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1971 Minnesota Twins (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1970/1972)
74-86, Finished 5th in AL Western Division
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Scored 654 runs, Allowed 670 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 78-82
Managed by Bill Rigney

Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 940,858 (5th of 12)
Park Factors
  (multi-year): Batting - 103, Pitching - 102
  (one-year): Batting - 104, Pitching - 104
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1971 Stats / Schedule / Transactions / Lineups (1970/1972) / Batting Orders / Splits: Bat / Pitch / Gamelogs: Bat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

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