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| Season Summary | 80-82, Final Rank:5, GB: 19.0 | |
| Days in First | 2 | last on Saturday, Apr 8, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 2 | last on Apr 8, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | never led | |
| Farthest Behind | 19 | last on Sunday, Oct 1, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 4 | last on Saturday, Sep 16 |
| Most Games under .500 | 7 | last on Friday, Jul 14 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 6 | Wednesday, Aug 23 to Monday, Aug 28 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 8 | Tuesday, Jul 4 to Friday, Jul 14 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 13 | Monday, May 1 |
| Most Runs Scored | 19 | Saturday, May 20 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 12 | Friday, May 5 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 7 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 8 | |
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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 4 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | L | 2 | 4 | 0-1 | 4 | 1.0 | John | Viola | Mohorcic | 2:53 | 52,394 | - | ||
| 2 | 2 | Wednesday, Apr 5 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | W | 12 | 2 | 1-1 | 3 | 1.0 | Anderson | Hawkins | 2:32 | 22,556 | + | |||
| 3 | 3 | Thursday, Apr 6 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | W | 7 | 1 | 2-1 | 3 | 1.0 | Rawley | LaPoint | 2:21 | 22,133 | ++ | |||
| 4 | 4 | Friday, Apr 7 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | W | 8 | 3 | 3-1 | 1 | Tied | Smith | Milacki | 2:54 | 24,671 | +++ | |||
| 5 | 5 | Saturday, Apr 8 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | W | 6 | 5 | 4-1 | 1 | Tied | Gonzalez | Holton | Reardon | 2:54 | 35,969 | ++++ | ||
| 6 | 6 | Sunday, Apr 9 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | L | 1 | 8 | 4-2 | 2 | 0.5 | Ballard | Viola | 2:40 | 42,307 | - | |||
| 7 | 7 | Tuesday, Apr 11 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | W | 14 | 0 | 5-2 | 3 | 0.5 | Anderson | Morris | 2:51 | 9,968 | + | ||
| 8 | 8 | Thursday, Apr 13 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | L | 0 | 3 | 5-3 | 3 | 2.0 | Robinson | Rawley | 2:30 | 9,042 | - | ||
| 9 | 9 | Friday, Apr 14 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | L | 5 | 8 | 5-4 | 4 | 3.0 | Leiter | Cook | Guetterman | 2:33 | 46,028 | -- | |
| 10 | 10 | Sunday, Apr 16 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | W | 9 | 4 | 6-4 | 3 | 3.5 | Anderson | John | 2:36 | 30,195 | + | ||
| 11 | 11 | Tuesday, Apr 18 | boxscore | MIN | DET | W | 9 | 8 | 7-4 | 2 | 3.0 | Toliver | Robinson | Reardon | 2:58 | 20,986 | ++ | ||
| 12 | 12 | Wednesday, Apr 19 | boxscore | MIN | DET | L | 2 | 3 | 7-5 | 4 | 4.0 | Alexander | Viola | Hernandez | 2:28 | 21,840 | - | ||
| 13 | 13 | Thursday, Apr 20 | boxscore | MIN | DET | W | 7 | 2 | 8-5 | 3 | 3.5 | Gonzalez | Tanana | 2:50 | 29,878 | + | |||
| 14 | 14 | Friday, Apr 21 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | W | 7 | 1 | 9-5 | 3 | 2.5 | Anderson | Bautista | 2:50 | 24,807 | ++ | ||
| 15 | 15 | Saturday, Apr 22 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | L | 1 | 4 | 9-6 | 3 | 2.5 | Olson | Toliver | 2:34 | 34,698 | - | ||
