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| Season Summary | 85-77, Final Rank:3, GB: 5.0 | |
| Days in First | never | |
| Biggest Lead | never led | |
| Farthest Behind | 16.5 | last on Sunday, Aug 29, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 8 | last on Sunday, Oct 3 |
| Most Games under .500 | 7 | last on Tuesday, Jul 20 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 8 | Wednesday, Jul 28 to Monday, Aug 2 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 6 | Monday, Aug 23 to Sunday, Aug 29 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 17 | Wednesday, May 12 |
| Most Runs Scored | 18 | Sunday, Sep 5 and Friday, Sep 10 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 19 | Wednesday, Aug 25 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 13 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 11 | |
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| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Friday, Apr 9 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | L | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0-1 | 4 | 1.0 | Perry | Campbell | 2:48 | 28,947 | - | |
| 2 | 2 | Saturday, Apr 10 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | L | 1 | 4 | 0-2 | 5 | 2.0 | Umbarger | Decker | 2:20 | 13,005 | -- | ||
| 3 | 3 | Sunday, Apr 11 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | W | 4 | 3 | 1-2 | 4 | 2.0 | Campbell | Terpko | 2:39 | 11,781 | + | ||
| 4 | 4 | Tuesday, Apr 13 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | L | 1 | 4 | 1-3 | 5 | 2.5 | Gossage | Blyleven | 2:25 | 20,732 | - | |||
| 5 | 5 | Wednesday, Apr 14 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | W | 6 | 2 | 2-3 | 4 | 2.5 | Decker | Wood | Campbell | 2:24 | 4,046 | + | ||
| 6 | 6 | Thursday, Apr 15 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | L | 4 | 11 | 2-4 | 4 | 3.0 | Tidrow | Albury | Lyle | 2:57 | 52,613 | - | |
| 7 | 7 | Saturday, Apr 17 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | L | 0 | 10 | 2-5 | 6 | 3.0 | Figueroa | Hughes | 2:10 | 26,881 | -- | ||
| 8 | 8 | Sunday, Apr 18 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | W | 5 | 4 | 3-5 | 5 | 2.5 | Blyleven | Hunter | Campbell | 2:10 | 25,330 | + | |
| 9 | 9 | Monday, Apr 19 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | L | 0 | 2 | 3-6 | 6 | 3.0 | Jenkins | Decker | 2:05 | 34,158 | - | ||
| 10 | 10 | Tuesday, Apr 20 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | L | 3 | 12 | 3-7 | 6 | 3.0 | Wise | Goltz | 2:23 | 22,147 | -- | ||
| 11 | 11 | Saturday, Apr 24 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | W | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4-7 | 5 | 2.5 | Campbell | Jackson | 3:53 | 4,222 | + | ||
| 12 | 12 | Sunday, Apr 25 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | W | 7 | 2 | 5-7 | 5 | 2.0 | Burgmeier | Palmer | 2:29 | 5,657 | ++ | |||
| 13 | 13 | Tuesday, Apr 27 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | L | 5 | 7 | 5-8 | 5 | 2.0 | Brown | Goltz | LaRoche | 2:53 | 3,424 | - | ||
| 14 | 14 | Wednesday, Apr 28 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | L | 0 | 9 | 5-9 | 5 | 2.5 | Eckersley | Blyleven | Hood | 2:15 | 3,094 | -- | ||
| 15 | 15 | Saturday, May 1 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | W | 9 | 5 | 6-9 | 4 | 3.5 | Campbell | Broberg | 3:03 | 6,874 | + | |||
