List of Minnesota Twins seasons

The Minnesota Twins, formerly the Washington Senators, are a professional baseball franchise currently based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They currently play in the American League (AL) Central division.

The Metrodome, home of the Twins from 1982 through 2009.

The Minnesota Twins franchise has won three World Series in 1924, 1987 and 1991, the first of which occurred when the team was in Washington D.C. As the Senators, the team were annual doormats for the AL except 1924-1933 when the team played in three World Series (winning one). The team enjoyed success in their early years in Minnesota, reaching the World Series in 1965 and playing in two American League Championship Series with stars like Harmon Killebrew, Rod Carew, Tony Oliva, and Jim Kaat on the roster. From 1971 to 1986, the Twins failed to reach the postseason as their stars either retired, were traded, or fled via Free Agency. The Twins had eight straight losing seasons from 1993 to 2000 and the team was a frequent target for rumored MLB contraction, but this was followed by one the franchise's most consistent periods of success when the team only had one losing season (2007) between 2001 and 2010. Despite the team's success during this period, the Twins failed to reach another World Series. The team has been up and down since 2010; epitomized with the franchise losing 103 games in 2016, and winning 101 games (and reaching the playoffs) in 2019.

World Series Champions
(1903present)
AL Champions
(1901present)
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Division Champions
(1969present)
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Wild Card Berth
(1994present)
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Season Level League Division Finish Wins Losses Win% GB Postseason Awards
Washington Senators
1901 MLBAL6th6172.45920½
1902 MLBAL6th6175.44922
1903 MLBAL8th4394.31447½
1904 MLBAL8th38113.25255½
1905 MLBAL7th6487.42429½
1906 MLBAL7th5595.36737½
1907 MLBAL8th49102.32543½
1908 MLBAL7th6785.44122½
1909 MLBAL8th42110.27656
1910 MLBAL7th6685.43736½
1911 MLBAL7th6490.41638½
1912 MLBAL2nd9161.59914
1913 MLBAL2nd9064.584Walter Johnson (MVP)
1914 MLBAL3rd8173.52619
1915 MLBAL4th8568.55617
1916 MLBAL7th7677.49714½
1917 MLBAL5th7479.48425½
1918 MLBAL3rd7256.5634
1919 MLBAL7th5684.40032
1920 MLBAL6th6884.44729
1921 MLBAL4th8073.52318
1922 MLBAL6th6985.44825
1923 MLBAL4th7578.49023½
1924 MLB †AL *1st9262.597Won World Series (Giants) 4–3 †Walter Johnson (MVP)
1925 MLBAL *1st9655.636Lost World Series (Pirates) 4–3 *Roger Peckinpaugh (MVP)
1926 MLBAL4th8169.5408
1927 MLBAL3rd8569.55225
1928 MLBAL4th7579.48726
1929 MLBAL5th7181.46734
1930 MLBAL2nd9460.6108
1931 MLBAL3rd9262.59716
1932 MLBAL3rd9361.60414
1933 MLBAL *1st9953.651Lost World Series (Giants) 4–1 *
1934 MLBAL7th6686.43434
1935 MLBAL6th6786.43827
1936 MLBAL4th8271.53620
1937 MLBAL6th7380.47728½
1938 MLBAL5th7576.49323½
1939 MLBAL6th6587.42841½
1940 MLBAL7th6490.41626
1941 MLBAL6th7084.45531
1942 MLBAL7th6289.41139½
1943 MLBAL2nd8469.54913½
1944 MLBAL8th6490.41625
1945 MLBAL2nd8767.565
1946 MLBAL4th7678.49428
1947 MLBAL7th6490.41633
1948 MLBAL7th5697.36640
1949 MLBAL8th50104.32547
1950 MLBAL5th6787.43531
1951 MLBAL7th6292.40336
1952 MLBAL5th7876.50617
1953 MLBAL5th7676.50023½
1954 MLBAL6th6688.42945
1955 MLBAL8th53101.34443
