1969 Minnesota Twins | ||
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American League West Champions | ||
League | American League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium | |
City | Bloomington, Minnesota | |
Record | 97–65 (.599) | |
Divisional place | 1st | |
Owners | Calvin Griffith (majority owner, with Thelma Griffith Haynes) | |
General managers | Calvin Griffith | |
Managers | Billy Martin | |
Television | WTCN-TV | |
Radio | 830 WCCO AM (Herb Carneal, Halsey Hall, Merle Harmon) | |
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The 1969 Minnesota Twins season was the 9th season for the Minnesota Twins franchise in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, their 9th season at Metropolitan Stadium and the 69th overall in the American League.
Led by new manager Billy Martin, the Twins won the newly formed American League West with a 97–65 record, nine games over the second-place Oakland Athletics. The Twins were swept by the Baltimore Orioles in the first ALCS.