1986 Minnesota Twins Starters
(71-91) 
Starters
Starter Date Vs. IP BF W/L ER R H K BB HR Pit Str Ball Str%
Frank Viola Apr 8 OAK 7.0 30 W 2 2 7 2 3 0 None None None None
Mike Smithson Apr 9 OAK 9.0 37 W 2 4 8 3 2 0 None None None None
John Butcher Apr 10 OAK 7.0 30 L 3 3 8 3 2 1 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Apr 11 @SEA 7.2 32 W 1 1 8 4 3 0 None None None None
Frank Viola Apr 12 @SEA 6.1 28 L 5 5 9 7 2 1 None None None None
Mike Smithson Apr 13 @SEA 9.0 33 L 4 4 6 9 1 1 None None None None
John Butcher Apr 14 @OAK 6.0 27 4 4 8 1 2 0 None None None None
Bill Latham Apr 15 @OAK 4.2 21 L 3 3 6 2 1 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Apr 16 @OAK 8.1 39 5 5 8 8 7 2 None None None None
Frank Viola Apr 17 CAL 9.0 34 W 1 1 5 8 3 0 None None None None
Mike Smithson Apr 18 CAL 5.1 27 L 4 4 10 2 2 2 None None None None
John Butcher Apr 19 CAL 8.0 30 L 5 5 6 5 0 1 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Apr 20 CAL 7.1 30 3 3 6 6 2 1 None None None None
Frank Viola Apr 21 SEA 9.0 32 W 2 2 4 9 5 1 None None None None
Mike Smithson Apr 22 SEA 9.0 33 W 1 1 4 7 1 1 None None None None
John Butcher Apr 23 SEA 9.0 40 2 2 4 7 6 1 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Apr 25 @CAL 9.0 34 W 4 4 8 4 0 1 None None None None
Frank Viola Apr 26 @CAL 8.0 32 3 3 7 3 2 1 None None None None
Mike Smithson Apr 27 @CAL 1.1 10 4 4 5 1 1 1 None None None None
John Butcher Apr 29 NYY 5.2 25 5 5 8 2 1 3 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Apr 30 NYY 8.0 34 L 3 3 8 6 2 1 None None None None
Frank Viola May 1 NYY 3.1 17 4 4 7 2 2 1 None None None None
Mike Smithson May 2 DET 9.0 34 W 1 1 6 7 1 0 None None None None
John Butcher May 3 DET 4.1 20 L 7 7 4 2 2 3 None None None None
Bert Blyleven May 4 DET 7.1 29 L 4 4 6 6 1 3 None None None None
Frank Viola May 6 @BAL 8.1 38 L 5 5 6 6 6 3 None None None None
Mike Smithson May 7 @BAL 9.0 38 W 2 2 9 3 3 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven May 9 @DET 6.0 29 W 7 7 9 4 1 1 None None None None
Frank Viola May 10 @DET 5.0 22 W 1 1 8 2 0 0 None None None None
Mike Smithson May 11 @DET 6.0 26 L 3 3 6 3 0 2 None None None None
Mark Portugal May 12 @NYY 5.0 21 L 4 4 3 2 4 1 None None None None
Bert Blyleven May 13 @NYY 8.0 36 L 5 6 11 2 0 3 None None None None
John Butcher May 14 BAL 6.0 23 2 2 3 5 5 0 None None None None
Frank Viola May 15 BAL 8.0 37 L 5 5 11 5 1 2 None None None None
Mike Smithson May 16 MIL 4.2 29 5 5 9 0 5 1 None None None None
Mark Portugal May 17 MIL 7.0 32 L 4 4 9 3 2 1 None None None None
Bert Blyleven May 18 MIL 9.0 31 W 3 3 4 7 0 2 None None None None
John Butcher May 19 BOS 5.0 23 5 5 9 0 4 1 None None None None
Frank Viola May 20 BOS 0.0 6 L 6 6 5 0 1 0 None None None None
