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1986 Minnesota Twins Game-by-Game Results

American League (AL)
Team Record: 71-91
Finished 6th in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 1,256,566, Avg. 15,513
Ballpark: Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome
Manager: Ray Miller (59-80)
Manager: Tom Kelly (12-11)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1986 Minnesota Twins Statistics
1986 Minnesota Twins Roster

The Minnesota Twins of the American League ended the 1986 season with a record of 71 wins and 91 losses, finishing sixth in the AL's West Division.

The Twins scored 741 runs and gave up 839 runs. Gary Gaetti walloped 34 home runs for Minnesota, while Tom Brunansky, Kent Hrbek, Kirby Puckett and Roy Smalley each swatted 20 or more also. Gary Gaetti drove in 108 runs. Kirby Puckett led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .328. Bert Blyleven topped the team with 17 wins, plus Frank Viola, too added 15 or more wins, too Bert Blyleven recorded a 4.01 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Ray Miller and Tom Kelly coached the team.

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Regular Season Runs For: 741
Regular Season Runs Against: 839

Date Game Res Home Road Record
April 8, 1986 Minnesota Twins 3 at Oakland Athletics 2 W 0-0 1-0 1-0
April 9, 1986 Minnesota Twins 5 at Oakland Athletics 4 W 0-0 2-0 2-0
April 10, 1986 Minnesota Twins 0 at Oakland Athletics 3 L 0-0 2-1 2-1
April 11, 1986 Seattle Mariners 1 at Minnesota Twins 5 W 1-0 2-1 3-1
April 12, 1986 Seattle Mariners 10 at Minnesota Twins 4 L 1-1 2-1 3-2
April 13, 1986 Seattle Mariners 4 at Minnesota Twins 2 L 1-2 2-1 3-3
April 14, 1986 Oakland Athletics 7 at Minnesota Twins 6 L 1-3 2-1 3-4
April 15, 1986 Oakland Athletics 8 at Minnesota Twins 2 L 1-4 2-1 3-5
April 16, 1986 Oakland Athletics 5 at Minnesota Twins 7 W 2-4 2-1 4-5
April 17, 1986 Minnesota Twins 4 at California Angels 1 W 2-4 3-1 5-5
April 18, 1986 Minnesota Twins 5 at California Angels 6 L 2-4 3-2 5-6
April 19, 1986 Minnesota Twins 4 at California Angels 5 L 2-4 3-3 5-7
April 20, 1986 Minnesota Twins 5 at California Angels 8 L 2-4 3-4 5-8
April 21, 1986 Minnesota Twins 5 at Seattle Mariners 2 W 2-4 4-4 6-8
April 22, 1986 Minnesota Twins 7 at Seattle Mariners 1 W 2-4 5-4 7-8
April 23, 1986 Minnesota Twins 3 at Seattle Mariners 4 L 2-4 5-5 7-9
April 25, 1986 California Angels 4 at Minnesota Twins 7 W 3-4 5-5 8-9
April 26, 1986 California Angels 7 at Minnesota Twins 6 L 3-5 5-5 8-10
April 27, 1986 California Angels 8 at Minnesota Twins 7 L 3-6 5-5 8-11
April 29, 1986 Minnesota Twins 11 at New York Yankees 14 L 3-6 5-6 8-12
April 30, 1986 Minnesota Twins 2 at New York Yankees 3 L 3-6 5-7 8-13
May 1, 1986 Minnesota Twins 7 at New York Yankees 4 W 3-6 6-7 9-13
May 2, 1986 Minnesota Twins 10 at Detroit Tigers 1 W 3-6 7-7 10-13
May 3, 1986 Minnesota Twins 4 at Detroit Tigers 7 L 3-6 7-8 10-14
May 4, 1986 Minnesota Twins 1 at Detroit Tigers 4 L 3-6 7-9 10-15
May 6, 1986 Baltimore Orioles 5 at Minnesota Twins 3 L 3-7 7-9 10-16
May 7, 1986 Baltimore Orioles 2 at Minnesota Twins 5 W 4-7 7-9 11-16
May 9, 1986 Detroit Tigers 7 at Minnesota Twins 8 W 5-7 7-9 12-16
May 10, 1986 Detroit Tigers 2 at Minnesota Twins 12 W 6-7 7-9 13-16
May 11, 1986 Detroit Tigers 4 at Minnesota Twins 1 L 6-8 7-9 13-17
