1966 Minnesota Twins season

MLB yearly infobox-pre1969
name = Minnesota Twins
season = 1965
misc = American League Champions

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
Uniform
ballpark = Metropolitan Stadium
y4 = 1961
city = Bloomington, Minnesota
y5 = 1961
owners = Calvin Griffith
managers = Sam Mele
television = WTCN-TV
radio = 830 WCCO AM
(Herb Carneal, Halsey Hall, Ray Scott)|The by|1966 Minnesota Twins finished 89-73, second in the American League.1,259,374 fans attended Twins games, the second highest total in the American League.

Regular Season

Four Twins made the All-Star Game: first baseman Harmon Killebrew, outfielder Tony Oliva, catcher Earl Battey, and pitcher Jim Kaat.

Offense

Tony Oliva led the AL with 191 hits.
Harmon Killebrew again lead the team with 39 HR and 110 RBI.

Notable transactions

*June 7, 1966: Steve Garvey was drafted by the Twins in the 3rd round of the 1966 amateur draft, but did not sign. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/garvest01.shtml Steve Garvey page at Baseball Reference] ]

Player stats

Batting

tarters by position

"Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In"

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

References

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/1966.shtml Player stats from www.baseball-reference.com]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1966&t=MIN Team info from www.baseball-almanac.com]