Minnesota Twins year by year
126 seasons since 1901 · 9406-10133 all time · 3 titles
How have the Twins ranked, year by year?
The Minnesota Twins have played 125 seasons since 1901: 9329-10048 in the regular season, with 3 titles. Their defense allowed the fewest runs in the league in 1930. Their offense scored the most 2 times: 1977 and 1963. Over the last 10 seasons the best defense was 2023's (3rd in runs allowed), the best offense 2019's (2nd in runs scored). In 2026 they went 77-85, 10th in runs scored and 25th in runs allowed.
| Season | W-L | Offense | Defense | Manager | Postseason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 77-85 | 4.5610th | 4.9225th | Derek Shelton | — |
| 2025 | 70-92 | 4.1923rd | 4.7723rd | Rocco Baldelli | — |
| 2024 | 82-80 | 4.5811th | 4.5419th | Rocco Baldelli | — |
| 2023 | 87-75 | 4.8010th | 4.073rd | Rocco Baldelli | Playoffs, 3-3 |
| 2022 | 78-84 | 4.3017th | 4.2214th | Rocco Baldelli | — |
| 2021 | 73-89 | 4.5014th | 5.1527th | Rocco Baldelli | — |
| 2020 | 36-24 | 4.4818th | 3.583rd | Rocco Baldelli | Playoffs, 0-2 |
| 2019 | 101-61 | 5.802nd | 4.6514th | Rocco Baldelli | Playoffs, 0-3 |
| 2018 | 78-84 | 4.5613th | 4.7822nd | Paul Molitor | — |
| 2017 | 85-77 | 5.037th | 4.8619th | Paul Molitor | Playoffs, 0-1 |
| 2016 | 59-103 | 4.4616th | 5.4929th | Paul Molitor | — |
| 2015 | 83-79 | 4.3012th | 4.3217th | Paul Molitor | — |
| 2014 | 70-92 | 4.417th | 4.8029th | Ron Gardenhire | — |
| 2013 | 66-96 | 3.7925th | 4.8629th | Ron Gardenhire | — |
| 2012 | 66-96 | 4.3316th | 5.1428th | Ron Gardenhire | — |
| 2011 | 63-99 | 3.8225th | 4.9629th | Ron Gardenhire | — |
| 2010 | 94-68 | 4.826th | 4.149th | Ron Gardenhire | Playoffs, 0-3 |
| 2009 | 87-76 | 5.015th | 4.6917th | Ron Gardenhire | Playoffs, 0-3 |
| 2008 | 88-75 | 5.094th | 4.5715th | Ron Gardenhire | — |
| 2007 | 79-83 | 4.4325th | 4.487th | Ron Gardenhire | — |
| 2006 | 96-66 | 4.9413th | 4.223rd | Ron Gardenhire | Playoffs, 0-3 |
| 2005 | 83-79 | 4.2525th | 4.098th | Ron Gardenhire | — |
| 2004 | 92-70 | 4.8117th | 4.418th | Ron Gardenhire | Playoffs, 1-3 |
| 2003 | 90-72 | 4.9410th | 4.6815th | Ron Gardenhire | Playoffs, 1-3 |
| 2002 | 94-67 | 4.7713th | 4.4213th | Ron Gardenhire | Playoffs, 4-6 |
| 2001 | 85-77 | 4.7615th | 4.7316th | Tom Kelly | — |
| 2000 | 69-93 | 4.6225th | 5.4321st | Tom Kelly | — |
| 1999 | 63-97 | 4.2929th | 5.2819th | Tom Kelly | — |
| 1998 | 70-92 | 4.5319th | 5.0522nd | Tom Kelly | — |
| 1997 | 68-94 | 4.7716th | 5.3125th | Tom Kelly | — |
| 1996 | 78-84 | 5.419th | 5.5621st | Tom Kelly | — |
| 1995 | 56-88 | 4.8813th | 6.1728th | Tom Kelly | — |
| 1994 | 53-60 | 5.268th | 6.0927th | Tom Kelly | — |
| 1993 | 71-91 | 4.2821st | 5.1225th | Tom Kelly | — |
| 1992 | 90-72 | 4.613rd | 4.0311th | Tom Kelly | — |
| 1991 | 95-67 | 4.794th | 4.029th | Tom Kelly | Won the World Series |
| 1990 | 74-88 | 4.1120th | 4.5019th | Tom Kelly | — |
| 1989 | 80-82 | 4.572nd | 4.5623rd | Tom Kelly | — |
| 1988 | 91-71 | 4.695th | 4.1514th | Tom Kelly | — |
| 1987 | 85-77 | 4.8510th | 4.9820th | Tom Kelly | Won the World Series |
| 1986 | 71-91 | 4.5710th | 5.1825th | Ray Miller, Tom Kelly | — |
