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1965 Minnesota Twins (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1964/1966)
102-60, Finished 1st in American League
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Won AL Pennant
Scored 774 runs, Allowed 600 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 100-62
Managed by Sam Mele

Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,463,258 (1st of 10)
Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 105, Pitching - 103
  (one-year): Batting - 102, Pitching - 99
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

Postseason:  Lost World Series (4-3) to Los Angeles Dodgers

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        "I watched that team come to town with envy when I was with Cleveland. Being from Minnesota, I longed to be part of that. Up and down that lineup there were guys who just kind of took their turn carrying the ball club." -- Jerry Kindall.

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Team Batting    Glossary

Pos Player              Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO   BA    OBP   SLG  SB  CS  GDP HBP  SH  SF IBB  OPS+
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
C   Earl Battey         30  131  394   36  117  22  2   6   60  50   23  .297  .375  .409   0   0   7   2   5   5   7  119
1B *Don Mincher         27  128  346   43   87  17  3  22   65  49   73  .251  .344  .509   1   3   3   2   2   4  15  135
2B  Jerry Kindall       30  125  342   41   67  12  1   6   36  36   97  .196  .274  .289   2   2   6   3   8   6   3   57
3B  Rich Rollins        27  140  469   59  117  22  1   5   32  37   54  .249  .309  .333   4   0  13   4  10   2   7   79
SS  Zoilo Versalles     25  160  666  126  182  45 12  19   77  41  122  .273  .319  .462  27   5   7   7   6   8   3  115
LF  Bob Allison         30  135  438   71  102  14  5  23   78  73  114  .233  .342  .445  10   2   5   2   1   5   4  118
CF *Jimmie Hall         27  148  522   81  149  25  4  20   86  51   79  .285  .347  .464  14   7   6   1   0   6   6  124
RF *Tony Oliva          26  149  576  107  185  40  5  16   98  55   64  .321  .378  .491  19   9   8   4   2  10  12  141
    Harmon Killebrew    29  113  401   78  108  16  1  25   75  72   69  .269  .384  .501   0   0  10   4   0   2  12  145
   *Sandy Valdespino    26  108  245   38   64   8  2   1   22  20   28  .261  .319  .322   7   4   5   2   3   3   3   80
    Joe Nossek          24   87  170   19   37   9  0   2   16   7   22  .218  .250  .306   2   0   5   1   3   2   1   54
    Jerry Zimmerman     30   83  154    8   33   1  1   1   11  12   23  .214  .275  .253   0   0   6   1   8   0   3   49
    Frank Quilici       26   56  149   16   31   5  1   0    7  15   33  .208  .280  .255   1   1   4   0   4   0   0   51
    Andy Kosco          23   23   55    3   13   4  0   1    6   1   15  .236  .241  .364   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   66
   *Bernie Allen        26   19   39    2    9   2  0   0    6   6    8  .231  .326  .282   0   0   0   0   0   1   2   72
    Frank Kostro        27   20   31    2    5   2  0   0    1   4    5  .161  .250  .226   0   0   1   0   0   1   0   34
    Cesar Tovar         24   18   25    3    5   1  0   0    2   2    3  .200  .259  .240   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   40
   *Ted Uhlaender       24   13   22    1    4   0  0   0    1   0    2  .182  .182  .182   1   0   0   0   0   0   0    2
    John Sevcik         22   12   16    1    1   1  0   0    0   1    5  .063  .118  .125   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -32
   *Rich Reese          23   14    7    0    2   1  0   0    0   2    2  .286  .444  .429   0   0   0   0   0   0   1  145

