1969

1968 American Lg 79-83 (.488) 7 Cal Ermer Oliva Chance 1968

1967 American Lg 91-71 (.562) 2 Sam Mele and Cal Ermer Killebrew Merritt 1967

1966 American Lg 89-73 (.549) 2 Sam Mele Killebrew Perry 1966

1965 American Lg 102-60 (.630) AL 1 Sam Mele Oliva Perry 1965

1964 American Lg 79-83 (.488) 6 Sam Mele Allison Grant 1964

1963 American Lg 91-70 (.565) 3 Sam Mele Allison Pascual 1963

1962 American Lg 91-71 (.562) 2 Sam Mele Killebrew Kaat 1962

1961 American Lg 70-90 (.438) 7 Cookie Lavagetto and Sam Mele Killebrew Pascual 1961

1960 American Lg 73-81 (.474) 5 Cookie Lavagetto Killebrew Lee 1960

1959 American Lg 63-91 (.409) 8 Cookie Lavagetto Killebrew Pascual 1959

1958 American Lg 61-93 (.396) 8 Cookie Lavagetto Sievers Pascual 1958

1957 American Lg 55-99 (.357) 8 Chuck Dressen and Cookie Lavagetto Sievers Pascual 1957

1956 American Lg 59-95 (.383) 7 Chuck Dressen Lemon Stobbs 1956

1955 American Lg 53-101 (.344) 8 Chuck Dressen Sievers Schmitz 1955

1954 American Lg 66-88 (.429) 6 Bucky Harris Vernon Schmitz 1954

1953 American Lg 76-76 (.500) 5 Bucky Harris Vernon Porterfield 1953

1952 American Lg 78-76 (.506) 5 Bucky Harris Jensen Porterfield 1952

1951 American Lg 62-92 (.403) 7 Bucky Harris Yost Marrero 1951

1950 American Lg 67-87 (.435) 5 Bucky Harris Yost Kuzava 1950

1949 American Lg 50-104 (.325) 8 Joe Kuhel Robinson Hudson 1949

Year League Record Finish/Rank Manager High OPS Low ERA Year

1948 American Lg 56-97 (.366) 7 Joe Kuhel Yost Scarborough 1948

1947 American Lg 64-90 (.416) 7 Ossie Bluege Spence Masterson 1947

1946 American Lg 76-78 (.494) 4 Ossie Bluege Vernon Newsom 1946

1945 American Lg 87-67 (.565) 2 Ossie Bluege Kuhel Wolff 1945

1944 American Lg 64-90 (.416) 8 Ossie Bluege Spence Niggeling 1944

1943 American Lg 84-69 (.549) 2 Ossie Bluege Spence Haefner 1943

1942 American Lg 62-89 (.411) 7 Bucky Harris Spence Hudson 1942

1941 American Lg 70-84 (.455) 6 Bucky Harris Travis Leonard 1941

1940 American Lg 64-90 (.416) 7 Bucky Harris Lewis Chase 1940

1939 American Lg 65-87 (.428) 6 Bucky Harris Lewis Leonard 1939

1938 American Lg 75-76 (.497) 5 Bucky Harris Myer Leonard 1938

1937 American Lg 73-80 (.477) 6 Bucky Harris Stone Ferrell 1937

1936 American Lg 82-71 (.536) 3 Bucky Harris Stone Appleton 1936

1935 American Lg 67-86 (.438) 6 Bucky Harris Myer Whitehill 1935

1934 American Lg 66-86 (.434) 7 Joe Cronin Manush Burke 1934

