⭐ Division Winner

1969 Minnesota Twins

97-65 • .599 Win% • 1st in AL W

The 1969 Minnesota Twins went 97-65 (.599) finishing 1st in the AL W division. They won their division. The club scored 790 runs, allowed 618, and played home games at Metropolitan Stadium. Team leaders included Harmon Killebrew (49 HR, 140 RBI) and Dave Boswell (20-12, 3.23 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

97 Wins
65 Losses
.599 Win %
1st Rank
790 R 618 RA
Diff +172

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790 Runs Scored
618 Runs Allowed
+172 Run Diff
1,319K Attendance

📈 vs. 1969 AL Average

Batting Avg .267 9% above the 1969 league average (.245)
OBP .339 6% above the 1969 league average (.321)
SLG .408 11% above the 1969 league average (.369)
Team ERA 3.24 11% better than the 1969 league average (3.62)
Runs Scored 790 19% above the 1969 league average (663 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMetropolitan Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,319,387
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Avg per Game 16,288

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1969

Batting Avg

1 Rod Carew 0.332 2 Rich Reese 0.322 3 Tony Oliva 0.309 4 Cesar Tovar 0.288 5 Leo Cardenas 0.280

Home Runs

1 Harmon Killebrew 49 2 Tony Oliva 24 3 Rich Reese 16 4 Cesar Tovar 11 5 Leo Cardenas 10

RBI

1 Harmon Killebrew 140 2 Tony Oliva 101 3 Leo Cardenas 70 4 Rich Reese 69 5 Ted Uhlaender 62
1969 Minnesota Twins — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tony Oliva 153 637 97 197 39 4 24 101 45 66 10 0.309
Leo Cardenas 160 578 67 162 24 4 10 70 66 96 5 0.280
Harmon Killebrew 162 555 106 153 20 2 49 140 145 84 8 0.276
Ted Uhlaender 152 554 93 151 18 2 8 62 44 52 15 0.273
Cesar Tovar 158 535 99 154 25 5 11 52 37 37 45 0.288
Rod Carew 123 458 79 152 30 4 8 56 37 72 19 0.332
Rich Reese 132 419 52 135 24 4 16 69 23 57 1 0.322
John Roseboro 115 361 33 95 12 0 3 32 39 44 5 0.263
Graig Nettles 96 225 27 50 9 2 7 26 32 47 1 0.222
Bob Allison 81 189 18 43 8 2 8 27 29 39 2 0.228
George Mitterwald 69 187 18 48 8 0 5 13 17 47 0 0.257
Charlie Manuel 83 164 14 34 6 0 2 24 28 33 1 0.207
Frank Quilici 118 144 19 25 3 1 2 12 12 22 2 0.174
Rick Renick 71 139 21 34 3 0 5 17 12 32 0 0.245
Dave Boswell 40 94 7 16 2 1 2 9 2 29 0 0.170
Jim Perry 47 93 8 16 3 1 0 7 3 24 0 0.172
Jim Kaat 43 87 8 18 8 0 2 10 4 20 0 0.207
Tom Tischinski 37 47 2 9 0 0 0 2 8 8 0 0.191
Tom Hall 32 43 5 8 1 0 0 0 4 14 0 0.186
Bob Miller 48 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 0 0.000
Dick Woodson 44 27 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 16 0 0.074
Dean Chance 20 24 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 19 0 0.042
Ron Perranoski 75 24 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 14 0 0.083
Jim Holt 12 14 3 5 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 0.357
Jerry Crider 21 9 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.444
Cotton Nash 6 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.222
Ron Clark 5 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.125
Rick Dempsey 5 6 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.500
Joe Grzenda 38 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.000
Al Worthington 46 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Herman Hill 16 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.000
Frank Kostro 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Darrell Brandon 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Bill Zepp 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Danny Morris 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charlie Walters 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1969

ERA

1 Ron Perranoski 2.11 2 Jim Perry 2.82 3 Dean Chance 2.95 4 Bob Miller 3.02 5 Dave Boswell 3.23

Wins

1 Dave Boswell 20 2 Jim Perry 20 3 Jim Kaat 14 4 Ron Perranoski 9 5 Tom Hall 8

Strikeouts

1 Dave Boswell 190 2 Jim Perry 153 3 Jim Kaat 139 4 Tom Hall 92 5 Dick Woodson 66
1969 Minnesota Twins — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jim Perry 20 6 2.82 46 36 0 261.2 244 82 66 153
Dave Boswell 20 12 3.23 39 38 0 256.1 215 92 99 190
Jim Kaat 14 13 3.49 40 32 1 242.1 252 94 75 139
Tom Hall 8 7 3.33 31 18 0 140.2 129 52 50 92
Ron Perranoski 9 10 2.11 75 0 31 119.2 85 28 52 62
Bob Miller 5 5 3.02 48 11 3 119.1 118 40 32 57
Dick Woodson 7 5 3.67 44 10 1 110.1 99 45 49 66
Dean Chance 5 4 2.95 20 15 0 88.1 76 29 35 50
Al Worthington 4 1 4.57 46 0 3 61.0 65 31 20 51
Joe Grzenda 4 1 3.88 38 0 3 48.2 52 21 17 24
Jerry Crider 1 0 4.71 21 1 1 28.2 31 15 15 16
Charlie Walters 0 0 5.40 6 0 0 6.2 6 4 3 2
Danny Morris 0 1 5.06 3 1 0 5.1 5 3 4 1
Bill Zepp 0 0 6.75 4 0 0 5.1 6 4 4 2
Darrell Brandon 0 0 2.70 3 0 0 3.1 5 1 3 1

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Championship
Lost to BAL 3-0

👥 Roster (36)

Bob Allison Dave Boswell Darrell Brandon Leo Cardenas Rod Carew Dean Chance Ron Clark Jerry Crider Rick Dempsey Joe Grzenda Tom Hall Herman Hill +24 more

36 players

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The 1969 Minnesota Twins in brief

The 1969 Minnesota Twins won 97 games and lost 65, ending up 1st in the AL West. In 1969 the franchise took the division title. With 790 runs scored and 618 given up, the 1969 differential was +172. The team batting average of .267 was 9% above the 1969 league mark of .245. The Minnesota Twins staff finished with a 3.24 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.62.

Metropolitan Stadium was home in 1969, drawing a total attendance of 1,319,387. For power, Harmon Killebrew led the way with 49 homers. The pitching staff's wins leader was Jim Perry (20). The strikeout leader was Dave Boswell with 190. The saves leader was Ron Perranoski with 31. In the AL Championship Series, the Minnesota Twins lost to BAL 3-0.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1969 Minnesota Twins

What was the 1969 Minnesota Twins record?
The 1969 Minnesota Twins finished 97-65 (.599 win pct).
Did the 1969 Minnesota Twins make the playoffs?
The 1969 Minnesota Twins finished first in their division.
Who led the 1969 Minnesota Twins in home runs?
Harmon Killebrew led the 1969 Minnesota Twins with 49 home runs.
What was the 1969 Minnesota Twins team ERA?
The 1969 Minnesota Twins posted a team ERA of 3.24.
Did the 1969 Minnesota Twins win the World Series?
No. The 1969 Minnesota Twins did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1969 Minnesota Twins play?
The 1969 Minnesota Twins played home games at Metropolitan Stadium.
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