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| 1970 Minnesota Twins American League West Champions |
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| Owner(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) |
Led by new manager Bill Rigney, the 1970 Minnesota Twins won the Western Division with a 98-64 record. The Twins were swept by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1970 American League Championship Series.
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Offseason
- October 13, 1969: Johnny Roseboro was released by the Twins.[1]
- December 1, 1969: Mike Sadek was drafted from the Twins by the San Francisco Giants in the 1969 rule 5 draft.[2]
- December 1, 1969: Hal Haydel was drafted by the Minnesota Twins from the San Francisco Giants in the 1969 rule 5 draft. [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. Pitcher Jim Kaat won his 9th Gold Glove Award.
Season standings
| AL West | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| Minnesota Twins | 98 | 64 | 0 | .605 |
| Oakland Athletics | 89 | 73 | 9.0 | .549 |
| California Angels | 86 | 76 | 12.0 | .531 |
| Kansas City Royals | 65 | 97 | 33.0 | .401 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 65 | 97 | 33.0 | .401 |
| Chicago White Sox | 56 | 106 | 42.0 | .346 |
Notable transactions
- June 27, 1970: Craig Kusick was signed as an amateur free agent by the Twins.[6]
Roster
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1970 Minnesota Twins 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
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Jim Perry | 40 | 278.2 | 24 | 12 | 3.04 | 168 |
| 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
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Tom Hall | 52 | 155.1 | 11 | 6 | 2.55 | 184 |
Relief pitchers
| 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 |
Postseason
See 1970 American League Championship Series.
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Evansville Triplets | American Association | Ralph Rowe |
| AA | Charlotte Hornets | Southern League | Harry Warner and Pete Appleton |
| A | Lynchburg Twins | Carolina League | Tom Umphlett and Spencer "Red" Robbins |
| A | Orlando Twins | Florida State League | Jackie Ferrell |
| A | Wisconsin Rapids Twins | Midwest League | Johnny Goryl |
| Short-Season A | Auburn Twins | New York-Penn League | Boyd Coffie |
| Short-Season A | St. Cloud Rox | Northern League | Jim Merrick |
| Rookie | GCL Twins | Gulf Coast League | Fred Waters |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Auburn
Notes
References
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0963718983.
External links
| Preceded by Minnesota Twins 1969 |
AL West Championship Season 1970 |
Succeeded by Oakland Athletics 1971 |
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