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| Season Summary | 77-85, Final Rank:4, GB: 14.0 | |
| Days in First | 2 | last on Wednesday, Apr 10, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 2 | last on Apr 10, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | never led | |
| Farthest Behind | 18.5 | last on Saturday, Sep 14, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 5 | last on Monday, May 20 |
| Most Games under .500 | 16 | last on Saturday, Sep 14 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 10 | Sunday, Apr 21 to Wednesday, May 1 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 10 | Tuesday, May 21 to Saturday, Jun 1 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 14 | Sunday, Jul 7 |
| Most Runs Scored | 14 | Thursday, Aug 15 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 11 | Wednesday, May 15, Friday, May 17, Thursday, May 30, Sunday, Jul 7 and Monday, Sep 16 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 12 | |
| 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 9 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | W | 6 | 2 | 1-0 | 1 | Tied | Viola | Witt | Davis | 2:48 | 35,244 | + | |
| 2 | 2 | Wednesday, Apr 10 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | W | 6 | 3 | 2-0 | 1 | Tied | Smithson | Moore | Davis | 2:45 | 23,140 | ++ | |
| 3 | 3 | Thursday, Apr 11 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | L | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2-1 | 2 | 1.0 | Moore | Lysander | 3:01 | 24,445 | - | |
| 4 | 4 | Friday, Apr 12 | boxscore | MIN | @ | SEA | L | 1 | 2 | 2-2 | 2 | 2.0 | Young | Schrom | Nunez | 2:23 | 16,963 | -- | |
| 5 | 5 | Saturday, Apr 13 | boxscore | MIN | @ | SEA | L | 7 | 8 | 2-3 | 2 | 3.0 | Stanton | Davis | 3:04 | 24,676 | --- | ||
| 6 | 6 | Sunday, Apr 14 | boxscore | MIN | @ | SEA | L | 1 | 5 | 2-4 | 3 | 4.0 | Moore | Viola | 2:32 | 17,235 | ---- | ||
| 7 | 7 | Monday, Apr 15 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | L | 0 | 5 | 2-5 | 5 | 4.0 | Zahn | Smithson | 2:47 | 51,190 | ----- | |||
| 8 | 8 | Wednesday, Apr 17 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | L | 3 | 4 | 2-6 | 6 | 3.5 | Slaton | Butcher | Moore | 2:23 | 14,741 | ------ | ||
| 9 | 9 | Thursday, Apr 18 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | L | 8 | 9 | 2-7 | 6 | 4.0 | Corbett | Schrom | Moore | 3:24 | 16,926 | ------- | ||
| 10 | 10 | Friday, Apr 19 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L | 2 | 4 | 2-8 | 7 | 4.0 | Codiroli | Viola | Howell | 2:18 | 10,965 | -------- | |
| 11 | 11 | Saturday, Apr 20 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L | 2 | 6 | 2-9 | 7 | 5.0 | Krueger | Smithson | 2:06 | 12,556 | --------- | ||
| 12 | 12 | Sunday, Apr 21 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | W | 2 | 0 | 3-9 | 7 | 4.0 | Butcher | Young | 1:55 | 9,722 | + | ||
| 13 | 13 | Monday, Apr 22 | boxscore | MIN | SEA | W | 9 | 5 | 4-9 | 7 | 4.0 | Schrom | Young | Lysander | 2:41 | 10,200 | ++ | ||
| 14 | 14 | Tuesday, Apr 23 | boxscore | MIN | SEA | W | 4 | 2 | 5-9 | 7 | 3.0 | Viola | Barojas | 2:18 | 11,352 | +++ | |||
| 15 | 15 | Wednesday, Apr 24 | boxscore | MIN | SEA | W | 10 | 0 | 6-9 | 6 | 3.0 | Smithson | Moore | 2:27 | 10,465 | ++++ | |||
