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Record: 82-80 .506.... 4th in American League West
Stadium: Metropolitan Stadium
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 1,070,521

Top Draft Pick: Kevin Brandt (#11) Rookie
Manager - Gene Mauch

Affiliates - AAA Toledo Mud Hens AA Orlando Twins A+ Visalia Oaks A Wisconsin Rapids Twins Rk Elizabethton Twins

Team Leaders

HR: Smalley [24]
RBI: Smalley [95]
2B: Jackson [40]
SB: Wilfong [11]
W: Koosman [20]
SV: Marshall [32]
SO: Koosman [157]

Oldest Player: Mike Marshall [36]
Youngest Player: Terry Felton [21]
Longest Tenure: Glenn Borgmann, Dave Goltz [8]

Major League Debuts

Batters: John Castino (Apr 6) Dan Graham (Jun 8) Rick Sofield (Apr 6) Jesus Vega (Sep 5) Gary Ward (Sep 3)
Pitchers: Terry Felton (Sep 28) Kevin Stanfield (Sep 14)

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Organizational Roster of Batters

Player	Pos	Age	Team	Level
Glenn Adams	OF	31	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Wade Adamson	P		Visalia	A+
Alfredo Agras	OF-C		Elizabethton	Rk
Archie Amerson	SS		Toledo	AAA
Richard Austin	C		Elizabethton	Rk
Mike Bacsik	P	27	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Timothy Barr			Visalia	A+
Steve Benson	SS		Orlando	AA
Ken Berger	OF		Visalia	A+
Rick Beswick	2B		Elizabethton	Rk
Tarry Boelter			Wisconsin Rapids	A
Robert Bohnet	3B		Wisconsin Rapids	A
	3B		Elizabethton	Rk
Glenn Borgmann	C	29	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Gary Bozich	2B		Orlando	AA
Kevin Brandt	OF		Elizabethton	Rk
Iasis Bravo			Wisconsin Rapids	A
Ken Brett	P	31	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Enrique Brito			Elizabethton	Rk
Jim Buckner	OF		Toledo	AAA
Derek Bulcock	SS		Elizabethton	Rk
Randy Bush	RF-OF	20	Orlando	AA
Sal Butera	C	27	Toledo	AAA
Aurelio Cadahia	1B-C		Visalia	A+
Stan Cannon	OF		Wisconsin Rapids	A
Brad Carlson			Elizabethton	Rk
John Castino	3B-2B	24	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Wayne Caughey	SS		Toledo	AAA
James Christensen			Elizabethton	Rk
Dave Coleman	OF-CF	28	Toledo	AAA
Manny Colletti	SS		Wisconsin Rapids	A
Paul Croft	OF		Visalia	A+
Mike Cubbage	3B	29	Minnesota Twins	MLB
George Dierberger			Wisconsin Rapids	A
Stephen Douglas	3B		Orlando	AA
Alex Dovalis	3B		Wisconsin Rapids	A
	3B		Elizabethton	Rk
Dave Edwards	OF	25	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Dave Engle	C-OF	22	Toledo	AAA
Jerry Ennis	SS		Visalia	A+
Roger Erickson	P	23	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Doc Estes	OF		Toledo	AAA
	OF		Orlando	AA
Lenny Faedo	SS	19	Orlando	AA
Terry Felton	P	21	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Mark Funderburk	OF	22	Visalia	A+
Gary Gaetti	3B	21	Elizabethton	Rk
Dave Goltz	P	30	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Luis Antonio Gonzalez			Wisconsin Rapids	A
Danny Goodwin	1B	26	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Dan Graham	C	25	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	C		Toledo	AAA
Steven Green	P		Visalia	A+
Randy Greer	OF		Visalia	A+
Ron Grout	1B		Wisconsin Rapids	A
Lance Hallberg			Orlando	AA
Paul Hartzell	P	25	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Matthew Henderson			Wisconsin Rapids	A
Steven Herr			Orlando	AA
Jeff Holly	P	26	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Kent Hrbek	1B	19	Elizabethton	Rk
Darrell Jackson	P	23	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Ron Jackson	1B-3B	26	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Alan Jensen	C		Elizabethton	Rk
Abner Johnson	P		Visalia	A+
Tom Kelly	1B	29	Visalia	A+
Jerry Koosman	P	35	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Craig Kusick	1B	31	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Rick Kyzer	3B		Wisconsin Rapids	A
Ken Landreaux	OF	24	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Tim Laudner	C	21	Orlando	AA
Bernardo Leonard	OF		Visalia	A+
Antonio Lopez			Wisconsin Rapids	A
Mark Maher	OF		Orlando	AA
	OF		Wisconsin Rapids	A
Dennis Mantick	2B	25	Toledo	AAA
William Marrero	OF		Visalia	A+
Mike Marshall	P	36	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Martyn Maxwell			Orlando	AA
			Visalia	A+
Blane McDonald	C		Visalia	A+
Steve McManaman	OF		Orlando	AA
Kevin McWhirter	OF		Orlando	AA
Rudy Meoli	SS-3B	28	Toledo	AAA
Jose Mesa	P	13	Elizabethton	Rk
Keven Miller	1B		Elizabethton	Rk
Alvin Moore	OF		Visalia	A+
Jose Morales	1B-C	34	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Kim Nelson	3B		Wisconsin Rapids	A
Willie Norwood	OF	28	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Les Pearsey	SS		Visalia	A+
John Pittman			Orlando	AA
Hosken Powell	OF	24	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	OF		Toledo	AAA
Alexis Ramirez			Toledo	AAA
Bob Randall	2B	31	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Pete Redfern	P	25	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Bombo Rivera	OF	27	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Jose Rodriguez			Wisconsin Rapids	A
Andres Romero	OF-1B		Visalia	A+
Brandon Rosenberg	OF		Wisconsin Rapids	A
Thomas Sain			Toledo	AAA
Gary Serum	P	22	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Rich Shefte	SS		Elizabethton	Rk
Jack Shumate			Wisconsin Rapids	A
George Siembecker	SS		Visalia	A+
Roy Smalley	SS	26	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Ray Smith	C	24	Toledo	AAA
Ronald Smith	SS		Visalia	A+
Rick Sofield	OF	22	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	OF		Toledo	AAA
	OF		Orlando	AA
Kevin Stanfield	P	23	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Bruce Stocker	OF		Elizabethton	Rk
Scott Stoltenberg	SS-OF		Wisconsin Rapids	A
	SS-OF		Elizabethton	Rk
Don Stovall			Elizabethton	Rk
Paul Thormodsgard	P	25	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Scott Ullger	1B	23	Orlando	AA
Jesus Vega	1B	23	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	1B		Toledo	AAA
Frank Vilorio	SS		Toledo	AAA
	SS		Orlando	AA
Gary Ward	OF-LF	25	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	OF-LF		Toledo	AAA
Rob Wilfong	2B	26	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Ron Wilkinson	SS		Orlando	AA
	SS		Visalia	A+
Butch Wynegar	C	23	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Geoff Zahn	P	33	Minnesota Twins	MLB

