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1969 Minnesota Twins Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1968 / 1970)
97-65, Finished 1st in AL West
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Scored 790 runs, Allowed 618 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 99-63
Manager: Billy Martin (97-65)
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,349,328 (3rd of 12)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 104, Pitching - 102;   one-year: Batting - 107, Pitching - 105
Postseason:  Lost AL Championship Series (3-0) to Baltimore Orioles
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1968 / 1970 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

Team Roster & Games By Position

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Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR
Bob Allison 34 R R 6' 4" 220 Jul 11, 1934 12 81 53 81 81 0 0 3 0 0 0 58 0 2 58 25 1
Dave Boswell 24 R R 6' 3" 185 Jan 20, 1945 6 40 38 40 40 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Bucky Brandon 28 R R 6' 2" 200 Jul 8, 1940 4 3 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leo Cardenas 30 R R 5' 10" 163 Dec 17, 1938 10 160 159 160 160 0 0 0 0 0 160 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rod Carew HOF 23 L R 6' 0" 182 Oct 1, 1945 3 123 106 123 123 0 0 0 118 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 All-Star
Dean Chance 28 R R 6' 3" 200 Jun 1, 1941 9 20 15 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ron Clark 26 R R 5' 10" 175 Jan 14, 1943 4 5 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Jerry Crider 27 R R 6' 2" 200 Sep 2, 1941 1st 21 1 21 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rick Dempsey 19 R R 6' 0" 190 Sep 13, 1949 1st 5 0 5 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Joe Grzenda 32 R L 6' 2" 180 Jun 8, 1937 5 38 0 38 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tom Hall 21 L L 6' 0" 155 Nov 23, 1947 2 32 18 32 32 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Herman Hill 23 L R 6' 2" 190 Oct 12, 1945 1st 16 0 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 13
Jim Holt 25 L R 6' 0" 195 May 27, 1944 2 12 0 12 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 5 7 2
Jim Kaat 30 L L 6' 4" 217 Nov 7, 1938 11 43 32 43 43 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Harmon Killebrew HOF 33 R R 5' 11" 213 Jun 29, 1936 16 162 162 162 162 0 0 80 0 105 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Frank Kostro 31 R R 6' 2" 190 Aug 4, 1937 7 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Charlie Manuel 25 L R 6' 4" 200 Jan 4, 1944 1st 83 31 83 83 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 1 4 46 44 2
Bob Miller 30 R R 6' 1" 182 Feb 18, 1939 12 48 11 48 48 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
George Mitterwald 24 R R 6' 2" 206 Jun 7, 1945 3 69 48 69 69 0 63 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 9 0
Danny Morris 23 R R 6' 1" 200 Jun 11, 1946 2 3 1 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cotton Nash 26 R R 6' 6" 220 Jul 24, 1942 2 6 1 6 6 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Graig Nettles 24 L R 6' 0" 186 Aug 20, 1944 3 96 60 96 96 0 0 0 0 21 0 53 1 0 54 32 0
Tony Oliva 30 L R 6' 2" 190 Jul 20, 1938 8 153 151 153 153 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 152 152 1 0 All-Star
Ron Perranoski 33 L L 6' 0" 192 Apr 1, 1936 9 75 0 75 75 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jim Perry 33 B R 6' 4" 200 Oct 30, 1935 11 47 36 47 47 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Frank Quilici 30 R R 6' 0" 175 May 11, 1939 4 118 30 118 118 0 0 0 36 84 1 0 0 0 0 8 14
Rich Reese 27 L L 6' 3" 200 Sep 29, 1941 6 132 98 132 132 0 0 117 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 23 2
Rick Renick 25 R R 6' 0" 190 Mar 16, 1944 2 71 33 71 71 0 0 0 0 30 6 8 0 2 10 33 1
Johnny Roseboro 36 L R 5' 10" 190 May 13, 1933 13 115 102 115 115 0 111 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 All-Star
Tom Tischinski 24 R R 5' 10" 190 Jul 12, 1944 1st 37 12 37 37 0 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Cesar Tovar 28 R R 5' 9" 155 Jul 3, 1940 5 158 123 158 158 0 0 0 41 20 0 40 69 8 113 11 13
Ted Uhlaender 28 L R 6' 2" 190 Oct 21, 1940 5 152 125 152 152 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 111 1 150 6 9
Charlie Walters 22 R R 6' 4" 190 Feb 21, 1947 1st 6 0 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dick Woodson 24 R R 6' 5" 207 Mar 30, 1945 1st 44 10 44 44 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Al Worthington 40 R R 6' 2" 205 Feb 5, 1929 14 46 0 46 46 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Zepp 22 R R 6' 2" 185 Jul 22, 1946 1st 4 0 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR

1968 / 1970 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played