| 16 | 16 | Thursday, Apr 25 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 5 | 4 | 7-9 | 5 | 2.0 | Butcher | Atherton | 2:34 | 9,259 | +++++ | |||
| 17 | 17 | Friday, Apr 26 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 8 | 7 | 8-9 | 4 | 2.0 | Davis | Atherton | 2:38 | 20,355 | ++++++ | |||
| 18 | 18 | Saturday, Apr 27 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 8 | 6 | 9-9 | 3 | 2.0 | Viola | Sutton | Davis | 2:43 | 24,737 | +++++++ | ||
| 19 | 19 | Sunday, Apr 28 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 10 | 1 | 10-9 | 3 | 2.0 | Smithson | Warren | 2:58 | 17,797 | ++++++++ | |||
| 20 | 20 | Tuesday, Apr 30 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | W | 11 | 2 | 11-9 | 3 | 2.5 | Butcher | Wilcox | 2:36 | 22,899 | +++++++++ | ||
| 21 | 21 | Wednesday, May 1 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | W | 7 | 3 | 12-9 | 2 | 1.5 | Viola | Morris | Lysander | 2:58 | 19,008 | ++++++++++ | |
| 22 | 22 | Friday, May 3 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | L | 7 | 8 | 12-10 | 2 | 2.0 | Aase | Wardle | 2:58 | 30,088 | - | |||
| 23 | 23 | Saturday, May 4 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | W | 8 | 6 | 13-10 | 2 | 2.0 | Schrom | Martinez | Davis | 2:39 | 34,086 | + | ||
| 24 | 24 | Sunday, May 5 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | L | 5 | 10 | 13-11 | 2 | 3.0 | Boddicker | Butcher | 2:56 | 35,948 | - | |||
| 25 | 25 | Tuesday, May 7 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | W | 8 | 6 | 14-11 | 2 | 2.0 | Viola | Whitson | 2:49 | 21,704 | + | |||
| 26 | 26 | Wednesday, May 8 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | W | 8 | 6 | 15-11 | 2 | 1.0 | Smithson | Cowley | Filson | 2:53 | 22,832 | ++ | ||
| 27 | 27 | Friday, May 10 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | L | 5 | 6 | 15-12 | 2 | 2.0 | Aase | Davis | 2:58 | 27,114 | - | ||
| 28 | 28 | Saturday, May 11 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | L | 2 | 4 | 15-13 | 2 | 3.0 | Boddicker | Davis | 2:23 | 49,092 | -- | ||
| 29 | 29 | Sunday, May 12 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | W | 7 | 3 | 16-13 | 2 | 2.0 | Viola | Dixon | 2:46 | 27,966 | + | ||
| 30 | 30 | Monday, May 13 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | L | 8 | 9 | 16-14 | 3 | 2.5 | Cowley | Davis | 2:54 | 15,136 | - | ||
| 31 | 31 | Tuesday, May 14 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | L | 7 | 10 | 16-15 | 3 | 2.5 | Fisher | Wardle | Righetti | 2:47 | 18,319 | -- | |
| 32 | 32 | Wednesday, May 15 | boxscore | MIN | DET | W | 5 | 4 | 11 | 17-15 | 3 | 2.5 | Wardle | Lopez | 3:23 | 21,030 | + | ||
| 33 | 33 | Thursday, May 16 | boxscore | MIN | DET | W | 7 | 5 | 18-15 | 3 | 2.0 | Schrom | Berenguer | Davis | 2:31 | 22,153 | ++ | ||
| 34 | 34 | Friday, May 17 | boxscore | MIN | TOR | W | 7 | 6 | 11 | 19-15 | 3 | 1.0 | Filson | Leal | 3:31 | 19,253 | +++ | ||
| 35 | 35 | Saturday, May 18 | boxscore | MIN | TOR | L | 1 | 3 | 19-16 | 3 | 1.0 | Clancy | Smithson | Acker | 2:42 | 16,824 | - | ||
| 36 | 36 | Sunday, May 19 | boxscore | MIN | TOR | W | 8 | 2 | 20-16 | 3 | 1.0 | Filson | Alexander | 2:26 | 25,151 | + | |||
| 37 | 37 | Monday, May 20 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | W | 5 | 2 | 21-16 | 2 | 1.0 | Butcher | Nipper | Wardle | 2:30 | 19,583 | ++ | ||