| 16 | 16 | Tuesday, May 4 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | W | 5 | 4 | 10 | 7-9 | 4 | 4.0 | Albury | Laxton | Luebber | 3:14 | 8,818 | ++ |
| 17 | 17 | Wednesday, May 5 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | W | 8 | 2 | 8-9 | 4 | 3.5 | Blyleven | Roberts | 2:20 | 8,317 | +++ | ||
| 18 | 18 | Friday, May 7 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | L | 3 | 4 | 8-10 | 4 | 4.0 | Slaton | Hughes | Rodriguez | 2:29 | 6,114 | - | |
| 19 | 19 | Saturday, May 8 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | W | 13 | 2 | 9-10 | 3 | 4.5 | Decker | Travers | 2:58 | 21,619 | + | ||
| 20 | 20 | Sunday, May 9 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | W | 6 | 4 | 10-10 | 3 | 4.5 | Campbell | Rodriguez | 2:39 | 17,604 | ++ | ||
| 21 | 21 | Monday, May 10 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | W | 5 | 4 | 10 | 11-10 | 3 | 3.5 | Burgmeier | Pattin | Luebber | 3:26 | 12,526 | +++ |
| 22 | 22 | Tuesday, May 11 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | L | 3 | 6 | 11-11 | 4 | 4.5 | Bird | Luebber | Littell | 2:33 | 9,652 | - | |
| 23 | 23 | Wednesday, May 12 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | L | 5 | 17 | 11-12 | 4 | 5.5 | Pattin | Decker | 3:04 | 9,601 | -- | ||
| 24 | 24 | Friday, May 14 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | W | 6 | 4 | 12-12 | 3 | 5.0 | Goltz | Hartzell | 3:03 | 11,522 | + | ||
| 25 | 25 | Saturday, May 15 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | W | 5 | 2 | 13-12 | 3 | 4.5 | Blyleven | Ross | 0 | ++ | |||
| 26 | 26 | Saturday, May 15 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | W | 15 | 5 | 14-12 | 3 | 4.5 | Redfern | Monge | Campbell | 3:11 | 31,535 | +++ | |
| 27 | 27 | Sunday, May 16 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | L | 1 | 5 | 14-13 | 3 | 4.5 | Kirkwood | Hughes | 2:34 | 9,522 | - | ||
| 28 | 28 | Monday, May 17 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15-13 | 3 | 3.5 | Campbell | Todd | 3:36 | 8,034 | + | ||
| 29 | 29 | Tuesday, May 18 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 4 | 3 | 11 | 16-13 | 3 | 2.5 | Goltz | Todd | 3:09 | 6,600 | ++ | ||
| 30 | 30 | Wednesday, May 19 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 4 | 16-14 | 3 | 3.5 | Vuckovich | Blyleven | Hamilton | 2:12 | 7,136 | - | |
| 31 | 31 | Thursday, May 20 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 3 | 16-15 | 3 | 4.5 | Gossage | Redfern | 2:13 | 6,999 | -- | ||
| 32 | 32 | Friday, May 21 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | L | 1 | 5 | 16-16 | 3 | 5.5 | Leonard | Hughes | 2:37 | 8,619 | --- | |||
| 33 | 33 | Saturday, May 22 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | W | 5 | 3 | 17-16 | 3 | 4.5 | Goltz | Fitzmorris | 2:00 | 6,812 | + | |||
| 34 | 34 | Sunday, May 23 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | W | 3 | 1 | 18-16 | 3 | 3.5 | Blyleven | Splittorff | Campbell | 2:10 | 24,716 | ++ | ||
| 35 | 35 | Monday, May 24 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L | 7 | 12 | 18-17 | 3 | 4.5 | Todd | Campbell | 2:56 | 13,624 | - | ||
| 36 | 36 | Tuesday, May 25 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L | 1 | 6 | 18-18 | 4 | 5.0 | Blue | Hughes | 2:16 | 1,960 | -- | ||
