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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1978 / 1980
82-80, Finished 4th in AL West (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Gene Mauch (82-80)
Scored 764 runs, Allowed 725 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 85-77
Ballparks: Metropolitan Stadium · Attendance: 1,070,521 (11th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 104 · one-year: Batting - 109, Pitching - 109
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| Season Summary | 82-80, Final Rank:4, GB: 6.0 | |
| Days in First | 27 | last on Saturday, May 26, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 33 | last on May 26, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | 4.5 | last on Sunday, May 13, for days on which they played |
| Farthest Behind | 6.5 | last on Monday, Sep 10, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 14 | last on Saturday, May 12 |
| Most Games under .500 | never | |
| Longest Winning Streak | 6 | Sunday, Apr 29 to Friday, May 4 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 6 | Sunday, Sep 23 to Saturday, Sep 29 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 12 | Saturday, Jun 9 and Tuesday, Aug 14 |
| Most Runs Scored | 18 | Sunday, Apr 15 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 14 | Monday, Sep 10 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 10 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 6 | |
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| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Friday, Apr 6 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | W | 5 | 3 | 1-0 | 2 | 0.5 | Goltz | Langford | Marshall | 2:09 | N | 10,387 | + | |
| 2 | 2 | Saturday, Apr 7 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | W | 3 | 1 | 12 | 2-0 | 1 | Tied | Marshall | Todd | 2:57 | D | 3,222 | ++ | |
| 3 | 3 | Sunday, Apr 8 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | W | 3 | 1 | 3-0 | 1 | Tied | Zahn | Norris | 2:10 | D | 3,326 | +++ | ||
| 4 | 4 | Tuesday, Apr 10 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | W | 8 | 1 | 4-0 | 1 | up 1.0 | Koosman | Tanana | Marshall | 2:58 | N | 33,171 | ++++ | |
| 5 | 5 | Wednesday, Apr 11 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | L | 2 | 11 | 4-1 | 1 | Tied | Ryan | Goltz | 2:44 | N | 21,633 | - | ||
| 6 | 6 | Thursday, Apr 12 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | L | 1 | 7 | 4-2 | 3 | 1.0 | Knapp | Erickson | 2:30 | N | 22,211 | -- | ||
| 7 | 7 | Friday, Apr 13 | boxscore | MIN | @ | SEA | W | 8 | 2 | 5-2 | 2 | 1.0 | Zahn | Mitchell | Marshall | 2:29 | N | 8,125 | + | |
| 8 | 8 | Saturday, Apr 14 | boxscore | MIN | @ | SEA | W | 6 | 5 | 6-2 | 2 | 1.0 | Marshall | Bannister | 2:29 | N | 17,070 | ++ | ||
| 9 | 9 | Sunday, Apr 15 | boxscore | MIN | @ | SEA | W | 18 | 6 | 7-2 | 1 | Tied | Koosman | Abbott | 2:57 | D | 5,966 | +++ | ||
| 10 | 10 | Tuesday, Apr 17 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | L | 0 | 6 | 7-3 | 3 | 1.0 | Ryan | Goltz | 2:25 | D | 37,529 | - | |||
| 11 | 11 | Wednesday, Apr 18 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | L | 6 | 11 | 7-4 | 3 | 1.5 | Miller | Erickson | Clear | 3:09 | D | 3,776 | -- | ||
| 12 | 12 | Thursday, Apr 19 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | L | 4 | 6 | 7-5 | 3 | 2.5 | Aase | Marshall | LaRoche | 2:37 | D | 3,537 | --- | ||
