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| Season Summary | 76-83, Final Rank:4, GB: 20.5 | |
| Days in First | 3 | last on Thursday, Apr 10, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 3 | last on Apr 10, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | 1 | last on Wednesday, Apr 9, for days on which they played |
| Farthest Behind | 22 | last on Wednesday, Jul 30, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 5 | last on Friday, May 30 |
| Most Games under .500 | 16 | last on Thursday, Aug 7 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 4 | Friday, May 2 to Tuesday, May 6, Wednesday, May 21 to Sunday, May 25, Saturday, Aug 2 to Sunday, Aug 3, Friday, Aug 8 to Monday, Aug 11, Sunday, Aug 24 to Wednesday, Aug 27 and Sunday, Sep 14 to Wednesday, Sep 17 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 7 | Saturday, May 31 to Saturday, Jun 7 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 14 | Sunday, Jul 20 and Sunday, Aug 17 |
| Most Runs Scored | 14 | Saturday, May 3 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 16 | Saturday, Jul 12 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 7 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 7 | |
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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 | Tuesday, Apr 8 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | W | 11 | 4 | 1-0 | 1 | Tied | Blyleven | Jenkins | Campbell | 3:10 | 28,787 | + | |
| 2 | 2 | Wednesday, Apr 9 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | W | 3 | 2 | 2-0 | 1 | up 1.0 | Decker | Bibby | Burgmeier | 2:37 | 6,149 | ++ | |
| 3 | 3 | Thursday, Apr 10 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | L | 4 | 5 | 2-1 | 1 | Tied | Foucault | Goltz | 2:43 | 5,066 | - | ||
| 4 | 4 | Friday, Apr 11 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | L | 3 | 8 | 2-2 | 4 | 1.0 | Fitzmorris | Butler | 2:37 | 20,397 | -- | ||
| 5 | 5 | Saturday, Apr 12 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | L | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2-3 | 4 | 2.0 | Bird | Campbell | 2:40 | 8,369 | --- | |
| 6 | 6 | Sunday, Apr 13 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | L | 3 | 5 | 2-4 | 5 | 2.5 | Busby | Decker | Bird | 2:27 | 7,771 | ---- | |
| 7 | 7 | Tuesday, Apr 15 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | L | 3 | 7 | 2-5 | 6 | 3.0 | Ryan | Goltz | 3:03 | 11,909 | ----- | |||
| 8 | 8 | Wednesday, Apr 16 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | W | 10 | 4 | 3-5 | 5 | 3.0 | Blyleven | Hassler | 2:45 | 2,262 | + | |||
| 9 | 9 | Friday, Apr 18 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | W | 5 | 4 | 4-5 | 4 | 3.0 | Albury | Holtzman | Burgmeier | 2:26 | 5,714 | ++ | |
| 10 | 10 | Saturday, Apr 19 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L | 1 | 4 | 4-6 | 4 | 4.0 | Blue | Corbin | Fingers | 2:21 | 4,970 | - | |
| 11 | 11 | Sunday, Apr 20 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L | 1 | 4 | 4-7 | 5 | 5.5 | Abbott | Blyleven | 2:10 | 0 | -- | ||
| 12 | 12 | Sunday, Apr 20 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L | 1 | 5 | 4-8 | 5 | 5.5 | Hamilton | Hughes | Todd | 2:33 | 19,737 | --- | |
| 13 | 13 | Monday, Apr 21 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | W | 8 | 6 | 5-8 | 4 | 5.0 | Burgmeier | Pena | 2:58 | 16,291 | + | ||
