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77-85, Finished 4th in AL West (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Billy Gardner (27-35) and Ray Miller (50-50)
Scored 705 runs, Allowed 782 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 73-89
Ballparks: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Attendance: 1,651,814 (9th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 105 · one-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 104
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| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | DH | PH | PR | WAR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Blyleven HOF | 34 | R | R | 6' 3" | 200 | Apr 6, 1951 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | $ | |
| Mark Brown | 25 | B | R | 6' 2" | 190 | Jul 13, 1959 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Tom Brunansky | 24 | R | R | 6' 4" | 205 | Aug 20, 1960 | 5 | 157 | 152 | 157 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 155 | 156 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.3 | $425,000 | All-Star |
| Dennis Burtt | 27 | R | R | 6' 0" | 180 | Nov 29, 1957 | 1st | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | $ | |
| Randy Bush | 26 | L | L | 6' 1" | 186 | Oct 5, 1958 | 4 | 97 | 59 | 97 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 28 | 37 | 0 | 0.5 | $120,000 | |
| John Butcher | 28 | R | R | 6' 4" | 185 | Mar 8, 1957 | 6 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | $320,000 | |
| Ron Davis | 29 | R | R | 6' 4" | 205 | Aug 6, 1955 | 8 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | $650,000 | |
| Dave Engle | 28 | R | R | 6' 3" | 210 | Nov 30, 1956 | 5 | 70 | 47 | 70 | 20 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 21 | 0 | 0.4 | $215,000 | |
| Alvaro Espinoza | 23 | R | R | 6' 0" | 170 | Feb 19, 1962 | 2 | 32 | 21 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Frank Eufemia | 25 | R | R | 5' 11" | 185 | Dec 23, 1959 | 1st | 39 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | $ | |
| Pete Filson | 26 | B | L | 6' 2" | 195 | Sep 28, 1958 | 4 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | $120,000 | |
| Mark Funderburk | 28 | R | R | 6' 4" | 226 | May 16, 1957 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Gary Gaetti | 26 | R | R | 6' 0" | 180 | Aug 19, 1958 | 5 | 160 | 148 | 160 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 156 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2.1 | $415,000 | |
| Greg Gagne | 23 | R | R | 5' 11" | 185 | Nov 12, 1961 | 3 | 114 | 93 | 114 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0.6 | $ | |
| Mickey Hatcher | 30 | R | R | 6' 2" | 200 | Mar 15, 1955 | 7 | 116 | 108 | 116 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | $293,750 | |
| Steve Howe | 27 | L | L | 6' 1" | 180 | Mar 10, 1958 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.6 | $ | |
| Kent Hrbek | 25 | L | R | 6' 4" | 200 | May 21, 1960 | 5 | 158 | 149 | 158 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.5 | $560,000 | |
| Tom Klawitter | 27 | R | L | 6' 2" | 190 | Jun 24, 1958 | 1st | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Tim Laudner | 27 | R | R | 6' 3" | 212 | Jun 7, 1958 | 5 | 72 | 53 | 72 | 69 | 0 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.4 | $145,000 | |
| Steve Lombardozzi | 25 | R | R | 6' 0" | 175 | Apr 26, 1960 | 1st | 28 | 20 | 28 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | $ | |
| Rick Lysander | 32 | R | R | 6' 2" | 190 | Feb 21, 1953 | 4 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.8 | $ | |
| Dave Meier | 25 | R | R | 6' 0" | 195 | Aug 8, 1959 | 2 | 71 | 27 | 71 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 3 | 4 | 63 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 0.3 | $ | |
| Mark Portugal | 22 | R | R | 6' 0" | 170 | Oct 30, 1962 | 1st | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Kirby Puckett HOF | 25 | R | R | 5' 8" | 178 | Mar 14, 1960 | 2 | 161 | 160 | 161 | 161 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 0 | 161 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.1 | $130,000 | |
| Jeff Reed | 22 | L | R | 6' 2" | 190 | Nov 12, 1962 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Mark Salas | 24 | L | R | 6' 0" | 180 | Mar 8, 1961 | 2 | 120 | 97 | 120 | 115 | 0 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 2.1 | $60,000 | |
| Ken Schrom | 30 | R | R | 6' 2" | 195 | Nov 23, 1954 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | $150,000 | |
| Roy Smalley | 32 | B | R | 6' 1" | 185 | Oct 25, 1952 | 11 | 129 | 99 | 129 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 29 | 0 | 0.9 | $728,571 | |
| Mike Smithson | 30 | R | R | 6' 8" | 215 | Jan 21, 1955 | 4 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | $335,000 | |
| Mike Stenhouse | 27 | L | R | 6' 1" | 195 | May 29, 1958 | 4 | 81 | 45 | 81 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 33 | 1 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Tim Teufel | 26 | R | R | 6' 0" | 175 | Jul 7, 1958 | 3 | 138 | 127 | 138 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.6 | $110,000 | |
| Frank Viola | 25 | L | L | 6' 4" | 200 | Apr 19, 1960 | 4 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | $375,000 | |
| Curt Wardle | 24 | L | L | 6' 5" | 220 | Nov 16, 1960 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.5 | $ | |
| Ron Washington | 33 | R | R | 5' 11" | 155 | Apr 29, 1952 | 6 | 70 | 34 | 70 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 0.4 | $ | |
| Len Whitehouse | 27 | L | L | 5' 11" | 175 | Sep 10, 1957 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.5 | $ | |
| Rich Yett | 22 | R | R | 6' 2" | 187 | Oct 6, 1962 | 1st | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | DH | PH | PR | WAR |