1970 Minnesota Twins Statistics

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 Roster
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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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Jim Perry2412.6673.04404001340278.7258112942057101689031141
Jim Kaat1410.5833.5645343410230.324411091265881203011972
Tom Hall116.6472.55521113104155.394464411664184203619
Stan Williams101.9091.99680360015113.3853425832676512455
Bert Blyleven109.5263.1827251510164.0143665817476135232675
Bill Zepp94.6923.2243206112151.01546354951464904648
Luis Tiant73.7003.401817121092.78436351241050202390
Ron Perranoski78.4672.43670520034111.01083830742755101471
Dave Boswell37.3006.421815100068.78055491244345203325
Hal Haydel201.0003.004020009.0733240400137
Dick Woodson12.3333.82210800130.7291813219022001141
Steve Barber004.611801000227.3261414118214204125
Pete Hamm02.0005.51100300016.3171010371300172
Totals9864.6053.23431162136268581448.3132960552013048651940374386071

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Tony Oliva1576746289620436723107543867.325.364.514.8783231631412
Cesar Tovar1617266501201953613105430155247.300.356.442.798287981065
Leo Cardenas1606495886714534411652542101.247.300.374.6742201141322
Harmon Killebrew15766552796143201411130312884.271.411.546.9572882820823
Rich Reese153564501631311551056544870.261.332.371.70318677445
Jim Holt142341319378593340311732.266.300.342.64210990143
George Mitterwald11740936936821221546353484.222.291.388.679143112406
Brant Alyea9429025834751211661332851.291.366.531.897137123010
Rod Carew512041912770123428461128.366.407.524.93010012000
Danny Thompson9631830225669002200739.219.234.248.4827560630
Rick Renick81204179204180725022229.229.317.391.7087061200
Paul Ratliff69171149194072522001551.268.363.443.8066617002
Frank Quilici111160141193230212021516.227.297.291.5884160223
Jim Perry4110997924401600114.247.253.320.57231101010
Bob Allison47877215155017101420.208.345.319.6642321000
Jim Kaat5688761715101800620.197.262.250.5121921411
Luis Tiant18363271340041016.406.424.531.9551700300
Charlie Manuel597364412001700617.188.260.234.4951511022
Tom Tischinski2456466900120096.196.327.261.5881210101
Tom Hall5350444800010009.182.182.182.364810600
Bert Blyleven27585027000100125.140.157.140.297700700
Bill Zepp43474436000000131.136.156.136.292600200
Jim Nettles1321203500000115.250.286.250.536500000
Dave Boswell20252504100000011.160.160.200.360500000
Minnie Mendoza1616162300020001.188.188.188.375300000
Hal Haydel4332210110001.667.6672.0002.667600000
Steve Brye913111210020024.182.308.273.580300000
Herman Hill2723228200000006.091.091.091.182200100
Cotton Nash4541100020111.250.400.250.650100000
Ron Perranoski67252401000000015.042.042.042.083100100
Pete Hamm10110000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Steve Barber19320000000000.000.000.000.000000100
Stan Williams68191900000000013.000.000.000.000000000
Dick Woodson21220000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Rick Dempsey5871000000011.000.125.000.125010000
Totals2200614354837441438230411536945752501905.262.327.403.730220913242793865


Fielding:

Player Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
Rich Reese1B1461271183.01118821094.9929.1298.2190000
Harmon Killebrew1B2826205.02049314.9869.3517.6070000
Bob Allison1B7739.036422.9529.2315.7140000
Cotton Nash1B209.0110021.00011.0005.5000000
Jim Holt1B217.070001.0009.0003.5000000
Rod Carew1B115.060001.0001.8006.0000000
Danny Thompson2B8170600.0144204535.9865.2204.2960000
Frank Quilici2B7341403.0107121325.9875.0923.1230000
Rod Carew2B4545377.073122826.9614.6554.3330000
Cesar Tovar2B8656.0171025.9314.3393.3750000
Minnie Mendoza2B4013.073001.0006.9232.5000000
Harmon Killebrew3B1381291075.01082031714.9482.6042.2540000
Rick Renick3B3029229.0225215.9872.9082.4670000
Danny Thompson3B37054.0311031.0002.333.3780000
Frank Quilici3B27046.071231.8643.717.7040000
Cesar Tovar3B4439.02330.6251.1541.2500000
Minnie Mendoza3B505.012001.0005.400.6000000
George MitterwaldC117108956.07406238.9967.5506.85580343953.4
Paul RatliffC5338333.01831144.9805.2433.6602013318.8
Tom TischinskiC2215143.090710.9906.1054.409106545.5
Rick DempseyC3116.012010.9236.7504.00000200.0
Tony OlivaOF1571561376.035112124.9682.3742.3120000
Cesar TovarOF1511461288.03701291.9772.6692.5300000
Jim HoltOF13071778.0201210.9952.3481.5620000
Brant AlyeaOF7575514.093420.9801.6981.2930000
Rick RenickOF2512127.030210.9702.2681.2800000
Bob AllisonOF17987.0180001.0001.8621.0590000
Charlie ManuelOF11652.070001.0001.212.6360000
Herman HillOF14349.0151001.0002.9391.1430000
Jim NettlesOF11444.080001.0001.636.7270000
Steve BryeOF6330.040001.0001.200.6670000
Jim PerryOF110.00000.0000000
Jim PerryP4040279.0114710.9831.8711.4500000
Jim KaatP4534230.0154345.9352.2701.2890000
Bert BlylevenP2725164.051611.9551.152.7780000
Tom HallP5211155.02921.846.639.2120000
Bill ZeppP4320151.081721.9261.490.5810000
Stan WilliamsP680113.088001.0001.274.2350000
Ron PerranoskiP670111.001510.9381.216.2240000
Luis TiantP181793.031412.9441.645.9440000
Dave BoswellP181569.065011.0001.435.6110000
Dick WoodsonP21031.01621.7782.032.3330000
Steve BarberP18027.013001.0001.333.2220000
Pete HammP10016.010001.000.563.1000000
Hal HaydelP409.001001.0001.000.2500000
Leo CardenasSS1601581400.02804871791.9784.9314.7940000
Danny ThompsonSS6442.091411.9584.9293.8330000
Frank QuiliciSS105.00000.000.0000000
Rick RenickSS101.00000.000.0000000
Totals2030145813034.043451636123347.9804.1302.946110554746.1

Postseason - Pitching:

Player Rnd W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Bert BlylevenALCS000.001000002.021000020009
Stan WilliamsALCS000.002000006.0200010200019
Bill ZeppALCS006.752000001.321112020007
Dick WoodsonALCS009.001000001.021101000006
Luis TiantALCS0013.501010000.712110000004
Ron PerranoskiALCS0019.292010002.3555010300012
Tom HallALCS01.0006.752100005.3644140600026
Jim KaatALCS01.0009.001100002.0642021100015
Jim PerryALCS01.00013.502110005.31098310310027
Totals03.0007.62143300026.0362722612119100125

Postseason - Batting:

Player Rnd GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Tony OlivaALCS312122620110001.500.500.9171.4171100000
Cesar TovarALCS313132501010000.385.385.538.923700000
George MitterwaldALCS2882410020002.500.500.6251.125500000
Harmon KillebrewALCS313112300240024.273.385.8181.203900000
Leo CardenasALCS313111200010011.182.250.182.432210100
Paul RatliffALCS1440100000001.250.250.250.500100000
Rick RenickALCS2550100000001.200.200.200.400100000
Rich ReeseALCS2870100000011.143.250.143.393100000
Danny ThompsonALCS3980110000010.125.222.250.472220000
Bob AllisonALCS3320000000011.000.333.000.333000000
Jim HoltALCS3550000000002.000.000.000.000000000
Frank QuiliciALCS3220000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Brant AlyeaALCS3971000000023.000.222.000.222000000
Charlie ManuelALCS1110000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Rod CarewALCS2220000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Jim KaatALCS1110000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Tom HallALCS2110000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Jim PerryALCS2110000010000.000.000.000.000000000
Luis TiantALCS2000000000000000000
Dick WoodsonALCS1000000000000000000
Ron PerranoskiALCS2000000000000000000
Bill ZeppALCS2000000000000000000
Bert BlylevenALCS1000000000000000000
Stan WilliamsALCS21000000000101.000000000
Totals5211110110244131000922.238.300.386.6863930100

Postseason - Fielding:

Player Rnd Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G
Rich ReeseALCS1B2217.0162031.0009.5299.000
Harmon KillebrewALCS1B119.070011.0007.0007.000
Danny ThompsonALCS2B3319.02311.8332.3681.667
Frank QuiliciALCS2B206.011011.0003.0001.000
Cesar TovarALCS2B101.00000.000.000
Harmon KillebrewALCS3B2217.01410.8332.6472.500
Rick RenickALCS3B119.013001.0004.0004.000
George MitterwaldALCSC2218.0161021.0008.5008.500
Paul RatliffALCSC118.07010.8757.8757.000
Cesar TovarALCSCF2216.030001.0001.6881.500
Jim HoltALCSCF3110.03010.7502.7001.000
Brant AlyeaALCSLF2217.00000.000.000
Cesar TovarALCSLF219.030001.0003.0001.500
Stan WilliamsALCSP206.00000.000.000
Jim PerryALCSP215.310001.0001.688.500
Tom HallALCSP215.30000.000.000
Ron PerranoskiALCSP202.301011.0003.857.500
Jim KaatALCSP112.00000.000.000
Bert BlylevenALCSP102.010001.0004.5001.000
Bill ZeppALCSP201.30000.000.000
Dick WoodsonALCSP101.00000.000.000
Luis TiantALCSP100.70000.000.000
Tony OlivaALCSRF3326.0102011.0004.1544.000
Leo CardenasALCSSS3326.061123.8955.8855.667
Totals4427234.07828613.9464.0772.409




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