| 13 | 13 | Saturday, Apr 21 | boxscore | MIN | SEA | W | 6 | 5 | 8-5 | 3 | 3.0 | Koosman | Bannister | Marshall | 2:22 | D | 6,678 | + | ||
| 14 | 14 | Sunday, Apr 22 | boxscore | MIN | SEA | W | 3 | 1 | 9-5 | 2 | 2.0 | Goltz | Abbott | 1:51 | D | 7,868 | ++ | |||
| 15 | 15 | Tuesday, Apr 24 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 7 | 9-6 | 3 | 2.0 | Wise | Erickson | 2:24 | D | 3,902 | - | ||
| 16 | 16 | Wednesday, Apr 25 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | W | 4 | 2 | 10-6 | 3 | 1.0 | Redfern | Monge | Marshall | 2:41 | D | 5,144 | + | |
| 17 | 17 | Friday, Apr 27 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | W | 5 | 3 | 11-6 | 2 | 0.5 | Koosman | Rozema | Marshall | 2:27 | N | 11,262 | ++ | |
| 18 | 18 | Saturday, Apr 28 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | L | 3 | 5 | 11-7 | 2 | 1.5 | Young | Goltz | Hiller | 2:23 | D | 8,818 | - | |
| 19 | 19 | Sunday, Apr 29 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | W | 5 | 3 | 12-7 | 2 | 0.5 | Zahn | Wilcox | Marshall | 2:40 | D | 12,577 | + | |
| 20 | 20 | Monday, Apr 30 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TOR | W | 6 | 3 | 13-7 | 2 | 0.5 | Hartzell | Lemongello | 2:00 | N | 10,170 | ++ | ||
| 21 | 21 | Tuesday, May 1 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TOR | W | 3 | 2 | 14-7 | 1 | up 0.5 | Koosman | Jefferson | Marshall | 3:02 | N | 10,155 | +++ | |
| 22 | 22 | Wednesday, May 2 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TOR | W | 7 | 5 | 15-7 | 1 | up 0.5 | Goltz | Huffman | Marshall | 2:41 | N | 20,110 | ++++ | |
| 23 | 23 | Thursday, May 3 | boxscore | MIN | DET | W | 7 | 6 | 16-7 | 1 | up 1.0 | Marshall | Billingham | 2:56 | N | 4,581 | +++++ | |||
| 24 | 24 | Friday, May 4 | boxscore | MIN | DET | W | 7 | 6 | 17-7 | 1 | up 1.5 | Marshall | Lopez | 2:47 | N | 5,768 | ++++++ | |||
| 25 | 25 | Saturday, May 5 | boxscore | MIN | DET | L | 4 | 8 | 17-8 | 1 | up 1.5 | Billingham | Hartzell | 2:47 | D | 15,002 | - | |||
| 26 | 26 | Sunday, May 6 | boxscore | MIN | DET | W | 9 | 6 | 18-8 | 1 | up 2.5 | Marshall | Hiller | 2:18 | D | 15,235 | + | |||
| 27 | 27 | Monday, May 7 | boxscore | MIN | TOR | W | 6 | 1 | 19-8 | 1 | up 3.5 | Goltz | Huffman | 2:25 | N | 4,571 | ++ | |||
| 28 | 28 | Tuesday, May 8 | boxscore | MIN | TOR | W | 16 | 6 | 20-8 | 1 | up 3.5 | Bacsik | Willis | 3:14 | N | 3,126 | +++ | |||
| 29 | 29 | Friday, May 11 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | W | 4 | 3 | 21-8 | 1 | up 3.5 | Marshall | Monge | 2:26 | N | 4,121 | ++++ | |||
| 30 | 30 | Saturday, May 12 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | W | 4 | 0 | 22-8 | 1 | up 4.5 | Koosman | Paxton | 2:26 | D | 8,090 | +++++ | |||
| 31 | 31 | Sunday, May 13 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | L | 2 | 3 | 22-9 | 1 | up 4.5 | Garland | Goltz | Cruz | 2:17 | D | 10,172 | - | ||
| 32 | 32 | Monday, May 14 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | L | 5 | 7 | 22-10 | 1 | up 3.5 | Kern | Marshall | 2:47 | N | 6,406 | -- | |||
| 33 | 33 | Tuesday, May 15 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | L | 8 | 9 | 22-11 | 1 | up 2.5 | Lyle | Marshall | Kern | 2:52 | N | 7,499 | --- | ||
| 34 | 34 | Wednesday, May 16 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | L | 4 | 8 | 22-12 | 1 | up 1.5 | Matlack | Hartzell | Kern | 2:23 | N | 6,121 | ---- | ||
