Chart: Gardenhire's record year-by-year

2002:94-67,.584 winning percentage (first place in AL Central; beat Oakland 3-2 in ALDS; lost to L.A. Angels 4-1 in ALCS)

2003:90-72, .556 (first place; lost to N.Y. Yankees 3-1 in ALDS)

2004:92-70, .568 (first place; lost to N.Y. Yankees 3-1 in ALDS)

2005:83-79,.512 (third place)

2006:96-66,.593 (first place; lost to Oakland 3-0 in ALDS)

2007:79-83,.488 (third place)

2008:88-75,.540 (second place; lost to Chicago White Sox in Game 163 tiebreaker)

2010:94-68,.580 (first place; lost to N.Y. Yankees 3-0 in ALDS)

2011:63-99,.389 (fifth place)

2012:66-96,.407 (fifth place)

2013:66-96, .407 (fourth place)

2014:70-92,.432 (fifth place)