1986 Minnesota Twins | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | |
City | Minneapolis, Minnesota | |
Record | 71–91 (.438) | |
Divisional place | 6th | |
Owners | Carl Pohlad | |
General managers | Andy MacPhail | |
Managers | Ray Miller, Tom Kelly | |
Television | KMSP-TV (Bob Kurtz, Harmon Killebrew) | |
Radio | 830 WCCO AM (Herb Carneal, Joe Angel) | |
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The 1986 Minnesota Twins season was the 26th season for the Minnesota Twins franchise in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, their 5th season at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome and the 86th overall in the American League.
The Twins finished at 71–91, sixth in the American League West, 21 games behind the eventual American League West runner-up California Angels . 1,255,453 fans attended Twins games, the second lowest total in the American League. Pitcher Bert Blyleven made a prediction on Fan Appreciation Day on October 3, saying that if the team came together as a unit and signed some other good players, they could potentially bring a World Series championship to Minnesota. That prediction proved accurate the next year.
On May 30, Roy Smalley Jr. homered from both sides of the plate, the first Twin to do so.
Only one Twins player made the All-Star Game: outfielder Kirby Puckett.
On August 1, Puckett hit for the cycle, the only time he'd do so in his major league career. Going triple, double, single, homer, he became the seventh Twin in history to cycle. On the same night, pitcher Bert Blyleven struck out Oakland's Mike Davis to notch his 3000th strikeout. Only eight other pitchers had reached that plateau.
After a disappointing start, manager Ray Miller was replaced by Tom Kelly on September 12.
Greg Gagne of the Twins hit two inside-the-park home runs in one game on October 4, against the Chicago White Sox. [7] Pitcher Bert Blyleven was on the mound for the Twins; the last time a batter had hit two inside-the-park homers in one game, it was Dick Allen of the White Sox on July 31, 1972, and his homers were hit off Blyleven.
Also on October 4, Blyleven allowed his 50th home run of the season (to Chicago's Daryl Boston) to set a major league record. (When he served up 46 in 1987, he set another record with 96 homers allowed over consecutive seasons.)
Kirby Puckett switched from leadoff to third in the batting order, blasted 31 HR, drove in 96 runs and scored 119. Kent Hrbek hit .267 with 29 HR and 91 RBI. Tom Brunansky hit 23 HR and 75 RBI. Gary Gaetti hit .287 with 34 HR and 108 RBI. With Roy Smalley Jr.'s 20 home runs, five players reached 20 homers this season, the first time that happened since six players topped 20 in 1964.
The Twins had three solid starting pitchers: Frank Viola (16-13), Bert Blyleven (17-14), and Mike Smithson (13-14). Reliever Keith Atherton had 10 saves.
Third baseman Gary Gaetti and center fielder Kirby Puckett each won their first Gold Glove Award. They were the first Twins to win a gold glove since Jim Kaat in 1973.
