1961 Minnesota Twins Roster
American League (AL)
Team Record: 70-90
Finished 7th in the AL
Attendance: 1,256,723, Avg. 16,756
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium
Manager: Cookie Lavagetto (19-30)
Manager: Sam Mele (2-5)
Manager: Cookie Lavagetto (4-6)
Manager: Sam Mele (45-49)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1961 Minnesota Twins StatisticsTeam Record: 70-90
Finished 7th in the AL
Attendance: 1,256,723, Avg. 16,756
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium
Manager: Cookie Lavagetto (19-30)
Manager: Sam Mele (2-5)
Manager: Cookie Lavagetto (4-6)
Manager: Sam Mele (45-49)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1961 Minnesota Twins Results
The Minnesota Twins of the American League ended the 1961 season with a record of 70 wins and 90 losses, finishing seventh in the AL.
The Twins plated 707 runs and conceded 778 runs. Harmon Killebrew walloped 46 home runs for Minnesota, while Bob Allison and Earl Battey added 20 or more also. Harmon Killebrew accounted for 122 RBI. Earl Battey led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .302. Camilo Pascual topped the team with 15 wins and a team-best 3.46 earned run average, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Cookie Lavagetto, Sam Mele, Cookie Lavagetto and Sam Mele coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Allison | RF | R | R | July 11, 1934 | 6'3" | 205 | Raytown, MO USA |
| Joe Altobelli | LF | L | L | May 26, 1932 | 6'0" | 185 | Detroit, MI USA |
| Gerry Arrigo | P | L | L | June 12, 1941 | 6'1" | 185 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Earl Battey | C | R | R | January 5, 1935 | 6'1" | 205 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Julio Becquer | 1B | L | L | December 20, 1931 | 5'11" | 178 | Havana, La Habana Cuba |
| Reno Bertoia | 3B | R | R | January 8, 1935 | 5'11" | 185 | San Vito al Tagliamento, Friuli-Venezia Giulia Italy |
| Fred Bruckbauer | P | R | R | May 27, 1938 | 6'1" | 185 | New Ulm, MN USA |
| Billy Consolo | 2B | R | R | August 18, 1934 | 5'11" | 180 | Cleveland, OH USA |
| Bert Cueto | P | R | R | August 14, 1937 | 6'4" | 170 | San Luis Pinar, Pinar del Rio Cuba |
| Dan Dobbek | LF | L | R | December 6, 1934 | 6'0" | 195 | Ontonagon, MI USA |
| Gary Dotter | P | L | L | August 7, 1942 | 6'1" | 180 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Billy Gardner | 2B | R | R | July 19, 1927 | 6'0" | 170 | New London, CT USA |
| Paul Giel | P | R | R | September 29, 1932 | 5'11" | 185 | Winona, MN USA |
| Lenny Green | CF | L | L | January 6, 1933 | 5'11" | 170 | Detroit, MI USA |
| Ron Henry | C | R | R | August 7, 1936 | 6'1" | 180 | Chester, PA USA |
| Jake Jacobs | CF | R | R | June 9, 1937 | 6'0" | 175 | Youngstown, OH USA |
| Jim Kaat | P | L | L | November 7, 1938 | 6'4" | 205 | Zeeland, MI USA |
| Harmon Killebrew | 1B | R | R | June 29, 1936 | 6'0" | 195 | Payette, ID USA |
| Jack Kralick | P | L | L | June 1, 1935 | 6'2" | 180 | Youngstown, OH USA |
| Don Lee | P | R | R | February 26, 1934 | 6'4" | 205 | Globe, AZ USA |
| Jim Lemon | LF | R | R | March 23, 1928 | 6'4" | 200 | Covington, VA USA |
| Ted Lepcio | 2B | R | R | July 28, 1929 | 5'10" | 177 | Utica, NY USA |
| Billy Martin | 2B | R | R | May 16, 1928 | 5'11" | 165 | Berkeley, CA USA |
| Danny McDevitt | P | L | L | November 18, 1932 | 5'10" | 175 | New York, NY USA |
| Don Mincher | 1B | L | R | June 24, 1938 | 6'3" | 205 | Huntsville, AL USA |
| Ray Moore | P | R | R | June 1, 1926 | 6'0" | 195 | Meadows, MD USA |
| Hal Naragon | C | L | R | October 1, 1928 | 6'0" | 160 | Zanesville, OH USA |
| Ed Palmquist | P | R | R | June 10, 1933 | 6'3" | 195 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Camilo Pascual | P | R | R | January 20, 1934 | 5'11" | 170 | Havana, La Habana Cuba |
| Bill Pleis | P | L | L | August 5, 1937 | 5'10" | 170 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Pedro Ramos | P | B | R | April 28, 1935 | 6'0" | 175 | Pinar del Río, Pinar del Río Cuba |
| Rich Rollins | 2B | R | R | April 16, 1938 | 5'10" | 185 | Mount Pleasant, PA USA |
| Ted Sadowski | P | R | R | April 1, 1936 | 6'1" | 190 | Pittsburgh, PA USA |
| Al Schroll | P | R | R | March 22, 1932 | 6'2" | 210 | New Orleans, LA USA |
| Jim Snyder | 2B | R | R | August 15, 1932 | 6'1" | 185 | Dearborn, MI USA |
| Lee Stange | P | R | R | October 27, 1936 | 5'10" | 170 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Chuck Stobbs | P | L | L | July 2, 1929 | 6'1" | 185 | Wheeling, WV USA |
| Bill Tuttle | 3B | R | R | July 4, 1929 | 6'0" | 190 | Elmwood, IL USA |
| Jose Valdivielso | SS | R | R | May 22, 1934 | 6'1" | 175 | Matanzas, Matanzas Cuba |
| Elmer Valo | LF | L | R | March 5, 1921 | 5'11" | 190 | Rybnik, Plzensky Czechoslovakia |
| Zoilo Versalles | SS | R | R | December 18, 1939 | 5'10" | 146 | Havana, La Habana Cuba |
| Pete Whisenant | LF | R | R | December 14, 1929 | 6'2" | 190 | Asheville, NC USA |
