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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 (1960/1962) / Batting Orders / Splits: Bat / Pitch / Gamelogs: Bat / Pitch

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