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| Season Summary | 81-81, Final Rank:2, GB: 3.0 | |
| Days in First | 52 | last on Sunday, Sep 23, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 58 | last on Sep 23, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | 5.5 | last on Wednesday, Aug 22, for days on which they played |
| Farthest Behind | 4.5 | last on Saturday, Jun 16, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 9 | last on Wednesday, Aug 22 |
| Most Games under .500 | 5 | last on Wednesday, Jun 13 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 6 | Friday, May 4 to Wednesday, May 9 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 6 | Tuesday, Sep 25 to Sunday, Sep 30 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 14 | Thursday, Aug 2 |
| Most Runs Scored | 14 | Monday, Jul 23 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 13 | Thursday, Sep 20 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 10 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 9 | |
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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 3 | boxscore | MIN | DET | L | 1 | 8 | 0-1 | 6 | 1.0 | Morris | Williams | 2:10 | 34,381 | - | |||
| 2 | 2 | Thursday, Apr 5 | boxscore | MIN | DET | L | 3 | 7 | 0-2 | 6 | 2.0 | Petry | Viola | 2:33 | 8,373 | -- | |||
| 3 | 3 | Friday, Apr 6 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | W | 9 | 4 | 1-2 | 5 | 2.0 | Smithson | Boddicker | 2:32 | 8,644 | + | |||
| 4 | 4 | Saturday, Apr 7 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | W | 13 | 4 | 2-2 | 3 | 1.0 | Butcher | Flanagan | 2:29 | 10,245 | ++ | |||
| 5 | 5 | Sunday, Apr 8 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | W | 7 | 3 | 3-2 | 3 | 1.0 | Williams | Palmer | Davis | 2:22 | 13,286 | +++ | ||
| 6 | 6 | Tuesday, Apr 10 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 4 | 3-3 | 3 | 2.0 | Niekro | Viola | Righetti | 2:34 | 52,430 | - | |
| 7 | 7 | Thursday, Apr 12 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | W | 3 | 0 | 4-3 | 3 | 2.0 | Smithson | Fontenot | Davis | 2:20 | 15,249 | + | |
| 8 | 8 | Friday, Apr 13 | boxscore | MIN | SEA | W | 4 | 3 | 5-3 | 3 | 1.0 | Davis | Stanton | 2:49 | 7,003 | ++ | |||
| 9 | 9 | Saturday, Apr 14 | boxscore | MIN | SEA | W | 4 | 3 | 11 | 6-3 | 2 | 0.5 | Davis | Stoddard | 2:38 | 10,659 | +++ | ||
| 10 | 10 | Sunday, Apr 15 | boxscore | MIN | SEA | L | 4 | 5 | 6-4 | 3 | 1.0 | Thomas | Walters | Beard | 2:44 | 10,273 | - | ||
| 11 | 11 | Monday, Apr 16 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | W | 9 | 2 | 7-4 | 2 | 0.5 | Smithson | Romanick | 2:21 | 6,227 | + | |||
| 12 | 12 | Tuesday, Apr 17 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | L | 3 | 6 | 7-5 | 2 | 1.5 | John | Butcher | Sanchez | 2:32 | 9,370 | - | ||
| 13 | 13 | Wednesday, Apr 18 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | L | 2 | 9 | 7-6 | 3 | 1.5 | Zahn | Williams | 2:15 | 7,967 | -- | |||
| 14 | 14 | Friday, Apr 20 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | L | 2 | 4 | 10 | 7-7 | 4 | 2.0 | Stewart | Davis | 2:40 | 21,482 | --- | |
| 15 | 15 | Saturday, Apr 21 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | L | 3 | 5 | 7-8 | 5 | 2.5 | Flanagan | Smithson | Martinez | 2:40 | 27,152 | ---- | |