May 12, 1986 New York Yankees 9 at Minnesota Twins 8 L 6-9 7-9 13-18
May 13, 1986 New York Yankees 6 at Minnesota Twins 4 L 6-10 7-9 13-19
May 14, 1986 Minnesota Twins 3 at Baltimore Orioles 8 L 6-10 7-10 13-20
May 15, 1986 Minnesota Twins 3 at Baltimore Orioles 5 L 6-10 7-11 13-21
May 16, 1986 Minnesota Twins 6 at Milwaukee Brewers 7 L 6-10 7-12 13-22
May 17, 1986 Minnesota Twins 1 at Milwaukee Brewers 4 L 6-10 7-13 13-23
May 18, 1986 Minnesota Twins 5 at Milwaukee Brewers 3 W 6-10 8-13 14-23
May 19, 1986 Minnesota Twins 7 at Boston Red Sox 8 L 6-10 8-14 14-24
May 20, 1986 Minnesota Twins 7 at Boston Red Sox 17 L 6-10 8-15 14-25
May 21, 1986 Minnesota Twins 2 at Boston Red Sox 3 L 6-10 8-16 14-26
May 23, 1986 Milwaukee Brewers 7 at Minnesota Twins 8 W 7-10 8-16 15-26
May 24, 1986 Milwaukee Brewers 6 at Minnesota Twins 3 L 7-11 8-16 15-27
May 25, 1986 Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Minnesota Twins 4 W 8-11 8-16 16-27
May 26, 1986 Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Minnesota Twins 9 W 9-11 8-16 17-27
May 27, 1986 Toronto Blue Jays 6 at Minnesota Twins 7 W 10-11 8-16 18-27
May 28, 1986 Toronto Blue Jays 14 at Minnesota Twins 8 L 10-12 8-16 18-28
May 30, 1986 Boston Red Sox 5 at Minnesota Twins 13 W 11-12 8-16 19-28
May 31, 1986 Boston Red Sox 7 at Minnesota Twins 2 L 11-13 8-16 19-29
June 1, 1986 Boston Red Sox 6 at Minnesota Twins 3 L 11-14 8-16 19-30
June 2, 1986 Minnesota Twins 1 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 L 11-14 8-17 19-31
June 3, 1986 Minnesota Twins 5 at Toronto Blue Jays 6 L 11-14 8-18 19-32
June 4, 1986 Minnesota Twins 10 at Toronto Blue Jays 4 W 11-14 9-18 20-32
June 5, 1986 Minnesota Twins 2 at Kansas City Royals 8 L 11-14 9-19 20-33
June 6, 1986 Minnesota Twins 1 at Kansas City Royals 6 L 11-14 9-20 20-34
June 7, 1986 Minnesota Twins 4 at Kansas City Royals 1 W 11-14 10-20 21-34
June 8, 1986 Minnesota Twins 5 at Kansas City Royals 2 W 11-14 11-20 22-34
June 9, 1986 Texas Rangers 2 at Minnesota Twins 3 W 12-14 11-20 23-34
June 10, 1986 Texas Rangers 14 at Minnesota Twins 10 L 12-15 11-20 23-35
June 11, 1986 Texas Rangers 6 at Minnesota Twins 2 L 12-16 11-20 23-36
June 13, 1986 Minnesota Twins 2 at Cleveland Indians 11 L 12-16 11-21 23-37
June 14, 1986 Minnesota Twins 9 at Cleveland Indians 3 W 12-16 12-21 24-37
June 15, 1986 Minnesota Twins 7 at Cleveland Indians 3 W 12-16 13-21 25-37
June 17, 1986 Chicago White Sox 1 at Minnesota Twins 4 W 13-16 13-21 26-37
June 18, 1986 Chicago White Sox 9 at Minnesota Twins 10 W 14-16 13-21 27-37
June 19, 1986 Chicago White Sox 9 at Minnesota Twins 8 L 14-17 13-21 27-38
June 20, 1986 Cleveland Indians 8 at Minnesota Twins 9 W 15-17 13-21 28-38
June 21, 1986 Cleveland Indians 7 at Minnesota Twins 5 L 15-18 13-21 28-39
June 22, 1986 Cleveland Indians 4 at Minnesota Twins 1 L 15-19 13-21 28-40
June 23, 1986 Minnesota Twins 2 at Chicago White Sox 11 L 15-19 13-22 28-41
June 24, 1986 Minnesota Twins 2 at Chicago White Sox 1 W 15-19 14-22 29-41
June 25, 1986 Minnesota Twins 3 at Chicago White Sox 4 L 15-19 14-23 29-42
June 27, 1986 Kansas City Royals 4 at Minnesota Twins 6 W 16-19 14-23 30-42
June 28, 1986 Kansas City Royals 2 at Minnesota Twins 7 W 17-19 14-23 31-42
June 29, 1986 Kansas City Royals 4 at Minnesota Twins 9 W 18-19 14-23 32-42
June 30, 1986 Minnesota Twins 5 at Texas Rangers 2 W 18-19 15-23 33-42
