1961 Minnesota Twins

70-90 • .438 Win% • 7th in AL

The 1961 Minnesota Twins went 70-90 (.438) finishing 7th in the AL. The club scored 707 runs, allowed 778, and played home games at Metropolitan Stadium. Team leaders included Harmon Killebrew (46 HR, 122 RBI) and Camilo Pascual (15-16, 3.46 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

70 Wins
90 Losses
.438 Win %
7th Rank
707 R 778 RA
Diff -71

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707 Runs Scored
778 Runs Allowed
-71 Run Diff
1,256K Attendance

📈 vs. 1961 AL Average

Batting Avg .249 2% below the 1961 league average (.255)
OBP .325 1% below the 1961 league average (.329)
SLG .396 equal to the 1961 league average (.394)
Team ERA 4.28 6% worse than the 1961 league average (4.03)
Runs Scored 707 4% below the 1961 league average (734 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMetropolitan Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,256,722
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Avg per Game 15,515

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1961

Batting Avg

1 Earl Battey 0.302 2 Hal Naragon 0.302 3 Harmon Killebrew 0.288 4 Lenny Green 0.285 5 Zoilo Versalles 0.280

Home Runs

1 Harmon Killebrew 46 2 Bob Allison 29 3 Earl Battey 17 4 Jim Lemon 14 5 Lenny Green 9

RBI

1 Harmon Killebrew 122 2 Bob Allison 105 3 Earl Battey 55 4 Zoilo Versalles 53 5 Jim Lemon 52
1961 Minnesota Twins — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Lenny Green 156 600 92 171 28 7 9 50 81 50 17 0.285
Bob Allison 159 556 83 136 21 3 29 105 103 100 2 0.245
Harmon Killebrew 150 541 94 156 20 7 46 122 107 109 1 0.288
Zoilo Versalles 129 510 65 143 25 5 7 53 25 61 16 0.280
Earl Battey 133 460 70 139 24 1 17 55 53 66 3 0.302
Jim Lemon 129 423 57 109 26 1 14 52 44 98 1 0.258
Billy Martin 108 374 44 92 15 5 6 36 13 42 3 0.246
Bill Tuttle 113 370 38 91 12 3 5 38 43 41 1 0.246
Billy Gardner 45 154 13 36 9 0 1 11 10 14 0 0.234
Jose Valdivielso 76 149 15 29 5 0 1 9 8 19 1 0.195
Hal Naragon 57 139 10 42 2 1 2 11 4 8 0 0.302
Dan Dobbek 72 125 12 21 3 1 4 14 13 18 1 0.168
Ted Lepcio 47 112 11 19 3 1 7 19 8 31 1 0.170
Reno Bertoia 35 104 17 22 2 0 1 8 20 12 0 0.212
Don Mincher 35 101 18 19 5 1 5 11 22 11 0 0.188
Joe Altobelli 41 95 10 21 2 1 3 14 13 14 0 0.221
Pedro Ramos 53 93 8 16 1 0 3 11 3 42 0 0.172
Jack Kralick 33 86 8 13 0 0 1 6 2 15 0 0.151
Camilo Pascual 35 85 4 14 3 0 0 4 5 15 0 0.165
Julio Becquer 57 84 13 20 1 2 5 18 2 12 0 0.238
Jim Kaat 47 63 10 15 3 1 0 1 4 13 0 0.238
Elmer Valo 33 32 0 5 2 0 0 4 3 3 0 0.156
Don Lee 37 30 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 11 0 0.067
Ron Henry 20 28 1 4 0 0 0 3 2 7 0 0.143
Al Schroll 11 18 3 5 1 0 1 3 2 4 0 0.278
Rich Rollins 13 17 3 5 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 0.294
Bill Pleis 37 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.111
Jake Jacobs 4 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Chuck Stobbs 24 8 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.375
Ted Sadowski 15 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Pete Whisenant 10 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Billy Consolo 11 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bert Cueto 7 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Jim Snyder 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ray Moore 46 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.000
Danny McDevitt 16 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Ed Palmquist 9 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gerry Arrigo 7 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.500
Paul Giel 15 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Gary Dotter 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lee Stange 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Fred Bruckbauer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1961

