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Minnesota Twins Opening Day Lineups

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Game (# = Opp. LHS)	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	P	DH
2013. Mon, Apr 1 vs DET L (2-4)	Mauer	Morneau	Dozier	Plouffe	Florimon	Willingham	Hicks	Parmelee	Worley	Doumit
2012. Fri, Apr 6 at BAL L (2-4)	Mauer	Parmelee	Casilla	Valencia	Carroll	Willingham	Span	Doumit	Pavano	Morneau
2011. Fri, Apr 1 at TOR L (3-13)#	Mauer	Morneau	Nishioka	Valencia	Casilla	Young	Span	Cuddyer	Pavano	Kubel
2010. Mon, Apr 5 at LAA L (3-6)	Mauer	Morneau	Hudson	Punto	Hardy	Young	Span	Cuddyer	Baker	Kubel
2009. Mon, Apr 6 vs SEA L (1-6)	Redmond	Morneau	Casilla	Crede	Punto	Span	Gomez	Cuddyer	Liriano	Kubel
2008. Mon, Mar 31 vs LAA W (3-2)	Mauer	Morneau	Harris	Lamb	Everett	Young	Gomez	Cuddyer	Hernandez	Monroe
2007. Mon, Apr 2 vs BAL W (7-4)#	Mauer	Morneau	Castillo	Punto	Bartlett	White	Hunter	Cuddyer	Santana	Cirillo
2006. Tue, Apr 4 at TOR L (3-6)	Mauer	Morneau	Castillo	Batista	Castro	Stewart	Hunter	Kubel	Santana	White
2005. Mon, Apr 4 at SEA L (1-5)#	Mauer	Morneau	Rivas	Cuddyer	Bartlett	Stewart	Hunter	Jones	Radke	Ford
2004. Mon, Apr 5 vs CLE W (7-4)#	Mauer	Mientkiewicz	Rivas	Koskie	Guzman	Stewart	Hunter	Jones	Radke	LeCroy
2003. Mon, Mar 31 at DET W (3-1)#	Pierzynski	Mientkiewicz	Rivas	Cuddyer	Guzman	Jones	Hunter	Mohr	Radke	LeCroy
2002. Mon, Apr 1 at KCR W (8-6)	Pierzynski	Mientkiewicz	Rivas	Koskie	Guzman	Jones	Hunter	Buchanan	Radke	Ortiz
2001. Tue, Apr 3 at DET W (3-2)	Pierzynski	Mientkiewicz	Rivas	Koskie	Guzman	Jones	Hunter	Lawton	Radke	Ortiz
2000. Mon, Apr 3 vs TBD L (0-7)	LeCroy	Coomer	Walker	Koskie	Guzman	Jones	Hunter	Lawton	Radke	Huskey
1999. Tue, Apr 6 vs TOR W (6-1)	Steinbach	Mientkiewicz	Walker	Coomer	Guzman	Allen	Hunter	Lawton	Radke	Cordova
1998. Wed, Apr 1 at TOR L (2-3)	Steinbach	Merced	Gates	Coomer	Meares	Cordova	Nixon	Lawton	Tewksbury	Molitor
1997. Tue, Apr 1 vs DET W (7-5)	Steinbach	Stahoviak	Knoblauch	Walker	Meares	Cordova	Becker	Lawton	Radke	Molitor
1996. Mon, Apr 1 vs DET W (8-6)	Myers	Stahoviak	Knoblauch	Hollins	Meares	Cordova	Becker	Lawton	Radke	Molitor
1995. Wed, Apr 26 at BOS L (0-9)	Walbeck	Maas	Knoblauch	Leius	Meares	Cordova	Cole	Puckett	Erickson	Munoz
1994. Tue, Apr 5 vs CAL L (2-8)#	Walbeck	Hrbek	Knoblauch	Leius	Meares	Munoz	Becker	Puckett	Tapani	Winfield
1993. Tue, Apr 6 vs CHW L (5-10)	Harper	Hrbek	Knoblauch	Pagliarulo	Leius	Mack	Puckett	Munoz	Tapani	Winfield
1992. Mon, Apr 6 at MIL W (4-2)	Harper	Larkin	Knoblauch	Leius	Gagne	Mack	Puckett	Munoz	Erickson	Davis
1991. Tue, Apr 9 at OAK L (2-7)	Harper	Hrbek	Knoblauch	Pagliarulo	Gagne	Gladden	Mack	Puckett	Morris	Davis
1990. Mon, Apr 9 at OAK L (3-8)	Harper	Hrbek	Newman	Gaetti	Gagne	Gladden	Puckett	Bush	Anderson	Larkin
