1969 Minnesota Twins
[edit] Summary
The 1969 Minnesota Twins finished with a record of 97-65. They scored 790 runs and belted 163 home runs to go along with a .268 batting average. The offense was powered by Harmon Killebrew, who led the team with 49 home runs and 140 RBI. Tony Oliva led the team with 197 hits for a .309 average. Cesar Tovar had a great year on the basepaths with 45 stolen bases.
The team allowed 618 runs and had a team ERA of 3.25. Dave Boswell and Jim Perry were tied for the team lead in wins with 20. Dave Boswell racked up 190 strkeouts to lead the team. Ron Perranoski led the team with 31 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Leo Cardenas | SS | 160 | 578 | 67 | 162 | 10 | 70 | 5 | .353 | .388 | .741 | .280 |
| Rod Carew | 2B | 123 | 458 | 79 | 152 | 8 | 56 | 19 | .386 | .467 | .853 | .332 |
| Ron Clark | 3B | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .250 | .125 |
| Harmon Killebrew | 3B | 162 | 555 | 106 | 153 | 49 | 140 | 8 | .427 | .584 | 1.011 | .276 |
| Cotton Nash | 1B | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .222 | .522 | .222 |
| Frank Quilici | 3B | 118 | 144 | 19 | 25 | 2 | 12 | 2 | .236 | .250 | .486 | .174 |
| Rich Reese | 1B | 132 | 419 | 52 | 135 | 16 | 69 | 1 | .362 | .513 | .875 | .322 |
| Rick Renick | 3B | 71 | 139 | 21 | 34 | 5 | 17 | 0 | .307 | .374 | .681 | .245 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Bob Allison | OF | 81 | 189 | 18 | 43 | 8 | 27 | 2 | .333 | .418 | .751 | .228 |
| Herman Hill | OF | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Jim Holt | OF | 12 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .357 | .571 | .928 | .357 |
| Charlie Manuel | OF | 83 | 164 | 14 | 34 | 2 | 24 | 1 | .320 | .280 | .600 | .207 |
| Graig Nettles | OF | 96 | 225 | 27 | 50 | 7 | 26 | 1 | .319 | .373 | .692 | .222 |
| Tony Oliva | OF | 153 | 637 | 97 | 197 | 24 | 101 | 10 | .355 | .496 | .851 | .309 |
| Cesar Tovar | OF | 158 | 535 | 99 | 154 | 11 | 52 | 45 | .342 | .415 | .757 | .288 |
| Ted Uhlaender | OF | 152 | 554 | 93 | 151 | 8 | 62 | 15 | .328 | .356 | .684 | .273 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Rick Dempsey | C | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .571 | .667 | 1.238 | .500 |
| George Mitterwald | C | 69 | 187 | 18 | 48 | 5 | 13 | 0 | .327 | .380 | .707 | .257 |
| John Roseboro | C | 115 | 361 | 33 | 95 | 3 | 32 | 5 | .333 | .321 | .654 | .263 |
| Tom Tischinski | C | 37 | 47 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .309 | .191 | .500 | .191 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Frank Kostro | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5677 | 790 | 1520 | 163 | 733 | 115 | .337 | .408 | .745 | .268 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Dave Boswell | 39 | 38 | 256.3 | 20 | 12 | .625 | 0 | 190 | 99 | 3.23 | 1.225 | |||
| Bucky Brandon | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2.70 | 2.424 | |||
| Dean Chance | 20 | 15 | 88.3 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 0 | 50 | 35 | 2.95 | 1.257 | |||
| Jerry Crider | 21 | 1 | 28.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 4.71 | 1.603 | |||
| Joe Grzenda | 38 | 0 | 48.7 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 3.88 | 1.417 | |||
| Tom Hall | 31 | 18 | 140.7 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 0 | 92 | 50 | 3.33 | 1.272 | |||
| Jim Kaat | 40 | 32 | 242.3 | 14 | 13 | .519 | 1 | 139 | 75 | 3.49 | 1.350 | |||
| Bob Miller | 48 | 11 | 119.3 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 3 | 57 | 32 | 3.02 | 1.257 | |||
| Danny Morris | 3 | 1 | 5.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5.06 | 1.698 | |||
| Ron Perranoski | 75 | 0 | 119.7 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 31 | 62 | 52 | 2.11 | 1.145 | |||
| Jim Perry | 46 | 36 | 261.7 | 20 | 6 | .769 | 0 | 153 | 66 | 2.82 | 1.185 | |||
| Charlie Walters | 6 | 0 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5.40 | 1.343 | |||
| Dick Woodson | 44 | 10 | 110.3 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 1 | 66 | 49 | 3.67 | 1.342 | |||
| Al Worthington | 46 | 0 | 61 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 3 | 51 | 20 | 4.57 | 1.393 | |||
| Bill Zepp | 4 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6.75 | 1.887 | |||
| Team Totals | 464 | 162 | 1497.6 | 97 | 65 | .599 | 43 | 906 | 524 | 3.25 | 1.277 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Harmon Killebrew | 162 |
| At Bats | Tony Oliva | 637 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Harmon Killebrew | 709 |
| Batting Average | Rod Carew | .332 |
| On-Base % | Harmon Killebrew | .427 |
| Slugging % | Harmon Killebrew | .584 |
| OPS | Harmon Killebrew | 1.011 |
| Runs | Harmon Killebrew | 106 |
| Hits | Tony Oliva | 197 |
| Total Bases | Harmon Killebrew | 324 |
| Doubles | Tony Oliva | 39 |
| Triples | Cesar Tovar | 5 |
| Home Runs | Harmon Killebrew | 49 |
| RBI | Harmon Killebrew | 140 |
| Walks | Harmon Killebrew | 145 |
| Strikeouts | Leo Cardenas | 96 |
| Stolen Bases | Cesar Tovar | 45 |
| Caught Stealing | Tony Oliva | 13 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Leo Cardenas | 8 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Leo Cardenas | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Leo Cardenas | 19 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Dave Boswell and Jim Perry | 20 |
| Losses | Jim Kaat | 13 |
| Saves | Ron Perranoski | 31 |
| Won-Loss % | Jim Perry | .769 |
| ERA | Jim Perry | 2.82 |
| WHIP | Jim Perry | 1.185 |
| Innings Pitched | Jim Perry | 261.7 |
| Games | Ron Perranoski | 75 |
| Games Started | Dave Boswell | 38 |
| Strikeouts | Dave Boswell | 190 |
| Complete Games | Jim Perry | 12 |
| Shutouts | Jim Perry | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Jim Perry | 1079 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jim Kaat | 94 |
| Hits Allowed | Jim Kaat | 252 |
| Walks Allowed | Dave Boswell | 99 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jim Kaat | 23 |
| Doubles Allowed | Dave Boswell | 31 |
| Triples Allowed | Dave Boswell and Jim Kaat | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Dave Boswell | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jim Kaat and Jim Perry | 9 |
| Double Plays Induced | Jim Perry | 26 |
