1971 MINNESOTA TWINS
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Level: MLB
Location: Bloomington,MN
Team Record: 74-86 .462
Result: 5th in American League - West Division
Manager(s): Bill Rigney
General Manager: Calvin Griffith
Stadium: Metropolitan Stadium
Attendance: 940,858
Playoffs: Did not qualify
Minnesota Twins affiliate history
Team Record: 74-86 .462
Result: 5th in American League - West Division
Manager(s): Bill Rigney
General Manager: Calvin Griffith
Stadium: Metropolitan Stadium
Attendance: 940,858
Playoffs: Did not qualify
Minnesota Twins affiliate history
Oldest Player: Jim Perry (35)
Youngest Player: Bert Blyleven (20)
Longest Tenure: Harmon Killebrew, Jim Kaat (11)
Top Hitter: Cesar Tovar (6)
Top Pitcher: Bert Blyleven (5)
Top Draft Pick: Dale Soderholm (#21)
Roster Continuity: 81.77%
Youngest Player: Bert Blyleven (20)
Longest Tenure: Harmon Killebrew, Jim Kaat (11)
Top Hitter: Cesar Tovar (6)
Top Pitcher: Bert Blyleven (5)
Top Draft Pick: Dale Soderholm (#21)
Roster Continuity: 81.77%
American League Standings
| West | W | L | Pct | GB |
| Oakland | 101 | 60 | .627 | -- |
| KC Royals | 85 | 76 | .528 | 16.0 |
| Chi White Sox | 79 | 83 | .488 | 22.5 |
| California | 76 | 86 | .469 | 25.5 |
| Minnesota | 74 | 86 | .462 | 26.5 |
| Milwaukee | 69 | 92 | .429 | 32.0 |
| # | Player | Pos | HiLvl | Ht | Wt | Bats | Throws | Born | Age | Place | Draft Information | ||||
| 11 | Brant Alyea | OF | MLB | 6-3 | 215 | Right | Right | 12/8/1940 | 30 | Passaic,New Jersey | 1962 | UDFA | CIN | ||
| 24 | Steve Barber | P | MLB | 6-1 | 190 | Right | Right | 3/13/1948 | 23 | Grand Rapids,Michigan | UDFA | ||||
| 28 | Bert Blyleven | P | MLB | 6-3 | 207 | Right | Right | 4/6/1951 | 20 | Zeist,Netherlands | 1969 | 3 | 55 | MIN | |
| 4 | Steve Braun | OF-3B | MLB | 5-10 | 180 | Left | Right | 5/8/1948 | 23 | Trenton,New Jersey | 1966 | 10 | 200 | MIN | |
| 37 | Steve Brye | OF | MLB | 6-0 | 190 | Right | Right | 2/4/1949 | 22 | Alameda,California | 1967 | 1 | 17 | MIN | |
| 19 | Sal Campisi | P | MLB | 6-2 | 210 | Right | Right | 8/11/1942 | 28 | Brooklyn,New York | UDFA | ||||
| 17 | Leo Cardenas | SS | MLB | 5-10 | 163 | Right | Right | 12/17/1938 | 32 | Matanza,Cuba | 1957 | UDFA | CIN | ||
| 29 | Rod Carew | 1B-2B | MLB | 6-0 | 182 | Left | Right | 10/1/1945 | 25 | Gatun,Panama | 1964 | UDFA | MIN | ||
| 23 | Ray Corbin | P | MLB | 6-2 | 200 | Right | Right | 2/12/1949 | 22 | Live Oak,Florida | 1967 | UDFA | MIN | ||
| 25 | Rick Dempsey | C | MLB | 6-0 | 190 | Right | Right | 9/13/1949 | 21 | Fayetteville,Tennessee | 1967 | 15 | 296 | MIN | |
| 16 | Bob Gebhard | P | MLB | 6-2 | 210 | Right | Right | 1/3/1943 | 28 | Lamberton,Minnesota | 1965 | 44 | 732 | MIN | |
| 21 | Tom Hall | P | MLB | 6-0 | 155 | Left | Left | 11/23/1947 | 23 | Thomasville,North Carolina | 1966 | 3 | 53 | MIN | |
| 24,33 | Pete Hamm | P | MLB | 6-5 | 210 | Right | Right | 9/20/1947 | 23 | Buffalo,New York | 1967 | 9 | 156 | MIN | |
| 30 | Hal Haydel | P | MLB | 6-0 | 190 | Right | Right | 7/9/1944 | 26 | Houma,Louisiana | UDFA | ||||