| 37 | 37 | Wednesday, May 26 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | W | 6 | 1 | 19-18 | 4 | 4.5 | Goltz | Mitchell | 2:38 | 2,740 | + | ||
| 38 | 38 | Thursday, May 27 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L | 3 | 5 | 19-19 | 4 | 4.5 | Torrez | Blyleven | Fingers | 2:11 | 3,720 | - | |
| 39 | 39 | Friday, May 28 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | L | 0 | 4 | 19-20 | 4 | 5.5 | Umbarger | Luebber | 2:26 | 4,241 | -- | |||
| 40 | 40 | Saturday, May 29 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | W | 5 | 1 | 20-20 | 3 | 4.0 | Hughes | Hargan | 2:38 | 6,112 | + | |||
| 41 | 41 | Sunday, May 30 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | W | 4 | 3 | 21-20 | 3 | 4.0 | Goltz | Foucault | 2:45 | 8,998 | ++ | |||
| 42 | 42 | Monday, May 31 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | L | 2 | 3 | 21-21 | 4 | 4.0 | Tanana | Blyleven | 2:28 | 8,379 | - | |||
| 43 | 43 | Tuesday, Jun 1 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | L | 4 | 6 | 21-22 | 4 | 5.0 | Ryan | Redfern | 2:26 | 4,907 | -- | |||
| 44 | 44 | Wednesday, Jun 2 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | L | 2 | 5 | 21-23 | 4 | 6.0 | Ross | Hughes | Scott | 2:27 | 5,586 | --- | ||
| 45 | 45 | Friday, Jun 4 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | W | 8 | 6 | 10 | 22-23 | 4 | 6.0 | Campbell | Flanagan | 3:08 | 35,111 | + | |
| 46 | 46 | Saturday, Jun 5 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | L | 1 | 5 | 22-24 | 4 | 7.5 | Holtzman | Decker | 2:06 | 7,673 | - | ||
| 47 | 47 | Sunday, Jun 6 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | W | 3 | 2 | 23-24 | 4 | 6.0 | Singer | Palmer | 2:33 | 0 | + | ||
| 48 | 48 | Sunday, Jun 6 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | W | 11 | 6 | 24-24 | 4 | 6.0 | Hughes | Cuellar | Campbell | 3:02 | 19,046 | ++ | |
| 49 | 49 | Monday, Jun 7 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | W | 7 | 2 | 25-24 | 4 | 6.0 | Goltz | Waits | 2:39 | 5,919 | +++ | ||
| 50 | 50 | Tuesday, Jun 8 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | W | 3 | 1 | 26-24 | 4 | 5.0 | Campbell | Eckersley | 2:32 | 6,581 | ++++ | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Wednesday, Jun 9 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 4 | 26-25 | 4 | 6.0 | Dobson | Decker | 2:15 | 5,361 | - | ||
| 52 | 52 | Friday, Jun 11 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | W | 10 | 4 | 27-25 | 4 | 6.5 | Burgmeier | Pole | 2:45 | 15,766 | + | |||
| 53 | 53 | Saturday, Jun 12 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | L | 2 | 5 | 27-26 | 4 | 7.5 | Tiant | Goltz | 2:57 | 10,812 | - | |||
| 54 | 54 | Sunday, Jun 13 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | L | 2 | 10 | 27-27 | 4 | 8.5 | Jones | Hughes | 2:17 | 22,146 | -- | |||
| 55 | 55 | Monday, Jun 14 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | L | 0 | 5 | 27-28 | 4 | 9.5 | Wise | Decker | 2:20 | 6,820 | --- | |||
| 56 | 56 | Tuesday, Jun 15 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | L | 2 | 4 | 27-29 | 4 | 10.5 | Ellis | Redfern | Lyle | 2:19 | 9,772 | ---- | ||
| 57 | 57 | Wednesday, Jun 16 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | L | 4 | 9 | 27-30 | 5 | 10.5 | Figueroa | Singer | 2:58 | 8,801 | ----- | |||