1989. Tue, Apr 4 vs NYY L (2-4)#	Laudner	Hrbek	Backman	Gaetti	Gagne	Gladden	Puckett	Castillo	Viola	Larkin
1988. Tue, Apr 5 at NYY L (0-8)	Nieto	Hrbek	Lombardozzi	Gaetti	Gagne	Gladden	Puckett	Brunansky	Viola	Bush
1987. Tue, Apr 7 vs OAK W (5-4)#	Nieto	Hrbek	Lombardozzi	Gaetti	Gagne	Davidson	Puckett	Brunansky	Blyleven	Gladden
1986. Tue, Apr 8 at OAK W (3-2)	Salas	Hrbek	Lombardozzi	Gaetti	Gagne	Hatcher	Puckett	Brunansky	Viola	Smalley
1985. Tue, Apr 9 at CAL W (6-2)	Laudner	Hrbek	Teufel	Gaetti	Smalley	Hatcher	Puckett	Brunansky	Viola	Stenhouse
1984. Tue, Apr 3 vs DET L (1-8)	Laudner	Hrbek	Teufel	Gaetti	Faedo	Hatcher	Eisenreich	Brunansky	Williams	Bush
1983. Tue, Apr 5 vs DET L (3-11)	Laudner	Hrbek	Castino	Gaetti	Faedo	Ward	Eisenreich	Brunansky	Havens	Bush
1982. Tue, Apr 6 vs SEA L (7-11)#	Wynegar	Hrbek	Wilfong	Gaetti	Smalley	Hatcher	Eisenreich	Engle	Redfern	Ward
1981. Thu, Apr 9 vs OAK L (1-5)	Smith	Hatcher	Wilfong	Castino	Smalley	Ward	Johnston	Powell	Koosman	Adams
1980. Thu, Apr 10 at OAK W (9-7)	Wynegar	Cubbage	Wilfong	Castino	Smalley	Landreaux	Sofield	Powell	Koosman	Goodwin
1979. Fri, Apr 6 at OAK W (5-3)	Wynegar	Jackson	Wilfong	Cubbage	Smalley	Landreaux	Norwood	Sofield	Goltz	Adams
1978. Wed, Apr 5 at SEA L (2-3)	Wynegar	Carew	Wilfong	Cubbage	Smalley	Norwood	Ford	Powell	Goltz	Adams
1977. Sat, Apr 9 at OAK L (4-7)	Wynegar	Carew	Randall	Cubbage	Smalley	Hisle	Bostock	Ford	Goltz	Kusick
1976. Fri, Apr 9 at TEX L (1-2)	Wynegar	Carew	Terrell	McKay	Thompson	Hisle	Bostock	Ford	Blyleven	Braun
1975. Tue, Apr 8 at TEX W (11-4)	Borgmann	Braun	Carew	Soderholm	Thompson	Hisle	Bostock	Darwin	Blyleven	Oliva
1974. Fri, Apr 5 at KCR W (6-4)#	Hundley	Lis	Carew	Terrell	Ferrer	Braun	Hisle	Darwin	Blyleven	Killebrew
1973. Fri, Apr 6 at OAK W (8-3)	Mitterwald	Lis	Carew	Braun	Thompson	Holt	Hisle	Darwin	Blyleven	Oliva
1972. Sat, Apr 15 at OAK L (3-4)#	Roof	Killebrew	Carew	Soderholm	Thompson	Brye	Darwin	Tovar	Blyleven
1971. Tue, Apr 6 vs MIL L (2-7)	Mitterwald	Reese	Carew	Killebrew	Cardenas	Alyea	Tovar	Oliva	Perry
1970. Tue, Apr 7 at CHW W (12-0)#	Mitterwald	Reese	Carew	Killebrew	Cardenas	Alyea	Tovar	Oliva	Perry
1969. Tue, Apr 8 at KCR L (3-4)	Roseboro	Reese	Carew	Killebrew	Cardenas	Nettles	Uhlaender	Oliva	Hall
1968. Wed, Apr 10 at WSA W (2-0)	Roseboro	Killebrew	Carew	Tovar	Hernandez	Allison	Uhlaender	Oliva	Chance
1967. Tue, Apr 11 at BAL L (3-6)#	Battey	Killebrew	Carew	Rollins	Versalles	Allison	Tovar	Oliva	Kaat
1966. Tue, Apr 12 vs KCA W (2-1)	Battey	Mincher	Allen	Killebrew	Versalles	Valdespino	Hall	Oliva	Grant
1965. Mon, Apr 12 vs NYY W (5-4)	Zimmerman	Killebrew	Kindall	Rollins	Versalles	Allison	Hall	Oliva	Kaat
1964. Tue, Apr 14 at CLE W (7-6)	Battey	Allison	Allen	Rollins	Versalles	Killebrew	Hall	Oliva	Pascual
1963. Tue, Apr 9 vs CLE L (4-5)	Battey	Power	Allen	Banks	Versalles	Killebrew	Green	Allison	Pascual