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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California Angels | 92 | 70 | .568 | — | 50–32 | 42–38 |
Texas Rangers | 87 | 75 | .537 | 5 | 51–30 | 36–45 |
Kansas City Royals | 76 | 86 | .469 | 16 | 45–36 | 31–50 |
Oakland Athletics | 76 | 86 | .469 | 16 | 47–36 | 29–50 |
Chicago White Sox | 72 | 90 | .444 | 20 | 41–40 | 31–50 |
Minnesota Twins | 71 | 91 | .438 | 21 | 43–38 | 28–53 |
Seattle Mariners | 67 | 95 | .414 | 25 | 41–41 | 26–54 |
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 4–9 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 4–9 | 1–12 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–5 |
Boston | 9–4 | — | 5–7 | 7–5 | 10–3 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 7–6 |
California | 6–6 | 7–5 | — | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 10–3 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 6–6 |
Chicago | 3–9 | 5–7 | 6–7 | — | 5–7 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 2–11 | 6–6 |
Cleveland | 9–4 | 3–10 | 6–6 | 7–5 | — | 4–9 | 8–4 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 10–2 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 3–10–1 |
Detroit | 12–1 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 9–4 | — | 5–7 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 4–9 |
Kansas City | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 7–5 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–8 | 8–5 | 5–7 |
Milwaukee | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 6–6 | — | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–6 |
Minnesota | 4–8 | 2–10 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 8–4 | — | 4–8 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 4–8 |
New York | 8–5 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 8–4 | — | 5–7 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 7–6 |
Oakland | 7–5 | 5–7 | 3–10 | 6–7 | 2–10 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 7–5 | — | 10–3 | 3–10 | 8–4 |
Seattle | 6–6 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 3–10 | — | 4–9 | 6–6 |
Texas | 7–5 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 11–2 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 10–3 | 9–4 | — | 5–7 |
Toronto | 5–8 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–3–1 | 9–4 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | — |
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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Mark Salas | 91 | 258 | 60 | .233 | 8 | 33 |
1B | Kent Hrbek | 149 | 550 | 147 | .267 | 29 | 91 |
2B | Steve Lombardozzi | 156 | 453 | 103 | .227 | 8 | 33 |
3B | Gary Gaetti | 157 | 596 | 171 | .287 | 34 | 108 |
SS | Greg Gagne | 156 | 472 | 118 | .250 | 12 | 54 |
LF | Randy Bush | 130 | 357 | 96 | .269 | 7 | 45 |
CF | Kirby Puckett | 161 | 680 | 223 | .328 | 31 | 96 |
RF | Tom Brunansky | 157 | 593 | 152 | .256 | 23 | 75 |
DH | Roy Smalley | 143 | 459 | 113 | .246 | 20 | 57 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Mickey Hatcher | 115 | 317 | 88 | .278 | 3 | 32 |
Tim Laudner | 76 | 193 | 46 | .244 | 10 | 29 |
Billy Beane | 80 | 183 | 39 | .213 | 3 | 15 |
Jeff Reed | 68 | 165 | 39 | .236 | 2 | 9 |
Ron Washington | 48 | 74 | 19 | .257 | 4 | 11 |
Mark Davidson | 36 | 68 | 8 | .118 | 0 | 2 |
Alvaro Espinoza | 37 | 42 | 9 | .214 | 0 | 1 |
Al Woods | 23 | 28 | 9 | .321 | 2 | 8 |
Chris Pittaro | 11 | 21 | 2 | .095 | 0 | 0 |
Alejandro Sánchez | 8 | 16 | 2 | .125 | 0 | 1 |
Andre David | 5 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Bert Blyleven | 36 | 271.2 | 17 | 14 | 4.01 | 215 |
Frank Viola | 37 | 245.2 | 16 | 13 | 4.51 | 191 |
Mike Smithson | 34 | 198.0 | 13 | 14 | 4.77 | 114 |
Neal Heaton | 21 | 124.1 | 4 | 9 | 3.98 | 66 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Mark Portugal | 27 | 112.2 | 6 | 10 | 4.31 | 67 |
Allan Anderson | 21 | 84.1 | 3 | 6 | 5.55 | 51 |
John Butcher | 16 | 70.0 | 0 | 3 | 6.30 | 29 |
Bill Latham | 7 | 16.0 | 0 | 1 | 7.31 | 8 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Keith Atherton | 47 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 3.75 | 59 |
Ron Davis | 36 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9.08 | 30 |
Frank Pastore | 33 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4.01 | 18 |
Roy Lee Jackson | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.86 | 32 |
Juan Agosto | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8.85 | 9 |
George Frazier | 15 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4.39 | 25 |
Ray Fontenot | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.92 | 10 |
Roy Smith | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.97 | 8 |
Pete Filson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.68 | 4 |
Dennis Burtt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.50 | 1 |
The 1999 Minnesota Twins season was the 39th season for the franchise in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, their eighteen season at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome and the 99th overall in the American League. They began their season on a positive note, with Brad Radke getting the win in a 6–1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. However, they finished the season in last place, with a 63–97 record.
The 1995 Minnesota Twins season was the 35th season for the Minnesota Twins franchise in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, their 14th season at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome and the 95th overall in the American League.
