1973 MINNESOTA TWINS
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Level: MLB
Location: Bloomington,MN
Team Record: 81-81 .500
Result: 3rd in American League - West Division
Manager(s): Frank Quilici
General Manager: Calvin Griffith
Stadium: Metropolitan Stadium
Attendance: 907,499
Playoffs: Did not qualify
Minnesota Twins affiliate history
Team Record: 81-81 .500
Result: 3rd in American League - West Division
Manager(s): Frank Quilici
General Manager: Calvin Griffith
Stadium: Metropolitan Stadium
Attendance: 907,499
Playoffs: Did not qualify
Minnesota Twins affiliate history
Oldest Player: Harmon Killebrew (37)
Youngest Player: Eddie Bane (21)
Longest Tenure: Jim Kaat, Harmon Killebrew (13)
Top Hitter: Rod Carew (3)
Top Pitcher: Bert Blyleven (1)
Top Draft Pick: Eddie Bane (#11)
Roster Continuity: 67.61%
Youngest Player: Eddie Bane (21)
Longest Tenure: Jim Kaat, Harmon Killebrew (13)
Top Hitter: Rod Carew (3)
Top Pitcher: Bert Blyleven (1)
Top Draft Pick: Eddie Bane (#11)
Roster Continuity: 67.61%
American League Standings
| West | W | L | Pct | GB |
| Oakland | 94 | 68 | .580 | -- |
| KC Royals | 88 | 74 | .543 | 6.0 |
| Minnesota | 81 | 81 | .500 | 13.0 |
| California | 79 | 83 | .488 | 15.0 |
| Chi White Sox | 77 | 85 | .475 | 17.0 |
| Texas | 57 | 105 | .352 | 37.0 |
| # | 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 | 24 | Cincinnati,Ohio | 1967 | 1 | 2 | DET | |
| 20 | Vic Albury | P | MLB | 6-0 | 190 | Left | Left | 5/12/1947 | 26 | Key West,Florida | 1965 | 9 | 169 | CLE | |
| 18 | Eddie Bane | P | MLB | 5-9 | 160 | Right | Left | 3/22/1952 | 21 | Chicago,Illinois | 1973 | 1 | 11 | MIN | |
| 28 | Bert Blyleven | P | MLB | 6-3 | 207 | Right | Right | 4/6/1951 | 22 | Zeist,Netherlands | 1969 | 3 | 55 | MIN | |
| 27 | Glenn Borgmann | C | MLB | 6-4 | 210 | Right | Right | 5/25/1950 | 23 | Paterson,New Jersey | 1971 | 1 | 9 | MIN | |
| 4 | Steve Braun | OF-3B | MLB | 5-10 | 180 | Left | Right | 5/8/1948 | 25 | Trenton,New Jersey | 1966 | 10 | 200 | MIN | |
| 11 | Steve Brye | OF | MLB | 6-0 | 190 | Right | Right | 2/4/1949 | 24 | Alameda,California | 1967 | 1 | 17 | MIN | |
| 24 | Bill Campbell | P | MLB | 6-3 | 190 | Right | Right | 8/9/1948 | 24 | Highland Park,Michigan | 1968 | 6 | 94 | BAL | |
| 29 | Rod Carew | 1B-2B | MLB | 6-0 | 182 | Left | Right | 10/1/1945 | 27 | Gatun,Panama | 1964 | UDFA | MIN | ||
| 23 | Ray Corbin | P | MLB | 6-2 | 200 | Right | Right | 2/12/1949 | 24 | Live Oak,Florida | 1967 | UDFA | MIN | ||
| 2 | Bobby Darwin | OF | MLB | 6-2 | 200 | Right | Right | 2/16/1943 | 30 | Los Angeles,California | 1962 | UDFA | LAA | ||
| 21 | Joe Decker | P | MLB | 6-0 | 180 | Right | Right | 6/16/1947 | 26 | Storm Lake,Iowa | 1965 | 9 | 161 | CHC | |
| 16 | Danny Fife | P | MLB | 6-3 | 175 | Right | Right | 10/5/1949 | 23 | Harrisburg,Illinois | 1971 | 2 | 44 | DET | |