July 1, 1986 Minnesota Twins 0 at Texas Rangers 5 L 18-19 15-24 33-43
July 2, 1986 Minnesota Twins 2 at Texas Rangers 10 L 18-19 15-25 33-44
July 3, 1986 Baltimore Orioles 7 at Minnesota Twins 11 W 19-19 15-25 34-44
July 4, 1986 Baltimore Orioles 12 at Minnesota Twins 7 L 19-20 15-25 34-45
July 5, 1986 Baltimore Orioles 6 at Minnesota Twins 7 W 20-20 15-25 35-45
July 6, 1986 Baltimore Orioles 1 at Minnesota Twins 0 L 20-21 15-25 35-46
July 7, 1986 Detroit Tigers 8 at Minnesota Twins 10 W 21-21 15-25 36-46
July 8, 1986 Detroit Tigers 5 at Minnesota Twins 1 L 21-22 15-25 36-47
July 9, 1986 Detroit Tigers 7 at Minnesota Twins 0 L 21-23 15-25 36-48
July 10, 1986 New York Yankees 11 at Minnesota Twins 1 L 21-24 15-25 36-49
July 11, 1986 New York Yankees 9 at Minnesota Twins 3 L 21-25 15-25 36-50
July 12, 1986 New York Yankees 8 at Minnesota Twins 0 L 21-26 15-25 36-51
July 13, 1986 New York Yankees 0 at Minnesota Twins 5 W 22-26 15-25 37-51
July 17, 1986 Minnesota Twins 2 at Baltimore Orioles 6 L 22-26 15-26 37-52
July 18, 1986 Minnesota Twins 7 at Baltimore Orioles 3 W 22-26 16-26 38-52
July 19, 1986 Minnesota Twins 0 at Baltimore Orioles 1 L 22-26 16-27 38-53
July 20, 1986 Minnesota Twins 3 at Baltimore Orioles 8 L 22-26 16-28 38-54
July 21, 1986 Minnesota Twins 1 at Detroit Tigers 0 W 22-26 17-28 39-54
July 22, 1986 Minnesota Twins 0 at Detroit Tigers 3 L 22-26 17-29 39-55
July 23, 1986 Minnesota Twins 2 at Detroit Tigers 12 L 22-26 17-30 39-56
July 25, 1986 Minnesota Twins 9 at New York Yankees 5 W 22-26 18-30 40-56
July 26, 1986 Minnesota Twins 8 at New York Yankees 4 W 22-26 19-30 41-56
July 27, 1986 Minnesota Twins 1 at New York Yankees 4 L 22-26 19-31 41-57
July 28, 1986 Seattle Mariners 5 at Minnesota Twins 6 W 23-26 19-31 42-57
July 29, 1986 Seattle Mariners 2 at Minnesota Twins 4 W 24-26 19-31 43-57
July 30, 1986 Seattle Mariners 4 at Minnesota Twins 2 L 24-27 19-31 43-58
August 1, 1986 Oakland Athletics 1 at Minnesota Twins 10 W 25-27 19-31 44-58
August 2, 1986 Oakland Athletics 0 at Minnesota Twins 8 W 26-27 19-31 45-58
August 3, 1986 Oakland Athletics 5 at Minnesota Twins 4 L 26-28 19-31 45-59
August 4, 1986 California Angels 5 at Minnesota Twins 6 W 27-28 19-31 46-59
August 5, 1986 California Angels 13 at Minnesota Twins 1 L 27-29 19-31 46-60
August 6, 1986 California Angels 2 at Minnesota Twins 5 W 28-29 19-31 47-60
August 8, 1986 Minnesota Twins 2 at Oakland Athletics 5 L 28-29 19-32 47-61
August 9, 1986 Minnesota Twins 9 at Oakland Athletics 2 W 28-29 20-32 48-61
August 10, 1986 Minnesota Twins 5 at Oakland Athletics 6 L 28-29 20-33 48-62
August 10, 1986 Minnesota Twins 2 at Oakland Athletics 6 L 28-29 20-34 48-63
August 11, 1986 Minnesota Twins 2 at California Angels 0 W 28-29 21-34 49-63
August 12, 1986 Minnesota Twins 4 at California Angels 5 L 28-29 21-35 49-64
August 13, 1986 Minnesota Twins 6 at California Angels 2 W 28-29 22-35 50-64
August 14, 1986 Minnesota Twins 14 at Seattle Mariners 1 W 28-29 23-35 51-64
August 15, 1986 Minnesota Twins 0 at Seattle Mariners 1 L 28-29 23-36 51-65
August 16, 1986 Minnesota Twins 6 at Seattle Mariners 7 L 28-29 23-37 51-66
August 17, 1986 Minnesota Twins 1 at Seattle Mariners 11 L 28-29 23-38 51-67
August 18, 1986 Boston Red Sox 3 at Minnesota Twins 1 L 28-30 23-38 51-68
August 19, 1986 Boston Red Sox 1 at Minnesota Twins 5 W 29-30 23-38 52-68
August 20, 1986 Boston Red Sox 9 at Minnesota Twins 1 L 29-31 23-38 52-69
