Minnesota Twins Managers

This is a comprehensive analysis of managers for the Minnesota Twins organization. Win / loss statistics, winning percentage, position in division, and games behind the leader are also shown for each manager. Links include a year; which leads to the American League season in review; the manager(s) name, which leads to his career statistics; and a roster, which leads to a list of every player on the team during the year.

"I'm not the manager because I'm always right, but I'm always right because I'm the manager." - Minnesota Twins Manager (1976-1980) Gene Mauch
Minnesota Twins Managers
1961 - 2008

Washington Senators Managers
1901 - 1960

Minnesota Twins Managers & Finishes in Chronological Order

Year Uniform # Manager(s) Wins Losses WP Finish GB Roster
1961

51

Cookie Lavagetto

19 30 .388 7th 38

1961

14

Sam Mele

2 5 .286

51

Cookie Lavagetto

4 6 .400

14

Sam Mele

45 49 .479
1962

14

Sam Mele

91 71 .562 2nd 5

1962

1963

14

Sam Mele

91 70 .565 3rd 13

1963

1964

14

Sam Mele

79 83 .488 6th 20

1964

1965

14

Sam Mele

102 60 .630 1st +7

1965

1966

14

Sam Mele

89 73 .549 2nd 9

1966

1967

14

Sam Mele

25 25 .500 2nd 1

1967

43

Cal Ermer

66 46 .589
1968

43

Cal Ermer

79 83 .488 7th 24

1968

1969

1

Billy Martin

97 65 .599 1st +9

1969

1970

18

Bill Rigney

98 64 .605 1st +9

1970

1971

18

Bill Rigney

74 86 .463 5th 26½

1971

1972

18

Bill Rigney

36 34 .514 3rd 15½

1972

43

Frank Quilici

41 43 .488
1973

43

Frank Quilici

81 81 .500 3rd 13

1973

1974

43

Frank Quilici

82 80 .506 3rd 8

1974

1975

43

Frank Quilici

76 83 .478 4th 20½

1975

1976

4

Gene Mauch

85 77 .525 3rd 5

1976

1977

4

Gene Mauch

84 77 .522 4th 17½

1977

1978

4

Gene Mauch

73 89 .451 4th 19

1978

1979

4

Gene Mauch

82 80 .506 4th 6

1979

1980

4

Gene Mauch

54 71 .432 3rd 19½

1980

45

Johnny Goryl

23 13 .639
1981

45

Johnny Goryl

11 25 .306 7th / 4th 11

1981

42

Billy Gardner

30 43 .411
1982

42

Billy Gardner

60 102 .370 7th 33

1982

1983

42

Billy Gardner

70 92 .432 5th 29

1983

1984

42

Billy Gardner

81 81 .500 2nd 3

1984

1985

42

Billy Gardner

27 35 .435 4th 14

1985

44

Ray Miller

50 50 .500
1986

44

Ray Miller

59 80 .424 6th 21

1986

10

Tom Kelly

12 11 .522
1987

10

Tom Kelly

85 77 .525 1st +2

1987

1988

10

Tom Kelly

90 71 .562 2nd 13

1988

1989

10

Tom Kelly

80 82 .494 5th 19

1989

1990

10

Tom Kelly

74 88 .457 7th 29

1990

1991

10

Tom Kelly

95 67 .586 1st +8

1991

1992

10

Tom Kelly

90 72 .556 2nd 6

1992

1993

10

Tom Kelly

71 91 .438 5th 23

1993

1994

10

Tom Kelly

53 60 .469 4th 14

1994

1995

10

Tom Kelly

56 88 .389 5th 44

1995

1996

10

Tom Kelly

78 84 .481 4th 21½

1996

1997

10

Tom Kelly

68 94 .420 4th 18½

1997

1998

10

Tom Kelly

70 92 .432 4th 19

1998

1999

10

Tom Kelly

63 97 .397 5th 33

1999

2000

10

Tom Kelly

69 93 .426 5th 26

2000

2001

10

Tom Kelly

85 77 .525 2nd 6

2001

2002

35

Ron Gardenhire

94 67 .584 1st +13½

2002

2003

35

Ron Gardenhire

90

72

.556

1st +4

2003

2004

35

Ron Gardenhire

92

70

.568

1st +9

2004

2005

35

Ron Gardenhire

83

79

.512

3rd

16

2005

2006

35

Ron Gardenhire

96

66

.593 1st +1

2006

2007

35

Ron Gardenhire

79

83

.488

3rd

17

2007

2008

35

Ron Gardenhire

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2008

Year Uniform # Manager(s) Wins Losses WP Finish GB Roster

Minnesota Twins Managers & Finishes



The Minnesota Twins franchise is one of the few that has never had a manager that was also a player from the hall of fame.

During the 1988 season the Minnesota Twins, who had a ninety & seventy-one record, had their largest attendance when 3,030,672 fans attended home games.

Did you know that prior to the 1961 season, these Minnesota Twins were once called the Washington Senators (click here for their managers)?