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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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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.Mon,4/12 vs NYY W (5-4) Zimmerman Killebrew Kindall Rollins Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Kaat  
2.Thu,4/15 vs DET L (4-6) Battey Killebrew Kindall Tovar Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Pascual  
3.Sat,4/17 vs CLE W (3-0) Battey Killebrew Kindall Rollins Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Kaat  
4.Sun,4/18 vs CLE W (6-3) Battey Killebrew Kindall Rollins Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Grant  
5.Wed,4/21 at NYY W (7-2) Battey Killebrew Kindall Rollins Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Pascual  
6.Thu,4/22 at NYY W (8-2)# Battey Killebrew Kindall Rollins Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Kaat  
7.Fri,4/23 at DET W (8-6) Battey Killebrew Kindall Rollins Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Grant  
8.Sat,4/24 at DET L (4-7) Zimmerman Killebrew Kindall Rollins Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Stigman  
9.Tue,4/27 at CLE W (11-1)# Battey Killebrew Kindall Rollins Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Pascual  
10.Wed,4/28 at CLE L (3-9)# Battey Killebrew Tovar Rollins Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Kaat  
11.Fri,4/30 at CHW W (7-0)# Battey Killebrew Kindall Rollins Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Grant  
12.Sat,5/1 at CHW L (1-2) Battey Killebrew Kindall Rollins Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Pascual  
13.Sun,5/2 at CHW W (3-2)# Battey Killebrew Kindall Rollins Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Kaat  
14.Sun,5/2 at CHW L (4-5) Zimmerman Killebrew Kindall Rollins Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Boswell  
15.Tue,5/4 vs BAL W (7-3) Battey Killebrew Kindall Rollins Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Grant  
16.Wed,5/5 vs BAL W (9-2)# Zimmerman Killebrew Kindall Rollins Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Pascual  
17.Thu,5/6 vs BAL L (1-5) Battey Killebrew Kindall Rollins Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Kaat  
18.Fri,5/7 vs CHW L (5-13)# Battey Killebrew Kindall Rollins Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Stigman  
19.Sat,5/8 vs CHW W (4-1)# Battey Killebrew Kindall Rollins Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Grant  
20.Sun,5/9 vs CHW W (6-1) Zimmerman Killebrew Kindall Rollins Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Pascual  
21.Mon,5/10 vs CHW W (4-3) Zimmerman Killebrew Kindall Rollins Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Kaat  
22.Tue,5/11 vs CAL W (3-2) Zimmerman Killebrew Kindall Rollins Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Stigman  
23.Wed,5/12 vs CAL W (4-3)# Zimmerman Killebrew Kindall Rollins Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Grant  
24.Thu,5/13 vs CAL L (3-4) Zimmerman Killebrew Kindall Rollins Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Pascual  
25.Fri,5/14 at KCA W (5-3)# Battey Killebrew Kindall Rollins Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Kaat  
26.Sat,5/15 at KCA W (2-0) Battey Killebrew Kindall Rollins Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Boswell  
27.Sun,5/16 at KCA L (4-7) Battey Killebrew Kindall Rollins Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Grant  
28.Sun,5/16 at KCA L (2-4) Zimmerman Killebrew Kindall Rollins Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Stigman  
29.Mon,5/17 at CAL L (4-5) Battey Killebrew Kindall Rollins Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Pascual  
30.Tue,5/18 at CAL L (1-3)# Battey Killebrew Kindall Rollins Versalles Allison Nossek Oliva Kaat  
31.Wed,5/19 at CAL W (3-1) Battey Mincher Kindall Rollins Versalles Valdespino Hall Oliva Boswell  
32.Wed,5/19 at CAL W (3-1)# Zimmerman Killebrew Kindall Rollins Versalles Allison Nossek Oliva Grant  
33.Fri,5/21 vs KCA W (6-4) Battey Killebrew Kindall Rollins Versalles Valdespino Hall Oliva Pascual  
34.Sat,5/22 vs KCA L (2-6) Battey Killebrew Kindall Rollins Versalles Valdespino Hall Oliva Kaat  
35.Tue,5/25 at BOS W (17-5) Battey Killebrew Kindall Rollins Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Grant  
36.Wed,5/26 at BOS W (9-7) Battey Killebrew Kindall Rollins Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Pascual  
37.Thu,5/27 at BOS L (0-2) Zimmerman Killebrew Kindall Kostro Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Kaat  
38.Fri,5/28 at WSA W (4-1) Battey Killebrew Kindall Rollins Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Boswell  
39.Sat,5/29 at WSA W (11-8) Battey Killebrew Kindall Rollins Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Grant  
40.Sun,5/30 at WSA W (6-0)# Zimmerman Killebrew Kindall Rollins Versalles Allison Nossek Oliva Pascual  
41.Mon,5/31 at BAL W (6-0) Zimmerman Mincher Kindall Rollins Versalles Valdespino Hall Oliva Kaat  
42.Mon,5/31 at BAL L (4-5) Sevcik Killebrew Kindall Rollins Versalles Mincher Hall Oliva Stigman  
