Recent Game Results
Height of bar is margin of victory • Mouseover bar for details • Click for box score • Grouped by Month- 1. Apr 15, MIN (0-1) lost to OAK, 3-4
- 2. Apr 16, MIN (1-1) beat OAK, 3-2
- 3. Apr 18, MIN (1-2) lost to CAL, 0-2
- 4. Apr 19, MIN (2-2) beat CAL, 12-3
- 5. Apr 23, MIN (3-2) beat OAK, 8-4
- 6. Apr 25, MIN (4-2) beat BOS, 12-0
- 7. Apr 26, MIN (5-2) beat BOS, 3-1
- 8. Apr 28, MIN (6-2) beat NYY, 4-1
- 9. Apr 29, MIN (7-2) beat NYY, 2-0
- 10. Apr 30, MIN (7-3) lost to NYY, 4-5
- 11. Apr 30, MIN (8-3) beat NYY, 5-4
- 12. May 3, MIN (9-3) beat MIL, 7-0
- 13. May 5, MIN (10-3) beat BOS, 5-2
- 14. May 6, MIN (11-3) beat BOS, 3-2
- 15. May 7, MIN (12-3) beat BOS, 8-4
- 16. May 8, MIN (12-4) lost to NYY, 3-5
- 17. May 9, MIN (13-4) beat NYY, 4-2
- 18. May 10, MIN (14-4) beat NYY, 2-0
- 19. May 12, MIN (14-5) lost to MIL, 3-4
- 20. May 13, MIN (15-5) beat MIL, 5-4
- 21. May 14, MIN (16-5) beat MIL, 4-2
- 22. May 15, MIN (16-6) lost to CHW, 3-4
- 23. May 16, MIN (16-7) lost to CHW, 1-2
- 24. May 17, MIN (17-7) beat CHW, 8-1
- 25. May 19, MIN (17-8) lost to TEX, 1-2
- 26. May 20, MIN (17-9) lost to TEX, 1-5
- 27. May 21, MIN (17-10) lost to TEX, 2-5
- 28. May 21, MIN (17-11) lost to TEX, 1-3
- 29. May 24, MIN (18-11) beat KCR, 1-0
- 30. May 25, MIN (19-11) beat TEX, 6-5
- 31. May 26, MIN (20-11) beat TEX, 7-0
- 32. May 27, MIN (20-12) lost to TEX, 2-16
- 33. May 28, MIN (21-12) beat TEX, 7-2
- 34. May 30, MIN (22-12) beat KCR, 3-2
- 35. May 31, MIN (23-12) beat KCR, 3-2
- 36. Jun 1, MIN (23-13) lost to KCR, 3-5
- 37. Jun 2, MIN (23-14) lost to DET, 4-5
- 38. Jun 3, MIN (23-15) lost to DET, 3-5
- 39. Jun 4, MIN (23-16) lost to DET, 0-3
- 40. Jun 5, MIN (24-16) beat BAL, 3-2
- 41. Jun 6, MIN (25-16) beat BAL, 5-4
- 42. Jun 7, MIN (25-17) lost to BAL, 2-11
- 43. Jun 9, MIN (25-18) lost to CLE, 1-7
- 44. Jun 10, MIN (25-19) lost to CLE, 1-4
- 45. Jun 11, MIN (26-19) beat CLE, 5-3
- 46. Jun 12, MIN (26-20) lost to DET, 1-2
- 47. Jun 13, MIN (27-20) beat DET, 3-1
- 48. Jun 14, MIN (27-21) lost to DET, 2-3
- 49. Jun 16, MIN (27-22) lost to BAL, 0-3
- 50. Jun 17, MIN (27-23) lost to BAL, 1-4
- 51. Jun 18, MIN (28-23) beat BAL, 4-3
- 52. Jun 20, MIN (29-23) beat CLE, 7-3
- 53. Jun 20, MIN (30-23) beat CLE, 3-1
- 54. Jun 21, MIN (30-24) lost to CLE, 2-4
- 55. Jun 23, MIN (30-25) lost to KCR, 0-5
- 56. Jun 24, MIN (31-25) beat KCR, 4-1
- 57. Jun 25, MIN (32-25) beat KCR, 5-3
- 58. Jun 25, MIN (32-26) lost to KCR, 3-8
- 59. Jun 26, MIN (33-26) beat CAL, 7-4
- 60. Jun 27, MIN (33-27) lost to CAL, 1-3
- 61. Jun 28, MIN (34-27) beat CAL, 7-6
- 62. Jun 29, MIN (34-28) lost to KCR, 3-5
- 63. Jun 29, MIN (34-29) lost to KCR, 4-12
- 64. Jun 30, MIN (35-29) beat KCR, 2-0
- 65. Jul 1, MIN (35-30) lost to CHW, 1-5
- 66. Jul 2, MIN (36-30) beat CHW, 6-4
- 67. Jul 2, MIN (36-31) lost to CHW, 1-2
- 68. Jul 3, MIN (36-32) lost to BOS, 2-8
- 69. Jul 4, MIN (36-33) lost to BOS, 0-2
- 70. Jul 5, MIN (36-34) lost to BOS, 0-2
- 71. Jul 7, MIN (37-34) beat NYY, 5-2
- 72. Jul 8, MIN (37-35) lost to NYY, 0-1
- 73. Jul 9, MIN (37-36) lost to NYY, 6-9
- 74. Jul 10, MIN (38-36) beat MIL, 8-1
- 75. Jul 11, MIN (38-37) lost to MIL, 4-5
- 76. Jul 12, MIN (39-37) beat MIL, 7-1
- 77. Jul 13, MIN (40-37) beat BOS, 10-0
- 78. Jul 14, MIN (41-37) beat BOS, 7-6
- 79. Jul 15, MIN (42-37) beat BOS, 7-1
- 80. Jul 16, MIN (42-38) lost to BOS, 1-6
- 81. Jul 18, MIN (42-39) lost to NYY, 0-6
- 82. Jul 19, MIN (42-40) lost to NYY, 3-13
- 83. Jul 20, MIN (42-41) lost to MIL, 1-2
- 84. Jul 21, MIN (42-42) lost to MIL, 0-2
- 85. Jul 22, MIN (43-42) beat MIL, 9-5
- 86. Jul 23, MIN (44-42) beat MIL, 3-0
- 87. Jul 23, MIN (45-42) beat MIL, 6-5
- 88. Jul 27, MIN (45-43) lost to OAK, 3-4
- 89. Jul 28, MIN (46-43) beat OAK, 4-3
- 90. Jul 29, MIN (46-44) lost to OAK, 2-7
- 91. Jul 30, MIN (47-44) beat CHW, 1-0
- 92. Jul 31, MIN (47-45) lost to CHW, 1-8
- 93. Aug 1, MIN (48-45) beat TEX, 3-0
- 94. Aug 2, MIN (48-46) lost to TEX, 1-4
- 95. Aug 3, MIN (49-46) beat TEX, 9-1
- 96. Aug 4, MIN (50-46) beat OAK, 5-4
- 97. Aug 5, MIN (51-46) beat OAK, 4-0