| 35 | 35 | Thursday, May 17 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | W | 7 | 6 | 23-12 | 1 | up 2.0 | Koosman | Leonard | Marshall | 2:40 | N | 21,437 | + | |
| 36 | 36 | Friday, May 18 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | W | 10 | 6 | 10 | 24-12 | 1 | up 2.0 | Marshall | Martin | 3:02 | N | 21,475 | ++ | |
| 37 | 37 | Sunday, May 20 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | L | 1 | 5 | 24-13 | 1 | up 0.5 | Splittorff | Erickson | 2:05 | D | 39,661 | - | ||
| 38 | 38 | Monday, May 21 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | W | 7 | 6 | 25-13 | 1 | up 1.0 | Redfern | Lyle | Marshall | 2:26 | N | 11,601 | + | |
| 39 | 39 | Tuesday, May 22 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | L | 3 | 4 | 25-14 | 1 | up 1.0 | Kern | Koosman | 2:05 | N | 11,955 | - | ||
| 40 | 40 | Wednesday, May 23 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | L | 2 | 7 | 25-15 | 1 | up 1.0 | Jenkins | Goltz | 2:01 | N | 17,909 | -- | ||
| 41 | 41 | Friday, May 25 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | L | 3 | 4 | 25-16 | 1 | up 1.5 | Splittorff | Marshall | Hrabosky | 2:41 | N | 9,606 | --- | ||
| 42 | 42 | Saturday, May 26 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | L | 4 | 7 | 25-17 | 1 | up 0.5 | Gale | Hartzell | Hrabosky | 2:41 | D | 9,023 | ---- | ||
| 43 | 43 | Sunday, May 27 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | L | 1 | 2 | 25-18 | 2 | 1.0 | Busby | Koosman | 2:06 | D | 35,148 | ----- | |||
| 44 | 44 | Monday, May 28 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 10 | 7 | 26-18 | 2 | 0.5 | Marshall | Heaverlo | 2:49 | D | 9,505 | + | |||
| 45 | 45 | Wednesday, May 30 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | L | 4 | 5 | 26-19 | 3 | 2.0 | Johnson | Erickson | Lacey | 2:28 | N | 3,073 | - | ||
| 46 | 46 | Thursday, May 31 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 13 | 2 | 27-19 | 2 | 1.0 | Hartzell | Langford | 2:11 | D | 4,345 | + | |||
| 47 | 47 | Friday, Jun 1 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | L | 2 | 5 | 27-20 | 3 | 1.0 | Stanley | Koosman | Campbell | 2:07 | N | 15,871 | - | ||
| 48 | 48 | Saturday, Jun 2 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | W | 8 | 2 | 28-20 | 2 | 1.0 | Goltz | Rainey | 2:08 | D | 14,701 | + | |||
| 49 | 49 | Sunday, Jun 3 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | L | 2 | 8 | 28-21 | 4 | 1.0 | Renko | Zahn | Campbell | 2:25 | D | 17,353 | - | ||
| 50 | 50 | Monday, Jun 4 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | L | 2 | 3 | 10 | 28-22 | 4 | 2.0 | Stanhouse | Marshall | 3:05 | N | 11,905 | -- | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Tuesday, Jun 5 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | W | 3 | 1 | 29-22 | 3 | 2.0 | Hartzell | Stone | Marshall | 2:18 | N | 11,036 | + | |
| 52 | 52 | Wednesday, Jun 6 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 3 | 29-23 | 3 | 2.0 | Guidry | Koosman | 2:15 | N | 34,075 | - | ||
| 53 | 53 | Thursday, Jun 7 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | W | 4 | 1 | 30-23 | 2 | 1.5 | Zahn | Beattie | Marshall | 2:25 | D | 20,722 | + | |
| 54 | 54 | Friday, Jun 8 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | L | 1 | 2 | 30-24 | 2 | 2.5 | Stanley | Goltz | 2:20 | N | 33,953 | - | ||
| 55 | 55 | Saturday, Jun 9 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | L | 6 | 12 | 30-25 | 3 | 3.5 | Torrez | Erickson | 2:43 | D | 34,324 | -- | ||
