1969 Minnesota Twins season Led by new manager Billy Martin , the 1969 Minnesota Twins won the newly formed American League West with a 97–65 record, nine games over the second-place Oakland Athletics . The Twins were swept by the Baltimore Orioles in the first American League Championship Series .Regular season In the first year of divisional play, the Twins won the American League West, led by Rod Carew , Tony Oliva and league MVP Harmon Killebrew . Carew stole home 7 times. Leadoff batter César Tovar was third in the AL with 45 stolen bases. Jim Perry and Dave Boswell each won 20 games, the first and only time a Minnesota club has held two 20-game winners. Reliever Ron Perranoski became the first Twin to lead the AL in saves with 31. Pitcher Jim Kaat won his 8th Gold Glove Award . In the May 18 loss to Detroit, Twins stole five bases during the third inning to tie a major league record. Four bases were stolen during Harmon Killebrew's at-bat: César Tovar stole home, and Rod Carew stole second, third and then home. On June 21 in Oakland, the Twins were tied 3–3 with the A's going into the tenth inning. In the top of the inning, Minnesota scored eleven times, tying a 1928 New York Yankees record. The Twins won the game 14–4. Four Twins made the All-Star Game: first baseman Killebrew, second baseman Carew, outfielder Oliva, and catcher Johnny Roseboro . Harmon Killebrew became the second Twin to be named American League Most Valuable Player . 1,349,328 fans attended Twins games, the third highest total in the American League.Season standings Record vs. opponents Notable transactions Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats ; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C 115 361 95 .263 3 32 1B 132 419 135 .322 16 69 2B 123 458 152 .332 8 56 3B 162 555 153 .276 49 140 SS 160 578 162 .280 10 70 LF 81 554 151 .273 8 62 CF 152 554 151 .273 8 62 RF 153 637 197 .309 24 101
Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI 158 535 154 .288 11 52 96 225 50 .222 7 26 69 187 48 .257 5 13 83 164 34 .207 2 24 118 144 25 .174 2 12 71 139 34 .254 5 17 37 47 9 .191 0 2 12 14 5 .357 1 2 6 9 2 .222 0 0 5 8 1 .125 0 0 5 6 3 .500 0 0 2 2 0 .000 0 0 16 2 0 .000 0 0
Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched ; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average ; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 46 261.2 20 6 2.82 153 39 256.1 20 12 3.23 190 40 242.1 14 13 3.49 139 20 140.2 8 7 3.33 92 20 88.1 5 4 2.95 50
Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average ; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 48 119.1 5 5 3.02 57 44 110.1 7 5 3.67 66 3 5.1 0 1 5.06 1
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO 75 9 10 31 2.11 62 46 9 10 3 4.57 51 38 4 1 3 3.88 24 21 1 0 1 4.71 16 6 0 0 0 5.40 2 4 0 0 0 6.75 2 3 0 0 0 2.70 1
Postseason The Twins were swept 3–0 by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1969 American League Championship Series .Awards and honors LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Charlotte
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