43.Wed,6/2 vs BOS W (6-3) Zimmerman Killebrew Kindall Rollins Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Grant  
44.Thu,6/3 vs BOS W (4-3) Zimmerman Killebrew Kindall Rollins Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Pascual  
45.Fri,6/4 vs WSA W (9-5) Zimmerman Killebrew Kindall Rollins Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Kaat  
46.Sun,6/6 vs WSA W (11-2) Zimmerman Killebrew Kindall Rollins Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Boswell  
47.Mon,6/7 vs CLE L (1-2) Zimmerman Mincher Kindall Rollins Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Grant  
48.Tue,6/8 vs CLE W (6-2) Battey Killebrew Kindall Rollins Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Pascual  
49.Wed,6/9 vs CLE L (1-2) Battey Killebrew Kindall Rollins Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Kaat  
50.Thu,6/10 vs CLE L (1-4)# Battey Killebrew Kindall Rollins Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Boswell  
51.Fri,6/11 at DET W (5-4) Battey Mincher Kindall Rollins Versalles Valdespino Hall Oliva Grant  
52.Fri,6/11 at DET W (5-4)# Zimmerman Killebrew Kindall Rollins Versalles Allison Nossek Oliva Nelson  
53.Sat,6/12 at DET L (5-8) Battey Killebrew Kindall Kostro Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Pascual  
54.Sun,6/13 at DET L (4-5)# Battey Killebrew Kindall Rollins Versalles Allison Nossek Oliva Kaat  
55.Tue,6/15 at CHW W (4-0)# Battey Killebrew Kindall Rollins Versalles Allison Nossek Oliva Grant  
56.Wed,6/16 at CHW L (1-3) Battey Killebrew Kostro Rollins Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Pascual  
57.Thu,6/17 at CHW W (3-1) Battey Mincher Rollins Killebrew Versalles Valdespino Hall Oliva Kaat  
58.Fri,6/18 at NYY L (2-10) Battey Mincher Rollins Killebrew Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Nelson  
59.Sat,6/19 at NYY L (3-5)# Battey Killebrew Kindall Rollins Versalles Allison Nossek Oliva Grant  
60.Sun,6/20 at NYY W (6-4) Zimmerman Mincher Rollins Killebrew Versalles Valdespino Hall Oliva Pascual  
61.Sun,6/20 at NYY W (7-4)# Battey Killebrew Rollins Nossek Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Boswell  
62.Tue,6/22 at CLE L (4-5) Battey Killebrew Rollins Allen Versalles Valdespino Hall Oliva Kaat  
63.Wed,6/23 at CLE W (6-3) Zimmerman Mincher Allen Killebrew Versalles Valdespino Hall Oliva Grant  
64.Thu,6/24 at CLE L (1-3) Zimmerman Mincher Allen Killebrew Versalles Valdespino Hall Oliva Pascual  
65.Fri,6/25 vs DET W (4-3) Zimmerman Mincher Allen Killebrew Versalles Valdespino Hall Oliva Boswell  
66.Sat,6/26 vs DET L (2-5)# Zimmerman Killebrew Rollins Nossek Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Pleis  
67.Sun,6/27 vs DET W (6-4) Zimmerman Mincher Allen Killebrew Versalles Valdespino Hall Oliva Grant  
68.Sun,6/27 vs DET W (6-5)# Zimmerman Killebrew Rollins Nossek Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Nelson  
69.Mon,6/28 vs CHW L (4-17) Zimmerman Mincher Allen Killebrew Versalles Valdespino Hall Oliva Boswell  
70.Tue,6/29 vs CHW W (7-6) Zimmerman Mincher Kindall Killebrew Versalles Valdespino Hall Oliva Kaat  
71.Wed,6/30 at CAL L (0-5) Zimmerman Mincher Kindall Killebrew Versalles Valdespino Hall Oliva Pleis  
72.Fri,7/2 at KCA W (3-1)# Battey Killebrew Kindall Nossek Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Grant  
73.Sat,7/3 at KCA W (3-2) Battey Mincher Kindall Killebrew Versalles Valdespino Hall Oliva Kaat  
74.Sun,7/4 at KCA W (5-2) Zimmerman Mincher Kindall Killebrew Versalles Valdespino Hall Oliva Pascual  
75.Mon,7/5 vs BOS W (6-2) Battey Mincher Kindall Killebrew Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Boswell  
76.Mon,7/5 vs BOS W (2-0) Battey Mincher Allen Killebrew Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Perry  
77.Tue,7/6 vs BOS W (9-0) Battey Mincher Allen Killebrew Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Grant  
78.Wed,7/7 vs BOS W (5-2) Battey Mincher Allen Killebrew Versalles Valdespino Hall Oliva Kaat  
79.Fri,7/9 vs NYY W (8-3) Battey Mincher Kindall Killebrew Versalles Valdespino Hall Oliva Boswell  
80.Sat,7/10 vs NYY W (4-1)# Battey Killebrew Kindall Rollins Versalles Hall Nossek Oliva Perry  
81.Sat,7/10 vs NYY L (6-8) Zimmerman Mincher Kindall Killebrew Versalles Valdespino Hall Oliva Grant  
82.Sun,7/11 vs NYY W (6-5)# Battey Killebrew Kindall Rollins Versalles Hall Nossek Oliva Kaat  
83.Thu,7/15 vs KCA W (11-3) Battey Mincher Kindall Killebrew Versalles Valdespino Hall Oliva Kaat  
84.Thu,7/15 vs KCA L (2-3) Battey Mincher Kindall Killebrew Versalles Valdespino Hall Oliva Perry  
85.Fri,7/16 vs KCA L (2-10) Battey Mincher Kindall Killebrew Versalles Valdespino Hall Oliva Grant  
86.Sat,7/17 vs KCA L (4-5)# Battey Killebrew Rollins Nossek Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Stigman  
87.Sun,7/18 vs CAL L (3-5) Battey Mincher Rollins Killebrew Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Kaat  
88.Sun,7/18 vs CAL W (5-4) Battey Mincher Quilici Killebrew Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Grant  
89.Mon,7/19 vs CAL W (5-2) Zimmerman Mincher Rollins Killebrew Quilici Allison Hall Oliva Perry  
90.Tue,7/20 vs CAL L (1-9)# Zimmerman Killebrew Rollins Nossek Quilici Allison Hall Oliva