1971 Minnesota Twins season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Minnesota Twins
season = 1971
misc = 74-86, fifth in the AL Western Division

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
division = Western Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Metropolitan Stadium
y4 = 1961
city = Bloomington, Minnesota
y5 = 1961
owners = Calvin Griffith
managers = Bill Rigney
television = WTCN-TV
(Halsey Hall,Frank Buetel, Bob Allison)
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.

Regular season

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.

Offense

Lead off batter César 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.

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

Awards and Honors

* Harmon Killebrew, Lou Gehrig Award

References

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/1971.shtml Player stats from www.baseball-reference.com]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1971&t=MIN Team info from www.baseball-almanac.com]