The Minnesota Twins were 70-90 in 1961. They finished 7th in the AL.
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Josh Bell hits 3-run homer and Byron Buxton goes deep for No. 23 as Twins beat Rangers 4-2
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Ryan Kreidler comes through late to lead Twins to 5-4 win against Cardinals
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Homer-happy Cardinals beat Twins 9-6 behind Blaze Jordan's first in MLB and Iván Herrera's pair
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Clemens, Lewis, Lee homer off Stanek in the Twins' 9-8 win over the Cardinals
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Tigers hit 6 homers in 11-0 rout of Twins
1961 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 161 | 5,417 | 707 | 1,353 | 215 | 40 | 167 | 665 | 597 | 33 | 840 | 47 | 43 | .250 | .326 | .397 |
Team Rank | 9th | 11th | 14th | 13th | 9th | 7th | 10th | 4th | 6th | 10th | 11th | 14th | 14th | 12th | 11th |
1961 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 161 | 70 | 90 | 4.28 | 914 | 14 | 23 | 1432.1 | 1,415 | 681 | 778 | 163 | 570 | 45 |
Team Rank | 13th | 13th | 13th | 5th | 2nd | 13th | 8th | 11th | 13th | 13th | 12th | 11th | 16th |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
46 | 25 | .648 | ||
39 | 33 | .542 | 7.5 | |
38 | 35 | .521 | 9.0 | |
36 | 37 | .493 | 11.0 | |
32 | 40 | .444 | 14.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
43 | 26 | .623 | ||
39 | 31 | .557 | 4.5 | |
38 | 35 | .521 | 7.0 | |
36 | 37 | .493 | 9.0 | |
34 | 37 | .479 | 10.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
46 | 27 | .630 | ||
37 | 34 | .521 | 8.0 | |
37 | 35 | .514 | 8.5 | |
29 | 43 | .403 | 16.5 | |
27 | 46 | .370 | 19.0 |
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
43 | 27 | .614 | ||
41 | 28 | .594 | 1.5 | |
34 | 38 | .472 | 10.0 | |
34 | 39 | .466 | 10.5 | |
29 | 40 | .420 | 13.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
38 | 32 | .543 | ||
39 | 33 | .542 | ||
34 | 40 | .459 | 6.0 | |
30 | 42 | .417 | 9.0 | |
29 | 44 | .397 | 10.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
37 | 36 | .507 | ||
36 | 36 | .500 | 0.5 | |
35 | 37 | .486 | 1.5 | |
33 | 41 | .446 | 4.5 | |
29 | 44 | .397 | 8.0 |
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