Schedule, Box Scores and Splits
Franchise Encyclopedia: 1969 / 1971
98-64, Finished 1st in AL West (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Bill Rigney (98-64)
Scored 744 runs, Allowed 605 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 96-66
Ballparks: Metropolitan Stadium · Attendance: 1,261,887 (3rd of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 102 · one-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 97
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Lost AL Championship Series (3-0) to Baltimore Orioles |
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| Season Summary | 98-64, Final Rank:1, GB: 0.0 | |
| Days in First | 139 | last on Thursday, Oct 1, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 159 | last on Oct 1, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | 9.5 | last on Friday, Sep 25, for days on which they played |
| Farthest Behind | 1 | last on Wednesday, May 13, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 34 | last on Thursday, Oct 1 |
| Most Games under .500 | never | |
| Longest Winning Streak | 7 | Wednesday, May 13 to Wednesday, May 20 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 9 | Sunday, Aug 9 to Saturday, Aug 15 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 14 | Tuesday, Sep 29 |
| Most Runs Scored | 13 | Tuesday, Sep 29 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 14 | Thursday, Aug 6 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 6 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 12 | |
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| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
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| 1 | 1 | Tuesday, Apr 7 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | W | 12 | 0 | 1-0 | 1 | Tied | Perry | John | 2:51 | D | 11,473 | + | ||
| 2 | 2 | Thursday, Apr 9 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | W | 6 | 4 | 2-0 | 1 | Tied | Williams | Horlen | Barber | 2:59 | D | 1,474 | ++ | |
| 3 | 3 | Saturday, Apr 11 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 8 | 2 | 3-0 | 2 | 0.5 | Kaat | Odom | 2:31 | D | 21,653 | +++ | |||
| 4 | 4 | Wednesday, Apr 15 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | W | 8 | 2 | 4-0 | 1 | up 0.5 | Perry | Messersmith | 2:28 | N | 8,770 | ++++ | ||
| 5 | 5 | Thursday, Apr 16 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | L | 2 | 3 | 4-1 | 2 | 0.5 | May | Boswell | Tatum | 2:48 | N | 5,558 | - | |
| 6 | 6 | Friday, Apr 17 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L | 2 | 5 | 4-2 | 2 | 0.5 | Hunter | Kaat | 2:43 | N | 9,186 | -- | ||
| 7 | 7 | Saturday, Apr 18 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | W | 11 | 5 | 5-2 | 2 | 0.5 | Tiant | Downing | Perranoski | 2:59 | D | 11,266 | + | |
| 8 | 8 | Sunday, Apr 19 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | W | 6 | 3 | 6-2 | 1 | up 0.5 | Perry | Dobson | Perranoski | 2:36 | D | 14,187 | ++ | |
| 9 | 9 | Tuesday, Apr 21 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | W | 4 | 3 | 7-2 | 1 | Tied | Kaat | John | Perranoski | 2:12 | D | 3,333 | +++ | ||
| 10 | 10 | Wednesday, Apr 22 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | W | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8-2 | 1 | Tied | Tiant | Horlen | 1:10 | D | 3,248 | ++++ | ||
| 11 | 11 | Thursday, Apr 23 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | L | 5 | 7 | 8-3 | 2 | 0.5 | Sisk | Perranoski | Wood | 3:06 | D | 4,372 | - | ||
