1978 Wisconsin Rapids Twins Roster

Midwest League (MWL) - Class: A
Team Record: 62-76
Finished 3rd in the MWL's North Division
Manager: Rick Stelmaszek (62-76)
Affiliation: Minnesota Twins
Location: Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
Ballpark: Witter Field
Attendance: 51,154, Avg. 741
1978 Wisconsin Rapids Twins Statistics

The Wisconsin Rapids Twins of the Midwest League ended the 1978 season with a record of 62 wins and 76 losses, finishing third in the league's North Division.

The Twins scored 670 runs and allowed 692 runs. Mark Funderburk and Moe Hill led Wisconsin Rapids with 25 home runs apiece., and Lance Hallberg walloped 15 or more also. Moe Hill recorded 94 runs batted in. Lance Hallberg paced all regular hitters with a .298 average. John Minarcin topped the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 3.56 ERA, best among regular hurlers.

Mark Funderburk and Rick Stelmaszek both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

Rick Stelmaszek served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Wade AdamsonRROctober 26, 19556'1"185
Warren AllenRRDecember 31, 19575'10"155
John AltmanRR6'2"180
Ken AnguloLLJune 30, 19585'11"185Huntington Park, CA US
Bradley BarclayLR6'2"195
Robert BlakeLL6'0"185
Stan CannonLL6'2"170
Paul CroftRRAugust 14, 19595'11"175Morristown, NJ US
George DierbergerRR6'0"195
Gary DobbsRL6'2"205
Mark FunderburkRRMay 16, 19576'4"226Charlotte, NC US
Juan GonzalezRR6'1"152
Michael GustaveLR6'0"170
Lance HallbergRR5'11"175
Moe HillRRJune 27, 19476'2"190Gastonia, NC US
Joe IsaacsLR6'4"200
Abner JohnsonRR6'1"195
Richard Johnson
Dale JonesRRDecember 10, 19556'1"195Detroit, MI US
Ted KromyRRJuly 2, 19596'2"173Tacoma, WA US
Mark KrykaRRAugust 19, 19576'4"210
Nemo LingermanLL5'11"180
Mark MaherRR6'2"200
Ronnie MearsRR6'0"170
John MinarcinRR6'1"180
Dean MorandaRLMay 31, 19576'1"180
Les PearseyRRJanuary 31, 19566'3"190Inglewood, CA US
Arthur PiccolottiLR6'0"175
Eric PrevostSRSeptember 18, 19586'1"174San Fernando, CA US
Clyde ReichardRAugust 1, 19576'4"205
Butch RoweRRJune 15, 19565'11"165San Jose, CA US
Timothy SavageRR5'10"175
George SlembeckerRR6'0"175
Daniel SpainLR6'2"165
Rick StelmaszekLROctober 8, 19486'1"195Chicago, IL US
Rufus ThompsonLL6'2"196
Louie UribeRR6'2"185
Francisco VilorioRROctober 3, 19555'10"165La Habana, La Habana CU
Harold WashingtonRR6'3"190

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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