1933 American Lg 99-53 (.651) AL 1 Joe Cronin Kuhel Weaver 1933

1932 American Lg 93-61 (.604) 3 Walter Johnson Manush Crowder 1932

1931 American Lg 92-62 (.597) 3 Walter Johnson Cronin Hadley 1931

1930 American Lg 94-60 (.610) 2 Walter Johnson Cronin Crowder 1930

1929 American Lg 71-81 (.467) 5 Walter Johnson Judge Marberry 1929

1928 American Lg 75-79 (.487) 4 Bucky Harris Goslin Braxton 1928

1927 American Lg 85-69 (.552) 3 Bucky Harris Goslin Hadley 1927

1926 American Lg 81-69 (.540) 4 Bucky Harris Goslin Coveleski 1926

1925 American Lg 96-55 (.636) AL 1 Bucky Harris Goslin Coveleski 1925

1924 American Lg 92-62 (.597) WS 1 Bucky Harris Goslin Johnson 1924

1923 American Lg 75-78 (.490) 4 Donie Bush Rice Russell 1923

1922 American Lg 69-85 (.448) 6 Clyde Milan Judge Johnson 1922

1921 American Lg 80-73 (.523) 4 George McBride Rice Mogridge 1921

1920 American Lg 68-84 (.447) 6 Clark Griffith Judge Zachary 1920

1919 American Lg 56-84 (.400) 7 Clark Griffith Judge Johnson 1919

Year League Record Finish/Rank Manager High OPS Low ERA Year

1918 American Lg 72-56 (.562) 3 Clark Griffith Milan Johnson 1918

1917 American Lg 74-79 (.484) 5 Clark Griffith Rice Ayers 1917

1916 American Lg 76-77 (.497) 7 Clark Griffith Milan Johnson 1916

1915 American Lg 85-68 (.556) 4 Clark Griffith Gandil Johnson 1915

1914 American Lg 81-73 (.526) 3 Clark Griffith Foster Johnson 1914

1913 American Lg 90-64 (.584) 2 Clark Griffith Gandil Johnson 1913

1912 American Lg 91-61 (.599) 2 Clark Griffith Gandil Johnson 1912

1911 American Lg 64-90 (.416) 7 Jimmy McAleer Schaefer Johnson 1911

1910 American Lg 66-85 (.437) 7 Jimmy McAleer Gessler Johnson 1910

1909 American Lg 42-110 (.276) 8 Joe Cantillon Unglaub Johnson 1909

1908 American Lg 67-85 (.441) 7 Joe Cantillon Milan Johnson 1908

1907 American Lg 49-102 (.325) 8 Joe Cantillon Ganley Falkenberg 1907

1906 American Lg 55-95 (.367) 7 Jake Stahl Hickman Patten 1906

1905 American Lg 64-87 (.424) 7 Jake Stahl Stahl Hughes 1905

1904 American Lg 38-113 (.252) 8 Malachi Kittridge and Patsy Donovan Stahl Patten 1904

1903 American Lg 43-94 (.314) 8 Tom Loftus Ryan Lee 1903

1902 American Lg 61-75 (.449) 6 Tom Loftus Delahanty Orth 1902

1901 American Lg 61-72 (.459) 6 Jim Manning Dungan Carrick 1901

An AL or NL under Finish/Rank means they won the pennant, and WS the World Series.
High OPS requires 3.1 PAs per team game and Low ERA requires 1 IP per team game.