| 58 | 58 | Thursday, Jun 17 | boxscore | MIN | DET | W | 4 | 0 | 5 | 28-30 | 3 | 10.0 | Goltz | Ruhle | 1:50 | 5,361 | + | ||
| 59 | 59 | Friday, Jun 18 | boxscore | MIN | DET | L | 2 | 4 | 28-31 | 3 | 11.0 | Roberts | Hughes | 2:06 | 6,215 | - | |||
| 60 | 60 | Saturday, Jun 19 | boxscore | MIN | DET | W | 6 | 4 | 29-31 | 3 | 10.0 | Redfern | MacCormack | Campbell | 2:54 | 6,835 | + | ||
| 61 | 61 | Sunday, Jun 20 | boxscore | MIN | DET | L | 3 | 7 | 29-32 | 4 | 10.0 | Fidrych | Singer | Hiller | 2:40 | 11,916 | - | ||
| 62 | 62 | Monday, Jun 21 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | L | 1 | 2 | 10 | 29-33 | 4 | 10.0 | Ross | Goltz | 2:30 | 19,498 | -- | |
| 63 | 63 | Tuesday, Jun 22 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | W | 10 | 6 | 30-33 | 4 | 9.0 | Hughes | Kirkwood | 3:00 | 6,846 | + | ||
| 64 | 64 | Wednesday, Jun 23 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | L | 3 | 4 | 30-34 | 5 | 9.5 | Johnson | Decker | Forster | 2:36 | 0 | - | ||
| 65 | 65 | Wednesday, Jun 23 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | L | 5 | 9 | 30-35 | 5 | 9.5 | Vuckovich | Redfern | Brett | 2:52 | 9,540 | -- | ||
| 66 | 66 | Thursday, Jun 24 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | W | 4 | 2 | 31-35 | 5 | 8.5 | Singer | Gossage | 2:08 | 12,790 | + | |||
| 67 | 67 | Friday, Jun 25 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L | 2 | 5 | 31-36 | 5 | 9.5 | Lindblad | Goltz | 2:18 | 5,100 | - | ||
| 68 | 68 | Saturday, Jun 26 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | W | 11 | 3 | 32-36 | 5 | 9.5 | Hughes | Mitchell | 2:27 | 4,729 | + | ||
| 69 | 69 | Sunday, Jun 27 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L | 3 | 5 | 32-37 | 5 | 10.5 | Bosman | Redfern | Fingers | 2:32 | 4,798 | - | |
| 70 | 70 | Monday, Jun 28 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | W | 4 | 3 | 33-37 | 5 | 9.5 | Campbell | Littell | 2:47 | 6,170 | + | |||
| 71 | 71 | Tuesday, Jun 29 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | L | 0 | 1 | 10 | 33-38 | 5 | 10.5 | Fitzmorris | Goltz | 2:40 | 6,201 | - | ||
| 72 | 72 | Wednesday, Jun 30 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | L | 2 | 4 | 33-39 | 5 | 11.5 | Splittorff | Bane | 2:40 | 7,471 | -- | |||
| 73 | 73 | Friday, Jul 2 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | W | 6 | 5 | 34-39 | 5 | 11.0 | Albury | Hassler | 2:25 | 6,235 | + | |||
| 74 | 74 | Saturday, Jul 3 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | W | 2 | 0 | 35-39 | 4 | 11.0 | Singer | Ryan | 2:16 | 6,506 | ++ | |||
| 75 | 75 | Sunday, Jul 4 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | L | 3 | 5 | 35-40 | 4 | 10.5 | Tanana | Goltz | 2:07 | 0 | - | |||
| 76 | 76 | Sunday, Jul 4 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | W | 9 | 5 | 36-40 | 4 | 10.5 | Campbell | Drago | 2:39 | 21,565 | + | |||
| 77 | 77 | Monday, Jul 5 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | L | 2 | 3 | 36-41 | 4 | 11.5 | Travers | Bane | 2:27 | 8,074 | - | ||
| 78 | 78 | Tuesday, Jul 6 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | L | 2 | 6 | 36-42 | 4 | 12.0 | Slaton | Hughes | Frisella | 2:52 | 7,383 | -- | |
| 79 | 79 | Wednesday, Jul 7 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | W | 8 | 2 | 37-42 | 4 | 12.0 | Singer | Augustine | 2:43 | 8,160 | + | ||
