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| Season Summary | 81-81, Final Rank:3, GB: 13.0 | |
| Days in First | 8 | last on Monday, Jul 2, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 11 | last on Jul 2, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | 1 | last on Sunday, Apr 8, for days on which they played |
| Farthest Behind | 16.5 | last on Wednesday, Sep 19, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 8 | last on Monday, Jul 2 |
| Most Games under .500 | 8 | last on Sunday, Aug 26 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 5 | Thursday, Jun 28 to Monday, Jul 2 and Sunday, Jul 22 to Saturday, Jul 28 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 7 | Tuesday, Aug 7 to Monday, Aug 13 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 15 | Sunday, Sep 23 |
| Most Runs Scored | 14 | Friday, Aug 17 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 15 | Wednesday, Jun 6 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 13 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 18 | |
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| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
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| 1 | 1 | Friday, Apr 6 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | W | 8 | 3 | 1-0 | 1 | Tied | Blyleven | Hunter | 2:45 | 38,207 | + | ||
| 2 | 2 | Saturday, Apr 7 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | W | 5 | 3 | 2-0 | 1 | up 0.5 | Hands | Odom | Sanders | 2:06 | 7,246 | ++ | |
| 3 | 3 | Sunday, Apr 8 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | W | 4 | 2 | 3-0 | 1 | up 1.0 | Kaat | Holtzman | Corbin | 2:06 | 8,919 | +++ | |
| 4 | 4 | Tuesday, Apr 10 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | L | 2 | 4 | 3-1 | 1 | Tied | Singer | Blyleven | 2:09 | 6,319 | - | ||
| 5 | 5 | Wednesday, Apr 11 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | L | 1 | 4 | 3-2 | 2 | 1.0 | Ryan | Hands | 2:07 | 6,946 | -- | ||
| 6 | 6 | Friday, Apr 13 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 8 | 4 | 4-2 | 2 | 0.5 | Kaat | Odom | Corbin | 2:28 | 13,040 | + | ||
| 7 | 7 | Saturday, Apr 14 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | L | 1 | 2 | 4-3 | 2 | 1.5 | Holtzman | Blyleven | 2:15 | 10,711 | - | |||
| 8 | 8 | Tuesday, Apr 17 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | W | 10 | 5 | 5-3 | 2 | 2.0 | Kaat | Singer | Sanders | 2:35 | 3,856 | + | ||
| 9 | 9 | Wednesday, Apr 18 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | L | 2 | 3 | 5-4 | 2 | 2.0 | Ryan | Blyleven | 2:34 | 5,088 | - | |||
| 10 | 10 | Friday, Apr 20 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | W | 5 | 1 | 6-4 | 2 | 1.5 | Hands | Hand | 2:19 | 4,600 | + | |||
| 11 | 11 | Saturday, Apr 21 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | W | 5 | 4 | 7-4 | 2 | 1.0 | Sanders | Foucault | 2:21 | 9,397 | ++ | |||
| 12 | 12 | Sunday, Apr 22 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | W | 6 | 4 | 8-4 | 2 | 0.5 | Blyleven | Bosman | Corbin | 2:30 | 4,415 | +++ | ||
| 13 | 13 | Tuesday, Apr 24 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | W | 6 | 4 | 9-4 | 1 | up 0.5 | Woodson | Pattin | Sanders | 3:10 | 10,859 | ++++ | |
| 14 | 14 | Wednesday, Apr 25 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | L | 3 | 4 | 9-5 | 2 | 0.5 | Lee | Corbin | Bolin | 2:42 | 9,529 | - | |
