1961 Minnesota Twins Roster (40-man)

1960 Season 1962 Season

Record: 70-90-1, Finished 7th in American League (Schedule and Results)

Managers: Cookie Lavagetto (23-36) and Sam Mele (47-54-1)

Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium

Attendance: 1,256,723 (3rd of 10)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 105
One-year: Batting - 106, Pitching - 107

Pythagorean W-L: 73-87, 707 Runs, 778 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Bob Allison	26	us US	R	R	6' 3"	205	Jul 11, 1934	4	159	157	159	158	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	150	150	1	0	2.2	$16,250
Joe Altobelli	29	us US	L	L	6' 0"	185	May 26, 1932	3	41	22	41	26	0	0	2	0	0	0	25	0	0	25	19	0	0.0
Gerry Arrigo	20	us US	L	L	6' 1"	185	Jun 12, 1941	1st	7	2	7	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4
Earl Battey	26	us US	R	R	6' 1"	205	Jan 5, 1935	7	133	127	133	131	0	131	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3.1
Julio Becquer	29	cu CU	L	L	5' 11"	178	Dec 20, 1931	6	57	8	57	24	1	0	18	0	0	0	5	0	1	5	44	0	-0.4
Reno Bertoia	26	it IT	R	R	5' 11"	185	Jan 8, 1935	9	35	31	35	32	0	0	0	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	-0.4
Fred Bruckbauer	23	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	May 27, 1938	1st	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Billy Consolo	26	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Aug 18, 1934	9	12	0	12	8	0	0	0	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	4	-0.2
Bert Cueto	23	cu CU	R	R	6' 4"	170	Aug 14, 1937	1st	7	5	7	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.0
Dan Dobbek	26	us US	L	R	6' 0"	195	Dec 6, 1934	3	72	22	72	48	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	11	13	48	28	2	-0.8
Gary Dotter	18	us US	L	L	6' 1"	180	Aug 7, 1942	1st	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Billy Gardner	33	us US	R	R	6' 0"	170	Jul 19, 1927	8	45	43	45	43	0	0	0	41	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	-1.0
Paul Giel	28	us US	R	R	5' 11"	185	Sep 29, 1932	6	15	0	15	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	-1.3
Lenny Green	28	us US	L	L	5' 11"	170	Jan 6, 1933	5	156	153	156	153	0	0	0	0	0	0	58	140	4	153	3	0	2.1
Ron Henry	24	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Aug 7, 1936	1st	20	4	20	6	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	-0.4
Jake Jacobs	24	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Jun 9, 1937	2	4	2	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	1	0	0.0
Jim Kaat HOF	22	us US	L	L	6' 4"	205	Nov 7, 1938	3	47	29	47	36	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	10	2.5
Harmon Killebrew HOF	25	us US	R	R	6' 0"	195	Jun 29, 1936	8	150	150	150	150	0	0	119	0	45	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	5.7		All-Star
Jack Kralick	26	us US	L	L	6' 2"	180	Jun 1, 1935	3	33	33	33	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.7
Don Lee	27	us US	R	R	6' 4"	205	Feb 26, 1934	4	37	10	37	37	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.9
Jim Lemon	33	us US	R	R	6' 4"	200	Mar 23, 1928	10	129	119	129	120	0	0	0	0	0	0	120	0	1	120	10	0	0.2
Ted Lepcio	31	us US	R	R	5' 10"	177	Jul 28, 1929	10	47	29	47	44	0	0	0	22	35	6	0	0	0	0	3	0	0.0
Billy Martin	33	us US	R	R	5' 11"	165	May 16, 1928	11	108	91	108	106	0	0	0	105	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	-0.9
Danny McDevitt	28	us US	L	L	5' 10"	175	Nov 18, 1932	5	16	1	16	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5
Don Mincher	23	us US	L	R	6' 3"	205	Jun 24, 1938	2	35	24	35	29	0	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0.0
Ray Moore	35	us US	R	R	6' 0"	195	Jun 1, 1926	9	46	0	46	46	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.4
Hal Naragon	32	us US	L	R	6' 0"	160	Oct 1, 1928	9	57	30	57	36	0	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	0	-0.1
Ed Palmquist	28	us US	R	R	6' 3"	195	Jun 10, 1933	2	9	2	9	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.0
Camilo Pascual	27	cu CU	R	R	5' 11"	170	Jan 20, 1934	8	35	33	35	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.1		All-Star
Bill Pleis	23	us US	L	L	5' 10"	170	Aug 5, 1937	1st	37	0	37	37	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Pedro Ramos	26	cu CU	B	R	6' 0"	175	Apr 28, 1935	7	53	34	53	42	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	3.6
Rich Rollins	23	us US	R	R	5' 10"	185	Apr 16, 1938	1st	13	4	13	9	0	0	0	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0.1
Ted Sadowski	25	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	Apr 1, 1936	2	15	1	15	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.8
Al Schroll	29	us US	R	R	6' 2"	210	Mar 22, 1932	4	11	8	11	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Jim Snyder	28	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	Aug 15, 1932	1st	3	1	3	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1	$7,800
Lee Stange	24	us US	R	R	5' 10"	170	Oct 27, 1936	1st	7	0	7	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Chuck Stobbs	31	us US	L	L	6' 1"	185	Jul 2, 1929	15	24	3	24	24	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.8	$15,000
Bill Tuttle	31	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	Jul 4, 1929	9	113	104	113	113	0	0	0	2	85	0	0	63	6	64	1	2	-0.1
José Valdivielso	27	cu CU	R	R	6' 1"	175	May 22, 1934	5	76	41	76	71	0	0	0	15	14	43	0	0	0	0	1	11	-1.1
Elmer Valo	40	sk SK	L	R	5' 11"	190	Mar 5, 1921	20	33	0	33	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	33	0	-0.3	$12,000
Zoilo Versalles	21	cu CU	R	R	5' 10"	146	Dec 18, 1939	3	129	126	129	129	0	0	0	0	0	129	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.3
Pete Whisenant	31	us US	R	R	6' 2"	190	Dec 14, 1929	8	10	0	10	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	5	6	3	-0.1
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Cookie Lavagetto	48	us US	Dec 1, 1912	Manager
Sam Mele	39	us US	Jan 21, 1922	Manager	Jun 6	Oct 1
Sam Mele	39	us US	Jan 21, 1922		Apr 11	Jun 5
Floyd Baker	44	us US	Oct 10, 1916		Apr 11	Oct 1
Sam Mele	39	us US	Jan 21, 1922		Jun 13	Jun 22
Eddie Lopat	43	us US	Jun 21, 1918	Coach	Apr 11	Oct 1
Clyde McCullough	44	us US	Mar 4, 1917	Coach	Apr 11	Oct 1
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date