    Mudcat Grant        29   50   97   13   15   3  2   0    8   7   27  .155  .212  .227   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   22
   *Jim Kaat            26   56   93    6   23   4  0   1    9   3   29  .247  .265  .323   2   0   1   0   3   2   0   63
    Camilo Pascual      31   27   60    7   12   1  0   2    8   2    8  .200  .226  .317   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   50
   #Jim Perry           29   36   53    3    9   1  1   0    3   1   16  .170  .200  .226   0   0   0   1   4   0   0   19
    Dave Boswell        20   36   38    7   12   0  1   0    1   1    6  .316  .333  .368   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   96
   *Jim Merritt         21   16   22    1    3   0  0   0    3   2   14  .136  .240  .136   0   0   0   1   1   0   0    8
    Dick Stigman        29   33   15    0    2   1  0   0    0   0    7  .133  .133  .200   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   -8
    Al Worthington      36   62   10    1    1   0  0   0    0   2    4  .100  .250  .100   0   0   0   0   2   0   0    2
    Mel Nelson          29   28    9    0    1   0  0   0    0   0    5  .111  .111  .111   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -38
    Johnny Klippstein   37   56    8    0    0   0  0   0    0   1    3  .000  .111  .000   0   0   1   0   2   0   0  -66
   *Bill Pleis          27   41    7    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    3  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   1   0   0 -100
    Jerry Fosnow        24   29    5    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    4  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
    Garry Roggenburk    25   12    3    1    0   0  0   0    0   1    1  .000  .250  .000   0   0   0   0   2   0   0  -24
    Dwight Siebler      27    7    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    1  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
    TOTAL  team age - 27.4  162 5488  774 1396 257 42 150  711 554  969  .254  .323  .399  92  33  93  35  77  59  79  106
    Rank among 10 AL teams         2    1    1   1  2   4        3    4     1     2     2   4   5                    
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
                        Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO   BA    OBP   SLG  SB  CS  GDP HBP  SH  SF IBB  OPS+

    * - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, ? - unknown, else - bats right-handed
    OPS+ does not include pitcher's stats.
Team Pitching    Glossary
    Player              Ag  G    ERA   W   L  SV  GS  GF  CG SHO   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO   BFP  WP HBP BK IBB ERA+
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
SP *Jim Kaat            26  45   2.83  18  11  2  42   2   7   2  264.3  267  121   83  25   63  154 1115   3   5  0   6 126
SP  Mudcat Grant        29  41   3.30  21   7  0  39   0  14   6  270.3  252  107   99  34   61  142 1095   8   0  0   2 108
SP  Camilo Pascual      31  27   3.35   9   3  0  27   0   5   1  156.0  126   67   58  12   63   96  659   7   5  1   0 106
SP  Jim Perry           29  36   2.63  12   7  0  19   3   4   2  167.7  142   57   49  18   47   88  679   4   3  0   2 135
SP *Jim Merritt         21  16   3.17   5   4  2   9   5   1   0   76.7   68   29   27  11   20   61  311   0   0  0   1 112

CL  Al Worthington      36  62   2.13  10   7 21   0  38   0   0   80.3   57   25   19   4   41   59  333   1   3  0   2 167
RP  Johnny Klippstein   37  56   2.24   9   3  5   0  24   0   0   76.3   59   22   19   8   31   59  314   4   3  0   4 159
RP *Bill Pleis          27  41   2.98   4   4  4   2  16   0   0   51.3   49   20   17   3   27   33  229   2   0  1   5 120
RP *Jerry Fosnow        24  29   4.44   3   3  2   0  11   0   0   46.7   33   29   23   7   25   35  202   2   1  0   2  80
RP *Mel Nelson          29  28   4.12   0   4  3   3  13   0   0   54.7   57   29   25   7   23   31  247   4   2  0   3  87

    Dave Boswell        20  27   3.40   6   5  0  12   1   1   0  106.0   77   43   40  20   46   85  435   1   5  0   0 105
   *Dick Stigman        29  33   4.37   4   2  4   8  12   0   0   70.0   59   34   34  14   33   70  296   5   0  0   3  81
   *Garry Roggenburk    25  12   3.43   1   0  2   0   3   0   0   21.0   21   10    8   1   12    6   95   2   0  0   2 104
    Dwight Siebler      27   7   4.20   0   0  0   1   1   0   0   15.0   11    7    7   2   11   15   68   1   0  0   0  85
    Pete Cimino         22   1   0.00   0   0  0   0   1   0   0    1.0    0    0    0   0    0    0    3   0   0  0   0    
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
    TOTAL  team age - 28.5 162   3.14 102  60 45 162 130  32  12 1457.0 1278  600  508 166  503  934 6081  44  27  2  32 114
    Rank among 10 AL teams          3   1  10  2           6   6      5    5    4       10    3    7

    * - throws left-handed, ? - unknown, else - throws right-handed
Team Fielding    Glossary  League average values for Fielding Percentage and Range Factor are included on all header lines except catcher.