| 15 | 15 | Saturday, Apr 28 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | L | 3 | 11 | 9-6 | 3 | 1.5 | Medich | Kaat | 2:35 | 6,461 | -- | ||
| 16 | 16 | Sunday, Apr 29 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | L | 3 | 6 | 9-7 | 3 | 2.0 | Stottlemyre | Blyleven | 2:31 | 0 | --- | ||
| 17 | 17 | Sunday, Apr 29 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 11 | 9-8 | 3 | 2.0 | Peterson | Hands | McDaniel | 2:29 | 28,123 | ---- | |
| 18 | 18 | Wednesday, May 2 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | L | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9-9 | 4 | 3.5 | Lamb | Sanders | Johnson | 3:37 | 4,756 | ----- | |
| 19 | 19 | Friday, May 4 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | W | 9 | 6 | 10-9 | 4 | 3.5 | Kaat | Pattin | Sanders | 2:55 | 7,285 | + | ||
| 20 | 20 | Saturday, May 5 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | L | 1 | 5 | 10-10 | 4 | 4.5 | Lee | Blyleven | Veale | 2:52 | 6,996 | - | ||
| 21 | 21 | Sunday, May 6 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | W | 10 | 3 | 11-10 | 4 | 4.5 | Hands | Tiant | 2:42 | 7,431 | + | |||
| 22 | 22 | Tuesday, May 8 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | L | 4 | 14 | 11-11 | 4 | 5.0 | Stottlemyre | Woodson | McDaniel | 3:06 | 6,041 | - | ||
| 23 | 23 | Wednesday, May 9 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | L | 0 | 2 | 11-12 | 5 | 5.5 | Peterson | Kaat | Lyle | 2:11 | 5,099 | -- | ||
| 24 | 24 | Friday, May 11 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | L | 2 | 6 | 11-13 | 5 | 7.0 | Dal Canton | Blyleven | 2:22 | 19,565 | --- | ||
| 25 | 25 | Saturday, May 12 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | L | 2 | 4 | 11-14 | 5 | 7.0 | Splittorff | Hands | 2:28 | 23,948 | ---- | ||
| 26 | 26 | Sunday, May 13 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | W | 5 | 0 | 12-14 | 5 | 6.0 | Woodson | Busby | 2:37 | 25,661 | + | ||
| 27 | 27 | Monday, May 14 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | L | 6 | 7 | 12-15 | 5 | 5.5 | Hudson | Sanders | 2:46 | 0 | - | ||
| 28 | 28 | Monday, May 14 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | W | 6 | 4 | 11 | 13-15 | 5 | 5.5 | Goltz | Foucault | 2:55 | 5,072 | + | |
| 29 | 29 | Tuesday, May 15 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | W | 9 | 5 | 14-15 | 5 | 5.5 | Blyleven | Gogolewski | 2:40 | 3,697 | ++ | ||
| 30 | 30 | Wednesday, May 16 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | W | 8 | 6 | 15-15 | 5 | 4.5 | Hands | Fisher | Sanders | 2:29 | 6,119 | +++ | ||
| 31 | 31 | Thursday, May 17 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | L | 4 | 5 | 15-16 | 5 | 5.5 | Wood | Woodson | Acosta | 2:41 | 7,577 | - | ||
| 32 | 32 | Friday, May 18 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | W | 3 | 0 | 16-16 | 5 | 4.5 | Kaat | Gossage | 2:10 | 20,712 | + | ||
| 33 | 33 | Saturday, May 19 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | W | 8 | 3 | 17-16 | 5 | 3.5 | Blyleven | Bahnsen | 2:52 | 43,297 | ++ | ||
| 34 | 34 | Sunday, May 20 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | L | 3 | 9 | 17-17 | 4 | 3.5 | Wood | Hands | 2:24 | 0 | - | ||
| 35 | 35 | Sunday, May 20 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | W | 3 | 0 | 18-17 | 4 | 3.5 | Corbin | Fisher | Sanders | 2:44 | 55,555 | + | |