| 16 | 16 | Sunday, Apr 23 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | L | 0 | 3 | 9-7 | 4 | 3.5 | Milacki | Rawley | 2:03 | 35,311 | -- | ||
| 17 | 17 | Monday, Apr 24 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | L | 4 | 5 | 9-8 | 4 | 4.0 | Plesac | Reardon | 3:18 | 9,311 | --- | ||
| 18 | 18 | Tuesday, Apr 25 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | L | 4 | 10 | 9-9 | 4 | 5.0 | Clutterbuck | Smith | 2:20 | 10,034 | ---- | ||
| 19 | 19 | Wednesday, Apr 26 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | L | 0 | 12 | 9-10 | 5 | 6.0 | Bosio | Anderson | 2:22 | 10,912 | ----- | ||
| 20 | 20 | Friday, Apr 28 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | L | 7 | 9 | 9-11 | 5 | 7.0 | Candiotti | Rawley | Jones | 2:38 | 30,972 | ------ | ||
| 21 | 21 | Saturday, Apr 29 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | L | 1 | 4 | 9-12 | 5 | 7.0 | Farrell | Viola | Jones | 2:26 | 49,653 | ------- | ||
| 22 | 22 | Sunday, Apr 30 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | W | 2 | 1 | 10-12 | 5 | 7.0 | Smith | Black | Reardon | 2:07 | 26,644 | + | ||
| 23 | 23 | Monday, May 1 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | L | 6 | 13 | 10-13 | 5 | 7.0 | Boyd | Anderson | 2:58 | 18,347 | - | |||
| 24 | 24 | Tuesday, May 2 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | L | 2 | 4 | 10-14 | 6 | 7.5 | Dopson | Gonzalez | Smith | 2:24 | 17,765 | -- | ||
| 25 | 25 | Wednesday, May 3 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | L | 2 | 7 | 10-15 | 6 | 8.0 | Wegman | Rawley | Krueger | 2:57 | 21,479 | --- | ||
| 26 | 26 | Thursday, May 4 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | L | 2 | 3 | 10-16 | 6 | 8.0 | August | Viola | Plesac | 2:32 | 27,037 | ---- | ||
| 27 | 27 | Friday, May 5 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | W | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11-16 | 6 | 8.0 | Gonzalez | Jones | 3:35 | 7,889 | + | |
| 28 | 28 | Sunday, May 7 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | L | 4 | 5 | 11-17 | 6 | 9.0 | Jones | Oliveras | 2:32 | 0 | - | ||
| 29 | 29 | Sunday, May 7 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 12 | 11-18 | 6 | 9.0 | Yett | Toliver | 2:45 | 11,357 | -- | ||
| 30 | 30 | Monday, May 8 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | W | 4 | 2 | 12-18 | 6 | 9.0 | Rawley | Boddicker | Reardon | 2:37 | 23,618 | + | |
| 31 | 31 | Tuesday, May 9 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | W | 6 | 2 | 13-18 | 6 | 8.5 | Viola | Gardner | Reardon | 3:02 | 25,951 | ++ | |
| 32 | 32 | Friday, May 12 | boxscore | MIN | TOR | W | 6 | 5 | 14-18 | 6 | 8.0 | Berenguer | Wells | Reardon | 2:35 | 24,073 | +++ | ||
| 33 | 33 | Saturday, May 13 | boxscore | MIN | TOR | W | 10 | 8 | 15-18 | 6 | 8.0 | Rawley | Stieb | Reardon | 3:02 | 29,712 | ++++ | ||
| 34 | 34 | Sunday, May 14 | boxscore | MIN | TOR | W | 13 | 1 | 16-18 | 6 | 7.0 | Viola | Flanagan | 2:29 | 33,980 | +++++ | |||
| 35 | 35 | Monday, May 15 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | L | 3 | 4 | 16-19 | 6 | 8.0 | Bannister | Berenguer | Farr | 2:26 | 18,404 | - | ||
| 36 | 36 | Tuesday, May 16 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | L | 1 | 8 | 16-20 | 6 | 8.0 | Gubicza | Oliveras | 2:31 | 20,657 | -- | |||