- 98. Aug 6, MIN (51-47) lost to OAK, 3-6
- 99. Aug 6, MIN (52-47) beat OAK, 5-1
- 100. Aug 7, MIN (53-47) beat TEX, 5-0
- 101. Aug 8, MIN (54-47) beat TEX, 6-5
- 102. Aug 9, MIN (54-48) lost to TEX, 2-3
- 103. Aug 10, MIN (54-49) lost to CAL, 1-3
- 104. Aug 11, MIN (54-50) lost to CAL, 1-3
- 105. Aug 12, MIN (55-50) beat CAL, 4-1
- 106. Aug 13, MIN (56-50) beat CAL, 4-3
- 107. Aug 15, MIN (57-50) beat DET, 7-6
- 108. Aug 17, MIN (57-51) lost to DET, 2-12
- 109. Aug 17, MIN (58-51) beat DET, 7-6
- 110. Aug 18, MIN (59-51) beat BAL, 3-1
- 111. Aug 19, MIN (59-52) lost to BAL, 1-2
- 112. Aug 20, MIN (60-52) beat BAL, 4-1
- 113. Aug 21, MIN (60-53) lost to CLE, 3-10
- 114. Aug 22, MIN (60-54) lost to CLE, 2-3
- 115. Aug 23, MIN (60-55) lost to CLE, 1-5
- 116. Aug 26, MIN (60-56) lost to DET, 3-5
- 117. Aug 27, MIN (60-57) lost to DET, 3-5
- 118. Aug 27, MIN (60-58) lost to DET, 0-1
- 119. Aug 28, MIN (60-59) lost to BAL, 0-2
- 120. Aug 29, MIN (60-60) lost to BAL, 4-9
- 121. Aug 30, MIN (61-60) beat BAL, 7-1
- 122. Sep 1, MIN (62-60) beat CLE, 5-4
- 123. Sep 2, MIN (62-61) lost to CLE, 3-5
- 124. Sep 3, MIN (62-62) lost to CLE, 1-4
- 125. Sep 4, MIN (63-62) beat CHW, 2-1
- 126. Sep 4, MIN (64-62) beat CHW, 4-0
- 127. Sep 5, MIN (64-63) lost to CHW, 2-5
- 128. Sep 6, MIN (65-63) beat TEX, 2-0
- 129. Sep 7, MIN (66-63) beat TEX, 4-0
- 130. Sep 8, MIN (66-64) lost to KCR, 0-5
- 131. Sep 8, MIN (66-65) lost to KCR, 2-3
- 132. Sep 9, MIN (67-65) beat KCR, 3-2
- 133. Sep 10, MIN (67-66) lost to KCR, 1-3
- 134. Sep 11, MIN (68-66) beat OAK, 2-1
- 135. Sep 11, MIN (69-66) beat OAK, 3-2
- 136. Sep 12, MIN (69-67) lost to OAK, 4-7
- 137. Sep 13, MIN (69-68) lost to OAK, 0-8
- 138. Sep 15, MIN (70-68) beat KCR, 4-3
- 139. Sep 16, MIN (71-68) beat KCR, 11-1
- 140. Sep 17, MIN (71-69) lost to KCR, 6-10
- 141. Sep 19, MIN (72-69) beat TEX, 5-3
- 142. Sep 20, MIN (73-69) beat TEX, 3-1
- 143. Sep 22, MIN (74-69) beat CAL, 1-0
- 144. Sep 23, MIN (75-69) beat CAL, 2-1
- 145. Sep 24, MIN (75-70) lost to CAL, 1-2
- 146. Sep 27, MIN (75-71) lost to OAK, 0-1
- 147. Sep 27, MIN (75-72) lost to OAK, 1-2
- 148. Sep 28, MIN (75-73) lost to OAK, 7-8
- 149. Sep 29, MIN (75-74) lost to CAL, 1-2
- 150. Sep 30, MIN (75-75) lost to CAL, 2-3
Team Win/Loss Splits
Team Game-by-Game Schedule
| Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturday, Apr 15 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L-wo | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0-1 | 4 | 1.0 | Locker | LaRoche | 2:32 | D | 9,912 | 1.55 | - | ||
| 2 | Sunday, Apr 16 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | W | 3 | 2 | 1-1 | 2 | 1.5 | Corbin | Hunter | Granger | 2:22 | D | 9,051 | 1.53 | + | ||
| 3 | Tuesday, Apr 18 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | L | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 4 | 1.5 | Ryan | Perry | 2:14 | N | 5,191 | 1.63 | - | |||
| 4 | Wednesday, Apr 19 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | W | 12 | 3 | 2-2 | 2 | 1.5 | Blyleven | Messersmith | LaRoche | 3:00 | N | 6,451 | 1.52 | + | ||
| 5 | Sunday, Apr 23 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 8 | 4 | 3-2 | 3 | 0.5 | Blyleven | Holtzman | 2:02 | D | 17,876 | 1.67 | ++ | ||||
| 6 | Tuesday, Apr 25 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | W | 12 | 0 | 4-2 | 3 | 0.5 | Perry | Pattin | 2:24 | D | 4,425 | 1.43 | +++ | ||||
| 7 | Wednesday, Apr 26 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | W | 3 | 1 | 5-2 | 2 | 0.5 | Woodson | Culp | LaRoche | 2:06 | D | 4,368 | 1.47 | ++++ | |||
| 8 | Friday, Apr 28 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | W | 4 | 1 | 6-2 | 1 | up 0.5 | Blyleven | Stottlemyre | 2:13 | N | 9,149 | 1.61 | +++++ | |||
| 9 | Saturday, Apr 29 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | W | 2 | 0 | 7-2 | 1 | up 0.5 | Kaat | Peterson | LaRoche | 2:07 | D | 9,168 | 1.62 | ++++++ | ||
| 10 | Sunday, Apr 30 (1) | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | L-wo | 4 | 5 | 7-3 | 1 | up 1.0 | Lyle | Norton | 2:49 | D | 1.77 | - | ||||