Catchers     Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP   FP   PB  WP  SB  CS
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---
EBattey      952 115 128  652   56  10  10  .986  12  34  28  26
JZimmerman   468  44  82  321   22   1   5  .997   4   8  19   8
JSevcik       36   3  11   32    5   0   1 1.000   0   2   6   2
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---
Team Total  1457 162 162 1005   83  11  16  .990  16  44  53  36
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---

First Base   Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .991 *9.56
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
DMincher     807  89  99  818   45   7  64  .992  9.62
HKillebrew   610  70  72  636   35   8  64  .988  9.90
AKosco        15   2   2   18    0   0   0 1.000 10.80
BAllison      13   1   3   16    1   0   1 1.000 11.77
RReese        12   0   6   14    1   0   0 1.000 11.25
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1457 162 162 1502   82  15 129  .991  9.78
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Second Base  Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .978 *5.07
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
JKindall     872 101 106  242  252  19  62  .963  5.09
FQuilici     365  39  52   93  112   2  33  .990  5.05
RRollins     111  12  16   32   35   5   4  .931  5.43
BAllen        71   8  10   18   19   0   6 1.000  4.69
FKostro       23   1   7    6    6   1   2  .923  4.70
CTovar        14   1   4    2    6   2   2  .800  4.90
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1457 162 162  393  430  29 109  .966  5.08
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Third Base   Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .960 *3.13
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
RRollins     952 110 112  112  229  15  21  .958  3.22
HKillebrew   352  40  44   37   78   4   3  .966  2.94
JNossek       74   8   9    8   25   2   0  .943  4.01
FKostro       36   2   6    4   12   4   4  .800  3.97
CTovar        17   1   2    0    8   1   0  .889  4.24
JKindall      17   0  10    0    4   2   1  .667  2.12
BAllen         9   1   1    0    3   0   0 1.000  3.00
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1457 162 162  161  359  28  29  .949  3.21
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Shortstop    Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .962 *4.74
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
ZVersalles  1406 158 160  248  487  39 105  .950  4.70
FQuilici      25   3   4    3    8   0   1 1.000  3.96
JKindall      24   1   7    4   10   2   0  .875  5.25
CTovar         2   0   1    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1457 162 162  255  505  41 106  .949  4.69
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Left Field   Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .979 *1.87
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
BAllison    1038 117 121  229   11   7   4  .972  2.08
SValdespino  350  38  43   71    3   1   1  .987  1.90
TUhlaender    28   3   4    7    1   0   0 1.000  2.51
JHall         28   3   6    3    0   0   0 1.000  0.96
DMincher       4   1   1    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
HKillebrew     4   0   2    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
JNossek        2   0   2    1    0   0   0 1.000  3.33
FKostro        1   0   1    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
RReese         0   0   1    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1457 162 162  311   15   8   5  .976  2.01
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

CenterField  Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .979 *2.40
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
JHall       1139 129 139  280    7   7   2  .976  2.27
JNossek      256  24  46   63    0   2   0  .969  2.21
TOliva        47   7  11   10    0   0   0 1.000  1.89
CTovar        12   2   2    3    0   0   0 1.000  2.25
BAllison       2   0   1    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1457 162 162  356    7   9   2  .976  2.24
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Right Field  Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .978 *1.85
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
TOliva      1232 140 142  274   10  11   4  .963  2.07
SValdespino   95   9  17   20    1   0   0 1.000  1.97
AKosco        93  11  14   17    3   0   1 1.000  1.94
JHall         17   1   7    2    0   0   0 1.000  1.06
JNossek       10   1   2    3    1   0   1 1.000  3.60
BAllison       8   0   1    1    0   0   0 1.000  1.12
FKostro        1   0   1    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1457 162 162  317   15  11   6  .968  2.05
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Outfield     Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .978 *2.04  LF  CF  RF 
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+---
TOliva      1280 147 147  284   10  11   3  .964  2.07
JHall       1184 133 141  282    7   7   2  .976  2.20
BAllison    1048 117 122  231   11   7   4  .972  2.08
SValdespino  445  47  57   94    4   1   1  .990  1.98
JNossek      268  25  48   64    1   2   1  .970  2.18
AKosco        93  11  14   17    3   0   1 1.000  1.94
TUhlaender    28   3   4    7    1   0   0 1.000  2.51
CTovar        12   2   2    3    0   0   0 1.000  2.25
DMincher       4   1   1    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
HKillebrew     4   0   1    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
FKostro        2   0   2    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
RReese         0   0   1    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+---
Team Total  1457 162 162  982   37  28  12  .973  2.10 162 162 162
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+---

