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1970 Minnesota Twins (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1969/1971)
98-64, Finished 1st in AL Western Division
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Scored 744 runs, Allowed 605 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 96-66
Managed by Bill Rigney

Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,261,887 (3rd of 12)
Park Factors
  (multi-year): Batting - 103, Pitching - 102
  (one-year): Batting - 98, Pitching - 97
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

Postseason:  Lost AL Championship Series (3-0) to Baltimore Orioles

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1970 Stats / Schedule / Transactions / Lineups / Batting Orders (1969/1971) / Splits: Bat / Pitch / Gamelogs: Bat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Batting Orders are the starting batting orders 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 (# = Opp. LHS) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
1.Tue,4/7 at CHW W (12-0)# Tovar-CF Carew-2B Killebrew-3B Oliva-RF Alyea-LF Reese-1B Mitterwald-C Cardenas-SS Perry-P
2.Thu,4/9 at CHW W (6-4) Tovar-CF Carew-2B Oliva-RF Killebrew-3B Reese-1B Alyea-LF Mitterwald-C Cardenas-SS Tiant-P
3.Sat,4/11 vs OAK W (8-2) Tovar-CF Carew-2B Oliva-RF Killebrew-3B Reese-1B Holt-LF Mitterwald-C Cardenas-SS Kaat-P
4.Wed,4/15 at CAL W (8-2) Tovar-CF Carew-2B Oliva-RF Killebrew-3B Reese-1B Alyea-LF Mitterwald-C Cardenas-SS Perry-P
5.Thu,4/16 at CAL L (2-3)# Tovar-CF Carew-2B Killebrew-3B Oliva-RF Alyea-LF Cardenas-SS Mitterwald-C Reese-1B Boswell-P
6.Fri,4/17 at OAK L (2-5) Tovar-CF Carew-2B Oliva-RF Killebrew-3B Reese-1B Alyea-LF Mitterwald-C Cardenas-SS Kaat-P
7.Sat,4/18 at OAK W (11-5)# Tovar-CF Carew-2B Killebrew-1B Oliva-RF Alyea-LF Cardenas-SS Mitterwald-C Renick-3B Tiant-P
8.Sun,4/19 at OAK W (6-3) Tovar-CF Carew-2B Oliva-RF Killebrew-3B Reese-1B Alyea-LF Cardenas-SS Mitterwald-C Perry-P
9.Tue,4/21 vs CHW W (4-3)# Tovar-CF Carew-2B Killebrew-1B Oliva-RF Alyea-LF Renick-3B Cardenas-SS Mitterwald-C Kaat-P
10.Wed,4/22 vs CHW W (3-1) Tovar-CF Carew-2B Oliva-RF Killebrew-3B Reese-1B Alyea-LF Ratliff-C Cardenas-SS Tiant-P
11.Thu,4/23 vs CHW L (5-7) Tovar-CF Carew-2B Oliva-RF Killebrew-3B Reese-1B Alyea-LF Ratliff-C Cardenas-SS Zepp-P
12.Fri,4/24 vs DET L (6-8) Tovar-2B Holt-CF Oliva-RF Killebrew-3B Reese-1B Alyea-LF Cardenas-SS Mitterwald-C Perry-P
13.Sat,4/25 vs DET W (4-3) Tovar-CF Cardenas-SS Oliva-RF Killebrew-3B Reese-1B Alyea-LF Ratliff-C Quilici-2B Kaat-P
14.Sun,4/26 vs DET W (6-0)# Tovar-CF Cardenas-SS Killebrew-3B Oliva-RF Alyea-LF Reese-1B Mitterwald-C Quilici-2B Tiant-P
15.Mon,4/27 vs CLE L (1-5)# Tovar-CF Cardenas-SS Killebrew-3B Oliva-RF Alyea-LF Reese-1B Mitterwald-C Quilici-2B Boswell-P
