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1965 Minnesota Twins

102-60 • .630 Win% • 1st in AL

The 1965 Minnesota Twins went 102-60 (.630) finishing 1st in the AL. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 774 runs, allowed 600, and played home games at Metropolitan Stadium. Team leaders included Harmon Killebrew (25 HR, 75 RBI) and Mudcat Grant (21-7, 3.30 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

102 Wins
60 Losses
.630 Win %
1st Rank
774 R 600 RA
Diff +174

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774 Runs Scored
600 Runs Allowed
+174 Run Diff
1,463K Attendance

📈 vs. 1965 AL Average

Batting Avg .254 5% above the 1965 league average (.242)
OBP .323 4% above the 1965 league average (.311)
SLG .398 8% above the 1965 league average (.369)
Team ERA 3.14 9% better than the 1965 league average (3.46)
Runs Scored 774 21% above the 1965 league average (639 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMetropolitan Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,463,288
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Avg per Game 18,065

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1965

Batting Avg

1 Tony Oliva 0.321 2 Earl Battey 0.297 3 Jimmie Hall 0.285 4 Zoilo Versalles 0.273 5 Harmon Killebrew 0.269

Home Runs

1 Harmon Killebrew 25 2 Bob Allison 23 3 Don Mincher 22 4 Jimmie Hall 20 5 Zoilo Versalles 19

RBI

1 Tony Oliva 98 2 Jimmie Hall 86 3 Bob Allison 78 4 Zoilo Versalles 77 5 Harmon Killebrew 75
1965 Minnesota Twins — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Zoilo Versalles 160 666 126 182 45 12 19 77 41 122 27 0.273
Tony Oliva 149 576 107 185 40 5 16 98 55 64 19 0.321
Jimmie Hall 148 522 81 149 25 4 20 86 51 79 14 0.285
Rich Rollins 140 469 59 117 22 1 5 32 37 54 4 0.249
Bob Allison 135 438 71 102 14 5 23 78 73 114 10 0.233
Harmon Killebrew 113 401 78 108 16 1 25 75 72 69 0 0.269
Earl Battey 131 394 36 117 22 2 6 60 50 23 0 0.297
Don Mincher 128 346 43 87 17 3 22 65 49 73 1 0.251
Jerry Kindall 125 342 41 67 12 1 6 36 36 97 2 0.196
Sandy Valdespino 108 245 38 64 8 2 1 22 20 28 7 0.261
Joe Nossek 87 170 19 37 9 0 2 16 7 22 2 0.218
Jerry Zimmerman 83 154 8 33 1 1 1 11 12 23 0 0.214
Frank Quilici 56 149 16 31 5 1 0 7 15 33 1 0.208
Mudcat Grant 50 97 13 15 3 2 0 8 7 27 0 0.155
Jim Kaat 56 93 6 23 4 0 1 9 3 29 2 0.247
Camilo Pascual 27 60 7 12 1 0 2 8 2 8 0 0.200
Andy Kosco 23 55 3 13 4 0 1 6 1 15 0 0.236
Jim Perry 36 53 3 9 1 1 0 3 1 16 0 0.170
Bernie Allen 19 39 2 9 2 0 0 6 6 8 0 0.231
Dave Boswell 36 38 7 12 0 1 0 1 1 6 0 0.316
Frank Kostro 20 31 2 5 2 0 0 1 4 5 0 0.161
Cesar Tovar 18 25 3 5 1 0 0 2 2 3 2 0.200
Jim Merritt 16 22 1 3 0 0 0 3 2 14 0 0.136
Ted Uhlaender 13 22 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0.182
John Sevcik 12 16 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.062
Dick Stigman 33 15 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.133
Al Worthington 62 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.100
Mel Nelson 28 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.111
Johnny Klippstein 56 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Bill Pleis 41 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Rich Reese 14 7 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.286
Jerry Fosnow 29 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Garry Roggenburk 12 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Dwight Siebler 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Pete Cimino 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1965

ERA

1 Al Worthington 2.13 2 Johnny Klippstein 2.24 3 Jim Perry 2.63 4 Jim Kaat 2.83 5 Bill Pleis 2.98

Wins

1 Mudcat Grant 21 2 Jim Kaat 18 3 Jim Perry 12 4 Al Worthington 10 5 Johnny Klippstein 9

Strikeouts

1 Jim Kaat 154 2 Mudcat Grant 142 3 Camilo Pascual 96 4 Jim Perry 88 5 Dave Boswell 85
1965 Minnesota Twins — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mudcat Grant 21 7 3.30 41 39 0 270.1 252 99 61 142
Jim Kaat 18 11 2.83 45 42 2 264.1 267 83 63 154
Jim Perry 12 7 2.63 36 19 0 167.2 142 49 47 88
Camilo Pascual 9 3 3.35 27 27 0 156.0 126 58 63 96
Dave Boswell 6 5 3.40 27 12 0 106.0 77 40 46 85
Al Worthington 10 7 2.13 62 0 21 80.1 57 19 41 59
Jim Merritt 5 4 3.17 16 9 2 76.2 68 27 20 61
Johnny Klippstein 9 3 2.24 56 0 5 76.1 59 19 31 59
Dick Stigman 4 2 4.37 33 8 4 70.0 59 34 33 70
Mel Nelson 0 4 4.12 28 3 3 54.2 57 25 23 31
Bill Pleis 4 4 2.98 41 2 4 51.1 49 17 27 33
Jerry Fosnow 3 3 4.44 29 0 2 46.2 33 23 25 35
Garry Roggenburk 1 0 3.43 12 0 2 21.0 21 8 12 6
Dwight Siebler 0 0 4.20 7 1 0 15.0 11 7 11 15
Pete Cimino 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
Lost to LAN 4-3

👥 Roster (35)

Bernie Allen Bob Allison Earl Battey Dave Boswell Pete Cimino Jerry Fosnow Mudcat Grant Jimmie Hall Jim Kaat Harmon Killebrew Jerry Kindall Johnny Klippstein +23 more

35 players

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The 1965 Minnesota Twins in brief

In 1965 the Minnesota Twins posted a 102-60 mark (.630) and finished 1st in the AL. That season the Minnesota Twins won the pennant. The run column shows 774 for and 600 against. The team batting average of .254 was 5% above the 1965 league mark of .242. The staff ERA of 3.14 was 9% better than the league average of 3.46. The home park, Metropolitan Stadium, recorded 1,463,288 in attendance, about 18,065 a game.

Harmon Killebrew topped the Minnesota Twins with 25 home runs. Tony Oliva drove in a team-high 98 runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Mudcat Grant (21). The strikeout leader was Jim Kaat with 154. Al Worthington closed out 21 saves. In the World Series, the Minnesota Twins lost to LAN 4-3.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1965 Minnesota Twins

What was the 1965 Minnesota Twins record?
The 1965 Minnesota Twins finished 102-60 (.630 win pct).
How did the 1965 Minnesota Twins finish?
The 1965 Minnesota Twins finished first in the league standings.
Who led the 1965 Minnesota Twins in home runs?
Harmon Killebrew led the 1965 Minnesota Twins with 25 home runs.
What was the 1965 Minnesota Twins team ERA?
The 1965 Minnesota Twins posted a team ERA of 3.14.
Did the 1965 Minnesota Twins win the World Series?
No. The 1965 Minnesota Twins did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1965 Minnesota Twins play?
The 1965 Minnesota Twins played home games at Metropolitan Stadium.
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