| 38 | 38 | Tuesday, May 21 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | L | 1 | 9 | 21-17 | 2 | 2.0 | Kison | Schrom | 3:03 | 16,641 | - | |||
| 39 | 39 | Wednesday, May 22 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | L | 3 | 4 | 21-18 | 2 | 2.0 | Clemens | Viola | Stanley | 2:43 | 23,263 | -- | ||
| 40 | 40 | Friday, May 24 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | L | 2 | 5 | 21-19 | 3 | 2.0 | Burris | Smithson | Fingers | 2:38 | 13,425 | --- | |
| 41 | 41 | Saturday, May 25 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | L | 7 | 9 | 21-20 | 3 | 3.0 | McClure | Filson | Fingers | 3:06 | 17,804 | ---- | |
| 42 | 42 | Sunday, May 26 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | L | 3 | 5 | 21-21 | 3 | 4.0 | Higuera | Butcher | Gibson | 2:22 | 19,327 | ----- | |
| 43 | 43 | Monday, May 27 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 9 | 21-22 | 3 | 4.0 | Clemens | Schrom | Crawford | 2:58 | 18,496 | ------ | |
| 44 | 44 | Wednesday, May 29 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | L | 0 | 7 | 21-23 | 5 | 4.0 | Boyd | Viola | 2:26 | 17,989 | ------- | ||
| 45 | 45 | Thursday, May 30 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | L | 7 | 8 | 11 | 21-24 | 5 | 4.0 | Stanley | Davis | 3:18 | 13,234 | -------- | |
| 46 | 46 | Friday, May 31 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | L | 4 | 6 | 21-25 | 5 | 5.0 | Higuera | Filson | Fingers | 2:47 | 34,932 | --------- | ||
| 47 | 47 | Saturday, Jun 1 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | L | 2 | 7 | 21-26 | 5 | 6.0 | Darwin | Butcher | 2:15 | 38,317 | ---------- | |||
| 48 | 48 | Sunday, Jun 2 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | W | 5 | 4 | 22-26 | 5 | 5.0 | Schrom | Gibson | 2:16 | 25,966 | + | |||
| 49 | 49 | Tuesday, Jun 4 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TOR | L | 2 | 9 | 22-27 | 6 | 5.5 | Clancy | Viola | 2:25 | 27,163 | - | ||
| 50 | 50 | Wednesday, Jun 5 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TOR | L | 0 | 5 | 22-28 | 6 | 5.5 | Alexander | Smithson | 2:44 | 26,087 | -- | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Friday, Jun 7 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | W | 6 | 3 | 23-28 | 5 | 4.5 | Filson | Dotson | 2:41 | 19,103 | + | |||
| 52 | 52 | Saturday, Jun 8 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | L | 1 | 3 | 23-29 | 5 | 5.0 | Burns | Butcher | James | 2:12 | 29,001 | - | ||
| 53 | 53 | Sunday, Jun 9 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | L | 1 | 5 | 23-30 | 6 | 5.5 | Seaver | Schrom | 2:33 | 21,812 | -- | |||
| 54 | 54 | Monday, Jun 10 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | W | 6 | 4 | 24-30 | 5 | 5.5 | Viola | Creel | Davis | 2:44 | 4,056 | + | |
| 55 | 55 | Thursday, Jun 13 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | W | 7 | 5 | 25-30 | 5 | 5.5 | Smithson | Tanana | Lysander | 2:26 | 14,984 | ++ | |
| 56 | 56 | Friday, Jun 14 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | L | 2 | 4 | 25-31 | 5 | 6.0 | Hooton | Filson | Schmidt | 2:33 | 16,489 | - | |
| 57 | 57 | Saturday, Jun 15 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | L | 2 | 11 | 25-32 | 5 | 7.0 | Mason | Butcher | Stewart | 2:42 | 25,765 | -- | |
