1979 Minnesota Twins - The Baseball Cube

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Season Information

Team Name

1979 Minnesota Twins

League

American League

Division

West

Calendar

1979 Baseball Calendar

Location

Minneapolis,Minnesota

W-L Record

82-80 (.506) GBL: -6

Rankings (Div/Lg/MLB)

4 / 9 / 15

Runs For/Against

764 / 725 Diff: +39

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

Kevin Brandt (1-11)

Attendance

1,070,521

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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1979 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	31	5	DH-OF	6-0	185	L	R	1947-10-04	Northbridge,MA	1968- 1- 4-HOU	MLB	1975-1982	1975-1982	0.000	US
27	Mike Bacsik	27	4	P	6-1	185	R	R	1952-04-01	Dallas,TX	1970- 55- 922-BAL	MLB	1975-1980	1975-1980	0.000	US
14	Glenn Borgmann	29	8	C-DH	6-4	210	R	R	1950-05-25	Paterson,NJ	1971- 1- 9-MIN	MLB	1972-1980	1970-1981	0.000	US
31	Ken Brett	30	12	P	5-11	195	L	L	1948-09-18	Brooklyn,NY	1966- 1- 4-BOS	MLB	1967-1981	1967-1981	0.000	US
2	John Castino	24	1	3B-2B	5-11	175	R	R	1954-10-23	Evanston,IL	1976- 3- 58-MIN	MLB	1979-1984	1977-1984	0.000	US
26	Mike Cubbage	28	6	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	25	2	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	22	2	P-SS	6-3	190	R	R	1956-08-30	Springfield,IL	1977- 3- 67-MIN	MLB	1978-1983	1976-1989	0.000	US
21	Terry Felton	21	1	P	6-1	180	R	R	1957-10-29	Texarkana,AR	1976- 2- 34-MIN	MLB	1979-1982	1977-1984	0.000	US
30	Dave Goltz	30	8	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
25	Danny Goodwin	25	4	1B-DH	6-1	195	L	R	1953-09-02	St. Louis,MO	1975- 1- 1-CAL	MLB	1975-1982	1974-1985	0.000	US
37	Dan Graham	24	1	C-3B	6-1	205	L	R	1954-07-19	Ray,AZ	1977- 24- 604-KCA	MLB	1979-1981	1977-1982	0.000	US
18	Paul Hartzell	25	4	P	6-5	200	R	R	1953-11-02	Bloomsburg,PA	1975- 10- 217-CAL	MLB	1976-1984	1973-1984	0.000	US
21	Jeff Holly	26	3	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	23	2	P	5-10	150	B	L	1956-04-03	Los Angeles,CA	1977- 9- 223-MIN	MLB	1978-1982	1977-1982	0.000	US
15	Ron Jackson	26	5	1B-3B	6-0	205	R	R	1953-05-09	Birmingham,AL	1973- 3- 50-PHI	MLB	1975-1984	1975-1988	0.000	US
36	Jerry Koosman	35	13	P	6-2	208	R	L	1943-12-23	Appleton,MN	1964- 0- 0-NYN	MLB	1967-1985	1967-1985	0.000	US
22	Craig Kusick	30	7	1B-DH	6-3	232	R	R	1948-09-30	Milwaukee,WI	1970- 0- 0-MIN	MLB	1973-1979	1973-1981	0.000	US
44	Ken Landreaux	24	3	OF-DH	5-11	170	L	R	1954-12-22	Los Angeles,CA	1976- 1- 6-CAL	MLB	1977-1987	1975-1989	0.000	US
28	Mike Marshall	36	12	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	34	7	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	28	3	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
10	Hosken Powell	24	2	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	31	4	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	24	4	P	6-2	195	R	R	1954-08-25	Glendale,CA	1976- 1- 1-MIN	MLB	1976-1982	1974-1983	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
9	Bombo Rivera	26	4	OF-DH	5-10	187	R	R	1952-08-02	Ponce,PR	1970- 0- 0-MON	MLB	1975-1982	1975-1983	0.000	PR
20	Gary Serum	22	3	P	6-1	180	R	R	1956-10-24	Fargo,ND	1975- 0- 0-MIN	MLB	1977-1979	1977-1982	0.000	US
5	Roy Smalley	26	5	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
12	Rick Sofield	22	1	OF-SS	6-1	195	L	R	1956-12-16	Cheyenne,WY	1975- 1- 13-MIN	MLB	1979-1981	1977-1982	0.000	US
40	Kevin Stanfield	23	1	P	6-0	190	L	L	1955-12-19	Huron,SD	1976- 7- 126-MIN	MLB	1979-1979	1977-1979	0.000	US
23	Paul Thormodsgard	25	3	P	6-2	190	R	R	1953-11-10	San Francisco,CA	1971- 0- 0-CIN	MLB	1977-1979	1977-1980	0.000	US
37	Jesus Vega	23	1	1B-DH	6-1	176	R	R	1955-10-14	Bayamon,PR	1975- 0- 0-MIL	MLB	1979-1982	1977-1984	0.000	PR
35	Gary Ward	25	1	OF-DH	6-2	202	R	R	1953-12-06	Los Angeles,CA	1972- 0- 0-MIN	MLB	1979-1990	1977-1990	0.000	US
7	Rob Wilfong	25	3	2B-3B	6-1	185	L	R	1953-09-01	Pasadena,CA	1971- 13- 316-MIN	MLB	1977-1987	1977-1987	0.000	US
16	Butch Wynegar	23	4	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	33	7	P	6-1	180	L	L	1945-12-19	Baltimore,MD	1968- 5- 86-LAN	MLB	1973-1985	1973-1985	0.000	US
36 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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