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Year	League	Record	Finish/Rank	Manager	High OPS	Low ERA	Year
2008	AL Cent	20-19 (.513)	2	Ron Gardenhire	Morneau	Hernandez	2008
2007	AL Cent	79-83 (.488)	3	Ron Gardenhire	Hunter	Santana	2007
2006	AL Cent	96-66 (.593)	DIV 1	Ron Gardenhire	Mauer	Santana	2006
2005	AL Cent	83-79 (.512)	3	Ron Gardenhire	Mauer	Santana	2005
2004	AL Cent	92-70 (.568)	DIV 1	Ron Gardenhire	Ford	Santana	2004
2003	AL Cent	90-72 (.556)	DIV 1	Ron Gardenhire	Koskie	Radke	2003
2002	AL Cent	94-67 (.584)	DIV 1	Ron Gardenhire	Hunter	Reed	2002
2001	AL Cent	85-77 (.525)	2	Tom Kelly	Mientkiewicz	Mays	2001
2000	AL Cent	69-93 (.426)	5	Tom Kelly	Lawton	Radke	2000
1999	AL Cent	63-97 (.394)	5	Tom Kelly	Walker	Radke	1999
1998	AL Cent	70-92 (.432)	4	Tom Kelly	Lawton	Radke	1998
1997	AL Cent	68-94 (.420)	4	Tom Kelly	Knoblauch	Radke	1997
1996	AL Cent	78-84 (.481)	4	Tom Kelly	Knoblauch	Radke	1996
1995	AL Cent	56-88 (.389)	5	Tom Kelly	Knoblauch	Radke	1995
1994	AL Cent	53-60 (.469)	4	Tom Kelly	Puckett	Tapani	1994
1993	AL West	71-91 (.438)	5	Tom Kelly	Puckett	Banks	1993
1992	AL West	90-72 (.556)	2	Tom Kelly	Puckett	Smiley	1992
1991	AL West	95-67 (.586)	WS 1	Tom Kelly	Davis	Tapani	1991
1990	AL West	74-88 (.457)	7	Tom Kelly	Hrbek	Anderson	1990
1989	AL West	80-82 (.494)	5	Tom Kelly	Puckett	Viola	1989
1988	AL West	91-71 (.562)	2	Tom Kelly	Puckett	Anderson	1988
1987	AL West	85-77 (.525)	WS 1	Tom Kelly	Hrbek	Viola	1987
1986	AL West	71-91 (.438)	6	Ray Miller and Tom Kelly	Puckett	Blyleven	1986
1985	AL West	77-85 (.475)	4	Billy Gardner and Ray Miller	Hrbek	Viola	1985
1984	AL West	81-81 (.500)	2	Billy Gardner	Hrbek	Viola	1984
1983	AL West	70-92 (.432)	5	Billy Gardner	Hrbek	Schrom	1983
1982	AL West	60-102 (.370)	7	Billy Gardner	Ward	Castillo	1982
1981	AL West	41-68 (.376)		Johnny Goryl and Billy Gardner	Castino	Arroyo	1981
1980	AL West	77-84 (.478)	3	Gene Mauch and Johnny Goryl	Castino	Erickson	1980
1979	AL West	82-80 (.506)	4	Gene Mauch	Landreaux	Koosman	1979
Year	League	Record	Finish/Rank	Manager	High OPS	Low ERA	Year
1978	AL West	73-89 (.451)	4	Gene Mauch	Carew	Goltz	1978
1977	AL West	84-77 (.522)	4	Gene Mauch	Carew	Goltz	1977
1976	AL West	85-77 (.525)	3	Gene Mauch	Carew	Campbell	1976
1975	AL West	76-83 (.478)	4	Frank Quilici	Carew	Blyleven	1975
1974	AL West	82-80 (.506)	3	Frank Quilici	Carew	Blyleven	1974
1973	AL West	81-81 (.500)	3	Frank Quilici	Carew	Blyleven	1973
1972	AL West	77-77 (.500)	3	Bill Rigney and Frank Quilici	Killebrew	Corbin	1972
1971	AL West	74-86 (.463)	5	Bill Rigney	Oliva	Blyleven	1971
1970	AL West	98-64 (.605)	DIV 1	Bill Rigney	Killebrew	Perry	1970
1969	AL West	97-65 (.599)	DIV 1	Billy Martin	Killebrew	Perry	1969
1968	American Lg	79-83 (.488)	7	Cal Ermer	Oliva	Chance	1968
1967	American Lg	91-71 (.562)	2	Sam Mele and Cal Ermer	Killebrew	Merritt	1967
1966	American Lg	89-73 (.549)	2	Sam Mele	Killebrew	Perry	1966
1965	American Lg	102-60 (.630)	AL 1	Sam Mele	Oliva	Perry	1965
1964	American Lg	79-83 (.488)	6	Sam Mele	Allison	Grant	1964
1963	American Lg	91-70 (.565)	3	Sam Mele	Allison	Pascual	1963
1962	American Lg	91-71 (.562)	2	Sam Mele	Killebrew	Kaat	1962
1961	American Lg	70-90 (.438)	7	Cookie Lavagetto and Sam Mele	Killebrew	Pascual	1961
1960	American Lg	73-81 (.474)	5	Cookie Lavagetto	Killebrew	Lee	1960
1959	American Lg	63-91 (.409)	8	Cookie Lavagetto	Killebrew	Pascual	1959
1958	American Lg	61-93 (.396)	8	Cookie Lavagetto	Sievers	Pascual	1958
1957	American Lg	55-99 (.357)	8	Chuck Dressen and Cookie Lavagetto	Sievers	Pascual	1957
1956	American Lg	59-95 (.383)	7	Chuck Dressen	Lemon	Stobbs	1956
1955	American Lg	53-101 (.344)	8	Chuck Dressen	Sievers	Schmitz	1955
