1972 MINNESOTA TWINS
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Level: MLB
Location: Bloomington,MN
Team Record: 77-77 .500
Result: 3rd in American League - West Division
Manager(s): Frank Quilici, Bill Rigney
General Manager: Calvin Griffith
Stadium: Metropolitan Stadium
Attendance: 797,901
Playoffs: Did not qualify
Minnesota Twins affiliate history
Team Record: 77-77 .500
Result: 3rd in American League - West Division
Manager(s): Frank Quilici, Bill Rigney
General Manager: Calvin Griffith
Stadium: Metropolitan Stadium
Attendance: 797,901
Playoffs: Did not qualify
Minnesota Twins affiliate history
Oldest Player: Jim Perry (36)
Youngest Player: Bert Blyleven (21)
Longest Tenure: Jim Kaat, Harmon Killebrew (12)
Top Hitter: Harmon Killebrew (16)
Top Pitcher: Bert Blyleven (7)
Top Draft Pick: Dick Ruthven (#8)
Roster Continuity: 72.80%
Youngest Player: Bert Blyleven (21)
Longest Tenure: Jim Kaat, Harmon Killebrew (12)
Top Hitter: Harmon Killebrew (16)
Top Pitcher: Bert Blyleven (7)
Top Draft Pick: Dick Ruthven (#8)
Roster Continuity: 72.80%
American League Standings
| West | W | L | Pct | GB |
| Oakland | 93 | 62 | .600 | -- |
| Chi White Sox | 87 | 67 | .565 | 5.5 |
| Minnesota | 77 | 77 | .500 | 15.5 |
| KC Royals | 76 | 78 | .494 | 16.5 |
| California | 75 | 80 | .484 | 18.0 |
| Texas | 54 | 100 | .351 | 38.5 |
| # | Player | Pos | HiLvl | Ht | Wt | Bats | Throws | Born | Age | Place | Draft Information | ||||
| 25 | Mike Adams | OF-2B | MLB | 5-9 | 180 | Right | Right | 7/24/1948 | 23 | Cincinnati,Ohio | 1967 | 1 | 2 | DET | |
| 28 | Bert Blyleven | P | MLB | 6-3 | 207 | Right | Right | 4/6/1951 | 21 | Zeist,Netherlands | 1969 | 3 | 55 | MIN | |
| 24 | Glenn Borgmann | C | MLB | 6-4 | 210 | Right | Right | 5/25/1950 | 22 | Paterson,New Jersey | 1971 | 1 | 9 | MIN | |
| 4 | Steve Braun | OF-3B | MLB | 5-10 | 180 | Left | Right | 5/8/1948 | 24 | Trenton,New Jersey | 1966 | 10 | 200 | MIN | |
| 11 | Steve Brye | OF | MLB | 6-0 | 190 | Right | Right | 2/4/1949 | 23 | Alameda,California | 1967 | 1 | 17 | MIN | |
| 29 | Rod Carew | 1B-2B | MLB | 6-0 | 182 | Left | Right | 10/1/1945 | 26 | Gatun,Panama | 1964 | UDFA | MIN | ||
| 23 | Ray Corbin | P | MLB | 6-2 | 200 | Right | Right | 2/12/1949 | 23 | Live Oak,Florida | 1967 | UDFA | MIN | ||
| 2 | Bobby Darwin | OF | MLB | 6-2 | 200 | Right | Right | 2/16/1943 | 29 | Los Angeles,California | 1962 | UDFA | LAA | ||
| 25 | Rick Dempsey | C | MLB | 6-0 | 190 | Right | Right | 9/13/1949 | 22 | Fayetteville,Tennessee | 1967 | 15 | 296 | MIN | |
| 16 | Bob Gebhard | P | MLB | 6-2 | 210 | Right | Right | 1/3/1943 | 29 | Lamberton,Minnesota | 1965 | 44 | 732 | MIN | |
| 30 | Dave Goltz | P | MLB | 6-4 | 215 | Right | Right | 6/23/1949 | 23 | Pelican Rapids,Minnesota | 1967 | 5 | 96 | MIN | |
| 21 | Wayne Granger | P | MLB | 6-2 | 165 | Right | Right | 3/15/1944 | 28 | Springfield,Massachusetts | 1965 | UDFA | STL | ||
