1961 Minnesota Twins

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Season Overview

70-90 Missed Playoffs
Record Outcome

1961 Minnesota Twins

What was the record of the 1961 Minnesota Twins?

The Minnesota Twins finished the regular season with a 70-90 record. They went 36-44 at home and 34-46 on the road.

What division did the 1961 Minnesota Twins play in?

The 1961 Minnesota Twins played in the American League, which didn't have any divisions in 1961.

What was the 1961 Minnesota Twins record by month?

Among qualifying months, the 1961 Minnesota Twins had their best month in April, when they went 9-6 and had a 60% win percentage. Their worst month was June, when they went 10-21 and had a 32.3% win percentage.

Month Record Win Percentage % Run Differential
April 9-6 60% -11
May 10-18 35.7% -19
June 10-21 32.3% -54
July 16-11 59.3% +35
August 12-18 40% -15
September 13-15 46.4% -2
October 0-1 0% -5

Did the 1961 Minnesota Twins make the Postseason?

No, the Twins didn't make the Postseason in 1961.

What was the run differential for the 1961 Minnesota Twins?

The Minnesota Twins finished the regular season with a run differential of -71. Based on their run differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Twins could have been expected to have about 73.0 wins, or a 73-87 record in the regular season.

How did the 1961 Minnesota Twins perform in one-run games?

In one-run games, or games that went into extra innings, the 1961 Minnesota Twins went 24-32.

How did the 1961 Minnesota Twins perform in extra inning games?

During the regular season, the 1961 Minnesota Twins went 4-8 in extra inning games.

What was the longest win streak for the 1961 Minnesota Twins?

The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1961 Minnesota Twins was a 6 game winning streak.

What was the longest losing streak for the 1961 Minnesota Twins?

The longest losing streak that the Minnesota Twins had during the 1961 regular season was 13 games, which happened once during the season.