| 37 | 37 | Wednesday, May 17 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | W | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17-20 | 6 | 8.0 | Berenguer | Farr | 2:50 | 20,922 | + | ||
| 38 | 38 | Thursday, May 18 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | L | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17-21 | 6 | 9.0 | Russell | Gonzalez | 3:49 | 19,868 | - | |
| 39 | 39 | Friday, May 19 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | L | 2 | 4 | 17-22 | 6 | 9.0 | Rogers | Viola | Russell | 3:01 | 31,195 | -- | |
| 40 | 40 | Saturday, May 20 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | W | 19 | 3 | 18-22 | 6 | 9.0 | Smith | Witt | 3:17 | 40,482 | + | ||
| 41 | 41 | Sunday, May 21 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | W | 6 | 1 | 19-22 | 6 | 9.0 | Oliveras | Russell | Berenguer | 3:01 | 40,299 | ++ | |
| 42 | 42 | Monday, May 22 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TOR | W | 6 | 2 | 20-22 | 6 | 8.5 | Anderson | Stieb | 2:23 | 40,134 | +++ | ||
| 43 | 43 | Tuesday, May 23 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TOR | L | 1 | 2 | 20-23 | 6 | 8.5 | Wells | Berenguer | 2:32 | 24,443 | - | ||
| 44 | 44 | Wednesday, May 24 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TOR | W | 10 | 4 | 21-23 | 6 | 8.5 | Viola | Flanagan | 3:24 | 27,138 | + | ||
| 45 | 45 | Friday, May 26 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | L | 3 | 5 | 21-24 | 6 | 9.0 | Witt | Smith | Russell | 3:23 | 33,112 | - | ||
| 46 | 46 | Saturday, May 27 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | L | 3 | 5 | 21-25 | 6 | 10.0 | Brown | Anderson | 2:55 | 30,893 | -- | |||
| 47 | 47 | Sunday, May 28 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | L | 6 | 8 | 21-26 | 6 | 11.0 | Guante | Reardon | Russell | 3:10 | 28,722 | --- | ||
| 48 | 48 | Monday, May 29 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | L | 1 | 7 | 21-27 | 6 | 11.0 | Saberhagen | Viola | 2:31 | 41,189 | ---- | ||
| 49 | 49 | Tuesday, May 30 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | W | 7 | 1 | 22-27 | 6 | 11.0 | Smith | Clarke | 2:34 | 24,603 | + | ||
| 50 | 50 | Wednesday, May 31 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | W | 7 | 1 | 6 | 23-27 | 6 | 10.0 | Oliveras | Bannister | 1:36 | 23,114 | ++ | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Friday, Jun 2 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | W | 8 | 0 | 24-27 | 5 | 9.0 | Anderson | Perez | 3:01 | 13,205 | +++ | ||
| 52 | 52 | Saturday, Jun 3 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | W | 5 | 4 | 25-27 | 5 | 9.5 | Viola | King | Reardon | 2:49 | 0 | ++++ | |
| 53 | 53 | Saturday, Jun 3 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 2 | 25-28 | 5 | 9.5 | Hillegas | Rawley | Thigpen | 2:39 | 14,365 | - | |
| 54 | 54 | Sunday, Jun 4 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 2 | 25-29 | 6 | 10.5 | Reuss | Smith | Thigpen | 2:15 | 15,170 | -- | |
| 55 | 55 | Monday, Jun 5 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | W | 2 | 1 | 26-29 | 5 | 9.5 | Oliveras | Young | Reardon | 2:27 | 34,320 | + | |
| 56 | 56 | Tuesday, Jun 6 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L | 0 | 1 | 26-30 | 6 | 10.5 | Moore | Anderson | 2:16 | 23,505 | - | ||
| 57 | 57 | Wednesday, Jun 7 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L | 2 | 3 | 26-31 | 6 | 11.5 | Welch | Viola | Burns | 2:33 | 27,396 | -- | |