| 58 | 58 | Sunday, Jun 16 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | W | 4 | 1 | 26-32 | 5 | 6.0 | Schrom | Hough | 2:53 | 19,096 | + | ||
| 59 | 59 | Monday, Jun 17 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | L | 3 | 10 | 26-33 | 6 | 6.5 | Saberhagen | Viola | 2:15 | 31,885 | - | ||
| 60 | 60 | Tuesday, Jun 18 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | L | 1 | 10 | 26-34 | 6 | 7.5 | Gubicza | Smithson | 2:36 | 21,662 | -- | ||
| 61 | 61 | Wednesday, Jun 19 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | L | 2 | 3 | 26-35 | 6 | 8.5 | Jackson | Filson | Quisenberry | 2:17 | 22,033 | --- | |
| 62 | 62 | Thursday, Jun 20 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | W | 11 | 8 | 27-35 | 6 | 7.5 | Eufemia | Beckwith | Whitehouse | 3:32 | 31,461 | + | |
| 63 | 63 | Friday, Jun 21 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | W | 3 | 2 | 28-35 | 5 | 7.0 | Schrom | Hough | 2:25 | 22,712 | ++ | |||
| 64 | 64 | Saturday, Jun 22 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | W | 3 | 2 | 29-35 | 5 | 7.0 | Viola | Mason | Davis | 2:31 | 23,520 | +++ | ||
| 65 | 65 | Sunday, Jun 23 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | L | 1 | 3 | 29-36 | 6 | 8.0 | Cook | Smithson | Harris | 2:40 | 22,805 | - | ||
| 66 | 66 | Monday, Jun 24 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | L | 6 | 12 | 29-37 | 6 | 8.0 | Gubicza | Filson | 3:08 | 24,035 | -- | |||
| 67 | 67 | Tuesday, Jun 25 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | L | 0 | 3 | 29-38 | 6 | 9.0 | Jackson | Butcher | 2:04 | 19,614 | --- | |||
| 68 | 68 | Wednesday, Jun 26 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | W | 2 | 1 | 30-38 | 6 | 9.0 | Schrom | Leibrandt | 2:14 | 20,060 | + | |||
| 69 | 69 | Friday, Jun 28 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | W | 5 | 4 | 31-38 | 6 | 8.0 | Viola | Tanner | Davis | 3:15 | 31,097 | ++ | |
| 70 | 70 | Saturday, Jun 29 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | W | 1 | 0 | 32-38 | 6 | 8.0 | Smithson | Burns | Eufemia | 3:01 | 28,402 | +++ | |
| 71 | 71 | Sunday, Jun 30 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | W | 4 | 3 | 33-38 | 6 | 7.0 | Butcher | Seaver | Davis | 3:01 | 26,038 | ++++ | |
| 72 | 72 | Monday, Jul 1 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | L | 2 | 5 | 33-39 | 6 | 7.0 | Ruhle | Schrom | Barkley | 2:48 | 22,729 | - | ||
| 73 | 73 | Tuesday, Jul 2 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | W | 8 | 7 | 34-39 | 6 | 7.0 | Eufemia | Waddell | Filson | 3:10 | 14,817 | + | ||
| 74 | 74 | Wednesday, Jul 3 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | W | 7 | 0 | 35-39 | 6 | 7.0 | Smithson | Heaton | 2:39 | 22,834 | ++ | |||
| 75 | 75 | Thursday, Jul 4 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 3 | 35-40 | 6 | 8.0 | Guidry | Butcher | 2:16 | 35,110 | - | ||
| 76 | 76 | Friday, Jul 5 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | L | 3 | 6 | 35-41 | 6 | 9.0 | Rasmussen | Schrom | Fisher | 2:58 | 26,046 | -- | |
| 77 | 77 | Sunday, Jul 7 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 3 | 11 | 35-42 | 6 | 10.0 | Righetti | Wardle | 3:21 | 0 | --- | |
| 78 | 78 | Sunday, Jul 7 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 14 | 35-43 | 6 | 10.0 | Bordi | Lysander | 2:35 | 31,549 | ---- | ||