| 12 | 12 | Friday, Apr 24 | boxscore | MIN | DET | L | 6 | 8 | 8-4 | 2 | 0.5 | Hiller | Hall | 2:54 | D | 5,368 | -- | |||
| 13 | 13 | Saturday, Apr 25 | boxscore | MIN | DET | W | 4 | 3 | 9-4 | 2 | 0.5 | Williams | Timmermann | 2:09 | D | 11,095 | + | |||
| 14 | 14 | Sunday, Apr 26 | boxscore | MIN | DET | W | 6 | 0 | 10-4 | 2 | 0.5 | Tiant | Lolich | 2:33 | D | 26,847 | ++ | |||
| 15 | 15 | Monday, Apr 27 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | L | 1 | 5 | 10-5 | 2 | 1.0 | McDowell | Boswell | 2:50 | D | 4,167 | - | |||
| 16 | 16 | Tuesday, Apr 28 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | L | 1 | 3 | 10-6 | 2 | 1.0 | Moore | Perry | Hennigan | 2:13 | D | 4,118 | -- | ||
| 17 | 17 | Wednesday, Apr 29 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | W | 1 | 0 | 11-6 | 2 | 1.0 | Kaat | Hand | Williams | 1:58 | D | 4,241 | + | ||
| 18 | 18 | Thursday, Apr 30 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | W | 4 | 1 | 12-6 | 1 | Tied | Tiant | Hargan | Perranoski | 2:22 | D | 5,485 | ++ | ||
| 19 | 19 | Friday, May 1 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | L | 3 | 9 | 12-7 | 1 | Tied | McNally | Boswell | Hall | 2:51 | N | 12,813 | - | |
| 20 | 20 | Saturday, May 2 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | W | 4 | 2 | 13-7 | 1 | Tied | Perry | Cuellar | Perranoski | 2:36 | D | 26,229 | + | |
| 21 | 21 | Sunday, May 3 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | W | 4 | 3 | 14-7 | 1 | up 0.5 | Kaat | Palmer | Perranoski | 2:11 | D | 9,632 | ++ | |
| 22 | 22 | Tuesday, May 5 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | W | 8 | 5 | 15-7 | 1 | up 1.5 | Tiant | Lolich | Perranoski | 3:26 | D | 15,747 | +++ | |
| 23 | 23 | Wednesday, May 6 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | L | 2 | 5 | 15-8 | 1 | up 0.5 | Cain | Boswell | 2:42 | N | 10,368 | - | ||
| 24 | 24 | Thursday, May 7 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | W | 9 | 6 | 16-8 | 1 | up 0.5 | Perry | Niekro | Perranoski | 3:00 | N | 11,591 | + | |
| 25 | 25 | Friday, May 8 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | W | 7 | 6 | 17-8 | 1 | up 0.5 | Williams | Moore | 2:35 | N | 6,233 | ++ | ||
| 26 | 26 | Saturday, May 9 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | W | 5 | 3 | 18-8 | 1 | up 0.5 | Perranoski | Higgins | 2:33 | D | 5,485 | +++ | ||
| 27 | 27 | Sunday, May 10 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | L | 4 | 5 | 18-9 | 1 | up 0.5 | McDowell | Boswell | Hand | 2:50 | D | 14,397 | - | |
| 28 | 28 | Tuesday, May 12 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | L | 4 | 5 | 18-10 | 2 | 1.0 | Cuellar | Perry | Richert | 3:06 | N | 11,760 | -- | ||
| 29 | 29 | Wednesday, May 13 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | W | 5 | 4 | 10 | 19-10 | 2 | 1.0 | Perranoski | Watt | 3:06 | N | 13,829 | + | ||
| 30 | 30 | Thursday, May 14 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | W | 5 | 2 | 20-10 | 2 | 0.5 | Hall | Morehead | 2:41 | N | 2,121 | ++ | |||
| 31 | 31 | Saturday, May 16 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | W | 11 | 7 | 21-10 | 1 | Tied | Boswell | Brabender | Perranoski | 2:58 | N | 9,145 | +++ | |
| 32 | 32 | Sunday, May 17 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | W | 6 | 1 | 22-10 | 1 | up 0.5 | Perry | Krausse | 2:28 | D | 16,393 | ++++ | ||
| 33 | 33 | Monday, May 18 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | W | 7 | 5 | 23-10 | 1 | up 0.5 | Zepp | Hedlund | Perranoski | 2:47 | N | 8,560 | +++++ | |