ERA

1 Camilo Pascual 3.46 2 Don Lee 3.52 3 Jack Kralick 3.61 4 Ray Moore 3.67 5 Jim Kaat 3.90

Wins

1 Camilo Pascual 15 2 Jack Kralick 13 3 Pedro Ramos 11 4 Jim Kaat 9 5 Ray Moore 4

Strikeouts

1 Camilo Pascual 221 2 Pedro Ramos 174 3 Jack Kralick 137 4 Jim Kaat 122 5 Don Lee 65
1961 Minnesota Twins — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Pedro Ramos 11 20 3.95 42 34 2 264.1 265 116 79 174
Camilo Pascual 15 16 3.46 35 33 0 252.1 205 97 100 221
Jack Kralick 13 11 3.61 33 33 0 242.0 257 97 64 137
Jim Kaat 9 17 3.90 36 29 0 200.2 188 87 82 122
Don Lee 3 6 3.52 37 10 3 115.0 93 45 35 65
Ray Moore 4 4 3.67 46 0 14 56.1 49 23 38 45
Bill Pleis 4 2 4.95 37 0 2 56.1 59 31 34 32
Al Schroll 4 4 5.22 11 8 0 50.0 53 29 27 24
Chuck Stobbs 2 3 7.46 24 3 2 44.2 56 37 15 17
Ted Sadowski 0 2 6.82 15 1 0 33.0 49 25 11 12
Danny McDevitt 1 0 2.36 16 1 0 26.2 20 7 19 15
Bert Cueto 1 3 7.17 7 5 0 21.1 27 17 10 5
Ed Palmquist 1 1 9.43 9 2 0 21.0 33 22 13 13
Paul Giel 1 0 9.78 12 0 0 19.1 24 21 17 14
Lee Stange 1 0 2.92 7 0 0 12.1 15 4 10 10
Gerry Arrigo 0 1 10.24 7 2 0 9.2 9 11 10 6
Gary Dotter 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 6.0 6 6 4 2
Julio Becquer 0 0 20.25 1 0 0 1.1 4 3 1 0
Fred Bruckbauer 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.0 3 3 1 0

👥 Roster (42)

Bob Allison Joe Altobelli Gerry Arrigo Earl Battey Julio Becquer Reno Bertoia Fred Bruckbauer Billy Consolo Bert Cueto Dan Dobbek Gary Dotter Billy Gardner +30 more

42 players

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The 1961 Minnesota Twins in brief

A 70-90 record (.438) put the 1961 Minnesota Twins 7th in the AL. Runs came in at 707 scored against 778 allowed (-71). Against a league average of .255, the 1961 Minnesota Twins batted .249. Pitchers allowed 4.28 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.03. League clubs averaged 734 runs that year, so the Minnesota Twins scored 4% fewer.

Home games were played at Metropolitan Stadium, where 1,256,722 fans came through the gates. Harmon Killebrew topped the Minnesota Twins with 46 home runs. Lenny Green collected the most hits, 171. On the mound, Camilo Pascual won 15 games to lead the staff. Ray Moore closed out 14 saves. In all, the roster shows 42 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1961 Minnesota Twins

What was the 1961 Minnesota Twins record?
The 1961 Minnesota Twins finished 70-90 (.438 win pct).
Who led the 1961 Minnesota Twins in home runs?
Harmon Killebrew led the 1961 Minnesota Twins with 46 home runs.
What was the 1961 Minnesota Twins team ERA?
The 1961 Minnesota Twins posted a team ERA of 4.28.
Did the 1961 Minnesota Twins win the World Series?
No. The 1961 Minnesota Twins did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1961 Minnesota Twins play?
The 1961 Minnesota Twins played home games at Metropolitan Stadium.
Who led the 1961 Minnesota Twins in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Harmon Killebrew (46 HR, 122 RBI) and Camilo Pascual (15-16, 3.46 ERA).
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