1986 Minnesota Twins season
| 1986 Minnesota Twins | |
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| 71-91, sixth in the AL Western Division | |
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| Owner(s) | Carl Pohlad |
| General manager(s) | Andy MacPhail |
| Manager(s) | Ray Miller, Tom Kelly |
| Local television |
KMSP-TV (Bob Kurtz, Harmon Killebrew) |
| Local radio |
830 WCCO AM (Herb Carneal, Joe Angel) |
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The 1986 Minnesota Twins finished a 71-91, sixth in the AL West. 1,255,453 fans attended Twins games, the second lowest total in the American League.
On May 30, Roy Smalley homered from both sides of the plate, the first Twin to do so.
Only one Twins player made the All-Star Game, outfielder Kirby Puckett.
On August 1, Puckett hit for the cycle, the only time he'd do so in his major league career. Going triple, double, single, homer, he became the seventh Twin in history to cycle. On the same night, pitcher Bert Blyleven struck out Oakland's Mike Davis to notch his 3000th strikeout. Only eight other pitchers had reached that plateau.
After a disappointing start, manager Ray Miller was replaced by Tom Kelly on September 12.
In a game against the Chicago White Sox held on October 4, Greg Gagne of the Twins hit two inside-the-park home runs in one game. Pitcher Bert Blyleven was on the mound for the Twins; the last time a batter had hit two inside-the-park homers in one game, it was Dick Allen of the Chicago White Sox on July 31, 1972, and his homers were hit off Blyleven.
Also on October 4, Blyleven allowed his 50th home run of the season (to Chicago's Daryl Boston) to set a major league record. (When he serves up 46 in 1987, he'll set another record with 96 homers allowed over consecutive seasons.)
Kirby Puckett, switched from leadoff to third in the batting order, blasted 31 HR drove in 96 runs and scored 119. Kent Hrbek hit .267 with 29 HR and 91 RBI. Tom Brunansky hit 23 HR and 75 RBI. Gary Gaetti hit .287 with 34 HR and 108 RBI. With Roy Smalley's 20 home runs, five players reached 20 homers this season, the first time that's happened since six players topped 20 in 1964.
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