1961 Minnesota Twins
70 - 90
1960 / 1962 (Organization)
7th place in the AL (38 GB)
Home Record:
Away Record:
36 - 44 (.450)
34 - 46 (.425)
-8.1 wins
-1.9 wins
   
Scored/Expected: 707 / 767 ( -60 )
Allowed/Expected: 778 / 762 ( -16 )
Pyth Record: 73 - 87 (-3)
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Attendance: 1,256,723 Avg Att: 15,515 (1.24)
Att Rank: 3 / 10 Lg Avg: 12,531
       
Park Factor: 1.04    
HR Factor: 1.09 R/L HR: 1.10 / 1.05
Notes:


Top Prospects (as of March 1st)

Filters
Positions
# Pos
Age
 
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
  Acquired Via M D Y
1
RF
22.9
43.1
245.3
123.9
 
0.3
0.1
6.8
5.4
 
Free Agency (Amateur)
1
1
1961
2
1B
23.0
23.0
158.3
74.5
 
-0.1
1.0
1.9
1.5
2.0
 
Trade
4
4
1960
3
CF
23.3
13.9
99.3
36.5
 
5.4
4.0
4.3
 
Free Agency (Amateur)
6
21
1956
4
SS
21.5
12.5
131.7
3.9
 
1.3
2.0
2.6
2.5
7.2
 
Free Agency (Amateur)
1
1
1958
5
3B
23.2
11.9
86.8
13.2
 
0.1
4.0
3.5
2.9
1.4
 
Free Agency (Amateur)
1
1
1960
6
2B
22.2
9.4
93.5
9.3
 
2.2
0.1
0.7
-0.2
 
Free Agency (Amateur)
1
1
1961
7
SP
24.7
9.3
67.8
23.2
 
0.1
-0.6
3.5
0.1
2.2
 
Free Agency (Amateur)
1
1
1957
8
RP
18.5
3.6
26.0
7.1
 
0.1
0.7
0.3
 
Free Agency (Amateur)
1
1
1961
9
CF
20.7
2.8
69.9
4.9
 
-0.1
 
Free Agency (Amateur)
1
1
1961
10
SP
20.1
2.3
28.3
5.8
 
-0.4
-0.1
0.3
0.6
-0.7
 
Draft (First Year)
11
28
1960
11
SP
20.5
1.1
6.1
2.5
 
1.1
 
Free Agency (Amateur)
1
1
1959
12
RP
18.7
0.7
9.8
2.0
 
0.0
 
Free Agency (Amateur)
1
1
1960
13
SW
23.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
 
0.0
 
Free Agency (Amateur)
1
1
1959
14
RP
18.9
-0.1
0.5
-0.1
 
-0.2
0.1
0.0
 
Draft (First Year)
11
28
1960
15
CF
24.1
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
 
-0.0
 
Free Agency (Amateur)
1
1
1959
16
RP
17.9
-0.2
0.0
-0.3
 
-0.2
 
Free Agency (Amateur)
1
1
1961
17
RP
25.8
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
 
-0.2
 
Unknown
6
1
1960
18
C
22.8
-0.3
1.0
-0.3
 
-0.4
0.2
 
Free Agency (Amateur)
1
1
1960
19
RP
26.3
-0.3
0.3
-0.9
 
-0.1
 
Free Agency (Amateur)
1
1
1955
20
2B
22.1
-0.4
13.4
-4.4
 
-0.3
 
Free Agency (Amateur)
1
1
1961
21
RP
23.9
-0.5
15.2
2.2
 
-0.1
-0.1
-0.6
0.4
0.2
 
Trade
8
15
1956
22
SW
17.9
-0.5
0.0
-0.3
 
-0.5
 
Free Agency (Amateur)
1
1
1961
23
C
24.9
-0.5
0.6
-0.9
 
-0.4
-0.1
 
Draft (Rule 5)
11
28
1960
24
CF
20.6
-0.5
9.9
-2.6
 
0.0
-0.4
 
Free Agency (Amateur)
1
1
1961
25
RP
25.3
-0.8
1.9
-1.8
 
-0.8
0.0
 
Free Agency (Amateur)
1
1
1955
26
SS
19.9
-0.9
18.0
-4.9
 
0.4
 
Free Agency (Amateur)
1
1
1960
27
SP
23.9
-1.0
0.0
-0.7
 
-1.0
 
Free Agency (Amateur)
1
1
1956
28
RP
19.9
-1.1
13.4
3.5
 
-0.5
 
Free Agency (Amateur)
1
1
1960
29
LF
22.5
-1.2
13.3
-1.8
 
0.6
 
Free Agency (Amateur)
1
1
1957
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James