1978 Minnesota Twins
[edit] Summary
The 1978 Minnesota Twins finished with a record of 73-89. They scored 666 runs and belted 82 home runs to go along with a .267 batting average. Roy Smalley provided the power for the team with 19 homers. Dan Ford knocked in 82 runs. Rod Carew led the team with 188 hits for a .333 average.
The team allowed 678 runs and had a team ERA of 3.71. Dave Goltz led the team with 15 wins. Roger Erickson struck out 121 batters to lead the team. Mike Marshall was the team's best fireman, with 21 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Rod Carew | 1B | 152 | 564 | 85 | 188 | 5 | 70 | 27 | .411 | .441 | .852 | .333 |
| Mike Cubbage | 3B | 125 | 394 | 40 | 111 | 7 | 57 | 3 | .348 | .401 | .749 | .282 |
| Bob Randall | 2B | 119 | 330 | 36 | 89 | 0 | 21 | 5 | .329 | .321 | .650 | .270 |
| Roy Smalley | SS | 158 | 586 | 80 | 160 | 19 | 77 | 2 | .362 | .433 | .795 | .273 |
| Rob Wilfong | 2B | 92 | 199 | 23 | 53 | 1 | 11 | 8 | .336 | .322 | .658 | .266 |
| Larry Wolfe | 3B | 88 | 235 | 25 | 55 | 3 | 25 | 0 | .332 | .323 | .655 | .234 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Rich Chiles | OF | 87 | 198 | 22 | 53 | 1 | 22 | 1 | .333 | .343 | .676 | .268 |
| Dave Edwards | OF | 15 | 44 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .377 | .386 | .763 | .250 |
| Dan Ford | OF | 151 | 592 | 78 | 162 | 11 | 82 | 7 | .332 | .424 | .756 | .274 |
| Willie Norwood | OF | 125 | 428 | 56 | 109 | 8 | 46 | 25 | .301 | .376 | .677 | .255 |
| Hosken Powell | OF | 121 | 381 | 55 | 94 | 3 | 31 | 11 | .323 | .333 | .656 | .247 |
| Bombo Rivera | OF | 101 | 251 | 35 | 68 | 3 | 23 | 5 | .362 | .355 | .717 | .271 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Glenn Borgmann | C | 49 | 123 | 16 | 26 | 3 | 15 | 0 | .306 | .333 | .639 | .211 |
| Butch Wynegar | C | 135 | 454 | 36 | 104 | 4 | 45 | 1 | .307 | .308 | .615 | .229 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Glenn Adams | DH | 116 | 310 | 27 | 80 | 7 | 35 | 0 | .297 | .390 | .687 | .258 |
| Craig Kusick | DH | 77 | 191 | 23 | 33 | 4 | 20 | 3 | .305 | .272 | .577 | .173 |
| Jose Morales | DH | 101 | 242 | 22 | 76 | 2 | 38 | 0 | .363 | .401 | .764 | .314 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5522 | 666 | 1472 | 82 | 621 | 99 | .334 | .375 | .709 | .267 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Roger Erickson | 37 | 37 | 265.7 | 14 | 13 | .519 | 0 | 121 | 79 | 3.96 | 1.306 | |||
| Dave Goltz | 29 | 29 | 220.3 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 0 | 116 | 67 | 2.49 | 1.253 | |||
| Roric Harrison | 9 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 7.50 | 2.417 | |||
| Jeff Holly | 15 | 1 | 35.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 3.57 | 1.303 | |||
| Darrell Jackson | 19 | 15 | 92.3 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 0 | 54 | 48 | 4.48 | 1.484 | |||
| Dave Johnson | 6 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 7.50 | 2.000 | |||
| Tom Johnson | 18 | 0 | 32.7 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 5.51 | 1.804 | |||
| Mike Marshall | 54 | 0 | 99 | 10 | 12 | .455 | 21 | 56 | 37 | 2.45 | 1.182 | |||
| Stan Perzanowski | 13 | 7 | 56.7 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 1 | 31 | 26 | 5.24 | 1.499 | |||
| Pete Redfern | 3 | 2 | 9.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6.52 | 1.649 | |||
| Mac Scarce | 17 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 3.94 | 1.563 | |||
| Gary Serum | 34 | 23 | 184.3 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 1 | 80 | 44 | 4.10 | 1.259 | |||
| John Sutton | 17 | 0 | 44.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3.45 | 1.377 | |||
| Greg Thayer | 20 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 3.80 | 1.556 | |||
| Paul Thormodsgard | 12 | 12 | 66 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 5.05 | 1.485 | |||
| Geoff Zahn | 35 | 35 | 252.3 | 14 | 14 | .500 | 0 | 106 | 81 | 3.03 | 1.352 | |||
| Team Totals | 338 | 162 | 1459.6 | 73 | 89 | .451 | 26 | 703 | 520 | 3.71 | 1.362 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Roy Smalley | 158 |
| At Bats | Dan Ford | 592 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Roy Smalley | 702 |
| Batting Average | Rod Carew | .333 |
| On-Base % | Rod Carew | .411 |
| Slugging % | Rod Carew | .441 |
| OPS | Rod Carew | .852 |
| Runs | Rod Carew | 85 |
| Hits | Rod Carew | 188 |
| Total Bases | Roy Smalley | 254 |
| Doubles | Dan Ford | 36 |
| Triples | Rod Carew and Dan Ford | 10 |
| Home Runs | Roy Smalley | 19 |
| RBI | Dan Ford | 82 |
| Walks | Roy Smalley | 85 |
| Strikeouts | Dan Ford | 88 |
| Stolen Bases | Rod Carew | 27 |
| Caught Stealing | Willie Norwood | 10 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Roy Smalley | 23 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Roy Smalley | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Rod Carew | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Dave Goltz | 15 |
| Losses | Geoff Zahn | 14 |
| Saves | Mike Marshall | 21 |
| Won-Loss % | Dave Goltz | .600 |
| ERA | Dave Goltz | 2.49 |
| WHIP | Dave Goltz | 1.253 |
| Innings Pitched | Roger Erickson | 265.7 |
| Games | Mike Marshall | 54 |
| Games Started | Roger Erickson | 37 |
| Strikeouts | Roger Erickson | 121 |
| Complete Games | Roger Erickson | 14 |
| Shutouts | Dave Goltz | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Roger Erickson | 1120 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Roger Erickson | 117 |
| Hits Allowed | Roger Erickson | 268 |
| Walks Allowed | Geoff Zahn | 81 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Roger Erickson | 19 |
| Doubles Allowed | Roger Erickson | 47 |
| Triples Allowed | Roger Erickson | 11 |
| Wild Pitches | Roger Erickson | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Roger Erickson | 8 |
| Double Plays Induced | Geoff Zahn | 38 |