| 14 | 14 | Tuesday, Apr 22 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | W | 7 | 1 | 6-8 | 4 | 4.0 | Albury | Dobson | 2:23 | 5,540 | ++ | ||
| 15 | 15 | Thursday, Apr 24 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | L | 3 | 4 | 6-9 | 4 | 4.5 | Wood | Burgmeier | Forster | 2:23 | 2,516 | - | ||
| 16 | 16 | Saturday, Apr 26 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | L | 2 | 7 | 6-10 | 5 | 4.0 | Hands | Albury | Foucault | 2:46 | 4,698 | -- | ||
| 17 | 17 | Friday, May 2 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | W | 4 | 1 | 7-10 | 5 | 4.0 | Goltz | Busby | Burgmeier | 2:37 | 2,946 | + | ||
| 18 | 18 | Saturday, May 3 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | W | 14 | 5 | 8-10 | 5 | 3.0 | Blyleven | Splittorff | 2:42 | 18,931 | ++ | |||
| 19 | 19 | Sunday, May 4 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | W | 6 | 3 | 9-10 | 5 | 2.0 | Hughes | Fitzmorris | 3:15 | 14,805 | +++ | |||
| 20 | 20 | Tuesday, May 6 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | W | 4 | 1 | 10-10 | 4 | 2.0 | Goltz | Wood | Campbell | 2:30 | 3,458 | ++++ | |
| 21 | 21 | Wednesday, May 7 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 3 | 10-11 | 4 | 3.0 | Forster | Campbell | 2:23 | 3,255 | - | ||
| 22 | 22 | Friday, May 9 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | W | 5 | 2 | 11-11 | 3 | 2.5 | Hughes | Grimsley | 2:30 | 7,595 | + | ||
| 23 | 23 | Saturday, May 10 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | L | 6 | 8 | 11-12 | 4 | 2.5 | Torrez | Corbin | 2:46 | 4,757 | - | ||
| 24 | 24 | Sunday, May 11 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | W | 6 | 4 | 12-12 | 4 | 3.0 | Blyleven | Cuellar | 2:23 | 0 | + | ||
| 25 | 25 | Sunday, May 11 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | L | 3 | 9 | 12-13 | 4 | 3.0 | Palmer | Pazik | 2:22 | 12,536 | - | ||
| 26 | 26 | Tuesday, May 13 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | L | 2 | 3 | 12-14 | 5 | 4.5 | Peterson | Albury | Eckersley | 2:06 | 4,097 | -- | ||
| 27 | 27 | Wednesday, May 14 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | W | 3 | 0 | 13-14 | 4 | 4.0 | Hughes | Perry | 2:14 | 3,176 | + | |||
| 28 | 28 | Thursday, May 15 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | W | 7 | 6 | 14-14 | 4 | 3.5 | Burgmeier | Perry | 2:30 | 5,531 | ++ | |||
| 29 | 29 | Friday, May 16 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | L | 1 | 3 | 14-15 | 4 | 4.5 | Champion | Goltz | Castro | 2:21 | 10,026 | - | ||
| 30 | 30 | Saturday, May 17 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | W | 8 | 7 | 15-15 | 4 | 4.5 | Corbin | Murphy | Campbell | 2:44 | 12,300 | + | ||
| 31 | 31 | Sunday, May 18 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | W | 6 | 0 | 16-15 | 4 | 3.5 | Hughes | Sprague | 2:17 | 12,608 | ++ | |||
| 32 | 32 | Monday, May 19 | boxscore | MIN | DET | L | 3 | 6 | 16-16 | 5 | 3.5 | Coleman | Pazik | Hiller | 2:26 | 3,399 | - | ||
| 33 | 33 | Tuesday, May 20 | boxscore | MIN | DET | L | 3 | 5 | 16-17 | 5 | 3.5 | Lolich | Goltz | 2:24 | 4,144 | -- | |||
| 34 | 34 | Wednesday, May 21 | boxscore | MIN | DET | W | 6 | 5 | 11 | 17-17 | 5 | 2.5 | Corbin | Hiller | 3:00 | 4,999 | + | ||
