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Record: 98-64 .605.... 1st in American League West
Stadium: Metropolitan Stadium
Playoffs: Lost ALCS (Orioles)
Attendance: 1,261,887

Top Draft Pick: Bob Gorinski (#22) MLB
Manager - Bill Rigney

Team Leaders

HR: Killebrew [41]
RBI: Killebrew [113]
2B: Oliva, Tovar [36]
SB: Tovar [30]
W: Perry [24]
SV: Perranoski [34]
SO: Hall [184]

Oldest Player: Minnie Mendoza [36]
Youngest Player: Bert Blyleven [19]
Longest Tenure: Bob Allison, Jim Kaat, Harmon Killebrew [10]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Steve Brye (Sep 3) Minnie Mendoza (Apr 9) Jim Nettles (Sep 7) Danny Thompson (Jun 25)
Pitchers: Steve Barber (Apr 9) Bert Blyleven (Jun 5) Pete Hamm (Jul 29) Hal Haydel (Sep 7)

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Roster of Players

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	HT	WT	Born	Place	High Level	MLB Years
4	Bob Allison	OF	35	R	R	6-4	220	7/11/1934	Raytown, MO	MLB	1958-1970
11	Brant Alyea	OF	29	R	R	6-3	215	12/8/1940	Passaic, NJ	MLB	1965-1972
24	Steve Barber	P	22	R	R	6-1	190	3/13/1948	Grand Rapids, MI	MLB	1970-1971
28	Bert Blyleven	P	19	R	R	6-3	207	4/6/1951	Zeist, NT	MLB	1970-1992
23	Dave Boswell	P	25	R	R	6-3	185	1/20/1945	Baltimore, MD	MLB	1964-1971
37	Steve Brye	OF	21	R	R	6-0	190	2/4/1949	Alameda, CA	MLB	1970-1978
5,17	Leo Cardenas	SS	31	R	R	5-10	163	12/17/1938	Matanza, CU	MLB	1960-1975
29	Rod Carew	1B-2B	24	L	R	6-0	182	10/1/1945	Gatun, PN	MLB	1967-1985
38	Rick Dempsey	C	20	R	R	6-0	190	9/13/1949	Fayetteville, TN	MLB	1969-1992
21	Tom Hall	P	22	L	L	6-0	155	11/23/1947	Thomasville, NC	MLB	1968-1977
34	Pete Hamm	P	22	R	R	6-5	210	9/20/1947	Buffalo, NY	MLB	1970-1971
30	Hal Haydel	P	25	R	R	6-0	190	7/9/1944	Houma, LA	MLB	1970-1971
19	Herman Hill	OF	24	L	R	6-2	190	10/12/1945	Tuskegee, AL	MLB	1969-1970
26	Jim Holt	OF-1B	26	L	R	6-0	195	5/27/1944	Graham, NC	MLB	1968-1976
36	Jim Kaat	P	31	L	L	6-4	217	11/7/1938	Zeeland, MI	MLB	1959-1983
3	Harmon Killebrew	1B-3B	34	R	R	5-11	214	6/29/1936	Payette, ID	MLB	1954-1975
9	Charlie Manuel	OF	26	L	R	6-3	200	1/4/1944	Northfork, WV	MLB	1969-1975
27	Minnie Mendoza	3B-2B	36	R	R	6-0	180	11/16/1933	Ceiba del Agua, CU	MLB	1970-1970
15	George Mitterwald	C	24	R	R	6-2	206	8/7/1945	Berkeley, CA	MLB	1966-1977
40	Cotton Nash	1B	27	R	R	6-6	220	7/24/1942	Jersey City, NJ	MLB	1967-1970
34,39	Jim Nettles	OF	23	L	L	6-0	186	3/2/1947	San Diego, CA	MLB	1970-1981
6	Tony Oliva	OF	28	L	R	6-2	190	7/20/1941	Pinar del Rio, CU	MLB	1962-1976
16	Ron Perranoski	P	34	L	L	6-0	192	4/1/1936	Paterson, NJ	MLB	1961-1973
31	Jim Perry	P	34	B	R	6-4	200	10/30/1935	Williamston, NC	MLB	1959-1975
7	Frank Quilici	2B-3B	31	R	R	6-0	175	5/11/1939	Chicago, IL	MLB	1965-1970
8	Paul Ratliff	C	26	L	R	6-2	190	1/23/1944	San Diego, CA	MLB	1963-1972
20	Rich Reese	1B	28	L	L	6-3	200	9/29/1941	Leipsic, OH	MLB	1964-1973
10	Rick Renick	3B-OF	26	R	R	6-0	190	3/16/1944	London, OH	MLB	1968-1972
5,55	Danny Thompson	SS-3B	23	R	R	6-0	183	2/1/1947	Wichita, KS	MLB	1970-1976
33	Luis Tiant	P	29	R	R	5-11	190	11/23/1940	Mariano, CU	MLB	1964-1982
22	Tom Tischinski	C	25	R	R	5-10	190	7/12/1944	Kansas City, MO	MLB	1969-1971
12	Cesar Tovar	OF-3B	29	R	R	5-9	155	7/3/1940	Caracas, VZ	MLB	1965-1976
35	Stan Williams	P	33	R	R	6-5	230	9/14/1936	Enfield, NH	MLB	1958-1972
32	Dick Woodson	P	25	R	R	6-5	207	3/30/1945	Oelwein, IA	MLB	1969-1974
25	Bill Zepp	P	23	R	R	6-2	185	7/22/1946	Detroit, MI	MLB	1969-1971