1978 Minnesota Twins season

March 2026 November 2013 Minnesota Twins 1978 American League West Metropolitan Stadium Bloomington, Minnesota Calvin Griffith (majority owner, with Thelma Griffith Haynes) Calvin Griffith Gene Mauch WTCN (Harmon Killebrew, Joe Boyle) 830 WCCO AM (Herb Carneal, Frank Quilici) The 1978 Minnesota Twins season was the 18th season for the Minnesota Twins franchise in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, their 18th season at Metropolitan Stadium and the 78th overall in the American League. The Twins finished with 73 wins and 89 losses, 4th place in the American League West Division. Offseason October 3, 1977: Jim Hughes was released by the Twins.Jim Hughes at Baseball Reference October 3, 1977: Steve Luebber was released by the Twins.Steve Luebber at Baseball Reference October 25, 1977: Bombo Rivera was purchased by the Twins from the Montreal Expos.Bombo Rivera at Baseball Reference December 6, 1977: Jesús Vega was drafted by the Twins from the Milwaukee Brewers in the minor league draft.Jesús Vega at Baseball Reference January 10, 1978: Jesse Orosco was drafted by the Twins in the 2nd round of the 1978 Major League Baseball draft.Jesse Orosco at Baseball Reference March 23, 1978: Don Carrithers was released by the Twins.Don Carrithers at Baseball Reference Regular season On May 7, shortstop Roy Smalley Jr. set a Twins record by drawing five walks in a 15–9 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Smalley went 1 for 1 and scored three times.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL197805070.shtml Smalley Draws 5 Walks Baseball-Reference.com 2016-01-29 Third baseman Mike Cubbage, on July 27, became the fifth Twin to hit for the cycle (following Rod Carew, 1970; César Tovar, 1972; Larry Hisle, 1976 and Lyman Bostock, 1976). Cubbage went double, homer, single, triple off Toronto Blue Jays' pitching. In subsequent years, five others will match the feat: Gary Ward, 1980; Kirby Puckett, 1986; Carlos Gómez, 2008; Jason Kubel, 2009; and Michael Cuddyer, 2009. 787,878 fans attended Twins games, the second lowest total in the American League. Only one Twins player made the All-Star Game: first baseman Rod Carew. In that game at San Diego Stadium, Carew—in his twelfth consecutive All-Star appearance—performed an All-Star first by hitting two triples in the game. Carew won his seventh AL batting titleGreat Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 107, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 with a .333 average, leading the team in hits and runs scored. Shortstop Roy Smalley hit 19 HR and collected 77 RBI. Dan Ford hit 11 HR and collected 82 RBI. Reliever Mike Marshall was signed in May and replaced Tom Johnson and Bill Campbell as manager Gene Mauch's all-purpose reliever. Marshall went on to rack up 10 relief wins along with 21 saves. Three starters had double digit wins: Dave Goltz (15–10), Roger Erickson (14–13), and Geoff Zahn (14-14). Season standings Record vs. opponents MIN Opening Day starters Rod Carew Dan Ford Craig Kusick Willie Norwood Bob Randall Bombo Rivera Roy Smalley Larry Wolfe Butch Wynegar Geoff Zahnhttp://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1978&t=MIN 1978 Minnesota Twins Roster by Baseball Almanac Notable transactions May 15, 1978: Mike Marshall was signed as a free agent by the Twins.Mike Marshall at Baseball Reference June 6, 1978: 1978 Major League Baseball draft Lenny Faedo was drafted by the Twins in the 1st round (16th pick).Lenny Faedo at Baseball Reference Kent Hrbek was drafted by the Twins in the 17th round.Kent Hrbek at Baseball Reference Roster 1978 Minnesota Twins Roster Pitchers 19 Roger Erickson 30 Dave Goltz 37 Roric Harrison 21,36 Jeff Holly 31 Darrell Jackson 27 Dave Johnson 21 Tom Johnson 33,28 Mike Marshall 39 Stan Perzanowski 17 Pete Redfern 28 Mac Scarce 20 Gary Serum 40 John Sutton 18 Greg Thayer 23 Paul Thormodsgard 38 Geoff Zahn Catchers 14 Glenn Borgmann 16 Butch Wynegar Infielders 29 Rod Carew 26 Mike Cubbage 22 Craig Kusick 34 José Morales 32 Bob Randall  5 Roy Smalley  7 Rob Wilfong  1 Larry Wolfe Outfielders  8 