Minnesota won the American League West with a 97-65 record.

The Twins led the majors with a .268 batting average and in on-base-percentage with .342. Former major league second basement Billy Martin got his first chance at managing and employing a 'Billy Ball' style of aggressive base-running, led the Twins from a sub-.500 ball to a division crown.

Rod Carew, a Panamanian speedster, won his first of seven American League batting titles with .332. Carew, a member of the Hall of Fame, stole 19 bases, including 7 of home.

Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew batted .276, busted 49 long balls and collected 140 RBIs, leading the league in home runs and RBIs. Tony Oliva hit .308, with 24 homers, 101 RBIs and third baseman Rich Reese batted .322, had 16 homers and 69 RBIs.

Pitcher Jim Perry dominated opposing batters and posted a 20-6 record, a 2.82 ERA in 46 games. Perry fanned 153, walked just 66 batters in 261 2/3 innings. Dave Boswell, had a career year with a 20-12 record, struck out 190 in 256 1/3 innings of work. Jim Kaat, a 6-ft, 4-inch, 215-pound left-hander was 14-13, a 3.49 ERA in 242 2/3 innings, spanning 40 games. Reliever Ron Perranoski appeared in 75 games, collected 31 saves and posted a 9-10 record.

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Minnesota Twins 1969 Batting Averages:

Rod Carew .332, 8 HR, 56 RBIs in 123 Games... Leo Cardenas .280, 10 HR, 70 RBIs in 160G... Bob Allison .228, 8 HR, 27 RBIs in 81G... Jim Kaat .207, 2 HR, 10 RBIs in 43G... Chuck Manuel .207, 2 HR, 24 RBIs in 83G... Harmon Killebrew .276, 49 HR, 140 RBIs in 162G... Tony Oliva .309, 24 HR, 101 RBIs in 153G

George Mitterwald .257, 5 HR, 13 RBIs in 69G... Graig Nettles .222, 7 HR, 26 RBIs in 96G... Rick Renick .245, 5 HR, 17 RBIs in 71G... Rich Reese .322, 16 HR, 69 RBIs in 132G... Ted Uhlander .273, 8 HR, 62 RBIs in 152 G... Frank Quillici .174, 2 HR, 12 RBIs in 118G... Cesar Tovar .288, 11 HR, 52 RBIs in 158G

John Roseboro .263, 3 HR, 32 RBIs in 115G... Rick Dempsey .500, 0 RBIs in 5G... Herman Hill .000, 0 RBIs in 16G... Ron Clark .125 BA, 0 RBIs in 5G... Jim Holt .357, 1 HR, 2 RBIs in 12G... Frank Kostro .000, 0 RBIs in 2G... Cotton Nash .222, 0 RBIs in 6G... Tom Tischinski .191, 0 HR, 2 RBIs in 37G...

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1969 Minnesota Twins Pitching Stats

Dave Boswell 20-12 W/L, 3.23 ERA in 39 Games... Dean Chance 5-4, 2.95 ERA in 20G... Jim Kaat 14-13, 3.49 ERA in 40G... Jerry Crider 1-0, 4.71 ERA in 21G... Joe Grzenda 4-1, 3.88 ERA in 38G... Dick Woodson 7-5, 3.67 ERA in 44G

Bucky Brandon 0-0, 2.70 ERA in 3G... Jim Perry 20-6, 2.82 ERA in 46G... Ron Perranoski 9-10, 2.11 ERA in 75G... Tom Hall 8-7, 3.33 ERA in 31G... Bob Miller 5-5, 3.02 ERA in 48G... Al Worthington 4-1, 4.57 ERA in 46G... Charlie Walters 0-0, 5.40 ERA in 6G... Bill Zepp 0-0, 6.75 ERA in 4G... Danny Morris 0-1, 5.06 ERA in 3G... Compiled by staff@baseballhistorian.com - Minnesota Twins Baseball History

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