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1961 Minnesota Twins (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1960/1962)
70-90, Finished 7th in American League
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Scored 707 runs, Allowed 778 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 73-87
Managed by Cookie Lavagetto and Sam Mele

Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,256,723 (3rd of 10)
Park Factors
  (multi-year): Batting - 106, Pitching - 106
  (one-year): Batting - 106, Pitching - 107
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1961 Stats / Schedule / Transactions / Lineups / Batting Orders (1960/1962) / Splits: Bat / Pitch / Gamelogs: Bat / Pitch

Batting Orders are the starting batting orders for that game.

Explanation

A # next to the game score indicates the opposing starter was a left hander. Holding your mouse (without clicking) over the game date will show you the name of the opposing starter in most browsers. Clicking on the date will take you to the box score. Clicking on the opposing team's name will take you to their batting order for this game.

Game (# = Opp. LHS) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
1.Tue,4/11 at NYY W (6-0)# Versalles-SS Green-CF Killebrew-1B Lemon-LF Allison-RF Battey-C Bertoia-3B Gardner-2B Ramos-P
2.Fri,4/14 at BAL W (3-2) Versalles-SS Green-CF Killebrew-1B Lemon-LF Allison-RF Battey-C Bertoia-3B Gardner-2B Pascual-P
3.Sat,4/15 at BAL L (0-8)# Versalles-SS Green-CF Killebrew-1B Allison-RF Lemon-LF Battey-C Bertoia-3B Gardner-2B Stobbs-P
4.Sun,4/16 at BAL W (10-5) Versalles-SS Green-CF Mincher-1B Allison-RF Lemon-LF Battey-C Bertoia-3B Gardner-2B Ramos-P
5.Sun,4/16 at BAL W (6-4) Versalles-SS Green-CF Mincher-1B Allison-RF Lemon-LF Naragon-C Bertoia-3B Gardner-2B Kralick-P
6.Tue,4/18 at BOS W (3-2) Versalles-SS Green-CF Mincher-1B Allison-RF Lemon-LF Battey-C Bertoia-3B Gardner-2B Kaat-P
7.Fri,4/21 vs WSA L (3-5) Versalles-SS Green-CF Mincher-1B Allison-RF Lemon-LF Battey-C Bertoia-3B Gardner-2B Pascual-P
8.Sat,4/22 vs WSA W (5-4) Versalles-SS Green-CF Mincher-1B Allison-RF Lemon-LF Battey-C Bertoia-3B Gardner-2B Ramos-P
9.Sun,4/23 vs WSA W (1-0) Versalles-SS Green-CF Mincher-1B Allison-RF Lemon-LF Battey-C Bertoia-3B Gardner-2B Kralick-P
10.Mon,4/24 at KCA W (10-6) Versalles-SS Green-CF Mincher-1B Allison-RF Lemon-LF Battey-C Bertoia-3B Gardner-2B Kaat-P
11.Tue,4/25 at KCA L (2-20) Versalles-SS Green-CF Mincher-1B Allison-RF Lemon-LF Battey-C Bertoia-3B Gardner-2B Sadowski-P
12.Thu,4/27 at LAA W (4-2) Versalles-SS Green-CF Mincher-1B Allison-RF Lemon-LF Battey-C Bertoia-3B Gardner-2B Pascual-P
13.Fri,4/28 at LAA L (5-6) Versalles-SS Green-CF Mincher-1B Allison-RF Battey-C Lemon-LF Bertoia-3B Gardner-2B Ramos-P
14.Sat,4/29 at LAA L (1-4) Versalles-SS Green-CF Killebrew-LF Mincher-1B Allison-RF Battey-C Bertoia-3B Gardner-2B Kaat-P