| 35 | 35 | Friday, May 23 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | W | 2 | 1 | 18-17 | 4 | 2.5 | Blyleven | Sprague | 2:08 | 13,841 | ++ | ||
| 36 | 36 | Saturday, May 24 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | W | 3 | 2 | 19-17 | 4 | 2.5 | Hughes | Broberg | 2:38 | 22,880 | +++ | ||
| 37 | 37 | Sunday, May 25 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | W | 7 | 2 | 20-17 | 3 | 2.0 | Goltz | Champion | 2:35 | 46,782 | ++++ | ||
| 38 | 38 | Monday, May 26 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | L | 2 | 6 | 20-18 | 3 | 3.0 | Ruhle | Campbell | 2:14 | 15,361 | - | ||
| 39 | 39 | Tuesday, May 27 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | W | 6 | 5 | 21-18 | 3 | 3.0 | Albury | Hiller | 2:50 | 8,764 | + | ||
| 40 | 40 | Wednesday, May 28 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | W | 5 | 2 | 22-18 | 3 | 3.0 | Hughes | Coleman | 2:31 | 9,675 | ++ | ||
| 41 | 41 | Friday, May 30 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | W | 4 | 3 | 23-18 | 3 | 3.0 | Goltz | Segui | Burgmeier | 3:00 | 11,666 | +++ | ||
| 42 | 42 | Saturday, May 31 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | L | 8 | 12 | 23-19 | 3 | 3.0 | Moret | Burgmeier | 2:57 | 10,873 | - | |||
| 43 | 43 | Sunday, Jun 1 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | L | 9 | 11 | 23-20 | 3 | 4.0 | Tiant | Hughes | Drago | 3:03 | 25,493 | -- | ||
| 44 | 44 | Tuesday, Jun 3 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | L | 4 | 5 | 23-21 | 3 | 4.0 | Dobson | Goltz | Lyle | 2:52 | 10,184 | --- | ||
| 45 | 45 | Wednesday, Jun 4 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | L | 3 | 6 | 23-22 | 3 | 4.5 | Medich | Blyleven | Tidrow | 3:04 | 9,161 | ---- | ||
| 46 | 46 | Thursday, Jun 5 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | L | 4 | 7 | 23-23 | 3 | 5.0 | Hunter | Hughes | 2:30 | 11,721 | ----- | |||
| 47 | 47 | Friday, Jun 6 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | L | 10 | 13 | 23-24 | 3 | 5.0 | Tiant | Pazik | Drago | 2:53 | 18,120 | ------ | |
| 48 | 48 | Saturday, Jun 7 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | L | 1 | 3 | 23-25 | 5 | 5.0 | Lee | Corbin | 2:09 | 18,649 | ------- | ||
| 49 | 49 | Sunday, Jun 8 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | W | 7 | 5 | 24-25 | 3 | 5.0 | Goltz | Pole | Burgmeier | 2:48 | 18,301 | + | |
| 50 | 50 | Monday, Jun 9 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | W | 11 | 10 | 11 | 25-25 | 3 | 5.0 | Albury | Buskey | 3:40 | 6,912 | ++ | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Tuesday, Jun 10 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | W | 5 | 3 | 12 | 26-25 | 3 | 5.0 | Burgmeier | LaRoche | 3:34 | 6,340 | +++ | |
| 52 | 52 | Wednesday, Jun 11 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 5 | 26-26 | 3 | 6.0 | May | Pazik | 2:15 | 13,659 | - | ||
| 53 | 53 | Friday, Jun 13 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | W | 7 | 3 | 27-26 | 3 | 5.5 | Goltz | Cuellar | 2:22 | 9,791 | + | |||
| 54 | 54 | Saturday, Jun 14 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | L | 0 | 7 | 27-27 | 4 | 5.5 | Grimsley | Hughes | 2:39 | 9,718 | - | |||
| 55 | 55 | Sunday, Jun 15 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | W | 5 | 4 | 28-27 | 3 | 5.0 | Corbin | Torrez | 2:00 | 13,400 | + | |||