| 11 | Sunday, Apr 30 (2) | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | W | 5 | 4 | 8-3 | 1 | up 1.0 | Woodson | Beene | LaRoche | 2:39 | D | 27,475 | 1.70 | + | ||
| Gm# | May | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled | |||
| 12 | Wednesday, May 3 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | W | 7 | 0 | 9-3 | 1 | up 1.5 | Blyleven | Slaton | 2:11 | N | 3,833 | 1.79 | ++ | |||
| 13 | Friday, May 5 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | W | 5 | 2 | 10-3 | 1 | up 1.5 | Kaat | Culp | Granger | 2:35 | N | 13,208 | 1.92 | +++ | ||
| 14 | Saturday, May 6 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | W | 3 | 2 | 11-3 | 1 | up 1.5 | Perry | Siebert | LaRoche | 2:38 | D | 13,799 | 1.94 | ++++ | ||
| 15 | Sunday, May 7 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | W | 8 | 4 | 12-3 | 1 | up 1.5 | Woodson | Tiant | Granger | 2:52 | D | 11,747 | 2.02 | +++++ | ||
| 16 | Monday, May 8 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | L | 3 | 5 | 12-4 | 1 | up 1.0 | Stottlemyre | Blyleven | Lyle | 2:29 | N | 15,596 | 2.08 | - | |||
| 17 | Tuesday, May 9 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | W | 4 | 2 | 13-4 | 1 | up 0.5 | Kaat | Peterson | Granger | 2:17 | N | 6,446 | 1.98 | + | |||
| 18 | Wednesday, May 10 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | W | 2 | 0 | 14-4 | 1 | up 1.5 | Perry | Kekich | Granger | 2:33 | N | 8,014 | 2.10 | ++ | |||
| 19 | Friday, May 12 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | L | 3 | 4 | 22 | 14-5 | 1 | up 1.5 | Colborn | Blyleven | Lonborg | 5:47 | N | 8,628 | 2.15 | - | ||
| 20 | Saturday, May 13 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | W-wo | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15-5 | 1 | up 2.5 | LaRoche | Slaton | 3:36 | D | 7,871 | 2.07 | + | |||
| 21 | Sunday, May 14 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | W | 4 | 2 | 16-5 | 1 | up 2.5 | Kaat | Lockwood | 2:13 | D | 7,496 | 2.25 | ++ | ||||
| 22 | Monday, May 15 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | L | 3 | 4 | 16-6 | 1 | up 1.5 | Wood | Perry | Forster | 2:18 | N | 6,186 | 2.90 | - | ||
| 23 | Tuesday, May 16 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 2 | 16-7 | 1 | up 1.5 | Bahnsen | Woodson | Forster | 2:26 | N | 15,510 | 2.85 | -- | ||
| 24 | Wednesday, May 17 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | W | 8 | 1 | 17-7 | 1 | up 1.5 | Blyleven | Bradley | Granger | 2:25 | D | 10,533 | 2.79 | + | ||
| 25 | Friday, May 19 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | L | 1 | 2 | 17-8 | 1 | up 1.5 | Gogolewski | Kaat | 2:06 | N | 18,902 | 2.43 | - | |||
| 26 | Saturday, May 20 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | L | 1 | 5 | 17-9 | 1 | up 0.5 | Broberg | Perry | Paul | 2:26 | D | 12,016 | 2.48 | -- | ||
| 27 | Sunday, May 21 (1) | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | L | 2 | 5 | 17-10 | 3 | 1.0 | Panther | Blyleven | Lindblad | 2:34 | D | 2.41 | --- | |||
| 28 | Sunday, May 21 (2) | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | L | 1 | 3 | 17-11 | 3 | 1.0 | Shellenback | Woodson | Piña | 2:13 | D | 13,440 | 2.27 | ---- | ||
| 29 | Wednesday, May 24 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | W | 1 | 0 | 12 | 18-11 | 3 | 2.0 | Kaat | Drago | Granger | 3:15 | N | 8,381 | 1.86 | + | |
| 30 | Thursday, May 25 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | W | 6 | 5 | 19-11 | 2 | 1.5 | Granger | Paul | 2:31 | N | 8,781 | 2.05 | ++ | ||||
| 31 | Friday, May 26 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | W | 7 | 0 | 20-11 | 2 | 0.5 | Blyleven | Shellenback | 2:20 | N | 7,383 | 2.11 | +++ | ||||
| 32 | Saturday, May 27 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | L | 2 | 16 | 20-12 | 3 | 1.0 | Bosman | Woodson | Lindblad | 2:51 | D | 9,477 | 2.21 | - | |||
| 33 | Sunday, May 28 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | W | 7 | 2 | 21-12 | 2 | 1.0 | Kaat | Gogolewski | 2:23 | D | 9,132 | 2.17 | + | ||||