| 56 | 56 | Sunday, Jun 10 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | L | 0 | 5 | 30-26 | 3 | 3.5 | Eckersley | Hartzell | 1:58 | D | 34,304 | --- | ||
| 57 | 57 | Tuesday, Jun 12 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | L | 1 | 4 | 30-27 | 4 | 4.0 | Davis | Koosman | 2:26 | N | 27,733 | ---- | |||
| 58 | 58 | Wednesday, Jun 13 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | W | 8 | 7 | 31-27 | 2 | 3.5 | Redfern | Burris | Marshall | 2:31 | N | 19,660 | + | ||
| 59 | 59 | Thursday, Jun 14 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | W | 4 | 2 | 32-27 | 2 | 3.5 | Zahn | John | Marshall | 2:02 | N | 24,129 | ++ | ||
| 60 | 60 | Friday, Jun 15 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | L | 5 | 6 | 32-28 | 3 | 4.5 | Stanhouse | Marshall | Stoddard | 2:59 | N | 11,831 | - | ||
| 61 | 61 | Sunday, Jun 17 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | L | 5 | 8 | 32-29 | 3 | 5.0 | Flanagan | Koosman | Stoddard | 2:28 | D | 15,966 | -- | ||
| 62 | 62 | Tuesday, Jun 19 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | L | 9 | 10 | 32-30 | 4 | 5.5 | McClure | Bacsik | Augustine | 2:58 | N | 17,741 | --- | |
| 63 | 63 | Wednesday, Jun 20 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | L | 3 | 8 | 32-31 | 4 | 6.5 | Travers | Hartzell | 2:25 | N | 21,404 | ---- | ||
| 64 | 64 | Thursday, Jun 21 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | L | 2 | 3 | 32-32 | 4 | 6.5 | Caldwell | Serum | 2:18 | D | 32,339 | ----- | ||
| 65 | 65 | Friday, Jun 22 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | W | 5 | 3 | 33-32 | 4 | 5.5 | Zahn | Kravec | Marshall | 2:32 | N | 28,029 | + | |
| 66 | 66 | Saturday, Jun 23 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | W | 6 | 1 | 34-32 | 4 | 4.5 | Goltz | Baumgarten | 2:41 | D | 20,797 | ++ | ||
| 67 | 67 | Sunday, Jun 24 (1) | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | W | 4 | 3 | 35-32 | 4 | 3.0 | Bacsik | Wortham | 2:48 | D | 0 | +++ | ||
| 68 | 68 | Sunday, Jun 24 (2) | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | W | 7 | 1 | 36-32 | 4 | 3.0 | Koosman | Farmer | 2:38 | N | 20,655 | ++++ | ||
| 69 | 69 | Tuesday, Jun 26 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | W | 8 | 7 | 37-32 | 4 | 2.0 | Marshall | Augustine | 2:51 | N | 21,711 | +++++ | |||
| 70 | 70 | Wednesday, Jun 27 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | L | 8 | 9 | 37-33 | 4 | 2.0 | Caldwell | Serum | Augustine | 3:02 | N | 18,602 | - | ||
| 71 | 71 | Thursday, Jun 28 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | L | 5 | 6 | 10 | 37-34 | 4 | 3.0 | Castro | Marshall | 3:11 | D | 22,224 | -- | ||
| 72 | 72 | Friday, Jun 29 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | W | 5 | 2 | 38-34 | 4 | 3.0 | Koosman | Wortham | 2:14 | N | 12,763 | + | |||
| 73 | 73 | Saturday, Jun 30 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | W | 16 | 4 | 39-34 | 4 | 3.0 | Zahn | Farmer | 2:54 | D | 11,919 | ++ | |||
| 74 | 74 | Sunday, Jul 1 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | W | 2 | 1 | 10 | 40-34 | 3 | 2.0 | Hartzell | Howard | 2:56 | D | 24,904 | +++ | ||
| 75 | 75 | Monday, Jul 2 | boxscore | MIN | SEA | W | 7 | 0 | 41-34 | 3 | 2.0 | Jackson | Jones | 2:16 | N | 6,629 | ++++ | |||
| 76 | 76 | Tuesday, Jul 3 (1) | boxscore | MIN | SEA | W | 12 | 2 | 42-34 | 3 | 2.5 | Redfern | Parrott | 2:42 | N | 0 | +++++ | |||