| 36 | 36 | Tuesday, May 22 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | W | 8 | 7 | 19-17 | 5 | 3.5 | Woodson | Simpson | Sanders | 3:01 | 4,951 | ++ | ||
| 37 | 37 | Wednesday, May 23 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | W | 8 | 6 | 20-17 | 5 | 3.5 | Goltz | Busby | Corbin | 2:58 | 6,444 | +++ | ||
| 38 | 38 | Thursday, May 24 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | W | 2 | 0 | 21-17 | 2 | 3.5 | Blyleven | Drago | 2:15 | 4,585 | ++++ | |||
| 39 | 39 | Friday, May 25 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | L | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21-18 | 4 | 3.5 | Dal Canton | Strickland | Angelini | 3:15 | 6,890 | - | |
| 40 | 40 | Saturday, May 26 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | L | 2 | 7 | 7 | 21-19 | 4 | 4.5 | Cuellar | Woodson | 2:17 | 7,754 | -- | ||
| 41 | 41 | Monday, May 28 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | W | 10 | 3 | 22-19 | 4 | 4.5 | Kaat | Alexander | 2:32 | 13,522 | + | |||
| 42 | 42 | Tuesday, May 29 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | W | 1 | 0 | 23-19 | 2 | 4.0 | Blyleven | Slaton | 2:12 | 4,982 | ++ | ||
| 43 | 43 | Wednesday, May 30 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | W | 4 | 0 | 24-19 | 2 | 3.0 | Hands | Parsons | 2:17 | 5,437 | +++ | ||
| 44 | 44 | Thursday, May 31 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | W | 4 | 2 | 25-19 | 2 | 3.0 | Woodson | Colborn | Sanders | 2:25 | 8,939 | ++++ | |
| 45 | 45 | Friday, Jun 1 | boxscore | MIN | DET | L | 3 | 8 | 25-20 | 2 | 3.0 | Coleman | Kaat | Hiller | 2:41 | 19,950 | - | ||
| 46 | 46 | Saturday, Jun 2 | boxscore | MIN | DET | W | 3 | 2 | 10 | 26-20 | 2 | 2.0 | Sanders | Fryman | 3:17 | 13,998 | + | ||
| 47 | 47 | Sunday, Jun 3 | boxscore | MIN | DET | L | 2 | 8 | 26-21 | 3 | 2.0 | Lolich | Hands | 2:15 | 35,815 | - | |||
| 48 | 48 | Wednesday, Jun 6 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | W | 7 | 3 | 15 | 27-21 | 1 | Tied | Corbin | Johnson | 4:14 | 0 | + | |
| 49 | 49 | Wednesday, Jun 6 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | W | 13 | 9 | 28-21 | 1 | Tied | Decker | Lamb | Goltz | 3:04 | 2,033 | ++ | |
| 50 | 50 | Friday, Jun 8 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | W | 2 | 0 | 29-21 | 2 | 0.5 | Blyleven | McNally | 2:11 | 21,208 | +++ | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Saturday, Jun 9 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | L | 4 | 7 | 29-22 | 2 | 1.5 | Reynolds | Hands | Jackson | 3:11 | 19,603 | - | |
| 52 | 52 | Sunday, Jun 10 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | W | 11 | 4 | 30-22 | 2 | 1.0 | Woodson | Alexander | Corbin | 2:44 | 18,210 | + | |
| 53 | 53 | Monday, Jun 11 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | L | 6 | 10 | 30-23 | 2 | 1.5 | Parsons | Kaat | Linzy | 3:09 | 10,307 | - | ||
| 54 | 54 | Tuesday, Jun 12 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | L | 3 | 6 | 30-24 | 2 | 1.5 | Champion | Blyleven | Linzy | 3:13 | 12,091 | -- | ||
| 55 | 55 | Wednesday, Jun 13 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | L | 3 | 4 | 30-25 | 2 | 2.5 | Colborn | Corbin | 2:39 | 9,527 | --- | |||
| 56 | 56 | Friday, Jun 15 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | W | 13 | 6 | 31-25 | 2 | 1.5 | Kaat | Perry | 2:52 | 34,926 | + | ||