| 26 | Jim Holt | OF-1B | MLB | 6-0 | 195 | Left | Right | 5/27/1944 | 27 | Graham,North Carolina | 1966 | UDFA | Kca | ||
| 36 | Jim Kaat | P | MLB | 6-4 | 217 | Left | Left | 11/7/1938 | 32 | Zeeland,Michigan | 1957 | UDFA | Wa1 | ||
| 3 | Harmon Killebrew | 1B-3B | MLB | 5-11 | 214 | Right | Right | 6/29/1936 | 35 | Payette,Idaho | 1954 | UDFA | Wa1 | ||
| 32 | Steve Luebber | P | MLB | 6-3 | 195 | Right | Right | 7/9/1949 | 21 | Clinton,Missouri | 1967 | 13 | 256 | MIN | |
| 9 | Charlie Manuel | OF | MLB | 6-3 | 200 | Left | Right | 1/4/1944 | 27 | Northfork,West Virginia | 1963 | UDFA | MIN | ||
| 15 | George Mitterwald | C | MLB | 6-2 | 206 | Right | Right | 8/7/1945 | 25 | Berkeley,California | 1965 | UDFA | MIN | ||
| 7 | Jim Nettles | OF | MLB | 6-0 | 186 | Left | Left | 3/2/1947 | 24 | San Diego,California | 1968 | 4 | 76 | MIN | |
| 6 | Tony Oliva | OF | MLB | 6-2 | 190 | Left | Right | 7/20/1938 | 32 | Pinar del Rio,Cuba | 1961 | UDFA | MIN | ||
| 16 | Ron Perranoski | P | MLB | 6-0 | 192 | Left | Left | 4/1/1936 | 35 | Paterson,New Jersey | 1958 | UDFA | CHC | ||
| 31 | Jim Perry | P | MLB | 6-4 | 200 | Both | Right | 10/30/1935 | 35 | Williamston,North Carolina | 1956 | UDFA | CLE | ||
| 7 | Paul Powell | OF-C | MLB | 5-11 | 185 | Right | Right | 3/19/1948 | 23 | San Angelo,Texas | 1969 | 1 | 7 | MIN | |
| 8 | Paul Ratliff | C | MLB | 6-2 | 190 | Left | Right | 1/23/1944 | 27 | San Diego,California | UDFA | ||||
| 20 | Rich Reese | 1B | MLB | 6-3 | 200 | Left | Left | 9/29/1941 | 29 | Leipsic,Ohio | 1962 | UDFA | FLA | ||
| 10 | Rick Renick | 3B-OF | MLB | 6-0 | 190 | Right | Right | 3/16/1944 | 27 | London,Ohio | 1965 | UDFA | MIN | ||
| 8 | Phil Roof | C | MLB | 6-3 | 210 | Right | Right | 3/5/1941 | 30 | Paducah,Kentucky | 1959 | UDFA | Mbr | ||
| 1 | Eric Soderholm | 3B | MLB | 5-11 | 187 | Right | Right | 9/24/1948 | 22 | Cortland,New York | 1968 | 1 | 1 | MIN | |
| 19 | Jim Strickland | P | MLB | 6-0 | 175 | Left | Left | 6/12/1948 | 23 | Los Angeles,California | 1964 | UDFA | LAD | ||
| 24 | George Thomas | OF | MLB | 6-3 | 190 | Right | Right | 11/29/1937 | 33 | Minneapolis,Minnesota | UDFA | ||||
| 5 | Danny Thompson | SS-3B | MLB | 6-0 | 183 | Right | Right | 2/1/1947 | 24 | Wichita,Kansas | 1968 | 1 | 11 | Wa2 | |
| 22 | Tom Tischinski | C | MLB | 5-10 | 190 | Right | Right | 7/12/1944 | 26 | Kansas City,Missouri | UDFA | ||||
| 12 | Cesar Tovar | OF-3B | MLB | 5-9 | 155 | Right | Right | 7/3/1940 | 30 | Caracas,Venezuela | 1959 | UDFA | CIN | ||
| 35 | Stan Williams | P | MLB | 6-5 | 230 | Right | Right | 9/14/1936 | 34 | Enfield,New Hampshire | UDFA | ||||
| Team Personnel | Position | |
| Bob Allison | Broadcaster | |
| Frank Buetel | Broadcaster | |
| Herb Carneal | Broadcaster | |
| Ray Christensen | Broadcaster | |
| Frankie Crosetti | Assistant Coach | |
| Calvin Griffith | General Manager | |
| Marv Grissom | Pitching Coach | |
| Halsey Hall | Broadcaster | |
| Vern Morgan | Third Base Coach | |
| Frank Quilici | Assistant Coach | |
| Bill Rigney | Manager | |
| Buck Rodgers | Bullpen Coach |
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