| 34 | 34 | Tuesday, May 19 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | W | 5 | 4 | 10 | 24-10 | 1 | up 0.5 | Perranoski | Burgmeier | 3:21 | N | 7,766 | ++++++ | |
| 35 | 35 | Wednesday, May 20 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | W | 10 | 5 | 25-10 | 1 | up 1.5 | Boswell | Johnson | Hall | 2:51 | N | 7,710 | +++++++ | |
| 36 | 36 | Friday, May 22 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | L | 2 | 3 | 25-11 | 1 | up 0.5 | Wright | Perry | Tatum | 2:43 | N | 16,923 | - | ||
| 37 | 37 | Saturday, May 23 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | W | 5 | 4 | 26-11 | 1 | up 1.5 | Williams | Tatum | Perranoski | 2:46 | D | 16,128 | + | ||
| 38 | 38 | Sunday, May 24 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | L | 5 | 6 | 26-12 | 1 | up 0.5 | Doyle | Perranoski | Kealey | 3:10 | D | 27,526 | - | ||
| 39 | 39 | Monday, May 25 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | W | 6 | 5 | 27-12 | 1 | up 1.0 | Hall | Lockwood | Perranoski | 2:48 | N | 6,787 | + | ||
| 40 | 40 | Tuesday, May 26 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | W | 6 | 2 | 28-12 | 1 | up 1.0 | Kaat | Bolin | 2:30 | N | 7,542 | ++ | |||
| 41 | 41 | Thursday, May 28 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | W | 11 | 2 | 29-12 | 1 | up 2.5 | Tiant | Morris | Williams | 3:07 | D | 8,100 | +++ | ||
| 42 | 42 | Friday, May 29 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | L | 2 | 4 | 29-13 | 1 | up 2.5 | Kekich | Perry | McDaniel | 2:51 | N | 14,194 | - | ||
| 43 | 43 | Saturday, May 30 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | W | 10 | 6 | 30-13 | 1 | up 2.5 | Perranoski | Hamilton | 3:00 | D | 16,119 | + | |||
| 44 | 44 | Sunday, May 31 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | W | 7 | 6 | 10 | 31-13 | 1 | up 2.5 | Williams | McDaniel | 2:52 | D | 15,752 | ++ | ||
| 45 | 45 | Tuesday, Jun 2 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | L | 1 | 5 | 31-14 | 1 | up 1.5 | Culp | Perry | 2:37 | N | 19,080 | - | ||
| 46 | 46 | Thursday, Jun 4 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | L | 1 | 5 | 31-15 | 1 | up 2.0 | Siebert | Kaat | 2:28 | D | 19,098 | -- | ||
| 47 | 47 | Friday, Jun 5 | boxscore | MIN | @ | WSA | W | 2 | 1 | 32-15 | 1 | up 2.0 | Blyleven | Cox | Perranoski | 2:01 | N | 12,818 | + | |
| 48 | 48 | Saturday, Jun 6 | boxscore | MIN | @ | WSA | W | 4 | 2 | 33-15 | 1 | up 2.0 | Perry | Hannan | 2:22 | N | 8,836 | ++ | ||
| 49 | 49 | Sunday, Jun 7 | boxscore | MIN | @ | WSA | W | 10 | 9 | 11 | 34-15 | 1 | up 3.0 | Zepp | Grzenda | Barber | 4:18 | D | 35,040 | +++ |
| 50 | 50 | Tuesday, Jun 9 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 5 | 34-16 | 1 | up 2.0 | Bahnsen | Kaat | 2:30 | N | 21,857 | - | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Wednesday, Jun 10 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 2 | 34-17 | 1 | up 2.0 | Stottlemyre | Blyleven | 2:04 | N | 18,039 | -- | ||
| 52 | 52 | Friday, Jun 12 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | W | 5 | 2 | 35-17 | 1 | up 2.5 | Perry | Peters | Perranoski | 2:55 | N | 18,489 | + | ||
| 53 | 53 | Saturday, Jun 13 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | L | 4 | 6 | 35-18 | 1 | up 2.5 | Culp | Kaat | Lyle | 2:40 | D | 19,815 | - | ||
| 54 | 54 | Sunday, Jun 14 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | W | 10 | 2 | 36-18 | 1 | up 3.5 | Blyleven | Siebert | Williams | 2:55 | D | 27,434 | + | ||
| 55 | 55 | Monday, Jun 15 | boxscore | MIN | WSA | W | 5 | 3 | 37-18 | 1 | up 4.5 | Zepp | Coleman | Perranoski | 2:58 | N | 12,807 | ++ | ||
