Baseball Teams - American League Central

Team's name: Minnesota Twins
League: AL - Central Division

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Nicknames: The Twins
Mascot: TC Bear
Team Colors: Blue, white and red
Joined the AL: 1901
Owner: Dave St. Peter
Manager: Trey Hillman

General Manager: Dayton Moore
Baseball Field: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Current Capacity: up to 55,883

League Titles:

World Series titles: 1924, ’87, ’91

AL Pennants: 1924, ’25, ’33, ’65, ’87, ’91
Central Division: 2002, ’03, ’04, ’06

West Division: 1969, ’70, ’87, ’91

The Twins are in the Central Division of the American League.

In 1961 the Twins brought many talented players: Harmon Killebrew, Bob Allison, Camilo Pascual, Zoilo Versalles, Jim Kaat, Earl Battey, and Lenny Green. In 1962 the Twins won 92 games the most since 1933.

In 1965 The Twins won the American League Pennant. The team continued to post winning records through 1971.

In the early 1980s, The Twins fell further, winning only 37% of its games from 1981 to 1982. Later, the 1987 Twins set a record for fewest regular season victories by a World Series champion with 85.

In 1987 and 1991, the Twins were the first World Series champion to lose three away games and still win the series by winning all four home games.