Pitchers     Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .951 *2.04
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
MGrant       270  39  41   16   50   2   6  .971  2.20
JKaat        264  42  45   15   64   6   3  .929  2.69
JPerry       167  19  36    7   26   1   3  .971  1.77
CPascual     156  27  27   14   32   1   1  .979  2.65
DBoswell     106  12  27    5   14   1   1  .950  1.61
AWorthingto   80   0  62    3   24   1   0  .964  3.03
JMerritt      76   9  16    2   13   1   1  .937  1.76
JKlippstein   76   0  56    0   11   2   0  .846  1.30
DStigman      70   8  33    1    8   1   0  .900  1.16
MNelson       54   3  28    2    8   0   0 1.000  1.65
BPleis        51   2  41    1    7   0   1 1.000  1.40
JFosnow       46   0  29    1   12   3   0  .812  2.51
GRoggenburk   21   0  12    0    3   1   0  .750  1.29
DSiebler      15   1   7    1    2   0   0 1.000  1.80
PCimino        1   0   1    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1457 162 162   68  274  20  16  .945  2.11
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Innings Pitched (usually) or Team Games is used in the calculation of the cumulative team Range Factor for a position. This means players (pre-1956) have range factor per game and the team has range factor per nine innings listed.
* indicates Innings Played rather than Games Played was used in Range Factor (RnF) calculations. Team Totals for Innings Played are Innings Pitched by the team's pitchers.

Team Leaders
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Batting   Click for All-Time Franchise Leaders
Batting AverageOliva.321
On-base %Oliva.378
Slugging %Oliva.491
OPSOliva.869
GamesVersalles160
At BatsVersalles666
Plate Appearances (approx.)Versalles728
RunsVersalles126
HitsOliva185
Total BasesVersalles308
DoublesVersalles45
TriplesVersalles12
Home RunsKillebrew25
RBIOliva98
Bases on BallsAllison73
StrikeoutsVersalles122
Stolen BasesVersalles27
SinglesOliva124
Adjusted OPS+Oliva141
Runs CreatedOliva109
Adjusted Batting RunsOliva33
Batting WinsOliva3.5
Extra-Base HitsVersalles76
Times on BaseOliva244
Offensive Win%Oliva.733
Hit By PitchVersalles7
Sac. HitsRollins10
Sac. FliesOliva10
Intentional WalksMincher15
Grounded into Double PlaysRollins13
Caught StealingOliva9
Power/Speed NumberVersalles22.3
At Bats per StrikeoutOliva9.0
At Bats per Home RunAllison19.0
OutsVersalles510

 

Pitching   Click for All-Time Franchise Leaders
ERAPerry2.63
WinsGrant21
Won-Loss %Grant.750
BB + H per IP (WHIP)Perry1.127
Hits Allowed/9IPPerry7.62
Bases on Balls/9IPGrant2.03
Strikeouts/9IPKaat5.24
GamesWorthington62
SavesWorthington21
InningsGrant270.3
StrikeoutsKaat154
Games StartedKaat42
Comp. GamesGrant14
ShutoutsGrant6
Home Runs Allow.Grant34
Bases On Balls Allow.Kaat and Pascual63
Hits AllowedKaat267
SO to WalkKaat2.44
LossesKaat11
Earned Runs Allow.Grant99
Wild PitchesGrant8
Hit BatsmenBoswell, Kaat, and Pascual5
Batters FacedKaat1115
Games FinishedWorthington38
Adjusted ERA+Perry135

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All-Stars Box Score and Play-By-Play

Earl Battey (Starting C)
Mudcat Grant
Jimmie Hall
Harmon Killebrew (Starting 1B)
Tony Oliva
Zoilo Versalles

1964/1966

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