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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1967 / 1969
79-83, Finished 7th in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Cal Ermer (79-83)
Scored 562 runs, Allowed 546 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 83-79
Ballparks: Metropolitan Stadium · Attendance: 1,143,257 (4th of 10)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 106, Pitching - 105 · one-year: Batting - 106, Pitching - 106
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| Season Summary | 79-83, Final Rank:7, GB: 24.0 | |
| Days in First | 7 | last on Thursday, Apr 18, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 10 | last on Apr 19, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | 1.5 | last on Monday, Apr 15, for days on which they played |
| Farthest Behind | 27 | last on Saturday, Sep 21, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 6 | last on Wednesday, Apr 17 |
| Most Games under .500 | 10 | last on Friday, Sep 13 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 6 | Wednesday, Apr 10 to Wednesday, Apr 17 and Friday, Jun 14 to Wednesday, Jun 19 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 6 | Friday, Jun 7 to Thursday, Jun 13 and Wednesday, Jul 3 to Sunday, Jul 7 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 13 | Tuesday, May 14 |
| Most Runs Scored | 13 | Wednesday, Apr 17 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 14 | Friday, May 31 and Saturday, Jul 13 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 13 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 14 | |
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| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Wednesday, Apr 10 | boxscore | MIN | @ | WSA | W | 2 | 0 | 1-0 | 1 | Tied | Chance | Pascual | 2:02 | D | 32,063 | + | ||
| 2 | 2 | Thursday, Apr 11 | boxscore | MIN | @ | WSA | W | 5 | 4 | 2-0 | 1 | up 0.5 | Merritt | Higgins | 2:23 | D | 1,086 | ++ | ||
| 3 | 3 | Saturday, Apr 13 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | W | 6 | 0 | 3-0 | 1 | up 0.5 | Perry | Monbouquette | 2:24 | D | 15,611 | +++ | ||
| 4 | 4 | Sunday, Apr 14 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | W | 4 | 3 | 4-0 | 1 | up 1.0 | Chance | Talbot | Worthington | 2:25 | D | 12,410 | ++++ | |
| 5 | 5 | Monday, Apr 15 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | W | 6 | 3 | 5-0 | 1 | up 1.5 | Boswell | Phoebus | 2:53 | N | 6,491 | +++++ | ||
| 6 | 6 | Wednesday, Apr 17 | boxscore | MIN | WSA | W | 13 | 1 | 6-0 | 1 | up 1.0 | Merritt | Bosman | 2:36 | D | 22,926 | ++++++ | |||
| 7 | 7 | Thursday, Apr 18 | boxscore | MIN | WSA | L | 6 | 7 | 6-1 | 1 | Tied | Ortega | Chance | Baldwin | 2:40 | D | 7,238 | - | ||
| 8 | 8 | Saturday, Apr 20 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | L | 2 | 4 | 6-2 | 2 | 1.0 | Stottlemyre | Perry | 2:09 | D | 14,029 | -- | |||
| 9 | 9 | Sunday, Apr 21 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | W | 5 | 2 | 7-2 | 2 | 1.5 | Boswell | Talbot | Worthington | 2:22 | D | 19,220 | + | ||
| 10 | 10 | Monday, Apr 22 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | L | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7-3 | 2 | 2.0 | McNally | Merritt | O'Donoghue | 2:13 | D | 4,591 | - | |
| 11 | 11 | Wednesday, Apr 24 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | L | 3 | 7 | 7-4 | 2 | 2.0 | Hardin | Chance | Watt | 2:13 | D | 2,011 | -- | ||
