1973 Minnesota Twins

81-81 • .500 Win% • 3rd in AL W

The 1973 Minnesota Twins went 81-81 (.500) finishing 3rd in the AL W division. The club scored 738 runs, allowed 692, and played home games at Metropolitan Stadium. Team leaders included Bobby Darwin (18 HR, 90 RBI) and Bert Blyleven (20-17, 2.52 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

81 Wins
81 Losses
.500 Win %
3rd Rank
738 R 692 RA
Diff +46

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738 Runs Scored
692 Runs Allowed
+46 Run Diff
907K Attendance

📈 vs. 1973 AL Average

Batting Avg .270 4% above the 1973 league average (.259)
OBP .341 4% above the 1973 league average (.328)
SLG .392 3% above the 1973 league average (.381)
Team ERA 3.77 1% better than the 1973 league average (3.82)
Runs Scored 738 7% above the 1973 league average (693 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMetropolitan Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 907,499
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Avg per Game 11,203

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1973

Batting Avg

1 Rod Carew 0.350 2 Eric Soderholm 0.297 3 Jim Holt 0.297 4 Tony Oliva 0.291 5 Steve Braun 0.283

Home Runs

1 Bobby Darwin 18 2 George Mitterwald 16 3 Tony Oliva 16 4 Larry Hisle 15 5 Jim Holt 11

RBI

1 Tony Oliva 92 2 Bobby Darwin 90 3 Larry Hisle 64 4 George Mitterwald 64 5 Rod Carew 62
1973 Minnesota Twins — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Rod Carew 149 580 98 203 30 11 6 62 62 55 41 0.350
Tony Oliva 146 571 63 166 20 0 16 92 45 44 2 0.291
Bobby Darwin 145 560 69 141 20 2 18 90 46 137 5 0.252
Larry Hisle 143 545 88 148 25 6 15 64 64 128 11 0.272
Jim Holt 132 441 52 131 25 3 11 58 29 43 0 0.297
Jerry Terrell 124 438 43 116 15 2 1 32 21 56 13 0.265
George Mitterwald 125 432 50 112 15 0 16 64 39 111 3 0.259
Steve Braun 115 361 46 102 28 5 6 42 74 48 4 0.283
Danny Thompson 99 347 29 78 13 2 1 36 16 41 1 0.225
Steve Brye 92 278 39 73 9 5 6 33 35 43 3 0.263
Joe Lis 103 253 37 62 11 1 9 25 28 66 0 0.245
Harmon Killebrew 69 248 29 60 9 1 5 32 41 59 0 0.242
Phil Roof 47 117 10 23 4 1 1 15 13 27 0 0.197
Eric Soderholm 35 111 22 33 7 2 1 9 21 16 1 0.297
Danny Walton 37 96 13 17 1 1 4 8 17 28 0 0.177
Dan Monzon 39 76 10 17 1 1 0 4 11 9 1 0.224
Mike Adams 55 66 21 14 2 0 3 6 17 18 2 0.212
Craig Kusick 15 48 4 12 2 0 0 4 7 9 0 0.250
Glenn Borgmann 12 34 7 9 2 0 0 9 6 10 0 0.265
Rich Reese 22 23 7 4 1 1 1 3 6 6 0 0.174
Vic Albury 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eddie Bane 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bert Blyleven 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Campbell 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray Corbin 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Decker 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Danny Fife 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Goltz 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Hands 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Kaat 31 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Sanders 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Strickland 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Woodson 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1973

ERA

1 Bert Blyleven 2.52 2 Ray Corbin 3.03 3 Bill Campbell 3.14 4 Bill Hands 3.49 5 Dick Woodson 3.95

Wins

1 Bert Blyleven 20 2 Jim Kaat 11 3 Joe Decker 10 4 Dick Woodson 10 5 Ray Corbin 8

Strikeouts

1 Bert Blyleven 258 2 Joe Decker 109 3 Jim Kaat 93 4 Ray Corbin 83 5 Bill Hands 78
1973 Minnesota Twins — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bert Blyleven 20 17 2.52 40 40 0 325.0 296 91 67 258
Jim Kaat 11 12 4.41 29 28 0 181.2 206 89 39 93
Joe Decker 10 10 4.17 29 24 0 170.1 167 79 88 109
Ray Corbin 8 5 3.03 51 7 14 148.1 124 50 60 83
Bill Hands 7 10 3.49 39 15 2 142.0 138 55 41 78
Dick Woodson 10 8 3.95 23 23 0 141.1 137 62 68 53
Dave Goltz 6 4 5.25 32 10 1 106.1 138 62 32 65
Eddie Bane 0 5 4.92 23 6 2 60.1 62 33 30 42
Bill Campbell 3 3 3.14 28 2 7 51.2 44 18 20 42
Danny Fife 3 2 4.35 10 7 0 51.2 54 25 29 18
Ken Sanders 2 4 6.09 27 0 8 44.1 53 30 21 19
Vic Albury 1 0 2.70 14 0 0 23.1 13 7 19 13
Jim Strickland 0 1 11.81 7 0 0 5.1 11 7 5 6

👥 Roster (33)

Mike Adams Vic Albury Eddie Bane Bert Blyleven Glenn Borgmann Steve Braun Steve Brye Bill Campbell Rod Carew Ray Corbin Bobby Darwin Joe Decker +21 more

33 players

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The 1973 Minnesota Twins in brief

The 1973 Minnesota Twins won 81 games and lost 81, ending up 3rd in the AL West. The Minnesota Twins scored 738 runs and allowed 692, a run differential of +46. Against a league average of .259, the 1973 Minnesota Twins batted .270. The Minnesota Twins staff finished with a 3.77 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.82. League clubs averaged 693 runs that year, so the Minnesota Twins scored 7% more.

Attendance at Metropolitan Stadium totaled 907,499 for the year. Bobby Darwin topped the Minnesota Twins with 18 home runs. The RBI leader was Tony Oliva, with 92. Rod Carew collected the most hits, 203. Bert Blyleven led the pitchers with 20 wins. Ray Corbin closed out 14 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1973 Minnesota Twins

What was the 1973 Minnesota Twins record?
The 1973 Minnesota Twins finished 81-81 (.500 win pct).
Who led the 1973 Minnesota Twins in home runs?
Bobby Darwin led the 1973 Minnesota Twins with 18 home runs.
What was the 1973 Minnesota Twins team ERA?
The 1973 Minnesota Twins posted a team ERA of 3.77.
Did the 1973 Minnesota Twins win the World Series?
No. The 1973 Minnesota Twins did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1973 Minnesota Twins play?
The 1973 Minnesota Twins played home games at Metropolitan Stadium.
Who led the 1973 Minnesota Twins in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bobby Darwin (18 HR, 90 RBI) and Bert Blyleven (20-17, 2.52 ERA).
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