| 56 | 56 | Tuesday, Jun 16 | boxscore | MIN | WSA | W | 7 | 3 | 38-18 | 1 | up 5.5 | Perry | Grzenda | 2:17 | N | 17,108 | +++ | |||
| 57 | 57 | Wednesday, Jun 17 | boxscore | MIN | WSA | L | 1 | 3 | 38-19 | 1 | up 5.0 | Brunet | Kaat | Knowles | 2:18 | N | 17,476 | - | ||
| 58 | 58 | Friday, Jun 19 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | L | 1 | 5 | 38-20 | 1 | up 5.0 | Drago | Blyleven | 2:26 | N | 8,571 | -- | ||
| 59 | 59 | Saturday, Jun 20 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | L | 3 | 5 | 38-21 | 1 | up 4.0 | Rooker | Boswell | Johnson | 2:31 | N | 10,016 | --- | |
| 60 | 60 | Sunday, Jun 21 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | W | 11 | 2 | 39-21 | 1 | up 4.0 | Perry | Butler | Perranoski | 2:28 | D | 10,864 | + | |
| 61 | 61 | Monday, Jun 22 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | W | 4 | 3 | 40-21 | 1 | up 4.5 | Kaat | Brabender | Perranoski | 2:24 | N | 18,291 | ++ | |
| 62 | 62 | Tuesday, Jun 23 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | L | 3 | 4 | 40-22 | 1 | up 4.5 | Baldwin | Hall | 2:35 | N | 13,500 | - | ||
| 63 | 63 | Wednesday, Jun 24 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | W | 3 | 2 | 41-22 | 1 | up 4.0 | Boswell | Pattin | Williams | 2:39 | N | 12,041 | + | |
| 64 | 64 | Thursday, Jun 25 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | L | 1 | 4 | 41-23 | 1 | up 3.0 | Krausse | Perry | 2:03 | N | 7,055 | - | ||
| 65 | 65 | Friday, Jun 26 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 4 | 41-24 | 1 | up 2.0 | Miller | Kaat | Crider | 2:37 | N | 9,486 | -- | |
| 66 | 66 | Saturday, Jun 27 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | W | 9 | 1 | 42-24 | 1 | up 3.0 | Blyleven | Janeski | 2:16 | D | 19,113 | + | ||
| 67 | 67 | Sunday, Jun 28 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | W | 9 | 1 | 43-24 | 1 | up 3.0 | Hall | Horlen | Zepp | 2:18 | D | 0 | ++ | |
| 68 | 68 | Sunday, Jun 28 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | L | 10 | 11 | 43-25 | 1 | up 3.0 | Murphy | Woodson | Wood | 3:16 | D | 24,288 | - | |
| 69 | 69 | Monday, Jun 29 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | W | 5 | 4 | 44-25 | 1 | up 3.0 | Perry | Drago | Perranoski | 2:39 | N | 14,600 | + | ||
| 70 | 70 | Tuesday, Jun 30 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | W | 8 | 5 | 45-25 | 1 | up 4.0 | Woodson | Johnson | Williams | 2:51 | N | 11,809 | ++ | ||
| 71 | 71 | Wednesday, Jul 1 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | W | 2 | 1 | 10 | 46-25 | 1 | up 4.0 | Perranoski | Rooker | 2:47 | N | 15,674 | +++ | ||
| 72 | 72 | Thursday, Jul 2 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | W | 5 | 2 | 47-25 | 1 | up 4.0 | Hall | Fitzmorris | Williams | 2:22 | D | 20,044 | ++++ | ||
| 73 | 73 | Friday, Jul 3 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | W | 8 | 2 | 48-25 | 1 | up 4.0 | Perry | Horlen | 2:08 | N | 13,286 | +++++ | |||
| 74 | 74 | Saturday, Jul 4 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | L | 3 | 5 | 12 | 48-26 | 1 | up 4.0 | Wood | Woodson | Crider | 3:31 | D | 20,935 | - | |
| 75 | 75 | Sunday, Jul 5 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | W | 12 | 3 | 49-26 | 1 | up 4.0 | Kaat | Miller | Williams | 2:29 | D | 18,324 | + | ||
| 76 | 76 | Monday, Jul 6 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | W | 2 | 1 | 50-26 | 1 | up 4.0 | Zepp | Segui | Perranoski | 2:51 | N | 15,600 | ++ | |
| 77 | 77 | Tuesday, Jul 7 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | W | 4 | 2 | 51-26 | 1 | up 5.0 | Williams | Dobson | 3:00 | N | 16,278 | +++ | ||
