1977 Elizabethton Twins Statistics

Appalachian League (AL) - Class: R
Team Record: 32-38
Finished 4th in the AL
Manager: Fred Waters (32-38)
Affiliation: Minnesota Twins
Location: Elizabethton, Tennessee
Ballpark: Joe O'Brien Stadium
Attendance: 18,263, Avg. 522
1977 Elizabethton Twins Roster

The Elizabethton Twins of the Appalachian League ended the 1977 season with a record of 32 wins and 38 losses, finishing fourth in the AL.

The Twins tallied 399 runs and conceded 407 runs. Lance Hallberg paced Elizabethton with 12 home runs and accounted for 49 RBI, while leading all regular batters by connecting at a .338 clip. Abner Johnson and Rubio Malone topped the team with 5 wins each, and Rubio Malone recorded a 3.33 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Mark Funderburk and Ray Smith both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

Fred Waters served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Rubio Malone53.6253.33161041281.0684030237271423
Abner Johnson55.5005.29131370085.0845850452152105
Luis Rodriguez43.5716.7514000036.0382927326227402
Warren Mertens47.3644.191414710103.01185548627268503
Dean Moranda33.5005.23131020062.0684136246141009
David Ingram35.3756.2914910063.0735444659048113
Allen Hedberg201.0003.687300222.019139112016201
Shawn Kuhn12.3336.0010000027.0291918118227000
Ken Angulo13.2506.006320024.0262016120024103
Nemo Lingerman14.2002.5210000125.02210709322000
Charles Schupp40.0
Jerome Hoffman003.383300016.014862407112
David Cammack009.00400004.05540701100
Eric Barstad009.00100003.05330300000
Bruce Dobberstein0036.00100001.04440200000
Brett Williams01.000100000.03550200000
Bart Nieuwenhuis02.0009.388500024.0343425518015002
Totals2938.4335.191397002325576.06103983323334213419204330

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Lance Hallberg6428523754801531249814241.338.432.5781.010137105
Ray Smith6327623450711317421713510.303.396.457.854107313
Ray Bozich602892115454907251517136.256.449.398.84784340
Gary Adair552371973551101632503542.259.372.411.78381131
Mark Funderburk47191177234952731341330.277.330.446.77679100
Stan Cannon60241209244770014332742.225.317.258.57554212
Gary Bishop51224174354371431504125.247.393.368.76164405
James Christensen3714113013388201930913.292.343.385.72750110
Michael Gustave441471381538401136087.275.315.326.64145010
Gilbert Ramirez35142129163110528101026.240.289.364.65347003
Warren Allen3112510621265011341155.245.333.321.65434022
Timothy Savage2080651519500810129.292.405.369.77424111
George Slembecker351299815192009512426.194.352.214.56721070
Paul Croft198166111760010701523.258.395.348.74423000
Joseph Tarver299670141430410302329.200.400.414.81429111
Steven Dracup7222116100000110.286.318.333.6527000
Jose Rodriguez13322425100430311.208.323.250.5736212
Totals6702738228639860810210543388912384385.266.373.390.76389202023250


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Gary Bishop1B50458151143.9779.460
Ray Smith1B19160227.9888.526
Steven Dracup1B29010.9004.500
Ray Bozich2B591721731248.9665.847
Warren Allen2B7111821.9354.143
James Christensen2B46921.8823.750
Lance Hallberg3B5729109229.8622.421
Warren Allen3B871770.7743.000
Ray Smith3B426001.0002.000
James Christensen3B103001.0003.000
Ray SmithC292083123.9928.24112
Gilbert RamirezC231311780.9496.4356
Timothy SavageC19116710.9926.4741
Stan CannonOF601079101.9211.933
Gary AdairOF5171020.9731.392
Mark FunderburkOF4761260.9131.340
Michael GustaveOF42711211.9881.976
Paul CroftOF1934450.8842.000
Rubio MaloneP1621640.8181.125
Luis RodriguezP141510.857.429
Warren MertensP14417021.0001.500
David IngramP143940.750.857
Dean MorandaP1311140.750.923
Abner JohnsonP1321330.8331.154
Nemo LingermanP100610.857.600
Shawn KuhnP1002001.000.200
Bart NieuwenhuisP811001.000.250
Allen HedbergP701001.000.143
Ken AnguloP606001.0001.000
Charles SchuppP4.000
David CammackP40000.000
Jerome HoffmanP30410.8001.333
Brett WilliamsP101001.0001.000
Bruce DobbersteinP10000.000
Eric BarstadP10000.000
George SlembeckerSS35491031621.9054.343
Joseph TarverSS2526771311.8884.120
Jose RodriguezSS13132338.9232.769
Warren AllenSS203001.0001.500
Ray SmithSS110001.0001.000
Ray BozichSS1410021.00014.000
Totals7171760742144158.9463.4901900

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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