1978 Minnesota Twins - The Baseball Cube

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Season Information

Team Name

1978 Minnesota Twins

League

American League

Division

West

Calendar

1978 Baseball Calendar

Location

Minneapolis,Minnesota

W-L Record

73-89 (.451) GBL: -19

Rankings (Div/Lg/MLB)

4 / 9 / 18

Runs For/Against

666 / 678 Diff: -12

Playoffs

dnq

Playoff Series

dnq

Playoff Series

General Manager(s)

Calvin Griffith

Manager(s)

Gene Mauch

Ballpark

Metropolitan Stadium

Spring Training W-L

Not available

Spring Ballpark

Top Draft Pick

Lenny Faedo (1-16)

Attendance

787,878

Attendance Rank

Payroll (usd$)

Payroll Rank

Minor League Affiliates

Toledo Mud Hens (IL-AAA), Orlando Twins (Sou-AA), Visalia Oaks (Calif-A+), Wisconsin Rapids Twins (Midw-A), Elizabethton Twins (App-Rk)

Years Active

1901-2021

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1978 Minnesota Twins Season Roster

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Grid Filters		Drafted 1st Round Pick Hitters Pitchers 22-under over35
Unif	Player Name	Age	Exp	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years	Serv Time	Nationality
8	Glenn Adams	30	4	DH-OF	6-0	185	L	R	1947-10-04	Northbridge,MA	1968- 1- 4-HOU	MLB	1975-1982	1975-1982	0.000	US
14	Glenn Borgmann	28	7	C-DH	6-4	210	R	R	1950-05-25	Paterson,NJ	1971- 1- 9-MIN	MLB	1972-1980	1970-1981	0.000	US
29	Rod Carew	32	12	1B-2B	6-0	182	L	R	1945-10-01	Gatun,PN	1964- 0- 0-MIN	MLB	1967-1985	1967-1985	0.000	PN
12	Rich Chiles	28	6	OF-DH	5-11	170	L	L	1949-11-22	Sacramento,CA	1968- 2- 23-HOU	MLB	1971-1978	1971-1980	0.000	US
26	Mike Cubbage	27	5	3B-1B	6-0	180	L	R	1950-07-21	Charlottesville,VA	1971- 2- 25-WS2	MLB	1974-1981	1969-1982	0.000	US
33	Dave Edwards	24	1	OF-DH	6-0	177	R	R	1954-02-24	Los Angeles,CA	1971- 7- 169-MIN	MLB	1978-1982	1977-1982	0.000	US
19	Roger Erickson	21	1	P-SS	6-3	190	R	R	1956-08-30	Springfield,IL	1977- 3- 67-MIN	MLB	1978-1983	1976-1989	0.000	US
15	Dan Ford	26	4	OF-DH	6-1	185	R	R	1952-05-19	Los Angeles,CA	1970- 1- 18-OAK	MLB	1975-1985	1975-1985	0.000	US
30	Dave Goltz	29	7	P-DH	6-4	215	R	R	1949-06-23	Pelican Rapids,MN	1967- 5- 97-MIN	MLB	1972-1983	1972-1983	0.000	US
37	Roric Harrison	31	5	P	6-3	195	R	R	1946-09-20	Los Angeles,CA	1965- 0- 0-HOU	MLB	1972-1978	1972-1978	0.000	US
36	Jeff Holly	25	2	P	6-5	210	L	L	1953-03-01	San Pedro,CA	1971- 17- 392-CHA	MLB	1977-1979	1977-1979	0.000	US
31	Darrell Jackson	22	1	P	5-10	150	B	L	1956-04-03	Los Angeles,CA	1977- 9- 223-MIN	MLB	1978-1982	1977-1982	0.000	US
27	Dave Johnson	29	4	P	6-1	183	R	R	1948-10-04	Abilene,TX	1967- 5- 99-BAL	MLB	1974-1978	1974-1978	0.000	US
21	Tom Johnson	27	5	P	6-1	185	R	R	1951-04-02	St. Paul,MN	1970- 0- 0-MIN	MLB	1974-1978	1974-1980	0.000	US
22	Craig Kusick	29	6	1B-DH	6-3	232	R	R	1948-09-30	Milwaukee,WI	1970- 0- 0-MIN	MLB	1973-1979	1973-1981	0.000	US
