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TWINS SEASON RECORDS
Club Records -- Batting Year
Highest Batting Average -- .288 1996
Lowest Batting Average -- .237 1968
Highest Pinch-Hit Avg. -- .363 1994
Lowest Pinch-Hit Avg. -- .168 1968
Most At-Bats -- 5677 1969
Fewest At-Bats -- 5234 1972
Most Runs -- 877 1996
Fewest Runs -- 537 1972
Most Hits -- 1633 1996
Fewest Hits -- 1274 1968
Most Bunt Hits -- 53 1974
Most Extra-Base Hits -- 551 2002
Fewest Extra-Base Hits -- 306 1972
Most Total Bases -- 2440 2003
Fewest Total Bases -- 1800 1972
Highest Slugging Pct. -- .437 2002
Lowest Slugging Pct. -- .338 1981
Most Singles -- 1192 1974
Fewest Singles -- 914 1967
Most Doubles -- 348 2002
Fewest Doubles -- 182 1972
Most Triples -- 60 1977
Fewest Triples -- 24 2004
Most Home Runs -- 225 1963
Fewest Home Runs -- 81 1976
Most Grand Slams -- 8 1961
Fewest Grand-Slams -- 0 1968
Most Consecutive Gms. Home Runs -- 16 1979
Most Runs-Batted-In -- 812 1996
Fewest Runs-Batted-In -- 506 1972
Most Walks -- 649 1962
Fewest Walks -- 436 1980
Most Intentional Walks -- 79 1965
Fewest Intentional Walks -- 25 1961
Most Strikeouts -- 1121 1997
Fewest Strikeouts -- 684 1978
Most GDP -- 172 1996
Fewest GDP -- 93 1965
Most Sacrifice Hits -- 142 1979
Fewest Sacrifice Hits -- 18 1998
Most Sacrifice Flies -- 63 1996
Fewest Sacrifice Flies -- 28 1972
Most Hit-by-Pitcher -- 65 1996
Fewest Hit-by-Pitcher -- 21 1980
Most Left-on-Base -- 1263 1974
Fewest Left-on-Base -- 1041 1987
Most Stolen Bases -- 151 1997
Fewest Stolen Bases -- 32 1963
Most Caught Stealing -- 75 1976
Fewest Caught Stealing -- 14 1963
Highest SB Pct. (94-124) -- .758 1994
Lowest SB Pct. (47-43) -- .522 1961
Consecutive Scoreless Inns. -- 30 1964, ’78

Individual Records -- Batting Player(s) Year
Average -- .388 Carew 1977
Games -- +164 Tovar 1967
Plate App. -- 744 Puckett 1985
At-Bats -- 691 Puckett 1985
Runs -- 140 Knoblauch 1996
Hits -- 239 Carew 1977
Extra-Base Hits -- 84 Oliva 1964
Total Bases -- 374 Oliva 1964
Slugging Pct. -- .606 Killebrew 1961
Pinch-Hit Avg.(20+ AB) -- .444 Leius 1991
Pinch Hits -- 19 Hale 1996
Bunt Hits -- 29 Carew 1974
Singles -- 180 Carew 1974
Doubles -- 46 Cordova 1996
Triples -- 20 Guzman 2000
HR, RH -- 49 Killebrew 1964, ’69
HR, LH -- 34 Hrbek 1987
HR, 1st Year -- 33 Hall 1963
HR, Home -- 29 Killebrew 1961
HR, Road -- 28 Killebrew 1962
Grand-Slams -- 3 Allison
Carew
Hrbek
Puckett		 1961
1976
1985
1992
Consecutive Games with HR -- 5 Killebrew
Cordova		 1970 (2x)
1995
RBI -- 140 Killebrew 1969
Walks -- 145 Killebrew 1969
Hit-by-Pitcher -- 19 Knoblauch 1996
Strikeouts -- 145 Darwin 1972
Fewest SO -- 16 (385 ab) Harper 1989
GDP -- 28 Killebrew 1970
Fewest GDP -- 2 (613 ab) Tovar 1968
Sacrifice Hits -- 25 Wilfong 1979
Sacrifice Flies -- 13 Gaetti
Brunansky		 1982
1985
Consecutive Games Played -- 249 Killebrew 1965-67
Consecutive Game Hit-Streak -- 31 Landreaux 1980
Consecutive Hits -- 9 Oliva
Hatcher
Walker		 1967
1985
1998
On-Base Streak -- 11 Carew
Knoblauch
Walker		 1967
1996
1998
Multi-Hit Games -- 74 Puckett 1989
4-Hit Games -- 8 Carew
Puckett		 1977
1988
Consecutive Hitless AB -- 53 Chance 1967
Stolen Bases -- 62 Knoblauch 1997
Caught Stealing -- 22 Carew 1976
SB Pct. -- .929 (13-1) Ward
Jones		 1982
2003
+ - Denotes league record