Glenn Adams 12 Rich Chiles 33 Dave Edwards 15 Dan Ford 24 Willie Norwood 10 Hosken Powell  9 Bombo Rivera Manager  4 Gene Mauch Coaches 41 Karl Kuehl  6 Tony Oliva 42 Camilo Pascual 43 Jerry Zimmerman Game log Legend Twins win Twins loss PostponementBoldTwins team member Minnesota Twins; 1978 game log: 73–89 (Home: 38–43; Away: 35–46) y Minnesota Twins; April: 8–16 (Home: 3–8; Away: 5–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-bgcolor=#fbb | 1 || April 5 || @ Mariners || 2–3 || Abbott (1–0) || Goltz (0–1) || Romo (1) || 45,235 || 0–1 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 2 || April 6 || @ Mariners || 5–4 || Erickson (1–0) || Pole (0–1) || T. Johnson (1) || 10,311 || 1–1 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 3 || April 7 || @ Mariners || 3–6 || Honeycutt (1–0) || Redfern (0–1) || Romo (2) || 11,530 || 1–2 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 4 || April 8 || @ Mariners || 8–2 || Thormodsgard (1–0) || Mitchell (0–1) || || 12,896 || 2–2 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 5 || April 9 || @ Mariners || 8–6 || Serum (1–0) || House (0–1) || || 11,803 || 3–2 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 6 || April 10 || @ Angels || 0–3 || Brett (1–0) || Goltz (0–2) || || 10,074 || 3–3 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 7 || April 11 || @ Angels || 8–1 || Erickson (2–0) || Aase (0–1) || || 12,217 || 4–3 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 8 || April 12 || @ Angels || 5–9 || Tanana (2–0) || Redfern (0–2) || LaRoche (2) || 12,295 || 4–4 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 9 || April 13 || @ Angels || 0–1 (11) || LaRoche (1–0) || T. Johnson (0–1) || || 11,702 || 4–5 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 10 || April 14 || Mariners || 14–5 || Zahn (1–0) || House (0–2) || || 17,425 || 5–5 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 11 || April 15 || Mariners || 6–5 (11) || T. Johnson (1–1) || Montague (0–1) || || 7,471 || 6–5 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 12 || April 16 || Mariners || 5–8 || Pole (1–2) || Erickson (2–1) || Rawley (1) || – || 6–6 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 13 || April 16 || Mariners || 2–7 || House (1–2) || D. Johnson (0–1) || || 14,021 || 6–7 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 14 || April 17 || Athletics || 2–7 || Broberg (2–0) || Thormodsgard (1–1) || || 2,054 || 6–8 || L3 |-bgcolor=#bbb | — || April 18 || Athletics || colspan=7| Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 11 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 15 || April 19 || Athletics || 5–6 (11) || Sosa (1–0) || T. Johnson (1–2) || || 1,935 || 6–9 || L4 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 16 || April 21 || Angels || 2–3 || Aase (1–1) || Goltz (0–3) || LaRoche (3) || 4,516 || 6–10 || L5 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 17 || April 22 || Angels || 3–5 || Tanana (4–0) || Erickson (2–2) || Hartzell (3) || 6,566 || 6–11 || L6 |-bgcolor=#bbb | — || April 23 || Angels || colspan=7| Postponed (rain); Makeup: June 22 |-bgcolor=#bbb | — || April 24 || @ Athletics || colspan=7| Postponed (rain); Makeup: April 25 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 18 || April 25 || @ Athletics || 3–5 || Sosa (2–0) || Thayer (0–1) || || – || 6–12 || L7 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 19 || April 25 || @ Athletics || 3–4 (14) || Coleman (1–0) || T. Johnson (1–3) || || 4,808 || 6–13 || L8 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 20 || April 26 || @ Athletics || 8–9 (12) || Coleman (2–0) || T. Johnson (1–4) || || 4,127 || 6–14 || L9 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 21 || April 27 || @ Athletics || 6–1 || Serum (2–0) || Wirth (1–2) || || 4,645 || 7–14 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 22 || April 28 || Yankees || 1–3 || Figueroa (3–1) || Thormodsgard (1–2) || || 11,674 || 7–15 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 23 || April 29 || Yankees || 3–1 || Zahn (2–0) || Tidrow (1–2) || || 10,543 || 8–15 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 