| 77 | 77 | Tuesday, Jul 3 (2) | boxscore | MIN | SEA | L | 2 | 10 | 42-35 | 3 | 2.5 | McLaughlin | Serum | 2:18 | N | 12,422 | - | |||
| 78 | 78 | Wednesday, Jul 4 | boxscore | MIN | SEA | W | 7 | 2 | 43-35 | 3 | 2.5 | Koosman | Abbott | 2:11 | N | 34,365 | + | |||
| 79 | 79 | Thursday, Jul 5 | boxscore | MIN | SEA | L | 0 | 4 | 43-36 | 3 | 3.0 | Honeycutt | Zahn | 2:09 | D | 8,422 | - | |||
| 80 | 80 | Friday, Jul 6 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | L | 5 | 6 | 43-37 | 3 | 3.5 | Spillner | Hartzell | Monge | 2:51 | N | 13,348 | -- | |
| 81 | 81 | Saturday, Jul 7 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | L | 3 | 9 | 43-38 | 3 | 4.5 | Paxton | Jackson | 2:35 | D | 10,589 | --- | ||
| 82 | 82 | Sunday, Jul 8 (1) | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | L | 4 | 5 | 43-39 | 3 | 4.5 | Cruz | Marshall | 2:45 | D | 0 | ---- | ||
| 83 | 83 | Sunday, Jul 8 (2) | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | W | 7 | 2 | 44-39 | 3 | 4.5 | Goltz | Waits | 2:15 | D | 19,592 | + | ||
| 84 | 84 | Monday, Jul 9 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | W | 5 | 3 | 45-39 | 3 | 4.0 | Koosman | Baker | Marshall | 2:24 | N | 15,742 | ++ | |
| 85 | 85 | Tuesday, Jul 10 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | L | 5 | 6 | 45-40 | 3 | 5.0 | Lopez | Marshall | 2:49 | N | 17,747 | - | ||
| 86 | 86 | Wednesday, Jul 11 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | W | 3 | 0 | 46-40 | 3 | 4.0 | Jackson | Morris | Redfern | 2:35 | N | 16,180 | + | |
| 87 | 87 | Friday, Jul 13 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TOR | W | 6 | 4 | 47-40 | 3 | 4.0 | Goltz | Lemanczyk | Marshall | 2:33 | N | 14,095 | ++ | |
| 88 | 88 | Saturday, Jul 14 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TOR | L | 2 | 4 | 47-41 | 3 | 5.0 | Stieb | Koosman | 2:22 | D | 19,187 | - | ||
| 89 | 89 | Sunday, Jul 15 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TOR | W | 9 | 4 | 48-41 | 3 | 5.0 | Zahn | Clancy | 2:22 | D | 19,069 | + | ||
| 90 | 90 | Thursday, Jul 19 | boxscore | MIN | DET | L | 3 | 8 | 48-42 | 3 | 5.5 | Underwood | Koosman | 2:45 | N | 17,391 | - | |||
| 91 | 91 | Friday, Jul 20 | boxscore | MIN | DET | W | 14 | 6 | 49-42 | 3 | 4.5 | Serum | Young | 2:30 | N | 14,509 | + | |||
| 92 | 92 | Saturday, Jul 21 (1) | boxscore | MIN | TOR | W | 6 | 4 | 50-42 | 3 | 3.0 | Goltz | Huffman | Marshall | 2:23 | D | 0 | ++ | ||
| 93 | 93 | Saturday, Jul 21 (2) | boxscore | MIN | TOR | W | 4 | 3 | 51-42 | 3 | 3.0 | Hartzell | Moore | 2:01 | D | 12,887 | +++ | |||
| 94 | 94 | Sunday, Jul 22 | boxscore | MIN | TOR | W | 13 | 1 | 52-42 | 2 | 2.0 | Redfern | Lemanczyk | 2:31 | D | 18,927 | ++++ | |||
| 95 | 95 | Monday, Jul 23 | boxscore | MIN | TOR | W | 7 | 6 | 53-42 | 2 | 2.0 | Marshall | Lemongello | 3:06 | N | 7,482 | +++++ | |||
| 96 | 96 | Tuesday, Jul 24 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | L | 2 | 4 | 53-43 | 2 | 2.0 | Wise | Koosman | 2:38 | N | 10,243 | - | |||
| 97 | 97 | Wednesday, Jul 25 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | L | 0 | 2 | 53-44 | 2 | 3.0 | Waits | Goltz | 2:10 | N | 10,762 | -- | |||
| 98 | 98 | Thursday, Jul 26 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | L | 2 | 7 | 53-45 | 2 | 3.0 | Spillner | Redfern | Monge | 2:30 | D | 18,728 | --- | ||
| 99 | 99 | Friday, Jul 27 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | W | 3 | 1 | 54-45 | 2 | 2.0 | Zahn | Frost | Marshall | 2:31 | N | 38,945 | + | |