| 12 | 12 | Thursday, Apr 25 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | W | 3 | 2 | 8-4 | 2 | 1.5 | Perry | Peters | Worthington | 2:10 | D | 6,001 | + | ||
| 13 | 13 | Friday, Apr 26 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | L | 2 | 3 | 8-5 | 2 | 1.5 | John | Boswell | Wood | 2:31 | D | 5,974 | - | ||
| 14 | 14 | Saturday, Apr 27 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | W | 4 | 1 | 9-5 | 2 | 1.5 | Merritt | Horlen | 2:13 | D | 11,868 | + | |||
| 15 | 15 | Sunday, Apr 28 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | L | 2 | 3 | 9-6 | 2 | 2.0 | Locker | Chance | 2:07 | D | 36,234 | - | |||
| 16 | 16 | Monday, Apr 29 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | W | 11 | 2 | 10-6 | 2 | 2.0 | Perry | Bell | 2:28 | N | 26,256 | + | ||
| 17 | 17 | Tuesday, Apr 30 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | W | 7 | 6 | 11-6 | 2 | 1.0 | Boswell | Ellsworth | Perranoski | 2:51 | D | 7,310 | ++ | |
| 18 | 18 | Wednesday, May 1 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | L | 2 | 3 | 11-7 | 3 | 2.0 | McLain | Merritt | 2:02 | N | 17,523 | - | ||
| 19 | 19 | Thursday, May 2 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | W | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12-7 | 3 | 1.0 | Chance | Ribant | Worthington | 3:13 | N | 16,801 | + |
| 20 | 20 | Friday, May 3 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | L | 0 | 4 | 12-8 | 3 | 1.5 | Tiant | Perry | 2:12 | N | 5,106 | - | ||
| 21 | 21 | Saturday, May 4 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | L | 0 | 2 | 12-9 | 3 | 2.5 | Hargan | Boswell | 2:30 | D | 4,420 | -- | ||
| 22 | 22 | Sunday, May 5 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 2 | 12-10 | 3 | 3.5 | Siebert | Worthington | Williams | 2:43 | D | 7,888 | --- | |
| 23 | 23 | Monday, May 6 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L | 1 | 2 | 12-11 | 3 | 4.5 | Nash | Chance | Pierce | 2:28 | N | 8,023 | ---- | |
| 24 | 24 | Tuesday, May 7 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | W | 2 | 1 | 13-11 | 3 | 3.5 | Perry | Odom | Worthington | 2:43 | N | 8,039 | + | |
| 25 | 25 | Wednesday, May 8 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L | 0 | 4 | 13-12 | 3 | 3.5 | Hunter | Boswell | 2:28 | N | 6,298 | - | ||
| 26 | 26 | Thursday, May 9 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | W | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14-12 | 3 | 3.0 | Perranoski | Weaver | Worthington | 3:08 | N | 9,287 | + |
| 27 | 27 | Friday, May 10 (1) | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | L | 0 | 3 | 14-13 | 3 | 3.0 | Brunet | Kaat | 2:16 | N | 0 | - | ||
| 28 | 28 | Friday, May 10 (2) | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | W | 6 | 5 | 15-13 | 3 | 3.0 | Perranoski | Rojas | Worthington | 3:01 | N | 21,270 | + | |
| 29 | 29 | Saturday, May 11 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | L | 1 | 5 | 15-14 | 4 | 4.0 | Ellis | Perry | 2:22 | N | 17,307 | - | ||
| 30 | 30 | Sunday, May 12 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | W | 4 | 2 | 10 | 16-14 | 4 | 3.0 | Perranoski | Rojas | Worthington | 2:57 | D | 19,148 | + |
| 31 | 31 | Tuesday, May 14 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | L | 8 | 13 | 16-15 | 4 | 4.0 | Hunter | Merritt | Aker | 2:58 | N | 13,357 | - | ||
| 32 | 32 | Thursday, May 16 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 4 | 3 | 17-15 | 4 | 3.0 | Worthington | Dobson | 2:13 | D | 6,857 | + | |||
