1974 Minnesota Twins

82-80 • .506 Win% • 3rd in AL W

The 1974 Minnesota Twins went 82-80 (.506) finishing 3rd in the AL W division. The club scored 673 runs, allowed 669, and played home games at Metropolitan Stadium. Team leaders included Bobby Darwin (25 HR, 94 RBI) and Bert Blyleven (17-17, 2.66 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

82 Wins
80 Losses
.506 Win %
3rd Rank
673 R 669 RA
Diff +4

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673 Runs Scored
669 Runs Allowed
+4 Run Diff
667K Attendance

📈 vs. 1974 AL Average

Batting Avg .271 5% above the 1974 league average (.258)
OBP .336 4% above the 1974 league average (.322)
SLG .377 2% above the 1974 league average (.371)
Team ERA 3.64 1% worse than the 1974 league average (3.62)
Runs Scored 673 1% above the 1974 league average (665 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMetropolitan Stadium
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 667,511
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Avg per Game 8,140

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1974

Batting Avg

1 Rod Carew 0.364 2 Larry Hisle 0.286 3 Tony Oliva 0.285 4 Steve Brye 0.283 5 Sergio Ferrer 0.281

Home Runs

1 Bobby Darwin 25 2 Larry Hisle 19 3 Harmon Killebrew 13 4 Tony Oliva 13 5 Eric Soderholm 10

RBI

1 Bobby Darwin 94 2 Larry Hisle 79 3 Tony Oliva 57 4 Rod Carew 55 5 Harmon Killebrew 54
1974 Minnesota Twins — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Rod Carew 153 599 86 218 30 5 3 55 74 49 38 0.364
Bobby Darwin 152 575 67 152 13 7 25 94 37 127 1 0.264
Larry Hisle 143 510 68 146 20 7 19 79 48 112 12 0.286
Steve Brye 135 488 52 138 32 1 2 41 22 59 1 0.283
Eric Soderholm 141 464 63 128 18 3 10 51 48 68 7 0.276
Tony Oliva 127 459 43 131 16 2 13 57 27 31 0 0.285
Steve Braun 129 453 53 127 12 1 8 40 56 51 4 0.280
Glenn Borgmann 128 345 33 87 8 1 3 45 39 44 2 0.252
Harmon Killebrew 122 333 28 74 7 0 13 54 45 61 0 0.222
Danny Thompson 97 264 25 66 6 1 4 25 22 29 1 0.250
Jerry Terrell 116 229 43 56 4 6 0 19 11 27 3 0.245
Craig Kusick 76 201 36 48 7 1 8 26 35 36 0 0.239
Jim Holt 79 197 24 50 11 0 0 16 14 16 0 0.254
Luis Gomez 82 168 18 35 1 0 0 3 12 16 2 0.208
Phil Roof 44 97 10 19 1 0 2 13 6 24 0 0.196
Randy Hundley 32 88 2 17 2 0 0 3 4 12 0 0.193
Pat Bourque 23 64 5 14 2 0 1 8 7 11 0 0.219
Sergio Ferrer 24 57 12 16 0 2 0 0 8 6 3 0.281
Joe Lis 24 41 5 8 0 0 0 3 5 12 0 0.195
Vic Albury 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bert Blyleven 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Burgmeier 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Butler 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Campbell 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray Corbin 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Decker 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Danny Fife 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Goltz 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Hands 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Hughes 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Johnson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Woodson 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1974

ERA

1 Bill Campbell 2.62 2 Bert Blyleven 2.66 3 Dave Goltz 3.25 4 Joe Decker 3.29 5 Bill Butler 4.10

Wins

1 Bert Blyleven 17 2 Joe Decker 16 3 Dave Goltz 10 4 Vic Albury 8 5 Bill Campbell 8

Strikeouts

1 Bert Blyleven 249 2 Joe Decker 158 3 Bill Campbell 89 4 Dave Goltz 89 5 Vic Albury 85
1974 Minnesota Twins — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bert Blyleven 17 17 2.66 37 37 0 281.0 244 83 77 249
Joe Decker 16 14 3.29 37 37 0 248.2 234 91 97 158
Dave Goltz 10 10 3.25 28 24 1 174.1 192 63 45 89
Vic Albury 8 9 4.12 32 22 0 164.0 159 75 80 85
Bill Campbell 8 7 2.62 63 0 19 120.1 109 35 55 89
Bill Hands 4 5 4.45 35 10 3 115.1 130 57 25 74
Ray Corbin 7 6 5.29 29 15 0 112.1 133 66 40 50
Bill Butler 4 6 4.10 26 12 1 98.2 91 45 56 79
Tom Burgmeier 5 3 4.52 50 0 4 91.2 92 46 26 34
Dick Woodson 1 1 4.33 5 4 0 27.0 30 13 4 12
Jim Hughes 0 2 5.23 2 2 0 10.1 8 6 4 8
Tom Johnson 2 0 0.00 4 0 1 7.0 4 0 0 4
Danny Fife 0 0 17.36 4 0 0 4.2 10 9 4 3

👥 Roster (32)

Vic Albury Bert Blyleven Glenn Borgmann Pat Bourque Steve Braun Steve Brye Tom Burgmeier Bill Butler Bill Campbell Rod Carew Ray Corbin Bobby Darwin +20 more

32 players

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The 1974 Minnesota Twins in brief

In 1974 the Minnesota Twins posted a 82-80 mark (.506) and finished 3rd in the AL West. Runs came in at 673 scored against 669 allowed (+4). Against a league average of .258, the 1974 Minnesota Twins batted .271. Pitchers allowed 3.64 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.62. The 673 runs scored compare with a league average of 665 per club, 1% more. Metropolitan Stadium was home in 1974, drawing a total attendance of 667,511.

Bobby Darwin led the club in home runs with 25. Rod Carew collected the most hits, 218. Bert Blyleven was the top winner, with 17 victories. Bill Campbell closed out 19 saves. The 1974 roster runs to 32 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1973 season and the 1975 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1974 Minnesota Twins

What was the 1974 Minnesota Twins record?
The 1974 Minnesota Twins finished 82-80 (.506 win pct).
Who led the 1974 Minnesota Twins in home runs?
Bobby Darwin led the 1974 Minnesota Twins with 25 home runs.
What was the 1974 Minnesota Twins team ERA?
The 1974 Minnesota Twins posted a team ERA of 3.64.
Did the 1974 Minnesota Twins win the World Series?
No. The 1974 Minnesota Twins did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1974 Minnesota Twins play?
The 1974 Minnesota Twins played home games at Metropolitan Stadium.
Who led the 1974 Minnesota Twins in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bobby Darwin (25 HR, 94 RBI) and Bert Blyleven (17-17, 2.66 ERA).
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