| 100 | 100 | Saturday, Jul 28 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | L | 0 | 5 | 54-46 | 2 | 3.0 | Aase | Koosman | 2:23 | N | 41,891 | - | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Sunday, Jul 29 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | L | 3 | 9 | 54-47 | 2 | 4.0 | Eddy | Jackson | LaRoche | 2:34 | D | 33,510 | -- | |
| 102 | 102 | Monday, Jul 30 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | W | 3 | 0 | 55-47 | 2 | 3.0 | Goltz | Kingman | 2:25 | N | 5,857 | + | ||
| 103 | 103 | Tuesday, Jul 31 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L | 1 | 2 | 55-48 | 2 | 4.0 | McCatty | Zahn | 2:07 | N | 1,763 | - | ||
| 104 | 104 | Wednesday, Aug 1 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L | 1 | 7 | 55-49 | 3 | 4.0 | Langford | Hartzell | 2:07 | D | 5,711 | -- | ||
| 105 | 105 | Friday, Aug 3 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | W | 4 | 1 | 56-49 | 3 | 3.0 | Koosman | Barr | Marshall | 2:23 | N | 30,653 | + | ||
| 106 | 106 | Saturday, Aug 4 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | L | 1 | 7 | 56-50 | 3 | 4.0 | Frost | Goltz | Clear | 2:30 | D | 26,084 | - | ||
| 107 | 107 | Sunday, Aug 5 (1) | boxscore | MIN | CAL | L | 7 | 11 | 56-51 | 3 | 4.0 | LaRoche | Erickson | Clear | 2:58 | D | 0 | -- | ||
| 108 | 108 | Sunday, Aug 5 (2) | boxscore | MIN | CAL | W | 7 | 1 | 57-51 | 3 | 4.0 | Redfern | Eddy | Marshall | 2:49 | D | 41,182 | + | ||
| 109 | 109 | Monday, Aug 6 | boxscore | MIN | @ | SEA | L | 4 | 7 | 57-52 | 3 | 5.0 | Honeycutt | Jackson | McLaughlin | 2:43 | N | 7,193 | - | |
| 110 | 110 | Tuesday, Aug 7 | boxscore | MIN | @ | SEA | W | 5 | 2 | 58-52 | 2 | 4.0 | Koosman | Hinton | Marshall | 2:52 | N | 8,288 | + | |
| 111 | 111 | Wednesday, Aug 8 | boxscore | MIN | @ | SEA | W | 3 | 1 | 59-52 | 2 | 4.0 | Goltz | Bannister | Marshall | 2:32 | N | 8,222 | ++ | |
| 112 | 112 | Friday, Aug 10 (1) | boxscore | MIN | OAK | L | 5 | 6 | 11 | 59-53 | 2 | 3.5 | Heaverlo | Marshall | 3:14 | N | 0 | - | ||
| 113 | 113 | Friday, Aug 10 (2) | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 3 | 2 | 12 | 60-53 | 2 | 3.5 | Jackson | Heaverlo | 3:56 | N | 13,742 | + | ||
| 114 | 114 | Saturday, Aug 11 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 9 | 7 | 61-53 | 2 | 3.5 | Bacsik | McCatty | Marshall | 2:48 | D | 9,535 | ++ | ||
| 115 | 115 | Sunday, Aug 12 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 1 | 0 | 62-53 | 2 | 3.5 | Koosman | Langford | 1:43 | D | 14,500 | +++ | |||
| 116 | 116 | Monday, Aug 13 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | L | 5 | 6 | 62-54 | 2 | 3.5 | Burgmeier | Marshall | Drago | 2:27 | N | 32,359 | - | |
| 117 | 117 | Tuesday, Aug 14 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | L | 1 | 12 | 62-55 | 2 | 3.5 | Eckersley | Redfern | 2:31 | N | 32,962 | -- | ||
| 118 | 118 | Wednesday, Aug 15 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | L | 5 | 9 | 62-56 | 2 | 3.5 | Drago | Bacsik | 3:03 | N | 33,539 | --- | ||
| 119 | 119 | Thursday, Aug 16 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | W | 5 | 1 | 63-56 | 2 | 3.0 | Zahn | Hunter | 2:31 | N | 22,036 | + | ||
| 120 | 120 | Friday, Aug 17 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | W | 5 | 2 | 64-56 | 2 | 2.0 | Koosman | Beattie | 2:14 | N | 30,372 | ++ | ||
| 121 | 121 | Saturday, Aug 18 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | L | 3 | 5 | 64-57 | 2 | 3.0 | Davis | Marshall | Gossage | 2:44 | N | 38,695 | - | |
