82-80 | Missed Playoffs |
Record | Outcome |
The Minnesota Twins finished the regular season with a 82-80 record. They went 39-42 at home and 43-38 on the road.
The 1979 Minnesota Twins played in the West Division of the American League.
During the regular season, the 1979 Minnesota Twins went 41-37 against their AL West opponents.
Opponent | Record | Win Percentage % | Run Differential |
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Seattle Mariners | 10-3 | 76.9% | +34 |
Oakland Athletics | 9-4 | 69.2% | +18 |
Chicago White Sox | 8-5 | 61.5% | +21 |
Kansas City Royals | 6-7 | 46.2% | +4 |
Texas Rangers | 4-9 | 30.8% | -6 |
California Angels | 4-9 | 30.8% | -31 |
The 1979 Minnesota Twins had their best month in April, when they went 13-7 and had a 65% win percentage. Their worst month was June, when they went 12-15 and had a 44.4% win percentage.
Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Run Differential |
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April | 13-7 | 65% | +9 |
May | 14-12 | 53.8% | +20 |
June | 12-15 | 44.4% | +5 |
July | 16-14 | 53.3% | +20 |
August | 14-16 | 46.7% | -17 |
September | 13-16 | 44.8% | +2 |
No, the Twins didn't make the Postseason in 1979.
The Minnesota Twins finished the regular season with a run differential of +39. Based on their run differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Twins could have been expected to have about 84.9 wins, or a 85-77 record in the regular season.
In one-run games, or games that went into extra innings, the 1979 Minnesota Twins went 22-30.
During the regular season, the 1979 Minnesota Twins went 5-7 in extra inning games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1979 Minnesota Twins was a 6 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Minnesota Twins had during the 1979 regular season was 6 games, which happened once during the season.
= Playoff Team
Bold = Division Opponent
Date | Opponent | Score | ||
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Regular Season | ||||
Fri, Apr 6, 1979 | @ Oakland Athletics | Win 5 - 3 | ||
Sat, Apr 7, 1979 | @ Oakland Athletics | Win 3 - 1 | (12) | |
Sun, Apr 8, 1979 | @ Oakland Athletics | Win 3 - 1 | ||
Tue, Apr 10, 1979 | @ California Angels | Win 8 - 1 | ||
Wed, Apr 11, 1979 | @ California Angels | Loss 2 - 11 | ||
Thu, Apr 12, 1979 | @ California Angels | Loss 1 - 7 | ||
Fri, Apr 13, 1979 | @ Seattle Mariners | Win 8 - 2 | ||
Sat, Apr 14, 1979 | @ Seattle Mariners | Win 6 - 5 | ||
Sun, Apr 15, 1979 | @ Seattle Mariners | Win 18 - 6 | ||
Tue, Apr 17, 1979 | vs California Angels | Loss 0 - 6 | ||
Wed, Apr 18, 1979 | vs California Angels | Loss 6 - 11 | ||
Thu, Apr 19, 1979 | vs California Angels | Loss 4 - 6 | ||
Sat, Apr 21, 1979 | vs Seattle Mariners | Win 6 - 5 | ||
Sun, Apr 22, 1979 | vs Seattle Mariners | Win 3 - 1 | ||
Tue, Apr 24, 1979 | @ Cleveland Indians | Loss 2 - 7 | ||
Wed, Apr 25, 1979 | @ Cleveland Indians | Win 4 - 2 | ||
Fri, Apr 27, 1979 | @ Detroit Tigers | Win 5 - 3 | ||
Sat, Apr 28, 1979 | @ Detroit Tigers | Loss 3 - 5 | ||
Sun, Apr 29, 1979 | @ Detroit Tigers | Win 5 - 3 | ||
Mon, Apr 30, 1979 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Win 6 - 3 | ||
Tue, May 1, 1979 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Win 3 - 2 | ||
Wed, May 2, 1979 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Win 7 - 5 | ||
Thu, May 3, 1979 | vs Detroit Tigers | Win 7 - 6 | ||
Fri, May 4, 1979 | vs Detroit Tigers | Win 7 - 6 | ||
Sat, May 5, 1979 | vs Detroit Tigers | Loss 4 - 8 | ||
Sun, May 6, 1979 | vs Detroit Tigers | Win 9 - 6 | ||
Mon, May 7, 1979 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Win 6 - 1 | ||
Tue, May 8, 1979 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Win 16 - 6 | ||
Fri, May 11, 1979 | vs Cleveland Indians | Win 4 - 3 | ||
Sat, May 12, 1979 | vs Cleveland Indians | Win 4 - 0 | ||
Sun, May 13, 1979 | vs Cleveland Indians | Loss 2 - 3 | ||
Mon, May 14, 1979 | vs Texas Rangers | Loss 5 - 7 | ||
Tue, May 15, 1979 | vs Texas Rangers | Loss 8 - 9 | ||
Wed, May 16, 1979 | vs Texas Rangers | Loss 4 - 8 | ||
Thu, May 17, 1979 | @ Kansas City Royals | Win 7 - 6 | ||
Fri, May 18, 1979 | @ Kansas City Royals | Win 10 - 6 | (10) | |
Sun, May 20, 1979 | @ Kansas City Royals | Loss 1 - 5 | ||
Mon, May 21, 1979 | @ Texas Rangers | Win 7 - 6 | ||
Tue, May 22, 1979 | @ Texas Rangers | Loss 3 - 4 | ||
