1977 Orlando Twins Roster

Southern League (SL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 76-61
Finished 1st in the SL's East Division
Manager: Johnny Goryl (76-61)
Affiliation: Minnesota Twins
Location: Orlando, Florida
Ballpark: Tinker Field
Attendance: 46,113, Avg. 673
1977 Orlando Twins Statistics

The Orlando Twins of the Southern League ended the 1977 season with a record of 76 wins and 61 losses, finishing first in the league's East Division.

The Twins scored 585 runs and yielded 536 runs. Archie Amerson paced Orlando with 15 home runs Johnny Pittman accounted for 60 RBI. Jeffrey Youngbauer topped hitters with significant playing time with a .292 average. Greg Field led the team with 14 wins and a team-best 2.78 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Terry Bulling, John Castino, Roger Erickson, Terry Felton, Dan Graham, Gary Serum, Jim Shellenback, Mark Souza and Greg Thayer were all players from the 1977 Orlando Twins who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.

Johnny Goryl served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Archie AmersonRRFebruary 28, 19556'0"175Wichita Falls, TX US
Paul AusmanLLAugust 24, 19556'1"165Eau Claire, WI US
Terry BullingRRDecember 15, 19526'1"200Lynwood, CA US
John CastinoRROctober 23, 19545'11"175Evanston, IL US
Wayne CaugheyLRFebruary 2, 19546'0"170Brainerd, MN US
Julian DittoRR6'1"175
Tom EpperlyRRAugust 9, 19495'10"210Chicago, IL US
Roger EricksonRRAugust 30, 19566'3"180Springfield, IL US
Doc EstesLLAugust 13, 19536'0"165Hollywood, CA US
Terry FeltonRROctober 29, 19576'1"180Texarkana, AR US
Greg FieldRRJanuary 6, 19576'3"175West Palm Beach, FL US
Mike GatlinRRDecember 19, 19526'1"190Upland, CA US
Dan GrahamLRJuly 19, 19546'1"205Ray, AZ US
Gary HallRR5'11"190
Bill HarrisLLApril 28, 19556'5"210San Francisco, CA US
Bruce MacPhersonRRNovember 30, 19546'2"200Los Angeles, CA US
Dennis MantickLRJuly 17, 19546'0"170La Porte, IN US
Martyn MaxwellRR6'1"185
Johnny PittmanRRMay 10, 19566'1"175Dawson, GA US
Brian RothrockLR6'2"170
Thomas SainRRMay 23, 19535'11"170Santa Monica, CA US
Gary SerumRROctober 24, 19566'1"180Fargo, ND US
Jim ShellenbackLLNovember 18, 19436'2"200Riverside, CA US
Dale SoderholmRRJuly 13, 19526'2"163Cortland, NY US
Mark SouzaLLFebruary 1, 19546'0"180Redwood City, CA US
Greg ThayerRROctober 23, 19495'11"182Cedar Rapids, IA US
Steve WagnerRR6'5"180
Jeffrey YoungbauerLRAugust 30, 19536'1"180

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.




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