15.Sun,4/30 vs CHW L (3-5) Versalles-SS Green-CF Mincher-1B Killebrew-LF Allison-RF Bertoia-3B Naragon-C Gardner-2B Kralick-P
16.Mon,5/1 vs CHW W (6-5)# Bertoia-3B Green-CF Allison-RF Killebrew-1B Lemon-LF Henry-C Gardner-2B Valdivielso-SS Stobbs-P
17.Tue,5/2 vs NYY L (4-6) Bertoia-3B Green-CF Killebrew-1B Lemon-LF Allison-RF Battey-C Gardner-2B Valdivielso-SS Pascual-P
18.Wed,5/3 vs NYY L (3-7) Versalles-SS Green-CF Killebrew-1B Lemon-LF Battey-C Allison-RF Gardner-2B Bertoia-3B Ramos-P
19.Thu,5/4 vs NYY L (2-5)# Bertoia-3B Green-CF Killebrew-1B Battey-C Lemon-LF Allison-RF Gardner-2B Valdivielso-SS Kaat-P
20.Fri,5/5 vs BOS W (5-1) Bertoia-3B Green-CF Dobbek-RF Killebrew-1B Battey-C Lemon-LF Gardner-2B Valdivielso-SS Kralick-P
21.Sun,5/7 vs BOS L (9-11) Versalles-SS Green-CF Dobbek-RF Killebrew-1B Battey-C Lemon-LF Gardner-2B Bertoia-3B Pascual-P
22.Tue,5/9 vs BAL L (5-13) Versalles-SS Green-CF Dobbek-LF Killebrew-3B Mincher-1B Battey-C Allison-RF Gardner-2B Ramos-P
23.Wed,5/10 vs BAL W (10-6) Versalles-SS Dobbek-CF Allison-RF Killebrew-3B Battey-C Mincher-1B Lemon-LF Gardner-2B Kralick-P
24.Thu,5/11 vs BAL L (7-8)# Versalles-SS Green-CF Killebrew-3B Battey-C Allison-RF Lemon-LF Gardner-2B Mincher-1B Pascual-P
25.Fri,5/12 vs LAA W (5-4) Versalles-SS Green-CF Killebrew-1B Battey-C Lemon-LF Gardner-2B Allison-RF Bertoia-3B Ramos-P
26.Sat,5/13 vs LAA W (13-6) Versalles-SS Green-CF Killebrew-1B Battey-C Lemon-LF Gardner-2B Allison-RF Bertoia-3B Lee-P
27.Sun,5/14 vs LAA W (4-3) Versalles-SS Green-CF Killebrew-1B Battey-C Lemon-LF Allison-RF Gardner-2B Bertoia-3B Kralick-P
28.Mon,5/15 at CHW W (5-0) Versalles-SS Green-CF Killebrew-1B Battey-C Lemon-LF Allison-RF Gardner-2B Bertoia-3B Pascual-P
29.Tue,5/16 at CHW L (4-5) Versalles-SS Green-CF Killebrew-1B Battey-C Lemon-LF Allison-RF Gardner-2B Bertoia-3B Ramos-P
30.Thu,5/18 vs KCA L (3-4) Versalles-SS Green-CF Killebrew-1B Battey-C Lemon-LF Allison-RF Gardner-2B Bertoia-3B Kaat-P
31.Fri,5/19 vs KCA W (11-1) Versalles-SS Green-CF Dobbek-LF Killebrew-3B Allison-RF Mincher-1B Battey-C Gardner-2B Kralick-P
32.Sat,5/20 vs KCA W (2-0)# Versalles-SS Green-CF Killebrew-3B Allison-RF Battey-C Gardner-2B Dobbek-LF Mincher-1B Pascual-P
33.Sun,5/21 vs CLE L (0-9) Versalles-SS Green-CF Dobbek-LF Killebrew-3B Allison-RF Battey-C Mincher-1B Gardner-2B Ramos-P
34.Sun,5/21 vs CLE L (0-2) Versalles-SS Green-CF Dobbek-LF Killebrew-3B Allison-RF Mincher-1B Naragon-C Gardner-2B Lee-P
35.Mon,5/22 vs CLE L (5-7) Versalles-SS Green-CF Mincher-1B Killebrew-3B Lemon-LF Allison-RF Battey-C Gardner-2B Palmquist-P
36.Tue,5/23 vs DET L (2-5) Versalles-SS Green-CF Mincher-1B Killebrew-3B Lemon-LF Allison-RF Battey-C Gardner-2B Kralick-P
37.Wed,5/24 vs DET L (4-5)# Versalles-SS Green-CF Killebrew-1B Lemon-LF Allison-RF Battey-C Gardner-2B Bertoia-3B Pascual-P