1954	American Lg	66-88 (.429)	6	Bucky Harris	Vernon	Schmitz	1954
1953	American Lg	76-76 (.500)	5	Bucky Harris	Vernon	Porterfield	1953
1952	American Lg	78-76 (.506)	5	Bucky Harris	Jensen	Porterfield	1952
1951	American Lg	62-92 (.403)	7	Bucky Harris	Yost	Marrero	1951
1950	American Lg	67-87 (.435)	5	Bucky Harris	Yost	Kuzava	1950
1949	American Lg	50-104 (.325)	8	Joe Kuhel	Robinson	Hudson	1949
Year	League	Record	Finish/Rank	Manager	High OPS	Low ERA	Year
1948	American Lg	56-97 (.366)	7	Joe Kuhel	Yost	Scarborough	1948
1947	American Lg	64-90 (.416)	7	Ossie Bluege	Spence	Masterson	1947
1946	American Lg	76-78 (.494)	4	Ossie Bluege	Vernon	Newsom	1946
1945	American Lg	87-67 (.565)	2	Ossie Bluege	Kuhel	Wolff	1945
1944	American Lg	64-90 (.416)	8	Ossie Bluege	Spence	Niggeling	1944
1943	American Lg	84-69 (.549)	2	Ossie Bluege	Spence	Haefner	1943
1942	American Lg	62-89 (.411)	7	Bucky Harris	Spence	Hudson	1942
1941	American Lg	70-84 (.455)	6	Bucky Harris	Travis	Leonard	1941
1940	American Lg	64-90 (.416)	7	Bucky Harris	Lewis	Chase	1940
1939	American Lg	65-87 (.428)	6	Bucky Harris	Lewis	Leonard	1939
1938	American Lg	75-76 (.497)	5	Bucky Harris	Myer	Leonard	1938
1937	American Lg	73-80 (.477)	6	Bucky Harris	Stone	Ferrell	1937
1936	American Lg	82-71 (.536)	3	Bucky Harris	Stone	Appleton	1936
1935	American Lg	67-86 (.438)	6	Bucky Harris	Myer	Whitehill	1935
1934	American Lg	66-86 (.434)	7	Joe Cronin	Manush	Burke	1934
1933	American Lg	99-53 (.651)	AL 1	Joe Cronin	Kuhel	Weaver	1933
1932	American Lg	93-61 (.604)	3	Walter Johnson	Manush	Crowder	1932
1931	American Lg	92-62 (.597)	3	Walter Johnson	Cronin	Hadley	1931
1930	American Lg	94-60 (.610)	2	Walter Johnson	Cronin	Crowder	1930
1929	American Lg	71-81 (.467)	5	Walter Johnson	Judge	Marberry	1929
1928	American Lg	75-79 (.487)	4	Bucky Harris	Goslin	Braxton	1928
1927	American Lg	85-69 (.552)	3	Bucky Harris	Goslin	Hadley	1927
1926	American Lg	81-69 (.540)	4	Bucky Harris	Goslin	Coveleski	1926
1925	American Lg	96-55 (.636)	AL 1	Bucky Harris	Goslin	Coveleski	1925
1924	American Lg	92-62 (.597)	WS 1	Bucky Harris	Goslin	Johnson	1924
1923	American Lg	75-78 (.490)	4	Donie Bush	Rice	Russell	1923
1922	American Lg	69-85 (.448)	6	Clyde Milan	Judge	Johnson	1922
1921	American Lg	80-73 (.523)	4	George McBride	Rice	Mogridge	1921
1920	American Lg	68-84 (.447)	6	Clark Griffith	Judge	Zachary	1920
1919	American Lg	56-84 (.400)	7	Clark Griffith	Judge	Johnson	1919
Year	League	Record	Finish/Rank	Manager	High OPS	Low ERA	Year
1918	American Lg	72-56 (.562)	3	Clark Griffith	Milan	Johnson	1918
1917	American Lg	74-79 (.484)	5	Clark Griffith	Rice	Ayers	1917
1916	American Lg	76-77 (.497)	7	Clark Griffith	Milan	Johnson	1916
1915	American Lg	85-68 (.556)	4	Clark Griffith	Gandil	Johnson	1915
1914	American Lg	81-73 (.526)	3	Clark Griffith	Foster	Johnson	1914
1913	American Lg	90-64 (.584)	2	Clark Griffith	Gandil	Johnson	1913
1912	American Lg	91-61 (.599)	2	Clark Griffith	Gandil	Johnson	1912
1911	American Lg	64-90 (.416)	7	Jimmy McAleer	Schaefer	Johnson	1911
1910	American Lg	66-85 (.437)	7	Jimmy McAleer	Gessler	Johnson	1910
1909	American Lg	42-110 (.276)	8	Joe Cantillon	Unglaub	Johnson	1909
1908	American Lg	67-85 (.441)	7	Joe Cantillon	Milan	Johnson	1908
1907	American Lg	49-102 (.325)	8	Joe Cantillon	Ganley	Falkenberg	1907
1906	American Lg	55-95 (.367)	7	Jake Stahl	Hickman	Patten	1906
1905	American Lg	64-87 (.424)	7	Jake Stahl	Stahl	Hughes	1905
1904	American Lg	38-113 (.252)	8	Malachi Kittridge and Patsy Donovan	Stahl	Patten	1904
1903	American Lg	43-94 (.314)	8	Tom Loftus	Ryan	Lee	1903
1902	American Lg	61-75 (.449)	6	Tom Loftus	Delahanty	Orth	1902
1901	American Lg	61-72 (.459)	6	Jim Manning	Dungan	Carrick	1901