1970 Minnesota Twins season

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1970 Minnesota Twins American League West Champions
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901) Western Division (Since 1969)
1970 Uniform
Location
Metropolitan Stadium (Since 1961) Bloomington, Minnesota (Since 1961)
1970 Information
Owner(s)	Calvin Griffith
Manager(s)	Bill Rigney
Local television	WTCN-TV
Local radio	830 WCCO AM

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. 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. Jim Perry became the first Twins pitcher to win the AL Cy Young Award.

Contents 1 Offense 2 Pitching 3 Defense 4 Regular Season 4.1 American League final standings 5 Postseason 6 Notable transactions 7 External links

[edit] Offense

The Twins won the American League West, led by lead off batter Cesar Tovar (120 runs), Tony Oliva (.325, 23 HR, 107 RBI) and Harmon Killebrew (41 HR, 113 RBI). Rod Carew was batting .366 (after 51 games) when his knee was injured turning a double play.

Team Leaders

Statistic	Player	Quantity
HR	Harmon Killebrew	41
RBI	Harmon Killebrew	113
BA	Tony Oliva	.325
Runs	Cesar Tovar	120

*League leader

[edit] Pitching

Jim Perry won 24 games and the Cy Young Award. Jim Kaat added 14 wins and rookie Bert Blyleven won 10.

Team Leaders

Statistic	Player	Quantity
ERA	Jim Perry	3.04
Wins	Jim Perry	24
Saves	Ron Perranoski	34
Strikeouts	Tom Hall	184

*League leader

[edit] Defense

Pitcher Jim Kaat won his 9th Gold Glove Award.

[edit] Regular Season

[edit] American League final standings

American League West Division
Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
Minnesota Twins	98	64	.605	--
Oakland Athletics	89	73	.549	9
California Angels	86	76	.531	12
Kansas City Royals	65	97	.401	33
Milwaukee Brewers	65	97	.401	33
Chicago White Sox	56	106	.346	42

[edit] Postseason

See 1970 American League Championship Series.

[edit] Notable transactions

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[edit] External links

• Player stats from www.baseball-reference.com
• Team info from www.baseball-almanac.com

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