The Minnesota Twins were 98-64 in 1970. They finished 1st in the AL West. They lost in the 1970 ALCS against the Baltimore Orioles, 3 games to 0.
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Ryan Jeffers and Kody Clemens help Twins avoid sweep, beat Brewers 5-4
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Chourio hits go-ahead homer, makes run-saving catch to lead Brewers past Twins 2-1
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Ashby becomes first 8-game winner, Brewers beat Twins 3-2 with help of interference call
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Zebby Matthews pitches Twins past Marlins 9-1 with 7 shutout innings in his season debut
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Twins send strikeout-prone outfielder Matt Wallner to Triple-A and call up Zebby Matthews to start
1970 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 162 | 5,483 | 744 | 1,438 | 230 | 41 | 153 | 694 | 501 | 42 | 905 | 57 | 52 | .262 | .327 | .403 |
Team Rank | 16th | 7th | 9th | 7th | 9th | 10th | 7th | 20th | 5th | 9th | 19th | 16th | 6th | 11th | 7th |
1970 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 162 | 98 | 64 | 3.23 | 940 | 8 | 58 | 1448.1 | 1,329 | 520 | 605 | 130 | 486 | 37 |
Team Rank | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 12th | 10th | 2nd | 14th | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 16th |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
32 | 15 | .681 | ||
24 | 23 | .511 | 8.0 | |
23 | 24 | .489 | 9.0 | |
21 | 26 | .447 | 11.0 | |
20 | 26 | .435 | 11.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
29 | 18 | .617 | ||
26 | 18 | .591 | 1.5 | |
27 | 19 | .587 | 1.5 | |
24 | 23 | .511 | 5.0 | |
24 | 23 | .511 | 5.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
29 | 18 | .617 | ||
28 | 18 | .609 | 0.5 | |
22 | 23 | .489 | 6.0 | |
20 | 27 | .426 | 9.0 | |
18 | 29 | .383 | 11.0 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
30 | 15 | .667 | ||
28 | 19 | .596 | 3.0 | |
21 | 25 | .457 | 9.5 | |
21 | 26 | .447 | 10.0 | |
19 | 27 | .413 | 11.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
26 | 22 | .542 | ||
24 | 22 | .522 | 1.0 | |
21 | 26 | .447 | 4.5 | |
20 | 27 | .426 | 5.5 | |
20 | 27 | .426 | 5.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
23 | 23 | .500 | ||
22 | 24 | .478 | 1.0 | |
22 | 26 | .458 | 2.0 | |
19 | 29 | .396 | 5.0 | |
16 | 31 | .340 | 7.5 |