| 34 | Tuesday, May 30 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | W | 3 | 2 | 22-12 | 2 | 1.0 | Perry | Dal Canton | LaRoche | 2:17 | N | 6,164 | 2.03 | ++ | |||
| 35 | Wednesday, May 31 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | W | 3 | 2 | 23-12 | 2 | 1.0 | Blyleven | Rooker | Granger | 2:20 | N | 7,686 | 2.16 | +++ | |||
| Gm# | June | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled | |||
| 36 | Thursday, Jun 1 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | L | 3 | 5 | 23-13 | 2 | 1.5 | Fitzmorris | LaRoche | 2:16 | D | 6,807 | 2.22 | - | ||||
| 37 | Friday, Jun 2 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | L-wo | 4 | 5 | 11 | 23-14 | 2 | 1.5 | Scherman | LaRoche | 3:14 | N | 25,094 | 2.09 | -- | ||
| 38 | Saturday, Jun 3 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | L | 3 | 5 | 23-15 | 2 | 2.5 | Niekro | Perry | Seelbach | 2:17 | D | 14,699 | 2.05 | --- | ||
| 39 | Sunday, Jun 4 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | L | 0 | 3 | 23-16 | 3 | 4.0 | Timmermann | Blyleven | 1:54 | D | 19,827 | 2.01 | ---- | |||
| 40 | Monday, Jun 5 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | W | 3 | 2 | 24-16 | 2 | 4.0 | Woodson | McNally | Granger | 2:38 | N | 5,235 | 1.69 | + | ||
| 41 | Tuesday, Jun 6 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | W | 5 | 4 | 15 | 25-16 | 2 | 4.0 | Corbin | Scott | 4:25 | N | 6,203 | 1.72 | ++ | ||
| 42 | Wednesday, Jun 7 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | L | 2 | 11 | 25-17 | 2 | 5.0 | Dobson | Perry | 2:05 | N | 10,141 | 1.82 | - | |||
| 43 | Friday, Jun 9 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 7 | 25-18 | 3 | 6.0 | Perry | Blyleven | 2:44 | N | 7,703 | 1.59 | -- | |||
| 44 | Saturday, Jun 10 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 4 | 25-19 | 3 | 7.0 | Wilcox | Woodson | Mingori | 2:35 | D | 9,075 | 1.41 | --- | ||
| 45 | Sunday, Jun 11 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | W | 5 | 3 | 26-19 | 3 | 6.0 | Kaat | Colbert | Granger | 2:20 | D | 10,852 | 1.24 | + | ||
| 46 | Monday, Jun 12 | boxscore | MIN | DET | L | 1 | 2 | 26-20 | 3 | 6.0 | Niekro | Blyleven | Scherman | 2:32 | N | 17,839 | 1.33 | - | |||
| 47 | Tuesday, Jun 13 | boxscore | MIN | DET | W | 3 | 1 | 6 | 27-20 | 3 | 5.0 | Perry | Timmermann | 1:48 | N | 11,811 | 1.34 | + | |||
| 48 | Wednesday, Jun 14 | boxscore | MIN | DET | L | 2 | 3 | 27-21 | 3 | 5.0 | Lolich | Woodson | 2:30 | N | 14,889 | 1.43 | - | ||||
| 49 | Friday, Jun 16 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | L | 0 | 3 | 27-22 | 3 | 6.0 | Palmer | Kaat | Jackson | 2:15 | N | 16,297 | 1.37 | -- | |||
| 50 | Saturday, Jun 17 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | L | 1 | 4 | 27-23 | 3 | 7.0 | Dobson | Blyleven | 2:39 | D | 17,272 | 1.28 | --- | ||||
| 51 | Sunday, Jun 18 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | W | 4 | 3 | 28-23 | 3 | 7.0 | Perry | Cuellar | Granger | 2:45 | D | 19,435 | 1.13 | + | |||
| 52 | Tuesday, Jun 20 (1) | boxscore | MIN | CLE | W | 7 | 3 | 29-23 | 3 | 7.0 | Kaat | Colbert | 2:24 | N | 1.11 | ++ | 1972-06-19 (Rain) | ||||
| 53 | Tuesday, Jun 20 (2) | boxscore | MIN | CLE | W | 3 | 1 | 30-23 | 3 | 7.0 | Woodson | Lamb | 2:21 | N | 11,378 | 1.13 | +++ | ||||
| 54 | Wednesday, Jun 21 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | L | 2 | 4 | 30-24 | 3 | 7.0 | Perry | Blyleven | 2:43 | N | 9,843 | 1.22 | - | ||||
| 55 | Friday, Jun 23 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | L | 0 | 5 | 30-25 | 3 | 7.0 | Splittorff | Perry | 2:10 | N | 9,712 | 1.12 | -- | |||
| 56 | Saturday, Jun 24 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | W | 4 | 1 | 31-25 | 3 | 6.0 | Kaat | Rooker | 2:25 | D | 8,916 | 1.17 | + | |||
| 57 | Sunday, Jun 25 (1) | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | W | 5 | 3 | 32-25 | 3 | 7.0 | Blyleven | Drago | Granger | 2:25 | D | 1.56 | ++ | |||
| 58 | Sunday, Jun 25 (2) | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | L | 3 | 8 | 32-26 | 3 | 7.0 | Nelson | Woodson | Burgmeier | 2:30 | D | 14,777 | 1.65 | - | ||