1956 MLBAL7th5995.36738
1957 MLBAL8th5599.35743
1958 MLBAL8th6193.39631Albie Pearson (ROY)
1959 MLBAL8th6391.40931Bob Allison (ROY)
1960 MLBAL5th7381.47424
Minnesota Twins
1961 MLBAL7th7090.43838
1962 MLBAL2nd9171.5625
1963 MLBAL3rd9170.56513
1964 MLBAL6th7983.48820Tony Oliva (ROY)
1965 MLBAL *1st10260.630Lost World Series (Dodgers) 4–3 *Zoilo Versalles (MVP)
1966 MLBAL2nd8973.5499
1967 MLBAL2nd9171.5621Rod Carew (ROY)
1968 MLBAL7th7983.48824
1969 MLBALWest ^1st9765.599Lost ALCS (Orioles) 3–0Harmon Killebrew (MVP)
1970 MLBALWest ^1st9864.605Lost ALCS (Orioles) 3–0Jim Perry (CYA)
1971 MLBALWest5th7486.46326½
1972 MLBALWest3rd7777.50015½
1973 MLBALWest3rd8181.50013
1974 MLBALWest3rd8280.5068
1975 MLBALWest4th7683.47820½
1976 MLBALWest3rd8577.5255
1977 MLBALWest4th8477.52217½Rod Carew (MVP)
1978 MLBALWest4th7389.45119
1979 MLBALWest4th8280.5066John Castino (ROY)
1980 MLBALWest3rd7784.47819½
1981 MLBALWest7th1739.30418
4th 24 29 .453 6
1982 MLBALWest7th60102.37033
1983 MLBALWest6th7092.43229
1984 MLBALWest3rd8181.5003
1985 MLBALWest4th7785.47514
1986 MLBALWest6th7191.43821
1987 MLB †AL *West ^1st8577.525Won ALCS (Tigers) 4–1
Won World Series (Cardinals) 4–3 †
Frank Viola (WS MVP)
1988 MLBALWest2nd9171.56213Frank Viola (CYA)
1989 MLBALWest5th8082.49419
1990 MLBALWest7th7488.45729
1991 MLB †AL *West ^1st9567.586Won ALCS (Blue Jays) 4–1
Won World Series (Braves) 4–3 †
Chuck Knoblauch (ROY)
Tom Kelly (MOY)
Jack Morris (WS MVP)
1992 MLBALWest2nd9072.5566
1993 MLBALWest6th7191.43823
1994 MLBALCentral4th5360.46914Postseason canceled
1995 MLBALCentral5th5688.38944Marty Cordova (ROY)
1996 MLBALCentral4th7884.48121½
1997 MLBALCentral4th6894.42018½
1998 MLBALCentral4th7092.43219
1999 MLBALCentral5th6397.39433
2000 MLBALCentral5th6993.42626
2001 MLBALCentral2nd8577.5256
2002 MLBALCentral ^1st9467.584Won ALDS (Athletics) 3–2
Lost ALCS (Angels) 4–1
2003 MLBALCentral ^1st9072.556Lost ALDS (Yankees) 3–1
2004 MLBALCentral ^1st9270.568Lost ALDS (Yankees) 3–1Johan Santana (CYA)
2005 MLBALCentral3rd8379.51216
2006 MLBALCentral ^1st9666.593Lost ALDS (Athletics) 3–0Justin Morneau (MVP)
Johan Santana (CYA, TC)
2007 MLBALCentral3rd7983.48817
2008 MLBALCentral2nd8875.5401
2009 MLBALCentral ^1st8776.534Lost ALDS (Yankees) 3–0Joe Mauer (MVP)
2010 MLBALCentral ^1st9468.580Lost ALDS (Yankees) 3–0Ron Gardenhire (MOY)
2011 MLBALCentral5th6399.38932
2012 MLBALCentral5th6696.40722
2013 MLBALCentral4th6696.40727
2014 MLBALCentral5th7092.43220
2015 MLBALCentral2nd8379.51212
2016 MLBALCentral5th59103.36435½
2017 MLBALCentral2nd ¤8577.52517Lost ALWC (Yankees)Paul Molitor (MOY)
2018 MLBALCentral2nd7884.48113
2019 MLBALCentral ^1st10161.623Lost ALDS (Yankees) 3–0Rocco Baldelli (MOY)
2020 MLBALCentral ^1st3624.600Lost ALWC (Astros) 2–0

Record by decade

The following table describes the Twins' MLB win–loss record by decade.

DecadeWinsLossesPct
1900s480833.366
1910s755737.506
1920s792735.519
1930s806722.527
1940s677858.441
1950s640898.416
1960s862747.536
1970s812794.506
1980s733833.468
1990s718833.463
2000s863758.532
2010s765855.472
2020s3624.600
All-time89399627.481

These statistics are from Baseball-Reference.com's Minnesota Twins History & Encyclopedia,[1] and are current as of October 1, 2019.

References

  1. "Minnesota Twins History & Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
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