| 27 | Bucky Guth | SS | MLB | 6-1 | 180 | Right | Right | 8/18/1947 | 24 | Baltimore,Maryland | 1969 | 20 | 466 | ATL | |
| 26 | Jim Holt | OF-1B | MLB | 6-0 | 195 | Left | Right | 5/27/1944 | 28 | Graham,North Carolina | 1966 | UDFA | Kca | ||
| 36 | Jim Kaat | P | MLB | 6-4 | 217 | Left | Left | 11/7/1938 | 33 | Zeeland,Michigan | 1957 | UDFA | Wa1 | ||
| 3 | Harmon Killebrew | 1B-3B | MLB | 5-11 | 214 | Right | Right | 6/29/1936 | 36 | Payette,Idaho | 1954 | UDFA | Wa1 | ||
| 17 | Dave LaRoche | P | MLB | 6-2 | 200 | Left | Left | 5/14/1948 | 24 | Colorado Springs,Colorado | 1967 | 5 | 86 | CAL | |
| 32 | Steve Luebber | P | MLB | 6-3 | 195 | Right | Right | 7/9/1949 | 22 | Clinton,Missouri | 1967 | 13 | 256 | MIN | |
| 9 | Charlie Manuel | OF | MLB | 6-3 | 200 | Left | Right | 1/4/1944 | 28 | Northfork,West Virginia | 1963 | UDFA | MIN | ||
| 15 | George Mitterwald | C | MLB | 6-2 | 206 | Right | Right | 8/7/1945 | 26 | Berkeley,California | 1965 | UDFA | MIN | ||
| 14 | Dan Monzon | 2B-3B | MLB | 5-10 | 182 | Right | Right | 5/17/1946 | 26 | Bronx,New York | 1967 | 2 | 23 | MIN | |
| 7 | Jim Nettles | OF | MLB | 6-0 | 186 | Left | Left | 3/2/1947 | 25 | San Diego,California | 1968 | 4 | 76 | MIN | |
| 22 | Tom Norton | P | MLB | 6-1 | 200 | Right | Right | 4/26/1950 | 22 | Elyria,Ohio | 1969 | UDFA | MIN | ||
| 6 | Tony Oliva | OF | MLB | 6-2 | 190 | Left | Right | 7/20/1938 | 33 | Pinar del Rio,Cuba | 1961 | UDFA | MIN | ||
| 31 | Jim Perry | P | MLB | 6-4 | 200 | Both | Right | 10/30/1935 | 36 | Williamston,North Carolina | 1956 | UDFA | CLE | ||
| 20 | Rich Reese | 1B | MLB | 6-3 | 200 | Left | Left | 9/29/1941 | 30 | Leipsic,Ohio | 1962 | UDFA | FLA | ||
| 10 | Rick Renick | 3B-OF | MLB | 6-0 | 190 | Right | Right | 3/16/1944 | 28 | London,Ohio | 1965 | UDFA | MIN | ||
| 8 | Phil Roof | C | MLB | 6-3 | 210 | Right | Right | 3/5/1941 | 31 | Paducah,Kentucky | 1959 | UDFA | Mbr | ||
| 1 | Eric Soderholm | 3B | MLB | 5-11 | 187 | Right | Right | 9/24/1948 | 23 | Cortland,New York | 1968 | 1 | 1 | MIN | |
| 19 | Jim Strickland | P | MLB | 6-0 | 175 | Left | Left | 6/12/1948 | 24 | Los Angeles,California | 1964 | UDFA | LAD | ||
| 5 | Danny Thompson | SS-3B | MLB | 6-0 | 183 | Right | Right | 2/1/1947 | 25 | Wichita,Kansas | 1968 | 1 | 11 | Wa2 | |
| 12 | Cesar Tovar | OF-3B | MLB | 5-9 | 155 | Right | Right | 7/3/1940 | 31 | Caracas,Venezuela | 1959 | UDFA | CIN | ||
| 13 | Dick Woodson | P | MLB | 6-5 | 207 | Right | Right | 3/30/1945 | 27 | Oelwein,Iowa | 1965 | UDFA | MIN | ||
| Team Personnel | Position | |
| Frank Buetel | Broadcaster | |
| Herb Carneal | Broadcaster | |
| Ray Christensen | Broadcaster | |
| Lynn Faris | Broadcaster | |
| Calvin Griffith | General Manager | |
| Halsey Hall | Broadcaster | |
| Vern Morgan | Third Base Coach | |
| Frank Quilici | Assistant Coach | |
| Bill Rigney | Manager | |
| Buck Rodgers | Bullpen Coach | |
| Ralph Rowe | Hitting Coach | |
| Al Worthington | Pitching Coach |
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