1970 Minnesota Twins Roster (40-man)

1969 Season 1971 Season

Record: 98-64-0, Finished 1st in AL_West (Schedule and Results)

Postseason: Lost AL Championship Series (3-0) to Baltimore Orioles

Manager: Bill Rigney (98-64)

General Manager: Calvin Griffith

Farm Director: Sherry Robertson

Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium

Attendance: 1,261,887 (3rd of 12)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 102
One-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 97

Pythagorean W-L: 96-66, 744 Runs, 605 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age		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	35	us US	R	R	6' 3"	205	Jul 11, 1934	13	47	16	47	23	0	0	7	0	0	0	12	1	4	17	24	3	0.2
Brant Alyea	29	us US	R	R	6' 3"	215	Dec 8, 1940	4	94	75	94	75	0	0	0	0	0	0	73	0	2	75	19	0	1.8	$14,500
Steve Barber	22	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	Mar 13, 1948	1st	19	0	19	18	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-0.2
Bert Blyleven HOF	19	nl NL	R	R	6' 3"	200	Apr 6, 1951	1st	27	25	27	27	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.1
Dave Boswell	25	us US	R	R	6' 3"	185	Jan 20, 1945	7	20	15	20	18	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	-1.9	$40,000
Steve Brye	21	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	Feb 4, 1949	1st	9	3	9	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	1	6	1	2	0.0
Leo Cárdenas	31	cu CU	R	R	5' 11"	160	Dec 17, 1938	11	160	158	160	160	0	0	0	0	0	160	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.9
Rod Carew HOF	24	pa PA	L	R	6' 0"	170	Oct 1, 1945	4	51	46	51	46	0	0	1	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	2.1		All-Star
Rick Dempsey	20	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	Sep 13, 1949	2	5	1	5	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	-0.3
Tom Hall	22	us US	L	L	6' 0"	150	Nov 23, 1947	3	53	11	53	52	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3.8
Pete Hamm	22	us US	R	R	6' 5"	210	Sep 20, 1947	1st	10	0	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Hal Haydel	25	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	Jul 9, 1944	1st	4	0	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4	$6,000
Herman Hill	24	us US	L	R	6' 2"	190	Oct 12, 1945	2	27	3	27	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	10	2	14	6	12	-0.4	$8,000
Jim Holt	26	us US	L	R	6' 0"	180	May 27, 1944	3	142	72	142	131	0	0	2	0	0	0	76	53	3	130	15	16	0.8
Jim Kaat HOF	31	us US	L	L	6' 4"	205	Nov 7, 1938	12	56	34	56	45	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	1.8	$50,000
Harmon Killebrew HOF	34	us US	R	R	6' 0"	195	Jun 29, 1936	17	157	155	157	157	0	0	28	0	139	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4.9	$95,000	All-Star
Charlie Manuel	26	us US	L	R	6' 4"	195	Jan 4, 1944	2	59	6	59	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	2	11	52	0	-0.6
Minnie Mendoza	35	cu CU	R	R	6' 0"	180	Dec 3, 1934	1st	16	0	16	9	0	0	0	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	10	1	-0.1
George Mitterwald	25	us US	R	R	6' 2"	195	Jun 7, 1945	4	117	108	117	117	0	117	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2.2
Cotton Nash	27	us US	R	R	6' 6"	220	Jul 24, 1942	3	4	0	4	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.0
Jim Nettles	23	us US	L	L	6' 0"	186	Mar 2, 1947	1st	13	4	13	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	5	11	1	2	-0.2
Tony Oliva HOF	31	cu CU	L	R	6' 1"	175	Jul 20, 1938	9	157	156	157	157	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	154	157	1	0	7.0	$70,000	All-Star
Ron Perranoski	34	us US	L	L	6' 0"	180	Apr 1, 1936	10	67	0	67	67	67	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	$54,000
Jim Perry	34	us US	B	R	6' 4"	190	Oct 30, 1935	12	41	41	41	41	40	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	4.5		All-Star
Frank Quilici	31	us US	R	R	6' 1"	170	May 11, 1939	5	111	41	111	101	0	0	0	74	26	1	0	0	0	0	4	20	-0.4
Paul Ratliff	26	us US	L	R	6' 2"	190	Jan 23, 1944	2	69	38	69	53	0	53	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	1	1.0
Rich Reese	28	us US	L	L	6' 3"	185	Sep 29, 1941	7	153	127	153	146	0	0	146	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	0	0.9	$30,000
Rick Renick	26	us US	R	R	6' 0"	188	Mar 16, 1944	3	81	41	81	55	0	0	0	0	31	1	25	0	0	25	36	0	1.0
Danny Thompson	23	us US	R	R	6' 0"	183	Feb 1, 1947	1st	96	74	96	94	0	0	0	81	36	6	0	0	0	0	3	2	-0.1
Luis Tiant	29	cu CU	R	R	6' 0"	180	Nov 23, 1940	7	18	17	18	18	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	$50,000
Tom Tischinski	25	us US	R	R	5' 10"	190	Jul 12, 1944	2	24	15	24	22	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.2
César Tovar	29	ve VE	R	R	5' 9"	155	Jul 3, 1940	6	161	156	161	158	0	0	0	9	4	0	45	132	2	150	3	1	3.6	$40,000
Stan Williams	33	us US	R	R	6' 5"	230	Sep 14, 1936	12	68	0	68	68	68	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.5	$30,000
Dick Woodson	25	us US	R	R	6' 5"	205	Mar 30, 1945	2	21	0	21	21	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Bill Zepp	23	us US	R	R	6' 2"	185	Jul 22, 1946	2	43	20	43	43	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.7	$6,000
Name	Age		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		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Bill Rigney	52	us US	Jan 29, 1918	Manager	Apr 7	Oct 1
Marv Grissom	52	us US	Mar 31, 1918	Pitching	Apr 7	Oct 1
Vern Morgan	41	us US	Aug 8, 1928		Apr 7	Oct 1
Sherry Robertson	51	ca CA	Jan 1, 1919		Apr 7	Oct 1
Frankie Crosetti	59	us US	Oct 4, 1910	Coach	Apr 7	Oct 1
Buck Rodgers	31	us US	Aug 16, 1938	Coach	Apr 7	Oct 1
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date