| 58 | 58 | Friday, Jun 9 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | L | 3 | 8 | 26-32 | 6 | 11.5 | Reuss | Rawley | Hillegas | 2:49 | 26,665 | --- | ||
| 59 | 59 | Saturday, Jun 10 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | W | 11 | 8 | 27-32 | 6 | 11.5 | Berenguer | Thigpen | Reardon | 3:26 | 26,984 | + | ||
| 60 | 60 | Sunday, Jun 11 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | W | 5 | 2 | 28-32 | 6 | 11.5 | Anderson | Perez | Reardon | 2:37 | 38,015 | ++ | ||
| 61 | 61 | Tuesday, Jun 13 | boxscore | MIN | SEA | W | 4 | 3 | 11 | 29-32 | 5 | 10.0 | Wayne | Reed | 3:43 | 18,839 | +++ | ||
| 62 | 62 | Wednesday, Jun 14 | boxscore | MIN | SEA | W | 10 | 8 | 30-32 | 5 | 10.0 | Berenguer | Niedenfuer | Reardon | 2:39 | 21,816 | ++++ | ||
| 63 | 63 | Thursday, Jun 15 | boxscore | MIN | SEA | L | 5 | 9 | 30-33 | 5 | 10.5 | Powell | Shields | Jackson | 3:07 | 25,416 | - | ||
| 64 | 64 | Friday, Jun 16 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | L | 6 | 8 | 30-34 | 5 | 11.0 | Crim | Berenguer | Plesac | 3:08 | 35,047 | -- | ||
| 65 | 65 | Saturday, Jun 17 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | W | 7 | 3 | 31-34 | 5 | 10.0 | Tunnell | Knudson | 3:03 | 42,107 | + | |||
| 66 | 66 | Sunday, Jun 18 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | W | 8 | 6 | 32-34 | 5 | 9.0 | Reardon | Crim | 2:50 | 38,075 | ++ | |||
| 67 | 67 | Monday, Jun 19 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | L | 8 | 11 | 32-35 | 5 | 9.0 | Krueger | Oliveras | Plesac | 3:49 | 27,154 | - | ||
| 68 | 68 | Tuesday, Jun 20 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | W | 7 | 4 | 33-35 | 5 | 9.0 | Anderson | Candiotti | Reardon | 2:45 | 16,384 | + | |
| 69 | 69 | Wednesday, Jun 21 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | W | 5 | 1 | 34-35 | 5 | 9.0 | Rawley | Farrell | St. Claire | 3:05 | 8,632 | ++ | |
| 70 | 70 | Thursday, Jun 22 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | W | 9 | 8 | 35-35 | 5 | 8.0 | Wayne | Orosco | Reardon | 2:48 | 8,892 | +++ | |
| 71 | 71 | Friday, Jun 23 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | W | 10 | 0 | 36-35 | 5 | 7.0 | Viola | Price | 2:44 | 33,548 | ++++ | ||
| 72 | 72 | Saturday, Jun 24 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 6 | 36-36 | 5 | 8.5 | Dopson | Oliveras | 3:17 | 33,346 | - | ||
| 73 | 73 | Saturday, Jun 24 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 11 | 36-37 | 5 | 8.5 | Smithson | Toliver | 2:56 | 18,819 | -- | ||
| 74 | 74 | Sunday, Jun 25 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | W | 7 | 0 | 37-37 | 5 | 8.5 | Anderson | Boddicker | 2:43 | 34,007 | + | ||
| 75 | 75 | Monday, Jun 26 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 4 | 3 | 10 | 38-37 | 5 | 7.5 | Reardon | Burns | 3:00 | 31,914 | ++ | ||
| 76 | 76 | Tuesday, Jun 27 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 11 | 5 | 39-37 | 5 | 6.5 | Wayne | Nelson | Berenguer | 3:24 | 37,891 | +++ | ||
| 77 | 77 | Wednesday, Jun 28 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 2 | 0 | 40-37 | 5 | 5.5 | Viola | Stewart | 2:13 | 41,387 | ++++ | |||
| 78 | 78 | Thursday, Jun 29 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | L | 3 | 10 | 40-38 | 5 | 6.0 | Witt | Dyer | 2:45 | 22,422 | - | |||