| 122 | 122 | Sunday, Aug 19 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | L | 3 | 4 | 64-58 | 2 | 4.0 | Guidry | Jackson | Gossage | 2:16 | D | 47,723 | -- | |
| 123 | 123 | Monday, Aug 20 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | W | 10 | 5 | 65-58 | 2 | 4.0 | Erickson | Torrez | 2:34 | N | 13,895 | + | |||
| 124 | 124 | Tuesday, Aug 21 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | W | 7 | 2 | 66-58 | 2 | 3.0 | Koosman | Tudor | 2:11 | N | 19,386 | ++ | |||
| 125 | 125 | Wednesday, Aug 22 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | L | 4 | 9 | 8 | 66-59 | 2 | 3.0 | Stanley | Goltz | 1:59 | N | 24,356 | - | ||
| 126 | 126 | Friday, Aug 24 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | L | 5 | 7 | 66-60 | 2 | 3.0 | Guidry | Zahn | Gossage | 2:32 | N | 29,800 | -- | ||
| 127 | 127 | Saturday, Aug 25 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | W | 4 | 1 | 67-60 | 2 | 3.0 | Koosman | Tiant | Marshall | 2:38 | N | 36,363 | + | ||
| 128 | 128 | Monday, Aug 27 (1) | boxscore | MIN | BAL | W | 4 | 3 | 68-60 | 3 | 2.0 | Redfern | Martinez | Marshall | 2:29 | N | 0 | ++ | ||
| 129 | 129 | Monday, Aug 27 (2) | boxscore | MIN | BAL | L | 1 | 5 | 68-61 | 3 | 2.0 | Palmer | Goltz | 2:24 | N | 17,207 | - | |||
| 130 | 130 | Wednesday, Aug 29 (1) | boxscore | MIN | BAL | L | 0 | 4 | 68-62 | 3 | 2.0 | McGregor | Erickson | 2:14 | D | 0 | -- | |||
| 131 | 131 | Wednesday, Aug 29 (2) | boxscore | MIN | BAL | L | 4 | 7 | 68-63 | 3 | 2.0 | Ford | Zahn | Stanhouse | 2:47 | D | 11,470 | --- | ||
| 132 | 132 | Thursday, Aug 30 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | L | 4 | 5 | 68-64 | 3 | 2.5 | Flanagan | Koosman | Stanhouse | 2:46 | N | 24,461 | ---- | |
| 133 | 133 | Friday, Aug 31 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | W | 3 | 1 | 69-64 | 3 | 2.0 | Goltz | Martinez | Marshall | 3:03 | N | 30,816 | + | |
| 134 | 134 | Saturday, Sep 1 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | W | 3 | 2 | 70-64 | 3 | 2.0 | Hartzell | Palmer | Marshall | 2:32 | N | 36,146 | ++ | |
| 135 | 135 | Sunday, Sep 2 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | L | 1 | 3 | 70-65 | 3 | 3.0 | McGregor | Erickson | 2:14 | D | 18,074 | - | ||
| 136 | 136 | Monday, Sep 3 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | L | 0 | 1 | 70-66 | 3 | 4.0 | Leonard | Zahn | 2:22 | N | 19,643 | -- | |||
| 137 | 137 | Tuesday, Sep 4 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | W | 5 | 1 | 71-66 | 3 | 3.0 | Koosman | Gura | 1:50 | N | 10,610 | + | |||
| 138 | 138 | Wednesday, Sep 5 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | W | 8 | 3 | 72-66 | 3 | 3.0 | Goltz | Splittorff | 2:48 | N | 11,647 | ++ | |||
| 139 | 139 | Friday, Sep 7 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | L | 4 | 5 | 72-67 | 3 | 4.5 | Lyle | Marshall | Kern | 2:59 | N | 10,793 | - | ||
| 140 | 140 | Saturday, Sep 8 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | L | 2 | 6 | 72-68 | 3 | 5.5 | Medich | Koosman | Kern | 2:27 | N | 15,382 | -- | ||
| 141 | 141 | Sunday, Sep 9 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | L | 5 | 6 | 72-69 | 3 | 6.5 | Comer | Hartzell | Kern | 2:23 | D | 9,261 | --- | ||
| 142 | 142 | Monday, Sep 10 (1) | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | L | 5 | 6 | 14 | 72-70 | 3 | 6.5 | Quisenberry | Marshall | 4:21 | N | 0 | ---- | |
