1961 Minnesota Twins Roster

The 1961 Minnesota Twins team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1961 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1961 Minnesota Twins Opening Day starters list, a 1961 Minnesota Twins salary list, a 1961 Minnesota Twins uniform number breakdown and a 1961 Minnesota Twins primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
"The American league by unanimous vote has just decided to expand to ten teams in 1961. The present Washington club will be moved to Minneapolis-St. Paul next year and will play its games in Metropolitan stadium." - Joe Cronin
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1961 Minnesota Twins



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
42 Gerry Arrigo 6-01 195 Left Left 1941-06-12
38 Fred Bruckbauer 6-01 185 Right Right 1938-05-27
16 Bert Cueto 6-04 170 Right Right 1937-08-14
41 Gary Dotter 6-01 180 Left Left 1942-08-07
18 Paul Giel 5-11 185 Right Right 1932-09-29
36 Jim Kaat 6-04 217 Left Left 1938-11-07
15 Jack Kralick 6-02 180 Left Left 1935-06-01
20 Don Lee 6-04 210 Right Right 1934-02-26
18 Danny McDevitt 5-10 175 Left Left 1932-11-18
21 Ray Moore 6-01 205 Right Right 1926-06-01
24, 40 Ed Palmquist 6-03 195 Right Right 1933-06-10
17 Camilo Pascual 5-11 185 Right Right 1934-01-20
40 Bill Pleis 5-10 175 Left Left 1937-08-05
14, 28 Pedro Ramos 6-00 185 Right Both 1935-04-28
35 Ted Sadowski 6-01½ 190 Right Right 1936-04-01
43 Al Schroll 6-02 210 Right Right 1932-03-22
39 Lee Stange 5-10 170 Right Right 1936-10-27
27 Chuck Stobbs 6-01 185 Left Left 1929-07-02
10 Earl Battey 6-01 205 Right Right 1935-01-05
11 Ron Henry 6-01 180 Right Right 1936-08-07
8 Hal Naragon 6-00 175 Right Left 1928-10-01
29 Julio Becquer 5-11½ 178 Left Left 1931-12-20
1 Reno Bertoia 5-11½ 185 Right Right 1935-01-08
6 Billy Consolo 5-11 180 Right Right 1934-08-18
9 Billy Gardner 6-00 180 Right Right 1927-07-19
3 Harmon Killebrew 5-11 213 Right Right 1936-06-29
6 Ted Lepcio 5-10 177 Right Right 1930-07-28
1 Billy Martin 5-11½ 165 Right Right 1928-05-16
28 Don Mincher 6-03 213 Right Left 1938-06-24
9 Rich Rollins 5-10 185 Right Right 1938-04-16
6 Jim Snyder 6-01 185 Right Right 1932-08-15
13 Bill Tuttle 6-00 190 Right Right 1929-07-04
5 Jose Valdivielso 6-01 175 Right Right 1934-05-22
2 Zoilo Versalles 5-10 150 Right Right 1939-12-18
4 Bob Allison 6-04 220 Right Right 1934-07-11
35 Joe Altobelli 6-00 185 Left Left 1932-05-26
22 Dan Dobbek 6-00 195 Right Left 1934-12-06
7 Lenny Green 5-11 170 Left Left 1933-01-06
25 Jake Jacobs 6-00 175 Right Right 1937-06-09
23, 44 Jim Lemon 6-04 200 Right Right 1928-03-23
32 Elmer Valo 5-11 190 Right Left 1921-03-05
24 Pete Whisenant 6-02 200 Right Right 1929-12-14
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The 1961 Minnesota Twins played 160 games during the regular season, won 70 games, lost 90 games, and finished in seventh position. They played their home games at Metropolitan Stadium (Park Factors: 106/105) where 1,256,723 fans witnessed their 1961 Twins finish the season with a .438 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1961 Minnesota Twins Opening Day starters list, a 1961 Minnesota Twins salary list, a 1961 Minnesota Twins uniform number breakdown and a 1961 Minnesota Twins primary starters list:

1961 Minnesota Twins
Opening Day Starters


Bob Allison
Earl Battey
Reno Bertoia
Billy Gardner
Lenny Green
Jim Lemon
Don Mincher
Camilo Pascual
Zoilo Versalles

1961 Minnesota Twins
Most Games by Position

C Earl Battey (131)
1B Harmon Killebrew (119)
2B Billy Martin (105)
3B Bill Tuttle (85)
SS Zoilo Versalles (129)
LF Jim Lemon (120)
CF Lenny Green (141)
RF Bob Allison (150)
  
SP Jim Kaat
SP Jack Kralick
SP Camilo Pascual
SP Pedro Ramos
  
RP Bill Pleis
RP Chuck Stobbs
CL Ray Moore


1961 Minnesota Twins
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1961 Minnesota Twins
Uniform Numbers

#1 Reno Bertoia
#1 Billy Martin
#2 Zoilo Versalles
#3 Harmon Killebrew
#4 Bob Allison
#5 Jose Valdivielso
#6 Billy Consolo
#6 Ted Lepcio
#6 Jim Snyder
#7 Lenny Green
#8 Hal Naragon
#9 Billy Gardner
#9 Rich Rollins
#10 Earl Battey
#11 Ron Henry
#13 Bill Tuttle
#14 Pedro Ramos
#15 Jack Kralick
#16 Bert Cueto
#17 Camilo Pascual
#18 Paul Giel
#18 Danny McDevitt
#20 Don Lee
#21 Ray Moore
#22 Dan Dobbek
#23 Jim Lemon
#24 Ed Palmquist
#24 Pete Whisenant
#25 Jake Jacobs
#27 Chuck Stobbs
#28 Don Mincher
#28 Pedro Ramos
#29 Julio Becquer
#32 Elmer Valo
#35 Joe Altobelli
#35 Ted Sadowski
#36 Jim Kaat
#38 Fred Bruckbauer
#39 Lee Stange
#40 Ed Palmquist
#40 Bill Pleis
#41 Gary Dotter
#42 Gerry Arrigo
#43 Al Schroll
#44 Jim Lemon

Did you know that a 1961 Minnesota Twins Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
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