| 33 | 33 | Sunday, May 19 (1) | boxscore | MIN | CAL | L | 1 | 2 | 17-16 | 3 | 4.0 | Ellis | Boswell | Rojas | 2:17 | D | 0 | - | ||
| 34 | 34 | Sunday, May 19 (2) | boxscore | MIN | CAL | W | 3 | 2 | 18-16 | 3 | 4.0 | Kaat | Wright | Perranoski | 2:26 | D | 16,856 | + | ||
| 35 | 35 | Monday, May 20 | boxscore | MIN | DET | L | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18-17 | 4 | 5.0 | McLain | Merritt | 2:21 | N | 10,007 | - | ||
| 36 | 36 | Tuesday, May 21 | boxscore | MIN | DET | W | 3 | 1 | 19-17 | 3 | 4.0 | Chance | Sparma | 2:17 | N | 9,024 | + | |||
| 37 | 37 | Wednesday, May 22 | boxscore | MIN | DET | W | 4 | 3 | 20-17 | 3 | 3.0 | Perranoski | Lasher | Worthington | 2:41 | N | 13,972 | ++ | ||
| 38 | 38 | Friday, May 24 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | L | 7 | 9 | 20-18 | 4 | 3.5 | Stange | Boswell | 3:26 | N | 12,858 | - | |||
| 39 | 39 | Saturday, May 25 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | W | 1 | 0 | 21-18 | 4 | 3.5 | Kaat | Santiago | 2:19 | D | 16,589 | + | |||
| 40 | 40 | Sunday, May 26 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | W | 5 | 4 | 22-18 | 4 | 2.5 | Worthington | Lyle | 2:18 | D | 15,964 | ++ | |||
| 41 | 41 | Monday, May 27 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | L | 1 | 3 | 22-19 | 4 | 2.5 | Williams | Chance | Paul | 2:42 | N | 7,206 | - | ||
| 42 | 42 | Tuesday, May 28 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | W | 3 | 1 | 23-19 | 4 | 2.5 | Perry | Siebert | Worthington | 2:29 | N | 10,109 | + | ||
| 43 | 43 | Wednesday, May 29 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | W | 1 | 0 | 24-19 | 3 | 2.5 | Boswell | Hargan | 2:12 | N | 11,417 | ++ | |||
| 44 | 44 | Thursday, May 30 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | L | 1 | 3 | 24-20 | 4 | 3.5 | McDowell | Kaat | 2:22 | D | 25,843 | - | |||
| 45 | 45 | Friday, May 31 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 2 | 14 | 24-21 | 4 | 4.5 | McMahon | Miller | 3:53 | N | 9,667 | -- | |
| 46 | 46 | Saturday, Jun 1 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | L | 0 | 1 | 24-22 | 4 | 5.5 | Wood | Chance | 2:20 | D | 3,857 | --- | ||
| 47 | 47 | Sunday, Jun 2 (1) | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 3 | 24-23 | 4 | 6.5 | Fisher | Perry | Wood | 2:47 | D | 0 | ---- | |
| 48 | 48 | Sunday, Jun 2 (2) | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | L | 3 | 4 | 24-24 | 4 | 6.5 | Wood | Perranoski | 2:37 | D | 18,148 | ----- | ||
| 49 | 49 | Monday, Jun 3 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | W | 4 | 3 | 25-24 | 4 | 5.5 | Perranoski | Wyatt | 2:35 | N | 7,238 | + | ||
| 50 | 50 | Tuesday, Jun 4 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | W | 3 | 0 | 26-24 | 4 | 5.0 | Merritt | Bahnsen | 2:14 | N | 9,131 | ++ | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Wednesday, Jun 5 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 7 | 26-25 | 4 | 6.0 | Stottlemyre | Chance | 2:07 | N | 10,042 | - | ||
| 52 | 52 | Thursday, Jun 6 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | W | 2 | 0 | 27-25 | 4 | 6.0 | Boswell | Talbot | Worthington | 2:42 | D | 5,946 | + | |
| 53 | 53 | Friday, Jun 7 (1) | boxscore | MIN | @ | WSA | W | 5 | 3 | 28-25 | 4 | 6.5 | Kaat | Ortega | Worthington | 2:56 | N | 0 | ++ | |
| 54 | 54 | Friday, Jun 7 (2) | boxscore | MIN | @ | WSA | L | 2 | 3 | 10 | 28-26 | 4 | 6.5 | Humphreys | Perranoski | 2:50 | N | 16,334 | - | |
