1977 Minnesota Twins Roster
American League (AL)
Team Record: 84-77
Finished 4th in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 1,162,727, Avg. 15,100
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium
Manager: Gene Mauch (84-77)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1977 Minnesota Twins StatisticsTeam Record: 84-77
Finished 4th in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 1,162,727, Avg. 15,100
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium
Manager: Gene Mauch (84-77)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1977 Minnesota Twins Results
The Minnesota Twins of the American League ended the 1977 season with a record of 84 wins and 77 losses, finishing fourth in the AL's West Division.
The team plated 867 runs, tops in the circuit. The team yielded 776 runs. Larry Hisle paced the squad with 28 home runs and drove in 119 runs. Rod Carew topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .388. Dave Goltz led the squad with 20 wins, while Tom Johnson, too added 15 or more wins, too Tom Johnson recorded a 3.13 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Gene Mauch coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Adams | RF | L | R | October 4, 1947 | 6'1" | 180 | Northbridge, MA USA |
| Randy Bass | P | L | R | March 13, 1954 | 6'1" | 210 | Lawton, OK USA |
| Glenn Borgmann | C | R | R | May 25, 1950 | 6'4" | 210 | Paterson, NJ USA |
| Lyman Bostock | CF | L | R | November 22, 1950 | 6'1" | 180 | Birmingham, AL USA |
| Terry Bulling | C | R | R | December 15, 1952 | 6'1" | 200 | Lynwood, CA USA |
| Tom Burgmeier | P | L | L | August 2, 1943 | 5'11" | 185 | St. Paul, MN USA |
| Bill Butler | P | L | L | March 12, 1947 | 6'2" | 210 | Hyattsville, MD USA |
| Rod Carew | 1B | L | R | October 1, 1945 | 6'0" | 170 | Gatun, CZ USA |
| Don Carrithers | P | R | R | September 15, 1949 | 6'2" | 180 | Lynwood, CA USA |
| Rich Chiles | RF | L | L | November 22, 1949 | 5'11" | 170 | Sacramento, CA USA |
| Mike Cubbage | 3B | L | R | July 21, 1950 | 6'0" | 180 | Charlottesville, VA USA |
| Dan Ford | RF | R | R | May 19, 1952 | 6'1" | 185 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Dave Goltz | P | R | R | June 23, 1949 | 6'4" | 200 | Pelican Rapids, MN USA |
| Luis Gomez | 2B | R | R | August 19, 1951 | 5'9" | 150 | Guadalajara, Jalisco México |
| Bob Gorinski | LF | R | R | January 7, 1952 | 6'3" | 215 | Latrobe, PA USA |
| Larry Hisle | LF | R | R | May 5, 1947 | 6'2" | 193 | Portsmouth, OH USA |
| Jeff Holly | P | L | L | March 1, 1953 | 6'5" | 210 | San Pedro, CA USA |
| Jim Hughes | P | R | R | August 11, 1951 | 6'3" | 190 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Dave Johnson | P | R | R | October 4, 1948 | 6'1" | 183 | Abilene, TX USA |
| Tom Johnson | P | R | R | April 2, 1951 | 6'1" | 185 | St. Paul, MN USA |
| Craig Kusick | 1B | R | R | September 30, 1948 | 6'3" | 210 | Milwaukee, WI USA |
| Willie Norwood | CF | R | R | November 7, 1950 | 6'0" | 185 | Greene County, AL USA |
| Mike Pazik | P | L | L | January 26, 1950 | 6'2" | 195 | Lynn, MA USA |
| Sam Perlozzo | 2B | R | R | March 4, 1951 | 5'9" | 170 | Cumberland, MD USA |
| Bob Randall | 2B | R | R | June 6, 1948 | 6'2" | 175 | Norton, KS USA |
| Pete Redfern | P | R | R | August 25, 1954 | 6'2" | 195 | Glendale, CA USA |
| Ron Schueler | P | R | R | April 14, 1948 | 6'4" | 205 | Catherine, KS USA |
| Gary Serum | P | R | R | October 24, 1956 | 6'1" | 180 | Fargo, ND USA |
| Jim Shellenback | P | L | L | November 18, 1943 | 6'2" | 200 | Riverside, CA USA |
| Roy Smalley | SS | B | R | October 25, 1952 | 6'1" | 185 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Jerry Terrell | 3B | R | R | July 13, 1946 | 5'11" | 165 | Waseca, MN USA |
| Paul Thormodsgard | P | R | R | November 10, 1953 | 6'2" | 190 | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Rob Wilfong | 2B | L | R | September 1, 1953 | 6'1" | 180 | Pasadena, CA USA |
| Larry Wolfe | 3B | R | R | March 2, 1953 | 5'11" | 170 | Melbourne, FL USA |
| Butch Wynegar | C | B | R | March 14, 1956 | 6'1" | 190 | York, PA USA |
| Geoff Zahn | P | L | L | December 19, 1945 | 6'1" | 180 | Baltimore, MD USA |