24 || April 30 || Yankees || 2–3 || Gossage (1–3) || Scarce (0–1) || || 13,929 || 8–16 || L1 y Minnesota Twins; May: 11–12 (Home: 4–5; Away: 7–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-bgcolor=#fbb | 25 || May 3 || @ Red Sox || 9–11 || Burgmeier (1–0) || D. Johnson (0–2) || Stanley (2) || 16,403 || 8–17 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 26 || May 4 || @ Red Sox || 1–8 || Eckersley (1–1) || Thormodsgard (1–3) || || 15,784 || 8–18 || L3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 27 || May 5 || @ Orioles || 1–2 || Flanagan (2–3) || Zahn (2–1) || || 3,897 || 8–19 || L4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 28 || May 6 || @ Orioles || 8–7 || Thayer (1–1) || Stanhouse (0–2) || T. Johnson (2) || 26,870 || 9–19 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 29 || May 7 || @ Orioles || 15–9 || Scarce (1–1) || Palmer (3–2) || || 8,923 || 10–19 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bbb | — || May 8 || @ Yankees || colspan=7| Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 30 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 30 || May 9 || @ Yankees || 1–3 || Hunter (2–3) || Thormodsgard (1–4) || Lyle (5) || 11,271 || 10–20 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 31 || May 10 || @ White Sox || 2–7 || Wortham (1–1) || Erickson (2–3) || || 8,338 || 10–21 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bbb | — || May 11 || @ White Sox || colspan=7| Postponed (rain); Makeup: June 25 |-bgcolor=#bbb | — || May 12 || Red Sox || colspan=7| Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 24 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 32 || May 13 || Red Sox || 2–4 || Torrez (5–1) || Zahn (2–2) || Burgmeier (2) || 7,914 || 10–22 || L3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 33 || May 14 || Red Sox || 2–6 || Eckersley (3–1) || Thormodsgard (1–5) || Burgmeier (3) || 7,008 || 10–23 || L4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 34 || May 15 || Orioles || 9–6 (10) || Marshall (1–0) || Flinn (1–1) || || 3,847 || 11–23 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 35 || May 16 || Orioles || 8–1 || Goltz (1–3) || Palmer (3–4) || T. Johnson (3) || 4,893 || 12–23 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 36 || May 18 || @ Royals || 8–6 || Zahn (3–2) || Leonard (3–7) || Marshall (1) || 17,459 || 13–23 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 37 || May 19 || @ Royals || 5–3 || Erickson (3–3) || Pattin (1–1) || Marshall (2) || 31,574 || 14–23 || W4 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 38 || May 20 || @ Royals || 3–6 || Gale (4–0) || Thormodsgard (1–6) || Hrabosky (5) || 30,312 || 14–24 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 39 || May 21 || @ Royals || 3–2 || Serum (3–0) || Splittorff (4–4) || Marshall (3) || 29,079 || 15–24 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 40 || May 22 || Rangers || 2–0 || Zahn (4–2) || Matlack (4–5) || Marshall (4) || 6,108 || 16–24 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 41 || May 23 || Rangers || 5–2 || Erickson (4–3) || Umbarger (2–3) || || 6,791 || 17–24 || W3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 42 || May 24 || Rangers || 2–3 (11) || Lindblad (1–0) || Marshall (1–1) || Medich (1) || 7,598 || 17–25 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 43 || May 25 || Rangers || 1–7 || Jenkins (5–2) || Serum (3–1) || || 7,644 || 17–26 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bbb | — || May 26 || Royals || colspan=7| Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 16 |-bgcolor=#bbb | — || May 27 || Royals || colspan=7| Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 22 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 44 || May 28 || Royals || 7–8 (12) || Gura (3–1) || Marshall (1–2) || || 22,266 || 17–27 || L3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 45 || May 29 || @ Rangers || 1–7 || D. Ellis (3–2) || Serum (3–2) || || – || 17–28 || L4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 46 || May 29 || @ Rangers || 7–2 || Erickson (5–3) || Umbarger (2–4) || Marshall (5) || 28,317 || 18–28 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 47 || May 30 || @ Rangers || 2–0 || Zahn (5–2) || Jenkins (5–3) || Marshall (6) || 12,718 || 19–28 || W2 y Minnesota Twins; June: 11–13 (Home: 4–5; Away: 7–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-bgcolor=#fbb | 48 || June 1 || @ Rangers || 7–10 || Comer (1–1) || Marshall (1–3) || || 16,084 || 19–29 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 49 || June 2 || @ Tigers || 4–2 || Erickson (6–3) || Billingham (4–3) || Marshall (7) || 21,127 || 20–29 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 50 || June 3 || @ Tigers || 9–2 || Goltz (2–3) || Sykes (3–3) || || 21,227 || 21–29 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 51 || June 4 || @ Tigers || 4–6 || Morris (1–1) || Zahn (5–3) || || 36,575 || 21–30 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 52 || June 7 || White Sox || 3–8 || Kravec (4–4) || Erickson (6–4) || || 6,627 || 21–31 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 53 || June 8 || White Sox || 1–2 || Wood (6–5) || Goltz (2–4) || Willoughby (5) || 11,071 || 21–32 || L3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 54 || June 9 || @ Indians || 3–7 || Clyde (4–0) || Zahn (5–4) || Kern (4) || 8,390 || 21–33 || L4 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 55 || June 10 || @ Indians || 3–4 || Wise (4–9) || Marshall (1–4) || Kern (5) || 16,048 || 21–34 || L5 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 56 || June 11 || @ Indians || 1–2 (10) || Paxton (3–3) || Marshall (1–5) || || 25,547 || 21–35 || L6 |-bgcolor=#bbb | — || June 12 || @ Blue Jays || colspan=7| Postponed (rain); Makeup: June 13 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 57 || June 13 || @ Blue Jays || 2–0 || Goltz (3–4) || Moore (2–1) || Marshall (8) || – || 22–35 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 58 || June 13 || @ Blue Jays || 7–2 || Zahn (6–4) || Clancy (4–5) || || 14,489 || 23–35 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 59 || June 14 || Indians || 8–2 || Erickson (7–4) || Clyde (4–1) || || 6,612 || 24–35 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bbb | — || June 15 || Indians || colspan=7| Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 60 || June 16 || Tigers || 5–2 || Jackson (1–0) || Rozema (2–3) || || 9,479 || 25–35 || W4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 61 || June 17 || Tigers || 3–1 || Zahn (7–4) || Wilcox (3–5) || || 9,807 || 26–35 || W5 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 62 || June 18 || Tigers || 8–4 || Goltz (4–4) || Slaton (6–4) || Marshall (9) || 21,480 || 27–35 || W6 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 63 || June 20 || Angels || 5–10 || Tanana (11–3) || Erickson (7–5) || || 12,330 || 27–36 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 64 || June 21 || Angels || 2–5 || Aase (4–3) || Zahn (7–5) || || 10,801 || 27–37 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 65 || June 22 || Angels || 2–4 (12) || LaRoche (6–3) || Marshall (1–6) || || 7,488 || 27–38 || L3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 66 || June 23 || @ White Sox || 2–1 || Goltz (5–4) || Kravec (6–5) || || 28,082 || 28–38 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 67 || June 24 || @ White Sox || 4–7 || Wood (7–5) || Jackson (1–1) || LaGrow (8) || 27,433 || 28–39 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 68 || June 25 || @ White Sox || 8–5 || Marshall (2–6) || Schueler (3–2) || || – || 29–39 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 69 || June 25 || @ White Sox || 9–6 || Erickson (8–5) || Hinton (1–1) || Marshall (10) || 20,137 || 30–39 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 70 || June 26 || @ Brewers || 2–8 || Sorensen (10–4) || Serum (3–3) || || 7,988 || 30–40 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 71 || June 27 || @ Brewers || 6–13 || Replogle (4–1) || Goltz (5–5) || || 16,137 || 30–41 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bbb | — || June 30 || White Sox || colspan=7| Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 