| 1985 | 77-85 | 4.3513th | 4.8321st | Billy Gardner, Ray Miller | — |
| 1984 | 81-81 | 4.1516th | 4.1711th | Billy Gardner | — |
| 1983 | 70-92 | 4.3810th | 5.0726th | Billy Gardner | — |
| 1982 | 60-102 | 4.0620th | 5.0625th | Billy Gardner | — |
| 1981 | 41-68 | 3.4724th | 4.4624th | Johnny Goryl, Billy Gardner | — |
| 1980 | 77-84 | 4.1615th | 4.5018th | Gene Mauch, Johnny Goryl | — |
| 1979 | 82-80 | 4.729th | 4.4815th | Gene Mauch | — |
| 1978 | 73-89 | 4.1112th | 4.1917th | Gene Mauch | — |
| 1977 | 84-77 | 5.391st | 4.8222nd | Gene Mauch | — |
| 1976 | 85-77 | 4.594th | 4.3520th | Gene Mauch | — |
| 1975 | 76-83 | 4.554th | 4.6321st | Frank Quilici | — |
| 1974 | 82-80 | 4.1510th | 4.1316th | Frank Quilici | — |
| 1973 | 81-81 | 4.567th | 4.2713th | Frank Quilici | — |
| 1972 | 77-77 | 3.4915th | 3.479th | Bill Rigney, Frank Quilici | — |
| 1971 | 74-86 | 4.099th | 4.1919th | Bill Rigney | — |
| 1970 | 98-64 | 4.597th | 3.733rd | Bill Rigney | — |
| 1969 | 97-65 | 4.882nd | 3.818th | Billy Martin | — |
| 1968 | 79-83 | 3.4710th | 3.3712th | Cal Ermer | — |
| 1967 | 91-71 | 4.146th | 3.647th | Sam Mele, Cal Ermer | — |
| 1966 | 89-73 | 4.098th | 3.594th | Sam Mele | — |
| 1965 | 102-60 | 4.782nd | 3.707th | Sam Mele | Lost the World Series |
| 1964 | 79-83 | 4.552nd | 4.1912th | Sam Mele | — |
| 1963 | 91-70 | 4.761st | 3.749th | Sam Mele | — |
| 1962 | 91-71 | 4.935th | 4.4012th | Sam Mele | — |
| 1961 | 70-90 | 4.4214th | 4.8613th | Cookie Lavagetto, Sam Mele | — |
| 1960Washington Senators | 73-81 | 4.366th | 4.5213th | Cookie Lavagetto | — |
| 1959Washington Senators | 63-91 | 4.0214th | 4.5511th | Cookie Lavagetto | — |
| 1958Washington Senators | 61-93 | 3.5915th | 4.8514th | Cookie Lavagetto | — |
| 1957Washington Senators | 55-99 | 3.9214th | 5.2516th | Chuck Dressen, Cookie Lavagetto | — |
| 1956Washington Senators | 59-95 | 4.2311th | 6.0016th | Chuck Dressen | — |
| 1955Washington Senators | 53-101 | 3.8814th | 5.1215th | Chuck Dressen | — |
| 1954Washington Senators | 66-88 | 4.1012th | 4.429th | Bucky Harris | — |
| 1953Washington Senators | 76-76 | 4.5210th | 4.044th | Bucky Harris | — |
| 1952Washington Senators | 78-76 | 3.8813th | 3.956th | Bucky Harris | — |
| 1951Washington Senators | 62-92 | 4.3612th | 4.9614th | Bucky Harris | — |
| 1950Washington Senators | 67-87 | 4.4810th | 5.2813th | Bucky Harris | — |
| 1949Washington Senators | 50-104 | 3.7916th | 5.6415th | Joe Kuhel | — |
| 1948Washington Senators | 56-97 | 3.7815th | 5.2014th | Joe Kuhel | — |
| 1947Washington Senators | 64-90 | 3.2216th | 4.3810th | Ossie Bluege | — |
| 1946Washington Senators | 76-78 | 3.9510th | 4.5815th | Ossie Bluege | — |
| 1945Washington Senators | 87-67 | 4.049th | 3.653rd | Ossie Bluege | — |
| 1944Washington Senators | 64-90 | 3.8412th | 4.319th | Ossie Bluege | — |
| 1943Washington Senators | 84-69 | 4.353rd | 3.897th | Ossie Bluege | — |
| 1942Washington Senators | 62-89 | 4.327th | 5.4116th | Bucky Harris | — |
| 1941Washington Senators | 70-84 | 4.736th | 5.1814th | Bucky Harris | — |
| 1940Washington Senators | 64-90 | 4.3214th | 5.2713th | Bucky Harris | — |
| 1939Washington Senators | 65-88 | 4.5913th | 5.2112th | Bucky Harris | — |