The 1992 Minnesota Twins season was the 32nd season for the Minnesota Twins franchise in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, their 11th season at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome and the 92nd overall in the American League. Coming off a World Series victory, the Twins continued the team's winning spree. The team finished in second place to the Oakland Athletics and did not make it to the postseason. This would be the team's last winning season until 2001.
The 1987 Minnesota Twins season was the 27th season for the Minnesota Twins franchise in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, their 6th season at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome and the 87th overall in the American League. The Twins won the World Series for the first time since moving from Washington in 1961, the second time that the franchise won the World Series. Having won only 85 games during the 1987 regular season, they won the World Series with the then-fewest regular season wins since Major League Baseball expanded to a 162-game season in 1961, and the fewest of any team since the 1889 New York Giants. They also became the first team to win the World Series despite being outscored by their opponents in the regular season, having scored 786 runs and allowed 806.
The 1990 Minnesota Twins season was the 30th season for the Minnesota Twins franchise in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, their 9th season at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome and the 90th overall in the American League. Three years after their World Series title in 1987, fell to the bottom of the American League West once again. However, the season was not completely bad, as there were some bright spots that included pitchers Rick Aguilera and Scott Erickson. Aguilera was converted from a starter to a closer and recorded 32 saves, while Erickson was promoted to the Twins in June from the team's AA affiliate and went 8-4 with a 3.27 ERA.
Led by new manager Billy Martin, the 1969 Minnesota Twins won the newly formed American League West with a 97–65 record, nine games over the second-place Oakland Athletics. The Twins were swept by the Baltimore Orioles in the first ALCS.
Led by new manager Bill Rigney, the 1970 Minnesota Twins won the American League West with a 98–64 record, nine games ahead of the Oakland Athletics. The Twins were swept by the Baltimore Orioles in the ALCS. Of note, the Twins were the only team in the American League to have a winning record in the regular season versus the Orioles. The 1970 ALCS would be the last MLB postseason games played at Metropolitan Stadium, as the Twins would not return to the postseason stage until 1987 when they won the World Series.
The 1971 Minnesota Twins finished 74–86, fifth in the American League West. 940,858 fans attended Twins games, the fifth-highest total in the American League, the first time the Twins failed to attract over one million fans since moving to Minnesota.
The 1972 Minnesota Twins finished 77–77, third in the American League West.
The 1973 Minnesota Twins finished 81–81, third in the American League West.
The 1974 Minnesota Twins finished 82–80, third in the American League West.
The 1975 Minnesota Twins finished 76–83, fourth in the American League West.
The 1976 Minnesota Twins finished 85–77, third in the American League West. Only 715,394 fans attended Twins games, the lowest total in the American League. It was the third year in a row that the Twins attracted the fewest fans in the AL.
The 1984 Minnesota Twins season was the 24th season for the Minnesota Twins franchise in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, their 3rd season at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome and the 84th overall in the American League.
The 1985 Minnesota Twins season was the 25th season for the Minnesota Twins franchise in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, their 4th season at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome and the 85th overall in the American League. The Twins finished with a record of 77–85, tied for fourth in the American League West, and 14 games behind the division winner and eventual World Series champion Kansas City Royals.
The 1988 Minnesota Twins season was the 28th season for the Minnesota Twins franchise in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, their 7th season at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome and the 88th overall in the American League.
The 1989 Minnesota Twins season was the 29th season for the Minnesota Twins franchise in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, their 8th season at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome and the 89th overall in the American League. The Twins finished 80–82, fifth in the American League West. 2,277,438 fans attended Twins games, the 7th highest total in the American League.
The 1989 California Angels season saw the Angels finish third in the American League West with a record of 91 wins and 71 losses.
The 1985 Cleveland Indians season was the 85th for the franchise.
The 2012 Minnesota Twins season was the 52nd season for the franchise in Minnesota, and the 112th overall in the American League. The Twins wound up with a 66–96 record, fifth place in the American League Central.