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1965
Minnesota
Twins American League Champions |
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| 1965 Information | |
| Owner(s) | Calvin Griffith |
| Manager(s) | Sam Mele |
| Local television | WTCN-TV |
| Local radio | 830 WCCO
AM (Herb Carneal, Halsey Hall, Ray Scott) |
The 1965 Minnesota Twins won the 1965 American League Pennant with a 102-60 record. 1,463,258 fans attended Twins games, the highest total in the American League.
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The Twins set a team record with 102 wins. On September 26 at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., the Twins beat the Washington Senators 2-1 to clinch their first ever American League Pennant. Jim Kaat was the winning pitcher.
Six Twins made the All-Star Game (played at Metropolitan Stadium): first baseman Harmon Killebrew, shortstop Zoilo Versalles, outfielders Tony Oliva and Jimmie Hall, catcher Earl Battey, and pitcher Mudcat Grant. Zoilo Versalles was named AL Most Valuable Player. Mudcat Grant became the first black pitcher in the history of the American League to win 20 games in a season.[1]
Tony Oliva led the AL with a .321 average and Zoilo Versalles led with 126 runs. Harmon Killebrew was limited to 113 games by injuries, but still hit 25 HR and 75 RBI. Mudcat Grant won a AL best 21 games. Shortstop Zoilo Versalles and pitcher Jim Kaat won Gold Gloves.
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Minnesota Twins | 102 | 60 | .630 | -- |
| Chicago White Sox | 95 | 67 | .586 | 7 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 94 | 68 | .580 | 8 |
| Detroit Tigers | 89 | 73 | .549 | 13 |
| Cleveland Indians | 87 | 75 | .537 | 15 |
| New York Yankees | 77 | 85 | .475 | 25 |
| California Angels | 75 | 87 | .463 | 27 |
| Washington Senators | 70 | 92 | .432 | 32 |
| Boston Red Sox | 62 | 100 | .383 | 40 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 59 | 103 | .364 | 43 |
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1965 Minnesota Twins roster
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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 |
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| SS | Zoilo Versalles | 148 | 522 | 149 | .285 | 20 | 86 |
| CF | Jimmie Hall | 160 | 666 | 182 | .273 | 19 | 77 |
| RF | Tony Oliva | 149 | 576 | 185 | .321 | 16 | 98 |
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 |
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| Harmon Killebrew | 113 | 401 | 108 | .269 | 25 | 75 |
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Mudcat Grant | 41 | 270.1 | 21 | 7 | 3.30 | 142 |
| Jim Kaat | 45 | 264.1 | 18 | 11 | 2.83 | 154 |
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Dave Boswell | 27 | 106 | 6 | 5 | 3.40 | 85 |
| Dwight Siebler | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4.20 | 15 |
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Al Worthington | 62 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 2.13 | 59 |
| Jerry Fosnow | 29 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4.44 | 35 |
| Pete Cimino | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: St. Cloud
| Preceded by New York Yankees 1964 |
American League Champions 1965 |
Succeeded by Baltimore Orioles 1966 |
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   | Team info from www.baseball-almanac.com - 1965 Minnesota Twins Roster by Baseball Almanac |
| | Player stats from www.baseball-reference.com - 1965 Minnesota Twins Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com |
| | 2005 book about the 1965 Minnesota Twins - COOL OF THE EVENING: THE 1965 MINNESOTA TWINS BASEBALL BOOK |
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