| 56 | 56 | Monday, Jun 16 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 7 | 6 | 29-27 | 3 | 4.0 | Burgmeier | Fingers | 2:47 | 11,058 | ++ | |||
| 57 | 57 | Tuesday, Jun 17 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | L | 2 | 4 | 29-28 | 3 | 6.0 | Blue | Goltz | 2:00 | 0 | - | |||
| 58 | 58 | Tuesday, Jun 17 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | L | 7 | 8 | 29-29 | 3 | 6.0 | Holtzman | Butler | Todd | 2:30 | 16,752 | -- | ||
| 59 | 59 | Wednesday, Jun 18 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | L | 6 | 7 | 29-30 | 4 | 7.0 | Todd | Albury | Fingers | 3:05 | 14,706 | --- | ||
| 60 | 60 | Thursday, Jun 19 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | L | 2 | 5 | 10 | 29-31 | 4 | 8.0 | Abbott | Hughes | Lindblad | 3:02 | 12,206 | ---- | |
| 61 | 61 | Friday, Jun 20 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | W | 5 | 3 | 30-31 | 4 | 8.0 | Corbin | Hamilton | 2:31 | 9,208 | + | ||
| 62 | 62 | Saturday, Jun 21 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | W | 8 | 3 | 31-31 | 3 | 7.0 | Campbell | Kaat | 2:02 | 15,079 | ++ | ||
| 63 | 63 | Sunday, Jun 22 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | L | 5 | 6 | 10 | 31-32 | 4 | 9.0 | Osborn | Burgmeier | 3:22 | 0 | - | |
| 64 | 64 | Sunday, Jun 22 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 9 | 31-33 | 4 | 9.0 | Jefferson | Albury | Upshaw | 2:22 | 23,299 | -- | |
| 65 | 65 | Monday, Jun 23 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L | 2 | 5 | 31-34 | 4 | 10.0 | Lindblad | Hughes | 2:36 | 29,410 | --- | ||
| 66 | 66 | Tuesday, Jun 24 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L | 4 | 6 | 31-35 | 4 | 11.0 | Todd | Decker | 3:02 | 4,826 | ---- | ||
| 67 | 67 | Wednesday, Jun 25 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L | 1 | 7 | 31-36 | 4 | 12.0 | Holtzman | Corbin | 1:53 | 4,723 | ----- | ||
| 68 | 68 | Friday, Jun 27 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | L | 0 | 2 | 31-37 | 4 | 12.5 | Hargan | Blyleven | 2:15 | 0 | ------ | ||
| 69 | 69 | Friday, Jun 27 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | W | 8 | 5 | 32-37 | 4 | 12.5 | Albury | Umbarger | 2:50 | 20,601 | + | ||
| 70 | 70 | Saturday, Jun 28 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | W | 5 | 3 | 33-37 | 3 | 12.5 | Hughes | Perry | 2:47 | 18,191 | ++ | ||
| 71 | 71 | Sunday, Jun 29 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | L | 7 | 9 | 33-38 | 5 | 13.5 | Bacsik | Campbell | Kekich | 2:31 | 9,052 | - | |
| 72 | 72 | Monday, Jun 30 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | L | 3 | 10 | 33-39 | 5 | 13.5 | Tanana | Corbin | 2:32 | 7,033 | -- | |||
| 73 | 73 | Tuesday, Jul 1 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | L | 3 | 4 | 10 | 33-40 | 5 | 14.0 | Lange | Burgmeier | 2:39 | 0 | --- | ||
| 74 | 74 | Tuesday, Jul 1 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | W | 12 | 3 | 34-40 | 5 | 14.0 | Wiley | Hassler | 2:11 | 7,109 | + | |||
| 75 | 75 | Wednesday, Jul 2 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | W | 9 | 4 | 35-40 | 5 | 13.0 | Blyleven | Hudson | Albury | 2:20 | 6,435 | ++ | ||
| 76 | 76 | Thursday, Jul 3 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | L | 6 | 7 | 35-41 | 5 | 13.0 | Scott | Butler | Kirkwood | 2:55 | 6,071 | - | ||
