1969 Minnesota Twins American League West Champions |
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Owner(s) | Calvin Griffith | |
Manager(s) | Billy Martin | |
Local television | WTCN-TV | |
Local radio | 830 WCCO AM (Herb Carneal, Halsey Hall, Merle Harmon) |
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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 American League Championship Series.
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In the first year of divisional play, the Twins won the American League West, led by Rod Carew (.332, his first batting title), Tony Oliva (.309, 24 HR, 101 RBI) and league MVP Harmon Killebrew (49 HR, 140 RBI - both league-leading totals). Carew stole home 7 times. Leadoff batter César Tovar was third in the AL with 45 stolen bases. Jim Perry and Dave Boswell won 20 games. Reliever Ron Perranoski became the first Twin to lead the AL in saves with 31. Pitcher Jim Kaat won his 8th Gold Glove Award.
Four Twins made the All-Star Game: first baseman Killebrew, second baseman Carew, outfielder Oliva, and catcher Johnny Roseboro. Harmon Killebrew became the second Twin to be named American League Most Valuable Player.
1,349,328 fans attended Twins games, the third highest total in the American League.
AL West | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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Minnesota Twins | 97 | 65 | -- | .599 |
Oakland Athletics | 88 | 74 | 9.0 | .543 |
California Angels | 71 | 91 | 26.0 | .438 |
Kansas City Royals | 69 | 93 | 28.0 | .426 |
Chicago White Sox | 68 | 94 | 29.0 | .420 |
Seattle Pilots | 64 | 98 | 33.0 | .395 |
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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 | Johnny Roseboro | 115 | 361 | 95 | .263 | 3 | 32 |
2B | Rod Carew | 123 | 458 | 152 | .332 | 8 | 56 |
3B | Harmon Killebrew | 162 | 555 | 153 | .276 | 49 | 140 |
SS | Leo Cárdenas | 160 | 578 | 162 | .280 | 10 | 70 |
RF | Tony Oliva | 153 | 637 | 197 | .309 | 24 | 101 |
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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César Tovar | 158 | 535 | 154 | .288 | 11 | 52 |
Jim Holt | 12 | 14 | 5 | .357 | 1 | 2 |
Ron Clark | 5 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 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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Jim Perry | 46 | 261.2 | 20 | 6 | 2.82 | 153 |
Dave Boswell | 39 | 256.1 | 20 | 12 | 3.23 | 190 |
Jim Kaat | 40 | 242.1 | 14 | 13 | 3.49 | 139 |
Dean Chance | 20 | 88.1 | 5 | 4 | 2.95 | 50 |
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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Bob Miller | 48 | 119.1 | 5 | 5 | 3.02 | 57 |
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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Ron Perranoski | 75 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 2.11 | 62 |
Bucky Brandon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 1 |
The Twins were swept 3-0 by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1969 American League Championship Series.
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Denver Bears | American Association | Don Heffner |
AA | Charlotte Hornets | Southern League | Ralph Rowe |
A | Red Springs Twins | Carolina League | Tom Umphlett |
A | Orlando Twins | Florida State League | Harry Warner |
A | Wisconsin Rapids Twins | Midwest League | Tom Videtich |
Short-Season A | Auburn Twins | New York-Penn League | Steve Thornton |
Short-Season A | St. Cloud Rox | Northern League | Jim Merrick |
Rookie | GCL Twins | Gulf Coast League | Fred Waters |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Charlotte
Preceded by First Season |
AL West Championship Season 1969 |
Succeeded by Minnesota Twins 1970 |
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