| 57 | 57 | Saturday, Jun 16 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | W | 5 | 0 | 32-25 | 2 | 0.5 | Blyleven | Coleman | 2:15 | 23,428 | ++ | ||
| 58 | 58 | Sunday, Jun 17 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | L | 0 | 6 | 32-26 | 2 | 0.5 | Lolich | Decker | 2:42 | 52,622 | - | ||
| 59 | 59 | Monday, Jun 18 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | L | 4 | 7 | 32-27 | 2 | 0.5 | Broberg | Hands | Paul | 2:52 | 8,073 | -- | ||
| 60 | 60 | Tuesday, Jun 19 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | W | 7 | 3 | 33-27 | 1 | up 0.5 | Kaat | Bibby | Corbin | 2:31 | 7,022 | + | ||
| 61 | 61 | Wednesday, Jun 20 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | L | 0 | 3 | 33-28 | 2 | 0.5 | Siebert | Woodson | 2:16 | 6,318 | - | |||
| 62 | 62 | Thursday, Jun 21 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | W | 1 | 0 | 34-28 | 2 | 0.5 | Blyleven | Wright | 2:18 | 8,819 | + | |||
| 63 | 63 | Friday, Jun 22 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | L | 3 | 4 | 34-29 | 2 | 0.5 | Sells | Decker | 2:35 | 14,237 | - | |||
| 64 | 64 | Saturday, Jun 23 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | L | 1 | 3 | 11 | 34-30 | 4 | 0.5 | Hand | Kaat | 3:05 | 11,631 | -- | ||
| 65 | 65 | Sunday, Jun 24 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | W | 5 | 1 | 35-30 | 4 | 1.5 | Woodson | Hassler | Corbin | 2:17 | 0 | + | ||
| 66 | 66 | Sunday, Jun 24 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | L | 0 | 3 | 35-31 | 4 | 1.5 | Wright | Corbin | Barber | 2:36 | 20,153 | - | ||
| 67 | 67 | Monday, Jun 25 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 3 | 35-32 | 5 | 1.5 | Bahnsen | Blyleven | Acosta | 2:55 | 16,098 | -- | |
| 68 | 68 | Tuesday, Jun 26 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | W | 4 | 0 | 36-32 | 5 | 1.0 | Decker | Wood | 2:09 | 19,168 | + | ||
| 69 | 69 | Wednesday, Jun 27 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | L | 3 | 4 | 36-33 | 5 | 2.0 | Clyde | Kaat | Gogolewski | 2:50 | 35,698 | - | |
| 70 | 70 | Thursday, Jun 28 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | W | 4 | 0 | 37-33 | 4 | 1.5 | Woodson | Broberg | 2:09 | 3,992 | + | ||
| 71 | 71 | Friday, Jun 29 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | W | 4 | 0 | 38-33 | 3 | 0.5 | Blyleven | Ryan | 2:21 | 15,212 | ++ | ||
| 72 | 72 | Saturday, Jun 30 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | W | 6 | 3 | 39-33 | 2 | 0.5 | Decker | Hassler | Corbin | 3:03 | 25,017 | +++ | |
| 73 | 73 | Sunday, Jul 1 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | W | 2 | 1 | 40-33 | 2 | 1.0 | Kaat | Singer | 1:40 | 27,068 | ++++ | ||
| 74 | 74 | Monday, Jul 2 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | W | 5 | 2 | 41-33 | 1 | Tied | Woodson | Busby | Corbin | 2:54 | 11,724 | +++++ | |
| 75 | 75 | Tuesday, Jul 3 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | L | 6 | 7 | 41-34 | 2 | 1.0 | Garber | Sanders | 2:43 | 23,126 | - | ||
| 76 | 76 | Wednesday, Jul 4 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | L | 4 | 5 | 41-35 | 2 | 1.0 | Drago | Corbin | Garber | 2:58 | 45,890 | -- | ||
| 77 | 77 | Thursday, Jul 5 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | L | 10 | 12 | 41-36 | 2 | 1.5 | Splittorff | Decker | Garber | 3:16 | 8,787 | --- | ||
| 78 | 78 | Friday, Jul 6 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | L | 2 | 5 | 41-37 | 3 | 2.0 | Beene | Kaat | Lyle | 2:15 | 16,434 | ---- | ||