1962. Tue, Apr 10 at KCA L (2-4)	Battey	Power	Allen	Rollins	Versalles	Killebrew	Green	Allison	Kralick
1961. Tue, Apr 11 at NYY W (6-0)#	Battey	Killebrew	Gardner	Bertoia	Versalles	Lemon	Green	Allison	Ramos
1960. Mon, Apr 18 vs BOS W (10-1)	Battey	Mincher	Gardner	Killebrew	Consolo	Lemon	Green	Allison	Pascual
1959. Thu, Apr 9 vs BAL W (9-2)#	Fitz Gerald	Zauchin	Bertoia	Killebrew	Samford	Sievers	Pearson	Allison	Ramos
1958. Mon, Apr 14 vs BOS W (5-2)	Courtney	Zauchin	Plews	Yost	Bridges	Sievers	Pearson	Lemon	Ramos
1957. Mon, Apr 15 vs BAL L (6-7)	Courtney	Runnels	Plews	Yost	Luttrell	Sievers	Herzog	Lemon	Chakales
1956. Tue, Apr 17 vs NYY L (4-10)	Berberet	Sievers	Runnels	Yost	Valdivielso	Tettelbach	Olson	Herzog	Pascual
1955. Mon, Apr 11 vs BAL W (12-5)	Edwards	Vernon	Runnels	Yost	Kline	Sievers	Busby	Umphlett	Porterfield
1954. Tue, Apr 13 vs NYY W (5-3)#	Fitz Gerald	Vernon	Terwilliger	Yost	Runnels	Sievers	Busby	Umphlett	Stobbs
1953. Thu, Apr 16 vs NYY L (3-6)	Grasso	Vernon	Terwilliger	Yost	Runnels	Wood	Busby	Jensen	Porterfield
1952. Tue, Apr 15 vs BOS L (0-3)#	Kluttz	Vernon	Michaels	Yost	Upton	Coan	Noren	Mele	Porterfield
1951. Tue, Apr 17 at PHA W (6-1)#	Grasso	Vernon	Verble	Yost	Dente	McCormick	Noren	Mele	Marrero
1950. Tue, Apr 18 vs PHA W (8-7)	Evans	Robinson	Kozar	Yost	Dente	Coan	Noren	Stewart	Scarborough
1949. Mon, Apr 18 vs PHA W (3-2)	Evans	Robinson	Kozar	Yost	Dente	Coan	Vollmer	Lewis	Scarborough
1948. Mon, Apr 19 vs NYY L (4-12)	Early	Vernon	Kozar	Yost	Christman	Coan	Culberson	Robertson	Wynn
1947. Tue, Apr 15 at BOS L (6-7)	Evans	Vernon	Priddy	Travis	Christman	Grace	Spence	Lewis	Wynn
1946. Tue, Apr 16 vs BOS L (3-6)	Evans	Vernon	Priddy	Robertson	Travis	Heath	Spence	Lewis	Wolff
1945. Tue, Apr 17 at PHA W (14-8)	Evans	Kuhel	Myatt	Clift	Torres	Case	Chipple	Binks	Leonard
1944. Tue, Apr 18 vs PHA L (2-3)	Ferrell	Kuhel	Myatt	Torres	Sullivan	Case	Spence	Ortiz	Niggeling
1943. Tue, Apr 20 vs PHA W (7-5)	Early	Vernon	Priddy	Clary	Sullivan	Johnson	Spence	Case	Leonard
1942. Tue, Apr 14 vs NYY L (0-7)	Early	Vernon	Gomez	Estalella	Repass	Case	Spence	Campbell	Hudson
1941. Mon, Apr 14 vs NYY L (0-3)#	Ferrell	Archie	Myer	Lewis	Travis	Chapman	Cramer	Case	Leonard
1940. Tue, Apr 16 vs BOS L (0-1)#	Ferrell	Wasdell	Bloodworth	Travis	Pofahl	Walker	Case	Lewis	Leonard
1939. Thu, Apr 20 at PHA L (0-2)	Ferrell	Wasdell	Myer	Lewis	Travis	Estalella	Case	Wright	DeShong
1938. Mon, Apr 18 vs PHA W (12-8)	Ferrell	Bonura	Myer	Lewis	Travis	Stone	Almada	Wright	Ferrell
1937. Mon, Apr 19 vs PHA L (3-4)#	Hogan	Kuhel	Myer	Lewis	Bluege	Simmons	Chapman	Stone	Cascarella
1936. Tue, Apr 14 vs NYY W (1-0)#	Bolton	Kuhel	Myer	Bluege	Travis	Hill	Powell	Reynolds	Newsom
1935. Wed, Apr 17 vs PHA W (4-2)	Bolton	Kuhel	Myer	Travis	Lary	Manush	Powell	Stone	Whitehill
