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Last year, the Minnesota Twins' payroll was $97,559,167.
2006 when Justin Morneau of the Minnesota Twins was American League MVP and Johan Santana of the Twins won the AL Cy Young.
In 2009 the Minnesota Twins and the Detroit Tigers played a tie breaker which the Twins won.
The Atlanta Braves in 1991.
It would have to be Troy Aikman
The last team to win a division tile without posting a winning record was the 2008 San Diego Chargers, who won the weak AFC West Division Title, with a record of 8-8. Prior to the 2008 season, the last team to win a division without a winning record was the 1985 Cleveland Browns, who won the AFC Central Division with a record of 8-8 as well.
1938 in South Bend with the Irish winning 19-0.
Walter Johnson of the 1913 Washington Senators who had a record of 36-7.
Through the 2008 season, 16 (1993-2008). The last season the Bucs had a winning record was 1992 when they went 96-66.
Jim Perry on Opening Day in the 1970 season, defeating the Chicago White Sox 12-0.
The 1987 Minnesota Twins were the first team to finish in last place the previous year and go to the World Series the following year.
Game 161 of the season. In 2005, with 1 game left in the season, the Washington Nationals were in last place in the NL East with a record of 81-80. The Nats lost the last game to the Phillies and wound up at 81-81, 9 games behind the division winning Atlanta Braves. The 2005 NL East was the second division in MLB history where all teams finished at .500 or better. The first time was 1991 in the AL West when the California Angels were in last place at 80-81 on the final day of the season and defeated the Royals to end up at 81-81, 14 games behind the division winning Minnesota Twins.