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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 (1969/1971) / Batting Orders / Splits: Bat / Pitch / Gamelogs: Bat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Lineups are the starting lineups for that game.

Explanation

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