| 78 | 78 | Wednesday, Jul 8 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | W | 8 | 6 | 52-26 | 1 | up 5.0 | Perry | Hunter | Perranoski | 2:20 | N | 15,731 | ++++ | |
| 79 | 79 | Thursday, Jul 9 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | W | 4 | 2 | 53-26 | 1 | up 6.0 | Hall | Fisher | 2:40 | N | 20,168 | +++++ | ||
| 80 | 80 | Friday, Jul 10 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | L | 1 | 2 | 53-27 | 1 | up 5.0 | Messersmith | Kaat | 2:52 | N | 22,106 | - | ||
| 81 | 81 | Saturday, Jul 11 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | W | 5 | 2 | 54-27 | 1 | up 6.0 | Zepp | Wright | Perranoski | 3:12 | N | 40,103 | + | |
| 82 | 82 | Sunday, Jul 12 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | L | 2 | 6 | 54-28 | 1 | up 5.0 | LaRoche | Perry | Messersmith | 2:56 | D | 20,614 | - | |
| 83 | 83 | Thursday, Jul 16 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | L | 1 | 5 | 54-29 | 1 | up 4.0 | Cuellar | Hall | 2:46 | N | 18,591 | -- | ||
| 84 | 84 | Friday, Jul 17 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | W | 6 | 5 | 10 | 55-29 | 1 | up 4.0 | Perranoski | Watt | 3:24 | N | 40,169 | + | |
| 85 | 85 | Saturday, Jul 18 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | W | 6 | 3 | 56-29 | 1 | up 5.0 | Perry | McNally | Perranoski | 2:42 | D | 16,524 | ++ | |
| 86 | 86 | Sunday, Jul 19 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | L | 1 | 3 | 56-30 | 1 | up 3.5 | McDowell | Blyleven | 2:26 | D | 24,925 | - | |||
| 87 | 87 | Monday, Jul 20 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | W | 4 | 2 | 57-30 | 1 | up 4.5 | Kaat | Austin | Perranoski | 2:52 | N | 15,054 | + | ||
| 88 | 88 | Tuesday, Jul 21 | boxscore | MIN | DET | L | 2 | 5 | 57-31 | 1 | up 3.5 | McLain | Zepp | Timmermann | 2:46 | N | 28,789 | - | ||
| 89 | 89 | Wednesday, Jul 22 | boxscore | MIN | DET | W | 2 | 1 | 58-31 | 1 | up 5.0 | Perry | Lolich | Perranoski | 2:16 | N | 19,990 | + | ||
| 90 | 90 | Thursday, Jul 23 | boxscore | MIN | DET | W | 2 | 1 | 59-31 | 1 | up 5.0 | Blyleven | Niekro | 2:15 | N | 25,823 | ++ | |||
| 91 | 91 | Friday, Jul 24 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | W | 8 | 0 | 60-31 | 1 | up 6.0 | Kaat | Cuellar | 2:07 | N | 33,719 | +++ | |||
| 92 | 92 | Saturday, Jul 25 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | L | 5 | 6 | 60-32 | 1 | up 6.0 | Hall | Hall | 3:00 | D | 34,588 | - | |||
| 93 | 93 | Sunday, Jul 26 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | L | 1 | 11 | 60-33 | 1 | up 5.0 | McNally | Perry | 2:48 | D | 35,294 | -- | |||
| 94 | 94 | Monday, Jul 27 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | W | 5 | 2 | 61-33 | 1 | up 6.0 | Blyleven | Palmer | Perranoski | 2:33 | D | 29,259 | + | ||
| 95 | 95 | Tuesday, Jul 28 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | W | 5 | 2 | 62-33 | 1 | up 7.0 | Kaat | McDowell | Hall | 2:25 | N | 16,202 | ++ | |
| 96 | 96 | Wednesday, Jul 29 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | L | 8 | 9 | 62-34 | 1 | up 7.0 | Chance | Boswell | Hennigan | 2:54 | N | 6,772 | - | |
| 97 | 97 | Thursday, Jul 30 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 3 | 62-35 | 1 | up 6.5 | Hargan | Perry | 2:10 | N | 11,346 | -- | ||
| 98 | 98 | Friday, Jul 31 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | L | 9 | 10 | 62-36 | 1 | up 6.5 | Timmermann | Hamm | 3:17 | N | 35,247 | --- | ||