| 143 | 143 | Monday, Sep 10 (2) | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | W | 5 | 2 | 73-70 | 3 | 6.5 | Goltz | Splittorff | 2:25 | N | 31,337 | + | ||
| 144 | 144 | Tuesday, Sep 11 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | W | 3 | 1 | 74-70 | 3 | 5.5 | Zahn | Chamberlain | Marshall | 2:24 | N | 21,253 | ++ | |
| 145 | 145 | Wednesday, Sep 12 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | L | 0 | 4 | 74-71 | 3 | 5.5 | Leonard | Koosman | 2:02 | N | 20,524 | - | ||
| 146 | 146 | Thursday, Sep 13 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | W | 7 | 4 | 12 | 75-71 | 3 | 5.0 | Jackson | Kern | 3:28 | N | 8,562 | + | |
| 147 | 147 | Friday, Sep 14 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | L | 3 | 5 | 75-72 | 3 | 6.0 | Jenkins | Goltz | Lyle | 2:18 | N | 10,082 | - | |
| 148 | 148 | Saturday, Sep 15 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | W | 11 | 4 | 76-72 | 3 | 5.0 | Zahn | Alexander | 2:41 | N | 20,619 | + | ||
| 149 | 149 | Sunday, Sep 16 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | W | 6 | 2 | 77-72 | 3 | 4.0 | Erickson | Medich | 2:20 | N | 6,853 | ++ | ||
| 150 | 150 | Monday, Sep 17 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | W | 10 | 3 | 78-72 | 3 | 3.0 | Bacsik | Wortham | 2:57 | N | 5,003 | +++ | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Tuesday, Sep 18 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | L | 0 | 1 | 10 | 78-73 | 3 | 4.0 | Kravec | Goltz | 2:21 | N | 5,196 | - | |
| 152 | 152 | Wednesday, Sep 19 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | L | 0 | 6 | 78-74 | 3 | 4.0 | Baumgarten | Hartzell | 2:12 | D | 3,751 | -- | ||
| 153 | 153 | Thursday, Sep 20 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | W | 3 | 1 | 79-74 | 3 | 4.0 | Zahn | Righetti | 2:06 | D | 5,357 | + | |||
| 154 | 154 | Friday, Sep 21 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | W | 3 | 2 | 80-74 | 3 | 3.0 | Koosman | Haas | Marshall | 2:16 | N | 10,791 | ++ | |
| 155 | 155 | Saturday, Sep 22 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | W | 6 | 3 | 81-74 | 2 | 3.0 | Erickson | Slaton | Marshall | 2:48 | D | 18,263 | +++ | |
| 156 | 156 | Sunday, Sep 23 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | L | 7 | 8 | 81-75 | 3 | 4.0 | Augustine | Redfern | 3:19 | D | 12,097 | - | ||
| 157 | 157 | Tuesday, Sep 25 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | L | 3 | 9 | 81-76 | 3 | 5.5 | Kravec | Zahn | 2:51 | N | 5,275 | -- | |||
| 158 | 158 | Wednesday, Sep 26 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | L | 5 | 6 | 10 | 81-77 | 3 | 5.5 | Farmer | Marshall | 3:08 | N | 4,458 | --- | ||
| 159 | 159 | Thursday, Sep 27 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | L | 2 | 4 | 10 | 81-78 | 3 | 6.0 | Proly | Goltz | Farmer | 2:44 | D | 3,797 | ---- | |
| 160 | 160 | Friday, Sep 28 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | L | 1 | 10 | 81-79 | 4 | 6.0 | Caldwell | Erickson | 2:37 | N | 14,376 | ----- | |||
| 161 | 161 | Saturday, Sep 29 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | L | 8 | 11 | 81-80 | 4 | 6.0 | Mitchell | Hartzell | McClure | 2:46 | D | 8,658 | ------ | ||
| 162 | 162 | Sunday, Sep 30 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | W | 5 | 0 | 82-80 | 4 | 6.0 | Koosman | Sorensen | 1:54 | D | 10,277 | + | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak |