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1970 Minnesota Twins Roster by Baseball Almanac

1970 Minnesota Twins Roster

The 1970 Minnesota Twins team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1970 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1970 Minnesota Twins Opening Day starters list, a 1970 Minnesota Twins salary list, a 1970 Minnesota Twins uniform number breakdown and a 1970 Minnesota Twins primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1970 Minnesota Twins



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Complete Roster  
 
24 Steve Barber 6-01 190 Right Right 1948-03-13
28 Bert Blyleven 6-03 207 Right Right 1951-04-06
23 Dave Boswell 6-03 185 Right Right 1945-01-20
21 Tom Hall 6-00 155 Left Left 1947-11-23
34 Pete Hamm 6-05 210 Right Right 1947-09-20
30 Hal Haydel 6-00 190 Right Right 1944-07-09
36 Jim Kaat 6-04 217 Left Left 1938-11-07
16 Ron Perranoski 6-00 192 Left Left 1936-04-01
31 Jim Perry 6-04 200 Right Both 1935-10-30
33 Luis Tiant 5-11 190 Right Right 1940-11-23
35 Stan Williams 6-05 230 Right Right 1936-09-14
32 Dick Woodson 6-05 207 Right Right 1945-03-30
25 Bill Zepp 6-02 185 Right Right 1946-07-22
38 Rick Dempsey 6-00 190 Right Right 1949-09-13
15 George Mitterwald 6-02 206 Right Right 1945-06-07
8 Paul Ratliff 6-02 190 Right Left 1944-01-23
22 Tom Tischinski 5-10 190 Right Right 1944-07-12
5, 17 Leo Cardenas 5-10 163 Right Right 1938-12-17
29 Rod Carew 6-00 182 Right Left 1945-10-01
3 Harmon Killebrew 5-11 213 Right Right 1936-06-29
27 Minnie Mendoza 6-00 180 Right Right 1933-11-16
40 Cotton Nash 6-06 220 Right Right 1942-07-24
7 Frank Quilici 6-00 175 Right Right 1939-05-11
20 Rich Reese 6-03 200 Left Left 1941-09-29
10 Rick Renick 6-00 190 Right Right 1944-03-16
55, 5 Danny Thompson 6-00 183 Right Right 1947-02-01
4 Bob Allison 6-04 220 Right Right 1934-07-11
11 Brant Alyea 6-03 215 Right Right 1940-12-08
37 Steve Brye 6-00 190 Right Right 1949-02-04
19 Herman Hill 6-02 190 Right Left 1945-10-12
26 Jim Holt 6-00 195 Right Left 1944-05-27
9 Charlie Manuel 6-04 200 Right Left 1944-01-04
34, 39 Jim Nettles 6-00 186 Left Left 1947-03-02
6 Tony Oliva 6-02 190 Right Left 1938-07-20
12 Cesar Tovar 5-09 155 Right Right 1940-07-03


The 1970 Minnesota Twins played 162 games during the regular season, won 98 games, lost 64 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Metropolitan Stadium (Park Factors: 101/100) where 1,261,887 fans witnessed their 1970 Twins finish the season with a .605 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1970 Minnesota Twins Opening Day starters list, a 1970 Minnesota Twins salary list, a 1970 Minnesota Twins uniform number breakdown and a 1970 Minnesota Twins primary starters list:

1970 Minnesota Twins
Opening Day Starters


Leo Cardenas
Rod Carew
Jim Holt
Jim Kaat
Harmon Killebrew
George Mitterwald
Tony Oliva
Rich Reese
Cesar Tovar

1970 Minnesota Twins
Most Games by Position

C George Mitterwald (117)
1B Rich Reese (146)
2B Danny Thompson (81)
3B Harmon Killebrew (138)
SS Leo Cardenas (160)
LF Jim Holt (75)
CF Cesar Tovar (132)
RF Tony Oliva (154)
  
SP Bert Blyleven
SP Dave Boswell
SP Jim Kaat
SP Jim Perry
SP Luis Tiant
SP Bill Zepp
  
RP Stan Williams
RP Dick Woodson
CL Ron Perranoski


1970 Minnesota Twins
Salaries

Harmon Killebrew $95,000.00
Tony Oliva $70,000.00
Jim Kaat $50,000.00
Luis Tiant $50,000.00
Cesar Tovar $40,000.00
Stan Williams $30,000.00
Brant Alyea $14,500.00
Steve Barber $12,000.00
Bert Blyleven $12,000.00
Steve Brye $12,000.00
Pete Hamm $12,000.00
Minnie Mendoza $12,000.00
Jim Nettles $12,000.00
Danny Thompson $12,000.00
Dick Woodson $12,000.00
Herman Hill $8,000.00
Hal Haydel $6,000.00
Bill Zepp $6,000.00


1970 Minnesota Twins
Uniform Numbers

#3 Harmon Killebrew
#4 Bob Allison
#5 Leo Cardenas
#5 Danny Thompson
#6 Tony Oliva
#7 Frank Quilici
#8 Paul Ratliff
#9 Charlie Manuel
#10 Rick Renick
#11 Brant Alyea
#12 Cesar Tovar
#15 George Mitterwald
#16 Ron Perranoski
#17 Leo Cardenas
#19 Herman Hill
#20 Rich Reese
#21 Tom Hall
#22 Tom Tischinski
#23 Dave Boswell
#24 Steve Barber
#25 Bill Zepp
#26 Jim Holt
#27 Minnie Mendoza
#28 Bert Blyleven
#29 Rod Carew
#30 Hal Haydel
#31 Jim Perry
#32 Dick Woodson
#33 Luis Tiant
#34 Pete Hamm
#34 Jim Nettles
#35 Stan Williams
#36 Jim Kaat
#37 Steve Brye
#38 Rick Dempsey
#39 Jim Nettles
#40 Cotton Nash
#55 Danny Thompson

Did you know that a 1970 Minnesota Twins Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
     

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