August 22, 1986 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Minnesota Twins 4 W 30-31 23-38 53-69
August 23, 1986 Toronto Blue Jays 7 at Minnesota Twins 4 L 30-32 23-38 53-70
August 24, 1986 Toronto Blue Jays 7 at Minnesota Twins 5 L 30-33 23-38 53-71
August 26, 1986 Minnesota Twins 5 at Milwaukee Brewers 6 L 30-33 23-39 53-72
August 27, 1986 Minnesota Twins 7 at Milwaukee Brewers 5 W 30-33 24-39 54-72
August 28, 1986 Minnesota Twins 6 at Milwaukee Brewers 2 W 30-33 25-39 55-72
August 29, 1986 Minnesota Twins 5 at Toronto Blue Jays 6 L 30-33 25-40 55-73
August 30, 1986 Minnesota Twins 1 at Toronto Blue Jays 8 L 30-33 25-41 55-74
August 31, 1986 Minnesota Twins 5 at Toronto Blue Jays 7 L 30-33 25-42 55-75
September 1, 1986 Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Minnesota Twins 9 W 31-33 25-42 56-75
September 2, 1986 Milwaukee Brewers 0 at Minnesota Twins 4 W 32-33 25-42 57-75
September 3, 1986 Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Minnesota Twins 11 W 33-33 25-42 58-75
September 5, 1986 Minnesota Twins 2 at Boston Red Sox 12 L 33-33 25-43 58-76
September 6, 1986 Minnesota Twins 2 at Boston Red Sox 3 L 33-33 25-44 58-77
September 7, 1986 Minnesota Twins 0 at Boston Red Sox 9 L 33-33 25-45 58-78
September 8, 1986 Minnesota Twins 0 at Kansas City Royals 5 L 33-33 25-46 58-79
September 9, 1986 Minnesota Twins 3 at Kansas City Royals 11 L 33-33 25-47 58-80
September 11, 1986 Texas Rangers 2 at Minnesota Twins 6 W 34-33 25-47 59-80
September 12, 1986 Texas Rangers 2 at Minnesota Twins 4 W 35-33 25-47 60-80
September 13, 1986 Texas Rangers 14 at Minnesota Twins 1 L 35-34 25-47 60-81
September 14, 1986 Texas Rangers 6 at Minnesota Twins 7 W 36-34 25-47 61-81
September 15, 1986 Minnesota Twins 0 at Cleveland Indians 4 L 36-34 25-48 61-82
September 16, 1986 Minnesota Twins 7 at Cleveland Indians 3 W 36-34 26-48 62-82
September 17, 1986 Minnesota Twins 2 at Cleveland Indians 5 L 36-34 26-49 62-83
September 19, 1986 Minnesota Twins 1 at Texas Rangers 4 L 36-34 26-50 62-84
September 20, 1986 Minnesota Twins 3 at Texas Rangers 2 W 36-34 27-50 63-84
September 21, 1986 Minnesota Twins 1 at Texas Rangers 2 L 36-34 27-51 63-85
September 22, 1986 Kansas City Royals 1 at Minnesota Twins 2 W 37-34 27-51 64-85
September 23, 1986 Kansas City Royals 2 at Minnesota Twins 9 W 38-34 27-51 65-85
September 24, 1986 Kansas City Royals 2 at Minnesota Twins 1 L 38-35 27-51 65-86
September 25, 1986 Kansas City Royals 8 at Minnesota Twins 1 L 38-36 27-51 65-87
September 27, 1986 Minnesota Twins 3 at Chicago White Sox 4 L 38-36 27-52 65-88
September 27, 1986 Minnesota Twins 2 at Chicago White Sox 5 L 38-36 27-53 65-89
September 28, 1986 Minnesota Twins 6 at Chicago White Sox 1 W 38-36 28-53 66-89
September 29, 1986 Cleveland Indians 5 at Minnesota Twins 6 W 39-36 28-53 67-89
September 30, 1986 Cleveland Indians 9 at Minnesota Twins 10 W 40-36 28-53 68-89
October 1, 1986 Cleveland Indians 12 at Minnesota Twins 3 L 40-37 28-53 68-90
October 2, 1986 Chicago White Sox 8 at Minnesota Twins 4 L 40-38 28-53 68-91
October 3, 1986 Chicago White Sox 2 at Minnesota Twins 9 W 41-38 28-53 69-91
October 4, 1986 Chicago White Sox 3 at Minnesota Twins 7 W 42-38 28-53 70-91
October 5, 1986 Chicago White Sox 0 at Minnesota Twins 3 W 43-38 28-53 71-91

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