| 55 | 55 | Sunday, Jun 9 | boxscore | MIN | @ | WSA | L | 4 | 7 | 28-27 | 4 | 7.0 | Coleman | Merritt | 2:15 | D | 33,977 | -- | ||
| 56 | 56 | Tuesday, Jun 11 (1) | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | L | 1 | 3 | 28-28 | 4 | 9.0 | Dobson | Chance | Patterson | 2:22 | N | 0 | --- | |
| 57 | 57 | Tuesday, Jun 11 (2) | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | L | 2 | 3 | 28-29 | 4 | 9.0 | Hiller | Worthington | 2:52 | N | 26,662 | ---- | ||
| 58 | 58 | Wednesday, Jun 12 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | L | 1 | 2 | 28-30 | 4 | 10.0 | Lolich | Kaat | 2:14 | N | 20,082 | ----- | ||
| 59 | 59 | Thursday, Jun 13 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | L | 1 | 3 | 28-31 | 6 | 11.0 | McLain | Merritt | 2:10 | D | 13,880 | ------ | ||
| 60 | 60 | Friday, Jun 14 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | W | 2 | 1 | 29-31 | 5 | 11.0 | Roland | Phoebus | Perranoski | 2:34 | N | 22,953 | + | ||
| 61 | 61 | Saturday, Jun 15 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | W | 3 | 1 | 30-31 | 5 | 10.0 | Chance | McNally | 1:56 | D | 20,614 | ++ | |||
| 62 | 62 | Sunday, Jun 16 | boxscore | MIN | WSA | W | 4 | 2 | 31-31 | 5 | 9.5 | Boswell | Hannan | 2:06 | D | 20,870 | +++ | |||
| 63 | 63 | Monday, Jun 17 | boxscore | MIN | WSA | W | 4 | 1 | 32-31 | 4 | 9.0 | Kaat | Moore | 2:15 | N | 12,826 | ++++ | |||
| 64 | 64 | Tuesday, Jun 18 | boxscore | MIN | WSA | W | 9 | 8 | 33-31 | 4 | 9.0 | Perry | Higgins | 3:16 | N | 13,524 | +++++ | |||
| 65 | 65 | Wednesday, Jun 19 | boxscore | MIN | WSA | W | 4 | 0 | 34-31 | 3 | 8.0 | Chance | Coleman | 2:10 | N | 15,490 | ++++++ | |||
| 66 | 66 | Friday, Jun 21 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | L | 6 | 11 | 34-32 | 4 | 8.5 | Stottlemyre | Boswell | Hamilton | 3:03 | N | 27,456 | - | ||
| 67 | 67 | Saturday, Jun 22 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | L | 2 | 5 | 34-33 | 4 | 8.5 | Bahnsen | Kaat | 2:10 | D | 21,340 | -- | |||
| 68 | 68 | Sunday, Jun 23 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | W | 6 | 3 | 35-33 | 3 | 8.0 | Merritt | Peterson | 2:17 | D | 25,102 | + | |||
| 69 | 69 | Monday, Jun 24 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | W | 1 | 0 | 5 | 36-33 | 3 | 8.0 | Chance | Priddy | 1:38 | N | 25,263 | ++ | |
| 70 | 70 | Thursday, Jun 27 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | W | 2 | 0 | 6 | 37-33 | 2 | 8.0 | Boswell | Hardin | 1:28 | N | 5,457 | +++ | |
| 71 | 71 | Friday, Jun 28 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | W | 5 | 2 | 38-33 | 2 | 8.0 | Kaat | Phoebus | Worthington | 2:38 | N | 13,188 | ++++ | |
| 72 | 72 | Saturday, Jun 29 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | L | 1 | 5 | 38-34 | 3 | 9.0 | Richert | Merritt | 2:50 | N | 20,402 | - | ||
| 73 | 73 | Sunday, Jun 30 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | L | 4 | 6 | 38-35 | 4 | 9.0 | Watt | Worthington | Drabowsky | 2:45 | D | 12,275 | -- | |
| 74 | 74 | Monday, Jul 1 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 4 | 38-36 | 4 | 10.0 | McDowell | Boswell | Williams | 2:55 | N | 12,795 | --- | |
| 75 | 75 | Tuesday, Jul 2 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | W | 6 | 0 | 39-36 | 3 | 10.0 | Kaat | Hargan | 2:28 | N | 9,488 | + | ||
| 76 | 76 | Wednesday, Jul 3 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | L | 0 | 1 | 10 | 39-37 | 4 | 11.0 | Tiant | Merritt | 2:15 | N | 21,135 | - | |
