List of Minnesota Twins team records
Appearance
A listing of statistical records and milestone achievements of the Minnesota Twins franchise.
Single-season records
Batting
Statistic | Player(s) | Amount | Year(s) |
---|---|---|---|
Batting average | Rod Carew | .388 | 1977 |
Home runs | Harmon Killebrew | 49 | 1964, 1969 |
RBI | Harmon Killebrew | 140 | 1969 |
Run | Chuck Knoblauch | 140 | 1996 |
Hit | Rod Carew | 239 | 1977 |
Single | Sam Rice | 182 | 1925 |
Double | Mickey Vernon | 51 | 1946 |
Triple | Goose Goslin, Cristian Guzmán | 20 | 1925, 2000 |
Extra base hit | Tony Oliva | 84 | 1964 |
Stolen bases | Clyde Milan | 88 | 1912 |
Hit streak | Ken Landreaux | 31 games | 1980 |
Base on balls | Eddie Yost | 151 | 1956 |
Strikeouts | Bobby Darwin | 145 | 1972 |
Pitching
Statistic | Player | Amount | Year |
---|---|---|---|
Win | Walter Johnson | 36 | 1913 |
Strikeouts | Walter Johnson | 313 | 1910 |
ERA | Walter Johnson | 1.14 | 1913 |
Save | Joe Nathan | 47 | 2009 |
Single-game records
Individual
- Most strikeouts in a single game: Johan Santana, 17 K in 8 IP, August 19, 2007
As a team
Record | Number | Occurrences | Opp.1 | Date* |
---|---|---|---|---|
AB | 50 | 3 | KC | 6/19/03 |
AB2(22) | 78 | 1 | CLE | 8/31/93 |
R | 24 | 1 | DET | 4/24/96 |
R3 | 35 (24-11) | 1 | DET | 4/24/96 |
H | 25 | 1 | CLE | 6/4/02 |
H2(11) | 24 | 1 | SEA | 9/29/89 |
H3 | 42 | 1 | OAK | 4/27/80 |
XBH | 12 | 1 | TOR | 5/8/79 |
XBH3 | 24 | 1 | CLE | 7/13/96 |
TB | 47 | 1 | WAS | 8/29/63 |
1B | 19 | 1 | MIL | 9/9/80 |
1B2(11) | 20 | 1 | SEA | 9/29/89 |
2B | 8 | 1 | BOS | 7/25/96 |
3B | 4 | 1 | NYY | 6/2/64 |
HR | 8 | 1 | WAS | 8/29/63 |
HR3 | 9 | Many | MIL | 7/12/01 |
RBI | 22 | 2 | CLE | 6/4/02 |
RBI3 | 33 | 1 | DET | 4/24/96 |
BB | 14 | 3 | KC | 8/5/06 |
BB2(18) | 18 | 1 | SEA | 7/19/69 |
BB3 | 21 | 1 | KC | 9/10/76 |
BB4(10) | 22 | 2 | BAL | 5/15/78 |
IBB | 4 | Many | DET | 5/23/92 |
IBB2(22) | 5 | 1 | MIL | 5/12/72 |
IBB4(22) | 7 | 1 | MIL | 5/12/72 |
K | 19 | 1 | TEX | 8/19/07 |
K2(10) | 19 | 2 | CLE | 7/3/68 |
K3 | 27 | 1 | CLE | 9/28/00 |
K4(20) | 35 | 1 | WAS | 8/9/67 |
GIDP | 5 | Many | TEX | 6/3/95 |
GIDP2(22) | 5 | 1 | MIL | 5/12/72 |
SH | 5 | 1 | CWS | 6/23/79 |
SH2(17) | 5 | Many | TEX | 9/17/77 |
SF | 4 | 2 | DET | 6/26/99 |
SF2 | 3 | 2 | CLE | 7/3/94 |
HBP | 4 | 2 | KC | 4/13/71 |
HBP2(17) | 4 | 1 | CLE | 5/7/95 |
LOB | 17 | 2 | MIL | 9/4/90 |
LOB2(22) | 23 | 2 | MIL | 5/12/72 |
SB | 6 | 1 | SEA | 9/9/92 |
Opp. SB | 7 | 2 | NYY | 5/10/87 |
Opp. SB2(12) | 12 | 1 | OAK | 8/1/76 |
SB3 | 8 | Many | KC | 8/26/01 |
SB4(12) | 14 | 1 | OAK | 8/1/76 |
Best Win | 21 (23-2) | 1 | CLE | 6/4/02 |
Worst Loss | 18 (20-2) | 1 | KC | 4/25/61 |
Runs in Inning | 11(5th) | Many | BOS | 5/20/94 |
Opp. Runs in Inning | 12 | 1 | KC | 6/17/03 |
Record | Number | Occurrences | Opp.1 | Date |
- * Date listed is date of most recent occurrence of record.