1934. Tue, Apr 17 at BOS W (6-5)	Berg	Kuhel	Myer	Bluege	Cronin	Manush	Schulte	Stone	Whitehill
1933. Wed, Apr 12 vs PHA W (4-1)#	Sewell	Kuhel	Myer	Bluege	Cronin	Manush	Schulte	Goslin	Crowder
1932. Mon, Apr 11 vs BOS W (1-0)	Spencer	Judge	Myer	Bluege	Kerr	Manush	West	Reynolds	Crowder
1931. Tue, Apr 14 vs PHA L (3-5)#	Spencer	Judge	Myer	Bluege	Cronin	Manush	Rice	Rice	Brown
1930. Mon, Apr 14 vs BOS L (3-4)	Ruel	Judge	Myer	Bluege	Cronin	Goslin	West	Rice	Marberry
1929. Wed, Apr 17 vs PHA L (4-13)#	Ruel	Judge	Hayes	Myer	Bluege	Goslin	West	Barnes	Jones
1928. Tue, Apr 10 vs BOS L (5-7)	Tate	Judge	Harris	Bluege	Gillis	Goslin	West	Rice	Gaston
1927. Tue, Apr 12 vs BOS W (6-2)	Ruel	Judge	Harris	Bluege	Myer	Goslin	Speaker	Rice	Coveleski
1926. Tue, Apr 13 vs PHA W (1-0)	Ruel	Judge	Harris	Bluege	Myer	Goslin	Rice	Harris	Johnson
1925. Tue, Apr 14 at NYY L (1-5)	Ruel	Judge	Harris	Bluege	Peckinpaugh	Goslin	McNeely	Rice	Mogridge
1924. Tue, Apr 15 vs PHA W (4-0)	Ruel	Judge	Harris	Prothro	Peckinpaugh	Goslin	Rice	Fisher	Johnson
1923. Wed, Apr 18 at PHA L (1-3)	Ruel	Judge	Harris	Conroy	Peckinpaugh	Goslin	Evans	Rice	Johnson
1922. Wed, Apr 12 vs NYY W (6-5)	Gharrity	Judge	Harris	Shanks	Peckinpaugh	Smith	Rice	Goslin	Mogridge
1921. Wed, Apr 13 vs BOS L (3-6)	Picinich	Judge	Harris	Shanks	O'Rourke	Lewis	Rice	Milan	Johnson
1920. Thu, Apr 15 at BOS L (6-7)	Gharrity	Judge	Harris	Shannon	O'Neill	Milan	Rice	Roth	Johnson
1919. Wed, Apr 23 vs PHA W (1-0)	Agnew	Judge	Janvrin	Foster	Davis	Shanks	Milan	Rice	Johnson
1918. Mon, Apr 15 vs NYY L (3-6)#	Ainsmith	Judge	Morgan	Foster	Lavan	Shanks	Milan	Shotton	Johnson
1917. Wed, Apr 11 at PHA W (3-0)	Ainsmith	Judge	Foster	Leonard	McBride	Smith	Milan	Rice	Johnson
1916. Wed, Apr 12 at NYY W (3-2)	Williams	Judge	Morgan	Foster	McBride	Shanks	Milan	Jamieson	Johnson
98 Games	41 Players	30 Players	39 Players	41 Players	46 Players	48 Players	43 Players	45 Players	50 Players	27 Players
Most-Games	Mauer-9 Battey-7 Ruel-7 Wynegar-6 Ferrell-5 Evans-5 Harper-4 Laudner-4 Early-3 Mitterwald-3	Judge-17 Hrbek-12 Vernon-10 Morneau-8 Kuhel-7 Mientkiewicz-5 Killebrew-5 Carew-3 Reese-3 Power-2	Myer-11 Carew-9 Harris-9 Knoblauch-7 Wilfong-5 Rivas-5 Allen-4 Priddy-3 Kozar-3 Lombardozzi-3	Yost-11 Bluege-10 Gaetti-9 Killebrew-6 Lewis-4 Koskie-4 Rollins-4 Foster-3 Travis-3 Leius-3	Smalley-7 Gagne-7 Versalles-7 Guzman-6 Meares-5 Travis-5 Cronin-4 Thompson-4 Peckinpaugh-4 Cardenas-3	Goslin-8 Manush-5 Sievers-5 Hatcher-4 Jones-4 Coan-4 Cordova-4 Gladden-4 Stewart-3 Young-3	Hunter-9 Puckett-8 Spence-5 Rice-5 Milan-4 West-4 Green-4 Busby-3 Hall-3 Noren-3	Oliva-8 Rice-8 Lawton-6 Brunansky-6 Cuddyer-5 Allison-5 Lewis-4 Powell-3 Darwin-3 Stone-3	Johnson-9 Radke-9 Blyleven-6 Pascual-4 Viola-4 Leonard-4 Ramos-3 Porterfield-3 Goltz-3 Tapani-2	Bush-3 Molitor-3 Adams-3 Kubel-3 Davis-2 LeCroy-2 Oliva-2 Larkin-2 Ortiz-2 Winfield-2