| 79 | 79 | Friday, Jun 30 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | L | 2 | 7 | 40-39 | 5 | 7.0 | Finley | Anderson | 2:33 | 35,500 | -- | |||
| 80 | 80 | Saturday, Jul 1 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | L | 1 | 6 | 40-40 | 5 | 8.0 | McCaskill | Rawley | 2:34 | 28,682 | --- | |||
| 81 | 81 | Sunday, Jul 2 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | W | 2 | 1 | 41-40 | 5 | 8.0 | Viola | Monteleone | 2:13 | 49,098 | + | |||
| 82 | 82 | Tuesday, Jul 4 | boxscore | MIN | @ | SEA | L | 2 | 3 | 41-41 | 5 | 8.5 | Bankhead | Anderson | Schooler | 2:45 | 22,180 | - | |
| 83 | 83 | Wednesday, Jul 5 | boxscore | MIN | @ | SEA | L | 3 | 7 | 41-42 | 5 | 9.0 | Harris | Dyer | Schooler | 2:42 | 10,383 | -- | |
| 84 | 84 | Thursday, Jul 6 | boxscore | MIN | @ | SEA | L | 5 | 7 | 41-43 | 5 | 9.5 | Jackson | Wayne | Schooler | 2:46 | 12,565 | --- | |
| 85 | 85 | Friday, Jul 7 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | L | 2 | 5 | 41-44 | 5 | 10.0 | Blyleven | Viola | 2:25 | 30,299 | ---- | ||
| 86 | 86 | Saturday, Jul 8 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | L | 1 | 4 | 41-45 | 6 | 11.0 | Abbott | Smith | Harvey | 2:43 | 29,797 | ----- | |
| 87 | 87 | Sunday, Jul 9 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | L | 3 | 9 | 41-46 | 6 | 12.0 | Witt | Anderson | 2:48 | 36,696 | ------ | ||
| 88 | 88 | Thursday, Jul 13 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | L | 1 | 3 | 41-47 | 6 | 13.0 | Clemens | Viola | Smith | 2:40 | 30,899 | ------- | ||
| 89 | 89 | Friday, Jul 14 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | L | 0 | 5 | 41-48 | 6 | 13.0 | Boddicker | Anderson | 2:19 | 27,621 | -------- | |||
| 90 | 90 | Saturday, Jul 15 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | W | 3 | 2 | 42-48 | 6 | 12.0 | Berenguer | Smithson | Reardon | 2:59 | 33,239 | + | ||
| 91 | 91 | Sunday, Jul 16 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | W | 4 | 3 | 11 | 43-48 | 6 | 11.0 | St. Claire | Murphy | 3:04 | 40,593 | ++ | ||
| 92 | 92 | Monday, Jul 17 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | W | 5 | 2 | 44-48 | 6 | 9.5 | Berenguer | Jones | Reardon | 2:26 | 21,004 | +++ | ||
| 93 | 93 | Tuesday, Jul 18 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | W | 5 | 4 | 45-48 | 6 | 9.5 | Viola | Jones | 2:31 | 24,016 | ++++ | |||
| 94 | 94 | Wednesday, Jul 19 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | L | 1 | 10 | 45-49 | 6 | 10.0 | Farrell | Anderson | 2:17 | 22,504 | - | |||
| 95 | 95 | Friday, Jul 21 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | L | 3 | 5 | 45-50 | 6 | 11.5 | Higuera | Rawley | 2:38 | 40,417 | -- | ||
| 96 | 96 | Saturday, Jul 22 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | W | 6 | 1 | 46-50 | 6 | 11.5 | Smith | Navarro | Reardon | 2:44 | 52,908 | + | |
| 97 | 97 | Sunday, Jul 23 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | L | 1 | 4 | 46-51 | 6 | 12.5 | Filer | Viola | Plesac | 2:28 | 34,663 | - | |
| 98 | 98 | Tuesday, Jul 25 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | W | 9 | 3 | 47-51 | 6 | 13.0 | Anderson | Schmidt | 2:49 | 26,626 | + | |||
| 99 | 99 | Wednesday, Jul 26 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | W | 5 | 4 | 48-51 | 5 | 12.0 | Reardon | Williamson | 2:45 | 28,321 | ++ | |||