| 80 | 80 | Thursday, Jul 8 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | L | 4 | 8 | 37-43 | 4 | 12.5 | Jones | Goltz | Cleveland | 2:40 | 25,970 | - | |
| 81 | 81 | Friday, Jul 9 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | W | 8 | 6 | 38-43 | 4 | 12.5 | Campbell | Wise | 2:54 | 29,917 | + | ||
| 82 | 82 | Saturday, Jul 10 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | W | 4 | 2 | 39-43 | 4 | 12.5 | Bane | Tiant | Campbell | 3:01 | 28,347 | ++ | |
| 83 | 83 | Sunday, Jul 11 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | L | 4 | 6 | 39-44 | 4 | 12.5 | Jenkins | Singer | Willoughby | 2:36 | 26,580 | - | |
| 84 | 84 | Thursday, Jul 15 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | W | 5 | 2 | 40-44 | 4 | 12.0 | Bane | Brown | Campbell | 2:30 | 7,791 | + | ||
| 85 | 85 | Friday, Jul 16 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | L | 6 | 7 | 40-45 | 4 | 13.5 | Dobson | Singer | Eckersley | 3:02 | 8,962 | - | ||
| 86 | 86 | Saturday, Jul 17 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | L | 0 | 4 | 40-46 | 4 | 14.5 | Waits | Redfern | 2:40 | 22,290 | -- | |||
| 87 | 87 | Sunday, Jul 18 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | L | 1 | 6 | 40-47 | 5 | 15.5 | Thomas | Hughes | 2:30 | 13,329 | --- | |||
| 88 | 88 | Monday, Jul 19 | boxscore | MIN | DET | W | 6 | 5 | 41-47 | 4 | 14.5 | Campbell | Roberts | 2:24 | 5,005 | + | |||
| 89 | 89 | Tuesday, Jul 20 | boxscore | MIN | DET | L | 3 | 8 | 41-48 | 4 | 14.5 | Fidrych | Singer | 30,425 | - | ||||
| 90 | 90 | Wednesday, Jul 21 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | W | 5 | 1 | 42-48 | 4 | 13.5 | Goltz | Wise | 2:19 | 7,698 | + | |||
| 91 | 91 | Thursday, Jul 22 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | W | 5 | 1 | 43-48 | 4 | 13.5 | Redfern | Tiant | 2:48 | 7,972 | ++ | |||
| 92 | 92 | Friday, Jul 23 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | W | 6 | 2 | 44-48 | 4 | 12.5 | Burgmeier | Barrios | 2:35 | 10,126 | +++ | ||
| 93 | 93 | Saturday, Jul 24 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | W | 17 | 2 | 45-48 | 4 | 12.5 | Bane | Jefferson | 2:56 | 14,997 | ++++ | ||
| 94 | 94 | Sunday, Jul 25 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | W | 13 | 8 | 46-48 | 4 | 12.0 | Albury | Forster | 3:00 | 0 | +++++ | ||
| 95 | 95 | Sunday, Jul 25 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | L | 4 | 7 | 46-49 | 4 | 12.0 | Brett | Singer | 2:15 | 12,651 | - | ||
| 96 | 96 | Monday, Jul 26 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | L | 0 | 3 | 46-50 | 4 | 13.0 | Blyleven | Goltz | 2:17 | 9,184 | -- | |||
| 97 | 97 | Wednesday, Jul 28 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | W | 8 | 5 | 47-50 | 3 | 12.0 | Hughes | Hargan | Campbell | 2:50 | 0 | + | ||
| 98 | 98 | Wednesday, Jul 28 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | W | 8 | 0 | 48-50 | 3 | 12.0 | Luebber | Barr | 2:41 | 5,983 | ++ | |||
| 99 | 99 | Thursday, Jul 29 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | W | 2 | 1 | 49-50 | 3 | 11.5 | Bane | Umbarger | Campbell | 2:26 | 14,203 | +++ | ||
| 100 | 100 | Friday, Jul 30 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 8 | 7 | 50-50 | 3 | 11.5 | Burgmeier | Fingers | 2:52 | 12,342 | ++++ | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Saturday, Jul 31 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 6 | 5 | 51-50 | 3 | 10.5 | Goltz | Bahnsen | Campbell | 3:18 | 13,515 | +++++ | ||
