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Major League Baseball

Record:  77-77   .500.... 3rd in American League West
Stadium:  Metropolitan Stadium
Playoffs:  Did not Qualify
Attendance:  797,901

Top Draft Pick:  Dick Ruthven  (#8)   MLB
ManagerFrank Quilici, Bill Rigney

Team Leaders

HR:  Killebrew [26]
RBI:  Darwin [80]
2B:  Thompson [22]
SB:  Tovar [21]
W:  Blyleven [17]
SV:  Granger [19]
SO:  Blyleven [228]


Oldest Player:  Jim Perry [36]
Youngest Player:  Bert Blyleven [21]
Longest Tenure:  Jim Kaat, Harmon Killebrew [12]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Mike Adams (Sep 10)  Glenn Borgmann (Jul 1)  Bucky Guth (Sep 12)  Dan Monzon (Apr 25)  
Pitchers: Dave Goltz (Jul 18)  Tom Norton (Apr 18)  


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Roster of Players

#Player NamePosAgeBTHTWTBornPlaceHigh LevelMLB Years
25Mike AdamsOF-2B23RR5-91807/24/1948Cincinnati, OHMLB1972-1978
28Bert BlylevenP21RR6-32074/6/1951Zeist, NTMLB1970-1992
24Glenn BorgmannC22RR6-42105/25/1950Paterson, NJMLB1972-1980
4Steve BraunOF-3B24LR5-101805/8/1948Trenton, NJMLB1971-1985
11Steve BryeOF23RR6-01902/4/1949Alameda, CAMLB1970-1978
29Rod Carew1B-2B26LR6-018210/1/1945Gatun, PNMLB1967-1985
23Ray CorbinP23RR6-22002/12/1949Live Oak, FLMLB1971-1975
2Bobby DarwinOF29RR6-22002/16/1943Los Angeles, CAMLB1962-1977
25Rick DempseyC22RR6-01909/13/1949Fayetteville, TNMLB1969-1992
16Bob GebhardP29RR6-22101/3/1943Lamberton, MNMLB1971-1974
30Dave GoltzP23RR6-42156/23/1949Pelican Rapids, MNMLB1972-1983
21Wayne GrangerP28RR6-21653/15/1944Springfield, MAMLB1968-1976
27Bucky GuthSS24RR6-11808/18/1947Baltimore, MDMLB1972-1972
26Jim HoltOF-1B28LR6-01955/27/1944Graham, NCMLB1968-1976
36Jim KaatP33LL6-421711/7/1938Zeeland, MIMLB1959-1983
3Harmon Killebrew1B-3B36RR5-112146/29/1936Payette, IDMLB1954-1975
17Dave LaRocheP24LL6-22005/14/1948Colorado Springs, COMLB1970-1983
32Steve LuebberP22RR6-31957/9/1949Clinton, MOMLB1971-1981
9Charlie ManuelOF28LR6-32001/4/1944Northfork, WVMLB1969-1975
15George MitterwaldC26RR6-22068/7/1945Berkeley, CAMLB1966-1977
14Dan Monzon2B-3B26RR5-101825/17/1946Bronx, NYMLB1972-1973
7Jim NettlesOF25LL6-01863/2/1947San Diego, CAMLB1970-1981
22Tom NortonP22RR6-12004/26/1950Elyria, OHMLB1972-1972
6Tony OlivaOF30LR6-21907/20/1941Pinar del Rio, CUMLB1962-1976
31Jim PerryP36BR6-420010/30/1935Williamston, NCMLB1959-1975
20Rich Reese1B30LL6-32009/29/1941Leipsic, OHMLB1964-1973
10Rick Renick3B-OF28RR6-01903/16/1944London, OHMLB1968-1972
8Phil RoofC31RR6-32103/5/1941Paducah, KYMLB1961-1977
1Eric Soderholm3B23RR5-111879/24/1948Cortland, NYMLB1971-1980
19Jim StricklandP24LL6-01756/12/1948Los Angeles, CAMLB1971-1975
5Danny ThompsonSS-3B25RR6-01832/1/1947Wichita, KSMLB1970-1976
12Cesar TovarOF-3B31RR5-91557/3/1940Caracas, VZMLB1965-1976
13Dick WoodsonP27RR6-52073/30/1945Oelwein, IAMLB1969-1974