1966 Minnesota Twins
[edit] Summary
The 1966 Minnesota Twins finished with a record of 89-73. They scored 663 runs and belted 144 home runs to go along with a .249 batting average. The offense was powered by Harmon Killebrew, who led the team with 39 home runs and 110 RBI. Tony Oliva led the team with 191 hits for a .307 average.
The team allowed 581 runs and had a team ERA of 3.13. Jim Kaat led the pitching staff with 25 wins and 205 strikeouts. Al Worthington was the team's best fireman, with 16 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bernie Allen | 2B | 101 | 319 | 34 | 76 | 5 | 30 | 2 | .299 | .348 | .647 | .238 |
| Ron Clark | 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 1.000 |
| Harmon Killebrew | 3B | 162 | 569 | 89 | 160 | 39 | 110 | 0 | .391 | .538 | .929 | .281 |
| Don Mincher | 1B | 139 | 431 | 53 | 108 | 14 | 62 | 3 | .340 | .418 | .758 | .251 |
| Rich Rollins | 3B | 90 | 269 | 30 | 66 | 10 | 40 | 0 | .286 | .390 | .676 | .245 |
| Cesar Tovar | 2B | 134 | 465 | 57 | 121 | 2 | 41 | 16 | .325 | .335 | .660 | .260 |
| Zoilo Versalles | SS | 137 | 543 | 73 | 135 | 7 | 36 | 10 | .307 | .346 | .653 | .249 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Bob Allison | OF | 70 | 168 | 34 | 37 | 8 | 19 | 6 | .345 | .411 | .756 | .220 |
| Jimmie Hall | OF | 120 | 356 | 52 | 85 | 20 | 47 | 1 | .302 | .449 | .751 | .239 |
| Andy Kosco | OF | 57 | 158 | 11 | 35 | 2 | 13 | 0 | .251 | .291 | .542 | .222 |
| Joe Nossek | OF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Tony Oliva | OF | 159 | 622 | 99 | 191 | 25 | 87 | 13 | .353 | .502 | .855 | .307 |
| Ted Uhlaender | OF | 105 | 367 | 39 | 83 | 2 | 22 | 10 | .280 | .286 | .566 | .226 |
| Sandy Valdespino | OF | 52 | 108 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 2 | .211 | .259 | .470 | .176 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Earl Battey | C | 115 | 364 | 30 | 93 | 4 | 34 | 4 | .337 | .327 | .664 | .255 |
| George Mitterwald | C | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| Russ Nixon | C | 51 | 96 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .314 | .302 | .616 | .260 |
| Jerry Zimmerman | C | 60 | 119 | 11 | 30 | 1 | 15 | 0 | .338 | .328 | .666 | .252 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Rich Reese | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .000 | .333 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5390 | 663 | 1341 | 144 | 611 | 67 | .314 | .382 | .695 | .249 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Dave Boswell | 28 | 21 | 169.3 | 12 | 5 | .706 | 0 | 173 | 65 | 3.14 | 1.093 | |||
| Pete Cimino | 35 | 0 | 64.7 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4 | 57 | 30 | 2.92 | 1.283 | |||
| Mudcat Grant | 35 | 35 | 249 | 13 | 13 | .500 | 0 | 110 | 49 | 3.25 | 1.193 | |||
| Jim Kaat | 41 | 41 | 304.7 | 25 | 13 | .658 | 0 | 205 | 55 | 2.75 | 1.070 | |||
| Ron Keller | 2 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.06 | 1.509 | |||
| Johnny Klippstein | 26 | 0 | 39.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 3.40 | 1.385 | |||
| Jim Merritt | 31 | 18 | 144 | 7 | 14 | .333 | 3 | 124 | 33 | 3.38 | 1.007 | |||
| Jim Ollom | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3.60 | 0.700 | |||
| Camilo Pascual | 21 | 19 | 103 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 0 | 56 | 30 | 4.89 | 1.388 | |||
| Jim Perry | 33 | 25 | 184.3 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 0 | 122 | 53 | 2.54 | 1.096 | |||
| Bill Pleis | 8 | 0 | 9.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1.93 | 0.968 | |||
| Garry Roggenburk | 12 | 0 | 12.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5.84 | 1.951 | |||
| Jim Roland | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Dwight Siebler | 23 | 2 | 49.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 3.44 | 1.227 | |||
| Al Worthington | 65 | 0 | 91.3 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 16 | 93 | 27 | 2.46 | 1.019 | |||
| Team Totals | 364 | 162 | 1438.6 | 89 | 73 | .549 | 28 | 1015 | 392 | 3.13 | 1.139 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Harmon Killebrew | 162 |
| At Bats | Tony Oliva | 622 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Harmon Killebrew and Tony Oliva | 677 |
| Batting Average | Tony Oliva | .307 |
| On-Base % | Harmon Killebrew | .391 |
| Slugging % | Harmon Killebrew | .538 |
| OPS | Harmon Killebrew | .929 |
| Runs | Tony Oliva | 99 |
| Hits | Tony Oliva | 191 |
| Total Bases | Tony Oliva | 312 |
| Doubles | Tony Oliva | 32 |
| Triples | Tony Oliva | 7 |
| Home Runs | Harmon Killebrew | 39 |
| RBI | Harmon Killebrew | 110 |
| Walks | Harmon Killebrew | 103 |
| Strikeouts | Harmon Killebrew | 98 |
| Stolen Bases | Cesar Tovar | 16 |
| Caught Stealing | Zoilo Versalles | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Mudcat Grant | 10 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Cesar Tovar | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Tony Oliva | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jim Kaat | 25 |
| Losses | Jim Merritt | 14 |
| Saves | Al Worthington | 16 |
| Won-Loss % | Dave Boswell | .706 |
| ERA | Jim Perry | 2.54 |
| WHIP | Jim Kaat | 1.070 |
| Innings Pitched | Jim Kaat | 304.7 |
| Games | Al Worthington | 65 |
| Games Started | Jim Kaat | 41 |
| Strikeouts | Jim Kaat | 205 |
| Complete Games | Jim Kaat | 19 |
| Shutouts | Mudcat Grant and Jim Kaat | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Jim Kaat | 1227 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jim Kaat | 93 |
| Hits Allowed | Jim Kaat | 271 |
| Walks Allowed | Dave Boswell | 65 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jim Kaat | 29 |
| Doubles Allowed | Jim Kaat | 39 |
| Triples Allowed | Camilo Pascual | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Dave Boswell and Jim Kaat | 12 |
| Hit Batsmen | Mudcat Grant | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Mudcat Grant | 27 |