| 59 | Monday, Jun 26 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | W | 7 | 4 | 33-26 | 3 | 7.0 | Corbin | Rose | Granger | 2:31 | N | 12,803 | 1.22 | + | |||
| 60 | Tuesday, Jun 27 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | L | 1 | 3 | 33-27 | 3 | 8.0 | Ryan | Perry | 2:29 | N | 6,815 | 1.27 | - | ||||
| 61 | Wednesday, Jun 28 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | W | 7 | 6 | 34-27 | 3 | 7.0 | Granger | Dukes | Gebhard | 2:41 | D | 6,475 | 1.08 | + | |||
| 62 | Thursday, Jun 29 (1) | boxscore | MIN | KCR | L | 3 | 5 | 34-28 | 3 | 8.0 | Drago | Blyleven | 2:20 | N | 1.29 | - | 1972-05-29 (Rain) | ||||
| 63 | Thursday, Jun 29 (2) | boxscore | MIN | KCR | L | 4 | 12 | 34-29 | 3 | 8.0 | Hedlund | Woodson | Fitzmorris | 2:59 | N | 12,668 | 1.10 | -- | |||
| 64 | Friday, Jun 30 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | W | 2 | 0 | 35-29 | 3 | 7.0 | Corbin | Nelson | 2:02 | D | 5,099 | 1.06 | + | ||||
| Gm# | July | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled | |||
| 65 | Saturday, Jul 1 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 5 | 35-30 | 3 | 7.0 | Lemonds | LaRoche | Acosta | 2:35 | D | 8,757 | 1.49 | - | ||
| 66 | Sunday, Jul 2 (1) | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | W | 6 | 4 | 36-30 | 3 | 7.5 | Kaat | Wood | LaRoche | 2:57 | D | 1.60 | + | |||
| 67 | Sunday, Jul 2 (2) | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 2 | 36-31 | 3 | 7.5 | Bradley | Woodson | Forster | 2:27 | D | 21,782 | 1.64 | - | ||
| 68 | Monday, Jul 3 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 8 | 36-32 | 3 | 8.5 | Tiant | Blyleven | 2:17 | N | 13,460 | 1.04 | -- | |||
| 69 | Tuesday, Jul 4 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | L | 0 | 2 | 36-33 | 3 | 9.5 | McGlothen | Corbin | 1:59 | N | 16,356 | .83 | --- | |||
| 70 | Wednesday, Jul 5 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | L | 0 | 2 | 36-34 | 3 | 9.5 | Pattin | Perry | 2:12 | N | 12,641 | .75 | ---- | |||
| 71 | Friday, Jul 7 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | W | 5 | 2 | 37-34 | 3 | 8.0 | Granger | Peterson | 2:33 | N | 19,514 | .82 | + | ||||
| 72 | Saturday, Jul 8 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | L | 0 | 1 | 11 | 37-35 | 3 | 9.0 | Stottlemyre | Granger | Lyle | 3:03 | D | 14,866 | 1.01 | - | ||
| 73 | Sunday, Jul 9 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | L | 6 | 9 | 37-36 | 3 | 10.0 | Kline | Corbin | Lyle | 2:44 | D | 19,613 | .77 | -- | |||
| 74 | Monday, Jul 10 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | W | 8 | 1 | 38-36 | 3 | 9.0 | Perry | Stephenson | LaRoche | 2:10 | D | 18,058 | .64 | + | |||
| 75 | Tuesday, Jul 11 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | L | 4 | 5 | 38-37 | 3 | 9.0 | Linzy | Granger | 2:27 | N | 9,682 | .74 | - | ||||
| 76 | Wednesday, Jul 12 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | W | 7 | 1 | 39-37 | 3 | 8.0 | Blyleven | Brett | 2:12 | N | 8,874 | .73 | + | ||||
| 77 | Thursday, Jul 13 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | W | 10 | 0 | 40-37 | 3 | 7.5 | Corbin | Culp | 2:25 | N | 12,969 | .84 | ++ | ||||
| 78 | Friday, Jul 14 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | W-wo | 7 | 6 | 41-37 | 3 | 8.0 | Strickland | Tiant | 3:00 | N | 14,917 | .96 | +++ | ||||
| 79 | Saturday, Jul 15 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | W | 7 | 1 | 42-37 | 3 | 8.0 | Woodson | McGlothen | 2:22 | D | 20,709 | .95 | ++++ | ||||
| 80 | Sunday, Jul 16 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | L | 1 | 6 | 42-38 | 3 | 9.0 | Pattin | Blyleven | 2:22 | D | 18,222 | 1.00 | - | ||||
| 81 | Tuesday, Jul 18 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | L | 0 | 6 | 42-39 | 3 | 9.5 | Kline | Corbin | 2:17 | N | 10,105 | .86 | -- | |||
| 82 | Wednesday, Jul 19 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | L | 3 | 13 | 42-40 | 3 | 10.5 | Kekich | Perry | Beene | 2:47 | D | 19,029 | .72 | --- | ||
| 83 | Thursday, Jul 20 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | L | 1 | 2 | 42-41 | 3 | 10.0 | Ryerson | Woodson | 2:12 | N | 5,282 | .57 | ---- | 1972-05-02 (Rain) | ||