Club Records -- Pitching Year
Lowest ERA -- 2.84 1972
Highest ERA -- 5.76 1995
Most Wins -- 102 1965
Fewest Wins -- 60 1982
Most Losses -- 102 1982
Fewest Losses -- 60 1965
Most Saves -- 58 1970
Fewest Saves -- 22 1975
Most Innings-Pitched -- 1497.2 1969
Fewest Innings-Pitched -- 1399 1972
Most Runs Allowed -- 900 1996
Fewest Runs Allowed -- 535 1972
Most Earned Runs Allowed -- 844 1996
Fewest Earned Runs Allowed -- 441 1972
Most Hits Allowed -- 1634 2000
Fewest Hits Allowed -- 1188 1972
Most HRs Allowed -- 233 1996
Fewest Home Runs Allowed -- 89 1976
Most Strikeouts -- 1164 2006
Fewest Strikeouts -- 703 1978
Most Walks -- 643 1982
Fewest Walks -- 348 2005
Most Intentional Walks -- 76 1969
Fewest Intentional Walks -- #12 2000
Most Hit-Batsmen -- 56 2001
Fewest Hit-Batsmen -- 12 1982
Most Wild Pitches -- 73 1964
Fewest Wild Pitches -- 26 1972
Most Balks -- 38 1988
Fewest Balks -- 1 1961, ’66, ’69
Most Pick-offs -- 29 1979, ’85
Most Complete Games -- 58 1963, ’67
Fewest Complete Games -- 1 2006
Consecutive Complete Games -- 7 1962
Most Consecutive Non-CG -- 121 2006
Most Relievers Used -- 435 2002
Fewest Relievers Used -- 163 1975
Most Shutouts Won -- 18 1967, ’73
Fewest Shutouts Won -- 3 1993
Most Shutouts Lost -- 14 1964, ’72, ’90
Fewest Shutouts Lost -- 3 1965
Consecutive Shutout IP -- 32.0 2004
Most 1-0 Games Won -- 5 1966
Most 1-0 Games Lost -- 5 1974
# - Denotes Major League record

Individual Records -- Pitching Player(s) Year
ERA -- 2.45 (202.1 ip) Anderson 1988
Win Pct. -- .800 (12-3) Santana
Liriano		 2003
2006
Wins -- 25 Kaat 1966
Relief Wins -- 17 Campbell 1976
Losses -- 20 Ramos 1961
Decisions -- 38 Kaat 1966
Saves -- 45 Guardado 2002
Fireman Points -- 125 Twice, last: Nathan 2005
Games -- +90 Marshall 1979
Games Started -- 42 Kaat 1965
Complete Games -- 25 Blyleven 1973
Consecutive CG -- 8 Pascual 1964
Relief App. -- *89 Marshall 1979
Games Finished -- #84 Marshall 1979
Innings Pitched -- 325 Blyleven 1973
Hits -- 296 Blyleven 1973
Runs -- 141 Viola 1983
Earned Runs -- 130 Silva 2006
Home Runs -- #50 Blyleven 1986
Strikeouts -- 265 Santana 2004
Walks -- 127 Hughes 1975
Int. Walks -- 16 Perranoski 1969
Hit-Batsmen -- 18 Kaat 1962
Wild Pitches -- 15 Goltz
Smithson
Morris
Santana		 1976
1986
1991
2002
Balks -- 5 R. Erickson
Straker
Berenguer
Banks		 1981
1987
1988
1993
Pick-offs -- 14 Koosman 1979
Shutouts -- 9 Blyleven 1973
Shutouts Lost -- 5 Stigman
Decker
Viola		 1964
1974
1983
Consecutive Shutout IP -- 36 Romero 2004
1-0 Games Won -- 3 Blyleven 1971
1-0 Games Lost -- 2 Many Players  
Consecutive Wins -- 13 Santana 2004
Consecutive Losses -- 16 Felton 1980-82
One-Season -- 13 Felton 1982
# - Denotes Major League record
* - Denotes tie for league record
+ - Denotes league record