1978 Minnesota Twins Roster
American League (AL)
Team Record: 73-89
Finished 4th in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 787,878, Avg. 10,793
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium
Manager: Gene Mauch (73-89)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1978 Minnesota Twins StatisticsTeam Record: 73-89
Finished 4th in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 787,878, Avg. 10,793
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium
Manager: Gene Mauch (73-89)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1978 Minnesota Twins Results
The Minnesota Twins of the American League ended the 1978 season with a record of 73 wins and 89 losses, finishing fourth in the AL's West Division.
The Twins plated 666 runs and conceded 678 runs. Roy Smalley paced Minnesota with 19 home runs Dan Ford recorded 82 runs batted in. Rod Carew topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .333. Dave Goltz led the team with 15 wins and a team-best 2.49 ERA, tops among 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 |
| Glenn Borgmann | C | R | R | May 25, 1950 | 6'4" | 210 | Paterson, NJ USA |
| Rod Carew | 1B | L | R | October 1, 1945 | 6'0" | 170 | Gatun, Canal Zone Canal Zone |
| Rich Chiles | LF | 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 |
| Dave Edwards | LF | R | R | February 24, 1954 | 6'0" | 170 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Roger Erickson | P | R | R | August 30, 1956 | 6'3" | 180 | Springfield, IL USA |
| Dan Ford | CF | 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 |
| Roric Harrison | P | R | R | September 20, 1946 | 6'3" | 195 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Jeff Holly | P | L | L | March 1, 1953 | 6'5" | 210 | San Pedro, CA USA |
| Darrell Jackson | P | B | L | April 3, 1956 | 5'10" | 150 | 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 |
| Mike Marshall | P | R | R | January 15, 1943 | 5'10" | 180 | Adrian, MI USA |
| Jose Morales | 1B | R | R | December 30, 1944 | 5'11" | 187 | Frederiksted, St. Croix Virgin Islands |
| Willie Norwood | LF | R | R | November 7, 1950 | 6'0" | 185 | Greene County, AL USA |
| Stan Perzanowski | P | B | R | August 25, 1950 | 6'2" | 170 | East Chicago, IN USA |
| Hosken Powell | RF | L | L | May 14, 1955 | 6'1" | 175 | Selma, AL 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 |
| Bombo Rivera | RF | R | R | August 2, 1952 | 5'10" | 187 | Ponce, P.R. |
| Mac Scarce | P | L | L | April 8, 1949 | 6'3" | 180 | Danville, VA USA |
| Gary Serum | P | R | R | October 24, 1956 | 6'1" | 180 | Fargo, ND USA |
| Roy Smalley | SS | B | R | October 25, 1952 | 6'1" | 185 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| John Sutton | P | R | R | November 13, 1952 | 5'11" | 185 | Dallas, TX USA |
| Greg Thayer | P | R | R | October 23, 1949 | 5'11" | 182 | Cedar Rapids, IA 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 |