| 1938Washington Senators | 75-76 | 5.395th | 5.7814th | Bucky Harris | — |
| 1937Washington Senators | 73-80 | 4.958th | 5.5013th | Bucky Harris | — |
| 1936Washington Senators | 82-71 | 5.815th | 5.2210th | Bucky Harris | — |
| 1935Washington Senators | 67-86 | 5.385th | 5.9015th | Bucky Harris | — |
| 1934Washington Senators | 66-86 | 4.8010th | 5.3012th | Joe Cronin | — |
| 1933Washington Senators | 99-53 | 5.593rd | 4.387th | Joe Cronin | Lost the World Series |
| 1932Washington Senators | 93-61 | 5.455th | 4.656th | Walter Johnson | — |
| 1931Washington Senators | 92-62 | 5.474th | 4.486th | Walter Johnson | — |
| 1930Washington Senators | 94-60 | 5.797th | 4.471st | Walter Johnson | — |
| 1929Washington Senators | 71-81 | 4.8011th | 5.119th | Walter Johnson | — |
| 1928Washington Senators | 75-79 | 4.668th | 4.588th | Bucky Harris | — |
| 1927Washington Senators | 85-69 | 5.086th | 4.7410th | Bucky Harris | — |
| 1926Washington Senators | 81-69 | 5.352nd | 5.0712th | Bucky Harris | — |
| 1925Washington Senators | 96-55 | 5.494th | 4.442nd | Bucky Harris | Lost the World Series |
| 1924Washington Senators | 92-62 | 4.907th | 3.983rd | Bucky Harris | Won the World Series |
| 1923Washington Senators | 75-78 | 4.7110th | 4.8812th | Donie Bush | — |
| 1922Washington Senators | 69-85 | 4.2214th | 4.586th | Clyde Milan | — |
| 1921Washington Senators | 80-73 | 4.608th | 4.8210th | George McBride | — |
| 1920Washington Senators | 68-84 | 4.765th | 5.2814th | Clark Griffith | — |
| 1919Washington Senators | 56-84 | 3.819th | 4.0712th | Clark Griffith | — |
| 1918Washington Senators | 72-56 | 3.6010th | 3.223rd | Clark Griffith | — |
| 1917Washington Senators | 74-79 | 3.569th | 3.709th | Clark Griffith | — |
| 1916Washington Senators | 76-77 | 3.5011th | 3.559th | Clark Griffith | — |
| 1915Washington Senators | 85-68 | 3.7210th | 3.212nd | Clark Griffith | — |
| 1914Washington Senators | 81-73 | 3.719th | 3.372nd | Clark Griffith | — |
| 1913Washington Senators | 90-64 | 3.8712th | 3.654th | Clark Griffith | — |
| 1912Washington Senators | 91-61 | 4.607th | 3.824th | Clark Griffith | — |
| 1911Washington Senators | 64-90 | 4.0514th | 4.9712th | Jimmy McAleer | — |
| 1910Washington Senators | 66-85 | 3.3212th | 3.654th | Jimmy McAleer | — |
| 1909Washington Senators | 42-110 | 2.5016th | 4.3214th | Joe Cantillon | — |
| 1908Washington Senators | 67-85 | 3.1513th | 3.5511th | Joe Cantillon | — |
| 1907Washington Senators | 49-102 | 3.3513th | 4.5916th | Joe Cantillon | — |
| 1906Washington Senators | 55-95 | 3.4611th | 4.4315th | Jake Stahl | — |
| 1905Washington Senators | 64-87 | 3.7010th | 4.1311th | Jake Stahl | — |
| 1904Washington Senators | 38-113 | 2.8916th | 4.9215th | Malachi Kittridge, Patsy Donovan | — |
| 1903Washington Senators | 43-94 | 3.1916th | 5.0413th | Tom Loftus | — |
| 1902Washington Senators | 61-75 | 5.203rd | 5.8115th | Tom Loftus | — |
| 1901Washington Senators | 61-72 | 5.138th | 5.8012th | Jim Manning | — |
Regular season. Offense and defense are runs scored and allowed per game; the rank beside each is among the league’s clubs that season, first being the most scored or the fewest allowed.