1967 Minnesota Twins
[edit] Summary
The 1967 Minnesota Twins finished with a record of 91-71. They scored 671 runs and belted 131 home runs to go along with a .240 batting average. The offense was powered by Harmon Killebrew, who led the team with 44 home runs and 113 RBI. Cesar Tovar led the team with 173 hits for a .267 average.
The team allowed 590 runs and had a team ERA of 3.14. Dean Chance led the pitching staff with 20 wins and 220 strikeouts. Al Worthington led the team with 16 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Rod Carew | 2B | 137 | 514 | 66 | 150 | 8 | 51 | 5 | .341 | .409 | .750 | .292 |
| Ron Clark | 3B | 20 | 60 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .215 | .350 | .565 | .167 |
| Jackie Hernandez | SS | 29 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .286 | .143 |
| Harmon Killebrew | 1B | 163 | 547 | 105 | 147 | 44 | 113 | 1 | .408 | .558 | .966 | .269 |
| Frank Quilici | 2B | 23 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .158 | .385 | .105 |
| Rich Reese | 1B | 95 | 101 | 13 | 25 | 4 | 20 | 0 | .300 | .416 | .716 | .248 |
| Rich Rollins | 3B | 109 | 339 | 31 | 83 | 6 | 39 | 1 | .305 | .342 | .647 | .245 |
| Zoilo Versalles | SS | 160 | 581 | 63 | 116 | 6 | 50 | 5 | .249 | .282 | .531 | .200 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Bob Allison | OF | 153 | 496 | 73 | 128 | 24 | 75 | 6 | .356 | .470 | .826 | .258 |
| Walt Bond | OF | 10 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .400 | .563 | .963 | .313 |
| Carroll Hardy | OF | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .444 | .750 | 1.194 | .375 |
| Andy Kosco | OF | 9 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .200 | .179 | .379 | .143 |
| Frank Kostro | OF | 32 | 31 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .382 | .323 | .705 | .323 |
| Tony Oliva | OF | 146 | 557 | 76 | 161 | 17 | 83 | 11 | .347 | .463 | .810 | .289 |
| Cesar Tovar | OF | 164 | 649 | 98 | 173 | 6 | 47 | 19 | .325 | .365 | .690 | .267 |
| Ted Uhlaender | OF | 133 | 415 | 41 | 107 | 6 | 49 | 4 | .285 | .381 | .666 | .258 |
| Sandy Valdespino | OF | 99 | 97 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .204 | .216 | .420 | .165 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Earl Battey | C | 48 | 109 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .254 | .211 | .465 | .165 |
| Hank Izquierdo | C | 16 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .296 | .346 | .642 | .269 |
| Russ Nixon | C | 74 | 170 | 16 | 40 | 1 | 22 | 0 | .304 | .300 | .604 | .235 |
| Jerry Zimmerman | C | 104 | 234 | 13 | 39 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .243 | .192 | .435 | .167 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Pat Kelly | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Graig Nettles | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 | .333 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5458 | 671 | 1309 | 131 | 619 | 55 | .305 | .369 | .674 | .240 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Dave Boswell | 37 | 32 | 222.7 | 14 | 12 | .538 | 0 | 204 | 107 | 3.27 | 1.208 | |||
| Dean Chance | 41 | 39 | 283.7 | 20 | 14 | .588 | 1 | 220 | 68 | 2.73 | 1.100 | |||
| Mudcat Grant | 27 | 14 | 95.3 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 0 | 50 | 17 | 4.72 | 1.448 | |||
| Jim Kaat | 42 | 38 | 263.3 | 16 | 13 | .552 | 0 | 211 | 42 | 3.04 | 1.181 | |||
| Ron Kline | 54 | 0 | 71.7 | 7 | 1 | .875 | 5 | 36 | 15 | 3.77 | 1.199 | |||
| Jim Merritt | 37 | 28 | 227.7 | 13 | 7 | .650 | 0 | 161 | 30 | 2.53 | 0.993 | |||
| Mel Nelson | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 10.000 | |||
| Jim Ollom | 21 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 5.40 | 1.257 | |||
| Jim Perry | 37 | 11 | 130.7 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 0 | 94 | 50 | 3.03 | 1.324 | |||
| Jim Roland | 25 | 0 | 35.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 3.03 | 1.401 | |||
| Dwight Siebler | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 1.667 | |||
| Al Worthington | 59 | 0 | 92 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 16 | 80 | 38 | 2.84 | 1.250 | |||
| Team Totals | 383 | 164 | 1461.1 | 91 | 71 | .562 | 24 | 1089 | 396 | 3.14 | 1.185 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Cesar Tovar | 164 |
| At Bats | Cesar Tovar | 649 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Cesar Tovar | 726 |
| Batting Average | Rod Carew | .292 |
| On-Base % | Harmon Killebrew | .408 |
| Slugging % | Harmon Killebrew | .558 |
| OPS | Harmon Killebrew | .966 |
| Runs | Harmon Killebrew | 105 |
| Hits | Cesar Tovar | 173 |
| Total Bases | Harmon Killebrew | 305 |
| Doubles | Tony Oliva | 34 |
| Triples | Rod Carew, Cesar Tovar, Ted Uhlaender, and Zoilo Versalles | 7 |
| Home Runs | Harmon Killebrew | 44 |
| RBI | Harmon Killebrew | 113 |
| Walks | Harmon Killebrew | 131 |
| Strikeouts | Bob Allison | 114 |
| Stolen Bases | Cesar Tovar | 19 |
| Caught Stealing | Cesar Tovar | 11 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Cesar Tovar | 13 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Harmon Killebrew | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Harmon Killebrew | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Dean Chance | 20 |
| Losses | Dean Chance | 14 |
| Saves | Al Worthington | 16 |
| Won-Loss % | Jim Merritt | .650 |
| ERA | Jim Merritt | 2.53 |
| WHIP | Jim Merritt | 0.993 |
| Innings Pitched | Dean Chance | 283.7 |
| Games | Al Worthington | 59 |
| Games Started | Dean Chance | 39 |
| Strikeouts | Dean Chance | 220 |
| Complete Games | Dean Chance | 18 |
| Shutouts | Dean Chance | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Dean Chance | 1161 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jim Kaat | 89 |
| Hits Allowed | Jim Kaat | 269 |
| Walks Allowed | Dave Boswell | 107 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jim Kaat and Jim Merritt | 21 |
| Doubles Allowed | Jim Kaat | 36 |
| Triples Allowed | Dean Chance | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Jim Merritt | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jim Kaat | 9 |
| Double Plays Induced | Dean Chance | 23 |