| 100 | 100 | Thursday, Jul 27 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | W | 10 | 6 | 49-51 | 5 | 12.0 | Smith | Harnisch | 2:50 | 27,642 | +++ | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Friday, Jul 28 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | L | 4 | 6 | 49-52 | 5 | 12.5 | Ritz | Viola | Henneman | 3:09 | 0 | - | |
| 102 | 102 | Friday, Jul 28 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | W | 7 | 3 | 50-52 | 5 | 12.5 | Dyer | Robinson | 2:47 | 24,322 | + | ||
| 103 | 103 | Saturday, Jul 29 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | L | 2 | 3 | 10 | 50-53 | 5 | 13.5 | Henneman | Wayne | 2:44 | 32,864 | - | |
| 104 | 104 | Sunday, Jul 30 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | W | 14 | 3 | 51-53 | 5 | 12.5 | Anderson | Alexander | 2:47 | 23,775 | + | ||
| 105 | 105 | Tuesday, Aug 1 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | W | 5 | 4 | 52-53 | 5 | 11.5 | Rawley | Terrell | Reardon | 2:45 | 32,710 | ++ | |
| 106 | 106 | Wednesday, Aug 2 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | L | 6 | 7 | 52-54 | 5 | 12.0 | McCullers | Wayne | Righetti | 2:46 | 0 | - | |
| 107 | 107 | Wednesday, Aug 2 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | W | 4 | 3 | 10 | 53-54 | 5 | 12.0 | Reardon | Plunk | 3:28 | 35,058 | + | |
| 108 | 108 | Thursday, Aug 3 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 8 | 53-55 | 5 | 12.5 | Cary | Aguilera | 2:47 | 25,244 | - | ||
| 109 | 109 | Friday, Aug 4 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | W | 5 | 1 | 54-55 | 5 | 12.5 | Anderson | Aquino | 2:07 | 32,470 | + | |||
| 110 | 110 | Saturday, Aug 5 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | W | 6 | 4 | 55-55 | 5 | 11.5 | Berenguer | Farr | Reardon | 2:56 | 43,130 | ++ | ||
| 111 | 111 | Sunday, Aug 6 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | L | 2 | 3 | 55-56 | 5 | 12.5 | Saberhagen | Rawley | Montgomery | 2:51 | 35,028 | - | ||
| 112 | 112 | Monday, Aug 7 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | W | 4 | 2 | 56-56 | 5 | 12.0 | Smith | Ballard | Reardon | 2:51 | 36,180 | + | |
| 113 | 113 | Tuesday, Aug 8 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | L | 1 | 6 | 56-57 | 5 | 12.0 | Johnson | Aguilera | 2:43 | 27,875 | - | ||
| 114 | 114 | Wednesday, Aug 9 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | W | 7 | 0 | 57-57 | 5 | 12.0 | Anderson | Thurmond | 2:20 | 30,132 | + | ||
| 115 | 115 | Friday, Aug 11 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | L | 3 | 11 | 57-58 | 5 | 12.5 | Terrell | Rawley | Righetti | 2:43 | 40,653 | - | ||
| 116 | 116 | Saturday, Aug 12 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | W | 6 | 3 | 58-58 | 5 | 12.5 | Smith | Cadaret | Reardon | 3:10 | 43,920 | + | ||
| 117 | 117 | Sunday, Aug 13 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | L | 7 | 9 | 58-59 | 5 | 12.5 | Guetterman | Reardon | 3:09 | 38,797 | - | |||
| 118 | 118 | Monday, Aug 14 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | W | 6 | 3 | 59-59 | 5 | 12.0 | Anderson | McCaskill | Reardon | 2:52 | 26,542 | + | |
| 119 | 119 | Tuesday, Aug 15 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | L | 2 | 3 | 59-60 | 5 | 13.0 | Finley | Dyer | Harvey | 2:34 | 32,050 | - | |
| 120 | 120 | Wednesday, Aug 16 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | L | 3 | 7 | 59-61 | 5 | 13.0 | Witt | Rawley | 2:30 | 32,993 | -- | ||