38.Thu,5/25 vs DET W (7-6) Versalles-SS Green-CF Mincher-1B Killebrew-3B Lemon-LF Allison-RF Battey-C Gardner-2B Ramos-P
39.Fri,5/26 at WSA L (3-4) Versalles-SS Green-CF Killebrew-1B Lemon-LF Allison-RF Battey-C Bertoia-3B Gardner-2B Kaat-P
40.Sat,5/27 at WSA L (4-14)# Versalles-SS Bertoia-3B Killebrew-1B Lemon-LF Allison-RF Battey-C Gardner-2B Dobbek-CF Palmquist-P
41.Sun,5/28 at WSA L (4-6) Versalles-SS Green-CF Killebrew-3B Lemon-LF Allison-RF Mincher-1B Battey-C Valdivielso-2B Kralick-P
42.Tue,5/30 at CLE L (3-4) Versalles-SS Green-CF Killebrew-3B Lemon-LF Allison-RF Mincher-1B Battey-C Valdivielso-2B Pascual-P
43.Tue,5/30 at CLE L (5-7) Bertoia-3B Versalles-SS Green-CF Killebrew-1B Dobbek-LF Naragon-C Allison-RF Gardner-2B Ramos-P
44.Fri,6/2 at DET L (0-2) Versalles-SS Martin-2B Green-LF Killebrew-3B Dobbek-RF Allison-1B Naragon-C Tuttle-CF Kralick-P
45.Sat,6/3 at DET L (1-2)# Versalles-SS Green-LF Tuttle-CF Killebrew-3B Lemon-RF Battey-C Allison-1B Martin-2B Ramos-P
46.Sun,6/4 at DET L (4-10) Versalles-SS Green-LF Becquer-1B Killebrew-3B Allison-RF Tuttle-CF Naragon-C Martin-2B Pascual-P
47.Sun,6/4 at DET L (3-9) Martin-2B Green-CF Becquer-1B Killebrew-3B Lemon-LF Allison-RF Henry-C Valdivielso-SS Kaat-P
48.Mon,6/5 at NYY L (2-6) Versalles-SS Tuttle-CF Green-RF Killebrew-1B Lemon-LF Battey-C Martin-2B Gardner-3B Lee-P
49.Mon,6/5 at NYY L (1-6) Versalles-SS Tuttle-CF Green-RF Killebrew-1B Lemon-LF Henry-C Martin-2B Gardner-3B Stobbs-P
50.Tue,6/6 at NYY L (2-7)# Versalles-SS Green-LF Martin-2B Killebrew-1B Tuttle-CF Allison-RF Henry-C Valdivielso-3B Kralick-P
51.Wed,6/7 at NYY L (1-5) Versalles-SS Martin-2B Green-LF Becquer-1B Killebrew-3B Naragon-C Allison-RF Tuttle-CF Ramos-P
52.Thu,6/8 at BAL W (3-1) Martin-2B Green-LF Killebrew-3B Allison-RF Becquer-1B Battey-C Tuttle-CF Valdivielso-SS Kaat-P
53.Sat,6/10 at BAL L (3-4) Martin-2B Green-LF Killebrew-3B Becquer-1B Allison-RF Battey-C Tuttle-CF Valdivielso-SS Pascual-P
54.Sun,6/11 at BOS L (2-8) Versalles-SS Green-CF Killebrew-3B Lemon-LF Allison-1B Battey-C Martin-2B Tuttle-RF Ramos-P
55.Sun,6/11 at BOS W (10-5) Versalles-SS Tuttle-RF Killebrew-3B Lemon-LF Allison-1B Green-CF Martin-2B Naragon-C Kralick-P
56.Mon,6/12 at BOS L (8-10) Versalles-SS Tuttle-RF Killebrew-3B Lemon-LF Allison-1B Green-CF Battey-C Martin-2B Arrigo-P
57.Tue,6/13 vs KCA W (8-6) Versalles-SS Martin-2B Green-CF Killebrew-3B Lemon-LF Allison-1B Tuttle-RF Battey-C Kaat-P
58.Wed,6/14 vs KCA L (2-9)# Versalles-SS Martin-2B Killebrew-3B Lemon-LF Allison-1B Battey-C Green-CF Tuttle-RF Pascual-P
59.Thu,6/15 vs KCA W (4-3)# Martin-2B Green-CF Killebrew-3B Lemon-LF Allison-1B Battey-C Tuttle-RF Valdivielso-SS Kralick-P
60.Fri,6/16 at CHW W (6-1) Martin-2B Green-CF Killebrew-1B Lemon-LF Allison-RF Battey-C Rollins-3B Valdivielso-SS McDevitt-P
61.Sat,6/17 at CHW L (1-5)# Tuttle-CF Martin-2B Killebrew-1B Lemon-LF Allison-RF Battey-C Rollins-3B Valdivielso-SS Kaat-P