| 102 | 102 | Sunday, Aug 1 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 8 | 7 | 12 | 52-50 | 2 | 9.0 | Campbell | Lindblad | 4:22 | 0 | ++++++ | ||
| 103 | 103 | Sunday, Aug 1 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 6 | 2 | 53-50 | 2 | 9.0 | Johnson | Abbott | 2:50 | 22,921 | +++++++ | |||
| 104 | 104 | Monday, Aug 2 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 3 | 0 | 54-50 | 2 | 8.5 | Luebber | Torrez | 2:23 | 14,833 | ++++++++ | |||
| 105 | 105 | Tuesday, Aug 3 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | L | 1 | 7 | 54-51 | 2 | 9.5 | Pattin | Bane | 2:28 | 16,939 | - | ||
| 106 | 106 | Wednesday, Aug 4 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | L | 2 | 4 | 54-52 | 3 | 10.5 | Fitzmorris | Goltz | Littell | 2:32 | 15,932 | -- | |
| 107 | 107 | Thursday, Aug 5 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | L | 4 | 6 | 54-53 | 3 | 11.5 | Leonard | Singer | Mingori | 2:44 | 14,544 | --- | |
| 108 | 108 | Friday, Aug 6 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | L | 0 | 6 | 54-54 | 3 | 13.0 | Perry | Redfern | 2:35 | 23,078 | ---- | ||
| 109 | 109 | Saturday, Aug 7 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | W | 3 | 1 | 55-54 | 3 | 12.0 | Luebber | Boggs | Campbell | 2:36 | 11,954 | + | |
| 110 | 110 | Sunday, Aug 8 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | L | 4 | 5 | 55-55 | 3 | 12.5 | Terpko | Campbell | 2:45 | 7,855 | - | ||
| 111 | 111 | Tuesday, Aug 10 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | L | 0 | 2 | 55-56 | 3 | 13.0 | Palmer | Goltz | 2:07 | 11,796 | -- | ||
| 112 | 112 | Wednesday, Aug 11 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | W | 2 | 0 | 56-56 | 3 | 12.0 | Singer | Garland | 2:05 | 12,228 | + | ||
| 113 | 113 | Thursday, Aug 12 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | L | 5 | 12 | 56-57 | 3 | 12.5 | Hunter | Luebber | 2:58 | 20,597 | - | |||
| 114 | 114 | Friday, Aug 13 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | L | 3 | 9 | 56-58 | 3 | 12.5 | Figueroa | Bane | 2:33 | 20,746 | -- | |||
| 115 | 115 | Saturday, Aug 14 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | L | 4 | 5 | 56-59 | 4 | 13.5 | Holtzman | Goltz | 2:22 | 19,005 | --- | |||
| 116 | 116 | Sunday, Aug 15 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | W | 9 | 8 | 57-59 | 3 | 13.5 | Hughes | Lyle | Campbell | 2:42 | 22,535 | + | ||
| 117 | 117 | Monday, Aug 16 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | L | 4 | 8 | 57-60 | 3 | 14.5 | Grimsley | Luebber | 2:35 | 5,817 | - | |||
| 118 | 118 | Tuesday, Aug 17 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | L | 3 | 10 | 57-61 | 3 | 15.5 | May | Johnson | 2:35 | 7,850 | -- | |||
| 119 | 119 | Wednesday, Aug 18 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | W | 5 | 1 | 58-61 | 3 | 14.5 | Goltz | Palmer | Campbell | 2:30 | 7,482 | + | ||
| 120 | 120 | Thursday, Aug 19 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | W | 5 | 4 | 59-61 | 3 | 13.5 | Singer | Pagan | Campbell | 2:31 | 7,415 | ++ | ||
| 121 | 121 | Friday, Aug 20 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | L | 2 | 3 | 59-62 | 3 | 14.0 | Roberts | Bane | 2:15 | 0 | - | ||