| 77 | 77 | Friday, Jul 4 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | W | 8 | 0 | 36-41 | 5 | 13.5 | Campbell | Bacsik | 2:38 | 0 | + | |||
| 78 | 78 | Friday, Jul 4 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | L | 2 | 4 | 36-42 | 5 | 13.5 | Hargan | Corbin | 2:35 | 25,714 | - | |||
| 79 | 79 | Saturday, Jul 5 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | W | 5 | 4 | 37-42 | 4 | 12.5 | Goltz | Jenkins | 2:19 | 9,399 | + | |||
| 80 | 80 | Sunday, Jul 6 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | L | 2 | 4 | 37-43 | 5 | 13.0 | Wright | Blyleven | Umbarger | 2:37 | 0 | - | ||
| 81 | 81 | Sunday, Jul 6 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | L | 0 | 7 | 37-44 | 5 | 13.0 | Perry | Wiley | 2:41 | 14,211 | -- | |||
| 82 | 82 | Monday, Jul 7 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | L | 3 | 6 | 37-45 | 6 | 14.0 | Wise | Hughes | Willoughby | 2:57 | 21,885 | --- | |
| 83 | 83 | Tuesday, Jul 8 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | L | 5 | 6 | 37-46 | 6 | 15.0 | Cleveland | Johnson | 3:07 | 17,519 | ---- | ||
| 84 | 84 | Wednesday, Jul 9 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | L | 8 | 9 | 37-47 | 6 | 16.0 | Segui | Burgmeier | 2:52 | 21,103 | ----- | ||
| 85 | 85 | Thursday, Jul 10 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | W | 6 | 3 | 38-47 | 6 | 15.5 | Corbin | Dobson | Johnson | 2:20 | 12,556 | + | |
| 86 | 86 | Friday, Jul 11 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | W | 11 | 1 | 39-47 | 5 | 15.0 | Blyleven | Medich | 2:08 | 0 | ++ | ||
| 87 | 87 | Friday, Jul 11 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | L | 3 | 4 | 39-48 | 5 | 15.0 | Gura | Wiley | 2:10 | 21,355 | - | ||
| 88 | 88 | Saturday, Jul 12 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | L | 7 | 8 | 16 | 39-49 | 5 | 16.0 | Martinez | Burgmeier | 5:11 | 13,573 | -- | |
| 89 | 89 | Thursday, Jul 17 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | L | 3 | 6 | 12 | 39-50 | 6 | 17.5 | Jackson | Campbell | 3:12 | 10,809 | --- | |
| 90 | 90 | Friday, Jul 18 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | L | 6 | 9 | 39-51 | 6 | 18.5 | Cuellar | Goltz | Miller | 2:31 | 13,698 | ---- | |
| 91 | 91 | Saturday, Jul 19 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | W | 2 | 1 | 40-51 | 6 | 17.0 | Hughes | Medich | Burgmeier | 2:47 | 37,602 | + | ||
| 92 | 92 | Sunday, Jul 20 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | L | 2 | 14 | 40-52 | 6 | 18.5 | May | Corbin | 2:47 | 0 | - | |||
| 93 | 93 | Sunday, Jul 20 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | L | 4 | 5 | 40-53 | 6 | 18.5 | Tidrow | Campbell | 2:59 | 23,782 | -- | |||
| 94 | 94 | Monday, Jul 21 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | W | 3 | 0 | 41-53 | 6 | 17.5 | Blyleven | Dobson | 2:07 | 12,475 | + | |||
| 95 | 95 | Tuesday, Jul 22 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | L | 4 | 5 | 41-54 | 6 | 19.0 | Lee | Goltz | 2:08 | 9,531 | - | |||
| 96 | 96 | Wednesday, Jul 23 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | L | 2 | 4 | 41-55 | 6 | 20.0 | Moret | Hughes | Willoughby | 2:35 | 9,452 | -- | ||
| 97 | 97 | Thursday, Jul 24 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | L | 2 | 6 | 41-56 | 6 | 20.0 | Wise | Decker | 2:31 | 14,880 | --- | |||