Mike Smithson May 21 BOS 5.0 18 1 1 4 3 0 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven May 23 @MIL 6.1 33 5 5 12 7 1 3 None None None None
Frank Viola May 24 @MIL 8.0 34 L 6 6 9 7 1 2 None None None None
Mike Smithson May 25 @MIL 9.0 39 W 3 3 11 5 1 1 None None None None
Mark Portugal May 26 @TOR 8.0 35 W 1 1 9 3 3 1 None None None None
John Butcher May 27 @TOR 5.2 24 3 4 7 1 1 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven May 28 @TOR 7.0 32 L 7 8 9 9 2 2 None None None None
Frank Viola May 30 @BOS 3.2 22 5 5 10 2 2 0 None None None None
Mike Smithson May 31 @BOS 5.0 29 L 3 7 11 2 2 0 None None None None
Mark Portugal Jun 1 @BOS 8.1 35 L 6 6 8 5 6 2 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Jun 2 TOR 8.0 32 L 3 3 7 7 2 1 None None None None
John Butcher Jun 3 TOR 2.1 13 4 4 6 1 0 1 None None None None
Frank Viola Jun 4 TOR 7.0 31 W 4 4 9 5 3 1 None None None None
Mike Smithson Jun 5 KCR 2.0 14 L 5 5 5 0 2 1 None None None None
Juan Agosto Jun 6 KCR 1.1 10 L 4 4 5 1 1 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Jun 7 KCR 9.0 34 W 1 1 7 5 1 0 None None None None
Mark Portugal Jun 8 KCR 6.0 24 W 0 1 3 5 4 0 None None None None
Frank Viola Jun 9 @TEX 8.0 33 0 2 7 10 2 0 None None None None
Mike Smithson Jun 10 @TEX 1.2 12 1 5 4 1 2 0 None None None None
Allan Anderson Jun 11 @TEX 10.0 37 2 2 8 3 4 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Jun 13 CLE 3.2 22 L 6 8 8 2 0 1 None None None None
Mark Portugal Jun 14 CLE 6.0 27 3 3 8 5 2 0 None None None None
Frank Viola Jun 15 CLE 7.1 31 W 3 3 9 7 0 2 None None None None
Mike Smithson Jun 17 @CWS 6.1 27 W 1 1 10 3 0 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Jun 18 @CWS 7.0 34 5 6 10 2 2 2 None None None None
Allan Anderson Jun 19 @CWS 5.0 23 L 6 6 8 4 2 2 None None None None
Frank Viola Jun 20 @CLE 7.2 34 W 4 8 7 6 5 1 None None None None
Mark Portugal Jun 21 @CLE 5.2 27 L 6 6 9 7 2 0 None None None None
Mike Smithson Jun 22 @CLE 2.1 14 L 3 4 7 0 0 1 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Jun 23 CWS 1.2 14 L 8 8 7 0 2 3 None None None None
Allan Anderson Jun 24 CWS 9.0 32 W 1 1 3 9 3 1 None None None None
Frank Viola Jun 25 CWS 5.2 25 L 4 4 7 5 3 0 None None None None
Mike Smithson Jun 27 @KCR 8.1 32 W 4 4 8 7 0 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Jun 28 @KCR 6.0 26 W 2 2 6 5 2 1 None None None None
Allan Anderson Jun 29 @KCR 7.2 32 W 4 4 9 4 1 0 None None None None
Frank Viola Jun 30 TEX 8.1 31 W 2 2 3 7 4 1 None None None None
Mark Portugal Jul 1 TEX 5.2 23 L 3 3 6 2 1 1 None None None None
Mike Smithson Jul 2 TEX 1.2 11 L 4 5 4 1 2 1 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Jul 3 @BAL 7.2 35 W 2 2 11 8 2 0 None None None None
Allan Anderson Jul 4 @BAL 3.0 16 4 4 7 1 0 2 None None None None
Frank Viola Jul 5 @BAL 9.0 40 W 6 6 11 6 2 2 None None None None
