The Minnesota Twins were 70-90 in 1961. They finished 7th in the AL.
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Lewis hits tying homer in 7th and Keaschall provides go-ahead double as Twins beat Mariners 5-3
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Twins acquire right-hander Dean Kremer from Orioles for minor league outfielder
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Twins acquire veteran reliever A.J. Minter from the last-place Mets for a pair of infield prospects
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Twins take momentum toward the trade deadline with a goal to buy after last year's stinging sell-off
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Kody Clemens hits a walk-off grand slam with 2 outs in the 9th to send the Twins past the Royals 4-3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
65 | 45 | .591 | ||
57 | 53 | .518 | 8.0 | |
56 | 55 | .505 | 9.5 | |
55 | 56 | .495 | 10.5 | |
47 | 64 | .423 | 18.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
68 | 41 | .624 | ||
62 | 48 | .564 | 6.5 | |
55 | 56 | .495 | 14.0 | |
54 | 56 | .491 | 14.5 | |
52 | 57 | .477 | 16.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
69 | 41 | .627 | ||
58 | 52 | .527 | 11.0 | |
56 | 54 | .509 | 13.0 | |
47 | 63 | .427 | 22.0 | |
43 | 67 | .391 | 26.0 |
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
64 | 45 | .587 | ||
62 | 48 | .564 | 2.5 | |
58 | 51 | .532 | 6.0 | |
54 | 56 | .491 | 10.5 | |
51 | 59 | .464 | 13.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
58 | 51 | .532 | ||
56 | 55 | .505 | 3.0 | |
56 | 55 | .505 | 3.0 | |
52 | 58 | .473 | 6.5 | |
46 | 65 | .414 | 13.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
56 | 55 | .505 | ||
55 | 55 | .500 | 0.5 | |
53 | 58 | .477 | 3.0 | |
45 | 65 | .409 | 10.5 | |
42 | 68 | .382 | 13.5 |
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