1976 Minnesota Twins

85-77 • .525 Win% • 3rd in AL W

The 1976 Minnesota Twins went 85-77 (.525) finishing 3rd in the AL W division. The club scored 743 runs, allowed 704, and played home games at Metropolitan Stadium. Team leaders included Dan Ford (20 HR, 86 RBI) and Bill Campbell (17-5, 3.01 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

85 Wins
77 Losses
.525 Win %
3rd Rank
743 R 704 RA
Diff +39

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743 Runs Scored
704 Runs Allowed
+39 Run Diff
715K Attendance

📈 vs. 1976 AL Average

Batting Avg .273 7% above the 1976 league average (.255)
OBP .340 6% above the 1976 league average (.320)
SLG .375 4% above the 1976 league average (.360)
Team ERA 3.69 5% worse than the 1976 league average (3.52)
Runs Scored 743 15% above the 1976 league average (646 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMetropolitan Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 715,394
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Avg per Game 8,832

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1976

Batting Avg

1 Rod Carew 0.331 2 Lyman Bostock 0.323 3 Steve Braun 0.288 4 Larry Hisle 0.272 5 Roy Smalley 0.271

Home Runs

1 Dan Ford 20 2 Larry Hisle 14 3 Craig Kusick 11 4 Butch Wynegar 10 5 Rod Carew 9

RBI

1 Larry Hisle 96 2 Rod Carew 90 3 Dan Ford 86 4 Butch Wynegar 69 5 Steve Braun 61
1976 Minnesota Twins — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Rod Carew 156 605 97 200 29 12 9 90 67 52 49 0.331
Larry Hisle 155 581 81 158 19 5 14 96 56 93 31 0.272
Butch Wynegar 149 534 58 139 21 2 10 69 79 63 0 0.260
Dan Ford 145 514 87 137 24 7 20 86 36 118 17 0.267
Bob Randall 153 475 55 127 18 4 1 34 28 38 3 0.267
Lyman Bostock 128 474 75 153 21 9 4 60 33 37 12 0.323
Steve Braun 122 417 73 120 12 3 3 61 67 43 12 0.288
Roy Smalley 103 384 46 104 16 3 2 36 47 79 0 0.271
Mike Cubbage 104 342 40 89 19 5 3 49 42 37 1 0.260
Craig Kusick 109 266 33 69 13 0 11 36 35 44 5 0.259
Steve Brye 87 258 33 68 11 0 2 23 13 31 1 0.264
Jerry Terrell 89 171 29 42 3 1 0 8 9 15 11 0.246
Dave McKay 45 138 8 28 2 0 0 8 9 27 1 0.203
Danny Thompson 34 124 9 29 4 0 0 6 3 8 1 0.234
Tony Oliva 67 123 3 26 3 0 1 16 2 13 0 0.211
Glenn Borgmann 24 65 10 16 3 0 1 6 19 7 1 0.246
Luis Gomez 38 57 5 11 1 0 0 3 3 3 1 0.193
Phil Roof 18 46 1 10 3 0 0 4 2 6 0 0.217
Vic Albury 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eddie Bane 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bert Blyleven 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Burgmeier 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Campbell 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Decker 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Goltz 37 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
Steve Luebber 38 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
Pete Redfern 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Singer 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1976

ERA

1 Tom Burgmeier 2.50 2 Tom Johnson 2.61 3 Bill Campbell 3.01 4 Bert Blyleven 3.12 5 Dave Goltz 3.36

Wins

1 Bill Campbell 17 2 Dave Goltz 14 3 Jim Hughes 9 4 Bill Singer 9 5 Tom Burgmeier 8

Strikeouts

1 Dave Goltz 133 2 Bill Campbell 115 3 Jim Hughes 87 4 Bert Blyleven 75 5 Pete Redfern 74
1976 Minnesota Twins — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dave Goltz 14 14 3.36 36 35 0 249.1 239 93 91 133
Jim Hughes 9 14 4.98 37 26 0 177.0 190 98 73 87
Bill Singer 9 9 3.77 26 26 0 172.0 177 72 69 63
Bill Campbell 17 5 3.01 78 0 20 167.2 145 56 62 115
Steve Luebber 4 5 4.00 38 12 2 119.1 109 53 62 45
Pete Redfern 8 8 3.51 23 23 0 118.0 105 46 63 74
Tom Burgmeier 8 1 2.50 57 0 1 115.1 95 32 29 45
Bert Blyleven 4 5 3.12 12 12 0 95.1 101 33 35 75
Eddie Bane 4 7 5.11 17 15 0 79.1 92 45 39 24
Joe Decker 2 7 5.28 13 12 0 58.0 60 34 51 35
Vic Albury 3 1 3.58 23 0 0 50.1 51 20 24 23
Tom Johnson 3 1 2.61 18 1 0 48.1 44 14 8 37
Mike Pazik 0 0 7.00 5 0 0 9.0 13 7 4 6

👥 Roster (31)

Vic Albury Eddie Bane Bert Blyleven Glenn Borgmann Lyman Bostock Steve Braun Steve Brye Tom Burgmeier Bill Campbell Rod Carew Mike Cubbage Joe Decker +19 more

31 players

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The 1976 Minnesota Twins in brief

A 85-77 record (.525) put the 1976 Minnesota Twins 3rd in the AL West. With 743 runs scored and 704 given up, the 1976 differential was +39. The team batting average of .273 was 7% above the 1976 league mark of .255. The Minnesota Twins staff finished with a 3.69 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.52. League clubs averaged 646 runs that year, so the Minnesota Twins scored 15% more.

Attendance at Metropolitan Stadium totaled 715,394 for the year. Dan Ford topped the Minnesota Twins with 20 home runs. The RBI leader was Larry Hisle, with 96. The pitching staff's wins leader was Bill Campbell (17). The strikeout leader was Dave Goltz with 133. Bill Campbell closed out 20 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1976 Minnesota Twins

What was the 1976 Minnesota Twins record?
The 1976 Minnesota Twins finished 85-77 (.525 win pct).
Who led the 1976 Minnesota Twins in home runs?
Dan Ford led the 1976 Minnesota Twins with 20 home runs.
What was the 1976 Minnesota Twins team ERA?
The 1976 Minnesota Twins posted a team ERA of 3.69.
Did the 1976 Minnesota Twins win the World Series?
No. The 1976 Minnesota Twins did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1976 Minnesota Twins play?
The 1976 Minnesota Twins played home games at Metropolitan Stadium.
Who led the 1976 Minnesota Twins in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dan Ford (20 HR, 86 RBI) and Bill Campbell (17-5, 3.01 ERA).
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