| 79 | 79 | Saturday, Jul 7 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | W | 9 | 1 | 42-37 | 3 | 1.5 | Blyleven | Peterson | 2:23 | 17,810 | + | |||
| 80 | 80 | Saturday, Jul 7 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | W | 6 | 2 | 43-37 | 3 | 1.5 | Woodson | Dobson | Corbin | 2:38 | 10,719 | ++ | ||
| 81 | 81 | Sunday, Jul 8 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | L | 0 | 7 | 43-38 | 4 | 2.5 | Stottlemyre | Bane | 2:27 | 27,425 | - | |||
| 82 | 82 | Monday, Jul 9 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | L | 0 | 2 | 43-39 | 4 | 3.0 | Lee | Decker | 2:17 | 13,692 | -- | |||
| 83 | 83 | Tuesday, Jul 10 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | L | 1 | 2 | 43-40 | 5 | 3.0 | Tiant | Kaat | 2:07 | 11,907 | --- | |||
| 84 | 84 | Wednesday, Jul 11 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | W | 3 | 0 | 44-40 | 4 | 3.0 | Blyleven | Curtis | 1:59 | 11,617 | + | |||
| 85 | 85 | Thursday, Jul 12 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | W | 8 | 4 | 45-40 | 3 | 3.5 | Goltz | Wilcox | Corbin | 2:46 | 0 | ++ | ||
| 86 | 86 | Thursday, Jul 12 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | L | 4 | 7 | 45-41 | 3 | 3.5 | Johnson | Sanders | 3:03 | 11,054 | - | |||
| 87 | 87 | Friday, Jul 13 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | L | 2 | 11 | 45-42 | 4 | 4.5 | Bosman | Decker | 2:47 | 12,233 | -- | |||
| 88 | 88 | Saturday, Jul 14 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | L | 0 | 3 | 45-43 | 4 | 4.5 | Tidrow | Kaat | 2:00 | 15,427 | --- | |||
| 89 | 89 | Sunday, Jul 15 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | W | 7 | 6 | 10 | 46-43 | 3 | 4.5 | Corbin | Johnson | 3:25 | 15,256 | + | ||
| 90 | 90 | Tuesday, Jul 17 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | L | 3 | 4 | 12 | 46-44 | 5 | 5.5 | Lyle | Corbin | 3:02 | 0 | - | |
| 91 | 91 | Tuesday, Jul 17 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 4 | 46-45 | 5 | 5.5 | Dobson | Bane | Lyle | 2:21 | 25,562 | -- | |
| 92 | 92 | Wednesday, Jul 18 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | W | 3 | 0 | 47-45 | 3 | 4.5 | Kaat | Stottlemyre | 2:16 | 20,161 | + | ||
| 93 | 93 | Thursday, Jul 19 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | W | 6 | 2 | 48-45 | 3 | 4.0 | Decker | Tiant | 2:27 | 21,359 | ++ | ||
| 94 | 94 | Friday, Jul 20 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | L | 0 | 5 | 48-46 | 3 | 5.0 | Curtis | Blyleven | 2:33 | 22,996 | - | ||
| 95 | 95 | Saturday, Jul 21 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 3 | 48-47 | 3 | 6.0 | Pattin | Woodson | Moret | 2:52 | 19,492 | -- | |
| 96 | 96 | Sunday, Jul 22 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | W | 10 | 7 | 49-47 | 3 | 6.0 | Kaat | Lee | Corbin | 2:57 | 28,656 | + | |
| 97 | 97 | Thursday, Jul 26 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 5 | 1 | 50-47 | 3 | 4.0 | Woodson | Blue | Corbin | 2:34 | 0 | ++ | ||
| 98 | 98 | Thursday, Jul 26 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 7 | 5 | 10 | 51-47 | 3 | 4.0 | Corbin | Fingers | 3:05 | 26,679 | +++ | ||
| 99 | 99 | Friday, Jul 27 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 8 | 2 | 52-47 | 3 | 3.0 | Blyleven | Hamilton | 2:23 | 11,098 | ++++ | |||