| 98 | 98 | Friday, Jul 25 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | W | 12 | 1 | 42-56 | 6 | 20.0 | Blyleven | Singer | 2:27 | 12,432 | + | ||
| 99 | 99 | Saturday, Jul 26 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | W | 9 | 4 | 43-56 | 6 | 19.5 | Goltz | Figueroa | 2:36 | 0 | ++ | ||
| 100 | 100 | Saturday, Jul 26 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | L | 0 | 5 | 43-57 | 6 | 19.5 | Ryan | Albury | Brewer | 2:26 | 16,801 | - | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Sunday, Jul 27 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | L | 1 | 6 | 43-58 | 6 | 21.0 | Lange | Hughes | 2:24 | 7,633 | -- | ||
| 102 | 102 | Monday, Jul 28 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | W | 9 | 8 | 44-58 | 6 | 21.0 | Burgmeier | Bird | 2:57 | 6,829 | + | |||
| 103 | 103 | Tuesday, Jul 29 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | L | 2 | 5 | 44-59 | 6 | 21.0 | Splittorff | Blyleven | Mingori | 2:30 | 8,558 | - | ||
| 104 | 104 | Wednesday, Jul 30 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | L | 4 | 6 | 44-60 | 6 | 22.0 | Leonard | Albury | Bird | 2:51 | 6,906 | -- | ||
| 105 | 105 | Thursday, Jul 31 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | W | 7 | 2 | 45-60 | 6 | 21.5 | Hughes | Fitzmorris | 2:26 | 11,410 | + | |||
| 106 | 106 | Friday, Aug 1 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | L | 1 | 5 | 6 | 45-61 | 6 | 21.5 | Wood | Goltz | 1:48 | 12,239 | - | ||
| 107 | 107 | Saturday, Aug 2 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | W | 4 | 1 | 46-61 | 5 | 21.0 | Blyleven | Osteen | 2:44 | 0 | + | |||
| 108 | 108 | Saturday, Aug 2 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | W | 8 | 3 | 47-61 | 5 | 21.0 | Butler | Jefferson | 2:45 | 17,194 | ++ | |||
| 109 | 109 | Sunday, Aug 3 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | W | 7 | 4 | 48-61 | 5 | 19.5 | Albury | Kaat | Wiley | 2:37 | 0 | +++ | ||
| 110 | 110 | Sunday, Aug 3 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | W | 12 | 9 | 49-61 | 5 | 19.5 | Campbell | Vuckovich | Wiley | 2:50 | 14,782 | ++++ | ||
| 111 | 111 | Monday, Aug 4 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | L | 5 | 6 | 10 | 49-62 | 5 | 19.5 | Bird | Wiley | 3:17 | 12,195 | - | |
| 112 | 112 | Tuesday, Aug 5 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | L | 1 | 6 | 49-63 | 5 | 20.0 | Fitzmorris | Goltz | 2:20 | 14,275 | -- | ||
| 113 | 113 | Wednesday, Aug 6 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | L | 3 | 4 | 49-64 | 5 | 20.0 | Busby | Blyleven | 2:23 | 17,211 | --- | ||
| 114 | 114 | Thursday, Aug 7 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | L | 2 | 10 | 49-65 | 5 | 21.0 | Splittorff | Albury | 2:13 | 15,596 | ---- | ||
| 115 | 115 | Friday, Aug 8 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | W | 3 | 1 | 50-65 | 5 | 21.0 | Hughes | Coleman | 2:26 | 18,259 | + | ||
| 116 | 116 | Saturday, Aug 9 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | W | 1 | 0 | 51-65 | 5 | 20.0 | Goltz | Lolich | 2:24 | 18,028 | ++ | ||
| 117 | 117 | Sunday, Aug 10 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | W | 4 | 0 | 52-65 | 5 | 19.0 | Blyleven | Bare | 1:56 | 11,851 | +++ | ||
| 118 | 118 | Monday, Aug 11 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | W | 8 | 7 | 53-65 | 5 | 19.0 | Johnson | Slaton | 2:50 | 11,238 | ++++ | |||