- 1 Opponent listed is opponent that record occurred against most recently.
- 2 Indicates record in an extra-inning game (total innings in parentheses).
- 3 Indicates record with amount accumulated by both clubs.
- 4 Indicates record in an extra-inning game, with amount accumulated by both clubs (total innings in parentheses)
All-Time leaders
Batting
Rank | Player | Amount |
---|---|---|
1 | Harmon Killebrew | 2,329 |
2 | Sam Rice | 2,307 |
3 | Joe Judge | 2,084 |
4 | Clyde Milan | 1,982 |
5 | Ossie Bluege | 1,867 |
Rank | Player | Amount |
---|---|---|
1 | Sam Rice | 8,934 |
2 | Harmon Killebrew | 7,835 |
3 | Joe Judge | 7,663 |
4 | Clyde Milan | 7,359 |
5 | Kirby Puckett | 7,244 |
Rank | Player | Amount |
---|---|---|
1 | Sam Rice | 1,466 |
2 | Harmon Killebrew | 1,258 |
3 | Joe Judge | 1,154 |
4 | Kirby Puckett | 1,071 |
5 | Buddy Myer | 1,037 |
Rank | Player | Amount |
---|---|---|
1 | Sam Rice | 2,889 |
2 | Kirby Puckett | 2,304 |
3 | Joe Judge | 2,291 |
4 | Clyde Milan | 2,100 |
5 | Rod Carew | 2,085 |
Rank | Player | Amount |
---|---|---|
1 | Sam Rice | 479 |
2 | Joe Judge | 421 |
3 | Kirby Puckett | 414 |
4 | Mickey Vernon | 391 |
5 | Tony Oliva | 329 |
Rank | Player | Amount |
---|---|---|
1 | Sam Rice | 183 |
2 | Joe Judge | 157 |
3 | Goose Goslin | 125 |
4 | Mickey Vernon | 113 |
5 | Buddy Myer | 108 |
Rank | Player | Amount |
---|---|---|
1 | Harmon Killebrew | 559 |
2 | Kent Hrbek | 293 |
3 | Bob Allison | 256 |
4 | Justin Morneau | 221 |
5 | Tony Oliva | 220 |
Rank | Player | Amount |
---|---|---|
1 | Harmon Killebrew | 1,540 |
2 | Kent Hrbek | 1,086 |
3 | Kirby Puckett | 1,085 |
4 | Sam Rice | 1,045 |
5 | Mickey Vernon | 1,026 |
Rank | Player | Amount |
---|---|---|
1 | Harmon Killebrew | 4,026 |
2 | Sam Rice | 3,833 |
3 | Kirby Puckett | 3,453 |
4 | Joe Judge | 3,239 |
5 | Tony Oliva | 3,002 |
Rank | Player | Amount |
---|---|---|
1 | Harmon Killebrew | 1,505 |
2 | Eddie Yost | 1,274 |
3 | Joe Judge | 943 |
4 | Buddy Myer | 864 |
5 | Kent Hrbek | 838 |
Rank | Player | Amount |
---|---|---|
1 | Harmon Killebrew | 1,629 |
2 | Bob Allison | 1,033 |
3 | Kirby Puckett | 965 |
4 | Gary Gaetti | 877 |
5 | Kent Hrbek | 798 |
Rank | Player | Amount |
---|---|---|
1 | Clyde Milan | 495 |
2 | Sam Rice | 346 |
3 | George Case | 321 |
4 | Chuck Knoblauch | 276 |
5 | Rod Carew | 271 |
Rank | Player | Amount |
---|---|---|
1 | Rod Carew | 123 |
2 | George Case | 98 |
3 | Buddy Myer | 88 |
4 | Ossie Bluege | 87 |
5 | César Tovar | 81 |
Rank | Player | Amount |
---|---|---|
1 | Joe Mauer | .403 |
2 | Rod Carew | .393 |
3 | Chuck Knoblauch | .391 |
4 | John Stone | .389 |
5 | Buddy Myer | .387 |
Rank | Player | Amount |
---|---|---|
1 | Harmon Killebrew | .514 |
2 | Goose Goslin | .502 |
3 | Roy Sievers | .500 |
4 | Justin Morneau | .499 |
5 | Kent Hrbek | .481 |
Rank | Player | Amount |
---|---|---|
1 | Rod Carew | .334 |
2 | Heinie Manush | .328 |
3 | Goose Goslin | .323 |
3 | Joe Mauer | .323 |
3 | Sam Rice | .323 |
Pitching
Rank | Player | Amount |
---|---|---|
1 | Walter Johnson | 417 |
2 | Jim Kaat | 190 |
3 | Bert Blyleven | 149 |
4 | Brad Radke | 148 |
