1970 Minnesota Twins Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 98-64
Finished 1st in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 1,251,837, Avg. 16,258
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium
Won Division
American League Championship Series - Lost to Baltimore Orioles 3-0
Manager: Bill Rigney (98-64)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1970 Minnesota Twins Statistics
1970 Minnesota Twins Results

The Minnesota Twins of the American League ended the 1970 season with a record of 98 wins and 64 losses, finishing first in the AL's West Division.

The Twins scored 744 runs and yielded 605 runs. Harmon Killebrew walloped 41 home runs for Minnesota, while Brant Alyea, George Mitterwald and Tony Oliva each swatted 20 or more also. Harmon Killebrew accounted for 113 RBI. Tony Oliva led batters with significant playing time by hitting .325. Jim Perry earned 24 wins on the mound for the team, and Tom Hall earned a 2.55 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Bill Rigney coached the team. The 1970 Minnesota Twins qualified for the playoffs as a division winner.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Bob AllisonLFRRJuly 11, 19346'3"205Raytown, MO USA
Brant AlyeaLFRRDecember 8, 19406'3"215Passaic, NJ USA
Steve BarberPRRMarch 13, 19486'1"190Grand Rapids, MI USA
Bert BlylevenPRRApril 6, 19516'3"200Zeist, Ut Netherlands
Dave BoswellPRRJanuary 20, 19456'3"185Baltimore, MD USA
Steve BryeLFRRFebruary 4, 19496'0"190Alameda, CA USA
Leo CardenasSSRRDecember 17, 19385'11"160Matanzas, Ma Cuba
Rod Carew2BLROctober 1, 19456'0"170Gatun, Ca Panama
Rick DempseyCRRSeptember 13, 19496'0"190Fayetteville, TN USA
Tom HallPLLNovember 23, 19476'0"150Thomasville, NC USA
Pete HammPRRSeptember 20, 19476'5"210Buffalo, NY USA
Hal HaydelPRRJuly 9, 19446'0"190Houma, LA USA
Herman HillCFLROctober 12, 19456'2"190Tuskegee, AL USA
Jim HoltLFLRMay 27, 19446'0"180Graham, NC USA
Jim KaatPLLNovember 7, 19386'4"205Zeeland, MI USA
Harmon Killebrew3BRRJune 29, 19366'0"195Payette, ID USA
Charlie ManuelLFLRJanuary 4, 19446'4"195Northfork, WV USA
Minnie Mendoza3BRRDecember 3, 19346'0"180Ceiba del Agua, Cuba
George MitterwaldCRRJune 7, 19456'2"195Berkeley, CA USA
Cotton Nash1BRRJuly 24, 19426'6"220Jersey City, NJ USA
Jim NettlesOFLLMarch 2, 19476'0"186San Diego, CA USA
Tony OlivaRFLRJuly 20, 19386'1"175Pinar del Rio, Pi Cuba
Ron PerranoskiPLLApril 1, 19366'0"180Paterson, NJ USA
Jim PerryPBROctober 30, 19356'4"190Williamston, NC USA
Frank Quilici2BRRMay 11, 19396'1"170Chicago, IL USA
Paul RatliffCLRJanuary 23, 19446'2"190San Diego, CA USA
Rich Reese1BLLSeptember 29, 19416'3"185Leipsic, OH USA
Rick Renick3BRRMarch 16, 19446'0"188London, OH USA
Danny Thompson2BRRFebruary 1, 19476'0"183Wichita, KS USA
Luis TiantPRRNovember 23, 19406'0"180Marianao, La Cuba
Tom TischinskiCRRJuly 12, 19445'10"190Kansas City, MO USA
Cesar TovarCFRRJuly 3, 19405'9"155Caracas, Di Venezuela
Stan WilliamsPRRSeptember 14, 19366'5"230Enfield, NH USA
Dick WoodsonPRRMarch 30, 19456'5"205Oelwein, IA USA
Bill ZeppPRRJuly 22, 19466'2"185Detroit, MI USA



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