1970 Minnesota Twins season
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Owner(s) | Calvin Griffith (majority owner, with Thelma Griffith Haynes) |
General manager(s) | Calvin Griffith |
Manager(s) | Bill Rigney |
Local television | WTCN-TV |
Local radio | 830 WCCO AM (Herb Carneal, Halsey Hall, Al Shaver, Ray Christensen, Frank Buetel) |
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Led by new manager Bill Rigney, the 1970 Minnesota Twins won the American League West with a 98-64 record, nine games ahead of the Oakland Athletics. The Twins were swept by the Baltimore Orioles in the American League Championship Series. After the ALCS, Metropolitan Stadium would never see another post-season game, and the Twins would not return to the postseason stage until 1987 when they won the World Series.
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Offseason
- October 13, 1969: Johnny Roseboro was released by the Twins.[1]
- December 1, 1969: 1969 rule 5 draft
- Mike Sadek was drafted from the Twins by the San Francisco Giants.[2]
- Hal Haydel was drafted by the Twins from the San Francisco Giants.[3]
- December 10, 1969: Graig Nettles, Dean Chance, Bob Miller, and Ted Uhlaender were traded by the Twins to the Cleveland Indians for Luis Tiant and Stan Williams.[4]
- March 21, 1970: Joe Grzenda and Charley Walters were traded by the Twins to the Washington Senators for Brant Alyea.[5]
Regular season
1,261,887 fans attended Twins games, the third highest total in the American League.
Four Twins made the All-Star Game: first baseman Harmon Killebrew, second baseman Rod Carew, outfielder Tony Oliva, and pitcher Jim Perry. Perry also became the first Twins pitcher to win the AL Cy Young Award.
The Twins won the American League West, led by leadoff batter César Tovar (120 runs), Oliva (.325, 23 HR, 107 RBI) and Killebrew (41 HR, 113 RBI). Carew was batting .366 (after 51 games) when his knee was injured turning a double play. Perry won 24 games and the Cy Young Award. Jim Kaat added 14 wins and rookie Bert Blyleven won 10. Kaat also won his 9th Gold Glove Award. Reliever Ron Perranoski led the AL with 34 saves.
Season standings
AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Minnesota Twins | 98 | 64 | 0.605 | — | 51–30 | 47–34 |
Oakland Athletics | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | 9 | 49–32 | 40–41 |
California Angels | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 12 | 43–38 | 43–38 |
Kansas City Royals | 65 | 97 | 0.401 | 33 | 35–44 | 30–53 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 65 | 97 | 0.401 | 33 | 38–42 | 27–55 |
Chicago White Sox | 56 | 106 | 0.346 | 42 | 31–53 | 25–53 |
Record vs. opponents
1970 American League Records
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | WSH | |
Baltimore | — | 13–5 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 14–4 | 11–7 | 12–0 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 12–6 | |
Boston | 5–13 | — | 5–7 | 8–4 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 12–6 | |
California | 5–7 | 7–5 | — | 12–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 12–6 | 8–10 | 5–7 | 8–10 | 7–5 | |
Chicago | 3–9 | 4–8 | 6–12 | — | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 7–11 | 6–12 | 5–7 | 2–16 | 4–8 | |
Cleveland | 4–14 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 6–6 | — | 7–11 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 7–5 | 11–7 | |
Detroit | 7–11 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 11–7 | — | 6–6 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 7–11 | 6–6 | 9–9 | |
Kansas City | 0–12 | 5–7 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 4–8 | 6–6 | — | 12–6 | 5–13 | 1–11 | 7–11 | 6–6 | |
Milwaukee | 5–7 | 7–5 | 6–12 | 11–7 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–12 | — | 5–13 | 3–9–1 | 8–10 | 5–7 | |
Minnesota | 7–5 | 5–7 | 10–8 | 12–6 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 13–5 | 13–5 | — | 5–7 | 13–5 | 6–6 | |
New York | 7–11 | 8–10 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 11–1 | 9–3–1 | 7–5 | — | 6–6 | 10–8 | |
Oakland | 5–7 | 5–7 | 10–8 | 16–2 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 5–13 | 6–6 | — | 10–2 | |
Washington | 6–12 | 6–12 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 2–10 | — |
Notable transactions
- June 27, 1970: Craig Kusick was signed as an amateur free agent by the Twins.[6]
Roster
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Player stats
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Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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3B | Harmon Killebrew | 157 | 527 | 143 | .271 | 41 | 113 |
SS | Leo Cárdenas | 160 | 588 | 145 | .247 | 11 | 65 |
LF | Brant Alyea | 94 | 258 | 75 | .291 | 16 | 61 |
CF | César Tovar | 161 | 650 | 195 | .300 | 10 | 54 |
RF | Tony Oliva | 157 | 628 | 204 | .325 | 23 | 107 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Jim Holt | 142 | 319 | 85 | .266 | 3 | 40 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Jim Perry | 40 | 278.2 | 24 | 12 | 3.04 | 168 |
Jim Kaat | 45 | 230 | 14 | 10 | 3.56 | 120 |
Bert Blyleven | 27 | 164 | 10 | 9 | 3.18 | 135 |
Luis Tiant | 18 | 92.2 | 7 | 3 | 3.40 | 50 |
Dave Boswell | 18 | 68.2 | 3 | 7 | 6.42 | 45 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Tom Hall | 52 | 155.1 | 11 | 6 | 2.55 | 184 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Ron Perranoski | 67 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 2.43 | 55 |
Stan Williams | 68 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 1.99 | 76 |
Steve Barber | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.61 | 14 |
Pete Hamm | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.51 | 3 |
Hal Haydel | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 4 |
Postseason
ALCS
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Awards and honors
- Jim Perry, American League Cy Young Award
Farm system
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LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Auburn
Notes
References
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- Player stats from www.baseball-reference.com
- Team info from www.baseball-almanac.com