16.Tue,4/28 vs CLE L (1-3)# Tovar-CF Cardenas-SS Killebrew-3B Oliva-RF Alyea-LF Reese-1B Mitterwald-C Quilici-2B Perry-P
17.Wed,4/29 vs CLE W (1-0) Tovar-CF Cardenas-SS Oliva-RF Killebrew-3B Reese-1B Alyea-LF Ratliff-C Quilici-2B Kaat-P
18.Thu,4/30 vs CLE W (4-1) Tovar-CF Cardenas-SS Oliva-RF Killebrew-3B Reese-1B Alyea-LF Ratliff-C Quilici-2B Tiant-P
19.Fri,5/1 at BAL L (3-9)# Tovar-CF Cardenas-SS Killebrew-3B Oliva-RF Alyea-LF Reese-1B Mitterwald-C Quilici-2B Boswell-P
20.Sat,5/2 at BAL W (4-2)# Tovar-CF Cardenas-SS Killebrew-3B Oliva-RF Alyea-LF Allison-1B Mitterwald-C Quilici-2B Perry-P
21.Sun,5/3 at BAL W (4-3) Tovar-CF Cardenas-SS Oliva-RF Killebrew-3B Reese-1B Alyea-LF Ratliff-C Quilici-2B Kaat-P
22.Tue,5/5 at DET W (8-5)# Tovar-CF Cardenas-SS Killebrew-3B Oliva-RF Alyea-LF Allison-1B Mitterwald-C Quilici-2B Tiant-P
23.Wed,5/6 at DET L (2-5)# Tovar-CF Cardenas-SS Killebrew-3B Oliva-RF Alyea-LF Allison-1B Mitterwald-C Quilici-2B Boswell-P
24.Thu,5/7 at DET W (9-6) Tovar-CF Carew-2B Oliva-RF Killebrew-3B Reese-1B Holt-LF Ratliff-C Cardenas-SS Perry-P
25.Fri,5/8 at CLE W (7-6)# Tovar-CF Carew-2B Killebrew-3B Oliva-RF Alyea-LF Cardenas-SS Allison-1B Mitterwald-C Kaat-P
26.Sat,5/9 at CLE W (5-3) Tovar-CF Carew-2B Oliva-RF Killebrew-3B Reese-1B Holt-LF Cardenas-SS Ratliff-C Tiant-P
27.Sun,5/10 at CLE L (4-5)# Tovar-CF Cardenas-SS Killebrew-3B Oliva-RF Alyea-LF Allison-1B Mitterwald-C Quilici-2B Boswell-P
28.Tue,5/12 vs BAL L (4-5)# Tovar-CF Carew-2B Killebrew-3B Oliva-RF Alyea-LF Cardenas-SS Reese-1B Mitterwald-C Perry-P
29.Wed,5/13 vs BAL W (5-4) Tovar-CF Carew-2B Oliva-RF Killebrew-3B Reese-1B Holt-LF Cardenas-SS Ratliff-C Kaat-P
30.Thu,5/14 vs KCR W (5-2) Tovar-CF Carew-2B Oliva-RF Killebrew-3B Reese-1B Holt-LF Cardenas-SS Ratliff-C Tiant-P
31.Sat,5/16 at MIL W (11-7) Tovar-CF Carew-2B Oliva-RF Killebrew-3B Reese-1B Alyea-LF Cardenas-SS Ratliff-C Boswell-P
32.Sun,5/17 at MIL W (6-1) Tovar-CF Carew-2B Oliva-RF Killebrew-3B Reese-1B Alyea-LF Cardenas-SS Ratliff-C Perry-P
33.Mon,5/18 at KCR W (7-5)# Tovar-CF Carew-2B Killebrew-1B Oliva-RF Alyea-LF Renick-3B Cardenas-SS Mitterwald-C Kaat-P
34.Tue,5/19 at KCR W (5-4) Tovar-CF Carew-2B Oliva-RF Killebrew-3B Reese-1B Holt-LF Cardenas-SS Ratliff-C Tiant-P
35.Wed,5/20 at KCR W (10-5) Tovar-CF Carew-2B Oliva-RF Killebrew-3B Reese-1B Holt-LF Cardenas-SS Ratliff-C Boswell-P
36.Fri,5/22 vs CAL L (2-3)# Tovar-CF Carew-2B Killebrew-1B Oliva-RF Alyea-LF Renick-3B Cardenas-SS Mitterwald-C Perry-P
37.Sat,5/23 vs CAL W (5-4) Tovar-CF Carew-2B Oliva-RF Killebrew-3B Reese-1B Holt-LF Cardenas-SS Ratliff-C Kaat-P
38.Sun,5/24 vs CAL L (5-6)# Tovar-CF Carew-2B Killebrew-1B Oliva-RF Alyea-LF Renick-3B Cardenas-SS Mitterwald-C Boswell-P