| 16 | 16 | Sunday, Apr 22 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | W | 6 | 1 | 8-8 | 4 | 1.5 | Butcher | Boddicker | 2:21 | 16,560 | + | ||
| 17 | 17 | Tuesday, Apr 24 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | L | 5 | 6 | 8-9 | 6 | 2.5 | Morris | Davis | 2:16 | 0 | - | ||
| 18 | 18 | Tuesday, Apr 24 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | L | 3 | 4 | 8-10 | 6 | 2.5 | Abbott | Viola | Lopez | 2:29 | 20,315 | -- | |
| 19 | 19 | Wednesday, Apr 25 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | W | 8 | 6 | 9-10 | 5 | 2.0 | Filson | Howell | Walters | 2:37 | 12,398 | + | ||
| 20 | 20 | Thursday, Apr 26 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | W | 4 | 2 | 10-10 | 4 | 1.5 | Filson | Rijo | Walters | 2:45 | 11,246 | ++ | ||
| 21 | 21 | Friday, Apr 27 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L | 3 | 5 | 10-11 | 4 | 2.0 | McCatty | Pashnick | Caudill | 2:29 | 13,573 | - | |
| 22 | 22 | Saturday, Apr 28 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L | 0 | 7 | 10-12 | 4 | 3.0 | Burris | Williams | 2:01 | 17,733 | -- | ||
| 23 | 23 | Sunday, Apr 29 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | W | 5 | 2 | 11-12 | 4 | 3.0 | Viola | Sorensen | Davis | 2:38 | 0 | + | |
| 24 | 24 | Sunday, Apr 29 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L | 0 | 3 | 11-13 | 4 | 3.0 | Codiroli | Smithson | Caudill | 2:22 | 26,366 | - | |
| 25 | 25 | Tuesday, May 1 | boxscore | MIN | @ | SEA | L | 8 | 11 | 11-14 | 5 | 4.0 | Beard | Walters | 3:20 | 5,785 | -- | ||
| 26 | 26 | Wednesday, May 2 | boxscore | MIN | @ | SEA | W | 8 | 6 | 12-14 | 4 | 3.0 | Pashnick | Vande Berg | Davis | 2:44 | 6,209 | + | |
| 27 | 27 | Thursday, May 3 | boxscore | MIN | @ | SEA | L | 2 | 6 | 12-15 | 4 | 3.5 | Langston | Smithson | Beard | 2:35 | 5,456 | - | |
| 28 | 28 | Friday, May 4 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 3 | 1 | 13-15 | 4 | 3.5 | Viola | Burris | Davis | 2:23 | 10,155 | + | ||
| 29 | 29 | Saturday, May 5 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 5 | 4 | 14-15 | 4 | 3.5 | Pashnick | Codiroli | 2:29 | 9,334 | ++ | |||
| 30 | 30 | Sunday, May 6 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 4 | 3 | 15-15 | 4 | 2.5 | Hodge | Warren | Davis | 2:22 | 9,260 | +++ | ||
| 31 | 31 | Monday, May 7 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | W | 11 | 1 | 16-15 | 3 | 1.5 | Smithson | Romanick | 2:45 | 23,575 | ++++ | ||
| 32 | 32 | Tuesday, May 8 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | W | 5 | 0 | 17-15 | 3 | 0.5 | Viola | Slaton | 2:27 | 23,678 | +++++ | ||
| 33 | 33 | Wednesday, May 9 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | W | 5 | 2 | 18-15 | 1 | up 0.5 | Filson | Zahn | 2:30 | 24,682 | ++++++ | ||
| 34 | 34 | Friday, May 11 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | L | 1 | 4 | 18-16 | 1 | up 0.5 | Haas | Hodge | Fingers | 2:17 | 15,738 | - | |
| 35 | 35 | Saturday, May 12 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | W | 4 | 2 | 19-16 | 1 | up 0.5 | Smithson | Caldwell | Davis | 2:38 | 30,236 | + | |
| 36 | 36 | Sunday, May 13 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | L | 1 | 4 | 19-17 | 1 | Tied | Cocanower | Viola | Fingers | 2:33 | 15,822 | - | |