Wed, May 23, 1979 | @ Texas Rangers | Loss 2 - 7 | ||
Fri, May 25, 1979 | vs Kansas City Royals | Loss 3 - 4 | ||
Sat, May 26, 1979 | vs Kansas City Royals | Loss 4 - 7 | ||
Sun, May 27, 1979 | vs Kansas City Royals | Loss 1 - 2 | ||
Mon, May 28, 1979 | vs Oakland Athletics | Win 10 - 7 | ||
Wed, May 30, 1979 | vs Oakland Athletics | Loss 4 - 5 | ||
Thu, May 31, 1979 | vs Oakland Athletics | Win 13 - 2 | ||
Fri, Jun 1, 1979 | vs Boston Red Sox | Loss 2 - 5 | ||
Sat, Jun 2, 1979 | vs Boston Red Sox | Win 8 - 2 | ||
Sun, Jun 3, 1979 | vs Boston Red Sox | Loss 2 - 8 | ||
Mon, Jun 4, 1979 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Loss 2 - 3 | (10) | |
Tue, Jun 5, 1979 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Win 3 - 1 | ||
Wed, Jun 6, 1979 | @ New York Yankees | Loss 2 - 3 | ||
Thu, Jun 7, 1979 | @ New York Yankees | Win 4 - 1 | ||
Fri, Jun 8, 1979 | @ Boston Red Sox | Loss 1 - 2 | ||
Sat, Jun 9, 1979 | @ Boston Red Sox | Loss 6 - 12 | ||
Sun, Jun 10, 1979 | @ Boston Red Sox | Loss 0 - 5 | ||
Tue, Jun 12, 1979 | vs New York Yankees | Loss 1 - 4 | ||
Wed, Jun 13, 1979 | vs New York Yankees | Win 8 - 7 | ||
Thu, Jun 14, 1979 | vs New York Yankees | Win 4 - 2 | ||
Fri, Jun 15, 1979 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Loss 5 - 6 | ||
Sun, Jun 17, 1979 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Loss 5 - 8 | ||
Tue, Jun 19, 1979 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 9 - 10 | ||
Wed, Jun 20, 1979 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 3 - 8 | ||
Thu, Jun 21, 1979 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 2 - 3 | ||
Fri, Jun 22, 1979 | @ Chicago White Sox | Win 5 - 3 | ||
Sat, Jun 23, 1979 | @ Chicago White Sox | Win 6 - 1 | ||
Sun, Jun 24, 1979 | @ Chicago White Sox | Win 4 - 3 | ||
Sun, Jun 24, 1979 | @ Chicago White Sox | Win 7 - 1 | ||
Tue, Jun 26, 1979 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Win 8 - 7 | ||
Wed, Jun 27, 1979 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 8 - 9 | ||
Thu, Jun 28, 1979 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 5 - 6 | (10) | |
Fri, Jun 29, 1979 | vs Chicago White Sox | Win 5 - 2 | ||
Sat, Jun 30, 1979 | vs Chicago White Sox | Win 16 - 4 | ||
Sun, Jul 1, 1979 | vs Chicago White Sox | Win 2 - 1 | (10) | |
Mon, Jul 2, 1979 | vs Seattle Mariners | Win 7 - 0 | ||
Tue, Jul 3, 1979 | vs Seattle Mariners | Win 12 - 2 | ||
Tue, Jul 3, 1979 | vs Seattle Mariners | Loss 2 - 10 | ||
Wed, Jul 4, 1979 | vs Seattle Mariners | Win 7 - 2 | ||
Thu, Jul 5, 1979 | vs Seattle Mariners | Loss 0 - 4 | ||
Fri, Jul 6, 1979 | @ Cleveland Indians | Loss 5 - 6 | ||
Sat, Jul 7, 1979 | @ Cleveland Indians | Loss 3 - 9 | ||
Sun, Jul 8, 1979 | @ Cleveland Indians | Loss 4 - 5 | ||
Sun, Jul 8, 1979 | @ Cleveland Indians | Win 7 - 2 | ||
Mon, Jul 9, 1979 | @ Detroit Tigers | Win 5 - 3 | ||
Tue, Jul 10, 1979 | @ Detroit Tigers | Loss 5 - 6 | ||
Wed, Jul 11, 1979 | @ Detroit Tigers | Win 3 - 0 | ||
Fri, Jul 13, 1979 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Win 6 - 4 | ||
Sat, Jul 14, 1979 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 2 - 4 | ||
Sun, Jul 15, 1979 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Win 9 - 4 | ||
Thu, Jul 19, 1979 | vs Detroit Tigers | Loss 3 - 8 | ||
Fri, Jul 20, 1979 | vs Detroit Tigers | Win 14 - 6 | ||
Sat, Jul 21, 1979 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Win 6 - 4 | ||
Sat, Jul 21, 1979 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Win 4 - 3 | ||
Sun, Jul 22, 1979 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Win 13 - 1 | ||
Mon, Jul 23, 1979 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Win 7 - 6 | ||
Tue, Jul 24, 1979 | vs Cleveland Indians | Loss 2 - 4 | ||
Wed, Jul 25, 1979 | vs Cleveland Indians | Loss 0 - 2 | ||
Thu, Jul 26, 1979 | vs Cleveland Indians | Loss 2 - 7 | ||
Fri, Jul 27, 1979 | @ California Angels | Win 3 - 1 | ||
Sat, Jul 28, 1979 | @ California Angels | Loss 0 - 5 | ||
Sun, Jul 29, 1979 | @ California Angels | Loss 3 - 9 | ||
Mon, Jul 30, 1979 | @ Oakland Athletics | Win 3 - 0 | ||
Tue, Jul 31, 1979 | @ Oakland Athletics | Loss 1 - 2 | ||
Wed, Aug 1, 1979 | @ Oakland Athletics | Loss 1 - 7 | ||
Fri, Aug 3, 1979 | vs California Angels | Win 4 - 1 | ||
Sat, Aug 4, 1979 | vs California Angels | Loss 1 - 7 | ||
Sun, Aug 5, 1979 | vs California Angels | Loss 7 - 11 |