| 100 | 100 | Saturday, Jul 28 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | W | 6 | 5 | 53-47 | 3 | 3.0 | Decker | Johnson | Bane | 2:38 | 21,873 | +++++ | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Sunday, Jul 29 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | L | 6 | 8 | 53-48 | 3 | 3.5 | Wood | Goltz | Acosta | 3:15 | 20,046 | - | ||
| 102 | 102 | Monday, Jul 30 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | L | 1 | 9 | 53-49 | 3 | 3.5 | Bahnsen | Kaat | 2:20 | 20,758 | -- | |||
| 103 | 103 | Tuesday, Jul 31 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L | 3 | 4 | 11 | 53-50 | 3 | 4.5 | Holtzman | Hands | 2:55 | 5,670 | --- | |
| 104 | 104 | Wednesday, Aug 1 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L | 2 | 6 | 53-51 | 3 | 5.5 | Knowles | Blyleven | Fingers | 2:28 | 5,702 | ---- | |
| 105 | 105 | Thursday, Aug 2 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | W | 6 | 3 | 54-51 | 3 | 5.5 | Decker | Lindblad | Hands | 2:59 | 5,218 | + | |
| 106 | 106 | Friday, Aug 3 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | L | 2 | 4 | 54-52 | 3 | 6.5 | Fitzmorris | Kaat | Bird | 2:23 | 20,024 | - | ||
| 107 | 107 | Saturday, Aug 4 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | L | 4 | 6 | 54-53 | 3 | 7.5 | Garber | Woodson | 2:35 | 26,468 | -- | |||
| 108 | 108 | Sunday, Aug 5 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | W | 7 | 1 | 55-53 | 3 | 6.5 | Blyleven | Busby | 2:34 | 15,311 | + | |||
| 109 | 109 | Tuesday, Aug 7 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | W | 4 | 2 | 56-53 | 3 | 7.0 | Decker | Jefferson | Bane | 2:52 | 0 | ++ | ||
| 110 | 110 | Tuesday, Aug 7 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | L | 4 | 10 | 56-54 | 3 | 7.0 | McNally | Kaat | Reynolds | 2:45 | 15,176 | - | ||
| 111 | 111 | Wednesday, Aug 8 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | L | 1 | 6 | 56-55 | 3 | 7.0 | Palmer | Woodson | 2:32 | 13,502 | -- | |||
| 112 | 112 | Thursday, Aug 9 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | L | 1 | 2 | 56-56 | 3 | 8.0 | Cuellar | Blyleven | 2:28 | 11,071 | --- | |||
| 113 | 113 | Friday, Aug 10 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | L | 1 | 5 | 56-57 | 3 | 9.0 | Champion | Campbell | 2:27 | 21,331 | ---- | ||
| 114 | 114 | Saturday, Aug 11 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | L | 6 | 7 | 56-58 | 3 | 10.0 | Rodriguez | Bane | 2:55 | 17,866 | ----- | ||
| 115 | 115 | Sunday, Aug 12 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | L | 9 | 10 | 10 | 56-59 | 3 | 10.0 | Rodriguez | Hands | 3:31 | 17,961 | ------ | |
| 116 | 116 | Monday, Aug 13 | boxscore | MIN | DET | L | 3 | 9 | 56-60 | 4 | 10.5 | Fryman | Blyleven | Hiller | 3:25 | 17,633 | ------- | ||
| 117 | 117 | Tuesday, Aug 14 | boxscore | MIN | DET | W | 12 | 1 | 57-60 | 3 | 10.5 | Goltz | Coleman | 2:52 | 15,214 | + | |||
| 118 | 118 | Wednesday, Aug 15 | boxscore | MIN | DET | W | 9 | 7 | 58-60 | 3 | 10.5 | Campbell | Miller | 2:39 | 17,214 | ++ | |||
| 119 | 119 | Friday, Aug 17 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | W | 14 | 2 | 59-60 | 3 | 10.0 | Blyleven | Bosman | 2:48 | 8,051 | +++ | ||
| 120 | 120 | Saturday, Aug 18 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | L | 0 | 5 | 59-61 | 3 | 11.0 | Perry | Woodson | 2:22 | 6,694 | - | ||
| 121 | 121 | Sunday, Aug 19 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | L | 3 | 5 | 59-62 | 3 | 12.5 | Timmermann | Goltz | Sanders | 2:17 | 0 | -- | |