| 79 | 79 | Monday, Jul 8 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | W | 7 | 4 | 10 | 36-43 | 6 | 10.0 | Davis | Aase | 3:20 | 22,105 | + | |
| 80 | 80 | Tuesday, Jul 9 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | L | 6 | 11 | 36-44 | 6 | 11.0 | Snell | Schrom | 3:31 | 21,560 | - | ||
| 81 | 81 | Wednesday, Jul 10 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | W | 2 | 1 | 37-44 | 6 | 11.0 | Viola | Boddicker | Davis | 2:37 | 18,362 | + | |
| 82 | 82 | Thursday, Jul 11 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | W | 5 | 1 | 38-44 | 6 | 10.0 | Smithson | O'Neal | Davis | 2:53 | 26,215 | ++ | |
| 83 | 83 | Friday, Jul 12 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | W | 3 | 2 | 39-44 | 6 | 10.0 | Butcher | Tanana | Davis | 2:53 | 38,524 | +++ | |
| 84 | 84 | Saturday, Jul 13 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | W | 6 | 4 | 40-44 | 6 | 10.0 | Schrom | Petry | Eufemia | 2:53 | 42,887 | ++++ | |
| 85 | 85 | Sunday, Jul 14 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | L | 0 | 8 | 40-45 | 6 | 11.0 | Terrell | Viola | Hernandez | 2:28 | 34,879 | - | |
| 86 | 86 | Thursday, Jul 18 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | W | 8 | 4 | 41-45 | 6 | 10.0 | Eufemia | Bordi | 3:02 | 43,081 | + | |||
| 87 | 87 | Friday, Jul 19 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | L | 4 | 6 | 41-46 | 6 | 11.0 | Cowley | Butcher | Righetti | 3:01 | 37,687 | - | ||
| 88 | 88 | Saturday, Jul 20 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | L | 3 | 8 | 41-47 | 6 | 12.0 | Guidry | Schrom | 2:38 | 37,919 | -- | |||
| 89 | 89 | Sunday, Jul 21 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | L | 2 | 5 | 41-48 | 6 | 12.0 | Niekro | Viola | 2:46 | 30,037 | --- | |||
| 90 | 90 | Monday, Jul 22 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | W | 5 | 4 | 42-48 | 6 | 11.0 | Smithson | Davis | Davis | 2:40 | 19,893 | + | ||
| 91 | 91 | Tuesday, Jul 23 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | W | 5 | 2 | 43-48 | 5 | 11.0 | Butcher | McGregor | Davis | 2:38 | 15,902 | ++ | ||
| 92 | 92 | Wednesday, Jul 24 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | L | 2 | 4 | 43-49 | 5 | 12.0 | Boddicker | Schrom | Aase | 2:42 | 28,164 | - | ||
| 93 | 93 | Thursday, Jul 25 | boxscore | MIN | DET | L | 2 | 7 | 43-50 | 5 | 12.0 | Morris | Viola | 2:47 | 21,186 | -- | |||
| 94 | 94 | Friday, Jul 26 | boxscore | MIN | DET | W | 6 | 5 | 44-50 | 5 | 11.0 | Smithson | Terrell | Davis | 3:04 | 23,194 | + | ||
| 95 | 95 | Saturday, Jul 27 | boxscore | MIN | DET | W | 11 | 4 | 45-50 | 5 | 10.0 | Butcher | Lopez | 2:44 | 32,607 | ++ | |||
| 96 | 96 | Sunday, Jul 28 | boxscore | MIN | DET | L | 2 | 3 | 45-51 | 5 | 10.0 | Tanana | Schrom | Hernandez | 2:38 | 37,146 | - | ||
| 97 | 97 | Monday, Jul 29 | boxscore | MIN | @ | SEA | L | 6 | 8 | 45-52 | 6 | 10.5 | Nunez | Eufemia | 3:07 | 16,571 | -- | ||
| 98 | 98 | Tuesday, Jul 30 | boxscore | MIN | @ | SEA | W | 12 | 4 | 46-52 | 5 | 9.5 | Smithson | Swift | 3:05 | 13,406 | + | ||
| 99 | 99 | Wednesday, Jul 31 | boxscore | MIN | @ | SEA | L | 3 | 12 | 46-53 | 6 | 10.5 | Beattie | Butcher | Wills | 2:28 | 12,229 | - | |