| 121 | 121 | Friday, Aug 18 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | W | 4 | 3 | 60-61 | 5 | 12.5 | Smith | Stewart | Reardon | 2:16 | 38,956 | + | |
| 122 | 122 | Saturday, Aug 19 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L | 4 | 5 | 10 | 60-62 | 5 | 13.5 | Davis | Wayne | 2:39 | 44,123 | - | |
| 123 | 123 | Sunday, Aug 20 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L | 0 | 5 | 60-63 | 5 | 14.5 | Moore | Anderson | 2:22 | 43,875 | -- | ||
| 124 | 124 | Tuesday, Aug 22 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | L | 2 | 10 | 60-64 | 5 | 16.0 | King | Rawley | 3:19 | 24,967 | --- | |||
| 125 | 125 | Wednesday, Aug 23 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | W | 8 | 7 | 61-64 | 5 | 16.0 | Smith | Hibbard | 2:56 | 21,726 | + | |||
| 126 | 126 | Thursday, Aug 24 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | W | 6 | 4 | 62-64 | 5 | 15.0 | Berenguer | Hillegas | Reardon | 2:45 | 31,869 | ++ | ||
| 127 | 127 | Friday, Aug 25 | boxscore | MIN | SEA | W | 2 | 1 | 63-64 | 5 | 14.0 | Dyer | Johnson | Reardon | 2:33 | 22,195 | +++ | ||
| 128 | 128 | Saturday, Aug 26 | boxscore | MIN | SEA | W | 1 | 0 | 64-64 | 5 | 13.0 | West | Holman | Reardon | 2:27 | 25,557 | ++++ | ||
| 129 | 129 | Sunday, Aug 27 | boxscore | MIN | SEA | W | 8 | 5 | 65-64 | 5 | 13.0 | Guthrie | Bankhead | Berenguer | 2:58 | 32,329 | +++++ | ||
| 130 | 130 | Monday, Aug 28 | boxscore | MIN | SEA | W | 5 | 4 | 10 | 66-64 | 5 | 13.0 | Reardon | Schooler | 2:53 | 18,287 | ++++++ | ||
| 131 | 131 | Tuesday, Aug 29 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | L | 2 | 4 | 66-65 | 5 | 14.0 | Hall | Aguilera | Russell | 3:20 | 19,004 | - | ||
| 132 | 132 | Wednesday, Aug 30 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | W | 7 | 3 | 67-65 | 5 | 13.0 | Dyer | Russell | Reardon | 2:29 | 18,651 | + | ||
| 133 | 133 | Thursday, Aug 31 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | W | 8 | 6 | 68-65 | 5 | 12.5 | West | Witt | Reardon | 2:47 | 18,556 | ++ | ||
| 134 | 134 | Friday, Sep 1 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TOR | L | 3 | 7 | 68-66 | 5 | 12.5 | Stottlemyre | Guthrie | 2:17 | 49,350 | - | ||
| 135 | 135 | Saturday, Sep 2 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TOR | L | 2 | 4 | 68-67 | 5 | 13.5 | Cerutti | Smith | Henke | 2:16 | 49,291 | -- | |
| 136 | 136 | Sunday, Sep 3 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TOR | W | 9 | 4 | 69-67 | 5 | 13.5 | Aguilera | Flanagan | 2:44 | 49,073 | + | ||
| 137 | 137 | Monday, Sep 4 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | L | 5 | 8 | 69-68 | 5 | 13.5 | Arnsberg | Dyer | Russell | 2:55 | 13,693 | - | |
| 138 | 138 | Tuesday, Sep 5 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | W | 8 | 4 | 70-68 | 5 | 13.5 | Tapani | Moyer | 2:39 | 11,320 | + | ||
| 139 | 139 | Wednesday, Sep 6 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | L | 2 | 3 | 70-69 | 5 | 14.5 | Hough | West | Russell | 2:58 | 10,276 | - | |
| 140 | 140 | Friday, Sep 8 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | L | 0 | 6 | 70-70 | 5 | 14.5 | Gubicza | Smith | 2:08 | 28,435 | -- | ||
| 141 | 141 | Saturday, Sep 9 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | L | 1 | 3 | 70-71 | 5 | 15.5 | Saberhagen | Aguilera | Montgomery | 2:09 | 37,418 | --- | |