| 122 | 122 | Friday, Aug 20 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | W | 8 | 5 | 60-62 | 3 | 14.0 | Burgmeier | Laxton | Campbell | 2:45 | 17,385 | + | |
| 123 | 123 | Saturday, Aug 21 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | W | 7 | 3 | 10 | 61-62 | 3 | 14.0 | Hughes | Fidrych | 2:45 | 34,760 | ++ | |
| 124 | 124 | Sunday, Aug 22 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | W | 6 | 4 | 12 | 62-62 | 3 | 14.0 | Campbell | Hiller | 3:33 | 14,979 | +++ | |
| 125 | 125 | Monday, Aug 23 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | L | 4 | 9 | 62-63 | 3 | 14.0 | Holtzman | Singer | 2:28 | 17,558 | - | ||
| 126 | 126 | Tuesday, Aug 24 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | L | 4 | 5 | 62-64 | 3 | 14.0 | Alexander | Bane | Jackson | 2:32 | 18,600 | -- | |
| 127 | 127 | Wednesday, Aug 25 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | L | 4 | 5 | 19 | 62-65 | 3 | 15.0 | Jackson | Burgmeier | 5:26 | 24,351 | --- | |
| 128 | 128 | Friday, Aug 27 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | L | 3 | 7 | 62-66 | 3 | 15.5 | Brown | Goltz | Thomas | 2:53 | 7,439 | ---- | |
| 129 | 129 | Saturday, Aug 28 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | L | 3 | 4 | 17 | 62-67 | 3 | 16.5 | Buskey | Hughes | 4:55 | 6,071 | ----- | |
| 130 | 130 | Sunday, Aug 29 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | L | 4 | 7 | 62-68 | 3 | 16.5 | Eckersley | Bane | Thomas | 2:48 | 10,415 | ------ | |
| 131 | 131 | Monday, Aug 30 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | W | 10 | 3 | 63-68 | 3 | 15.5 | Burgmeier | Augustine | 2:36 | 5,219 | + | |||
| 132 | 132 | Tuesday, Aug 31 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | W | 4 | 0 | 64-68 | 3 | 15.0 | Goltz | Travers | 2:06 | 0 | ++ | |||
| 133 | 133 | Tuesday, Aug 31 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | L | 3 | 6 | 64-69 | 3 | 15.0 | Slaton | Campbell | 2:09 | 6,987 | - | |||
| 134 | 134 | Wednesday, Sep 1 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | W | 3 | 2 | 12 | 65-69 | 3 | 14.0 | Campbell | Castro | 3:08 | 4,135 | + | ||
| 135 | 135 | Thursday, Sep 2 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | W | 8 | 4 | 66-69 | 3 | 13.5 | Johnson | Castro | 2:50 | 3,386 | ++ | |||
| 136 | 136 | Friday, Sep 3 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | W | 11 | 1 | 67-69 | 3 | 12.5 | Redfern | Gossage | Burgmeier | 2:36 | 4,622 | +++ | ||
| 137 | 137 | Saturday, Sep 4 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | L | 0 | 4 | 67-70 | 3 | 13.5 | Brett | Hughes | 2:08 | 5,933 | - | |||
| 138 | 138 | Sunday, Sep 5 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | W | 18 | 1 | 68-70 | 3 | 12.5 | Johnson | Johnson | 3:09 | 6,602 | + | |||
| 139 | 139 | Monday, Sep 6 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | W | 3 | 2 | 69-70 | 3 | 11.5 | Campbell | Barrios | 2:23 | 6,587 | ++ | |||
| 140 | 140 | Tuesday, Sep 7 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | W | 1 | 0 | 70-70 | 3 | 10.5 | Redfern | Perry | Campbell | 2:33 | 4,640 | +++ | |
| 141 | 141 | Wednesday, Sep 8 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | W | 3 | 1 | 7 | 71-70 | 3 | 9.5 | Luebber | Boggs | 2:06 | 3,777 | ++++ | |
| 142 | 142 | Thursday, Sep 9 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | W | 6 | 0 | 72-70 | 3 | 9.5 | Goltz | Umbarger | 2:25 | 3,603 | +++++ | ||
