1961 Minnesota Twins Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 70-90
Finished 7th in the AL
Attendance: 1,256,722, Avg. 16,756
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium
Manager: Cookie Lavagetto (19-30)
Manager: Sam Mele (2-5)
Manager: Cookie Lavagetto (4-6)
Manager: Sam Mele (45-49)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1961 Minnesota Twins Statistics
1961 Minnesota Twins Results

The Minnesota Twins of the American League ended the 1961 season with a record of 70 wins and 90 losses, finishing seventh in the AL.

The Twins plated 707 runs and conceded 778 runs. Harmon Killebrew walloped 46 home runs for Minnesota, while Bob Allison and Earl Battey added 20 or more also. Harmon Killebrew accounted for 122 RBI. Earl Battey led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .302. Camilo Pascual topped the team with 15 wins and a team-best 3.46 earned run average, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Cookie Lavagetto, Sam Mele, Cookie Lavagetto and Sam Mele coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Bob AllisonRFRRJuly 11, 19346'3"205Raytown, MO USA
Joe AltobelliLFLLMay 26, 19326'0"185Detroit, MI USA
Gerry ArrigoPLLJune 12, 19416'1"185Chicago, IL USA
Earl BatteyCRRJanuary 5, 19356'1"205Los Angeles, CA USA
Julio Becquer1BLLDecember 20, 19315'11"178La Habana, La Cuba
Reno Bertoia3BRRJanuary 8, 19355'11"185San Vito al Tagliamento, Fr Italy
Fred BruckbauerPRRMay 27, 19386'1"185New Ulm, MN USA
Billy Consolo2BRRAugust 18, 19345'11"180Cleveland, OH USA
Bert CuetoPRRAugust 14, 19376'4"170San Luis, Pi Cuba
Dan DobbekLFLRDecember 6, 19346'0"195Ontonagon, MI USA
Gary DotterPLLAugust 7, 19426'1"180St. Louis, MO USA
Billy Gardner2BRRJuly 19, 19276'0"170Waterford, CT USA
Paul GielPRRSeptember 29, 19325'11"185Winona, MN USA
Lenny GreenCFLLJanuary 6, 19335'11"170Detroit, MI USA
Ron HenryCRRAugust 7, 19366'1"180Chester, PA USA
Jake JacobsCFRRJune 9, 19376'0"175Youngstown, OH USA
Jim KaatPLLNovember 7, 19386'4"205Zeeland, MI USA
Harmon Killebrew1BRRJune 29, 19366'0"195Payette, ID USA
Jack KralickPLLJune 1, 19356'2"180Youngstown, OH USA
Don LeePRRFebruary 26, 19346'4"205Globe, AZ USA
Jim LemonLFRRMarch 23, 19286'4"200Covington, VA USA
Ted Lepcio2BRRJuly 28, 19295'10"177Utica, NY USA
Billy Martin2BRRMay 16, 19285'11"165Berkeley, CA USA
Danny McDevittPLLNovember 18, 19325'10"175New York, NY USA
Don Mincher1BLRJune 24, 19386'3"205Huntsville, AL USA
Ray MoorePRRJune 1, 19266'0"195Meadows, MD USA
Hal NaragonCLROctober 1, 19286'0"160Zanesville, OH USA
Ed PalmquistPRRJune 10, 19336'3"195Los Angeles, CA USA
Camilo PascualPRRJanuary 20, 19345'11"170La Habana, La Cuba
Bill PleisPLLAugust 5, 19375'10"170St. Louis, MO USA
Pedro RamosPBRApril 28, 19356'0"175Pinar del Rio, Pi Cuba
Rich Rollins2BRRApril 16, 19385'10"185Mount Pleasant, PA USA
Ted SadowskiPRRApril 1, 19366'1"190Pittsburgh, PA USA
Al SchrollPRRMarch 22, 19326'2"210New Orleans, LA USA
Jim Snyder2BRRAugust 15, 19326'1"185Dearborn, MI USA
Lee StangePRROctober 27, 19365'10"170Chicago, IL USA
Chuck StobbsPLLJuly 2, 19296'1"185Wheeling, WV USA
Bill Tuttle3BRRJuly 4, 19296'0"190Elmwood, IL USA
Jose ValdivielsoSSRRMay 22, 19346'1"175Matanzas, Ma Cuba
Elmer ValoLFLRMarch 5, 19215'11"190Rybnik, Pl Czech Republic
Zoilo VersallesSSRRDecember 18, 19395'10"146La Habana, La Cuba
Pete WhisenantLFRRDecember 14, 19296'2"190Asheville, NC USA



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