Most Common Lineups

2 Games C. Mitterwald 1B. Reese 2B. Carew 3B. Killebrew SS. Cardenas LF. Alyea CF. Tovar RF. Oliva P. Pitcher	1 Game C. Battey 1B. Mincher 2B. Gardner 3B. Killebrew SS. Consolo LF. Lemon CF. Green RF. Allison P. Pitcher	1 Game C. Courtney 1B. Runnels 2B. Plews 3B. Yost SS. Luttrell LF. Sievers CF. Herzog RF. Lemon P. Pitcher	1 Game C. Picinich 1B. Judge 2B. Harris 3B. Shanks SS. O'Rourke LF. Lewis CF. Rice RF. Milan P. Pitcher	1 Game C. Wynegar 1B. Carew 2B. Wilfong 3B. Cubbage SS. Smalley LF. Norwood CF. Ford RF. Powell P. Pitcher DH. Adams	1 Game C. Mauer 1B. Morneau 2B. Castillo 3B. Punto SS. Bartlett LF. White CF. Hunter RF. Cuddyer P. Pitcher DH. Cirillo

2 Games
C. Mitterwald
1B. Reese
2B. Carew
3B. Killebrew
SS. Cardenas
LF. Alyea
CF. Tovar
RF. Oliva
P. Pitcher

1 Game
C. Battey
1B. Mincher
2B. Gardner
3B. Killebrew
SS. Consolo
LF. Lemon
CF. Green
RF. Allison
P. Pitcher

1 Game
C. Courtney
1B. Runnels
2B. Plews
3B. Yost
SS. Luttrell
LF. Sievers
CF. Herzog
RF. Lemon
P. Pitcher

1 Game
C. Picinich
1B. Judge
2B. Harris
3B. Shanks
SS. O'Rourke
LF. Lewis
CF. Rice
RF. Milan
P. Pitcher

1 Game
C. Wynegar
1B. Carew
2B. Wilfong
3B. Cubbage
SS. Smalley
LF. Norwood
CF. Ford
RF. Powell
P. Pitcher
DH. Adams

1 Game
C. Mauer
1B. Morneau
2B. Castillo
3B. Punto
SS. Bartlett
LF. White
CF. Hunter
RF. Cuddyer
P. Pitcher
DH. Cirillo

97 total lineups (97 when including pitchers)

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