| 99 | 99 | Saturday, Aug 1 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | W | 12 | 4 | 10 | 63-36 | 1 | up 7.0 | Perranoski | Scherman | Woodson | 3:40 | N | 34,354 | + |
| 100 | 100 | Sunday, Aug 2 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | W | 4 | 3 | 64-36 | 1 | up 7.5 | Zepp | Niekro | Williams | 2:36 | D | 40,113 | ++ | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Monday, Aug 3 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | W | 2 | 1 | 65-36 | 1 | up 7.0 | Perry | Pattin | Hall | 2:35 | N | 0 | +++ | ||
| 102 | 102 | Monday, Aug 3 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | L | 2 | 4 | 65-37 | 1 | up 7.0 | Krausse | Tiant | Sanders | 2:26 | N | 22,822 | - | ||
| 103 | 103 | Tuesday, Aug 4 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | W | 5 | 2 | 66-37 | 1 | up 8.0 | Blyleven | Bolin | 2:16 | N | 13,313 | + | |||
| 104 | 104 | Wednesday, Aug 5 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | L | 5 | 7 | 66-38 | 1 | up 7.0 | Queen | Perranoski | 2:58 | N | 23,581 | - | |||
| 105 | 105 | Thursday, Aug 6 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | W | 2 | 1 | 14 | 67-38 | 1 | up 8.0 | Williams | Doyle | 3:47 | N | 24,562 | + | ||
| 106 | 106 | Friday, Aug 7 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 2 | 1 | 11 | 68-38 | 1 | up 8.0 | Perry | Lachemann | 2:55 | N | 20,697 | ++ | ||
| 107 | 107 | Saturday, Aug 8 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 3 | 1 | 69-38 | 1 | up 9.0 | Tiant | Fingers | Williams | 2:35 | D | 29,297 | +++ | ||
| 108 | 108 | Sunday, Aug 9 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | L | 0 | 3 | 69-39 | 1 | up 7.0 | Dobson | Blyleven | 2:27 | D | 0 | - | |||
| 109 | 109 | Sunday, Aug 9 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | L | 3 | 6 | 69-40 | 1 | up 7.0 | Roland | Kaat | Grant | 2:23 | D | 41,339 | -- | ||
| 110 | 110 | Monday, Aug 10 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | L | 3 | 7 | 69-41 | 1 | up 6.5 | Segui | Perranoski | Grant | 3:01 | D | 8,083 | --- | ||
| 111 | 111 | Tuesday, Aug 11 | boxscore | MIN | @ | WSA | L | 2 | 3 | 11 | 69-42 | 1 | up 6.0 | Knowles | Blyleven | 2:46 | N | 9,372 | ---- | |
| 112 | 112 | Wednesday, Aug 12 | boxscore | MIN | @ | WSA | L | 3 | 5 | 69-43 | 1 | up 5.0 | Hannan | Tiant | Grzenda | 2:29 | N | 8,811 | ----- | |
| 113 | 113 | Thursday, Aug 13 | boxscore | MIN | @ | WSA | L | 0 | 1 | 69-44 | 1 | up 5.0 | Bosman | Kaat | 2:02 | N | 10,724 | ------ | ||
| 114 | 114 | Friday, Aug 14 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | L | 1 | 8 | 69-45 | 1 | up 4.0 | Culp | Zepp | 2:30 | N | 27,962 | ------- | ||
| 115 | 115 | Saturday, Aug 15 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | L | 3 | 5 | 69-46 | 1 | up 3.5 | Siebert | Perry | 2:32 | D | 25,270 | -------- | ||
| 116 | 116 | Saturday, Aug 15 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | L | 7 | 11 | 69-47 | 1 | up 3.5 | Wagner | Perranoski | 3:05 | N | 23,277 | --------- | ||
| 117 | 117 | Sunday, Aug 16 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | W | 9 | 6 | 70-47 | 1 | up 4.5 | Blyleven | Peters | Williams | 2:59 | D | 24,670 | + | |
| 118 | 118 | Tuesday, Aug 18 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | W | 8 | 7 | 71-47 | 1 | up 4.5 | Hall | McDaniel | 3:15 | N | 23,490 | ++ | |||
| 119 | 119 | Wednesday, Aug 19 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | W | 3 | 0 | 72-47 | 1 | up 5.5 | Perry | Peterson | 1:48 | N | 23,271 | +++ | |||
| 120 | 120 | Thursday, Aug 20 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | L | 3 | 4 | 72-48 | 1 | up 5.0 | Stottlemyre | Zepp | McDaniel | 2:33 | N | 24,794 | - | ||
