1974 Wisconsin Rapids Twins Statistics

Midwest League (MWL) - Class: A
Team Record: 80-48
Finished 1st in the MWL's North Division
Manager: Johnny Goryl (80-48)
Affiliation: Minnesota Twins
Location: Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
Ballpark: Witter Field
Attendance: 69,856, Avg. 1,092
1974 Wisconsin Rapids Twins Roster

Playoffs - Appleton Foxes 2 games, Wisconsin Rapids Twins 0

The Wisconsin Rapids Twins of the Midwest League ended the 1974 season with a record of 80 wins and 48 losses, finishing first in the league's North Division.

The Twins topped the league with 686 runs, fueled by 123 home runs. Wisconsin Rapids surrendered 474 runs. Moe Hill walloped 32 home runs for the squad, while Al Woods and Gary Ward swatted 15 or more, too. Moe Hill recorded 113 runs batted in and topped hitters with significant playing time with a .339 average. Michael Messman led the team with 16 wins, and Michael Van De Casteele recorded a 1.84 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.

Players from the 1974 Wisconsin Rapids Twins who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Terry Bulling, Doug Clarey, Jerry Garvin, Gary Ward, Larry Wolfe and Al Woods.

Johnny Goryl 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
Michael Messman165.7622.9027271110180.016280586882127617
Michael Van De Casteele147.6671.8426241341186.01435338104931372112
Jerry Garvin147.6673.752725920163.01688268174421382011
Brad Duncan126.6673.1330261112187.017778651357189206
Paul Ausman82.8002.4535111255.0452015327053102
William Srock84.6672.82241341099.0813631839367308
Lynn Buehner36.3333.1228300372.0553025549472314
David Thole21.6674.4126000251.0453425237631008
Mike Heinen27.2225.9318300241.0422827825213116
Clarence Cooper11.5003.826510033.0281514029330003
Arthur Castillo000.00200002.00000002000
Mike Angione02.0004.5010100026.0251813417016001
Totals8048.6253.1225912805010121095.09714743797646126775204680

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
Moe Hill12151044395150252321131166183.339.418.6211.03827572046
Larry Wolfe127527462671402311477345362.303.372.448.82020741653
Ronnie Farkas120557459881311746329108879.285.401.379.78117451903
Al Woods1114644058712617518771045547.311.394.511.90520721213
Gary Ward12654546710412212526787773110.261.359.475.834222150232
Doug Clarey1204844274799182957734888.232.316.347.66314895311
Robert Steigerwald903492955985163339435048.288.394.393.787116122115
Rick Tintor973723344278132434003376.234.301.320.62110760322
Arthur Castillo83260231265353324112059.229.289.316.6057360721
Michael Beck351038292010110221712.244.382.293.6752422112
Jerry Garvin2769599162021100112.271.283.407.69024090
Michael Van De Casteele267865515400700618.231.296.292.58819070
Wayne Caughey27675741320041189.228.333.263.5961521100
Glenn Richmond34109919134205001634.143.271.231.5022100201
Brad Duncan307866912102400434.182.225.288.51319071
Douglas Elf21313051110060015.367.387.400.7871210000
Michael Messman27777039301300123.129.139.214.35315051
Lynn Buehner2827253821010018.320.346.480.82612010
Clarence Cooper614132510140014.385.429.6921.1219000
David Thole2614102400120023.400.538.7001.2387110
William Srock2440304400000035.133.235.133.3694160
Terry Bulling416121300030042.250.438.250.688300001
Archie Amerson1528254300020039.120.214.120.334310001
Mike Heinen181190110000004.111.111.222.33320200
Paul Ausman3515120100000009.083.083.083.16710300
Mike Angione10761000000015.000.143.000.1430000
Totals1388485241856851122168301235935541550848.268.354.411.76517197217782231


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Robert Steigerwald1B83756431068.9889.627
Moe Hill1B5142326839.9828.804
Gary Ward1B181011.0009.000
Doug Clarey2B1202723192380.9634.925
Ronnie Farkas2B7171313.9684.286
Douglas Elf2B47520.8573.000
Larry Wolfe3B1261143101825.9593.365
Wayne Caughey3B41711.8892.000
Archie Amerson3B203001.0001.500
Rick TintorC9660151127.9826.79221
Glenn RichmondC321761721.9906.03111
Terry BullingC431110.9708.0001
Gary WardOF12517618112.9461.552
Al WoodsOF107207652.9771.991
Arthur CastilloOF77102541.9641.390
Moe HillOF731081261.9521.644
Michael BeckOF25223011.0001.000
Douglas ElfOF110001.0001.000
Paul AusmanP350610.857.171
Brad DuncanP3093441.9151.433
Lynn BuehnerP2821542.810.607
Michael MessmanP27102850.8841.407
Jerry GarvinP2773241.9071.444
Michael Van De CasteeleP2694142.9261.923
David TholeP26210001.000.462
William SrockP2431110.933.583
Mike HeinenP1857011.000.667
Mike AngioneP1012011.000.300
Clarence CooperP615001.0001.000
Arthur CastilloP203001.0001.500
Ronnie FarkasSS1151944124068.9385.270
Wayne CaugheySS11153255.9044.273
Archie AmersonSS62921.8461.833
Totals132932821487174314.9653.5883300

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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