| 30 | Dave Goltz | P | MLB | 6-4 | 215 | Right | Right | 6/23/1949 | 24 | Pelican Rapids,Minnesota | 1967 | 5 | 96 | MIN | |
| 17 | Bill Hands | P | MLB | 6-2 | 185 | Right | Right | 5/6/1940 | 33 | Hackensack,New Jersey | 1959 | UDFA | SF | ||
| 9 | Larry Hisle | OF | MLB | 6-2 | 195 | Right | Right | 5/5/1947 | 26 | Portsmouth,Ohio | 1965 | 2 | 38 | PHI | |
| 26 | Jim Holt | OF-1B | MLB | 6-0 | 195 | Left | Right | 5/27/1944 | 29 | Graham,North Carolina | 1966 | UDFA | Kca | ||
| 36 | Jim Kaat | P | MLB | 6-4 | 217 | Left | Left | 11/7/1938 | 34 | Zeeland,Michigan | 1957 | UDFA | Wa1 | ||
| 3 | Harmon Killebrew | 1B-3B | MLB | 5-11 | 214 | Right | Right | 6/29/1936 | 37 | Payette,Idaho | 1954 | UDFA | Wa1 | ||
| 22 | Craig Kusick | 1B | MLB | 6-3 | 232 | Right | Right | 9/30/1948 | 24 | Milwaukee,Wisconsin | 1980 | UDFA | SD | ||
| 10 | Joe Lis | 1B-OF | MLB | 6-0 | 195 | Right | Right | 8/15/1946 | 26 | Somerville,New Jersey | 1991 | 30 | 797 | TOR | |
| 15 | George Mitterwald | C | MLB | 6-2 | 206 | Right | Right | 8/7/1945 | 27 | Berkeley,California | 1965 | UDFA | MIN | ||
| 14 | Dan Monzon | 2B-3B | MLB | 5-10 | 182 | Right | Right | 5/17/1946 | 27 | Bronx,New York | 1967 | 2 | 23 | MIN | |
| 6 | Tony Oliva | OF | MLB | 6-2 | 190 | Left | Right | 7/20/1938 | 34 | Pinar del Rio,Cuba | 1961 | UDFA | MIN | ||
| 1 | Rich Reese | 1B | MLB | 6-3 | 200 | Left | Left | 9/29/1941 | 31 | Leipsic,Ohio | 1962 | UDFA | FLA | ||
| 8 | Phil Roof | C | MLB | 6-3 | 210 | Right | Right | 3/5/1941 | 32 | Paducah,Kentucky | 1959 | UDFA | Mbr | ||
| 20 | Ken Sanders | P | MLB | 5-11 | 185 | Right | Right | 7/8/1941 | 31 | St. Louis,Missouri | 1960 | UDFA | Kca | ||
| 12 | Eric Soderholm | 3B | MLB | 5-11 | 187 | Right | Right | 9/24/1948 | 24 | Cortland,New York | 1968 | 1 | 1 | MIN | |
| 19 | Jim Strickland | P | MLB | 6-0 | 175 | Left | Left | 6/12/1948 | 25 | Los Angeles,California | 1964 | UDFA | LAD | ||
| 7 | Jerry Terrell | SS-3B | MLB | 6-0 | 170 | Right | Right | 7/13/1946 | 26 | Waseca,Minnesota | 1968 | 18 | 412 | MIN | |
| 5 | Danny Thompson | SS-3B | MLB | 6-0 | 183 | Right | Right | 2/1/1947 | 26 | Wichita,Kansas | 1968 | 1 | 11 | Wa2 | |
| 12 | Danny Walton | OF | MLB | 6-0 | 200 | Right | Right | 7/14/1947 | 25 | Los Angeles,California | 1965 | 10 | 196 | HOU | |
| 13 | Dick Woodson | P | MLB | 6-5 | 207 | Right | Right | 3/30/1945 | 28 | Oelwein,Iowa | 1965 | UDFA | MIN | ||
| Team Personnel | Position | |
| Herb Carneal | Broadcaster | |
| Ray Christensen | Broadcaster | |
| Ralph Jon Fritz | Broadcaster | |
| Calvin Griffith | General Manager | |
| Vern Morgan | Third Base Coach | |
| Frank Quilici | Manager | |
| Buck Rodgers | Bullpen Coach | |
| Ralph Rowe | Hitting Coach | |
| Ray Scott | Broadcaster | |
| Al Worthington | Pitching Coach |
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