1964 Minnesota Twins
[edit] Summary
The 1964 Minnesota Twins finished with a record of 79-83. They scored 737 runs and belted 221 home runs to go along with a .252 batting average. The offense was powered by Harmon Killebrew, who led the team with 49 home runs and 111 RBI. Tony Oliva led the team with 217 hits for a .323 average.
The team allowed 678 runs and had a team ERA of 3.58. Jim Kaat led the team with 17 wins. Camilo Pascual struck out 213 batters to lead the team. Al Worthington was the team's best fireman, with 14 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bernie Allen | 2B | 74 | 243 | 28 | 52 | 6 | 20 | 1 | .309 | .329 | .638 | .214 |
| Bob Allison | 1B | 149 | 492 | 90 | 141 | 32 | 86 | 10 | .404 | .553 | .957 | .287 |
| Bill Bethea | 2B | 10 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .265 | .200 | .465 | .167 |
| Bud Bloomfield | 2B | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .286 | .143 |
| Johnny Goryl | 2B | 58 | 114 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .216 | .175 | .391 | .140 |
| Jerry Kindall | 2B | 62 | 128 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .199 | .188 | .387 | .148 |
| Frank Kostro | 3B | 59 | 103 | 10 | 28 | 3 | 12 | 0 | .303 | .408 | .711 | .272 |
| Don Mincher | 1B | 120 | 287 | 45 | 68 | 23 | 56 | 0 | .300 | .547 | .847 | .237 |
| Vic Power | 1B | 19 | 45 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .239 | .267 | .506 | .222 |
| Rich Reese | 1B | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Rich Rollins | 3B | 148 | 596 | 87 | 161 | 12 | 68 | 2 | .334 | .406 | .740 | .270 |
| Jim Snyder | 2B | 26 | 71 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .208 | .225 | .433 | .155 |
| Zoilo Versalles | SS | 160 | 659 | 94 | 171 | 20 | 64 | 14 | .311 | .431 | .742 | .259 |
| Jay Ward | 2B | 12 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .351 | .290 | .641 | .226 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Lenny Green | OF | 26 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .000 | .211 | .000 |
| Jimmie Hall | OF | 149 | 510 | 61 | 144 | 25 | 75 | 5 | .338 | .480 | .818 | .282 |
| Harmon Killebrew | OF | 158 | 577 | 95 | 156 | 49 | 111 | 0 | .377 | .548 | .925 | .270 |
| Joe Nossek | OF | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Tony Oliva | OF | 161 | 672 | 109 | 217 | 32 | 94 | 12 | .359 | .557 | .916 | .323 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Earl Battey | C | 131 | 405 | 33 | 110 | 12 | 52 | 1 | .348 | .407 | .755 | .272 |
| Ron Henry | C | 22 | 41 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .163 | .341 | .504 | .122 |
| Joe McCabe | C | 14 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .150 | .158 | .308 | .158 |
| Jerry Zimmerman | C | 63 | 120 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .278 | .225 | .503 | .200 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| George Banks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5610 | 737 | 1413 | 221 | 707 | 46 | .318 | .427 | .745 | .252 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Gerry Arrigo | 41 | 12 | 105.3 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | 96 | 45 | 3.84 | 1.349 | |||
| Dave Boswell | 4 | 4 | 23.3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 25 | 12 | 4.24 | 1.416 | |||
| Bill Dailey | 14 | 0 | 15.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 8.22 | 2.614 | |||
| Gary Dotter | 3 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2.08 | 1.395 | |||
| Bill Fischer | 9 | 0 | 7.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7.36 | 2.877 | |||
| Jerry Fosnow | 7 | 0 | 10.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1.97 | 1.963 | |||
| Mudcat Grant | 26 | 23 | 166 | 11 | 9 | .550 | 1 | 75 | 36 | 2.82 | 1.193 | |||
| Jim Kaat | 36 | 34 | 243 | 17 | 11 | .607 | 1 | 171 | 60 | 3.22 | 1.198 | |||
| Johnny Klippstein | 33 | 0 | 45.7 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 2 | 39 | 20 | 1.97 | 1.400 | |||
| Chuck Nieson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4.50 | 1.000 | |||
| Camilo Pascual | 36 | 36 | 267.3 | 15 | 12 | .556 | 0 | 213 | 98 | 3.30 | 1.283 | |||
| Jim Perry | 42 | 1 | 65.3 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2 | 55 | 23 | 3.44 | 1.286 | |||
| Bill Pleis | 47 | 0 | 50.7 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 4 | 42 | 31 | 3.91 | 1.460 | |||
| Jim Roland | 30 | 13 | 94.3 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 3 | 63 | 55 | 4.10 | 1.389 | |||
| Garland Shifflett | 10 | 0 | 17.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4.58 | 1.638 | |||
| Dwight Siebler | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4.91 | 1.455 | |||
| Lee Stange | 14 | 11 | 79.7 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 54 | 19 | 4.74 | 1.217 | |||
| Dick Stigman | 32 | 29 | 190 | 6 | 15 | .286 | 0 | 159 | 70 | 4.03 | 1.211 | |||
| Bill Whitby | 4 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8.53 | 1.429 | |||
| Al Worthington | 41 | 0 | 72.3 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 14 | 59 | 28 | 1.37 | 1.037 | |||
| Team Totals | 440 | 163 | 1477.5 | 79 | 83 | .488 | 29 | 1099 | 545 | 3.58 | 1.290 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Tony Oliva | 161 |
| At Bats | Tony Oliva | 672 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Tony Oliva and Zoilo Versalles | 718 |
| Batting Average | Tony Oliva | .323 |
| On-Base % | Bob Allison | .404 |
| Slugging % | Tony Oliva | .557 |
| OPS | Bob Allison | .957 |
| Runs | Tony Oliva | 109 |
| Hits | Tony Oliva | 217 |
| Total Bases | Tony Oliva | 374 |
| Doubles | Tony Oliva | 43 |
| Triples | Rich Rollins and Zoilo Versalles | 10 |
| Home Runs | Harmon Killebrew | 49 |
| RBI | Harmon Killebrew | 111 |
| Walks | Harmon Killebrew | 93 |
| Strikeouts | Harmon Killebrew | 135 |
| Stolen Bases | Zoilo Versalles | 14 |
| Caught Stealing | Tony Oliva | 6 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Jim Snyder | 11 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Earl Battey | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Earl Battey | 23 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jim Kaat | 17 |
| Losses | Dick Stigman | 15 |
| Saves | Al Worthington | 14 |
| Won-Loss % | Jim Kaat | .607 |
| ERA | Mudcat Grant | 2.82 |
| WHIP | Mudcat Grant | 1.193 |
| Innings Pitched | Camilo Pascual | 267.3 |
| Games | Bill Pleis | 47 |
| Games Started | Camilo Pascual | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Camilo Pascual | 213 |
| Complete Games | Camilo Pascual | 14 |
| Shutouts | Gerry Arrigo, Mudcat Grant, Camilo Pascual, and Dick Stigman | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Camilo Pascual | 1136 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Camilo Pascual | 98 |
| Hits Allowed | Camilo Pascual | 245 |
| Walks Allowed | Camilo Pascual | 98 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Dick Stigman | 31 |
| Doubles Allowed | Camilo Pascual | 39 |
| Triples Allowed | Camilo Pascual | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Jim Kaat | 13 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jim Kaat | 9 |
| Double Plays Induced | Jim Kaat | 31 |