| 143 | 143 | Friday, Sep 10 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | W | 18 | 3 | 73-70 | 3 | 8.5 | Hughes | Hassler | 3:37 | 8,912 | ++++++ | |||
| 144 | 144 | Saturday, Sep 11 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | L | 6 | 8 | 73-71 | 3 | 9.5 | Littell | Campbell | 2:29 | 8,955 | - | |||
| 145 | 145 | Sunday, Sep 12 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | L | 6 | 16 | 73-72 | 3 | 10.5 | Pattin | Redfern | 2:51 | 8,101 | -- | |||
| 146 | 146 | Tuesday, Sep 14 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | L | 2 | 4 | 73-73 | 3 | 10.0 | Blue | Luebber | 2:31 | 0 | --- | |||
| 147 | 147 | Tuesday, Sep 14 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 4 | 3 | 74-73 | 3 | 10.0 | Goltz | Lindblad | 2:24 | 2,923 | + | |||
| 148 | 148 | Wednesday, Sep 15 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L | 2 | 5 | 74-74 | 3 | 10.0 | Torrez | Hughes | 2:13 | 3,774 | - | ||
| 149 | 149 | Thursday, Sep 16 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | W | 4 | 0 | 75-74 | 3 | 10.0 | Singer | Bahnsen | 2:10 | 4,587 | + | ||
| 150 | 150 | Friday, Sep 17 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | W | 11 | 2 | 76-74 | 3 | 10.0 | Redfern | Kirkwood | Campbell | 2:46 | 6,248 | ++ | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Saturday, Sep 18 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | L | 0 | 6 | 76-75 | 3 | 11.0 | Ross | Goltz | 1:59 | 20,843 | - | ||
| 152 | 152 | Sunday, Sep 19 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | W | 7 | 5 | 77-75 | 3 | 11.0 | Campbell | Monge | 2:38 | 7,895 | + | ||
| 153 | 153 | Tuesday, Sep 21 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | W | 13 | 6 | 78-75 | 3 | 11.0 | Burgmeier | Kravec | 2:47 | 3,026 | ++ | ||
| 154 | 154 | Wednesday, Sep 22 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | W | 6 | 3 | 79-75 | 3 | 10.0 | Singer | Johnson | Campbell | 2:09 | 3,458 | +++ | |
| 155 | 155 | Thursday, Sep 23 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | W | 3 | 0 | 80-75 | 3 | 9.0 | Redfern | Brett | 1:57 | 3,278 | ++++ | ||
| 156 | 156 | Saturday, Sep 25 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | W | 6 | 0 | 81-75 | 3 | 8.5 | Goltz | Ryan | 2:28 | 4,942 | +++++ | |||
| 157 | 157 | Sunday, Sep 26 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | L | 1 | 4 | 81-76 | 3 | 8.5 | Tanana | Hughes | 2:29 | 3,649 | - | |||
| 158 | 158 | Tuesday, Sep 28 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | L | 0 | 7 | 81-77 | 3 | 8.0 | Perry | Singer | 2:20 | 2,122 | -- | |||
| 159 | 159 | Wednesday, Sep 29 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | W | 9 | 1 | 82-77 | 3 | 8.0 | Redfern | Boggs | 2:20 | 2,444 | + | |||
| 160 | 160 | Friday, Oct 1 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | W | 4 | 3 | 83-77 | 3 | 7.0 | Campbell | Littell | 2:46 | 38,482 | ++ | ||
| 161 | 161 | Saturday, Oct 2 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | W | 3 | 2 | 84-77 | 3 | 6.0 | Singer | Hassler | Campbell | 2:06 | 14,087 | +++ | |
| 162 | 162 | Sunday, Oct 3 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | W | 5 | 3 | 85-77 | 3 | 5.0 | Hughes | Splittorff | 2:15 | 15,665 | ++++ | ||
| 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.