1971 Minnesota Twins Roster

The 1971 Minnesota Twins team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1971 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 1971 Minnesota Twins Opening Day starters list, a 1971 Minnesota Twins salary list, a 1971 Minnesota Twins uniform number breakdown and a 1971 Minnesota Twins primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1971 Minnesota Twins



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Complete Roster  
 

24 Steve Barber 6-01 190 Right Right 1948-03-13
28 Bert Blyleven 6-03 207 Right Right 1951-04-06
19 Sal Campisi 6-02 210 Right Right 1942-08-11
23 Ray Corbin 6-02 200 Right Right 1949-02-12
16 Bob Gebhard 6-02 210 Right Right 1943-01-03
21 Tom Hall 6-00 155 Left Left 1947-11-23
33, 24 Pete Hamm 6-05 210 Right Right 1947-09-20
30 Hal Haydel 6-00 190 Right Right 1944-07-09
36 Jim Kaat 6-04 217 Left Left 1938-11-07
32 Steve Luebber 6-03 195 Right Right 1949-07-09
16 Ron Perranoski 6-00 192 Left Left 1936-04-01
31 Jim Perry 6-04 200 Right Both 1935-10-30
19 Jim Strickland 6-00 175 Left Left 1946-06-12
35 Stan Williams 6-05 230 Right Right 1936-09-14
25 Rick Dempsey 6-00 190 Right Right 1949-09-13
15 George Mitterwald 6-02 206 Right Right 1945-06-07
8 Paul Ratliff 6-02 190 Right Left 1944-01-23
8 Phil Roof 6-03 210 Right Right 1941-03-05
22 Tom Tischinski 5-10 190 Right Right 1944-07-12
4 Steve Braun 5-10 180 Right Left 1948-05-08
17 Leo Cardenas 5-10 163 Right Right 1938-12-17
29 Rod Carew 6-00 182 Right Left 1945-10-01
3 Harmon Killebrew 5-11 213 Right Right 1936-06-29
20 Rich Reese 6-03 200 Left Left 1941-09-29
10 Rick Renick 6-00 190 Right Right 1944-03-16
1 Eric Soderholm 5-11 187 Right Right 1948-09-24
5 Danny Thompson 6-00 183 Right Right 1947-02-01
11 Brant Alyea 6-03 215 Right Right 1940-12-08
37 Steve Brye 6-00 190 Right Right 1949-02-04
26 Jim Holt 6-00 195 Right Left 1944-05-27
9 Charlie Manuel 6-04 200 Right Left 1944-01-04
7 Jim Nettles 6-00 186 Left Left 1947-03-02
6 Tony Oliva 6-02 190 Right Left 1938-07-20
7 Paul Powell 5-11 185 Right Right 1948-03-19
24 George Thomas 6-03½ 190 Right Right 1937-11-29
12 Cesar Tovar 5-09 155 Right Right 1940-07-03
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The 1971 Minnesota Twins played 160 games during the regular season, won 74 games, lost 86 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Metropolitan Stadium (Park Factors: 103/103) where 940,858 fans witnessed their 1971 Twins finish the season with a .463 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 1971 Minnesota Twins Opening Day starters list, a 1971 Minnesota Twins salary list, a 1971 Minnesota Twins uniform number breakdown and a 1971 Minnesota Twins primary starters list:

1971 Minnesota Twins
Opening Day Starters


Brant Alyea
Leo Cardenas
Rod Carew
Harmon Killebrew
George Mitterwald
Tony Oliva
Jim Perry
Rich Reese
Cesar Tovar

1971 Minnesota Twins
Most Games by Position

C George Mitterwald (120)
1B Rich Reese (95)
2B Rod Carew (142)
3B Steve Braun (73)
SS Leo Cardenas (153)
LF Cesar Tovar (98)
CF Jim Holt (86)
RF Tony Oliva (121)
  
SP Bert Blyleven
SP Jim Kaat
SP Jim Perry
  
RP Hal Haydel
RP Ron Perranoski
RP Jim Strickland
RP Stan Williams
CL Tom Hall


1971 Minnesota Twins
Salaries

Leo Cardenas $45,000.00
Phil Roof $28,000.00
Brant Alyea $23,100.00
Tom Hall $16,000.00
Sal Campisi $14,000.00


1971 Minnesota Twins
Uniform Numbers

#1 Eric Soderholm
#3 Harmon Killebrew
#4 Steve Braun
#5 Danny Thompson
#6 Tony Oliva
#7 Jim Nettles
#7 Paul Powell
#8 Paul Ratliff
#8 Phil Roof
#9 Charlie Manuel
#10 Rick Renick
#11 Brant Alyea
#12 Cesar Tovar
#15 George Mitterwald
#16 Bob Gebhard
#16 Ron Perranoski
#17 Leo Cardenas
#19 Sal Campisi
#19 Jim Strickland
#20 Rich Reese
#21 Tom Hall
#22 Tom Tischinski
#23 Ray Corbin
#24 Steve Barber
#24 Pete Hamm
#24 George Thomas
#25 Rick Dempsey
#26 Jim Holt
#28 Bert Blyleven
#29 Rod Carew
#30 Hal Haydel
#31 Jim Perry
#32 Steve Luebber
#33 Pete Hamm
#35 Stan Williams
#36 Jim Kaat
#37 Steve Brye

Did you know that a 1971 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)?