1972 Minnesota Twins

77-77 • .500 Win% • 3rd in AL W

The 1972 Minnesota Twins went 77-77 (.500) finishing 3rd in the AL W division. The club scored 537 runs, allowed 535, and played home games at Metropolitan Stadium. Team leaders included Harmon Killebrew (26 HR, 74 RBI) and Bert Blyleven (17-17, 2.73 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

77 Wins
77 Losses
.500 Win %
3rd Rank
537 R 535 RA
Diff +2

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537 Runs Scored
535 Runs Allowed
+2 Run Diff
807K Attendance

📈 vs. 1972 AL Average

Batting Avg .243 2% above the 1972 league average (.239)
OBP .309 1% above the 1972 league average (.306)
SLG .343 equal to the 1972 league average (.343)
Team ERA 2.84 7% better than the 1972 league average (3.06)
Runs Scored 537 equal to the 1972 league average (537 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMetropolitan Stadium
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Home Games 74
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Total Attendance 807,571
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Avg per Game 10,913

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1972

Batting Avg

1 Rod Carew 0.318 2 Steve Braun 0.289 3 Danny Thompson 0.276 4 Dan Monzon 0.273 5 Bobby Darwin 0.267

Home Runs

1 Harmon Killebrew 26 2 Bobby Darwin 22 3 Eric Soderholm 13 4 Rich Reese 5 5 Jim Nettles 4

RBI

1 Bobby Darwin 80 2 Harmon Killebrew 74 3 Rod Carew 51 4 Steve Braun 50 5 Danny Thompson 48
1972 Minnesota Twins — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Danny Thompson 144 573 54 158 22 6 4 48 34 57 3 0.276
Cesar Tovar 141 548 86 145 20 6 2 31 39 39 21 0.265
Rod Carew 142 535 61 170 21 6 0 51 43 60 12 0.318
Bobby Darwin 145 513 48 137 20 2 22 80 38 145 2 0.267
Harmon Killebrew 139 433 53 100 13 2 26 74 94 91 0 0.231
Steve Braun 121 402 40 116 21 0 2 50 45 38 4 0.289
Eric Soderholm 93 287 28 54 10 0 13 39 19 48 3 0.188
Steve Brye 100 253 18 61 9 3 0 12 17 38 3 0.241
Jim Nettles 102 235 28 48 5 2 4 15 32 52 4 0.204
Rich Reese 132 197 23 43 3 2 5 26 25 27 0 0.218
Glenn Borgmann 56 175 11 41 4 0 3 14 25 25 0 0.234
George Mitterwald 64 163 12 30 4 1 1 8 9 37 0 0.184
Phil Roof 61 146 16 30 11 1 3 12 6 27 0 0.205
Charlie Manuel 63 122 6 25 5 0 1 8 4 16 0 0.205
Bert Blyleven 39 94 9 15 2 0 0 6 2 36 0 0.160
Rick Renick 55 93 10 16 2 0 4 8 15 25 0 0.172
Dick Woodson 36 88 4 7 0 0 0 2 2 38 0 0.080
Jim Perry 35 71 3 11 1 0 0 1 3 14 0 0.155
Dan Monzon 55 55 13 15 1 0 0 5 8 12 1 0.273
Ray Corbin 34 49 1 4 1 0 0 2 2 19 0 0.082
Jim Kaat 24 45 3 13 3 0 2 4 1 16 0 0.289
Rick Dempsey 25 40 0 8 1 0 0 0 6 8 0 0.200
Dave Goltz 15 29 0 3 0 0 0 1 2 17 0 0.103
Tony Oliva 10 28 1 9 1 0 0 1 2 5 0 0.321
Jim Holt 10 27 6 12 1 0 1 6 0 1 0 0.444
Dave LaRoche 62 11 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 0.091
Wayne Granger 63 10 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.200
Mike Adams 3 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Bucky Guth 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Strickland 25 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0.333
Bob Gebhard 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Steve Luebber 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Norton 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1972

ERA

1 Jim Kaat 2.06 2 Jim Strickland 2.50 3 Ray Corbin 2.62 4 Dave Goltz 2.67 5 Dick Woodson 2.72

Wins

1 Bert Blyleven 17 2 Dick Woodson 14 3 Jim Perry 13 4 Jim Kaat 10 5 Ray Corbin 8

Strikeouts

1 Bert Blyleven 228 2 Dick Woodson 150 3 Jim Perry 85 4 Ray Corbin 83 5 Dave LaRoche 79
1972 Minnesota Twins — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bert Blyleven 17 17 2.73 39 38 0 287.1 247 87 69 228
Dick Woodson 14 14 2.72 36 36 0 251.2 193 76 101 150
Jim Perry 13 16 3.35 35 35 0 217.2 191 81 60 85
Ray Corbin 8 9 2.62 31 19 0 161.2 135 47 53 83
Jim Kaat 10 2 2.06 15 15 0 113.1 94 26 20 64
Dave LaRoche 5 7 2.83 62 0 10 95.1 72 30 39 79
Dave Goltz 3 3 2.67 15 11 1 91.0 75 27 26 38
Wayne Granger 4 6 3.01 63 0 19 89.2 83 30 28 45
Jim Strickland 3 1 2.50 25 0 3 36.0 28 10 19 30
Tom Norton 0 1 2.78 21 0 0 32.1 31 10 14 22
Bob Gebhard 0 1 8.57 13 0 1 21.0 36 20 13 13
Steve Luebber 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 2.1 3 0 2 1

👥 Roster (33)

Mike Adams Bert Blyleven Glenn Borgmann Steve Braun Steve Brye Rod Carew Ray Corbin Bobby Darwin Rick Dempsey Bob Gebhard Dave Goltz Wayne Granger +21 more

33 players

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The 1972 Minnesota Twins in brief

In 1972 the Minnesota Twins posted a 77-77 mark (.500) and finished 3rd in the AL West. With 537 runs scored and 535 given up, the 1972 differential was +2. Against a league average of .239, the 1972 Minnesota Twins batted .243. The staff ERA of 2.84 was 7% better than the league average of 3.06. Metropolitan Stadium was home in 1972, drawing a total attendance of 807,571.

The home run leader was Harmon Killebrew, who hit 26. Bobby Darwin led in RBI with 80. The hits leader was Rod Carew with 170. Bert Blyleven was the top winner, with 17 victories. The saves leader was Wayne Granger with 19. The roster section lists 33 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1972 Minnesota Twins

What was the 1972 Minnesota Twins record?
The 1972 Minnesota Twins finished 77-77 (.500 win pct).
Who led the 1972 Minnesota Twins in home runs?
Harmon Killebrew led the 1972 Minnesota Twins with 26 home runs.
What was the 1972 Minnesota Twins team ERA?
The 1972 Minnesota Twins posted a team ERA of 2.84.
Did the 1972 Minnesota Twins win the World Series?
No. The 1972 Minnesota Twins did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1972 Minnesota Twins play?
The 1972 Minnesota Twins played home games at Metropolitan Stadium.
Who led the 1972 Minnesota Twins in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Harmon Killebrew (26 HR, 74 RBI) and Bert Blyleven (17-17, 2.73 ERA).
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