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80-82, Finished 5th in AL West (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Tom Kelly (80-82)
Scored 740 runs, Allowed 738 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 81-81
Ballparks: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Attendance: 2,277,438 (7th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 107, Pitching - 107 · one-year: Batting - 106, Pitching - 106
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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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Aguilera | 27 | R | R | 6' 4" | 195 | Dec 31, 1961 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | $ | |
| Allan Anderson | 25 | L | L | 5' 11" | 178 | Jan 7, 1964 | 4 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.4 | $200,000 | |
| Wally Backman | 29 | B | R | 5' 9" | 160 | Sep 22, 1959 | 10 | 87 | 79 | 87 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | -0.9 | $750,000 | |
| Doug Baker | 28 | B | R | 5' 9" | 165 | Apr 3, 1961 | 6 | 43 | 20 | 43 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0.7 | $ | |
| Juan Berenguer | 34 | R | R | 5' 11" | 186 | Nov 30, 1954 | 12 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | $625,000 | |
| Greg Booker | 29 | R | R | 6' 6" | 230 | Jun 22, 1960 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Randy Bush | 30 | L | L | 6' 1" | 186 | Oct 5, 1958 | 8 | 141 | 106 | 141 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 88 | 123 | 5 | 25 | 4 | -0.4 | $550,000 | |
| Carmelo Castillo | 31 | R | R | 6' 1" | 185 | Jun 8, 1958 | 8 | 94 | 58 | 94 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 61 | 68 | 16 | 31 | 0 | -0.5 | $432,500 | |
| Mike Cook | 25 | R | R | 6' 3" | 200 | Aug 14, 1963 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Tim Drummond | 24 | R | R | 6' 3" | 170 | Dec 24, 1964 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | $68,000 | |
| Jim Dwyer | 39 | L | L | 5' 10" | 165 | Jun 3, 1950 | 17 | 88 | 59 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 73 | 27 | 1 | 0.8 | $200,000 | |
| Mike Dyer | 22 | R | R | 6' 3" | 195 | Sep 8, 1966 | 1st | 16 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | $68,000 | |
| Gary Gaetti | 30 | R | R | 6' 0" | 180 | Aug 19, 1958 | 9 | 130 | 126 | 130 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.1 | $2,400,000 | All-Star |
| Greg Gagne | 27 | R | R | 5' 11" | 185 | Nov 12, 1961 | 7 | 149 | 130 | 149 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3.5 | $570,000 | |
| Dan Gladden | 31 | R | R | 5' 11" | 180 | Jul 7, 1957 | 7 | 121 | 111 | 120 | 118 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 2 | 0 | 118 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.1 | $610,000 | |
| German Gonzalez | 27 | R | R | 6' 0" | 170 | Mar 7, 1962 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Mark Guthrie | 23 | R | L | 6' 4" | 192 | Sep 22, 1965 | 1st | 13 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | $68,000 | |
| Chip Hale | 24 | L | R | 5' 11" | 180 | Dec 2, 1964 | 1st | 28 | 16 | 28 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | -0.5 | $68,000 | |
| Brian Harper | 29 | R | R | 6' 2" | 195 | Oct 16, 1959 | 10 | 126 | 102 | 126 | 106 | 0 | 101 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 2.4 | $147,500 | |
| Kent Hrbek | 29 | L | R | 6' 4" | 200 | May 21, 1960 | 9 | 109 | 103 | 109 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 3.4 | $1,560,000 | |
| Terry Jorgensen | 22 | R | R | 6' 4" | 208 | Sep 2, 1966 | 1st | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | $ | |
| Gene Larkin | 26 | B | R | 6' 3" | 195 | Oct 24, 1962 | 3 | 136 | 124 | 136 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 32 | 41 | 11 | 0 | 0.7 | $145,000 | |
| Tim Laudner | 31 | R | R | 6' 3" | 212 | Jun 7, 1958 | 9 | 100 | 72 | 100 | 77 | 0 | 68 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 1 | -0.1 | $700,000 | |
| Orlando Mercado | 27 | R | R | 6' 0" | 180 | Nov 7, 1961 | 7 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 | $ | |
| John Moses | 31 | B | L | 5' 10" | 165 | Aug 9, 1957 | 8 | 129 | 49 | 129 | 108 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 26 | 63 | 128 | 3 | 33 | 12 | -0.2 | $180,000 | |
| Al Newman | 29 | B | R | 5' 9" | 175 | Jun 30, 1960 | 5 | 141 | 114 | 141 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 37 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0.9 | $180,000 | |
| Francisco Oliveras | 26 | R | R | 5' 10" | 170 | Jan 31, 1963 | 1st | 12 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | $ | |
| Greg Olson | 28 | R | R | 6' 0" | 200 | Sep 6, 1960 | 1st | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Kirby Puckett HOF | 29 | R | R | 5' 8" | 178 | Mar 14, 1960 | 6 | 159 | 155 | 159 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 0 | 157 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4.3 | $2,000,000 | All-Star |
| Shane Rawley | 33 | R | L | 6' 0" | 170 | Jul 27, 1955 | 12 | 27 | 25 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | $950,000 | |
| Jeff Reardon | 33 | R | R | 6' 0" | 190 | Oct 1, 1955 | 11 | 65 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | $1,275,000 | |
| Vic Rodriguez | 27 | R | R | 5' 11" | 173 | Jul 14, 1961 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Steve Shields | 30 | R | R | 6' 5" | 220 | Nov 30, 1958 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.8 | $125,000 | |
| Roy Smith | 27 | R | R | 6' 3" | 200 | Sep 6, 1961 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 1 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | $100,000 | |
| Paul Sorrento | 23 | L | R | 6' 2" | 195 | Nov 17, 1965 | 1st | 14 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Randy St. Claire | 28 | R | R | 6' 3" | 180 | Aug 23, 1960 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Kevin Tapani | 25 | R | R | 6' 0" | 180 | Feb 18, 1964 | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | $ | |
| Freddie Toliver | 28 | R | R | 6' 1" | 165 | Feb 3, 1961 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.7 | $ | |
| Lee Tunnell | 28 | R | R | 6' 1" | 180 | Oct 30, 1960 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Frank Viola | 29 | L | L | 6' 4" | 200 | Apr 19, 1960 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | $2,766,666 | |
| Gary Wayne | 26 | L | L | 6' 3" | 185 | Nov 30, 1962 | 1st | 60 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | $68,000 | |
| Lenny Webster | 24 | R | R | 5' 9" | 185 | Feb 10, 1965 | 1st | 14 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| David West | 24 | L | L | 6' 6" | 205 | Sep 1, 1964 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.5 | $ | |
| 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 |