| 37 | 37 | Tuesday, May 15 | boxscore | MIN | TOR | L | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19-18 | 2 | 0.5 | Jackson | Davis | 2:49 | 26,761 | -- | ||
| 38 | 38 | Wednesday, May 16 | boxscore | MIN | TOR | L | 7 | 8 | 19-19 | 2 | 0.5 | Alexander | Filson | Acker | 2:36 | 51,863 | --- | ||
| 39 | 39 | Friday, May 18 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | W | 8 | 3 | 20-19 | 2 | 0.5 | Smithson | Brown | 2:10 | 29,277 | + | |||
| 40 | 40 | Saturday, May 19 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | W | 7 | 0 | 21-19 | 2 | 0.5 | Viola | Ojeda | 2:01 | 25,896 | ++ | |||
| 41 | 41 | Sunday, May 20 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | L | 4 | 5 | 21-20 | 2 | 1.5 | Clemens | Butcher | Stanley | 2:11 | 26,731 | - | ||
| 42 | 42 | Monday, May 21 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TOR | L | 2 | 3 | 21-21 | 2 | 2.0 | Alexander | Davis | 1:53 | 43,347 | -- | ||
| 43 | 43 | Tuesday, May 22 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TOR | L | 2 | 3 | 21-22 | 2 | 2.0 | Jackson | Smithson | 2:56 | 17,287 | --- | ||
| 44 | 44 | Wednesday, May 23 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TOR | L | 1 | 4 | 21-23 | 2 | 2.0 | Clancy | Viola | Lamp | 2:29 | 17,189 | ---- | |
| 45 | 45 | Friday, May 25 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | W | 7 | 4 | 22-23 | 2 | 1.5 | Butcher | Cocanower | Davis | 2:24 | 37,687 | + | ||
| 46 | 46 | Saturday, May 26 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | W | 7 | 6 | 23-23 | 2 | 0.5 | Filson | Waits | 2:27 | 35,228 | ++ | |||
| 47 | 47 | Sunday, May 27 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | L | 4 | 5 | 23-24 | 2 | 0.5 | Porter | Smithson | Fingers | 2:44 | 36,946 | - | ||
| 48 | 48 | Wednesday, May 30 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | L | 0 | 2 | 23-25 | 2 | 1.5 | Ojeda | Butcher | 1:59 | 12,642 | -- | ||
| 49 | 49 | Thursday, May 31 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | W | 7 | 2 | 24-25 | 2 | 1.0 | Hodge | Gubicza | Davis | 2:31 | 11,011 | + | ||
| 50 | 50 | Friday, Jun 1 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | L | 1 | 7 | 24-26 | 2 | 2.0 | Leibrandt | Smithson | 2:30 | 13,164 | - | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Saturday, Jun 2 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | L | 6 | 7 | 10 | 24-27 | 3 | 3.0 | Quisenberry | Whitehouse | 2:59 | 13,799 | -- | ||
| 52 | 52 | Sunday, Jun 3 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | L | 2 | 5 | 24-28 | 5 | 4.0 | Black | Viola | Beckwith | 2:10 | 12,144 | --- | ||
| 53 | 53 | Monday, Jun 4 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | W | 6 | 2 | 25-28 | 4 | 3.0 | Butcher | Stewart | Davis | 2:04 | 6,741 | + | ||
| 54 | 54 | Tuesday, Jun 5 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | L | 1 | 2 | 25-29 | 6 | 4.0 | Hough | Hodge | 2:07 | 7,762 | - | |||
| 55 | 55 | Wednesday, Jun 6 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | W | 2 | 1 | 26-29 | 5 | 3.0 | Smithson | Mason | 1:54 | 7,279 | + | |||
| 56 | 56 | Thursday, Jun 7 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | W | 5 | 4 | 27-29 | 4 | 2.0 | Davis | Darwin | 2:12 | 8,628 | ++ | |||
| 57 | 57 | Friday, Jun 8 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 6 | 27-30 | 4 | 2.5 | Bannister | Viola | 2:17 | 34,239 | - | ||
