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After 60 seasons in Washington, the Senators franchise moved to Minnesota in 1961 and changed the team's name to the Twins. The Twins were 70-90, seventh in the American League, which had expanded from 8 to 10 teams during the 1960-1961 offseason. 1,256,723 fans attended Twins games, the third highest total in the American League. Two Twins made the All-Star Game: first baseman Harmon Killebrew and pitcher Camilo Pascual. Pedro Ramos was the first pitcher to lead the American League in losses for four years in a row.^[1] The Twins played their first of 21 seasons of home games at Metropolitan Stadium.

Offseason

• December 14, 1960: Faye Throneberry was drafted from the Twins by the Los Angeles Angels in the 1960 MLB expansion draft.^[2]
• Prior to 1962 season: Jackie Collum was acquired by the Twins from the Los Angeles Dodgers.^[3]

Regular season

Harmon Killebrew led the team with 46 home runs, 122 runs batted in, and 94 runs scored. Camilo Pascual led the Twins with 15 wins and a 3.46 ERA. Catcher Earl Battey won his 2nd Gold Glove Award.

Season standings

Notable transactions

• June 1, 1961: Billy Consolo was traded by the Twins to the Milwaukee Braves for Billy Martin.^[4]
• June 1, 1961: Reno Bertoia, Paul Giel and a player to be named later were traded by the Twins to the Kansas City Athletics for Bill Tuttle and a player to be named later. The Athletics completed the deal by returning Paul Giel to the Twins in exchange for cash on June 10.^[5]

Roster

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

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Wilson

Notes

References

• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0963718983. 

External links

• Player stats from www.baseball-reference.com
• Team info from www.baseball-almanac.com