39.Mon,5/25 vs MIL W (6-5) Tovar-CF Carew-2B Oliva-RF Killebrew-3B Reese-1B Holt-LF Cardenas-SS Mitterwald-C Zepp-P
40.Tue,5/26 vs MIL W (6-2) Tovar-CF Carew-2B Oliva-RF Killebrew-3B Reese-1B Holt-LF Cardenas-SS Ratliff-C Kaat-P
41.Thu,5/28 vs MIL W (11-2)# Tovar-CF Carew-2B Killebrew-1B Oliva-RF Alyea-LF Renick-3B Cardenas-SS Mitterwald-C Tiant-P
42.Fri,5/29 vs NYY L (2-4)# Tovar-CF Carew-2B Killebrew-1B Oliva-RF Alyea-LF Renick-3B Cardenas-SS Mitterwald-C Perry-P
43.Sat,5/30 vs NYY W (10-6) Tovar-CF Carew-2B Oliva-RF Killebrew-3B Reese-1B Holt-LF Cardenas-SS Ratliff-C Zepp-P
44.Sun,5/31 vs NYY W (7-6) Tovar-CF Carew-2B Oliva-RF Killebrew-3B Reese-1B Holt-LF Cardenas-SS Ratliff-C Kaat-P
45.Tue,6/2 at BOS L (1-5) Tovar-CF Carew-2B Oliva-RF Killebrew-3B Reese-1B Alyea-LF Cardenas-SS Ratliff-C Perry-P
46.Thu,6/4 at BOS L (1-5) Tovar-CF Carew-2B Oliva-RF Killebrew-3B Reese-1B Renick-LF Cardenas-SS Ratliff-C Kaat-P
47.Fri,6/5 at WSA W (2-1) Tovar-CF Holt-LF Oliva-RF Killebrew-3B Reese-1B Cardenas-SS Mitterwald-C Quilici-2B Blyleven-P
48.Sat,6/6 at WSA W (4-2) Tovar-CF Holt-LF Oliva-RF Killebrew-3B Reese-1B Cardenas-SS Ratliff-C Quilici-2B Perry-P
49.Sun,6/7 at WSA W (10-9)# Tovar-CF Cardenas-SS Killebrew-1B Oliva-RF Renick-3B Alyea-LF Mitterwald-C Quilici-2B Boswell-P
50.Tue,6/9 at NYY L (2-5) Tovar-CF Carew-2B Oliva-RF Killebrew-3B Reese-1B Holt-LF Cardenas-SS Ratliff-C Kaat-P
51.Wed,6/10 at NYY L (1-2) Tovar-CF Carew-2B Oliva-RF Killebrew-3B Reese-1B Holt-LF Cardenas-SS Mitterwald-C Blyleven-P
52.Fri,6/12 vs BOS W (5-2)# Tovar-CF Carew-2B Killebrew-1B Oliva-RF Renick-3B Alyea-LF Cardenas-SS Mitterwald-C Perry-P
53.Sat,6/13 vs BOS L (4-6) Tovar-CF Carew-2B Oliva-RF Killebrew-3B Reese-1B Holt-LF Cardenas-SS Ratliff-C Kaat-P
54.Sun,6/14 vs BOS W (10-2) Tovar-CF Carew-2B Oliva-RF Killebrew-3B Reese-1B Cardenas-SS Holt-LF Mitterwald-C Blyleven-P
55.Mon,6/15 vs WSA W (5-3) Tovar-CF Carew-2B Oliva-RF Killebrew-3B Reese-1B Cardenas-SS Holt-LF Mitterwald-C Boswell-P
56.Tue,6/16 vs WSA W (7-3)# Tovar-CF Carew-2B Killebrew-1B Oliva-RF Renick-3B Alyea-LF Cardenas-SS Mitterwald-C Perry-P
57.Wed,6/17 vs WSA L (1-3)# Tovar-CF Carew-2B Killebrew-1B Oliva-RF Renick-3B Alyea-LF Cardenas-SS Mitterwald-C Kaat-P
58.Fri,6/19 at KCR L (1-5) Tovar-CF Carew-2B Oliva-RF Killebrew-3B Reese-1B Cardenas-SS Holt-LF Mitterwald-C Blyleven-P
59.Sat,6/20 at KCR L (3-5)# Tovar-CF Carew-2B Killebrew-3B Oliva-RF Cardenas-SS Renick-LF Reese-1B Mitterwald-C Boswell-P
60.Sun,6/21 at KCR W (11-2)# Tovar-CF Carew-2B Killebrew-3B Allison-RF Renick-LF Cardenas-SS Reese-1B Mitterwald-C Perry-P
61.Mon,6/22 at MIL W (4-3) Tovar-CF Carew-2B Killebrew-3B Reese-1B Allison-LF Cardenas-SS Holt-RF Mitterwald-C Kaat-P
62.Tue,6/23 at MIL L (3-4) Tovar-CF Holt-RF Killebrew-3B Reese-1B Allison-LF Cardenas-SS Mitterwald-C Quilici-2B Blyleven-P
