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Major League Baseball

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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Roster of Players

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	HT	WT	Born	Place	High Level	MLB Years
8	Glenn Adams	OF	31	L	R	6-0	185	10/4/1947	Northbridge, MA	MLB	1975-1982
27	Mike Bacsik	P	27	R	R	6-1	185	4/1/1952	Dallas, TX	MLB	1975-1980
14	Glenn Borgmann	C	29	R	R	6-4	210	5/25/1950	Paterson, NJ	MLB	1972-1980
31	Ken Brett	P	30	L	L	5-11	195	9/18/1948	Brooklyn, NY	MLB	1967-1981
2	John Castino	3B-2B	24	R	R	5-11	175	10/23/1954	Evanston, IL	MLB	1979-1984
26	Mike Cubbage	3B	28	L	R	6-0	180	7/21/1950	Charlottesville, VA	MLB	1974-1981
33	Dave Edwards	OF	25	R	R	6-0	177	2/24/1954	Los Angeles, CA	MLB	1978-1982
19	Roger Erickson	P	22	R	R	6-3	190	8/30/1956	Springfield, IL	MLB	1978-1983
21	Terry Felton	P	21	R	R	6-1	180	10/29/1957	Texarkana, AR	MLB	1979-1982
30	Dave Goltz	P	30	R	R	6-4	215	6/23/1949	Pelican Rapids, MN	MLB	1972-1983
25	Danny Goodwin	1B	25	L	R	6-1	195	9/2/1953	St. Louis, MO	MLB	1975-1982
37	Dan Graham	C	24	L	R	6-1	205	7/19/1954	Ray, AZ	MLB	1979-1981
18	Paul Hartzell	P	25	R	R	6-5	200	11/2/1953	Bloomsburg, PA	MLB	1976-1984
21	Jeff Holly	P	26	L	L	6-5	210	3/1/1953	San Pedro, CA	MLB	1977-1979
31	Darrell Jackson	P	23	B	L	5-10	150	4/3/1956	Los Angeles, CA	MLB	1978-1982
15	Ron Jackson	1B-3B	26	R	R	6-0	205	5/9/1953	Birmingham, AL	MLB	1975-1984
36	Jerry Koosman	P	35	R	L	6-2	208	12/23/1943	Appleton, MN	MLB	1967-1985
22	Craig Kusick	1B	30	R	R	6-3	232	9/30/1948	Milwaukee, WI	MLB	1973-1979
44	Ken Landreaux	OF	24	L	R	5-11	170	12/22/1954	Los Angeles, CA	MLB	1977-1987
28	Mike Marshall	P	36	R	R	5-10	180	1/15/1943	Adrian, MI	MLB	1967-1981
34	Jose Morales	1B-C	34	R	R	6-0	195	12/30/1944	Bayamon, PR	MLB	1973-1984
24	Willie Norwood	OF	28	R	R	6-0	185	11/7/1950		MLB	1977-1980
10	Hosken Powell	OF	24	L	L	6-1	185	5/14/1955	Selma, AL	MLB	1978-1983
32	Bob Randall	2B	31	R	R	6-3	180	6/10/1948	Norton, KS	MLB	1976-1980
17	Pete Redfern	P	24	R	R	6-2	195	8/25/1954	Glendale, CA	MLB	1976-1982
9	Bombo Rivera	OF	26	R	R	5-10	187	8/2/1952	Ponce, PR	MLB	1975-1982
20	Gary Serum	P	22	R	R	6-1	180	10/24/1956	Fargo, ND	MLB	1977-1979
5	Roy Smalley	SS	26	B	R	6-1	185	10/25/1952	Los Angeles, CA	MLB	1975-1987
12	Rick Sofield	OF	22	L	R	6-1	195	12/16/1956	Cheyenne, WY	MLB	1979-1981
40	Kevin Stanfield	P	23	L	L	6-0	190	12/19/1955	Huron, SD	MLB	1979-1979
23	Paul Thormodsgard	P	25	R	R	6-2	190	11/10/1953	San Francisco, CA	MLB	1977-1979
37	Jesus Vega	1B	23	R	R	6-1	176	10/14/1955	Bayamon, PR	MLB	1979-1982
35	Gary Ward	OF-LF	25	R	R	6-2	202	12/6/1953	Los Angeles, CA	MLB	1979-1990
7	Rob Wilfong	2B	25	L	R	6-1	185	9/1/1953	Pasadena, CA	MLB	1977-1987
16	Butch Wynegar	C	23	B	R	6-0	194	3/14/1956	York, PA	MLB	1976-1988
38	Geoff Zahn	P	33	L	L	6-1	180	12/19/1945	Baltimore, MD	MLB	1973-1985