1986 Minnesota Twins Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 71-91
Finished 6th in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 1,255,453, Avg. 15,513
Ballpark: Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome
Manager: Ray Miller (59-80)
Manager: Tom Kelly (12-11)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1986 Minnesota Twins Statistics
1986 Minnesota Twins Results

The Minnesota Twins of the American League ended the 1986 season with a record of 71 wins and 91 losses, finishing sixth in the AL's West Division.

The Twins scored 741 runs and gave up 839 runs. Gary Gaetti walloped 34 home runs for Minnesota, while Kirby Puckett, Roy Smalley, Tom Brunansky and Kent Hrbek each swatted 20 or more also. Gary Gaetti drove in 108 runs. Kirby Puckett led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .328. Bert Blyleven topped the team with 17 wins, plus Frank Viola added 15 or more wins, too Bert Blyleven recorded a 4.01 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Ray Miller and Tom Kelly coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Juan AgostoPLLFebruary 23, 19586'2"190Rio Piedras, P.R.
Allan AndersonPLLJanuary 7, 19645'11"178Lancaster, OH USA
Keith AthertonPRRFebruary 19, 19596'4"200Newport News, VA USA
Billy BeaneLFRRMarch 29, 19626'4"195Orlando, FL USA
Bert BlylevenPRRApril 6, 19516'3"200Zeist, Utrecht Netherlands
Tom BrunanskyRFRRAugust 20, 19606'4"210Covina, CA USA
Dennis BurttPRRNovember 29, 19576'0"180San Diego, CA USA
Randy BushLFLLOctober 5, 19586'1"186Dover, DE USA
John ButcherPRRMarch 8, 19576'4"185Glendale, CA USA
Andre DavidPLLMay 18, 19586'0"170Hollywood, CA USA
Mark DavidsonLFRRFebruary 15, 19616'2"180Knoxville, TN USA
Ron DavisPRRAugust 6, 19556'4"205Houston, TX USA
Alvaro Espinoza2BRRFebruary 19, 19626'0"170Valencia, Carabobo Venezuela
Pete FilsonPBLSeptember 28, 19586'2"195Darby, PA USA
Ray FontenotPLLAugust 8, 19576'0"175Lake Charles, LA USA
George FrazierPRROctober 13, 19546'5"205Oklahoma City, OK USA
Gary Gaetti3BRRAugust 19, 19586'0"180Centralia, IL USA
Greg GagneSSRRNovember 12, 19615'11"185Fall River, MA USA
Mickey HatcherLFRRMarch 15, 19556'2"200Cleveland, OH USA
Neal HeatonPLLMarch 3, 19606'1"197South Ozone Park, NY USA
Kent Hrbek1BLRMay 21, 19606'4"200Minneapolis, MN USA
Roy Lee JacksonPRRMay 1, 19546'2"190Opelika, AL USA
Bill LathamPLLAugust 29, 19606'2"190Birmingham, AL USA
Tim LaudnerCRRJune 7, 19586'3"212Mason City, IA USA
Steve Lombardozzi2BRRApril 26, 19606'0"175Malden, MA USA
Frank PastorePRRAugust 21, 19576'2"188Alhambra, CA USA
Chris Pittaro2BBRSeptember 16, 19615'11"170Trenton, NJ USA
Mark PortugalPRROctober 30, 19626'0"170Los Angeles, CA USA
Kirby PuckettCFRRMarch 14, 19605'8"178Chicago, IL USA
Jeff ReedCLRNovember 12, 19626'2"190Joliet, IL USA
Mark SalasCLRMarch 8, 19616'0"180Montebello, CA USA
Alejandro SanchezLFRRFebruary 14, 19596'0"185San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris D.R.
Roy SmalleySSBROctober 25, 19526'1"185Los Angeles, CA USA
Roy SmithPRRSeptember 6, 19616'3"200Mount Vernon, NY USA
Mike SmithsonPRRJanuary 21, 19556'8"215Centerville, TN USA
Frank ViolaPLLApril 19, 19606'4"200Hempstead, NY USA
Ron Washington2BRRApril 29, 19525'11"155New Orleans, LA USA
Al WoodsLFLLAugust 8, 19536'3"190Oakland, CA USA



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