| 77 | 77 | Thursday, Jul 4 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | L | 3 | 6 | 39-38 | 4 | 12.0 | Romo | Chance | Williams | 2:38 | D | 11,847 | -- | |
| 78 | 78 | Friday, Jul 5 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 4 | 39-39 | 5 | 13.0 | Ellsworth | Perry | Stange | 2:26 | N | 33,278 | --- | |
| 79 | 79 | Saturday, Jul 6 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 4 | 39-40 | 5 | 13.0 | Bell | Boswell | Stange | 2:31 | D | 24,617 | ---- | |
| 80 | 80 | Sunday, Jul 7 (1) | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | L | 3 | 4 | 39-41 | 5 | 15.0 | Culp | Kaat | Pizarro | 2:17 | D | 0 | ----- | |
| 81 | 81 | Sunday, Jul 7 (2) | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | L | 3 | 6 | 39-42 | 5 | 15.0 | Waslewski | Merritt | Stange | 2:38 | D | 33,486 | ------ | |
| 82 | 82 | Thursday, Jul 11 | boxscore | MIN | DET | W | 5 | 4 | 40-42 | 5 | 14.0 | Perranoski | Hiller | 2:34 | N | 25,330 | + | |||
| 83 | 83 | Friday, Jul 12 | boxscore | MIN | DET | L | 1 | 5 | 40-43 | 5 | 15.0 | McLain | Kaat | 2:29 | N | 27,342 | - | |||
| 84 | 84 | Saturday, Jul 13 | boxscore | MIN | DET | W | 7 | 6 | 14 | 41-43 | 5 | 14.0 | Roland | Ribant | 4:41 | N | 26,079 | + | ||
| 85 | 85 | Sunday, Jul 14 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | L | 3 | 6 | 41-44 | 5 | 14.0 | Tiant | Merritt | Williams | 2:45 | D | 23,051 | - | ||
| 86 | 86 | Monday, Jul 15 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | L | 2 | 4 | 41-45 | 6 | 14.0 | Siebert | Perry | Williams | 2:55 | D | 8,659 | -- | ||
| 87 | 87 | Tuesday, Jul 16 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | W | 12 | 3 | 42-45 | 5 | 14.0 | Chance | Bell | 2:37 | N | 19,431 | + | |||
| 88 | 88 | Wednesday, Jul 17 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | L | 5 | 6 | 42-46 | 6 | 14.0 | Lyle | Worthington | Stange | 3:10 | N | 13,883 | - | ||
| 89 | 89 | Thursday, Jul 18 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | W | 7 | 2 | 43-46 | 5 | 14.0 | Boswell | Bell | 2:45 | D | 20,548 | + | |||
| 90 | 90 | Friday, Jul 19 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | L | 2 | 4 | 43-47 | 6 | 15.0 | Odom | Merritt | Segui | 2:29 | N | 16,446 | - | ||
| 91 | 91 | Saturday, Jul 20 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | L | 1 | 2 | 11 | 43-48 | 7 | 15.0 | Segui | Perranoski | Aker | 3:19 | D | 15,166 | -- | |
| 92 | 92 | Sunday, Jul 21 (1) | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 7 | 5 | 44-48 | 5 | 13.0 | Kaat | Dobson | Worthington | 2:14 | D | 0 | + | ||
| 93 | 93 | Sunday, Jul 21 (2) | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 10 | 0 | 45-48 | 5 | 13.0 | Perry | Lindblad | 2:26 | D | 22,302 | ++ | |||
| 94 | 94 | Monday, Jul 22 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | L | 5 | 6 | 45-49 | 7 | 13.5 | Messersmith | Roland | Burgmeier | 3:26 | N | 10,716 | - | ||
| 95 | 95 | Tuesday, Jul 23 (1) | boxscore | MIN | CAL | L | 1 | 3 | 45-50 | 7 | 14.0 | Brunet | Keller | 2:30 | D | 0 | -- | |||
| 96 | 96 | Tuesday, Jul 23 (2) | boxscore | MIN | CAL | W | 3 | 1 | 46-50 | 7 | 14.0 | Merritt | Murphy | 2:55 | N | 14,646 | + | |||
| 97 | 97 | Wednesday, Jul 24 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | W | 12 | 1 | 47-50 | 6 | 13.0 | Chance | McGlothlin | 2:36 | N | 10,150 | ++ | |||
| 98 | 98 | Friday, Jul 26 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | W | 10 | 4 | 48-50 | 5 | 13.5 | Kaat | Dobson | Perranoski | 3:01 | N | 10,867 | +++ | |
