1979 Minnesota Twins
[edit] Summary
The 1979 Minnesota Twins finished with a record of 82-80. They scored 764 runs and belted 112 home runs to go along with a .278 batting average. The offense was powered by Roy Smalley, who led the team with 24 home runs and 95 RBI. Ken Landreaux led the team with 172 hits for a .305 average.
The team allowed 725 runs and had a team ERA of 4.16. Jerry Koosman led the pitching staff with 20 wins and 157 strikeouts. Mike Marshall led the team with 32 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| John Castino | 3B | 148 | 393 | 49 | 112 | 5 | 52 | 5 | .331 | .397 | .728 | .285 |
| Mike Cubbage | 3B | 94 | 243 | 26 | 67 | 2 | 23 | 1 | .371 | .350 | .721 | .276 |
| Ron Jackson | 1B | 159 | 583 | 85 | 158 | 14 | 68 | 3 | .337 | .429 | .766 | .271 |
| Bob Randall | 2B | 80 | 199 | 25 | 49 | 0 | 14 | 2 | .299 | .281 | .580 | .246 |
| Roy Smalley | SS | 162 | 621 | 94 | 168 | 24 | 95 | 2 | .353 | .441 | .794 | .271 |
| Rob Wilfong | 2B | 140 | 419 | 71 | 131 | 9 | 59 | 11 | .352 | .458 | .810 | .313 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Dave Edwards | OF | 96 | 229 | 42 | 57 | 8 | 35 | 6 | .323 | .389 | .712 | .249 |
| Ken Landreaux | OF | 151 | 564 | 81 | 172 | 15 | 83 | 10 | .347 | .450 | .797 | .305 |
| Willie Norwood | OF | 96 | 270 | 32 | 67 | 6 | 30 | 9 | .299 | .385 | .684 | .248 |
| Hosken Powell | OF | 104 | 338 | 49 | 99 | 2 | 36 | 5 | .360 | .379 | .739 | .293 |
| Bombo Rivera | OF | 112 | 263 | 37 | 74 | 2 | 31 | 5 | .324 | .392 | .716 | .281 |
| Rick Sofield | OF | 35 | 93 | 8 | 28 | 0 | 12 | 2 | .381 | .355 | .736 | .301 |
| Gary Ward | OF | 10 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .412 | .286 | .698 | .286 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Glenn Borgmann | C | 31 | 70 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 1 | .317 | .243 | .560 | .200 |
| Butch Wynegar | C | 149 | 504 | 74 | 136 | 7 | 57 | 2 | .363 | .351 | .714 | .270 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Glenn Adams | DH | 119 | 326 | 34 | 98 | 8 | 50 | 2 | .350 | .420 | .770 | .301 |
| Danny Goodwin | DH | 58 | 159 | 22 | 46 | 5 | 27 | 0 | .335 | .497 | .832 | .289 |
| Dan Graham | DH | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Craig Kusick | DH | 24 | 54 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .281 | .481 | .762 | .241 |
| Jose Morales | DH | 92 | 191 | 21 | 51 | 2 | 27 | 0 | .319 | .335 | .654 | .267 |
| Jesus Vega | DH | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5544 | 764 | 1544 | 112 | 714 | 66 | .334 | .402 | .736 | .278 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Mike Bacsik | 31 | 0 | 65.7 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 33 | 29 | 4.39 | 1.370 | |||
| Ken Brett | 9 | 0 | 12.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4.97 | 1.732 | |||
| Roger Erickson | 24 | 21 | 123 | 3 | 10 | .231 | 0 | 47 | 48 | 5.63 | 1.642 | |||
| Terry Felton | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Dave Goltz | 36 | 35 | 250.7 | 14 | 13 | .519 | 0 | 132 | 69 | 4.16 | 1.400 | |||
| Paul Hartzell | 28 | 26 | 163 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 5.36 | 1.454 | |||
| Jeff Holly | 6 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7.11 | 2.063 | |||
| Darrell Jackson | 24 | 8 | 69.3 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 43 | 26 | 4.28 | 1.659 | |||
| Jerry Koosman | 37 | 36 | 263.7 | 20 | 13 | .606 | 0 | 157 | 83 | 3.38 | 1.331 | |||
| Mike Marshall | 90 | 1 | 142.7 | 10 | 15 | .400 | 32 | 81 | 48 | 2.65 | 1.261 | |||
| Pete Redfern | 40 | 6 | 108.3 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 1 | 85 | 35 | 3.49 | 1.302 | |||
| Gary Serum | 20 | 5 | 64 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 31 | 20 | 6.61 | 1.766 | |||
| Kevin Stanfield | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 0.667 | |||
| Paul Thormodsgard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 3.000 | |||
| Geoff Zahn | 26 | 24 | 169 | 13 | 7 | .650 | 0 | 58 | 41 | 3.57 | 1.314 | |||
| Team Totals | 376 | 162 | 1444.4 | 82 | 80 | .506 | 33 | 721 | 452 | 4.16 | 1.414 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Roy Smalley | 162 |
| At Bats | Roy Smalley | 621 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Roy Smalley | 729 |
| Batting Average | Ken Landreaux | .305 |
| On-Base % | Butch Wynegar | .363 |
| Slugging % | Ken Landreaux | .450 |
| OPS | Ken Landreaux | .797 |
| Runs | Roy Smalley | 94 |
| Hits | Ken Landreaux | 172 |
| Total Bases | Roy Smalley | 274 |
| Doubles | Ron Jackson | 40 |
| Triples | John Castino | 8 |
| Home Runs | Roy Smalley | 24 |
| RBI | Roy Smalley | 95 |
| Walks | Roy Smalley | 80 |
| Strikeouts | Roy Smalley | 80 |
| Stolen Bases | Rob Wilfong | 11 |
| Caught Stealing | Mike Cubbage | 8 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Rob Wilfong | 25 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Rob Wilfong | 10 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ron Jackson | 14 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jerry Koosman | 20 |
| Losses | Mike Marshall | 15 |
| Saves | Mike Marshall | 32 |
| Won-Loss % | Geoff Zahn | .650 |
| ERA | Jerry Koosman | 3.38 |
| WHIP | Geoff Zahn | 1.314 |
| Innings Pitched | Jerry Koosman | 263.7 |
| Games | Mike Marshall | 90 |
| Games Started | Jerry Koosman | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Jerry Koosman | 157 |
| Complete Games | Dave Goltz | 12 |
| Shutouts | Jerry Koosman | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Jerry Koosman | 1101 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Dave Goltz | 116 |
| Hits Allowed | Dave Goltz | 282 |
| Walks Allowed | Jerry Koosman | 83 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Dave Goltz | 22 |
| Doubles Allowed | Dave Goltz and Jerry Koosman | 50 |
| Triples Allowed | Roger Erickson | 12 |
| Wild Pitches | Darrell Jackson | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Paul Hartzell and Mike Marshall | 4 |
| Double Plays Induced | Dave Goltz | 30 |
