1961 Minnesota Twins season

MLB yearly infobox-pre1969
name = Minnesota Twins
season = 1961
misc = First season in Minnesota

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
Uniform
ballpark = Metropolitan Stadium
y4 = 1961
city = Bloomington, Minnesota
y5 = 1961
owners = Calvin Griffith
managers = Cookie Lavagetto and Sam Mele
television = WTCN-TV
radio = 830 WCCO AM
(Bob Wolff, Halsey Hall, Ray Scott)|After 60 seasons in Washington, playing mostly as the Senators, by|1961 was the Twins first year in Minnesota. The Twins were 70-90, seventh in the American League. 1,256,723 fans attended Twins games, the third highest total in the American League. Two Twins made the All-Star Game: first baseman Harmon Killebrew and pitcher Camilo Pascual. The Twins played their first of 21 seasons of home games at Metropolitan Stadium.

Offense

Harmon Killebrew hit 46 home runs and drove in 122.

Roster

Notable transactions

*June 1, 1961: Billy Martin was traded by the Milwaukee Braves to the Minnesota Twins for Billy Consolo. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/martibi02.shtml]
*June 1, 1961: Bill Tuttle was traded by the Kansas City Athletics with a player to be named later to the Minnesota Twins for a player to be named later, Reno Bertoia, and Paul Giel. The Minnesota Twins sent cash (June 10, 1961) to the Kansas City Athletics to complete the trade. The Kansas City Athletics sent Paul Giel (June 10, 1961) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/tuttlbi01.shtml]

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/1961.shtml Player stats from www.baseball-reference.com]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1961&t=MIN Team info from www.baseball-almanac.com]