1975 Minnesota Twins

76-83 • .478 Win% • 4th in AL W

The 1975 Minnesota Twins went 76-83 (.478) finishing 4th in the AL W division. The club scored 724 runs, allowed 736, and played home games at Metropolitan Stadium. Team leaders included Dan Ford (15 HR, 59 RBI) and Jim Hughes (16-14, 3.82 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

76 Wins
83 Losses
.478 Win %
4th Rank
724 R 736 RA
Diff -12

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724 Runs Scored
736 Runs Allowed
-12 Run Diff
737K Attendance

📈 vs. 1975 AL Average

Batting Avg .271 5% above the 1975 league average (.257)
OBP .340 4% above the 1975 league average (.327)
SLG .386 2% above the 1975 league average (.379)
Team ERA 4.05 7% worse than the 1975 league average (3.78)
Runs Scored 724 5% above the 1975 league average (690 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMetropolitan Stadium
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 737,156
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Avg per Game 8,989

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1975

Batting Avg

1 Rod Carew 0.359 2 Larry Hisle 0.314 3 Steve Braun 0.302 4 Phil Roof 0.302 5 Eric Soderholm 0.286

Home Runs

1 Dan Ford 15 2 Rod Carew 14 3 Tony Oliva 13 4 Steve Braun 11 5 Larry Hisle 11

RBI

1 Rod Carew 80 2 Dan Ford 59 3 Tony Oliva 58 4 Eric Soderholm 58 5 Larry Hisle 51
1975 Minnesota Twins — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Rod Carew 143 535 89 192 24 4 14 80 64 40 35 0.359
Tony Oliva 131 455 46 123 10 0 13 58 41 45 0 0.270
Steve Braun 136 453 70 137 18 3 11 45 66 55 0 0.302
Dan Ford 130 440 72 123 21 1 15 59 30 79 6 0.280
Eric Soderholm 117 419 62 120 17 2 11 58 53 66 3 0.286
Jerry Terrell 108 385 48 110 16 2 1 36 19 27 4 0.286
Lyman Bostock 98 369 52 104 21 5 0 29 28 42 2 0.282
Danny Thompson 112 355 25 96 11 2 5 37 18 30 0 0.270
Glenn Borgmann 125 352 34 73 15 2 2 33 47 59 0 0.207
John Briggs 87 264 44 61 9 2 7 39 60 41 6 0.231
Larry Hisle 80 255 37 80 9 2 11 51 27 39 17 0.314
Steve Brye 86 246 41 62 13 1 9 34 21 37 2 0.252
Bobby Darwin 48 169 26 37 6 0 5 18 18 44 2 0.219
Craig Kusick 57 156 14 37 8 0 6 27 21 23 0 0.237
Tom Kelly 49 127 11 23 5 0 1 11 15 22 0 0.181
Phil Roof 63 126 18 38 2 0 7 21 9 28 0 0.302
Dave McKay 33 125 8 32 4 1 2 16 6 14 1 0.256
Sergio Ferrer 32 81 14 20 3 1 0 2 3 11 3 0.247
Luis Gomez 89 72 7 10 0 0 0 5 4 12 0 0.139
Danny Walton 42 63 4 11 2 0 1 8 4 18 0 0.175
Mike Poepping 14 37 0 5 1 0 0 1 5 7 0 0.135
Tom Lundstedt 18 28 2 3 0 0 0 1 4 5 0 0.107
Vic Albury 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bill Campbell 47 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Eddie Bane 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bert Blyleven 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Burgmeier 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Butler 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray Corbin 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Decker 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
Jim Hughes 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Johnson 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Pazik 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Wiley 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1975

ERA

1 Bert Blyleven 3.00 2 Tom Burgmeier 3.09 3 Dave Goltz 3.67 4 Bill Campbell 3.79 5 Jim Hughes 3.82

Wins

1 Jim Hughes 16 2 Bert Blyleven 15 3 Dave Goltz 14 4 Vic Albury 6 5 Tom Burgmeier 5

Strikeouts

1 Bert Blyleven 233 2 Jim Hughes 130 3 Dave Goltz 128 4 Bill Campbell 76 5 Vic Albury 72
1975 Minnesota Twins — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bert Blyleven 15 10 3.00 35 35 0 275.2 219 92 84 233
Jim Hughes 16 14 3.82 37 34 0 249.2 241 106 127 130
Dave Goltz 14 14 3.67 32 32 0 243.0 235 99 72 128
Vic Albury 6 7 4.53 32 15 1 135.0 115 68 97 72
Bill Campbell 4 6 3.79 47 7 5 121.0 119 51 46 76
Ray Corbin 5 7 5.12 18 11 0 89.2 105 51 38 49
Bill Butler 5 4 5.95 23 8 0 81.2 100 54 35 55
Tom Burgmeier 5 8 3.09 46 0 11 75.2 76 26 23 41
Tom Johnson 1 2 4.19 18 0 3 38.2 40 18 21 17
Mark Wiley 1 3 6.05 15 3 2 38.2 50 26 13 15
Eddie Bane 3 1 2.86 4 4 0 28.1 28 9 15 14
Joe Decker 1 3 8.54 10 7 0 26.1 25 25 36 8
Mike Pazik 0 4 8.24 5 3 0 19.2 28 18 10 8

👥 Roster (35)

Vic Albury Eddie Bane Bert Blyleven Glenn Borgmann Lyman Bostock Steve Braun John Briggs Steve Brye Tom Burgmeier Bill Butler Bill Campbell Rod Carew +23 more

35 players

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The 1975 Minnesota Twins in brief

In 1975 the Minnesota Twins posted a 76-83 mark (.478) and finished 4th in the AL West. With 724 runs scored and 736 given up, the 1975 differential was -12. At the plate the Minnesota Twins hit .271, 5% better than the league's .257. The staff ERA of 4.05 was 7% worse than the league average of 3.78. The home park, Metropolitan Stadium, recorded 737,156 in attendance, about 8,989 a game.

Dan Ford topped the Minnesota Twins with 15 home runs. Rod Carew led in RBI with 80. On the mound, Jim Hughes won 16 games to lead the staff. Bert Blyleven struck out 233, the most on the club. The saves leader was Tom Burgmeier with 11.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1975 Minnesota Twins

What was the 1975 Minnesota Twins record?
The 1975 Minnesota Twins finished 76-83 (.478 win pct).
Who led the 1975 Minnesota Twins in home runs?
Dan Ford led the 1975 Minnesota Twins with 15 home runs.
What was the 1975 Minnesota Twins team ERA?
The 1975 Minnesota Twins posted a team ERA of 4.05.
Did the 1975 Minnesota Twins win the World Series?
No. The 1975 Minnesota Twins did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1975 Minnesota Twins play?
The 1975 Minnesota Twins played home games at Metropolitan Stadium.
Who led the 1975 Minnesota Twins in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dan Ford (15 HR, 59 RBI) and Jim Hughes (16-14, 3.82 ERA).
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