1977 Minnesota Twins

84-77 • .522 Win% • 4th in AL W

The 1977 Minnesota Twins went 84-77 (.522) finishing 4th in the AL W division. The club scored 867 runs, allowed 776, and played home games at Metropolitan Stadium. Team leaders included Larry Hisle (28 HR, 119 RBI) and Dave Goltz (20-11, 3.36 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

84 Wins
77 Losses
.522 Win %
4th Rank
867 R 776 RA
Diff +91

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867 Runs Scored
776 Runs Allowed
+91 Run Diff
1,162K Attendance

📈 vs. 1977 AL Average

Batting Avg .281 6% above the 1977 league average (.266)
OBP .348 5% above the 1977 league average (.330)
SLG .416 3% above the 1977 league average (.405)
Team ERA 4.36 7% worse than the 1977 league average (4.06)
Runs Scored 867 18% above the 1977 league average (732 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMetropolitan Stadium
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 1,162,727
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Avg per Game 14,534

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1977

Batting Avg

1 Rod Carew 0.388 2 Glenn Adams 0.338 3 Lyman Bostock 0.336 4 Larry Hisle 0.302 5 Dan Ford 0.267

Home Runs

1 Larry Hisle 28 2 Lyman Bostock 14 3 Rod Carew 14 4 Craig Kusick 12 5 Dan Ford 11

RBI

1 Larry Hisle 119 2 Rod Carew 100 3 Lyman Bostock 90 4 Butch Wynegar 79 5 Dan Ford 60
1977 Minnesota Twins — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Rod Carew 155 616 128 239 38 16 14 100 69 55 23 0.388
Lyman Bostock 153 593 104 199 36 12 14 90 51 59 16 0.336
Roy Smalley 150 584 93 135 21 5 6 56 74 89 5 0.231
Larry Hisle 141 546 95 165 36 3 28 119 56 106 21 0.302
Butch Wynegar 144 532 76 139 22 3 10 79 68 61 2 0.261
Dan Ford 144 453 66 121 25 7 11 60 41 79 6 0.267
Mike Cubbage 129 417 60 110 16 5 9 55 37 49 1 0.264
Bob Randall 103 306 36 73 13 2 0 22 15 25 1 0.239
Glenn Adams 95 269 32 91 17 0 6 49 18 30 0 0.338
Craig Kusick 115 268 34 68 12 0 12 45 49 60 3 0.254
Rich Chiles 108 261 31 69 16 1 3 36 23 17 0 0.264
Jerry Terrell 93 214 32 48 6 0 1 20 11 21 10 0.224
Rob Wilfong 73 171 22 42 1 1 1 13 17 26 10 0.246
Bob Gorinski 54 118 14 23 4 1 3 22 5 29 1 0.195
Willie Norwood 39 83 15 19 3 0 3 9 6 17 6 0.229
Luis Gomez 32 65 6 16 4 2 0 11 4 9 0 0.246
Glenn Borgmann 17 43 12 11 1 0 2 7 11 9 0 0.256
Terry Bulling 15 32 2 5 1 0 0 5 5 5 0 0.156
Larry Wolfe 8 25 3 6 1 0 0 6 1 0 0 0.240
Sam Perlozzo 10 24 6 7 0 2 0 0 2 3 0 0.292
Randy Bass 9 19 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.105
Tom Burgmeier 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Butler 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Carrithers 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Goltz 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Holly 18 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
Dave Johnson 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Johnson 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Pazik 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pete Redfern 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ron Schueler 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gary Serum 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Shellenback 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Thormodsgard 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Geoff Zahn 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1977

ERA

1 Tom Johnson 3.13 2 Dave Goltz 3.36 3 Ron Schueler 4.41 4 Dave Johnson 4.58 5 Paul Thormodsgard 4.62

Wins

1 Dave Goltz 20 2 Tom Johnson 16 3 Geoff Zahn 12 4 Paul Thormodsgard 11 5 Ron Schueler 8

Strikeouts

1 Dave Goltz 186 2 Paul Thormodsgard 94 3 Geoff Zahn 88 4 Tom Johnson 87 5 Ron Schueler 77
1977 Minnesota Twins — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dave Goltz 20 11 3.36 39 39 0 303.0 284 113 91 186
Paul Thormodsgard 11 15 4.62 37 37 0 218.0 236 112 65 94
Geoff Zahn 12 14 4.68 34 32 0 198.0 234 103 66 88
Tom Johnson 16 7 3.13 71 0 15 146.2 152 51 47 87
Pete Redfern 6 9 5.18 30 28 0 137.1 164 79 66 73
Ron Schueler 8 7 4.41 52 7 3 134.2 131 66 61 77
Tom Burgmeier 6 4 5.09 61 0 7 97.1 113 55 33 35
Dave Johnson 2 5 4.58 30 6 0 72.2 86 37 23 33
Jeff Holly 2 3 6.89 18 5 0 48.1 57 37 12 32
Gary Serum 0 0 4.37 8 0 0 22.2 22 11 10 14
Bill Butler 0 1 6.86 6 4 0 21.0 19 16 15 5
Mike Pazik 1 0 2.50 3 3 0 18.0 18 5 6 6
Don Carrithers 0 1 6.91 7 0 0 14.1 16 11 6 3
Jim Shellenback 0 0 7.94 5 0 0 5.2 10 5 5 3
Jim Hughes 0 0 2.08 2 0 0 4.1 4 1 1 1

👥 Roster (36)

Glenn Adams Randy Bass Glenn Borgmann Lyman Bostock Terry Bulling Tom Burgmeier Bill Butler Rod Carew Don Carrithers Rich Chiles Mike Cubbage Dan Ford +24 more

36 players

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The 1977 Minnesota Twins in brief

In 1977 the Minnesota Twins posted a 84-77 mark (.522) and finished 4th in the AL West. With 867 runs scored and 776 given up, the 1977 differential was +91. The team batting average of .281 was 6% above the 1977 league mark of .266. The Minnesota Twins staff finished with a 4.36 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.06. The 1977 Minnesota Twins outscored the average club by 18% (867 against 732).

Metropolitan Stadium was home in 1977, drawing a total attendance of 1,162,727. Larry Hisle led the club in home runs with 28. Rod Carew collected the most hits, 239. On the mound, Dave Goltz won 20 games to lead the staff. Tom Johnson closed out 15 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1977 Minnesota Twins

What was the 1977 Minnesota Twins record?
The 1977 Minnesota Twins finished 84-77 (.522 win pct).
Who led the 1977 Minnesota Twins in home runs?
Larry Hisle led the 1977 Minnesota Twins with 28 home runs.
What was the 1977 Minnesota Twins team ERA?
The 1977 Minnesota Twins posted a team ERA of 4.36.
Did the 1977 Minnesota Twins win the World Series?
No. The 1977 Minnesota Twins did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1977 Minnesota Twins play?
The 1977 Minnesota Twins played home games at Metropolitan Stadium.
Who led the 1977 Minnesota Twins in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Larry Hisle (28 HR, 119 RBI) and Dave Goltz (20-11, 3.36 ERA).
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