62.Sun,6/18 at CHW L (3-4) Dobbek-RF Green-CF Killebrew-3B Lemon-LF Allison-1B Martin-2B Battey-C Valdivielso-SS Cueto-P
63.Sun,6/18 at CHW L (7-10) Dobbek-RF Green-CF Killebrew-3B Lemon-LF Allison-1B Naragon-C Martin-2B Valdivielso-SS Pascual-P
64.Tue,6/20 vs BAL W (5-4) Martin-2B Green-CF Killebrew-3B Lemon-LF Allison-1B Dobbek-RF Battey-C Valdivielso-SS Kralick-P
65.Wed,6/21 vs BAL L (5-11) Martin-2B Green-CF Killebrew-3B Lemon-LF Allison-1B Dobbek-RF Battey-C Valdivielso-SS Ramos-P
66.Thu,6/22 vs BAL L (2-8) Versalles-SS Green-CF Killebrew-3B Lemon-LF Allison-1B Dobbek-RF Martin-2B Battey-C Kaat-P
67.Fri,6/23 vs NYY W (4-0) Versalles-SS Tuttle-CF Killebrew-3B Lemon-LF Allison-1B Dobbek-RF Battey-C Valdivielso-2B Pascual-P
68.Sat,6/24 vs NYY L (7-10) Versalles-SS Tuttle-CF Killebrew-3B Lemon-LF Allison-1B Dobbek-RF Battey-C Valdivielso-2B Cueto-P
69.Sun,6/25 vs NYY L (4-8) Versalles-SS Martin-2B Killebrew-3B Lemon-LF Allison-1B Dobbek-RF Battey-C Tuttle-CF Kralick-P
70.Tue,6/27 vs BOS W (6-5) Versalles-SS Green-CF Killebrew-1B Lemon-LF Allison-RF Battey-C Tuttle-3B Martin-2B Kaat-P
71.Tue,6/27 vs BOS W (6-3) Versalles-SS Green-CF Killebrew-1B Lemon-LF Allison-RF Naragon-C Tuttle-3B Valdivielso-2B Ramos-P
72.Wed,6/28 vs BOS L (2-6) Versalles-SS Green-CF Killebrew-1B Lemon-LF Allison-RF Battey-C Tuttle-3B Martin-2B Pascual-P
73.Thu,6/29 vs BOS L (5-9) Versalles-SS Martin-2B Killebrew-1B Allison-RF Dobbek-CF Battey-C Green-LF Tuttle-3B Cueto-P
74.Fri,6/30 at KCA W (8-2)# Versalles-SS Martin-2B Killebrew-1B Allison-RF Lemon-LF Battey-C Green-CF Tuttle-3B Kralick-P
75.Sat,7/1 at KCA W (9-3) Versalles-SS Martin-2B Killebrew-1B Allison-RF Lemon-LF Battey-C Green-CF Tuttle-3B Kaat-P
76.Sun,7/2 at KCA L (7-8) Versalles-SS Martin-2B Killebrew-1B Allison-RF Lemon-LF Battey-C Green-CF Tuttle-3B Ramos-P
77.Mon,7/3 vs CHW W (7-6) Versalles-SS Martin-2B Killebrew-1B Allison-RF Lemon-LF Battey-C Green-CF Tuttle-3B Pascual-P
78.Tue,7/4 vs CHW W (6-4)# Versalles-SS Martin-2B Killebrew-1B Allison-RF Lemon-LF Battey-C Green-CF Tuttle-3B Cueto-P
79.Tue,7/4 vs CHW W (4-2) Versalles-SS Martin-2B Killebrew-1B Allison-RF Lemon-LF Battey-C Green-CF Tuttle-3B Kralick-P
80.Wed,7/5 vs LAA L (2-6) Green-CF Martin-2B Killebrew-1B Allison-RF Lemon-LF Battey-C Tuttle-3B Valdivielso-SS Kaat-P
81.Thu,7/6 vs LAA L (11-12) Green-CF Tuttle-3B Killebrew-1B Allison-RF Lemon-LF Battey-C Valdivielso-SS Rollins-2B Arrigo-P
82.Fri,7/7 at WSA L (0-3) Green-CF Martin-2B Killebrew-1B Allison-RF Lemon-LF Battey-C Lepcio-3B Valdivielso-SS Ramos-P
83.Sat,7/8 at WSA L (2-3) Green-CF Martin-2B Killebrew-1B Allison-RF Lemon-LF Battey-C Lepcio-3B Valdivielso-SS Kralick-P
84.Sun,7/9 at WSA W (7-1) Green-CF Martin-2B Killebrew-1B Allison-RF Lemon-LF Battey-C Lepcio-3B Valdivielso-SS Pascual-P
85.Thu,7/13 at CLE W (9-6) Green-CF Martin-2B Killebrew-1B