1961 Minnesota Twins Schedule

= Playoff Team

Date Opponent Score
Regular Season
Tue, Apr 11, 1961 @ New York Yankees Win 6 - 0
Fri, Apr 14, 1961 @ Baltimore Orioles Win 3 - 2
Sat, Apr 15, 1961 @ Baltimore Orioles Loss 0 - 8
Sun, Apr 16, 1961 @ Baltimore Orioles Win 10 - 5
Sun, Apr 16, 1961 @ Baltimore Orioles Win 6 - 4 (11)
Tue, Apr 18, 1961 @ Boston Red Sox Win 3 - 2
Fri, Apr 21, 1961 vs Washington Senators Loss 3 - 5
Sat, Apr 22, 1961 vs Washington Senators Win 5 - 4 (10)
Sun, Apr 23, 1961 vs Washington Senators Win 1 - 0
Mon, Apr 24, 1961 @ Kansas City Athletics Win 10 - 6 (10)
Tue, Apr 25, 1961 @ Kansas City Athletics Loss 2 - 20
Thu, Apr 27, 1961 @ Los Angeles Angels Win 4 - 2
Fri, Apr 28, 1961 @ Los Angeles Angels Loss 5 - 6 (12)
Sat, Apr 29, 1961 @ Los Angeles Angels Loss 1 - 4
Sun, Apr 30, 1961 vs Chicago White Sox Loss 3 - 5 (11)
Mon, May 1, 1961 vs Chicago White Sox Win 6 - 5
Tue, May 2, 1961 vs New York Yankees Loss 4 - 6 (10)
Wed, May 3, 1961 vs New York Yankees Loss 3 - 7
Thu, May 4, 1961 vs New York Yankees Loss 2 - 5
Fri, May 5, 1961 vs Boston Red Sox Win 5 - 1
Sun, May 7, 1961 vs Boston Red Sox Loss 9 - 11
Tue, May 9, 1961 vs Baltimore Orioles Loss 5 - 13
Wed, May 10, 1961 vs Baltimore Orioles Win 10 - 6
Thu, May 11, 1961 vs Baltimore Orioles Loss 7 - 8
Fri, May 12, 1961 vs Los Angeles Angels Win 5 - 4
Sat, May 13, 1961 vs Los Angeles Angels Win 13 - 6
Sun, May 14, 1961 vs Los Angeles Angels Win 4 - 3
Mon, May 15, 1961 @ Chicago White Sox Win 5 - 0
Tue, May 16, 1961 @ Chicago White Sox Loss 4 - 5
Thu, May 18, 1961 vs Kansas City Athletics Loss 3 - 4
Fri, May 19, 1961 vs Kansas City Athletics Win 11 - 1
Sat, May 20, 1961 vs Kansas City Athletics Win 2 - 0
Sun, May 21, 1961 vs Cleveland Indians Loss 0 - 9
Sun, May 21, 1961 vs Cleveland Indians Loss 0 - 2
Mon, May 22, 1961 vs Cleveland Indians Loss 5 - 7 (15)
Tue, May 23, 1961 vs Detroit Tigers Loss 2 - 5
Wed, May 24, 1961 vs Detroit Tigers Loss 4 - 5
Thu, May 25, 1961 vs Detroit Tigers Win 7 - 6 (11)
Fri, May 26, 1961 @ Washington Senators Loss 3 - 4
Sat, May 27, 1961 @ Washington Senators Loss 4 - 14
Sun, May 28, 1961 @ Washington Senators Loss 4 - 6
Tue, May 30, 1961 @ Cleveland Indians Loss 3 - 4
Tue, May 30, 1961 @ Cleveland Indians Loss 5 - 7
Fri, Jun 2, 1961 @ Detroit Tigers Loss 0 - 2
Sat, Jun 3, 1961 @ Detroit Tigers Loss 1 - 2
Sun, Jun 4, 1961 @ Detroit Tigers Loss 4 - 10
Sun, Jun 4, 1961 @ Detroit Tigers Loss 3 - 9
Mon, Jun 5, 1961 @ New York Yankees Loss 2 - 6
Mon, Jun 5, 1961 @ New York Yankees Loss 1 - 6
Tue, Jun 6, 1961 @ New York Yankees Loss 2 - 7
Wed, Jun 7, 1961 @ New York Yankees Loss 1 - 5
Thu, Jun 8, 1961 @ Baltimore Orioles Win 3 - 1
Sat, Jun 10, 1961 @ Baltimore Orioles Loss 3 - 4
Sun, Jun 11, 1961 @ Boston Red Sox Loss 2 - 8
Sun, Jun 11, 1961 @ Boston Red Sox Win 10 - 5
Mon, Jun 12, 1961 @ Boston Red Sox Loss 8 - 10
Tue, Jun 13, 1961 vs Kansas City Athletics Win 8 - 6
Wed, Jun 14, 1961 vs Kansas City Athletics Loss 2 - 9
Thu, Jun 15, 1961 vs Kansas City Athletics Win 4 - 3
Fri, Jun 16, 1961 @ Chicago White Sox Win 6 - 1
Sat, Jun 17, 1961 @ Chicago White Sox Loss 1 - 5
Sun, Jun 18, 1961 @ Chicago White Sox Loss 3 - 4
Sun, Jun 18, 1961 @ Chicago White Sox Loss 7 - 10
Tue, Jun 20, 1961 vs Baltimore Orioles Win 5 - 4
Wed, Jun 21, 1961 vs Baltimore Orioles Loss 5 - 11
Thu, Jun 22, 1961 vs Baltimore Orioles Loss 2 - 8
Fri, Jun 23, 1961 vs New York Yankees Win 4 - 0
Sat, Jun 24, 1961 vs New York Yankees Loss 7 - 10
Sun, Jun 25, 1961 vs New York Yankees Loss 4 - 8
Tue, Jun 27, 1961 vs Boston Red Sox Win 6 - 5
Tue, Jun 27, 1961 vs Boston Red Sox Win 6 - 3
Wed, Jun 28, 1961 vs Boston Red Sox Loss 2 - 6
Thu, Jun 29, 1961 vs Boston Red Sox Loss 5 - 9
Fri, Jun 30, 1961 @ Kansas City Athletics Win 8 - 2
Sat, Jul 1, 1961 @ Kansas City Athletics Win 9 - 3
Sun, Jul 2, 1961 @ Kansas City Athletics Loss 7 - 8
Mon, Jul 3, 1961 vs Chicago White Sox Win 7 - 6
Tue, Jul 4, 1961 vs Chicago White Sox Win 6 - 4
Tue, Jul 4, 1961 vs Chicago White Sox Win 4 - 2
Wed, Jul 5, 1961 vs Los Angeles Angels Loss 2 - 6
Thu, Jul 6, 1961 vs Los Angeles Angels Loss 11 - 12
Fri, Jul 7, 1961 @ Washington Senators Loss 0 - 3
Sat, Jul 8, 1961 @ Washington Senators Loss 2 - 3
Sun, Jul 9, 1961 @ Washington Senators Win 7 - 1
Thu, Jul 13, 1961 @ Cleveland Indians Win 9 - 6
Fri, Jul 14, 1961 @ Detroit Tigers Win 5 - 2
Sat, Jul 15, 1961 @ Detroit Tigers Loss 1 - 2
Sun, Jul 16, 1961 @ Cleveland Indians Loss 5 - 7
Sun, Jul 16, 1961 @ Cleveland Indians Win 12 - 5
Tue, Jul 18, 1961 @ Los Angeles Angels Loss 1 - 4
Wed, Jul 19, 1961 @ Los Angeles Angels Win 6 - 0
Wed, Jul 19, 1961 @ Los Angeles Angels Loss 1 - 2
Fri, Jul 21, 1961 vs Cleveland Indians Win 4 - 3
Sat, Jul 22, 1961 vs Cleveland Indians Loss 0 - 4
Sun, Jul 23, 1961 vs Cleveland Indians Win 10 - 0
Tue, Jul 25, 1961 vs Washington Senators Loss 1 - 2
Wed, Jul 26, 1961 vs Washington Senators Win 10 - 9
Thu, Jul 27, 1961 vs Washington Senators Win 5 - 2
Fri, Jul 28, 1961 @ Detroit Tigers Win 4 - 3
Sat, Jul 29, 1961 @ Detroit Tigers Win 5 - 4
Sun, Jul 30, 1961 @ Detroit Tigers Win 4 - 0
Wed, Aug 2, 1961 @ Baltimore Orioles Win 4 - 3
Wed, Aug 2, 1961 @ Baltimore Orioles Loss 3 - 4
Thu, Aug 3, 1961 @ Baltimore Orioles Loss 0 - 3
Fri, Aug 4, 1961 @ New York Yankees Loss 5 - 8 (10)
Sat, Aug 5, 1961 @ New York Yankees Loss 1 - 2
Sun, Aug 6, 1961 @ New York Yankees Loss 6 - 7 (15)