| 100 | 100 | Friday, Aug 2 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | L | 1 | 3 | 46-54 | 6 | 11.0 | McCaskill | Schrom | Moore | 2:42 | 30,646 | -- | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Saturday, Aug 3 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | L | 4 | 5 | 46-55 | 6 | 12.0 | Cliburn | Blyleven | 2:36 | 40,290 | --- | ||
| 102 | 102 | Sunday, Aug 4 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | L | 5 | 6 | 46-56 | 6 | 13.0 | Cliburn | Eufemia | Moore | 3:05 | 41,630 | ---- | |
| 103 | 103 | Monday, Aug 5 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L | 1 | 5 | 46-57 | 6 | 14.0 | Birtsas | Smithson | Howell | 2:37 | 18,448 | ----- | |
| 104 | 104 | Thursday, Aug 8 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | W | 4 | 2 | 47-57 | 6 | 13.0 | Blyleven | Romanick | Davis | 2:19 | 31,054 | + | ||
| 105 | 105 | Friday, Aug 9 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | W | 6 | 1 | 48-57 | 5 | 12.0 | Viola | Zahn | 2:51 | 21,738 | ++ | |||
| 106 | 106 | Saturday, Aug 10 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | L | 1 | 9 | 48-58 | 5 | 13.0 | McCaskill | Smithson | 2:43 | 18,396 | - | |||
| 107 | 107 | Sunday, Aug 11 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | L | 0 | 12 | 48-59 | 6 | 14.0 | Candelaria | Butcher | Cliburn | 2:45 | 19,688 | -- | ||
| 108 | 108 | Monday, Aug 12 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 4 | 3 | 49-59 | 5 | 13.0 | Blyleven | Rijo | 2:12 | 0 | + | |||
| 109 | 109 | Monday, Aug 12 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 5 | 4 | 50-59 | 5 | 13.0 | Howe | Codiroli | Davis | 2:26 | 18,118 | ++ | ||
| 110 | 110 | Tuesday, Aug 13 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 8 | 1 | 51-59 | 5 | 12.0 | Viola | John | 2:30 | 14,806 | +++ | |||
| 111 | 111 | Wednesday, Aug 14 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | L | 0 | 5 | 51-60 | 6 | 13.0 | Sutton | Smithson | 2:16 | 0 | - | |||
| 112 | 112 | Wednesday, Aug 14 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | L | 4 | 7 | 51-61 | 6 | 13.0 | Rijo | Portugal | Ontiveros | 2:48 | 13,666 | -- | ||
| 113 | 113 | Thursday, Aug 15 | boxscore | MIN | SEA | W | 14 | 5 | 52-61 | 5 | 12.5 | Butcher | Young | 2:52 | 18,576 | + | |||
| 114 | 114 | Friday, Aug 16 | boxscore | MIN | SEA | L | 5 | 6 | 52-62 | 6 | 13.5 | Vande Berg | Howe | Nunez | 3:13 | 14,182 | - | ||
| 115 | 115 | Saturday, Aug 17 | boxscore | MIN | SEA | W | 2 | 0 | 53-62 | 5 | 13.5 | Blyleven | Wills | 2:17 | 15,665 | + | |||
| 116 | 116 | Sunday, Aug 18 | boxscore | MIN | SEA | L | 2 | 7 | 53-63 | 6 | 13.5 | Langston | Viola | 3:05 | 15,632 | - | |||
| 117 | 117 | Monday, Aug 19 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | L | 1 | 4 | 53-64 | 6 | 14.5 | Darwin | Smithson | 2:18 | 11,870 | -- | ||
| 118 | 118 | Tuesday, Aug 20 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | L | 2 | 3 | 53-65 | 6 | 14.5 | Higuera | Howe | 2:21 | 9,959 | --- | ||
| 119 | 119 | Wednesday, Aug 21 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | L | 2 | 3 | 53-66 | 6 | 14.5 | Burris | Howe | 2:27 | 15,136 | ---- | ||
| 120 | 120 | Friday, Aug 23 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | W | 5 | 2 | 54-66 | 6 | 15.0 | Viola | Lollar | 2:40 | 22,041 | + | ||
| 121 | 121 | Saturday, Aug 24 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | W | 1 | 0 | 55-66 | 6 | 14.0 | Smithson | Hurst | 2:33 | 30,463 | ++ | ||