Neal Heaton Jul 6 @BAL 9.0 34 L 1 1 7 3 5 1 None None None None
Mike Smithson Jul 7 @DET 6.0 30 W 6 7 8 3 2 2 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Jul 8 @DET 7.2 32 L 5 5 11 5 1 3 None None None None
Allan Anderson Jul 9 @DET 3.1 16 L 4 4 7 2 1 2 None None None None
Frank Viola Jul 10 @NYY 5.0 25 L 7 8 8 5 2 2 None None None None
Neal Heaton Jul 11 @NYY 7.2 35 L 6 6 9 10 4 1 None None None None
Mike Smithson Jul 12 @NYY 4.2 24 L 5 5 9 3 1 1 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Jul 13 @NYY 9.0 31 W 0 0 3 8 1 0 None None None None
Frank Viola Jul 17 BAL 7.1 29 L 6 6 6 3 3 3 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Jul 18 BAL 7.0 29 W 1 3 4 3 0 0 None None None None
Neal Heaton Jul 19 BAL 8.0 28 L 1 1 5 5 1 1 None None None None
Mike Smithson Jul 20 BAL 1.0 7 L 4 4 3 0 1 1 None None None None
Frank Viola Jul 21 DET 7.2 26 W 0 0 3 4 1 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Jul 22 DET 8.0 30 L 3 3 4 5 3 2 None None None None
Allan Anderson Jul 23 DET 5.2 26 L 5 5 7 3 2 0 None None None None
Neal Heaton Jul 25 NYY 5.2 25 W 2 2 4 0 4 1 None None None None
Frank Viola Jul 26 NYY 4.0 14 1 1 1 4 1 1 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Jul 27 NYY 8.0 31 L 4 4 5 4 4 1 None None None None
Mike Smithson Jul 28 @SEA 7.2 31 4 4 8 5 3 1 None None None None
Frank Viola Jul 29 @SEA 6.2 28 W 1 2 6 6 1 0 None None None None
Neal Heaton Jul 30 @SEA 5.1 25 L 3 4 6 2 3 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Aug 1 @OAK 9.0 31 W 1 1 2 15 1 1 None None None None
Mike Smithson Aug 2 @OAK 9.0 34 W 0 0 2 8 7 0 None None None None
Frank Viola Aug 3 @OAK 4.2 26 4 4 7 6 5 2 None None None None
Neal Heaton Aug 4 @CAL 7.0 29 4 4 8 3 1 2 None None None None
Allan Anderson Aug 5 @CAL 2.0 14 L 4 5 5 1 3 1 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Aug 6 @CAL 9.0 31 W 2 2 5 7 0 2 None None None None
Mike Smithson Aug 8 OAK 6.0 26 L 4 4 5 1 3 1 None None None None
Frank Viola Aug 9 OAK 7.0 25 W 1 1 2 6 3 0 None None None None
Neal Heaton Aug 10 OAK 6.0 28 L 4 4 7 1 3 0 None None None None
Frank Pastore Aug 10 (2) OAK 3.1 16 2 2 5 1 1 1 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Aug 11 CAL 9.0 31 W 0 0 3 6 2 0 None None None None
Mike Smithson Aug 12 CAL 8.0 34 3 4 9 3 4 1 None None None None
Frank Viola Aug 13 CAL 9.0 33 W 2 2 5 5 2 1 None None None None
Mark Portugal Aug 14 SEA 9.0 37 W 1 1 7 4 4 0 None None None None
Neal Heaton Aug 15 SEA 8.0 30 0 0 4 6 4 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Aug 16 SEA 6.2 29 2 5 8 5 1 1 None None None None
Mike Smithson Aug 17 SEA 6.2 31 L 6 6 6 3 4 2 None None None None
Frank Viola Aug 18 @BOS 9.0 37 L 3 3 8 2 1 1 None None None None
Mark Portugal Aug 19 @BOS 7.2 33 W 1 1 9 2 3 0 None None None None
Neal Heaton Aug 20 @BOS 4.1 21 L 2 4 7 4 0 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Aug 22 @TOR 7.0 27 W 1 2 7 6 0 0 None None None None