28	Mike Marshall	35	11	P	5-10	180	R	R	1943-01-15	Adrian,MI	1960- 0- 0-PHI	MLB	1967-1981	1967-1983	0.000	US
34	Jose Morales	33	6	DH-1B	6-0	195	R	R	1944-12-30	Bayamon,PR	1963- 0- 0-SFN	MLB	1973-1984	1973-1984	0.000	PR
24	Willie Norwood	27	2	OF-DH	6-0	185	R	R	1950-11-07	Long Beach,CA	1972- 3- 56-MIN	MLB	1977-1980	1977-1980	0.000	US
39	Stan Perzanowski	27	5	P	6-2	170	B	R	1950-08-25	East Chicago,IN	1968- 16- 362-CHA	MLB	1971-1978	1971-1979	0.000	US
10	Hosken Powell	23	1	OF-DH	6-1	185	L	L	1955-05-14	Selma,AL	1975- 1- 3-MIN	MLB	1978-1983	1977-1984	0.000	US
32	Bob Randall	30	3	2B-3B	6-3	180	R	R	1948-06-10	Norton,KS	1969- 2- 32-LAN	MLB	1976-1980	1968-1980	0.000	US
17	Pete Redfern	23	3	P	6-2	195	R	R	1954-08-25	Glendale,CA	1976- 1- 1-MIN	MLB	1976-1982	1974-1983	0.000	US
9	Bombo Rivera	25	3	OF-DH	5-10	187	R	R	1952-08-02	Ponce,PR	1970- 0- 0-MON	MLB	1975-1982	1975-1983	0.000	PR
28	Mac Scarce	29	5	P	6-3	200	L	L	1949-04-08	Danville,VA	1971- 8- 179-PHI	MLB	1972-1978	1970-1978	0.000	US
20	Gary Serum	21	2	P	6-1	180	R	R	1956-10-24	Fargo,ND	1975- 0- 0-MIN	MLB	1977-1979	1977-1982	0.000	US
Unif	Player Name	Age	Exp	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years	Serv Time	Nationality
5	Roy Smalley	25	4	SS-DH	6-1	185	B	R	1952-10-25	Los Angeles,CA	1974- 1- 1-TEX	MLB	1975-1987	1972-1987	0.000	US
40	John Sutton	25	2	P	5-11	185	R	R	1952-11-13	Dallas,TX	1974- 3- 48-TEX	MLB	1977-1978	1977-1983	0.000	US
18	Greg Thayer	28	1	P	5-11	182	R	R	1949-10-23	Cedar Rapids,IA	1971- 32- 702-SFN	MLB	1978-1978	1977-1980	0.000	US
23	Paul Thormodsgard	24	2	P	6-2	190	R	R	1953-11-10	San Francisco,CA	1971- 0- 0-CIN	MLB	1977-1979	1977-1980	0.000	US
7	Rob Wilfong	24	2	2B-3B	6-1	185	L	R	1953-09-01	Pasadena,CA	1971- 13- 316-MIN	MLB	1977-1987	1977-1987	0.000	US
1	Larry Wolfe	25	2	3B-1B	5-11	170	R	R	1953-03-02	Melbourne,FL	1973- 9- 203-MIN	MLB	1977-1980	1977-1981	0.000	US
16	Butch Wynegar	22	3	C-DH	6-0	194	B	R	1956-03-14	York,PA	1974- 2- 38-MIN	MLB	1976-1988	1976-1988	0.000	US
38	Geoff Zahn	32	6	P	6-1	180	L	L	1945-12-19	Baltimore,MD	1968- 5- 86-LAN	MLB	1973-1985	1973-1985	0.000	US
33 record(s)

Glossary:
Unif Uniform Number, if available Player Name Name of the player. If not linked, then no profile on the site Age Player's age for the selected season or as of a current date if in YY.DDD format. Exp Experience in # of years. For Player stats, refers to nth PRO season. Count is ontextual to the purpose of the grid Pos Defensive Position Ht Height Wt Weight Ba Bats Th Throws Born Date Date of Birth for Player Place of Birth City,State or City,Country for birthplace Draft Info Year-DraftRound-Overall-Drafted by Team Abbreviation. Click the link to view picks for that round. Indicates most recent draft instance HiLvl Highest Level Reached MLB Years Up-to-date Range of Years played Stat Years Available range of years of statistics within the TBC system

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