| 122 | 122 | Monday, Aug 26 | boxscore | MIN | TOR | L | 3 | 4 | 55-67 | 6 | 14.5 | Alexander | Blyleven | Henke | 2:34 | 13,395 | - | ||
| 123 | 123 | Tuesday, Aug 27 | boxscore | MIN | TOR | L | 0 | 8 | 55-68 | 6 | 15.5 | Davis | Viola | 2:36 | 12,780 | -- | |||
| 124 | 124 | Wednesday, Aug 28 | boxscore | MIN | TOR | W | 6 | 5 | 10 | 56-68 | 6 | 15.0 | Filson | Henke | 3:12 | 12,327 | + | ||
| 125 | 125 | Friday, Aug 30 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | L | 3 | 7 | 56-69 | 6 | 15.5 | Ojeda | Butcher | Crawford | 2:55 | 17,057 | - | ||
| 126 | 126 | Saturday, Aug 31 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | W | 6 | 5 | 57-69 | 5 | 14.0 | Blyleven | Crawford | 2:38 | 0 | + | |||
| 127 | 127 | Saturday, Aug 31 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | W | 5 | 4 | 58-69 | 5 | 14.0 | Portugal | Nipper | Davis | 2:39 | 20,779 | ++ | ||
| 128 | 128 | Sunday, Sep 1 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | L | 3 | 10 | 58-70 | 6 | 14.0 | Trujillo | Viola | 2:49 | 16,589 | - | |||
| 129 | 129 | Monday, Sep 2 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | W | 6 | 1 | 59-70 | 5 | 14.0 | Smithson | Cocanower | Davis | 2:34 | 11,239 | + | ||
| 130 | 130 | Tuesday, Sep 3 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | W | 4 | 3 | 60-70 | 5 | 13.0 | Howe | Darwin | 2:31 | 10,869 | ++ | |||
| 131 | 131 | Wednesday, Sep 4 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | L | 10 | 11 | 60-71 | 5 | 14.0 | Waits | Burtt | Fingers | 3:11 | 14,216 | - | ||
| 132 | 132 | Thursday, Sep 5 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TOR | L | 0 | 7 | 60-72 | 5 | 14.5 | Alexander | Blyleven | 2:07 | 26,584 | -- | ||
| 133 | 133 | Friday, Sep 6 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TOR | L | 3 | 8 | 60-73 | 6 | 15.0 | Davis | Viola | 2:57 | 26,440 | --- | ||
| 134 | 134 | Saturday, Sep 7 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TOR | W | 6 | 3 | 61-73 | 6 | 15.0 | Smithson | Stieb | 2:22 | 30,368 | + | ||
| 135 | 135 | Sunday, Sep 8 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TOR | L | 9 | 10 | 61-74 | 6 | 16.0 | Lamp | Portugal | Lavelle | 2:46 | 28,221 | - | |
| 136 | 136 | Monday, Sep 9 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | W | 5 | 0 | 62-74 | 6 | 15.0 | Butcher | Bannister | 2:24 | 13,487 | + | ||
| 137 | 137 | Tuesday, Sep 10 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 7 | 62-75 | 6 | 16.0 | Davis | Blyleven | James | 2:43 | 11,251 | - | |
| 138 | 138 | Wednesday, Sep 11 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | L | 0 | 5 | 62-76 | 6 | 17.0 | Burns | Viola | 3:00 | 12,407 | -- | ||
| 139 | 139 | Thursday, Sep 12 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 4 | 62-77 | 6 | 17.5 | Nelson | Smithson | James | 2:36 | 10,293 | --- | |
| 140 | 140 | Friday, Sep 13 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 3 | 62-78 | 6 | 18.0 | Wardle | Portugal | Reed | 2:22 | 0 | ---- | |
| 141 | 141 | Friday, Sep 13 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | W | 3 | 1 | 63-78 | 6 | 18.0 | Viola | Schulze | Davis | 2:31 | 4,431 | + | |
| 142 | 142 | Saturday, Sep 14 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | L | 9 | 11 | 63-79 | 6 | 18.5 | Waddell | Butcher | Reed | 2:57 | 0 | - | |