Mike Smithson Aug 23 @TOR 0.2 9 L 3 6 7 0 0 1 None None None None
Frank Viola Aug 24 @TOR 6.1 30 3 4 9 3 2 1 None None None None
Mark Portugal Aug 26 MIL 5.0 24 3 3 6 2 3 2 None None None None
Neal Heaton Aug 27 MIL 6.0 30 W 5 5 12 3 2 2 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Aug 28 MIL 9.0 37 W 2 2 7 7 3 1 None None None None
Mike Smithson Aug 29 TOR 6.0 25 3 3 7 2 0 1 None None None None
Frank Viola Aug 30 TOR 4.1 24 L 7 7 10 3 2 0 None None None None
Mark Portugal Aug 31 TOR 2.0 12 4 4 3 2 4 1 None None None None
Neal Heaton Sep 1 @MIL 6.0 24 W 2 2 4 4 3 2 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Sep 2 @MIL 9.0 31 W 0 0 5 8 1 0 None None None None
Mike Smithson Sep 3 @MIL 7.0 29 W 4 4 8 6 0 1 None None None None
Frank Viola Sep 5 BOS 3.2 21 L 6 7 5 2 5 1 None None None None
Mark Portugal Sep 6 BOS 6.1 24 0 1 4 0 1 0 None None None None
Neal Heaton Sep 7 BOS 4.2 26 L 9 9 10 0 2 2 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Sep 8 KCR 8.0 37 L 3 5 10 7 2 1 None None None None
Mike Smithson Sep 9 KCR 4.0 21 L 5 5 9 6 0 1 None None None None
Frank Viola Sep 11 @TEX 7.0 30 W 2 2 8 10 3 2 None None None None
Neal Heaton Sep 12 @TEX 6.1 26 W 0 0 5 4 4 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Sep 13 @TEX 5.1 28 L 9 9 9 4 3 5 None None None None
Mark Portugal Sep 14 @TEX 2.0 8 0 0 1 2 1 0 None None None None
Frank Viola Sep 15 CLE 7.1 32 L 3 4 9 4 2 1 None None None None
Bill Latham Sep 16 CLE 2.1 14 2 2 8 2 1 0 None None None None
Neal Heaton Sep 17 CLE 5.0 21 2 2 7 2 3 1 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Sep 19 TEX 7.0 33 L 4 4 9 6 4 1 None None None None
Frank Viola Sep 20 TEX 7.0 30 W 1 2 7 10 1 1 None None None None
Mark Portugal Sep 21 TEX 8.0 30 L 2 2 5 13 2 0 None None None None
Neal Heaton Sep 22 @KCR 6.1 28 1 1 7 3 5 0 None None None None
Mike Smithson Sep 23 @KCR 9.0 41 W 1 2 12 7 1 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Sep 24 @KCR 9.0 36 L 2 2 9 14 0 1 None None None None
Frank Viola Sep 25 @KCR 6.2 29 L 3 4 10 5 0 2 None None None None
Neal Heaton Sep 27 CWS 8.0 33 L 5 5 10 3 1 2 None None None None
Allan Anderson Sep 27 (2) CWS 6.0 24 3 3 8 2 1 1 None None None None
Mike Smithson Sep 28 CWS 7.2 31 W 1 1 6 1 3 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Sep 29 @CLE 8.0 30 W 5 5 7 9 1 3 None None None None
Frank Viola Sep 30 @CLE 5.1 27 5 5 10 5 1 1 None None None None
Allan Anderson Oct 1 @CLE 3.0 16 L 3 4 6 2 0 0 None None None None
Neal Heaton Oct 2 @CWS 9.1 35 L 5 6 7 6 1 2 None None None None
Mike Smithson Oct 3 @CWS 8.0 30 W 2 2 4 7 2 1 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Oct 4 @CWS 9.0 36 W 3 3 9 4 1 1 None None None None
Frank Viola Oct 5 @CWS 9.0 30 W 0 0 2 9 1 0 None None None None