1974 Minnesota Twins
[edit] Summary
The 1974 Minnesota Twins finished with a record of 82-80. They scored 673 runs and belted 111 home runs to go along with a .272 batting average. The offense was powered by Bobby Darwin, who led the team with 25 home runs and 94 RBI. Rod Carew led the team with 218 hits for a .364 average. Rod Carew had a great year on the basepaths with 38 stolen bases.
The team allowed 669 runs and had a team ERA of 3.64. Bert Blyleven led the pitching staff with 17 wins and 249 strikeouts. Bill Campbell led the team with 19 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Infielders
|
| Pat Bourque
| 1B
| 23
| 64
| 5
| 14
| 1
| 8
| 0
| .296
| .297
| .593
| .219
|
| Rod Carew
| 2B
| 153
| 599
| 86
| 218
| 3
| 55
| 38
| .433
| .446
| .879
| .364
|
| Sergio Ferrer
| SS
| 24
| 57
| 12
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 3
| .379
| .351
| .730
| .281
|
| Luis Gomez
| SS
| 82
| 168
| 18
| 35
| 0
| 3
| 2
| .261
| .214
| .475
| .208
|
| Jim Holt
| 1B
| 79
| 197
| 24
| 50
| 0
| 16
| 0
| .302
| .310
| .612
| .254
|
| Craig Kusick
| 1B
| 76
| 201
| 36
| 48
| 8
| 26
| 0
| .353
| .403
| .756
| .239
|
| Joe Lis
| 1B
| 24
| 41
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 3
| 0
| .298
| .195
| .493
| .195
|
| Eric Soderholm
| 3B
| 141
| 464
| 63
| 128
| 10
| 51
| 7
| .349
| .392
| .741
| .276
|
| Jerry Terrell
| SS
| 116
| 229
| 43
| 56
| 0
| 19
| 3
| .279
| .314
| .593
| .245
|
| Danny Thompson
| SS
| 97
| 264
| 25
| 66
| 4
| 25
| 1
| .311
| .326
| .637
| .250
|
| Outfielders
|
| Steve Braun
| OF
| 129
| 453
| 53
| 127
| 8
| 40
| 4
| .361
| .364
| .725
| .280
|
| Steve Brye
| OF
| 135
| 488
| 52
| 138
| 2
| 41
| 1
| .319
| .365
| .684
| .283
|
| Bobby Darwin
| OF
| 152
| 575
| 67
| 152
| 25
| 94
| 1
| .322
| .442
| .764
| .264
|
| Larry Hisle
| OF
| 143
| 510
| 68
| 146
| 19
| 79
| 12
| .353
| .465
| .818
| .286
|
| Catchers
|
| Glenn Borgmann
| C
| 128
| 345
| 33
| 87
| 3
| 45
| 2
| .323
| .307
| .630
| .252
|
| Randy Hundley
| C
| 32
| 88
| 2
| 17
| 0
| 3
| 0
| .228
| .216
| .444
| .193
|
| Phil Roof
| C
| 44
| 97
| 10
| 19
| 2
| 13
| 0
| .257
| .268
| .525
| .196
|
| Other
|
| Harmon Killebrew
| DH
| 122
| 333
| 28
| 74
| 13
| 54
| 0
| .312
| .360
| .672
| .222
|
| Tony Oliva
| DH
| 127
| 459
| 43
| 131
| 13
| 57
| 0
| .325
| .414
| .739
| .285
|
| Team Totals
| -
| -
| 5632
| 673
| 1530
| 111
| 632
| 74
| .333
| .378
| .710
| .272
|
| Pitchers
|
| Vic Albury
| 32
| 22
| 164
| 8
| 9
| .471
| 0
| 85
| 80
| 4.12
| 1.457
|
| Bert Blyleven
| 37
| 37
| 281
| 17
| 17
| .500
| 0
| 249
| 77
| 2.66
| 1.142
|
| Tom Burgmeier
| 50
| 0
| 91.7
| 5
| 3
| .625
| 4
| 34
| 26
| 4.52
| 1.287
|
| Bill Butler
| 26
| 12
| 98.7
| 4
| 6
| .400
| 1
| 79
| 56
| 4.10
| 1.489
|
| Bill Campbell
| 63
| 0
| 120.3
| 8
| 7
| .533
| 19
| 89
| 55
| 2.62
| 1.363
|
| Ray Corbin
| 29
| 15
| 112.3
| 7
| 6
| .538
| 0
| 50
| 40
| 5.29
| 1.541
|
| Joe Decker
| 37
| 37
| 248.7
| 16
| 14
| .533
| 0
| 158
| 97
| 3.29
| 1.331
|
| Danny Fife
| 4
| 0
| 4.7
| 0
| 0
| .000
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 17.36
| 2.979
|
| Dave Goltz
| 28
| 24
| 174.3
| 10
| 10
| .500
| 1
| 89
| 45
| 3.25
| 1.360
|
| Bill Hands
| 35
| 10
| 115.3
| 4
| 5
| .444
| 3
| 74
| 25
| 4.45
| 1.344
|
| Jim Hughes
| 2
| 2
| 10.3
| 0
| 2
| .000
| 0
| 8
| 4
| 5.23
| 1.165
|
| Tom Johnson
| 4
| 0
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
| 1
| 4
| 0
| .00
| 0.571
|
| Dick Woodson
| 5
| 4
| 27
| 1
| 1
| .500
| 0
| 12
| 4
| 4.33
| 1.259
|
| Team Totals
| 352
| 163
| 1455.3
| 82
| 80
| .506
| 29
| 934
| 513
| 3.64
| 1.339
|
[edit] Batting Leaders
[edit] Pitching Leaders