| 143 | 143 | Saturday, Sep 14 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | W | 5 | 3 | 64-79 | 6 | 18.5 | Burtt | Thompson | Davis | 3:02 | 5,218 | + | |
| 144 | 144 | Sunday, Sep 15 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | W | 5 | 2 | 65-79 | 6 | 18.0 | Blyleven | Smith | Davis | 2:31 | 6,010 | ++ | |
| 145 | 145 | Monday, Sep 16 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | W | 7 | 6 | 11 | 66-79 | 6 | 17.0 | Eufemia | Harris | 3:11 | 8,479 | +++ | ||
| 146 | 146 | Tuesday, Sep 17 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | W | 7 | 2 | 67-79 | 6 | 16.0 | Viola | Schmidt | 2:23 | 8,149 | ++++ | |||
| 147 | 147 | Wednesday, Sep 18 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | W | 4 | 3 | 68-79 | 6 | 15.0 | Schrom | Hough | Davis | 2:15 | 7,977 | +++++ | ||
| 148 | 148 | Friday, Sep 20 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | L | 1 | 5 | 68-80 | 6 | 15.5 | Leibrandt | Blyleven | 2:42 | 22,845 | - | ||
| 149 | 149 | Saturday, Sep 21 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | L | 5 | 6 | 10 | 68-81 | 6 | 16.5 | Huismann | Davis | 3:11 | 25,102 | -- | |
| 150 | 150 | Sunday, Sep 22 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | W | 7 | 3 | 69-81 | 6 | 16.5 | Viola | Jackson | 2:31 | 21,277 | + | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Tuesday, Sep 24 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | L | 0 | 5 | 69-82 | 6 | 16.0 | Williams | Butcher | 2:03 | 5,721 | - | ||
| 152 | 152 | Wednesday, Sep 25 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | W | 5 | 1 | 70-82 | 6 | 16.0 | Blyleven | Russell | 2:33 | 5,932 | + | ||
| 153 | 153 | Thursday, Sep 26 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | L | 0 | 2 | 70-83 | 6 | 16.5 | Guzman | Smithson | Henry | 2:18 | 6,082 | - | |
| 154 | 154 | Friday, Sep 27 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | W | 4 | 1 | 71-83 | 6 | 15.5 | Viola | Black | 2:01 | 13,035 | + | |||
| 155 | 155 | Saturday, Sep 28 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | W | 5 | 3 | 72-83 | 6 | 14.5 | Burtt | Jackson | Davis | 2:31 | 13,256 | ++ | ||
| 156 | 156 | Sunday, Sep 29 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | W | 6 | 3 | 73-83 | 5 | 14.5 | Butcher | Gubicza | Davis | 2:43 | 11,292 | +++ | ||
| 157 | 157 | Monday, Sep 30 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | W | 7 | 1 | 74-83 | 5 | 13.5 | Blyleven | Burns | 2:40 | 8,242 | ++++ | |||
| 158 | 158 | Tuesday, Oct 1 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | L | 6 | 12 | 74-84 | 5 | 14.5 | Bannister | Smithson | 2:54 | 8,278 | - | |||
| 159 | 159 | Wednesday, Oct 2 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | W | 3 | 1 | 75-84 | 5 | 13.5 | Viola | Davis | 2:06 | 8,290 | + | |||
| 160 | 160 | Friday, Oct 4 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | L | 6 | 8 | 75-85 | 5 | 15.0 | Reed | Burtt | 3:07 | 30,451 | - | |||
| 161 | 161 | Saturday, Oct 5 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | W | 8 | 2 | 76-85 | 4 | 15.0 | Blyleven | Easterly | 2:30 | 8,806 | + | |||
| 162 | 162 | Sunday, Oct 6 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | W | 4 | 2 | 77-85 | 4 | 14.0 | Smithson | Schulze | 2:20 | 10,385 | ++ | |||
| 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.