63.Wed,6/24 at MIL W (3-2) Tovar-2B Hill-CF Oliva-RF Killebrew-3B Reese-1B Cardenas-SS Holt-LF Mitterwald-C Boswell-P
64.Thu,6/25 at MIL L (1-4) Tovar-CF Thompson-2B Oliva-RF Killebrew-3B Reese-1B Cardenas-SS Holt-LF Mitterwald-C Perry-P
65.Fri,6/26 at CHW L (2-4) Tovar-CF Holt-LF Oliva-RF Killebrew-3B Reese-1B Cardenas-SS Mitterwald-C Thompson-2B Kaat-P
66.Sat,6/27 at CHW W (9-1) Tovar-CF Cardenas-SS Oliva-RF Killebrew-3B Reese-1B Allison-LF Mitterwald-C Thompson-2B Blyleven-P
67.Sun,6/28 at CHW W (9-1) Tovar-CF Cardenas-SS Oliva-RF Killebrew-3B Reese-1B Ratliff-C Holt-LF Thompson-2B Hall-P
68.Sun,6/28 at CHW L (10-11)# Tovar-CF Cardenas-SS Killebrew-3B Oliva-RF Alyea-LF Mitterwald-C Reese-1B Thompson-2B Boswell-P
69.Mon,6/29 vs KCR W (5-4) Tovar-2B Hill-CF Oliva-RF Killebrew-3B Reese-1B Holt-LF Cardenas-SS Mitterwald-C Perry-P
70.Tue,6/30 vs KCR W (8-5) Tovar-2B Hill-CF Oliva-RF Killebrew-3B Reese-1B Holt-LF Cardenas-SS Mitterwald-C Kaat-P
71.Wed,7/1 vs KCR W (2-1)# Tovar-CF Thompson-2B Killebrew-1B Oliva-RF Renick-3B Alyea-LF Cardenas-SS Mitterwald-C Blyleven-P
72.Thu,7/2 vs KCR W (5-2) Tovar-CF Thompson-2B Oliva-RF Killebrew-3B Reese-1B Renick-LF Cardenas-SS Mitterwald-C Hall-P
73.Fri,7/3 vs CHW W (8-2) Tovar-CF Thompson-2B Oliva-RF Killebrew-1B Holt-LF Renick-3B Cardenas-SS Mitterwald-C Perry-P
74.Sat,7/4 vs CHW L (3-5)# Tovar-CF Thompson-2B Killebrew-1B Oliva-RF Renick-3B Alyea-LF Cardenas-SS Mitterwald-C Boswell-P
75.Sun,7/5 vs CHW W (12-3) Tovar-CF Holt-LF Oliva-RF Killebrew-3B Reese-1B Ratliff-C Cardenas-SS Thompson-2B Kaat-P
76.Mon,7/6 at OAK W (2-1) Tovar-CF Thompson-2B Oliva-RF Killebrew-3B Reese-1B Holt-LF Cardenas-SS Mitterwald-C Zepp-P
77.Tue,7/7 at OAK W (4-2) Tovar-CF Holt-LF Oliva-RF Killebrew-3B Reese-1B Ratliff-C Cardenas-SS Thompson-2B Hall-P
78.Wed,7/8 at OAK W (8-6) Tovar-CF Thompson-2B Oliva-RF Reese-1B Renick-3B Holt-LF Cardenas-SS Mitterwald-C Perry-P
79.Thu,7/9 at CAL W (4-2)# Tovar-CF Thompson-2B Perry-LF Oliva-RF Renick-3B Allison-1B Cardenas-SS Mitterwald-C Blyleven-P
80.Fri,7/10 at CAL L (1-2) Tovar-CF Holt-LF Oliva-RF Killebrew-3B Reese-1B Ratliff-C Cardenas-SS Thompson-2B Kaat-P
81.Sat,7/11 at CAL W (5-2)# Tovar-CF Thompson-2B Killebrew-3B Oliva-RF Allison-LF Reese-1B Cardenas-SS Tischinski-C Zepp-P
82.Sun,7/12 at CAL L (2-6) Tovar-CF Thompson-2B Oliva-RF Killebrew-3B Reese-1B Holt-LF Cardenas-SS Tischinski-C Perry-P
83.Thu,7/16 at BAL L (1-5)# Tovar-CF Thompson-2B Killebrew-3B Oliva-RF Allison-LF Reese-1B Cardenas-SS Mitterwald-C Hall-P
84.Fri,7/17 at BAL W (6-5) Tovar-2B Reese-1B Oliva-RF Killebrew-3B Manuel-LF Holt-CF Cardenas-SS Tischinski-C Zepp-P
85.Sat,7/18 at BAL W (6-3)# Tovar-CF Reese-1B Killebrew-3B Oliva-RF Cardenas-SS Alyea-LF Quilici-2B Tischinski-C