| 84 | Friday, Jul 21 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | L | 0 | 2 | 42-42 | 3 | 10.0 | Parsons | Blyleven | 2:03 | N | 9,258 | .59 | ----- | |||
| 85 | Saturday, Jul 22 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | W | 9 | 5 | 43-42 | 3 | 9.5 | Corbin | Colborn | Strickland | 2:46 | D | 7,374 | .63 | + | ||
| 86 | Sunday, Jul 23 (1) | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | W | 3 | 0 | 44-42 | 3 | 9.0 | Perry | Lonborg | Strickland | 2:16 | D | .74 | ++ | |||
| 87 | Sunday, Jul 23 (2) | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | W | 6 | 5 | 45-42 | 3 | 9.0 | Goltz | Stephenson | Strickland | 2:38 | D | 13,048 | .79 | +++ | ||
| 88 | Thursday, Jul 27 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L | 3 | 4 | 45-43 | 3 | 10.0 | Blue | Blyleven | Fingers | 2:11 | N | 9,936 | 1.31 | - | ||
| 89 | Friday, Jul 28 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | W | 4 | 3 | 46-43 | 3 | 9.0 | Woodson | Holtzman | LaRoche | 2:36 | N | 10,141 | 1.03 | + | ||
| 90 | Saturday, Jul 29 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L | 2 | 7 | 46-44 | 3 | 10.0 | Hunter | Corbin | 2:12 | D | 16,606 | 1.35 | - | |||
| 91 | Sunday, Jul 30 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | W | 1 | 0 | 47-44 | 3 | 8.5 | Perry | Wood | Granger | 1:54 | D | 15,792 | .67 | + | |||
| 92 | Monday, Jul 31 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | L | 1 | 8 | 47-45 | 3 | 9.5 | Bahnsen | Blyleven | 2:17 | D | 13,652 | 1.01 | - | ||||
| Gm# | August | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled | |||
| 93 | Tuesday, Aug 1 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | W | 3 | 0 | 48-45 | 3 | 9.5 | Woodson | Broberg | 2:08 | N | 8,165 | .62 | + | |||
| 94 | Wednesday, Aug 2 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | L | 1 | 4 | 48-46 | 3 | 10.5 | Paul | Corbin | Piña | 2:22 | N | 6,716 | .60 | - | ||
| 95 | Thursday, Aug 3 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | W | 9 | 1 | 49-46 | 3 | 10.0 | Perry | Bosman | 2:23 | N | 5,033 | .43 | + | |||
| 96 | Friday, Aug 4 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 5 | 4 | 50-46 | 3 | 9.0 | Blyleven | Odom | Granger | 2:15 | N | 24,395 | .85 | ++ | |||
| 97 | Saturday, Aug 5 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 4 | 0 | 51-46 | 3 | 8.0 | Woodson | Blue | 2:11 | D | 33,161 | 1.10 | +++ | ||||
| 98 | Sunday, Aug 6 (1) | boxscore | MIN | OAK | L | 3 | 6 | 13 | 51-47 | 3 | 8.0 | Knowles | Granger | Locker | 3:31 | D | 1.34 | - | |||
| 99 | Sunday, Aug 6 (2) | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 5 | 1 | 52-47 | 3 | 8.0 | Goltz | Hamilton | 2:10 | N | 33,571 | 1.00 | + | ||||
| 100 | Monday, Aug 7 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | W | 5 | 0 | 53-47 | 3 | 7.0 | Perry | Paul | 1:59 | D | 10,869 | .71 | ++ | ||||
| 101 | Tuesday, Aug 8 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | W-wo | 6 | 5 | 10 | 54-47 | 3 | 6.0 | Strickland | Lindblad | 3:24 | N | 13,586 | .90 | +++ | |||
| 102 | Wednesday, Aug 9 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | L | 2 | 3 | 54-48 | 3 | 6.0 | Stanhouse | Woodson | 2:20 | D | 8,153 | 1.11 | - | ||||
| 103 | Thursday, Aug 10 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | L | 1 | 3 | 54-49 | 3 | 7.0 | May | Corbin | 2:01 | N | 7,865 | .93 | -- | |||
| 104 | Friday, Aug 11 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | L | 1 | 3 | 54-50 | 3 | 7.0 | Wright | Perry | 2:07 | N | 22,130 | .76 | --- | |||
| 105 | Saturday, Aug 12 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | W | 4 | 1 | 55-50 | 3 | 6.0 | Goltz | Messersmith | 2:20 | N | 8,935 | .67 | + | |||
| 106 | Sunday, Aug 13 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | W | 4 | 3 | 56-50 | 3 | 6.0 | Woodson | Ryan | 2:32 | N | 12,338 | .91 | ++ | |||
| 107 | Tuesday, Aug 15 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | W | 7 | 6 | 13 | 57-50 | 3 | 6.0 | LaRoche | LaGrow | 4:18 | N | 21,423 | .88 | +++ | ||