| 58 | 58 | Saturday, Jun 9 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | L | 4 | 8 | 27-31 | 4 | 3.5 | Hoyt | Butcher | Jones | 2:42 | 30,109 | -- | |
| 59 | 59 | Sunday, Jun 10 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | W | 12 | 5 | 28-31 | 3 | 3.5 | Hodge | Burns | 3:01 | 30,810 | + | ||
| 60 | 60 | Tuesday, Jun 12 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | L | 2 | 6 | 28-32 | 3 | 4.5 | Darwin | Smithson | 2:06 | 12,115 | - | ||
| 61 | 61 | Wednesday, Jun 13 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | L | 0 | 3 | 28-33 | 4 | 4.5 | Tanana | Schrom | 2:04 | 9,464 | -- | ||
| 62 | 62 | Thursday, Jun 14 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | W | 3 | 2 | 29-33 | 3 | 4.5 | Viola | Stewart | Davis | 2:12 | 11,760 | + | |
| 63 | 63 | Friday, Jun 15 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | W | 3 | 0 | 30-33 | 3 | 4.5 | Butcher | Gubicza | 2:14 | 28,264 | ++ | ||
| 64 | 64 | Saturday, Jun 16 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | W | 6 | 1 | 31-33 | 2 | 4.5 | Williams | Saberhagen | Filson | 2:24 | 29,046 | +++ | |
| 65 | 65 | Sunday, Jun 17 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | W | 3 | 1 | 32-33 | 2 | 3.5 | Smithson | Leibrandt | Davis | 2:54 | 23,105 | ++++ | |
| 66 | 66 | Tuesday, Jun 19 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | L | 4 | 7 | 32-34 | 2 | 3.0 | Blyleven | Schrom | Camacho | 2:48 | 9,373 | - | ||
| 67 | 67 | Wednesday, Jun 20 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | W | 8 | 2 | 33-34 | 2 | 2.0 | Viola | Comer | 2:24 | 19,637 | + | |||
| 68 | 68 | Thursday, Jun 21 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | L | 0 | 7 | 33-35 | 3 | 2.5 | Heaton | Butcher | 2:22 | 10,043 | - | |||
| 69 | 69 | Friday, Jun 22 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | L | 6 | 8 | 33-36 | 3 | 3.5 | Spillner | Davis | 2:52 | 21,919 | -- | |||
| 70 | 70 | Saturday, Jun 23 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | W | 4 | 3 | 34-36 | 3 | 2.5 | Whitehouse | Seaver | Davis | 2:24 | 20,828 | + | ||
| 71 | 71 | Sunday, Jun 24 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | W | 3 | 2 | 35-36 | 2 | 1.5 | Schrom | Dotson | 2:08 | 12,696 | ++ | |||
| 72 | 72 | Tuesday, Jun 26 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | W | 8 | 3 | 36-36 | 2 | 1.0 | Viola | Comer | Davis | 2:57 | 7,130 | +++ | |
| 73 | 73 | Wednesday, Jun 27 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | L | 4 | 6 | 10 | 36-37 | 2 | 2.0 | Camacho | Davis | 2:45 | 8,981 | - | |
| 74 | 74 | Friday, Jun 29 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | W | 5 | 3 | 37-37 | 2 | 2.0 | Williams | Morris | Davis | 2:50 | 0 | + | |
| 75 | 75 | Friday, Jun 29 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | L | 5 | 7 | 37-38 | 2 | 2.0 | Hernandez | Filson | 3:00 | 44,619 | - | ||
| 76 | 76 | Saturday, Jun 30 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | L | 3 | 4 | 37-39 | 2 | 3.0 | Petry | Schrom | Hernandez | 2:43 | 48,095 | -- | |
| 77 | 77 | Sunday, Jul 1 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | W | 9 | 0 | 38-39 | 2 | 3.0 | Viola | Berenguer | 2:21 | 43,484 | + | ||
| 78 | 78 | Monday, Jul 2 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | W | 6 | 4 | 39-39 | 2 | 3.0 | Butcher | McGregor | 2:11 | 12,081 | ++ | |||