| 121 | 121 | Friday, Aug 21 | boxscore | MIN | WSA | W | 4 | 3 | 73-48 | 1 | up 6.0 | Williams | Cox | 2:20 | N | 23,101 | + | |||
| 122 | 122 | Saturday, Aug 22 | boxscore | MIN | WSA | L | 4 | 5 | 10 | 73-49 | 1 | up 5.0 | Pina | Hall | 2:54 | D | 25,556 | - | ||
| 123 | 123 | Sunday, Aug 23 | boxscore | MIN | WSA | L | 1 | 11 | 73-50 | 1 | up 5.0 | Bosman | Perry | 2:27 | D | 23,922 | -- | |||
| 124 | 124 | Tuesday, Aug 25 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | L | 0 | 1 | 73-51 | 1 | up 3.5 | Brett | Hall | Wagner | 2:58 | N | 17,697 | --- | ||
| 125 | 125 | Wednesday, Aug 26 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | W | 7 | 0 | 74-51 | 1 | up 3.5 | Blyleven | Culp | 2:24 | N | 19,993 | + | |||
| 126 | 126 | Thursday, Aug 27 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | W | 5 | 2 | 75-51 | 1 | up 4.0 | Perry | Siebert | 2:18 | D | 16,042 | ++ | |||
| 127 | 127 | Friday, Aug 28 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | L | 0 | 6 | 75-52 | 1 | up 3.0 | Peterson | Kaat | 2:01 | N | 0 | - | ||
| 128 | 128 | Friday, Aug 28 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 2 | 75-53 | 1 | up 3.0 | Kekich | Perranoski | 2:35 | N | 25,824 | -- | ||
| 129 | 129 | Saturday, Aug 29 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | W | 3 | 1 | 76-53 | 1 | up 4.0 | Zepp | Stottlemyre | Hall | 2:27 | N | 17,344 | + | |
| 130 | 130 | Sunday, Aug 30 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 5 | 76-54 | 1 | up 3.0 | Kline | Blyleven | McDaniel | 2:25 | D | 20,980 | - | |
| 131 | 131 | Tuesday, Sep 1 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | W | 4 | 0 | 77-54 | 1 | up 4.5 | Perry | Krausse | 2:02 | N | 0 | + | ||
| 132 | 132 | Tuesday, Sep 1 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | W | 7 | 1 | 11 | 78-54 | 1 | up 4.5 | Kaat | Bolin | 3:27 | N | 16,670 | ++ | |
| 133 | 133 | Thursday, Sep 3 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | L | 3 | 8 | 78-55 | 1 | up 3.0 | Pattin | Zepp | Sanders | 2:20 | D | 6,583 | - | |
| 134 | 134 | Friday, Sep 4 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | W | 4 | 0 | 79-55 | 1 | up 4.0 | Blyleven | May | Perranoski | 2:28 | N | 38,199 | + | |
| 135 | 135 | Saturday, Sep 5 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | W | 4 | 3 | 80-55 | 1 | up 5.0 | Perry | Murphy | Williams | 2:52 | N | 27,301 | ++ | |
| 136 | 136 | Sunday, Sep 6 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | W | 3 | 1 | 81-55 | 1 | up 6.0 | Hall | Wright | Perranoski | 2:21 | D | 19,641 | +++ | |
| 137 | 137 | Monday, Sep 7 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | W | 7 | 6 | 82-55 | 1 | up 6.0 | Williams | Krausse | Perranoski | 2:51 | D | 0 | ++++ | ||
| 138 | 138 | Monday, Sep 7 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | W | 8 | 3 | 83-55 | 1 | up 6.0 | Haydel | Downing | Perranoski | 2:30 | D | 19,964 | +++++ | ||
| 139 | 139 | Tuesday, Sep 8 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | L | 2 | 3 | 83-56 | 1 | up 5.5 | Pattin | Perranoski | 2:25 | N | 6,702 | - | |||
| 140 | 140 | Wednesday, Sep 9 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 3 | 1 | 84-56 | 1 | up 6.5 | Perry | Dobson | Williams | 2:38 | N | 14,428 | + | ||
| 141 | 141 | Thursday, Sep 10 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 6 | 1 | 85-56 | 1 | up 8.5 | Hall | Hunter | 2:42 | N | 0 | ++ | |||
| 142 | 142 | Thursday, Sep 10 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 7 | 2 | 86-56 | 1 | up 8.5 | Kaat | Odom | Williams | 2:41 | N | 10,839 | +++ | ||