| 99 | 99 | Saturday, Jul 27 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L | 7 | 8 | 48-51 | 6 | 14.5 | Krausse | Perranoski | 2:45 | N | 12,731 | - | ||
| 100 | 100 | Sunday, Jul 28 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L | 3 | 4 | 48-52 | 6 | 14.5 | Nash | Merritt | Lindblad | 2:15 | D | 13,478 | -- | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Monday, Jul 29 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | L | 1 | 2 | 48-53 | 7 | 14.5 | Ellis | Chance | 2:33 | N | 14,237 | --- | ||
| 102 | 102 | Wednesday, Jul 31 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | L | 8 | 12 | 48-54 | 7 | 16.0 | Wood | Worthington | Wilhelm | 3:09 | N | 16,058 | ---- | ||
| 103 | 103 | Thursday, Aug 1 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | W | 4 | 1 | 49-54 | 7 | 15.0 | Perry | Fisher | Chance | 2:16 | D | 14,140 | + | ||
| 104 | 104 | Friday, Aug 2 | boxscore | MIN | DET | L | 5 | 6 | 49-55 | 7 | 16.0 | McMahon | Miller | Patterson | 2:58 | N | 24,514 | - | ||
| 105 | 105 | Saturday, Aug 3 | boxscore | MIN | DET | W | 4 | 0 | 50-55 | 7 | 15.0 | Chance | Wilson | 2:14 | D | 22,828 | + | |||
| 106 | 106 | Sunday, Aug 4 | boxscore | MIN | DET | L | 1 | 2 | 50-56 | 7 | 16.0 | McLain | Kaat | 2:18 | D | 28,911 | - | |||
| 107 | 107 | Tuesday, Aug 6 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | W | 5 | 4 | 51-56 | 6 | 16.5 | Merritt | Brabender | Perranoski | 2:49 | N | 14,201 | + | |
| 108 | 108 | Wednesday, Aug 7 (1) | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | L | 0 | 3 | 51-57 | 7 | 18.0 | Hardin | Boswell | 2:16 | N | 0 | - | ||
| 109 | 109 | Wednesday, Aug 7 (2) | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | L | 6 | 9 | 51-58 | 7 | 18.0 | Richert | Perranoski | Watt | 2:50 | N | 12,798 | -- | |
| 110 | 110 | Thursday, Aug 8 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | L | 3 | 10 | 51-59 | 7 | 19.0 | Phoebus | Kaat | Leonhard | 2:33 | N | 7,874 | --- | |
| 111 | 111 | Friday, Aug 9 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | W | 4 | 3 | 11 | 52-59 | 6 | 18.0 | Roland | Peterson | 3:31 | N | 14,968 | + | |
| 112 | 112 | Saturday, Aug 10 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | W | 3 | 2 | 53-59 | 6 | 18.0 | Merritt | Bahnsen | 2:34 | D | 36,072 | ++ | ||
| 113 | 113 | Sunday, Aug 11 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | W | 11 | 2 | 54-59 | 6 | 18.5 | Chance | Stottlemyre | 2:25 | D | 19,666 | +++ | ||
| 114 | 114 | Monday, Aug 12 | boxscore | MIN | WSA | L | 0 | 2 | 54-60 | 6 | 19.5 | Pascual | Kaat | 2:19 | N | 14,730 | - | |||
| 115 | 115 | Tuesday, Aug 13 | boxscore | MIN | WSA | W | 8 | 4 | 55-60 | 6 | 18.5 | Hall | Hannan | Worthington | 2:33 | N | 9,994 | + | ||
| 116 | 116 | Wednesday, Aug 14 | boxscore | MIN | WSA | L | 2 | 4 | 55-61 | 6 | 19.5 | Higgins | Merritt | 1:59 | D | 8,263 | - | |||
| 117 | 117 | Thursday, Aug 15 (1) | boxscore | MIN | BAL | L | 3 | 4 | 55-62 | 6 | 19.5 | Hardin | Chance | 2:24 | N | 0 | -- | |||
| 118 | 118 | Thursday, Aug 15 (2) | boxscore | MIN | BAL | W | 2 | 1 | 56-62 | 6 | 19.5 | Perranoski | Brabender | 2:36 | N | 18,126 | + | |||
| 119 | 119 | Friday, Aug 16 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | W | 5 | 2 | 57-62 | 6 | 19.5 | Kaat | Phoebus | 2:30 | N | 19,812 | ++ | |||
| 120 | 120 | Saturday, Aug 17 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | L | 2 | 8 | 57-63 | 7 | 20.5 | McNally | Miller | 3:00 | D | 21,160 | - | |||
