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Major League Baseball

Record: 73-89 .451.... 4th in American League West
Stadium: Metropolitan Stadium
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 787,878

Top Draft Pick: Lenny Faedo (#16) MLB
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 [19]
RBI: Ford [82]
2B: Ford [36]
SB: Carew [27]
W: Goltz [15]
SV: Marshall [21]
SO: Erickson [121]

Oldest Player: Mike Marshall [35]
Youngest Player: Gary Serum [21]
Longest Tenure: Rod Carew [12]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Dave Edwards (Sep 11) Hosken Powell (Apr 5)
Pitchers: Roger Erickson (Apr 6) Darrell Jackson (Jun 16) Greg Thayer (Apr 7)

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Roster of Players

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	HT	WT	Born	Place	High Level	MLB Years
8	Glenn Adams	OF	30	L	R	6-0	185	10/4/1947	Northbridge, MA	MLB	1975-1982
14	Glenn Borgmann	C	28	R	R	6-4	210	5/25/1950	Paterson, NJ	MLB	1972-1980
29	Rod Carew	1B-2B	32	L	R	6-0	182	10/1/1945	Gatun, PN	MLB	1967-1985
12	Rich Chiles	OF	28	L	L	5-11	170	11/22/1949	Sacramento, CA	MLB	1971-1978
26	Mike Cubbage	3B	27	L	R	6-0	180	7/21/1950	Charlottesville, VA	MLB	1974-1981
33	Dave Edwards	OF	24	R	R	6-0	177	2/24/1954	Los Angeles, CA	MLB	1978-1982
19	Roger Erickson	P	21	R	R	6-3	190	8/30/1956	Springfield, IL	MLB	1978-1983
15	Dan Ford	OF	26	R	R	6-1	185	5/19/1952	Los Angeles, CA	MLB	1975-1985
30	Dave Goltz	P	29	R	R	6-4	215	6/23/1949	Pelican Rapids, MN	MLB	1972-1983
37	Roric Harrison	P	31	R	R	6-3	195	9/20/1946	Los Angeles, CA	MLB	1972-1978
36	Jeff Holly	P	25	L	L	6-5	210	3/1/1953	San Pedro, CA	MLB	1977-1979
31	Darrell Jackson	P	22	B	L	5-10	150	4/3/1956	Los Angeles, CA	MLB	1978-1982
27	Dave Johnson	P	29	R	R	6-1	183	10/4/1948	Abilene, TX	MLB	1974-1978
21	Tom Johnson	P	27	R	R	6-1	185	4/2/1951	St. Paul, MN	MLB	1974-1978
22	Craig Kusick	1B	29	R	R	6-3	232	9/30/1948	Milwaukee, WI	MLB	1973-1979
28,33	Mike Marshall	P	35	R	R	5-10	180	1/15/1943	Adrian, MI	MLB	1967-1981
34	Jose Morales	1B-C	33	R	R	6-0	195	12/30/1944	Bayamon, PR	MLB	1973-1984
24	Willie Norwood	OF	27	R	R	6-0	185	11/7/1950		MLB	1977-1980
39	Stan Perzanowski	P	27	B	R	6-2	170	8/25/1950	East Chicago, IN	MLB	1971-1978
10	Hosken Powell	OF	23	L	L	6-1	185	5/14/1955	Selma, AL	MLB	1978-1983
32	Bob Randall	2B	30	R	R	6-3	180	6/10/1948	Norton, KS	MLB	1976-1980
17	Pete Redfern	P	23	R	R	6-2	195	8/25/1954	Glendale, CA	MLB	1976-1982
9	Bombo Rivera	OF	25	R	R	5-10	187	8/2/1952	Ponce, PR	MLB	1975-1982
28	Mac Scarce	P	29	L	L	6-3	200	4/8/1949	Danville, VA	MLB	1972-1978
20	Gary Serum	P	21	R	R	6-1	180	10/24/1956	Fargo, ND	MLB	1977-1979
5	Roy Smalley	SS	25	B	R	6-1	185	10/25/1952	Los Angeles, CA	MLB	1975-1987
40	John Sutton	P	25	R	R	5-11	185	11/13/1952	Dallas, TX	MLB	1977-1978
18	Greg Thayer	P	28	R	R	5-11	182	10/23/1949	Cedar Rapids, IA	MLB	1978-1978
23	Paul Thormodsgard	P	24	R	R	6-2	190	11/10/1953	San Francisco, CA	MLB	1977-1979
7	Rob Wilfong	2B	24	L	R	6-1	185	9/1/1953	Pasadena, CA	MLB	1977-1987
1	Larry Wolfe	3B-2B	25	R	R	5-11	170	3/2/1953	Melbourne, FL	MLB	1977-1980
16	Butch Wynegar	C	22	B	R	6-0	194	3/14/1956	York, PA	MLB	1976-1988
38	Geoff Zahn	P	32	L	L	6-1	180	12/19/1945	Baltimore, MD	MLB	1973-1985