1971 Minnesota Twins season

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1971 Minnesota Twins 74-86, fifth in the AL Western Division
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901) Western Division (Since 1969)
Location
Metropolitan Stadium (Since 1961) Bloomington, Minnesota (Since 1961)
1971 Information
Owner(s)	Calvin Griffith
Manager(s)	Bill Rigney
Local television	WTCN-TV (Halsey Hall,Frank Buetel, Bob Allison)
Local radio	830 WCCO AM (Herb Carneal, Halsey Hall, Ray Christensen)

The 1971 Minnesota Twins finished 74-86, fifth in the AL 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.

Five Twins made the All-Star Game: first baseman Harmon Killebrew, second baseman Rod Carew, shortstop Leo Cardenas, outfielder Tony Oliva, and pitcher Jim Perry.

1 Offense
2 Pitching
3 Defense
4 Regular Season
- 4.1 American League West final standings
- 4.2 Roster
5 Notable transactions
6 Awards and Honors
7 External links

[edit] Offense

Lead off batter Cesar Tovar led the AL with 204 hits and was second with 94 runs. Tony Oliva won his third batting title with a .337 average and led the AL with a .546 slugging percentage. Harmon Killebrew hit 28 HR and 119 RBI. Rod Carew hit .307.

**Team Leaders**
Statistic	Player	Quantity
HR	Harmon Killebrew	28
RBI	Harmon Killebrew	119
BA	Tony Oliva	.337*
Runs	Cesar Tovar	94

*League leader

[edit] Pitching

Jim Perry (17-17), Bert Blyleven (16-15), and Jim Kaat (13-14) were the Twins best pitchers.

**Team Leaders**
Statistic	Player	Quantity
ERA	Bert Blyleven	2.81
Wins	Jim Perry	17
Saves	Tom Hall	9
Strikeouts	Bert Blyleven	224

[edit] Defense

Pitcher Jim Kaat won his tenth Gold Glove Award.

[edit] Regular Season

[edit] American League West final standings

American League West
Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
Oakland Athletics	101	60	.627	--
Kansas City Royals	85	76	.528	16
Chicago White Sox	79	83	.488	22.5
California Angels	76	86	.469	25.5
Minnesota Twins	74	86	.463	26.5
Milwaukee Brewers	69	92	.429	32

[edit] Roster

1971 Minnesota Twins roster view • talk • edit
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

[edit] Notable transactions

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[edit] Awards and Honors

Harmon Killebrew, Lou Gehrig Award

[edit] External links

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1971 MLB season by team

AL East: Baltimore • Boston • Cleveland • Detroit • New York • Washington
AL West: California • Chicago • Kansas City • Minnesota • Milwaukee • Oakland

'NL East: Chicago • Montréal • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis
NL West: Atlanta • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • San Diego • San Francisco

1971 All-Star Game • 1971 World Series

v • d • e Minnesota Twins

Formerly the Washington Nationals and the Washington Senators • Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota

The Franchise	History • Seasons • Records • Players • Managers and Owners • Broadcasters

Ballparks	American League Park • National Park • Griffith Stadium • Metropolitan Stadium • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Twins Ballpark (future)

Culture	Piranhas • Soul Patrol • Homer Hanky • We're Gonna Win, Twins • Little Big League

Important Figures	Walter Johnson • Clyde Milan • Bucky Harris • Joe Judge • Sam Rice • Goose Goslin • Joe Cronin • Heinie Manush • Mickey Vernon • Eddie Yost • Roy Sievers • Harmon Killebrew • Camilo Pascual • Jim Kaat • Tony Oliva • Gary Gaetti • Rod Carew • Bert Blyleven • Kent Hrbek • Rick Aguilera • Kirby Puckett • Brad Radke • Torii Hunter • Johan Santana • Frank Viola • Jack Morris

Rivalries	Twins-White Sox rivalry • Twins-Athletics rivalry

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1971 Minnesota Twins season

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[edit] Offense

[edit] Pitching

[edit] Defense

[edit] Regular Season

[edit] American League West final standings

[edit] Roster

[edit] Notable transactions

[edit] Awards and Honors

[edit] External links

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