| 108 | Thursday, Aug 17 (1) | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | L | 2 | 12 | 57-51 | 3 | 6.5 | Fryman | Perry | 2:29 | N | .94 | - | 1972-08-16 (Rain) | |||
| 109 | Thursday, Aug 17 (2) | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | W | 7 | 6 | 10 | 58-51 | 3 | 6.5 | Strickland | Seelbach | 3:16 | N | 20,533 | .70 | + | ||
| 110 | Friday, Aug 18 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | W | 3 | 1 | 59-51 | 3 | 6.5 | Woodson | McNally | 2:22 | N | 12,592 | .80 | ++ | |||
| 111 | Saturday, Aug 19 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | L | 1 | 2 | 59-52 | 3 | 6.5 | Palmer | Blyleven | 2:32 | N | 13,712 | .78 | - | |||
| 112 | Sunday, Aug 20 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | W | 4 | 1 | 60-52 | 3 | 5.5 | Corbin | Cuellar | 2:20 | N | 16,027 | .80 | + | |||
| 113 | Monday, Aug 21 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | L | 3 | 10 | 60-53 | 3 | 6.5 | Wilcox | Perry | Mingori | 2:34 | N | 18,009 | 1.08 | - | ||
| 114 | Tuesday, Aug 22 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | L-wo | 2 | 3 | 60-54 | 3 | 7.5 | Perry | Granger | 2:52 | N | 37,671 | .78 | -- | |||
| 115 | Wednesday, Aug 23 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 5 | 60-55 | 3 | 8.0 | Dunning | Woodson | Hennigan | 2:22 | N | 12,706 | .50 | --- | ||
| 116 | Saturday, Aug 26 | boxscore | MIN | DET | L | 3 | 5 | 11 | 60-56 | 3 | 8.5 | Slayback | Strickland | LaGrow | 3:54 | D | 36,090 | .40 | ---- | ||
| 117 | Sunday, Aug 27 (1) | boxscore | MIN | DET | L | 3 | 5 | 11 | 60-57 | 3 | 9.0 | Scherman | Granger | 3:25 | D | .40 | ----- | 1972-08-25 (Rain) | |||
| 118 | Sunday, Aug 27 (2) | boxscore | MIN | DET | L | 0 | 1 | 11 | 60-58 | 3 | 9.0 | Coleman | LaRoche | 2:38 | D | 24,962 | .27 | ------ | |||
| 119 | Monday, Aug 28 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | L | 0 | 2 | 60-59 | 3 | 10.0 | Palmer | Woodson | 2:20 | N | 12,913 | .17 | ------- | ||||
| 120 | Tuesday, Aug 29 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | L | 4 | 9 | 60-60 | 3 | 10.5 | Cuellar | Perry | 2:34 | N | 10,563 | .08 | -------- | ||||
| 121 | Wednesday, Aug 30 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | W | 7 | 1 | 61-60 | 3 | 10.5 | Blyleven | Dobson | 2:32 | N | 8,923 | .05 | + | ||||
| Gm# | September | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled | |||
| 122 | Friday, Sep 1 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | W-wo | 5 | 4 | 10 | 62-60 | 3 | 10.5 | LaRoche | Mingori | 3:01 | N | 6,175 | .06 | ++ | |||
| 123 | Saturday, Sep 2 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | L | 3 | 5 | 62-61 | 3 | 10.5 | Dunning | Woodson | Farmer | 2:43 | D | 8,356 | .09 | - | |||
| 124 | Sunday, Sep 3 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | L | 1 | 4 | 62-62 | 3 | 11.5 | Tidrow | Perry | 2:35 | D | 11,095 | .08 | -- | ||||
| 125 | Monday, Sep 4 (1) | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | W | 2 | 1 | 63-62 | 3 | 10.5 | Blyleven | Bahnsen | 2:59 | D | .05 | + | ||||
| 126 | Monday, Sep 4 (2) | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | W | 4 | 0 | 64-62 | 3 | 10.5 | Corbin | Lemonds | 2:17 | D | 33,367 | .07 | ++ | |||
| 127 | Tuesday, Sep 5 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 5 | 64-63 | 3 | 11.0 | Frailing | Goltz | Forster | 2:37 | D | 6,784 | .10 | - | ||
| 128 | Wednesday, Sep 6 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | W | 2 | 0 | 65-63 | 3 | 11.0 | Woodson | Gogolewski | 2:00 | N | 4,223 | .04 | + | |||
| 129 | Thursday, Sep 7 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | W | 4 | 0 | 66-63 | 3 | 10.0 | Perry | Bosman | Granger | 2:36 | N | 3,160 | .05 | ++ | ||
| 130 | Friday, Sep 8 (1) | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | L | 0 | 5 | 66-64 | 3 | 11.5 | Murphy | Blyleven | 2:17 | N | .11 | - | 1972-05-23 (Rain) | |||
| 131 | Friday, Sep 8 (2) | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | L | 2 | 3 | 66-65 | 3 | 11.5 | Busby | Corbin | 2:00 | N | 7,541 | .05 | -- | |||
