1966 Minnesota Twins

89-73 • .549 Win% • 2nd in AL

The 1966 Minnesota Twins went 89-73 (.549) finishing 2nd in the AL. The club scored 663 runs, allowed 581, and played home games at Metropolitan Stadium. Team leaders included Harmon Killebrew (39 HR, 110 RBI) and Jim Kaat (25-13, 2.75 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

89 Wins
73 Losses
.549 Win %
2nd Rank
663 R 581 RA
Diff +82

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663 Runs Scored
581 Runs Allowed
+82 Run Diff
1,259K Attendance

📈 vs. 1966 AL Average

Batting Avg .248 3% above the 1966 league average (.240)
OBP .316 3% above the 1966 league average (.305)
SLG .381 4% above the 1966 league average (.368)
Team ERA 3.13 9% better than the 1966 league average (3.44)
Runs Scored 663 6% above the 1966 league average (628 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMetropolitan Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,259,556
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Avg per Game 15,550

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1966

Batting Avg

1 Tony Oliva 0.307 2 Harmon Killebrew 0.281 3 Russ Nixon 0.260 4 Cesar Tovar 0.260 5 Earl Battey 0.255

Home Runs

1 Harmon Killebrew 39 2 Tony Oliva 25 3 Jimmie Hall 20 4 Don Mincher 14 5 Rich Rollins 10

RBI

1 Harmon Killebrew 110 2 Tony Oliva 87 3 Don Mincher 62 4 Jimmie Hall 47 5 Cesar Tovar 41
1966 Minnesota Twins — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tony Oliva 159 622 99 191 32 7 25 87 42 72 13 0.307
Harmon Killebrew 162 569 89 160 27 1 39 110 103 98 0 0.281
Zoilo Versalles 137 543 73 135 20 6 7 36 40 85 10 0.249
Cesar Tovar 134 465 57 121 19 5 2 41 44 50 16 0.260
Don Mincher 139 431 53 108 30 0 14 62 58 68 3 0.251
Ted Uhlaender 105 367 39 83 12 2 2 22 27 33 10 0.226
Earl Battey 115 364 30 93 12 1 4 34 43 30 4 0.255
Jimmie Hall 120 356 52 85 7 4 20 47 33 66 1 0.239
Bernie Allen 101 319 34 76 18 1 5 30 26 40 2 0.238
Rich Rollins 90 269 30 66 7 1 10 40 13 34 0 0.245
Bob Allison 70 168 34 37 6 1 8 19 30 34 6 0.220
Andy Kosco 57 158 11 35 5 0 2 13 7 31 0 0.222
Jerry Zimmerman 60 119 11 30 4 1 1 15 15 23 0 0.252
Jim Kaat 47 118 12 23 2 1 2 13 5 41 0 0.195
Sandy Valdespino 52 108 11 19 1 1 2 9 4 24 2 0.176
Russ Nixon 51 96 5 25 2 1 0 7 7 13 0 0.260
Mudcat Grant 35 78 5 15 5 0 0 10 3 23 0 0.192
Dave Boswell 32 63 4 9 1 0 0 3 0 18 0 0.143
Jim Perry 33 59 5 13 4 0 1 7 5 18 0 0.220
Jim Merritt 31 39 2 4 1 0 0 1 4 16 0 0.103
Camilo Pascual 21 37 3 8 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.216
Dwight Siebler 23 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0.000
Al Worthington 65 11 2 3 3 0 0 3 0 6 0 0.273
Pete Cimino 35 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.000
George Mitterwald 3 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Johnny Klippstein 26 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Jim Ollom 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Rich Reese 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Ron Clark 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Ron Keller 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Nossek 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Pleis 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Garry Roggenburk 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Roland 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1966

ERA

1 Al Worthington 2.46 2 Jim Perry 2.54 3 Jim Kaat 2.75 4 Pete Cimino 2.92 5 Dave Boswell 3.14

Wins

1 Jim Kaat 25 2 Mudcat Grant 13 3 Dave Boswell 12 4 Jim Perry 11 5 Camilo Pascual 8

Strikeouts

1 Jim Kaat 205 2 Dave Boswell 173 3 Jim Merritt 124 4 Jim Perry 122 5 Mudcat Grant 110
1966 Minnesota Twins — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jim Kaat 25 13 2.75 41 41 0 304.2 271 93 55 205
Mudcat Grant 13 13 3.25 35 35 0 249.0 248 90 49 110
Jim Perry 11 7 2.54 33 25 0 184.1 149 52 53 122
Dave Boswell 12 5 3.14 28 21 0 169.1 120 59 65 173
Jim Merritt 7 14 3.38 31 18 3 144.0 112 54 33 124
Camilo Pascual 8 6 4.89 21 19 0 103.0 113 56 30 56
Al Worthington 6 3 2.46 65 0 16 91.1 66 25 27 93
Pete Cimino 2 5 2.92 35 0 4 64.2 53 21 30 57
Dwight Siebler 2 2 3.44 23 2 1 49.2 47 19 14 24
Johnny Klippstein 1 1 3.40 26 0 3 39.2 35 15 20 26
Garry Roggenburk 1 2 5.84 12 0 1 12.1 14 8 10 3
Jim Ollom 0 0 3.60 3 1 0 10.0 6 4 1 11
Bill Pleis 1 2 1.93 8 0 0 9.1 5 2 4 9
Ron Keller 0 0 5.06 2 0 0 5.1 7 3 1 1
Jim Roland 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 1

👥 Roster (34)

Bernie Allen Bob Allison Earl Battey Dave Boswell Pete Cimino Ron Clark Mudcat Grant Jimmie Hall Jim Kaat Ron Keller Harmon Killebrew Johnny Klippstein +22 more

34 players

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The 1966 Minnesota Twins in brief

The 1966 Minnesota Twins finished 89-73, a .549 winning percentage, placing 2nd in the AL. With 663 runs scored and 581 given up, the 1966 differential was +82. The team batting average of .248 was 3% above the 1966 league mark of .240. The staff ERA of 3.13 was 9% better than the league average of 3.44. The 1966 Minnesota Twins outscored the average club by 6% (663 against 628).

Metropolitan Stadium was home in 1966, drawing a total attendance of 1,259,556. Harmon Killebrew led the club in home runs with 39. The hits leader was Tony Oliva with 191. Jim Kaat was the top winner, with 25 victories. Al Worthington closed out 16 saves. The roster section lists 34 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1966 Minnesota Twins

What was the 1966 Minnesota Twins record?
The 1966 Minnesota Twins finished 89-73 (.549 win pct).
Who led the 1966 Minnesota Twins in home runs?
Harmon Killebrew led the 1966 Minnesota Twins with 39 home runs.
What was the 1966 Minnesota Twins team ERA?
The 1966 Minnesota Twins posted a team ERA of 3.13.
Did the 1966 Minnesota Twins win the World Series?
No. The 1966 Minnesota Twins did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1966 Minnesota Twins play?
The 1966 Minnesota Twins played home games at Metropolitan Stadium.
Who led the 1966 Minnesota Twins in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Harmon Killebrew (39 HR, 110 RBI) and Jim Kaat (25-13, 2.75 ERA).
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