1970 Minnesota Twins
[edit] Summary
The 1970 Minnesota Twins finished with a record of 98-64. They scored 744 runs and belted 153 home runs to go along with a .262 batting average. The offense was powered by Harmon Killebrew, who led the team with 41 home runs and 113 RBI. Tony Oliva led the team with 204 hits for a .325 average.
The team allowed 605 runs and had a team ERA of 3.23. Leading the team in wins was Jim Perry, with 24. Tom Hall racked up 184 strkeouts to lead the team. Ron Perranoski led the team with 34 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Leo Cardenas | SS | 160 | 588 | 67 | 145 | 11 | 65 | 2 | .300 | .374 | .674 | .247 |
| Rod Carew | 2B | 51 | 191 | 27 | 70 | 4 | 28 | 4 | .407 | .524 | .931 | .366 |
| Harmon Killebrew | 3B | 157 | 527 | 96 | 143 | 41 | 113 | 0 | .411 | .546 | .957 | .271 |
| Minnie Mendoza | 3B | 16 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .188 | .188 | .376 | .188 |
| Cotton Nash | 1B | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .400 | .250 | .650 | .250 |
| Frank Quilici | 2B | 111 | 141 | 19 | 32 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .297 | .291 | .588 | .227 |
| Rich Reese | 1B | 153 | 501 | 63 | 131 | 10 | 56 | 5 | .332 | .371 | .703 | .261 |
| Rick Renick | 3B | 81 | 179 | 20 | 41 | 7 | 25 | 0 | .317 | .391 | .708 | .229 |
| Danny Thompson | 2B | 96 | 302 | 25 | 66 | 0 | 22 | 0 | .234 | .248 | .482 | .219 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Bob Allison | OF | 47 | 72 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .345 | .319 | .664 | .208 |
| Brant Alyea | OF | 94 | 258 | 34 | 75 | 16 | 61 | 3 | .366 | .531 | .897 | .291 |
| Steve Brye | OF | 9 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .308 | .273 | .581 | .182 |
| Herman Hill | OF | 27 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .091 | .182 | .091 |
| Jim Holt | OF | 142 | 319 | 37 | 85 | 3 | 40 | 3 | .300 | .342 | .642 | .266 |
| Charlie Manuel | OF | 59 | 64 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .260 | .234 | .494 | .188 |
| Jim Nettles | OF | 13 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .250 | .536 | .250 |
| Tony Oliva | OF | 157 | 628 | 96 | 204 | 23 | 107 | 5 | .364 | .514 | .878 | .325 |
| Cesar Tovar | OF | 161 | 650 | 120 | 195 | 10 | 54 | 30 | .356 | .442 | .798 | .300 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Rick Dempsey | C | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .000 | .125 | .000 |
| George Mitterwald | C | 117 | 369 | 36 | 82 | 15 | 46 | 3 | .291 | .388 | .679 | .222 |
| Paul Ratliff | C | 69 | 149 | 19 | 40 | 5 | 22 | 0 | .363 | .443 | .806 | .268 |
| Tom Tischinski | C | 24 | 46 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .327 | .261 | .588 | .196 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5483 | 744 | 1438 | 153 | 694 | 57 | .322 | .403 | .725 | .262 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Steve Barber | 18 | 0 | 27.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 4.61 | 1.612 | |||
| Bert Blyleven | 27 | 25 | 164 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 0 | 135 | 47 | 3.18 | 1.159 | |||
| Dave Boswell | 18 | 15 | 68.7 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 0 | 45 | 44 | 6.42 | 1.805 | |||
| Tom Hall | 52 | 11 | 155.3 | 11 | 6 | .647 | 4 | 184 | 66 | 2.55 | 1.030 | |||
| Pete Hamm | 10 | 0 | 16.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5.51 | 1.472 | |||
| Hal Haydel | 4 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3.00 | 1.222 | |||
| Jim Kaat | 45 | 34 | 230.3 | 14 | 10 | .583 | 0 | 120 | 58 | 3.56 | 1.311 | |||
| Ron Perranoski | 67 | 0 | 111 | 7 | 8 | .467 | 34 | 55 | 42 | 2.43 | 1.351 | |||
| Jim Perry | 40 | 40 | 278.7 | 24 | 12 | .667 | 0 | 168 | 57 | 3.04 | 1.130 | |||
| Luis Tiant | 18 | 17 | 92.7 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 0 | 50 | 41 | 3.40 | 1.348 | |||
| Stan Williams | 68 | 0 | 113.3 | 10 | 1 | .909 | 15 | 76 | 32 | 1.99 | 1.033 | |||
| Dick Woodson | 21 | 0 | 30.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1 | 22 | 19 | 3.82 | 1.564 | |||
| Bill Zepp | 43 | 20 | 151 | 9 | 4 | .692 | 2 | 64 | 51 | 3.22 | 1.358 | |||
| Team Totals | 431 | 162 | 1448.3 | 98 | 64 | .605 | 58 | 940 | 486 | 3.23 | 1.253 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Cesar Tovar | 161 |
| At Bats | Cesar Tovar | 650 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Cesar Tovar | 726 |
| Batting Average | Tony Oliva | .325 |
| On-Base % | Harmon Killebrew | .411 |
| Slugging % | Harmon Killebrew | .546 |
| OPS | Harmon Killebrew | .957 |
| Runs | Cesar Tovar | 120 |
| Hits | Tony Oliva | 204 |
| Total Bases | Tony Oliva | 323 |
| Doubles | Tony Oliva and Cesar Tovar | 36 |
| Triples | Cesar Tovar | 13 |
| Home Runs | Harmon Killebrew | 41 |
| RBI | Harmon Killebrew | 113 |
| Walks | Harmon Killebrew | 128 |
| Strikeouts | Leo Cardenas | 101 |
| Stolen Bases | Cesar Tovar | 30 |
| Caught Stealing | Cesar Tovar | 15 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Leo Cardenas | 13 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Harmon Killebrew | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Harmon Killebrew | 28 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jim Perry | 24 |
| Losses | Jim Perry | 12 |
| Saves | Ron Perranoski | 34 |
| Won-Loss % | Bill Zepp | .692 |
| ERA | Jim Perry | 3.04 |
| WHIP | Jim Perry | 1.130 |
| Innings Pitched | Jim Perry | 278.7 |
| Games | Stan Williams | 68 |
| Games Started | Jim Perry | 40 |
| Strikeouts | Tom Hall | 184 |
| Complete Games | Jim Perry | 13 |
| Shutouts | Jim Perry | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Jim Perry | 1141 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jim Perry | 94 |
| Hits Allowed | Jim Perry | 258 |
| Walks Allowed | Tom Hall | 66 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jim Kaat | 26 |
| Doubles Allowed | Jim Kaat | 36 |
| Triples Allowed | Tom Hall and Jim Perry | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Jim Kaat | 11 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jim Perry and Bill Zepp | 9 |
| Double Plays Induced | Jim Kaat | 24 |