| 79 | 79 | Tuesday, Jul 3 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | W | 3 | 1 | 40-39 | 2 | 2.0 | Smithson | Flanagan | 2:04 | 22,803 | +++ | |||
| 80 | 80 | Wednesday, Jul 4 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | L | 4 | 6 | 40-40 | 2 | 2.0 | Martinez | Williams | Martinez | 2:56 | 16,547 | - | ||
| 81 | 81 | Thursday, Jul 5 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | W | 5 | 4 | 41-40 | 2 | 1.0 | Schrom | Guidry | Davis | 2:47 | 14,049 | + | ||
| 82 | 82 | Friday, Jul 6 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | W | 9 | 4 | 42-40 | 1 | Tied | Viola | Shirley | 2:22 | 23,278 | ++ | |||
| 83 | 83 | Saturday, Jul 7 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | L | 4 | 11 | 42-41 | 3 | 1.0 | Rasmussen | Butcher | 2:38 | 29,290 | - | |||
| 84 | 84 | Sunday, Jul 8 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | W | 4 | 3 | 10 | 43-41 | 2 | 1.0 | Davis | Righetti | 2:45 | 19,298 | + | ||
| 85 | 85 | Thursday, Jul 12 | boxscore | MIN | DET | W | 4 | 2 | 44-41 | 1 | Tied | Viola | Petry | Davis | 2:18 | 29,729 | ++ | ||
| 86 | 86 | Friday, Jul 13 | boxscore | MIN | DET | L | 3 | 5 | 11 | 44-42 | 1 | Tied | Hernandez | Lysander | Lopez | 3:11 | 30,050 | - | |
| 87 | 87 | Saturday, Jul 14 | boxscore | MIN | DET | L | 5 | 6 | 12 | 44-43 | 3 | 1.0 | Hernandez | Walters | 3:40 | 46,017 | -- | ||
| 88 | 88 | Sunday, Jul 15 | boxscore | MIN | DET | L | 2 | 6 | 44-44 | 3 | 2.0 | Rozema | Schrom | Lopez | 3:00 | 27,965 | --- | ||
| 89 | 89 | Monday, Jul 16 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | L | 1 | 3 | 44-45 | 3 | 3.0 | Davis | Smithson | 2:19 | 24,178 | ---- | ||
| 90 | 90 | Tuesday, Jul 17 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | L | 1 | 3 | 44-46 | 3 | 4.0 | McGregor | Viola | 2:09 | 22,643 | ----- | ||
| 91 | 91 | Wednesday, Jul 18 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | W | 3 | 1 | 45-46 | 3 | 3.0 | Butcher | Boddicker | 2:17 | 19,067 | + | ||
| 92 | 92 | Thursday, Jul 19 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | W | 2 | 1 | 46-46 | 3 | 2.5 | Whitehouse | Righetti | Davis | 2:37 | 20,233 | ++ | |
| 93 | 93 | Friday, Jul 20 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | L | 3 | 4 | 46-47 | 3 | 2.5 | Howell | Davis | 2:37 | 20,377 | - | ||
| 94 | 94 | Saturday, Jul 21 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | W | 5 | 2 | 47-47 | 3 | 1.5 | Smithson | Fontenot | Lysander | 2:43 | 33,435 | + | |
| 95 | 95 | Sunday, Jul 22 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | L | 5 | 6 | 47-48 | 3 | 1.5 | Cowley | Viola | 2:20 | 30,529 | - | ||
| 96 | 96 | Monday, Jul 23 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 14 | 4 | 48-48 | 2 | 1.5 | Butcher | Burris | 2:33 | 19,830 | + | |||
| 97 | 97 | Tuesday, Jul 24 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 6 | 4 | 49-48 | 2 | 0.5 | Filson | McCatty | Whitehouse | 2:34 | 12,269 | ++ | ||
| 98 | 98 | Wednesday, Jul 25 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | L | 0 | 1 | 49-49 | 2 | 1.5 | Young | Schrom | Caudill | 2:07 | 13,383 | - | ||
| 99 | 99 | Friday, Jul 27 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | W | 2 | 0 | 50-49 | 2 | 0.5 | Smithson | John | Davis | 2:32 | 30,536 | + | ||
| 100 | 100 | Saturday, Jul 28 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | W | 6 | 1 | 51-49 | 1 | up 0.5 | Viola | Slaton | 2:19 | 34,681 | ++ | |||
