1977 Minnesota Twins
[edit] Summary
The 1977 Minnesota Twins finished with a record of 84-77. They scored 867 runs and belted 123 home runs to go along with a .282 batting average. The offense was powered by Larry Hisle, who led the team with 28 home runs and 119 RBI. Rod Carew led the team with 239 hits for a .388 average.
The team allowed 776 runs and had a team ERA of 4.38. Dave Goltz led the pitching staff with 20 wins and 186 strikeouts. Tom Johnson was the team's best fireman, with 15 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Rod Carew | 1B | 155 | 616 | 128 | 239 | 14 | 100 | 23 | .449 | .570 | 1.019 | .388 |
| Mike Cubbage | 3B | 129 | 417 | 60 | 110 | 9 | 55 | 1 | .321 | .391 | .712 | .264 |
| Luis Gomez | 2B | 32 | 65 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .290 | .369 | .659 | .246 |
| Sam Perlozzo | 2B | 10 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .346 | .458 | .804 | .292 |
| Bob Randall | 2B | 103 | 306 | 36 | 73 | 0 | 22 | 1 | .289 | .294 | .583 | .239 |
| Roy Smalley | SS | 150 | 584 | 93 | 135 | 6 | 56 | 5 | .316 | .315 | .631 | .231 |
| Jerry Terrell | 3B | 93 | 214 | 32 | 48 | 1 | 20 | 10 | .263 | .266 | .529 | .224 |
| Rob Wilfong | 2B | 73 | 171 | 22 | 42 | 1 | 13 | 10 | .321 | .281 | .602 | .246 |
| Larry Wolfe | 3B | 8 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .269 | .280 | .549 | .240 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Lyman Bostock | OF | 153 | 593 | 104 | 199 | 14 | 90 | 16 | .389 | .508 | .897 | .336 |
| Dan Ford | OF | 144 | 453 | 66 | 121 | 11 | 60 | 6 | .338 | .426 | .764 | .267 |
| Bob Gorinski | OF | 54 | 118 | 14 | 23 | 3 | 22 | 1 | .226 | .322 | .548 | .195 |
| Larry Hisle | OF | 141 | 546 | 95 | 165 | 28 | 119 | 21 | .369 | .533 | .902 | .302 |
| Willie Norwood | OF | 39 | 83 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 6 | .281 | .373 | .654 | .229 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Glenn Borgmann | C | 17 | 43 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .407 | .419 | .826 | .256 |
| Bud Bulling | C | 15 | 32 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .270 | .188 | .458 | .156 |
| Butch Wynegar | C | 144 | 532 | 76 | 139 | 10 | 79 | 2 | .344 | .370 | .714 | .261 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Glenn Adams | DH | 95 | 269 | 32 | 91 | 6 | 49 | 0 | .376 | .468 | .844 | .338 |
| Randy Bass | DH | 9 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .105 | .105 | .210 | .105 |
| Rich Chiles | DH | 108 | 261 | 31 | 69 | 3 | 36 | 0 | .323 | .368 | .691 | .264 |
| Craig Kusick | DH | 115 | 268 | 34 | 68 | 12 | 45 | 3 | .370 | .433 | .803 | .254 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5639 | 867 | 1588 | 123 | 804 | 105 | .344 | .417 | .761 | .282 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Tom Burgmeier | 61 | 0 | 97.3 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 7 | 35 | 33 | 5.09 | 1.501 | |||
| Bill Butler | 6 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 6.86 | 1.619 | |||
| Don Carrithers | 7 | 0 | 14.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6.91 | 1.538 | |||
| Dave Goltz | 39 | 39 | 303 | 20 | 11 | .645 | 0 | 186 | 91 | 3.36 | 1.238 | |||
| Jeff Holly | 18 | 5 | 48.3 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 32 | 12 | 6.89 | 1.429 | |||
| Jim Hughes | 2 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.08 | 1.163 | |||
| Dave Johnson | 30 | 6 | 72.7 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 33 | 23 | 4.58 | 1.499 | |||
| Tom Johnson | 71 | 0 | 146.7 | 16 | 7 | .696 | 15 | 87 | 47 | 3.13 | 1.357 | |||
| Mike Pazik | 3 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2.50 | 1.333 | |||
| Pete Redfern | 30 | 28 | 137.3 | 6 | 9 | .400 | 0 | 73 | 66 | 5.18 | 1.675 | |||
| Ron Schueler | 52 | 7 | 134.7 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 3 | 77 | 61 | 4.41 | 1.425 | |||
| Gary Serum | 8 | 0 | 22.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4.37 | 1.410 | |||
| Jim Shellenback | 5 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7.94 | 2.632 | |||
| Paul Thormodsgard | 37 | 37 | 218 | 11 | 15 | .423 | 0 | 94 | 65 | 4.62 | 1.381 | |||
| Geoff Zahn | 34 | 32 | 198 | 12 | 14 | .462 | 0 | 88 | 66 | 4.68 | 1.515 | |||
| Team Totals | 403 | 161 | 1442 | 84 | 77 | .522 | 25 | 737 | 507 | 4.38 | 1.424 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Rod Carew | 155 |
| At Bats | Rod Carew | 616 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Rod Carew | 694 |
| Batting Average | Rod Carew | .388 |
| On-Base % | Rod Carew | .449 |
| Slugging % | Rod Carew | .570 |
| OPS | Rod Carew | 1.019 |
| Runs | Rod Carew | 128 |
| Hits | Rod Carew | 239 |
| Total Bases | Rod Carew | 351 |
| Doubles | Rod Carew | 38 |
| Triples | Rod Carew | 16 |
| Home Runs | Larry Hisle | 28 |
| RBI | Larry Hisle | 119 |
| Walks | Roy Smalley | 74 |
| Strikeouts | Larry Hisle | 106 |
| Stolen Bases | Rod Carew | 23 |
| Caught Stealing | Rod Carew | 13 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Roy Smalley | 15 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Lyman Bostock | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Lyman Bostock | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Dave Goltz | 20 |
| Losses | Paul Thormodsgard | 15 |
| Saves | Tom Johnson | 15 |
| Won-Loss % | Tom Johnson | .696 |
| ERA | Dave Goltz | 3.36 |
| WHIP | Dave Goltz | 1.238 |
| Innings Pitched | Dave Goltz | 303 |
| Games | Tom Johnson | 71 |
| Games Started | Dave Goltz | 39 |
| Strikeouts | Dave Goltz | 186 |
| Complete Games | Dave Goltz | 19 |
| Shutouts | Dave Goltz | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Dave Goltz | 1253 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Dave Goltz | 113 |
| Hits Allowed | Dave Goltz | 284 |
| Walks Allowed | Dave Goltz | 91 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Paul Thormodsgard | 25 |
| Doubles Allowed | Geoff Zahn | 43 |
| Triples Allowed | Paul Thormodsgard | 16 |
| Wild Pitches | Tom Johnson | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Ron Schueler | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Geoff Zahn | 28 |