| 121 | 121 | Sunday, Aug 18 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | L | 1 | 7 | 57-64 | 7 | 20.5 | Leonhard | Merritt | 2:12 | D | 23,348 | -- | |||
| 122 | 122 | Monday, Aug 19 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | W | 1 | 0 | 58-64 | 7 | 20.0 | Chance | Bahnsen | 2:04 | N | 13,029 | + | |||
| 123 | 123 | Tuesday, Aug 20 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | L | 0 | 5 | 58-65 | 7 | 20.5 | Stottlemyre | Boswell | 2:08 | N | 16,141 | - | |||
| 124 | 124 | Wednesday, Aug 21 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | L | 1 | 2 | 58-66 | 7 | 21.5 | Downing | Kaat | McDaniel | 1:58 | N | 16,330 | -- | ||
| 125 | 125 | Thursday, Aug 22 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | W | 3 | 1 | 59-66 | 7 | 21.5 | Merritt | Peterson | 1:42 | D | 15,898 | + | |||
| 126 | 126 | Friday, Aug 23 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 4 | 59-67 | 7 | 21.5 | Wood | Chance | 2:23 | N | 11,058 | - | ||
| 127 | 127 | Saturday, Aug 24 (1) | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 4 | 59-68 | 7 | 21.0 | Fisher | Hall | Wilhelm | 2:26 | N | 0 | -- | |
| 128 | 128 | Saturday, Aug 24 (2) | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | W | 9 | 1 | 60-68 | 7 | 21.0 | Boswell | Priddy | 2:51 | N | 10,102 | + | ||
| 129 | 129 | Sunday, Aug 25 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | W | 10 | 2 | 61-68 | 7 | 19.5 | Kaat | Peters | 2:27 | D | 7,211 | ++ | ||
| 130 | 130 | Monday, Aug 26 (1) | boxscore | MIN | @ | WSA | W | 4 | 2 | 62-68 | 7 | 20.0 | Merritt | Coleman | Miller | 2:19 | N | 0 | +++ | |
| 131 | 131 | Monday, Aug 26 (2) | boxscore | MIN | @ | WSA | L | 0 | 1 | 13 | 62-69 | 7 | 20.0 | Higgins | Perranoski | 5:05 | N | 5,214 | - | |
| 132 | 132 | Tuesday, Aug 27 (1) | boxscore | MIN | @ | WSA | L | 0 | 2 | 62-70 | 7 | 19.5 | Pascual | Chance | 1:49 | N | 0 | -- | ||
| 133 | 133 | Tuesday, Aug 27 (2) | boxscore | MIN | @ | WSA | W | 7 | 1 | 63-70 | 7 | 19.5 | Roland | Bosman | 2:19 | N | 5,047 | + | ||
| 134 | 134 | Wednesday, Aug 28 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 3 | 63-71 | 7 | 20.5 | Romo | Boswell | 2:35 | N | 5,635 | - | ||
| 135 | 135 | Thursday, Aug 29 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | W | 3 | 2 | 64-71 | 7 | 20.5 | Kaat | Paul | 2:43 | D | 8,382 | + | ||
| 136 | 136 | Friday, Aug 30 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | W | 5 | 4 | 11 | 65-71 | 7 | 20.5 | Worthington | Ribant | 3:14 | N | 11,902 | ++ | ||
| 137 | 137 | Saturday, Aug 31 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | W | 4 | 3 | 66-71 | 7 | 19.5 | Chance | Fisher | Worthington | 2:38 | D | 11,665 | +++ | ||
| 138 | 138 | Sunday, Sep 1 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | L | 4 | 5 | 66-72 | 7 | 20.5 | Wood | Boswell | 2:28 | D | 16,373 | - | |||
| 139 | 139 | Monday, Sep 2 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | W | 5 | 1 | 67-72 | 7 | 20.0 | Kaat | Pizarro | 2:08 | D | 10,489 | + | |||
| 140 | 140 | Tuesday, Sep 3 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | L | 1 | 4 | 5 | 67-73 | 7 | 21.0 | Ellsworth | Merritt | 1:30 | N | 7,053 | - | ||
| 141 | 141 | Wednesday, Sep 4 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | L | 2 | 10 | 67-74 | 7 | 22.0 | Bell | Chance | 2:04 | N | 8,069 | -- | |||