| 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 | CAL | W | 6 | 5 | 10 | 52-49 | 1 | up 1.5 | Lysander | Sanchez | 2:53 | 30,311 | +++ | ||
| 102 | 102 | Monday, Jul 30 | boxscore | MIN | SEA | W | 9 | 5 | 53-49 | 1 | up 1.5 | Filson | Beattie | 2:40 | 12,344 | ++++ | |||
| 103 | 103 | Tuesday, Jul 31 | boxscore | MIN | SEA | W | 9 | 2 | 54-49 | 1 | up 1.5 | Schrom | Vande Berg | 2:27 | 14,293 | +++++ | |||
| 104 | 104 | Wednesday, Aug 1 | boxscore | MIN | SEA | L | 1 | 5 | 54-50 | 1 | up 0.5 | Barojas | Smithson | 2:51 | 19,274 | - | |||
| 105 | 105 | Thursday, Aug 2 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | L | 2 | 14 | 54-51 | 2 | 0.5 | Slaton | Viola | 2:25 | 26,199 | -- | ||
| 106 | 106 | Friday, Aug 3 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | W | 4 | 2 | 55-51 | 1 | up 0.5 | Butcher | Witt | Davis | 2:13 | 28,837 | + | |
| 107 | 107 | Saturday, Aug 4 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | L | 2 | 4 | 55-52 | 2 | 0.5 | Zahn | Filson | Kison | 2:16 | 33,853 | - | |
| 108 | 108 | Sunday, Aug 5 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | W | 4 | 2 | 56-52 | 1 | up 0.5 | Schrom | Romanick | Davis | 2:31 | 23,863 | + | |
| 109 | 109 | Monday, Aug 6 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | W | 7 | 4 | 57-52 | 1 | up 0.5 | Smithson | Krueger | Davis | 2:48 | 14,294 | ++ | |
| 110 | 110 | Tuesday, Aug 7 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | W | 2 | 1 | 58-52 | 1 | up 0.5 | Viola | McCatty | 2:12 | 8,793 | +++ | ||
| 111 | 111 | Wednesday, Aug 8 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L | 0 | 5 | 58-53 | 1 | up 0.5 | Burris | Butcher | Caudill | 2:14 | 14,733 | - | |
| 112 | 112 | Thursday, Aug 9 | boxscore | MIN | @ | SEA | L | 5 | 6 | 10 | 58-54 | 1 | up 0.5 | Stanton | Davis | 3:02 | 6,673 | -- | |
| 113 | 113 | Friday, Aug 10 | boxscore | MIN | @ | SEA | W | 13 | 7 | 59-54 | 1 | up 1.5 | Lysander | Vande Berg | 3:14 | 7,683 | + | ||
| 114 | 114 | Saturday, Aug 11 | boxscore | MIN | @ | SEA | L | 4 | 5 | 10 | 59-55 | 1 | up 1.5 | Nunez | Filson | 2:58 | 9,528 | - | |
| 115 | 115 | Sunday, Aug 12 | boxscore | MIN | @ | SEA | W | 3 | 0 | 60-55 | 1 | up 1.5 | Viola | Moore | 2:31 | 8,564 | + | ||
| 116 | 116 | Monday, Aug 13 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | W | 5 | 1 | 61-55 | 1 | up 2.0 | Butcher | Sutton | 2:12 | 29,906 | ++ | |||
| 117 | 117 | Tuesday, Aug 14 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | W | 3 | 2 | 62-55 | 1 | up 1.5 | Hodge | Haas | Davis | 2:48 | 44,704 | +++ | ||
| 118 | 118 | Wednesday, Aug 15 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | L | 4 | 8 | 62-56 | 1 | up 1.5 | Caldwell | Schrom | Tellmann | 2:57 | 32,956 | - | ||
| 119 | 119 | Thursday, Aug 16 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | L | 5 | 7 | 62-57 | 1 | up 1.5 | Crawford | Davis | Clear | 2:55 | 9,293 | -- | |
| 120 | 120 | Friday, Aug 17 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | W | 6 | 5 | 63-57 | 1 | up 2.5 | Viola | Hurst | Davis | 2:58 | 25,629 | + | |
| 121 | 121 | Saturday, Aug 18 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | W | 6 | 4 | 64-57 | 1 | up 4.0 | Davis | Stanley | Lysander | 2:41 | 0 | ++ | |