| 122 | 122 | Sunday, Aug 19 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | L | 3 | 4 | 59-63 | 3 | 12.5 | Sanders | Bane | 3:09 | 13,146 | --- | ||
| 123 | 123 | Monday, Aug 20 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | L | 3 | 4 | 59-64 | 3 | 13.5 | Alexander | Hands | 2:26 | 8,134 | ---- | ||
| 124 | 124 | Tuesday, Aug 21 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | L | 1 | 2 | 59-65 | 3 | 13.5 | Jackson | Blyleven | 2:49 | 8,829 | ----- | ||
| 125 | 125 | Wednesday, Aug 22 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | L | 3 | 4 | 59-66 | 3 | 14.5 | Cuellar | Fife | Reynolds | 2:37 | 12,063 | ------ | |
| 126 | 126 | Friday, Aug 24 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | W | 3 | 0 | 60-66 | 3 | 14.5 | Decker | Lockwood | 1:57 | 15,012 | + | |||
| 127 | 127 | Saturday, Aug 25 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | L | 6 | 10 | 60-67 | 3 | 15.5 | Colborn | Goltz | Velazquez | 3:00 | 12,955 | - | ||
| 128 | 128 | Sunday, Aug 26 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | L | 2 | 3 | 60-68 | 3 | 16.5 | Slaton | Blyleven | Velazquez | 2:47 | 13,013 | -- | ||
| 129 | 129 | Monday, Aug 27 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | W | 5 | 3 | 61-68 | 3 | 15.5 | Fife | Strahler | Campbell | 3:27 | 30,212 | + | |
| 130 | 130 | Tuesday, Aug 28 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | W | 5 | 0 | 62-68 | 3 | 15.5 | Decker | Lolich | 2:43 | 18,325 | ++ | ||
| 131 | 131 | Wednesday, Aug 29 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | L | 5 | 9 | 62-69 | 4 | 15.5 | Hiller | Goltz | 2:46 | 16,227 | - | ||
| 132 | 132 | Thursday, Aug 30 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | W | 5 | 2 | 11 | 63-69 | 3 | 15.0 | Blyleven | Bibby | Campbell | 2:53 | 4,012 | + |
| 133 | 133 | Friday, Aug 31 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | W | 11 | 2 | 64-69 | 3 | 15.0 | Fife | Merritt | Corbin | 2:56 | 4,445 | ++ | |
| 134 | 134 | Saturday, Sep 1 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | W | 10 | 7 | 65-69 | 3 | 14.0 | Hands | Brown | 2:56 | 7,798 | +++ | ||
| 135 | 135 | Sunday, Sep 2 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | L | 0 | 2 | 65-70 | 4 | 14.0 | Hudson | Decker | 2:09 | 3,242 | - | ||
| 136 | 136 | Monday, Sep 3 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | W | 11 | 5 | 66-70 | 4 | 13.0 | Campbell | Garber | 3:43 | 11,134 | + | ||
| 137 | 137 | Tuesday, Sep 4 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | W | 6 | 0 | 67-70 | 4 | 13.0 | Blyleven | Splittorff | 2:28 | 9,741 | ++ | ||
| 138 | 138 | Thursday, Sep 6 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | L | 0 | 6 | 67-71 | 4 | 14.5 | Bahnsen | Fife | 2:52 | 5,798 | - | |||
| 139 | 139 | Friday, Sep 7 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | L | 2 | 5 | 67-72 | 4 | 14.5 | Wood | Decker | Acosta | 2:37 | 7,328 | -- | ||
| 140 | 140 | Saturday, Sep 8 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | W | 6 | 2 | 68-72 | 4 | 13.5 | Goltz | Forster | Campbell | 2:16 | 8,902 | + | ||
| 141 | 141 | Sunday, Sep 9 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | L | 7 | 10 | 68-73 | 4 | 13.5 | Kaat | Blyleven | Acosta | 2:45 | 10,422 | - | ||
| 142 | 142 | Monday, Sep 10 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | W | 5 | 4 | 69-73 | 4 | 13.5 | Corbin | Gogolewski | 2:46 | 5,063 | + | |||