| 142 | 142 | Friday, Sep 6 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | L | 3 | 8 | 67-75 | 7 | 23.0 | McLain | Kaat | 2:22 | D | 42,269 | --- | ||
| 143 | 143 | Saturday, Sep 7 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | W | 2 | 1 | 68-75 | 7 | 22.0 | Worthington | Dobson | 2:39 | D | 35,814 | + | ||
| 144 | 144 | Sunday, Sep 8 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | W | 3 | 1 | 69-75 | 7 | 21.0 | Chance | Wilson | 2:04 | D | 27,777 | ++ | ||
| 145 | 145 | Monday, Sep 9 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | L | 1 | 6 | 69-76 | 7 | 22.0 | Tiant | Merritt | 3:03 | N | 7,042 | - | |||
| 146 | 146 | Tuesday, Sep 10 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | L | 2 | 6 | 69-77 | 7 | 23.0 | Williams | Kaat | 2:24 | N | 13,456 | -- | |||
| 147 | 147 | Wednesday, Sep 11 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | L | 0 | 1 | 12 | 69-78 | 7 | 24.0 | Romo | Perranoski | Pina | 3:20 | N | 7,547 | --- | |
| 148 | 148 | Friday, Sep 13 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | L | 0 | 3 | 69-79 | 7 | 25.0 | Culp | Chance | 1:40 | N | 23,171 | ---- | ||
| 149 | 149 | Saturday, Sep 14 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | W | 7 | 3 | 70-79 | 7 | 25.0 | Boswell | Ellsworth | 2:27 | D | 22,530 | + | ||
| 150 | 150 | Sunday, Sep 15 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | W | 3 | 2 | 71-79 | 7 | 25.0 | Kaat | Morehead | 2:22 | D | 26,983 | ++ | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Monday, Sep 16 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | W | 4 | 3 | 72-79 | 7 | 25.0 | Merritt | Ellis | 2:45 | D | 3,999 | +++ | |||
| 152 | 152 | Wednesday, Sep 18 (1) | boxscore | MIN | CAL | W | 4 | 3 | 73-79 | 7 | 25.5 | Chance | Harrelson | Perranoski | 2:40 | D | 0 | ++++ | ||
| 153 | 153 | Wednesday, Sep 18 (2) | boxscore | MIN | CAL | L | 3 | 4 | 73-80 | 7 | 25.5 | Wright | Morris | Pattin | 2:42 | D | 5,104 | - | ||
| 154 | 154 | Friday, Sep 20 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | L | 1 | 7 | 73-81 | 7 | 27.0 | Hunter | Stephen | 2:16 | D | 1,710 | -- | |||
| 155 | 155 | Saturday, Sep 21 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 2 | 1 | 6 | 74-81 | 7 | 27.0 | Kaat | Dobson | Perry | 1:12 | D | 7,997 | + | |
| 156 | 156 | Sunday, Sep 22 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 2 | 1 | 75-81 | 7 | 26.0 | Hall | Odom | Worthington | 2:18 | D | 11,340 | ++ | ||
| 157 | 157 | Monday, Sep 23 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | W | 3 | 0 | 76-81 | 7 | 25.0 | Chance | Wright | 1:54 | N | 6,562 | +++ | ||
| 158 | 158 | Tuesday, Sep 24 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | W | 5 | 3 | 10 | 77-81 | 7 | 25.0 | Perranoski | Locke | Miller | 3:02 | N | 6,710 | ++++ |
| 159 | 159 | Wednesday, Sep 25 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | W | 5 | 2 | 78-81 | 7 | 25.0 | Stephen | McGlothlin | Merritt | 2:27 | N | 6,995 | +++++ | |
| 160 | 160 | Friday, Sep 27 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L | 4 | 8 | 78-82 | 7 | 25.0 | Dobson | Boswell | Segui | 2:41 | N | 5,054 | - | |
| 161 | 161 | Saturday, Sep 28 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L | 1 | 7 | 78-83 | 7 | 25.0 | Odom | Chance | 2:16 | N | 19,176 | -- | ||
| 162 | 162 | Sunday, Sep 29 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | W | 4 | 3 | 79-83 | 7 | 24.0 | Merritt | Nash | Worthington | 2:32 | D | 8,884 | + | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak |