1974 Minnesota Twins season

March 2026 November 2013 Minnesota Twins 1974 American League West Metropolitan Stadium Bloomington, Minnesota Calvin Griffith (majority owner, with Thelma Griffith Haynes) Calvin Griffith Frank Quilici WCCO-TV(Larry Calton, Ralph Fritz) 830 WCCO AM (Herb Carneal, Larry Calton) The 1974 Minnesota Twins season was the 14th season for the Minnesota Twins franchise in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, their 14th season at Metropolitan Stadium and the 74th overall in the American League. The Twins finished 82–80, third in the American League West. Offseason October 14, 1973: Joe Keough was purchased by the Twins from the Chicago White Sox.Joe Keough at Baseball Reference December 3, 1973: Sergio Ferrer was drafted by the Twins from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1973 rule 5 draft.Sergio Ferrer at Baseball Reference On February 11, 1974, Dick Woodson became the first player to invoke the new free agency clause,http://www.baseball-almanac.com/firsts/first5.shtml Famous Firsts in the Expansion Era of Major league Baseball www.baseball-almanac.com 2008-08-07 as he sought $30,000, and the Twins offered $23,000.http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1974/february_11_1974_145587.html First baseball arbitration www.brainyhistory.com 2008-08-07 The arbitrator sided with Woodson. Regular season Only one Twins player made the All-Star Game, second baseman Rod Carew. Carew won his fourth AL batting title with a .364 average, and set a Minnesota record with 180 singles. Outfielder Bobby Darwin hit 25 HR and drove in 95 runs. Three pitchers had double digit wins: Bert Blyleven (17–17), Joe Decker (16–14), and Dave Goltz (10–10). Bill Campbell showed potential as a reliever, registering 19 saves and 8 relief wins. Only 662,401 fans attended Twins games, the lowest total in the American League. It was half the number of fans that attended in the 1960s. Season standings Record vs. opponents MIN Notable transactions May 4, 1974: Dick Woodson was traded by the Twins to the New York Yankees for Mike Pazik and cash.Mike Pazik at Baseball Reference June 5, 1974: Joe Lis was purchased from the Twins by the Cleveland Indians.Joe Lis at Baseball Reference June 5, 1974: Butch Wynegar was drafted by the Twins in the 2nd round of the 1974 Major League Baseball draft.Butch Wynegar at Baseball-Reference August 19, 1974: Jim Holt was traded by the Twins to the Oakland Athletics for Pat Bourque.Pat Bourque at Baseball Reference Roster 1974 Minnesota Twins Roster Pitchers 20 Vic Albury 28 Bert Blyleven 19 Tom Burgmeier 17 Bill Butler 24 Bill Campbell 23 Ray Corbin 21 Joe Decker 16 Danny Fife 30 Dave Goltz 49 Bill Hands 31 Jim Hughes 32 Tom Johnson 13 Dick Woodson Catchers 14 Glenn Borgmann 15 Randy Hundley  8 Phil Roof Infielders 10 Pat Bourque 29 Rod Carew  1 Sergio Ferrer 25 Luis Gómez 26 Jim Holt 10 Joe Lis  3 Harmon Killebrew 22 Craig Kusick 12 Eric Soderholm  7 Jerry Terrell  5 Danny Thompson Outfielders  4 Steve Braun 11 Steve Brye  2 Bobby Darwin  9 Larry Hisle Other batters  6 Tony Oliva Manager 43 Frank Quilici Coaches 44 Vern Morgan 45 Buck Rodgers 42 Ralph Rowe Player stats = Indicates team 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 Glenn Borgmann 128 345 87 .252 3 45 1B Craig Kusick 76 201 48 .239 8 26 2B Rod Carew 153 599 218 .364 3 55 SS Danny Thompson Danny Thompson (baseball) 97 264 66 .250 4 25 3B Eric Soderholm 141 464 128 .276 10 51 LF Steve Braun Steve Braun (baseball) 129 453 127 .280 8 40 CF Steve Brye 135 488 138 .283 2 41 RF Bobby Darwin 152 575 152 .264 25 94 DH Tony Oliva 127 459 131 .285 13 57 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 Larry Hisle 143 510 146 .286 19 79 Harmon Killebrew 122 333 74 .222 13 54 Jerry Terrell 116 229 56 .245 0 19 Jim Holt Jim Holt (baseball) 79 197 50 .254 0 16 Luis Gómez Luis Gómez (baseball) 82 168 35 .208 0 3 Phil Roof 44 97 19 .196 2 13 Randy Hundley 32 88 17 .193 0 3 Pat Bourque 23 64 14 .219 1 8 Sergio Ferrer 24 57 16 .281 0 0 Joe Lis 24 41 8 .195 0 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 Bert Blyleven 37 281.0 17 17 2.66 249 Joe Decker 37 248.2 16 14 3.29 158 Dave Goltz 28 174.1 10 10 3.25 89 Dick Woodson 5 27.0 1 1 4.33 12 Jim Hughes Jim Hughes (1970s pitcher) 2 10.1 0 2 5.23 8 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 Vic Albury 32 164.0 8 9 4.12 85 Bill Hands 35 115.1 4 5 4.45 74 Ray Corbin 29 112.1 7 6 5.29 50 Bill Butler Bill Butler (pitcher) 26 98.2 4 6 4.10 79 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 Bill Campbell Bill Campbell (baseball) 63 8 7 19 2.62 89 Tom Burgmeier 50 5 3 4 4.52 34 Tom Johnson Tom Johnson (1970s pitcher) 4 2 0 1 0.00 4 Danny Fife 4 0 0 0 17.36 3 Awards and honors Danny Thompson, Hutch Awardhttp://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_hut.shtml Hutch Award | Baseball Almanac All-Star Game Rod Carew, Second Base, Starter Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Tacoma Twins Pacific Coast League Cal Ermer AA Orlando Twins Southern League Dick Phillips A Lynchburg Twins Carolina League Harry Warner A Wisconsin Rapids Twins Midwest League Johnny Goryl Rookie Elizabethton Twins Appalachian League Bob Butler Notes 2 References Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 Player stats from www.baseball-reference.com Team info from www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Minnesota Twins seasons Minnesota Twins season Minnesota Twins