| 143 | 143 | Friday, Sep 11 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | W | 6 | 0 | 87-56 | 1 | up 8.5 | Zepp | Moore | 2:22 | D | 10,575 | ++++ | |||
| 144 | 144 | Saturday, Sep 12 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | L | 3 | 5 | 87-57 | 1 | up 7.5 | Johnson | Blyleven | Wood | 2:30 | D | 14,181 | - | ||
| 145 | 145 | Sunday, Sep 13 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | L | 7 | 8 | 87-58 | 1 | up 8.0 | Crider | Williams | Wood | 2:54 | D | 21,191 | -- | ||
| 146 | 146 | Tuesday, Sep 15 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | W | 7 | 5 | 88-58 | 1 | up 8.0 | Williams | Queen | Perranoski | 2:45 | D | 0 | + | ||
| 147 | 147 | Tuesday, Sep 15 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | L | 3 | 5 | 88-59 | 1 | up 8.0 | LaRoche | Perranoski | Tatum | 2:25 | N | 8,383 | - | ||
| 148 | 148 | Wednesday, Sep 16 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | L | 1 | 5 | 88-60 | 1 | up 7.0 | Wright | Blyleven | 2:38 | N | 12,386 | -- | |||
| 149 | 149 | Thursday, Sep 17 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | W | 4 | 3 | 89-60 | 1 | up 7.5 | Perry | Murphy | Williams | 2:14 | D | 7,179 | + | ||
| 150 | 150 | Friday, Sep 18 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | W | 5 | 4 | 90-60 | 1 | up 7.5 | Zepp | Johnson | Perranoski | 2:27 | N | 5,403 | ++ | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Saturday, Sep 19 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | W | 5 | 3 | 91-60 | 1 | up 7.5 | Hall | John | Williams | 2:25 | N | 4,183 | +++ | |
| 152 | 152 | Sunday, Sep 20 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | W | 8 | 1 | 92-60 | 1 | up 8.5 | Blyleven | Janeski | 2:08 | D | 5,313 | ++++ | ||
| 153 | 153 | Monday, Sep 21 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L | 0 | 6 | 92-61 | 1 | up 7.5 | Blue | Perry | 2:21 | N | 4,284 | - | ||
| 154 | 154 | Tuesday, Sep 22 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | W | 5 | 3 | 93-61 | 1 | up 8.5 | Kaat | Dobson | Perranoski | 2:46 | N | 5,915 | + | |
| 155 | 155 | Wednesday, Sep 23 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | W | 7 | 4 | 94-61 | 1 | up 9.5 | Hall | Hunter | Zepp | 2:39 | N | 5,066 | ++ | |
| 156 | 156 | Friday, Sep 25 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | W | 1 | 0 | 95-61 | 1 | up 9.5 | Perry | Bunker | 1:55 | N | 6,663 | +++ | ||
| 157 | 157 | Saturday, Sep 26 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | L | 0 | 5 | 95-62 | 1 | up 8.5 | Johnson | Blyleven | 2:28 | N | 7,710 | - | ||
| 158 | 158 | Sunday, Sep 27 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | L | 3 | 4 | 95-63 | 1 | up 8.5 | Rooker | Tiant | Abernathy | 2:36 | D | 9,390 | -- | |
| 159 | 159 | Monday, Sep 28 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | W | 1 | 0 | 96-63 | 1 | up 9.0 | Hall | Drago | Perranoski | 1:51 | D | 1,100 | + | ||
| 160 | 160 | Tuesday, Sep 29 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | L | 13 | 14 | 12 | 96-64 | 1 | up 8.0 | Abernathy | Hamm | 4:05 | N | 5,473 | - | ||
| 161 | 161 | Wednesday, Sep 30 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | W | 6 | 4 | 97-64 | 1 | up 9.0 | Haydel | York | 2:19 | N | 5,219 | + | |||
| 162 | 162 | Thursday, Oct 1 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | W | 4 | 0 | 98-64 | 1 | up 9.0 | Kaat | Johnson | Perranoski | 1:50 | D | 6,008 | ++ | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak |
Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.