5 | Camilo Pascual | 145 |
Rank | Player | Amount |
---|---|---|
1 | Walter Johnson | 279 |
2 | Jim Kaat | 159 |
3 | Camilo Pascual | 141 |
4 | Brad Radke | 138 |
4 | Bert Blyleven | 138 |
Rank | Player | Amount |
---|---|---|
1 | Walter Johnson | 2.17 |
2 | Doc Ayers | 2.64 |
3 | Dean Chance | 2.67 |
4 | Cy Falkenberg | 2.69 |
5 | Harry Harper | 2.75 |
Rank | Player | Amount |
---|---|---|
1 | Walter Johnson | 802 |
2 | Eddie Guardado | 648 |
3 | Rick Aguilera | 490 |
4 | Jim Kaat | 484 |
5 | Firpo Marberry | 470 |
Rank | Player | Amount |
---|---|---|
1 | Walter Johnson | 666 |
2 | Jim Kaat | 433 |
3 | Brad Radke | 372 |
4 | Bert Blyleven | 345 |
5 | Camilo Pascual | 331 |
Rank | Player | Amount |
---|---|---|
1 | Walter Johnson | 531 |
2 | Case Patten | 206 |
3 | Bert Blyleven | 141 |
4 | Long Tom Hughes | 139 |
5 | Jim Kaat | 133 |
Rank | Player | Amount |
---|---|---|
1 | Walter Johnson | 110 |
2 | Camilo Pascual | 31 |
3 | Bert Blyleven | 29 |
4 | Jim Kaat | 23 |
4 | Dutch Leonard | 23 |
Rank | Player | Amount |
---|---|---|
1 | Joe Nathan | 260 |
2 | Rick Aguilera | 254 |
3 | Eddie Guardado | 116 |
4 | Ron Davis | 108 |
5 | Jeff Reardon | 104 |
Rank | Player | Amount |
---|---|---|
1 | Walter Johnson | 5,914 ⅓ |
2 | Jim Kaat | 3,014 ⅓ |
3 | Bert Blyleven | 2,566 ⅔ |
4 | Camilo Pascual | 2,465 |
5 | Brad Radke | 2,451 |
Rare feats
Minnesota | ||
---|---|---|
Pitcher | Opp. | Date |
Francisco Liriano | @CHW | 5/3/11 |
Eric Milton | ANA | 9/11/99 |
Scott Erickson | MIL | 4/27/94 |
Dean Chance | @CLE | 8/25/67 |
Jack Kralick | KC | 8/26/62 |
Bobby Burke | BOS | 8/8/31 |
Walter Johnson | @BOS | 7/1/20 |
Dean Chance also threw a perfect game through five innings on August 6, 1967, against the Boston Red Sox, but the game was shortened due to rain. Under MLB rule revisions in 1991, it is not recognized as an official no-hitter or perfect game.
Minnesota | ||
---|---|---|
Player | Opp. | Date |
Michael Cuddyer | MIL | 5/22/09 |
Jason Kubel | LAA | 4/17/09 |
Carlos Gómez | @CWS | 5/7/08 |
Kirby Puckett | OAK | 8/1/86 |
Gary Ward | @MIL | 9/18/80 |
Mike Cubbage | TOR | 7/27/78 |
Lyman Bostock | @CWS | 7/24/76 |
Larry Hisle | @BAL | 6/4/76 |
César Tovar | TEX | 9/19/72 |
Rod Carew | @KC | 5/20/70 |
Mickey Vernon | @CWS | 5/19/46 |
Joe Cronin | NYY | 9/2/29 |
Goose Goslin | @NYY | 8/28/24 |
Otis Clymer | @NYY | 10/2/08 |
Players | Opp. | Date |
---|---|---|
Castillo–Morneau–Batista | SEA | 5/27/06 |
Gaetti–Newman–Hrbek | @BOS | 7/17/90† |
Gaetti-Newman-Hrbek | @BOS | 7/17/90† |
Gladden–Lombardozzi–Larkin | CLE | 8/8/88 |
Gaetti–Lombardozzi–Hrbek | @NYY | 4/5/88 |
Gaetti–Teufel–Hrbek | @NYY | 7/19/84 |
Gaetti-Castino-Hrbek | @CAL | 8/8/83 |
Butera–Gaetti–Hrbek | NYY | 5/29/82 |
Borgmann–Gómez | @CWS | 7/25/76 |
Rollins–Carew–Allison | CLE | 9/10/68 |
Rollins–Tovar–Killebrew | CAL | 8/18/66 |
- †See below
Six-hit games
Batter | Opp. | Date |
---|---|---|
Kirby Puckett | TEX | 5/23/91 |
Kirby Puckett | @MIL | 8/30/87 |
Major League Baseball records and firsts
- First team to record two triple plays in the same game: July 17, 1990 vs. Boston Red Sox (lost game 1-0).