| 132 | Saturday, Sep 9 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | W | 3 | 2 | 13 | 67-65 | 3 | 10.5 | LaRoche | Abernathy | 3:37 | N | 7,851 | .02 | + | ||
| 133 | Sunday, Sep 10 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | L | 1 | 3 | 67-66 | 3 | 11.5 | Drago | Woodson | 2:24 | D | 8,785 | .04 | - | |||
| 134 | Monday, Sep 11 (1) | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W-wo | 2 | 1 | 68-66 | 3 | 9.5 | Granger | Fingers | 2:27 | N | .01 | + | 1972-04-22 (Snow) | ||||
| 135 | Monday, Sep 11 (2) | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 3 | 2 | 69-66 | 3 | 9.5 | Blyleven | Fingers | 2:23 | N | 8,506 | .05 | ++ | ||||
| 136 | Tuesday, Sep 12 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | L | 4 | 7 | 69-67 | 3 | 10.5 | Knowles | Corbin | 2:39 | N | 5,199 | .04 | - | ||||
| 137 | Wednesday, Sep 13 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | L | 0 | 8 | 69-68 | 3 | 11.5 | Odom | Goltz | 2:38 | N | 6,640 | .01 | -- | ||||
| 138 | Friday, Sep 15 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | W | 4 | 3 | 70-68 | 3 | 11.5 | Woodson | Nelson | LaRoche | 3:01 | N | 6,416 | .00 | + | |||
| 139 | Saturday, Sep 16 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | W | 11 | 1 | 71-68 | 3 | 11.5 | Blyleven | Drago | 2:27 | D | 7,241 | .00 | ++ | ||||
| 140 | Sunday, Sep 17 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | L | 6 | 10 | 10 | 71-69 | 3 | 12.5 | Angelini | Gebhard | Fitzmorris | 3:16 | D | 7,275 | .00 | - | ||
| 141 | Tuesday, Sep 19 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | W-wo | 5 | 3 | 72-69 | 3 | 11.5 | LaRoche | Lindblad | 2:55 | N | 4,240 | .00 | + | ||||
| 142 | Wednesday, Sep 20 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | W | 3 | 1 | 73-69 | 3 | 11.5 | Perry | Paul | Granger | 2:17 | N | 3,678 | .00 | ++ | |||
| 143 | Friday, Sep 22 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | W-wo | 1 | 0 | 74-69 | 3 | 10.5 | Blyleven | Messersmith | 2:03 | N | 9,494 | .00 | +++ | ||||
| 144 | Saturday, Sep 23 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | W | 2 | 1 | 75-69 | 3 | 10.5 | Woodson | Wright | Granger | 2:08 | D | 6,137 | .00 | ++++ | |||
| 145 | Sunday, Sep 24 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | L | 1 | 2 | 75-70 | 3 | 11.0 | May | Perry | 1:58 | D | 5,259 | .00 | - | ||||
| 146 | Wednesday, Sep 27 (1) | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L-wo | 0 | 1 | 11 | 75-71 | 3 | 13.0 | Locker | Blyleven | 2:44 | N | .00 | -- | 1972-09-25 (Rain) | ||
| 147 | Wednesday, Sep 27 (2) | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L-wo | 1 | 2 | 10 | 75-72 | 3 | 13.0 | Hunter | Corbin | 2:29 | N | 14,206 | .00 | --- | ||
| 148 | Thursday, Sep 28 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L-wo | 7 | 8 | 75-73 | 3 | 14.0 | Fingers | LaRoche | 2:58 | D | 9,155 | .00 | ---- | 1972-09-26 (Rain) | ||
| 149 | Friday, Sep 29 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | L | 1 | 2 | 75-74 | 3 | 14.0 | May | Perry | Barber | 2:03 | N | 12,721 | .00 | ----- | ||
| 150 | Saturday, Sep 30 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | L | 2 | 3 | 75-75 | 3 | 15.0 | Ryan | Goltz | 2:13 | N | 5,901 | .00 | ------ | |||
| Gm# | October | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled | |||
| 151 | Sunday, Oct 1 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | W | 3 | 2 | 76-75 | 3 | 15.0 | Blyleven | Messersmith | Granger | 2:19 | D | 5,971 | .00 | + | ||
| 152 | Monday, Oct 2 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | L | 4 | 6 | 76-76 | 3 | 15.5 | Lemonds | LaRoche | Forster | 2:22 | D | 3,271 | .00 | - | |||
| 153 | Tuesday, Oct 3 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | L | 4 | 5 | 76-77 | 3 | 15.5 | Kealey | Granger | 2:19 | D | 2,568 | .00 | -- | ||||
| 154 | Wednesday, Oct 4 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | W | 14 | 2 | 77-77 | 3 | 15.5 | Blyleven | Gossage | Goltz | 2:16 | D | 3,193 | .00 | + | |||
| Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled |
Season Summary