| 143 | 143 | Tuesday, Sep 11 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | W | 6 | 3 | 70-73 | 4 | 13.5 | Decker | Siebert | Hands | 2:32 | 3,912 | ++ | ||
| 144 | 144 | Wednesday, Sep 12 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | L | 2 | 5 | 70-74 | 4 | 13.5 | Henninger | Bane | 2:49 | 4,597 | - | |||
| 145 | 145 | Friday, Sep 14 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | W | 6 | 0 | 71-74 | 3 | 13.5 | Blyleven | Bahnsen | 2:10 | 11,698 | + | ||
| 146 | 146 | Saturday, Sep 15 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | L | 4 | 11 | 71-75 | 4 | 14.5 | Wood | Decker | Acosta | 2:43 | 7,298 | - | |
| 147 | 147 | Sunday, Sep 16 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | W | 6 | 1 | 72-75 | 3 | 14.5 | Goltz | Forster | Campbell | 2:25 | 7,128 | + | |
| 148 | 148 | Monday, Sep 17 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | W | 8 | 3 | 73-75 | 3 | 14.5 | Corbin | Busby | Campbell | 2:43 | 8,571 | ++ | |
| 149 | 149 | Tuesday, Sep 18 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | L | 3 | 4 | 73-76 | 3 | 15.5 | Fitzmorris | Blyleven | Mingori | 2:30 | 9,350 | - | |
| 150 | 150 | Wednesday, Sep 19 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | L | 0 | 3 | 73-77 | 3 | 16.5 | Blue | Decker | 2:16 | 5,202 | -- | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Thursday, Sep 20 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 4 | 3 | 74-77 | 3 | 14.5 | Campbell | Odom | 2:43 | 0 | + | |||
| 152 | 152 | Thursday, Sep 20 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 5 | 4 | 75-77 | 3 | 14.5 | Albury | Fingers | 2:41 | 5,388 | ++ | |||
| 153 | 153 | Friday, Sep 21 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 8 | 3 | 76-77 | 3 | 13.5 | Corbin | Holtzman | 2:15 | 3,000 | +++ | |||
| 154 | 154 | Saturday, Sep 22 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | W | 6 | 3 | 77-77 | 3 | 13.5 | Blyleven | May | 1:57 | 6,665 | ++++ | |||
| 155 | 155 | Sunday, Sep 23 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | L | 7 | 15 | 77-78 | 3 | 14.5 | Ryan | Decker | 2:41 | 5,426 | - | |||
| 156 | 156 | Monday, Sep 24 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | W | 7 | 6 | 78-78 | 3 | 13.5 | Hands | Fingers | Campbell | 2:48 | 18,556 | + | |
| 157 | 157 | Tuesday, Sep 25 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | W | 9 | 4 | 79-78 | 3 | 12.5 | Corbin | Dobson | Campbell | 2:36 | 3,713 | ++ | |
| 158 | 158 | Wednesday, Sep 26 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | W | 4 | 1 | 80-78 | 3 | 11.5 | Blyleven | Hunter | 2:00 | 3,521 | +++ | ||
| 159 | 159 | Thursday, Sep 27 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | L | 4 | 5 | 11 | 80-79 | 3 | 12.0 | Ryan | Campbell | 3:10 | 9,100 | - | |
| 160 | 160 | Friday, Sep 28 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | W | 7 | 1 | 81-79 | 3 | 12.0 | Fife | May | 2:22 | 5,430 | + | ||
| 161 | 161 | Saturday, Sep 29 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | L | 3 | 4 | 11 | 81-80 | 3 | 13.0 | Singer | Campbell | 2:42 | 14,783 | - | |
| 162 | 162 | Sunday, Sep 30 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | L | 0 | 3 | 81-81 | 3 | 13.0 | Tanana | Blyleven | 1:54 | 7,489 | -- | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak |
Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.