| 142 | 142 | Sunday, Sep 10 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | W | 8 | 2 | 71-71 | 5 | 15.5 | Anderson | Gordon | 2:34 | 28,853 | + | ||
| 143 | 143 | Monday, Sep 11 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | L | 1 | 6 | 71-72 | 5 | 16.0 | McWilliams | Dyer | 2:12 | 23,948 | - | ||
| 144 | 144 | Tuesday, Sep 12 | boxscore | MIN | TOR | W | 8 | 2 | 72-72 | 5 | 15.0 | West | Stottlemyre | 2:26 | 14,849 | + | |||
| 145 | 145 | Wednesday, Sep 13 | boxscore | MIN | TOR | W | 3 | 2 | 73-72 | 5 | 15.0 | Tapani | Cerutti | Reardon | 2:24 | 14,903 | ++ | ||
| 146 | 146 | Thursday, Sep 14 | boxscore | MIN | TOR | W | 2 | 0 | 74-72 | 5 | 14.5 | Guthrie | Flanagan | Reardon | 2:18 | 14,262 | +++ | ||
| 147 | 147 | Friday, Sep 15 | boxscore | MIN | DET | W | 8 | 4 | 75-72 | 4 | 13.5 | Aguilera | Dubois | Drummond | 3:04 | 22,156 | ++++ | ||
| 148 | 148 | Saturday, Sep 16 | boxscore | MIN | DET | W | 8 | 7 | 76-72 | 4 | 12.5 | Anderson | Alexander | Wayne | 2:52 | 31,727 | +++++ | ||
| 149 | 149 | Sunday, Sep 17 | boxscore | MIN | DET | L | 2 | 9 | 76-73 | 4 | 12.5 | Searcy | Dyer | 2:49 | 24,489 | - | |||
| 150 | 150 | Monday, Sep 18 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | L | 3 | 6 | 76-74 | 5 | 13.5 | Blyleven | West | 2:51 | 12,984 | -- | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Tuesday, Sep 19 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | L | 3 | 7 | 76-75 | 5 | 14.5 | Finley | Tapani | Harvey | 2:45 | 13,757 | --- | ||
| 152 | 152 | Wednesday, Sep 20 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | L | 1 | 9 | 76-76 | 5 | 15.5 | Abbott | Guthrie | 2:50 | 15,694 | ---- | |||
| 153 | 153 | Thursday, Sep 21 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | L | 1 | 2 | 76-77 | 5 | 16.5 | Welch | Aguilera | Eckersley | 2:19 | 16,779 | ----- | ||
| 154 | 154 | Friday, Sep 22 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | L | 2 | 5 | 76-78 | 5 | 17.5 | Stewart | Dyer | Nelson | 2:46 | 34,830 | ------ | ||
| 155 | 155 | Saturday, Sep 23 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 5 | 3 | 77-78 | 5 | 16.5 | Anderson | Moore | Smith | 2:31 | 38,791 | + | ||
| 156 | 156 | Sunday, Sep 24 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | L | 3 | 9 | 77-79 | 5 | 17.5 | Davis | Tapani | Eckersley | 2:46 | 22,565 | - | ||
| 157 | 157 | Monday, Sep 25 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 10 | 77-80 | 5 | 17.5 | Dotson | Guthrie | 2:45 | 6,975 | -- | ||
| 158 | 158 | Tuesday, Sep 26 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | W | 7 | 1 | 78-80 | 5 | 17.5 | Aguilera | Perez | 2:53 | 6,772 | + | ||
| 159 | 159 | Wednesday, Sep 27 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | W | 6 | 1 | 79-80 | 5 | 17.5 | Dyer | Hillegas | 2:40 | 8,004 | ++ | ||
| 160 | 160 | Friday, Sep 29 | boxscore | MIN | @ | SEA | W | 10 | 7 | 11 | 80-80 | 5 | 18.0 | Berenguer | Schooler | Reardon | 3:45 | 9,916 | +++ |
| 161 | 161 | Saturday, Sep 30 | boxscore | MIN | @ | SEA | L | 1 | 2 | 10 | 80-81 | 5 | 18.0 | Reed | Reardon | 2:19 | 33,435 | - | |
| 162 | 162 | Sunday, Oct 1 | boxscore | MIN | @ | SEA | L | 1 | 3 | 80-82 | 5 | 19.0 | Hanson | Guthrie | Schooler | 2:39 | 11,188 | -- | |
| 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.