| 119 | 119 | Tuesday, Aug 12 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | L | 4 | 7 | 53-66 | 5 | 19.0 | Travers | Hughes | Murphy | 3:02 | 14,023 | - | ||
| 120 | 120 | Wednesday, Aug 13 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | W | 5 | 2 | 54-66 | 5 | 18.0 | Goltz | Hausman | 2:29 | 12,669 | + | |||
| 121 | 121 | Friday, Aug 15 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | W | 8 | 4 | 55-66 | 5 | 17.5 | Blyleven | Eckersley | 2:20 | 11,277 | ++ | |||
| 122 | 122 | Saturday, Aug 16 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | W | 9 | 1 | 56-66 | 5 | 17.5 | Hughes | Raich | 2:15 | 11,761 | +++ | |||
| 123 | 123 | Sunday, Aug 17 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | L | 5 | 14 | 56-67 | 5 | 18.5 | Peterson | Butler | 2:55 | 7,914 | - | |||
| 124 | 124 | Monday, Aug 18 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | W | 6 | 1 | 57-67 | 5 | 17.5 | Goltz | Torrez | 2:32 | 8,405 | + | |||
| 125 | 125 | Tuesday, Aug 19 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | W | 5 | 2 | 58-67 | 5 | 16.5 | Blyleven | Cuellar | 2:02 | 9,928 | ++ | |||
| 126 | 126 | Wednesday, Aug 20 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | L | 2 | 3 | 58-68 | 5 | 17.5 | Grimsley | Hughes | 2:17 | 8,153 | - | |||
| 127 | 127 | Friday, Aug 22 | boxscore | MIN | DET | W | 8 | 4 | 59-68 | 5 | 17.5 | Goltz | Ruhle | Campbell | 2:09 | 8,101 | + | ||
| 128 | 128 | Saturday, Aug 23 | boxscore | MIN | DET | L | 5 | 6 | 12 | 59-69 | 5 | 19.0 | Lemanczyk | Burgmeier | 3:08 | 9,052 | - | ||
| 129 | 129 | Sunday, Aug 24 | boxscore | MIN | DET | W | 3 | 1 | 60-69 | 5 | 18.0 | Hughes | Lolich | 2:13 | 7,570 | + | |||
| 130 | 130 | Monday, Aug 25 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | W | 6 | 3 | 61-69 | 5 | 17.5 | Butler | Slaton | 2:58 | 7,779 | ++ | ||
| 131 | 131 | Tuesday, Aug 26 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | W | 2 | 1 | 62-69 | 5 | 16.5 | Goltz | Broberg | 2:34 | 9,941 | +++ | ||
| 132 | 132 | Wednesday, Aug 27 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | W | 1 | 0 | 11 | 63-69 | 5 | 16.5 | Blyleven | Travers | 3:01 | 6,261 | ++++ | |
| 133 | 133 | Friday, Aug 29 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | L | 6 | 9 | 63-70 | 5 | 16.0 | Hood | Hughes | Reynolds | 2:53 | 6,520 | - | |
| 134 | 134 | Monday, Sep 1 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | W | 5 | 4 | 64-70 | 5 | 17.0 | Butler | Jenkins | Johnson | 3:01 | 5,917 | + | |
| 135 | 135 | Tuesday, Sep 2 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | W | 5 | 3 | 65-70 | 4 | 16.0 | Hughes | Hargan | Burgmeier | 2:40 | 5,002 | ++ | |
| 136 | 136 | Friday, Sep 5 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 3 | 65-71 | 4 | 16.0 | Wood | Goltz | Gossage | 2:23 | 4,400 | - | |
| 137 | 137 | Saturday, Sep 6 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 5 | 65-72 | 5 | 17.0 | Kaat | Blyleven | Gossage | 2:10 | 7,078 | -- | |
| 138 | 138 | Sunday, Sep 7 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | W | 9 | 1 | 66-72 | 3 | 17.5 | Hughes | Osteen | 2:53 | 6,008 | + | ||
| 139 | 139 | Tuesday, Sep 9 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | L | 0 | 3 | 66-73 | 5 | 19.5 | Umbarger | Goltz | 1:47 | 0 | - | |||