| 122 | 122 | Saturday, Aug 18 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | W | 3 | 1 | 65-57 | 1 | up 4.0 | Castillo | Johnson | Lysander | 2:22 | 30,567 | +++ | |
| 123 | 123 | Sunday, Aug 19 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | L | 4 | 5 | 65-58 | 1 | up 4.0 | Crawford | Whitehouse | Stanley | 2:36 | 23,763 | - | |
| 124 | 124 | Wednesday, Aug 22 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | W | 5 | 2 | 66-58 | 1 | up 5.5 | Smithson | Caldwell | 2:02 | 0 | + | ||
| 125 | 125 | Wednesday, Aug 22 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | W | 4 | 3 | 67-58 | 1 | up 5.5 | Lysander | Searage | Davis | 2:34 | 16,056 | ++ | |
| 126 | 126 | Thursday, Aug 23 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | L | 2 | 5 | 67-59 | 1 | up 5.0 | McClure | Viola | 2:04 | 19,653 | - | ||
| 127 | 127 | Friday, Aug 24 | boxscore | MIN | TOR | L | 2 | 6 | 67-60 | 1 | up 4.0 | Leal | Lysander | Key | 2:59 | 26,602 | -- | ||
| 128 | 128 | Saturday, Aug 25 | boxscore | MIN | TOR | W | 5 | 4 | 12 | 68-60 | 1 | up 5.0 | Castillo | Gott | 3:46 | 23,236 | + | ||
| 129 | 129 | Sunday, Aug 26 | boxscore | MIN | TOR | L | 1 | 2 | 68-61 | 1 | up 4.0 | Stieb | Schrom | 2:34 | 24,654 | - | |||
| 130 | 130 | Monday, Aug 27 | boxscore | MIN | TOR | L | 2 | 5 | 68-62 | 1 | up 3.0 | Lamp | Smithson | Key | 2:40 | 19,251 | -- | ||
| 131 | 131 | Tuesday, Aug 28 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | W | 2 | 1 | 69-62 | 1 | up 4.0 | Davis | Stanley | 2:46 | 14,446 | + | |||
| 132 | 132 | Wednesday, Aug 29 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | L | 0 | 4 | 69-63 | 1 | up 3.0 | Boyd | Butcher | 2:15 | 17,425 | - | |||
| 133 | 133 | Thursday, Aug 30 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | L | 3 | 9 | 69-64 | 1 | up 3.0 | Nipper | Hodge | 2:21 | 14,591 | -- | |||
| 134 | 134 | Friday, Aug 31 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TOR | L | 0 | 7 | 69-65 | 1 | up 2.0 | Stieb | Castillo | 2:29 | 26,309 | --- | ||
| 135 | 135 | Saturday, Sep 1 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TOR | L | 4 | 12 | 69-66 | 1 | up 1.5 | Lamp | Smithson | Jackson | 2:48 | 26,526 | ---- | |
| 136 | 136 | Sunday, Sep 2 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TOR | L | 0 | 6 | 69-67 | 1 | up 1.0 | Alexander | Viola | 2:00 | 31,000 | ----- | ||
| 137 | 137 | Monday, Sep 3 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | W | 4 | 1 | 70-67 | 1 | up 2.0 | Butcher | Black | Davis | 2:17 | 37,043 | + | |
| 138 | 138 | Tuesday, Sep 4 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | L | 1 | 4 | 70-68 | 1 | up 1.0 | Gubicza | Schrom | Quisenberry | 2:25 | 16,349 | - | |
| 139 | 139 | Wednesday, Sep 5 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | L | 1 | 4 | 70-69 | 1 | Tied | Leibrandt | Smithson | Quisenberry | 2:31 | 18,272 | -- | |
| 140 | 140 | Friday, Sep 7 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | W | 7 | 3 | 71-69 | 1 | Tied | Viola | Mason | Lysander | 2:35 | 14,180 | + | ||
| 141 | 141 | Saturday, Sep 8 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | W | 5 | 4 | 72-69 | 1 | Tied | Butcher | Noles | 2:22 | 14,456 | ++ | |||
| 142 | 142 | Sunday, Sep 9 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | L | 3 | 9 | 72-70 | 2 | 1.0 | Hough | Schrom | 2:27 | 13,458 | - | |||
