List of Minnesota Twins seasons explained

This is a list of seasons completed by the Minnesota Twins, originally known as the Washington Senators, a professional baseball franchise based in Minneapolis, Minnesota; they currently play in the American League (AL) Central division.

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 (and future Hall of Famers) 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 of 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.

Regular season record-by-year

World Series Champions
(1903 - present) †		AL Champions
(1901 - present) *		Division Champions
(1969 - present) ^		Wild Card Berth
(1994 - present) ¤
SeasonLeagueDivisionFinishWinsLossesWin%GBPostseasonAwards
Washington Senators
19016th 61 72 20½
1902AL 6th 61 75 22
1903AL 8th 43 94 47½
1904AL 8th 38 113 55½
1905AL 7th 64 87 29½
1906AL 7th 55 95 37½
1907AL 8th 49 102 43½
1908AL 7th 67 85 22½
1909AL 8th 42 110 56
AL 7th 66 85 36½
1911AL 7th 64 90 38½
1912AL 2nd 91 61 14
1913AL 2nd 90 64 6½ Walter Johnson (MVP)
1914AL 3rd 81 73 19
1915AL 4th 85 68 17
1916AL 7th 76 77 14½
1917AL 5th 74 79 25½
1918AL 3rd 72 56 4
1919AL 7th 56 84 32
1920AL 6th 68 84 29
1921AL 4th 80 73 18
1922AL 6th 69 85 25
1923AL 4th 75 78 23½
1924AL† * 1st 92 62 - Won World Series (Giants) 4–3 † Walter Johnson (MVP)
1925AL * 1st 96 55 -Lost World Series (Pirates) 4–3 * Roger Peckinpaugh (MVP)
1926AL 4th 81 69 8
1927AL 3rd 85 69 25
1928AL 4th 75 79 26
1929AL 5th 71 81 34
1930AL 2nd 94 60 8
1931AL 3rd 92 62 16
1932AL 3rd 93 61 .604 14
1933AL * 1st 99 53 - Lost World Series (Giants) 4–1 *
1934AL 7th 66 86 34
1935AL 6th 67 86 27
1936AL 4th 82 71 20
1937AL 6th 73 80 28½
1938AL 5th 75 76 23½
1939AL 6th 65 87 41½
1940AL 7th 64 90 26
1941AL 6th 70 84 31
1942AL 7th 62 89 39½
1943AL 2nd 84 69 13½
1944AL 8th 64 90 25
1945AL 2nd 87 67 1½
1946AL 4th 76 78 28
1947AL 7th 64 90 33
1948AL 7th 56 97 40
1949AL 8th 50 104 47
1950AL 5th 67 87 31
1951AL 7th 62 92 36
1952AL 5th 78 76 17
1953AL 5th 76 76 23½
1954AL 6th 66 88 45
1955AL 8th 53 101 43
1956AL 7th 59 95 38
1957AL 8th 55 99 43
1958AL 8th 61 93 31 Albie Pearson (ROY)
1959AL 8th 63 91 31 Bob Allison (ROY)
1960AL 5th 73 81 24
Minnesota Twins
1961AL 7th 70 90 38
1962AL 2nd 91 71 5
1963AL 3rd 91 70 13
1964AL 6th 79 83 20 Tony Oliva (ROY)
1965AL * 1st 102 60 — Lost World Series (Dodgers) 4–3 * Zoilo Versalles (MVP)
1966AL 2nd 89 73 9
1967AL 2nd 91 71 1 Rod Carew (ROY)
1968AL 7th 79 83 24
1969AL West ^ 1st 97 65 — Lost ALCS (Orioles) 3–0 Harmon Killebrew (MVP)
1970AL West ^ 1st 98 64 — Lost ALCS (Orioles) 3–0 Jim Perry (CYA)
1971AL West 5th 74 86 26½
1972AL West 3rd 77 77 15½
1973AL West 3rd 81 81 13
1974AL West 3rd 82 80 8
1975AL West 4th 76 83 20½
1976AL West 3rd 85 77 5
1977AL West 4th 84 77 17½ Rod Carew (MVP)
1978AL West 4th 73 89 19
1979AL West 4th 82 80 6 John Castino (ROY)
1980AL West 3rd 77 84 19½
1981AL West 7th 17 39 18
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1982AL West 7th 60 102 33
1983AL West 6th 70 92 29
1984AL West 3rd 81 81 3
1985AL West 4th 77 85 14
1986AL West 6th 71 91 21
1987AL †* West ^ 1st 85 77 —Won ALCS (Tigers) 4–1
Won World Series (Cardinals) 4–3 † 		Frank Viola (WS MVP)
1988AL West 2nd 91 71 13 Frank Viola (CYA)
1989AL West 5th 80 82 19
1990AL West 7th 74 88 29
1991AL † West ^ 1st 95 67 —Won ALCS (Blue Jays) 4–1
Won World Series (Braves) 4–3 † 		Chuck Knoblauch (ROY)
Tom Kelly (MOY)
Jack Morris (WS MVP)
1992AL West 2nd 90 72 6
1993AL West 6th 71 91 23
1994AL 4th 53 60 14
1995AL Central 5th 56 88 44 Marty Cordova (ROY)
1996AL Central 4th 78 84 21½
1997AL Central 4th 68 94 18½
1998AL Central 4th 70 92 19
1999AL Central 5th 63 97 33
2000AL Central 5th 69 93 26
2001AL Central 2nd 85 77 6
2002AL Central ^ 1st 94 67 — Won ALDS (Athletics) 3–2
Lost ALCS (Angels) 4–1
2003AL Central ^ 1st 90 72 — Lost ALDS (Yankees) 3–1
2004AL Central ^ 1st 92 70 — Lost ALDS (Yankees) 3–1 Johan Santana (CYA)
2005AL Central 3rd 83 79 16
2006AL Central ^ 1st 96 66 — Lost ALDS (Athletics) 3–0 Justin Morneau (MVP)
Johan Santana (CYA, TC)
2007AL Central 3rd 79 83 17
2008AL Central 2nd 88 75 1
2009AL Central ^ 1st 87 76 — Lost ALDS (Yankees) 3–0 Joe Mauer (MVP)
2010AL Central ^ 1st 94 68 — Lost ALDS (Yankees) 3–0 Ron Gardenhire (MOY)
2011AL Central 5th 63 99 32
2012AL Central 5th 66 96 22
2013AL Central 4th 66 96 27
2014AL Central 5th 70 92 20
2015AL Central 2nd 83 79 12
2016AL Central 5th 59 103 35½
2017AL Central 2nd ¤ 85 77 17 Lost ALWC (Yankees) Paul Molitor (MOY)
2018AL Central 2nd 78 84 13
2019AL Central ^ 1st 10161 — Lost ALDS (Yankees) 3–0 Rocco Baldelli (MOY)
2020AL Central ^ 1st 36 24 — Lost ALWC (Astros) 2–0
2021AL Central 5th 73 89 20
2022AL Central 3rd 78 84 14
2023AL Central ^ 1st 87 75 — Won ALWC (Blue Jays) 2–0
Lost ALDS (Astros) 3–1
TotalsWinsLossesWin%
4,2234,864Washington Senators regular season record (1901–1960)
4,954 5,011Minnesota Twins regular season record (1961–2023)
9,1779,875All-time regular season record (1901 - 2023)
3659All-time postseason record
9,2139,934All-time regular and postseason record