| 140 | 140 | Tuesday, Sep 9 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | L | 2 | 4 | 66-74 | 5 | 19.5 | Perzanowski | Johnson | Foucault | 2:44 | 4,300 | -- | ||
| 141 | 141 | Wednesday, Sep 10 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | L | 4 | 9 | 66-75 | 5 | 20.5 | Perry | Blyleven | 3:03 | 3,339 | --- | |||
| 142 | 142 | Friday, Sep 12 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | L | 4 | 11 | 66-76 | 5 | 20.5 | Bosman | Hughes | Todd | 2:38 | 0 | ---- | ||
| 143 | 143 | Friday, Sep 12 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 7 | 6 | 67-76 | 5 | 20.5 | Bane | Lindblad | Burgmeier | 2:57 | 6,837 | + | ||
| 144 | 144 | Saturday, Sep 13 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | L | 5 | 8 | 67-77 | 5 | 21.5 | Holtzman | Goltz | Fingers | 2:30 | 9,360 | - | ||
| 145 | 145 | Sunday, Sep 14 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 10 | 8 | 68-77 | 4 | 20.5 | Butler | Abbott | Burgmeier | 2:43 | 22,772 | + | ||
| 146 | 146 | Monday, Sep 15 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | W | 7 | 6 | 12 | 69-77 | 4 | 20.0 | Campbell | Hockenbery | 3:31 | 3,023 | ++ | ||
| 147 | 147 | Tuesday, Sep 16 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | W | 4 | 3 | 70-77 | 4 | 20.5 | Hughes | Monge | 2:17 | 2,880 | +++ | |||
| 148 | 148 | Wednesday, Sep 17 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | W | 2 | 1 | 71-77 | 4 | 19.5 | Goltz | Fitzmorris | 2:19 | 3,154 | ++++ | |||
| 149 | 149 | Thursday, Sep 18 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | L | 3 | 4 | 71-78 | 4 | 20.5 | Sadecki | Bane | Throop | 2:40 | 3,201 | - | ||
| 150 | 150 | Friday, Sep 19 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | L | 0 | 1 | 71-79 | 4 | 20.5 | Pactwa | Blyleven | Brewer | 2:03 | 8,059 | -- | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Saturday, Sep 20 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | W | 3 | 2 | 72-79 | 4 | 20.5 | Hughes | Monge | Burgmeier | 2:17 | 9,767 | + | |
| 152 | 152 | Sunday, Sep 21 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | L | 2 | 5 | 72-80 | 4 | 20.5 | Figueroa | Goltz | Brewer | 2:32 | 8,401 | - | |
| 153 | 153 | Monday, Sep 22 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | W | 2 | 1 | 73-80 | 4 | 19.5 | Bane | Holtzman | Burgmeier | 2:18 | 20,497 | + | |
| 154 | 154 | Tuesday, Sep 23 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | W | 4 | 3 | 74-80 | 4 | 18.5 | Blyleven | Bahnsen | 2:34 | 3,979 | ++ | ||
| 155 | 155 | Wednesday, Sep 24 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | L | 2 | 4 | 74-81 | 4 | 19.5 | Pattin | Hughes | 2:49 | 6,653 | - | ||
| 156 | 156 | Thursday, Sep 25 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | W | 5 | 2 | 75-81 | 4 | 18.5 | Butler | Splittorff | Johnson | 2:23 | 7,309 | + | |
| 157 | 157 | Friday, Sep 26 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | W | 2 | 1 | 76-81 | 3 | 18.5 | Bane | Kaat | Campbell | 1:45 | 2,769 | ++ | ||
| 158 | 158 | Saturday, Sep 27 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | L | 0 | 1 | 76-82 | 4 | 19.5 | Gossage | Blyleven | 2:08 | 4,463 | - | |||
| 159 | 159 | Sunday, Sep 28 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | L | 4 | 6 | 10 | 76-83 | 4 | 20.5 | Hamilton | Burgmeier | 2:40 | 4,279 | -- | ||
| 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.