1976 Minnesota Twins
[edit] Summary
The 1976 Minnesota Twins finished with a record of 85-77. They scored 743 runs and belted 81 home runs to go along with a .274 batting average. Dan Ford led the team in home runs with 20. Larry Hisle knocked in 96 runs. Rod Carew led the team with 200 hits for a .331 average. Rod Carew had a great year on the basepaths with 49 stolen bases.
The team allowed 704 runs and had a team ERA of 3.72. Bill Campbell led the pitching staff with 17 wins and 20 saves. Dave Goltz racked up 133 strkeouts to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Rod Carew | 1B | 156 | 605 | 97 | 200 | 9 | 90 | 49 | .395 | .463 | .858 | .331 |
| Mike Cubbage | 3B | 104 | 342 | 40 | 89 | 3 | 49 | 1 | .344 | .371 | .715 | .260 |
| Luis Gomez | SS | 38 | 57 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .233 | .211 | .444 | .193 |
| Dave McKay | 3B | 45 | 138 | 8 | 28 | 0 | 8 | 1 | .272 | .217 | .489 | .203 |
| Bob Randall | 2B | 153 | 475 | 55 | 127 | 1 | 34 | 3 | .317 | .328 | .645 | .267 |
| Roy Smalley | SS | 103 | 384 | 46 | 104 | 2 | 36 | 0 | .353 | .344 | .697 | .271 |
| Jerry Terrell | 2B | 89 | 171 | 29 | 42 | 0 | 8 | 11 | .286 | .275 | .561 | .246 |
| Danny Thompson | SS | 34 | 124 | 9 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .256 | .266 | .522 | .234 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Lyman Bostock | OF | 128 | 474 | 75 | 153 | 4 | 60 | 12 | .364 | .430 | .794 | .323 |
| Steve Brye | OF | 87 | 258 | 33 | 68 | 2 | 23 | 1 | .295 | .329 | .624 | .264 |
| Dan Ford | OF | 145 | 514 | 87 | 137 | 20 | 86 | 17 | .323 | .457 | .780 | .267 |
| Larry Hisle | OF | 155 | 581 | 81 | 158 | 14 | 96 | 31 | .335 | .394 | .729 | .272 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Glenn Borgmann | C | 24 | 65 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .417 | .338 | .755 | .246 |
| Phil Roof | C | 18 | 46 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .250 | .283 | .533 | .217 |
| Butch Wynegar | C | 149 | 534 | 58 | 139 | 10 | 69 | 0 | .356 | .363 | .719 | .260 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Steve Braun | DH | 122 | 417 | 73 | 120 | 3 | 61 | 12 | .384 | .353 | .737 | .288 |
| Craig Kusick | DH | 109 | 266 | 33 | 69 | 11 | 36 | 5 | .344 | .432 | .776 | .259 |
| Tony Oliva | DH | 67 | 123 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 16 | 0 | .234 | .260 | .494 | .211 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5574 | 743 | 1526 | 81 | 691 | 146 | .336 | .375 | .711 | .274 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Vic Albury | 23 | 0 | 50.3 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 23 | 24 | 3.58 | 1.491 | |||
| Eddie Bane | 17 | 15 | 79.3 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 0 | 24 | 39 | 5.11 | 1.652 | |||
| Bert Blyleven | 12 | 12 | 95.3 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 0 | 75 | 35 | 3.12 | 1.427 | |||
| Tom Burgmeier | 57 | 0 | 115.3 | 8 | 1 | .889 | 1 | 45 | 29 | 2.50 | 1.075 | |||
| Bill Campbell | 78 | 0 | 167.7 | 17 | 5 | .773 | 20 | 115 | 62 | 3.01 | 1.234 | |||
| Joe Decker | 13 | 12 | 58 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 0 | 35 | 51 | 5.28 | 1.914 | |||
| Dave Goltz | 36 | 35 | 249.3 | 14 | 14 | .500 | 0 | 133 | 91 | 3.36 | 1.324 | |||
| Jim Hughes | 37 | 26 | 177 | 9 | 14 | .391 | 0 | 87 | 73 | 4.98 | 1.486 | |||
| Tom Johnson | 18 | 1 | 48.3 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 37 | 8 | 2.61 | 1.077 | |||
| Steve Luebber | 38 | 12 | 119.3 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 2 | 45 | 62 | 4.00 | 1.433 | |||
| Mike Pazik | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 7.00 | 1.889 | |||
| Pete Redfern | 23 | 23 | 118 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 0 | 74 | 63 | 3.51 | 1.424 | |||
| Bill Singer | 26 | 26 | 172 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 0 | 63 | 69 | 3.77 | 1.430 | |||
| Team Totals | 383 | 162 | 1458.8 | 85 | 77 | .525 | 23 | 762 | 610 | 3.72 | 1.392 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Rod Carew | 156 |
| At Bats | Rod Carew | 605 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Rod Carew | 687 |
| Batting Average | Rod Carew | .331 |
| On-Base % | Rod Carew | .395 |
| Slugging % | Rod Carew | .463 |
| OPS | Rod Carew | .858 |
| Runs | Rod Carew | 97 |
| Hits | Rod Carew | 200 |
| Total Bases | Rod Carew | 280 |
| Doubles | Rod Carew | 29 |
| Triples | Rod Carew | 12 |
| Home Runs | Dan Ford | 20 |
| RBI | Larry Hisle | 96 |
| Walks | Butch Wynegar | 79 |
| Strikeouts | Dan Ford | 118 |
| Stolen Bases | Rod Carew | 49 |
| Caught Stealing | Rod Carew | 22 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Roy Smalley | 22 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Larry Hisle | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Lyman Bostock | 15 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bill Campbell | 17 |
| Losses | Dave Goltz and Jim Hughes | 14 |
| Saves | Bill Campbell | 20 |
| Won-Loss % | Bill Campbell | .773 |
| ERA | Bill Campbell | 3.01 |
| WHIP | Bill Campbell | 1.234 |
| Innings Pitched | Dave Goltz | 249.3 |
| Games | Bill Campbell | 78 |
| Games Started | Dave Goltz | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Dave Goltz | 133 |
| Complete Games | Dave Goltz | 13 |
| Shutouts | Dave Goltz | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Dave Goltz | 1054 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jim Hughes | 98 |
| Hits Allowed | Dave Goltz | 239 |
| Walks Allowed | Dave Goltz | 91 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jim Hughes | 17 |
| Doubles Allowed | Dave Goltz | 36 |
| Triples Allowed | Bill Campbell | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Dave Goltz | 15 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jim Hughes | 8 |
| Double Plays Induced | Dave Goltz | 30 |