Record by decade

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

Decade Wins Losses Pct
1900s 480 833
1910s 755 737
1920s 792 735
1930s 806 722
1940s 677 858
1950s 640 898
1960s 862 747
1970s 812 794
1980s 733 833
1990s 718 833
2000s 863 758
2010s 765 855
2020s 274 272
All-time 9,1779,875
These statistics are from Baseball-Reference.com's Minnesota Twins History & Encyclopedia,[1] and are current as of the 2022 Major League Baseball season.

Postseason record by year

The Twins have made the postseason eighteen times in their history, with their first being in 1924 and the most recent being in 2023.

YearFinishRoundOpponentResult
World Series ChampionsWorld SeriesNew York GiantsWon43
American League ChampionsWorld SeriesPittsburgh PiratesLost34
American League ChampionsWorld SeriesNew York GiantsLost14
American League ChampionsWorld SeriesLos Angeles DodgersLost34
American League West ChampionsALCSBaltimore OriolesLost03
American League West ChampionsALCSBaltimore OriolesLost03
World Series ChampionsALCSDetroit TigersWon41
World SeriesSt. Louis CardinalsWon43
World Series ChampionsALCSToronto Blue JaysWon41
World SeriesAtlanta BravesWon43
American League Central ChampionsALDSOakland AthleticsWon32
ALCSAnaheim AngelsLost14
American League Central ChampionsALDSNew York YankeesLost13
American League Central ChampionsALDSNew York YankeesLost13
American League Central ChampionsALDSOakland AthleticsLost03
American League Central ChampionsALDSNew York YankeesLost03
American League Central ChampionsALDSNew York YankeesLost03
American League Wild CardWild Card GameNew York YankeesLost01
American League Central ChampionsALDSNew York YankeesLost03
American League Central ChampionsWild Card SeriesHouston AstrosLost02
American League Central ChampionsWild Card SeriesToronto Blue JaysWon20
ALDSHouston AstrosLost13
18Totals7–15 3659

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Minnesota Twins History & Encyclopedia . Baseball-Reference.com . March 1, 2023 .

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