2 y Minnesota Twins; July: 15–15 (Home: 9–7; Away: 6–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-bgcolor=#bfb | 72 || July 1 || White Sox || 10–0 || Goltz (6–5) || Barrios (5–8) || || 7,533 || 31–41 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 73 || July 2 || White Sox || 5–8 || Wood (9–5) || Zahn (7–6) || Willoughby (10) || – || 31–42 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 74 || July 2 || White Sox || 9–5 || Marshall (3–6) || Schueler (3–3) || || 26,897 || 32–42 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 75 || July 3 || Brewers || 7–2 || Erickson (9–5) || Augustine (9–9) || || 19,062 || 33–42 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 76 || July 4 || Brewers || 7–2 || Serum (4–3) || Travers (4–4) || || 26,263 || 34–42 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 77 || July 5 || Brewers || 3–1 || Goltz (7–5) || Sorensen (11–5) || || 11,409 || 35–42 || W4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 78 || July 7 || @ Athletics || 3–2 || Zahn (8–6) || Renko (3–4) || Marshall (11) || – || 36–42 || W5 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 79 || July 7 || @ Athletics || 1–0 || Jackson (2–1) || Langford (1–7) || || 7,239 || 37–42 || W6 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 80 || July 8 || @ Athletics || 9–8 (11) || Marshall (4–6) || Heaverlo (3–4) || || 12,201 || 38–42 || W7 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 81 || July 9 || @ Athletics || 7–0 || Goltz (8–5) || Broberg (9–7) || || 4,720 || 39–42 || W8 |-bgcolor=#bcf | ASG || July 11 || AL @ NL || 3–7 || Sutter (1–0) || Gossage (0–1) || || 51,549 || — || N/A |-bgcolor=#fbb | 82 || July 13 || @ Orioles || 6–8 || Flanagan (13–6) || Goltz (8–6) || T. Martinez (3) || 8,119 || 39–43 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 83 || July 14 || @ Orioles || 1–5 || McGregor (9–8) || Zahn (8–7) || || 24,195 || 39–44 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 84 || July 15 || @ Red Sox || 4–5 || Lee (10–3) || Jackson (2–2) || Stanley (6) || 32,861 || 39–45 || L3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 85 || July 16 || @ Red Sox || 3–5 || Eckersley (11–2) || Harrison (0–1) || Campbell (4) || – || 39–46 || L4 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 86 || July 16 || @ Red Sox || 2–3 || Wright (5–1) || Erickson (9–6) || Stanley (7) || 35,589 || 39–47 || L5 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 87 || July 17 || @ Red Sox || 2–3 (10) || Campbell (6–5) || Marshall (4–7) || || 33,233 || 39–48 || L6 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 88 || July 19 || Yankees || 0–2 || Figueroa (8–7) || Zahn (8–8) || || 29,591 || 39–49 || L7 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 89 || July 20 || Yankees || 0–4 || Guidry (14–1) || Jackson (2–3) || || 30,660 || 39–50 || L8 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 90 || July 21 || Orioles || 4–5 (10) || Stanhouse (4–5) || Marshall (4–8) || || 14,702 || 39–51 || L9 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 91 || July 22 || Orioles || 5–4 || Goltz (9–6) || McGregor (10–9) || || 10,063 || 40–51 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 92 || July 23 || Orioles || 5–8 || Palmer (12–8) || Serum (4–4) || Stanhouse (13) || 30,896 || 40–52 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 93 || July 24 || Red Sox || 5–4 || Jackson (3–3) || Drago (2–4) || Marshall (12) || – || 41–52 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 94 || July 24 || Red Sox || 2–4 || Hassler (2–4) || Zahn (8–9) || Stanley (8) || 21,580 || 41–53 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 95 || July 25 || Red Sox || 5–2 || Erickson (10–6) || Lee (10–5) || Marshall (13) || 18,608 || 42–53 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 96 || July 26 || Blue Jays || 1–5 || Moore (5–2) || Goltz (9–7) || || 6,014 || 42–54 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 97 || July 27 || Blue Jays || 6–3 || Perzanowski (1–0) || Clancy (7–8) || || 18,285 || 43–54 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 98 || July 28 || @ Yankees || 7–5 (10) || Marshall (5–8) || Lyle (7–2) || || 25,037 || 44–54 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 99 || July 29 || @ Yankees || 3–7 || Clay (2–3) || Jackson (3–4) || Gossage (15) || 46,711 || 44–55 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 100 || July 30 || @ Yankees || 3–4 || Gossage (7–9) || Marshall (5–9) || || – || 44–56 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 101 || July 30 || @ Yankees || 2–0 || Goltz (10–7) || Beattie (2–5) || Marshall (14) || 41,491 || 45–56 || W1 y Minnesota Twins; August: 13–19 (Home: 9–9; Away: 4–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-bgcolor=#fbb | 102 || August 1 || @ Mariners || 6–13 || House (5–4) || Perzanowski (1–1) || || 9,272 || 45–57 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 103 || August 2 || @ Mariners || 1–3 || Colborn (3–8) || Zahn (8–10) || || 8,394 || 45–58 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 104 || August 3 || @ Mariners || 5–6 || Romo (9–3) || Marshall (5–10) || || 9,471 || 45–59 || L3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 105 || August 4 || @ Angels || 3–12 || Fitzmorris (1–1) || Serum (4–5) || Brett (1) || 17,411 || 45–60 || L4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 106 || August 5 || @ Angels || 4–3 || Erickson (11–6) || Tanana (14–7) || || – || 46–60 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 107 || August 5 || @ Angels || 3–4 || Knapp (11–6) || Perzanowski (1–2) || LaRoche (16) || 41,723 || 46–61 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 108 || August 6 || @ Angels || 3–4 || LaRoche (8–5) || Marshall (5–11) || || 17,628 || 46–62 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 109 || August 7 || Mariners || 5–6 (14) || Todd (2–3) || Perzanowski (1–3) || || 6,657 || 46–63 || L3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 110 || August 8 || Mariners || 10–2 || Serum (5–5) || Honeycutt (4–7) || || 6,499 || 47–63 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 111 || August 9 || Mariners || 1–4 || Abbott (5–9) || Erickson (11–7) || Todd (2) || 6,814 || 47–64 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 112 || August 11 || Athletics || 0–2 || Langford (6–7) || Zahn (8–11) || || – || 47–65 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 113 || August 11 || Athletics || 3–2 || Jackson (4–4) || Broberg (9–10) || Marshall (15) || 13,795 || 48–65 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 114 || August 12 || Athletics || 6–3 || Perzanowski (2–3) || Renko (6–7) || Marshall (16) || 11,740 || 49–65 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 115 || August 13 || Athletics || 3–1 || Serum (6–5) || Keough (7–10) || || – || 50–65 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 116 || August 13 || Athletics || 2–1 || Erickson (12–7) || Norris (0–1) || || 18,577 || 51–65 || W4 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 117 || August 14 || @ Indians || 3–4 || Paxton (9–6) || Holly (0–1) || Kern (10) || 6,513 || 51–66 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 118 || August 15 || @ Indians || 9–8 || Marshall (6–11) || Monge (3–2) || Serum (1) || 6,971 || 52–66 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 119 || August 16 || Royals || 5–1 || Zahn (9–11) || Bird (4–6) || || – || 53–66 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 120 || August 16 || Royals || 7–11 || Splittorff (14–10) || Perzanowski (2–4) || Mingori (7) || 14,640 || 53–67 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 121 || August 17 || Royals || 6–5 (10) || Erickson (13–7) || Gura (10–3) || || 15,936 || 54–67 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 122 || August 18 || Blue Jays || 4–3 (10) || Holly (1–1) || Murphy (4–9) || || 4,599 || 55–67 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 123 || August 19 || Blue Jays || 5–0 || Serum (7–5) || Garvin (3–12) || || 10,745 || 56–67 || W3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 124 || August 20 || Blue Jays || 2–6 || Kirkwood (2–1) || Perzanowski (2–5) || Murphy (7) || 11,685 || 56–68 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 125 || August 21 || Tigers || 6–9 || Billingham (14–5) || Zahn (9–12) || || 7,419 || 56–69 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 126 || August 22 || Tigers || 3–7 || Slaton (13–9) || Perzanowski (2–6) || || 7,726 || 56–70 || L3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 127 || August 23 || Rangers || 0–2 || Comer (6–3) || Erickson (13–8) || || 7,157 || 56–71 || L4 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 128 || August 24 || Rangers || 1–4 (10) || Jenkins (12–8) || Goltz (10–8) || || 8,666 || 56–72 || L5 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 129 || August 25 || @ Blue Jays || 3–7 || Kirkwood (3–1) || Serum (7–6) || Willis (7) || 15,206 || 56–73 || L6 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 130 || August 26 || @ Blue Jays || 3–4 (10) || Cruz (5–1) || Zahn (9–13) || || 25,601 || 56–74 || L7 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 131 || August 27 || @ Blue Jays || 3–2 (11) || Marshall (7–11) || Willis (2–6) || || 22,023 || 57–74 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 132 || August 29 || @ Tigers || 2–4 || Wilcox (12–8) || Goltz (10–9) || || 13,839 || 57–75 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 133 || August 31 || @ Tigers || 4–1 || Zahn (10–13) || Young (5–4) || Marshall (17) || 16,995 || 58–75 || W1 y Minnesota Twins; September: 15–13 (Home: 9–9; Away: 6–4) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-bgcolor=#fbb | 134 || September 1 || Indians || 1–4 || Clyde (6–9) || Erickson (13–9) || Spillner (3) || 4,917 || 58–76 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 135 || September 2 || Indians || 2–1 || Goltz (11–9) || Reuschel (2–2) || Marshall (18) || 6,775 || 59–76 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 136 || September 3 || Indians || 12–3 || Serum (8–6) || Wise (9–18) || || – || 60–76 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 137 || September 3 || Indians || 4–3 || Marshall (8–11) || Kern (8–9) || || 10,240 || 61–76 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 138 || September 4 || White Sox || 2–1 || Zahn (11–13) || Barrios (8–13) || || 6,978 || 62–76 || W4 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 139 || September 5 || White Sox || 3–4 || Trout (1–0) || Erickson (13–10) || LaGrow (15) || 3,630 || 62–77 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 140 || September 6 || White Sox || 0–1 || Kravec (11–13) || Goltz (11–10) || || 3,648 || 62–78 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 141 || September 8 || Brewers || 0–3 || Replogle (8–2) || Serum (8–7) || || 9,262 || 62–79 || L3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 142 || September 9 || Brewers || 0–3 || Caldwell (18–9) || Erickson (13–11) || || 10,639 || 62–80 || L4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 143 || September 10 || Brewers || 3–1 || Goltz (12–10) || Travers (10–9) || || 10,512 || 63–80 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 144 || September 11 || @ White Sox || 3–1 || Zahn (12–13) || Kravec (11–14) || Marshall (19) || 7,342 || 64–80 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 145 || September 12 || @ White Sox || 1–6 || Hinton (2–4) || Serum (8–8) || || 6,279 || 64–81 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 146 || September 15 || @ Brewers || 10–3 || Erickson (14–11) || Travers (10–10) || || 12,456 || 65–81 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 147 || September 16 || @ Brewers || 5–2 || Goltz (13–10) || Sorensen (17–11) || Marshall (20) || 37,809 || 66–81 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 148 || September 17 || @ Brewers || 4–3 || Serum (9–8) || Replogle (9–3) || Marshall (21) || 11,007 || 67–81 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 149 || September 18 || Angels || 10–4 || Zahn (13–13) || Knapp (14–8) || Perzanowski (1) || 2,278 || 68–81 || W4 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 150 || September 19 || Angels || 1–4 || Ryan (8–13) || Erickson (14–12) || || 3,747 || 68–82 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 151 || September 20 || Rangers || 5–3 || Goltz (14–10) || Comer (9–5) || || 2,736 || 69–82 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 152 || September 21 || Rangers || 3–6 || Matlack (14–13) || Serum (9–9) || || 3,312 || 69–83 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 153 || September 22 || Royals || 2–4 || Gura (15–4) || Jackson (4–5) || || – || 69–84 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 154 || September 22 || Royals || 4–0 || Zahn (14–13) || Pattin (3–3) || || 5,175 || 70–84 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 155 || September 23 || Royals || 1–3 || Splittorff (19–12) || Erickson (14–13) || Hrabosky (20) || 13,288 || 70–85 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 156 || September 24 || Royals || 6–4 || Goltz (15–10) || Mingori (1–4) || || 6,627 || 71 –85 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 157 || September 25 || @ Rangers || 2–3 (11) || Cleveland (5–8) || Marshall (8–12) || || 6,404 || 71–86 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 158 || September 26 || @ Rangers || 6–2 || Marshall (9–12) || Mirabella (2–2) || || 6,797 || 72–86 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 159 || September 27 || @ Rangers || 5–10 || Mirabella (3–2) || Perzanowski (2–7) || || 9,601 || 72–87 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 160 || September 29 || @ Royals || 0–4 || Leonard (21–17) || Jackson (4–6) || || 31,794 || 72–88 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 161 || September 30 || @ Royals || 7–3 (11) || Marshall (10–12) || McGilberry (0–1) || || 29,089 || 73–88 || W1 y Minnesota Twins; October: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–1) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-bgcolor=#fbb | 162 || October 1 || @ Royals || 0–1 || Throop (1–0) || Zahn (14–14) || Paschall (1) || 23,794 || 73–89 || L1 Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Butch Wynegar 135 454 104 .229 4 45 1B Rod Carew 152 564 188 .333 5 70 2B Bob Randall Bob Randall (baseball) 119 330 89 .270 0 21 SS Roy Smalley Roy Smalley III 158 586 160 .273 19 77 3B Mike Cubbage 125 394 111 .282 7 57 LF Willie Norwood Willie Norwood (baseball) 125 428 109 .255 8 46 CF Dan Ford 151 592 162 .274 11 82 RF Hosken Powell 121 381 94 .247 3 31 DH Glenn Adams 116 310 80 .258 7 35 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Bombo Rivera 101 251 68 .271 3 23 José Morales José Morales (designated hitter) 101 242 76 .314 2 38 Larry Wolfe 88 235 55 .234 3 25 Rob Wilfong 92 199 53 .266 1 11 Rich Chiles 87 198 53 .268 1 22 Craig Kusick 77 191 33 .173 4 20 Glenn Borgmann 49 123 26 .211 3 15 Dave Edwards Dave Edwards (baseball) 15 44 11 .250 1 3 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Roger Erickson Roger Erickson (baseball) 37 265.2 14 13 3.96 121 Geoff Zahn 35 252.1 14 14 3.03 106 Dave Goltz 29 220.1 15 10 2.49 116 Darrell Jackson Darrell Jackson (baseball) 19 92.1 4 6 4.48 54 Paul Thormodsgard 12 66.0 1 6 5.05 23 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Gary Serum 34 184.1 9 9 4.10 80 Stan Perzanowski 13 56.2 2 7 5.24 31 Dave Johnson Dave Johnson (1970s pitcher) 6 12.0 0 2 7.50 7 Pete Redfern 3 9.2 0 2 6.52 4 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Mike Marshall Mike Marshall (pitcher) 54 10 12 21 2.45 56 Greg Thayer 20 1 1 0 3.80 30 Tom Johnson Tom Johnson (1970s pitcher) 18 1 4 3 5.51 21 John Sutton 17 0 0 0 3.45 18 Mac Scarce 17 1 1 0 3.94 17 Jeff Holly 15 1 1 0 3.57 12 Roric Harrison 9 0 1 0 7.50 7 Awards and honors All-Star Game Rod Carew, Starter Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Toledo Mud Hens International League Cal Ermer AA Orlando Twins Southern League Johnny Goryl A Visalia Oaks California League Roy McMillan A Wisconsin Rapids Twins Midwest League Rick Stelmaszek Rookie Elizabethton Twins Appalachian League Fred Waters LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Visalia, Elizabethton Notes 2 References Player stats from www.baseball-reference.com Team info from www.baseball-almanac.com Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 Category:Minnesota Twins seasons Minnesota Twins season Minnesota Twins