| 143 | 143 | Monday, Sep 10 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | W | 7 | 3 | 73-70 | 1 | Tied | Smithson | Gubicza | 2:49 | 23,795 | + | |||
| 144 | 144 | Tuesday, Sep 11 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | W | 5 | 1 | 74-70 | 1 | up 1.0 | Viola | Leibrandt | 2:21 | 20,992 | ++ | |||
| 145 | 145 | Wednesday, Sep 12 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | L | 2 | 3 | 74-71 | 1 | Tied | Black | Lysander | Quisenberry | 2:32 | 27,906 | - | ||
| 146 | 146 | Friday, Sep 14 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | L | 2 | 9 | 74-72 | 1 | Tied | Hough | Williams | 2:10 | 9,960 | -- | ||
| 147 | 147 | Saturday, Sep 15 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | W | 1 | 0 | 75-72 | 1 | Tied | Smithson | Darwin | 2:14 | 10,365 | + | ||
| 148 | 148 | Sunday, Sep 16 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | W | 2 | 0 | 76-72 | 1 | Tied | Viola | Stewart | Davis | 2:39 | 8,682 | ++ | |
| 149 | 149 | Monday, Sep 17 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | L | 3 | 7 | 76-73 | 2 | 1.0 | Hoyt | Butcher | 2:23 | 17,052 | - | |||
| 150 | 150 | Tuesday, Sep 18 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | L | 3 | 5 | 76-74 | 2 | 2.0 | Nelson | Filson | 2:41 | 15,493 | -- | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Wednesday, Sep 19 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | L | 3 | 7 | 76-75 | 3 | 2.0 | Bannister | Smithson | 2:31 | 18,442 | --- | |||
| 152 | 152 | Thursday, Sep 20 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | W | 5 | 4 | 13 | 77-75 | 3 | 1.0 | Davis | Roberge | 3:15 | 16,306 | + | ||
| 153 | 153 | Friday, Sep 21 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | W | 7 | 3 | 78-75 | 3 | 1.0 | Butcher | Schulze | 2:16 | 45,974 | ++ | |||
| 154 | 154 | Saturday, Sep 22 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | W | 4 | 1 | 79-75 | 2 | 1.0 | Schrom | Blyleven | Davis | 2:31 | 19,059 | +++ | ||
| 155 | 155 | Sunday, Sep 23 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | W | 5 | 1 | 80-75 | 1 | Tied | Lysander | Ujdur | Davis | 2:27 | 21,227 | ++++ | ||
| 156 | 156 | Monday, Sep 24 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | W | 8 | 4 | 81-75 | 2 | 0.5 | Viola | Bannister | Lysander | 2:24 | 15,805 | +++++ | |
| 157 | 157 | Tuesday, Sep 25 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | L | 4 | 8 | 81-76 | 2 | 1.5 | Seaver | Butcher | Reed | 2:38 | 15,958 | - | |
| 158 | 158 | Wednesday, Sep 26 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | L | 3 | 9 | 81-77 | 2 | 1.5 | Dotson | Schrom | 2:39 | 14,322 | -- | ||
| 159 | 159 | Thursday, Sep 27 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | L | 3 | 4 | 81-78 | 2 | 2.0 | Camacho | Davis | 2:40 | 3,752 | --- | ||
| 160 | 160 | Friday, Sep 28 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | L | 10 | 11 | 81-79 | 2 | 3.0 | Waddell | Davis | 3:03 | 6,106 | ---- | ||
| 161 | 161 | Saturday, Sep 29 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | L | 4 | 6 | 81-80 | 2 | 3.0 | Heaton | Butcher | Camacho | 2:26 | 7,769 | ----- | |
| 162 | 162 | Sunday, Sep 30 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | L | 4 | 7 | 81-81 | 2 | 3.0 | Blyleven | Schrom | Camacho | 2:23 | 8,239 | ------ | |
| 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.