Organizational Roster of Pitchers

Player	Age	Team	Level
Wade Adamson		Visalia	A+
Julio Alonso		Orlando	AA
Sam Arrington		Elizabethton	Rk
Mike Bacsik	27	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	27	Toledo	AAA
Timothy Barr		Visalia	A+
Charles Belk		Visalia	A+
		Wisconsin Rapids	A
Thomas Biko		Visalia	A+
Robert Blake	23	Orlando	AA
	23	Wisconsin Rapids	A
Ken Brett	31	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Jeff Brueggemann		Orlando	AA
Mark Clapham		Orlando	AA
Gary Dobbs		Orlando	AA
		Wisconsin Rapids	A
Roger Erickson	23	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	23	Toledo	AAA
Conrad Everett		Elizabethton	Rk
Tim Fagely		Elizabethton	Rk
Terry Felton	21	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	21	Toledo	AAA
Ken Francingues		Wisconsin Rapids	A
Jim Gideon	26	Orlando	AA
Dave Goltz	30	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Steven Green		Visalia	A+
James Grove		Wisconsin Rapids	A
Jack Gurholt		Wisconsin Rapids	A
Paul Hartzell	25	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Brad Havens	20	Orlando	AA
	20	Wisconsin Rapids	A
Ed Hodge	21	Elizabethton	Rk
Jeff Holly	26	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	26	Toledo	AAA
Joe Isaacs		Orlando	AA
Darrell Jackson	23	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	23	Toledo	AAA
Ralph Jackson		Elizabethton	Rk
Abner Johnson		Visalia	A+
Robert Jones	18	Wisconsin Rapids	A
	18	Elizabethton	Rk
Tom Kelly	29	Visalia	A+
Mike Kinnunen	21	Orlando	AA
Bob Konopa		Elizabethton	Rk
Jerry Koosman	35	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Ted Kromy		Wisconsin Rapids	A
William Lamkey		Wisconsin Rapids	A
Curt Lewis		Orlando	AA
Bruce MacPherson		Toledo	AAA
		Orlando	AA
Rubio Malone		Wisconsin Rapids	A
Steve Mapel		Orlando	AA
		Wisconsin Rapids	A
Mike Marshall	36	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Martyn Maxwell		Orlando	AA
Larry May		Elizabethton	Rk
Warren Mertens		Orlando	AA
John Mincarcin	22	Wisconsin Rapids	A
Bob Mulligan		Wisconsin Rapids	A
		Elizabethton	Rk
Boyce Orosco		Elizabethton	Rk
John Palica		Elizabethton	Rk
George Persandi		Elizabethton	Rk
Stan Perzanowski	29	Toledo	AAA
Felix Pettaway		Visalia	A+
Pete Redfern	25	Minnesota Twins	MLB
Clyde Reichard		Visalia	A+
Jose Reyes		Orlando	AA
Mike Riley		Wisconsin Rapids	A
		Elizabethton	Rk
Thomas Sain		Toledo	AAA
Charles Salagan		Visalia	A+
Walfredo Sarmiento		Orlando	AA
Gary Serum	22	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	22	Toledo	AAA
Terry Sheehan		Toledo	AAA
Kevin Stanfield	23	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	23	Toledo	AAA
William Sterk		Elizabethton	Rk
Greg Thayer	29	Toledo	AAA
Chris Thomas		Elizabethton	Rk
Paul Thormodsgard	25	Minnesota Twins	MLB
	25	Toledo	AAA
Michael Ungs		Wisconsin Rapids	A
Steven Vander Laan		Visalia	A+
John Verhoeven	26	Toledo	AAA
Bob Veselic	24	Orlando	AA
Paul Voigt	20	Wisconsin Rapids	A
Steve Wagner		Visalia	A+
Geoff Zahn	33	Minnesota Twins	MLB