⭐ Division Winner

1970 Minnesota Twins

98-64 • .605 Win% • 1st in AL W

The 1970 Minnesota Twins went 98-64 (.605) finishing 1st in the AL W division. They won their division. The club scored 744 runs, allowed 605, and played home games at Metropolitan Stadium. Team leaders included Harmon Killebrew (41 HR, 113 RBI) and Jim Perry (24-12, 3.04 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

98 Wins
64 Losses
.605 Win %
1st Rank
744 R 605 RA
Diff +139

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744 Runs Scored
605 Runs Allowed
+139 Run Diff
1,251K Attendance

📈 vs. 1970 AL Average

Batting Avg .262 5% above the 1970 league average (.249)
OBP .326 1% above the 1970 league average (.322)
SLG .402 6% above the 1970 league average (.378)
Team ERA 3.23 13% better than the 1970 league average (3.72)
Runs Scored 744 10% above the 1970 league average (676 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMetropolitan Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,251,837
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Avg per Game 15,454

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1970

Batting Avg

1 Rod Carew 0.366 2 Tony Oliva 0.325 3 Cesar Tovar 0.300 4 Brant Alyea 0.291 5 Harmon Killebrew 0.271

Home Runs

1 Harmon Killebrew 41 2 Tony Oliva 23 3 Brant Alyea 16 4 George Mitterwald 15 5 Leo Cardenas 11

RBI

1 Harmon Killebrew 113 2 Tony Oliva 107 3 Leo Cardenas 65 4 Brant Alyea 61 5 Rich Reese 56
1970 Minnesota Twins — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Cesar Tovar 161 650 120 195 36 13 10 54 52 47 30 0.300
Tony Oliva 157 628 96 204 36 7 23 107 38 67 5 0.325
Leo Cardenas 160 588 67 145 34 4 11 65 42 101 2 0.247
Harmon Killebrew 157 527 96 143 20 1 41 113 128 84 0 0.271
Rich Reese 153 501 63 131 15 5 10 56 48 70 5 0.261
George Mitterwald 117 369 36 82 12 2 15 46 34 84 3 0.222
Jim Holt 142 319 37 85 9 3 3 40 17 32 3 0.266
Danny Thompson 96 302 25 66 9 0 0 22 7 39 0 0.219
Brant Alyea 94 258 34 75 12 1 16 61 28 51 3 0.291
Rod Carew 51 191 27 70 12 3 4 28 11 28 4 0.366
Rick Renick 81 179 20 41 8 0 7 25 22 29 0 0.229
Paul Ratliff 69 149 19 40 7 2 5 22 15 51 0 0.268
Frank Quilici 111 141 19 32 3 0 2 12 15 16 0 0.227
Jim Perry 41 97 9 24 4 0 1 6 1 14 0 0.247
Jim Kaat 56 76 17 15 1 0 1 8 6 20 0 0.197
Bob Allison 47 72 15 15 5 0 1 7 14 20 1 0.208
Charlie Manuel 59 64 4 12 0 0 1 7 6 17 0 0.188
Bert Blyleven 27 50 2 7 0 0 0 1 1 25 0 0.140
Tom Tischinski 24 46 6 9 0 0 1 2 9 6 0 0.196
Tom Hall 53 44 4 8 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 0.182
Bill Zepp 43 44 3 6 0 0 0 0 1 31 0 0.136
Luis Tiant 18 32 7 13 4 0 0 4 1 6 1 0.406
Dave Boswell 20 25 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 11 0 0.160
Ron Perranoski 67 24 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0.042
Herman Hill 27 22 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.091
Jim Nettles 13 20 3 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.250
Stan Williams 68 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0.000
Minnie Mendoza 16 16 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.188
Steve Brye 9 11 1 2 1 0 0 2 2 4 0 0.182
Rick Dempsey 5 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Cotton Nash 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0.250
Hal Haydel 4 3 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0.667
Steve Barber 19 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Woodson 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pete Hamm 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1970

ERA

1 Stan Williams 1.99 2 Ron Perranoski 2.43 3 Tom Hall 2.55 4 Jim Perry 3.04 5 Bert Blyleven 3.18

Wins

1 Jim Perry 24 2 Jim Kaat 14 3 Tom Hall 11 4 Bert Blyleven 10 5 Stan Williams 10

Strikeouts

1 Tom Hall 184 2 Jim Perry 168 3 Bert Blyleven 135 4 Jim Kaat 120 5 Stan Williams 76
1970 Minnesota Twins — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jim Perry 24 12 3.04 40 40 0 278.2 258 94 57 168
Jim Kaat 14 10 3.56 45 34 0 230.1 244 91 58 120
Bert Blyleven 10 9 3.18 27 25 0 164.0 143 58 47 135
Tom Hall 11 6 2.55 52 11 4 155.1 94 44 66 184
Bill Zepp 9 4 3.22 43 20 2 151.0 154 54 51 64
Stan Williams 10 1 1.99 68 0 15 113.1 85 25 32 76
Ron Perranoski 7 8 2.43 67 0 34 111.0 108 30 42 55
Luis Tiant 7 3 3.40 18 17 0 92.2 84 35 41 50
Dave Boswell 3 7 6.42 18 15 0 68.2 80 49 44 45
Dick Woodson 1 2 3.82 21 0 1 30.2 29 13 19 22
Steve Barber 0 0 4.61 18 0 2 27.1 26 14 18 14
Pete Hamm 0 2 5.51 10 0 0 16.1 17 10 7 3
Hal Haydel 2 0 3.00 4 0 0 9.0 7 3 4 4

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Championship
Lost to BAL 3-0

👥 Roster (35)

Bob Allison Brant Alyea Steve Barber Bert Blyleven Dave Boswell Steve Brye Leo Cardenas Rod Carew Rick Dempsey Tom Hall Pete Hamm Hal Haydel +23 more

35 players

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The 1970 Minnesota Twins in brief

A 98-64 record (.605) put the 1970 Minnesota Twins 1st in the AL West. The club took the division title. With 744 runs scored and 605 given up, the 1970 differential was +139. At the plate the Minnesota Twins hit .262, 5% better than the league's .249. The Minnesota Twins staff finished with a 3.23 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.72.

Home games were played at Metropolitan Stadium, where 1,251,837 fans came through the gates. For power, Harmon Killebrew led the way with 41 homers. On the mound, Jim Perry won 24 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Tom Hall with 184. Ron Perranoski closed out 34 saves. The AL Championship Series ended in a loss against BAL 3-0.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1970 Minnesota Twins

What was the 1970 Minnesota Twins record?
The 1970 Minnesota Twins finished 98-64 (.605 win pct).
Did the 1970 Minnesota Twins make the playoffs?
The 1970 Minnesota Twins finished first in their division.
Who led the 1970 Minnesota Twins in home runs?
Harmon Killebrew led the 1970 Minnesota Twins with 41 home runs.
What was the 1970 Minnesota Twins team ERA?
The 1970 Minnesota Twins posted a team ERA of 3.23.
Did the 1970 Minnesota Twins win the World Series?
No. The 1970 Minnesota Twins did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1970 Minnesota Twins play?
The 1970 Minnesota Twins played home games at Metropolitan Stadium.
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