1971 Minnesota Twins

74-86 • .463 Win% • 5th in AL W

The 1971 Minnesota Twins went 74-86 (.463) finishing 5th in the AL W division. The club scored 654 runs, allowed 670, and played home games at Metropolitan Stadium. Team leaders included Harmon Killebrew (28 HR, 119 RBI) and Jim Perry (17-17, 4.23 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

74 Wins
86 Losses
.463 Win %
5th Rank
654 R 670 RA
Diff -16

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⚡ Quick Stats

654 Runs Scored
670 Runs Allowed
-16 Run Diff
940K Attendance

📈 vs. 1971 AL Average

Batting Avg .259 5% above the 1971 league average (.246)
OBP .323 2% above the 1971 league average (.317)
SLG .371 2% above the 1971 league average (.364)
Team ERA 3.81 10% worse than the 1971 league average (3.46)
Runs Scored 654 5% above the 1971 league average (623 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMetropolitan Stadium
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 940,848
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Avg per Game 11,909

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1971

Batting Avg

1 Tony Oliva 0.337 2 Cesar Tovar 0.311 3 Rod Carew 0.307 4 Leo Cardenas 0.264 5 Danny Thompson 0.263

Home Runs

1 Harmon Killebrew 28 2 Tony Oliva 22 3 Leo Cardenas 18 4 George Mitterwald 13 5 Rich Reese 10

RBI

1 Harmon Killebrew 119 2 Tony Oliva 81 3 Leo Cardenas 75 4 Rod Carew 48 5 Cesar Tovar 45
1971 Minnesota Twins — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Cesar Tovar 157 657 94 204 29 3 1 45 45 39 18 0.311
Rod Carew 147 577 88 177 16 10 2 48 45 81 6 0.307
Leo Cardenas 153 554 59 146 25 4 18 75 51 69 3 0.264
Harmon Killebrew 147 500 61 127 19 1 28 119 114 96 3 0.254
Tony Oliva 126 487 73 164 30 3 22 81 25 44 4 0.337
George Mitterwald 125 388 38 97 13 1 13 44 39 104 3 0.250
Steve Braun 128 343 51 87 12 2 5 35 48 50 8 0.254
Jim Holt 126 340 35 88 11 3 1 29 16 28 5 0.259
Rich Reese 120 329 40 72 8 3 10 39 20 35 7 0.219
Jim Nettles 70 168 17 42 5 1 6 24 19 24 3 0.250
Brant Alyea 79 158 13 28 4 0 2 15 24 38 1 0.177
Steve Brye 28 107 10 24 1 0 3 11 7 15 3 0.224
Jim Kaat 54 93 6 15 3 0 0 5 2 16 2 0.161
Jim Perry 40 92 10 17 0 0 0 5 7 18 0 0.185
Bert Blyleven 38 91 3 12 1 0 0 2 1 37 0 0.132
Phil Roof 31 87 6 21 4 0 0 6 8 18 0 0.241
Eric Soderholm 21 64 9 10 4 0 1 4 10 17 0 0.156
Danny Thompson 48 57 10 15 2 0 0 7 7 12 0 0.263
Rick Renick 27 45 4 10 2 0 1 8 5 14 0 0.222
Paul Ratliff 21 44 3 7 1 0 2 6 4 17 0 0.159
Ray Corbin 52 34 3 7 0 0 0 2 2 17 0 0.206
Tom Hall 49 34 5 9 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.265
Paul Powell 20 31 7 5 0 0 1 2 3 12 0 0.161
George Thomas 23 30 4 8 1 0 0 2 4 3 0 0.267
Tom Tischinski 21 23 0 3 2 0 0 2 1 4 0 0.130
Steve Luebber 19 19 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.053
Charlie Manuel 18 16 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 8 0 0.125
Rick Dempsey 6 13 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.308
Pete Hamm 13 11 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.273
Stan Williams 46 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.000
Steve Barber 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Hal Haydel 31 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Ron Perranoski 36 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jim Strickland 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Sal Campisi 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Gebhard 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1971

ERA

1 Jim Strickland 1.44 2 Bert Blyleven 2.81 3 Jim Kaat 3.32 4 Tom Hall 3.33 5 Ray Corbin 4.10

Wins

1 Jim Perry 17 2 Bert Blyleven 16 3 Jim Kaat 13 4 Ray Corbin 8 5 Tom Hall 4

Strikeouts

1 Bert Blyleven 224 2 Tom Hall 137 3 Jim Kaat 137 4 Jim Perry 126 5 Ray Corbin 83
1971 Minnesota Twins — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bert Blyleven 16 15 2.81 38 38 0 278.1 267 87 59 224
Jim Perry 17 17 4.23 40 39 1 270.0 263 127 102 126
Jim Kaat 13 14 3.32 39 38 0 260.1 275 96 47 137
Ray Corbin 8 11 4.10 52 11 3 140.1 141 64 70 83
Tom Hall 4 7 3.33 48 11 9 129.2 104 48 58 137
Stan Williams 4 5 4.15 46 1 4 78.0 63 36 44 47
Steve Luebber 2 5 5.03 18 12 1 68.0 73 38 37 35
Pete Hamm 2 4 6.75 13 8 0 44.0 55 33 18 16
Ron Perranoski 1 4 6.75 36 0 5 42.2 60 32 28 21
Hal Haydel 4 2 4.28 31 0 1 40.0 33 19 20 29
Jim Strickland 1 0 1.44 24 0 1 31.1 20 5 18 21
Bob Gebhard 1 2 3.00 17 0 0 18.0 17 6 11 13
Steve Barber 1 0 6.17 4 2 0 11.2 8 8 13 4
Sal Campisi 0 0 4.15 6 0 0 4.1 5 2 4 2

👥 Roster (36)

Brant Alyea Steve Barber Bert Blyleven Steve Braun Steve Brye Sal Campisi Leo Cardenas Rod Carew Ray Corbin Rick Dempsey Bob Gebhard Tom Hall +24 more

36 players

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The 1971 Minnesota Twins in brief

The 1971 Minnesota Twins finished 74-86, a .463 winning percentage, placing 5th in the AL West. Runs came in at 654 scored against 670 allowed (-16). At the plate the Minnesota Twins hit .259, 5% better than the league's .246. The Minnesota Twins staff finished with a 3.81 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.46. The 1971 Minnesota Twins outscored the average club by 5% (654 against 623).

Metropolitan Stadium was home in 1971, drawing a total attendance of 940,848. Harmon Killebrew led the club in home runs with 28. The hits leader was Cesar Tovar with 204. Jim Perry was the top winner, with 17 victories. The strikeout leader was Bert Blyleven with 224. In all, the roster shows 36 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1971 Minnesota Twins

What was the 1971 Minnesota Twins record?
The 1971 Minnesota Twins finished 74-86 (.463 win pct).
Who led the 1971 Minnesota Twins in home runs?
Harmon Killebrew led the 1971 Minnesota Twins with 28 home runs.
What was the 1971 Minnesota Twins team ERA?
The 1971 Minnesota Twins posted a team ERA of 3.81.
Did the 1971 Minnesota Twins win the World Series?
No. The 1971 Minnesota Twins did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1971 Minnesota Twins play?
The 1971 Minnesota Twins played home games at Metropolitan Stadium.
Who led the 1971 Minnesota Twins in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Harmon Killebrew (28 HR, 119 RBI) and Jim Perry (17-17, 4.23 ERA).
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