1979 Minnesota Twins

82-80 • .506 Win% • 4th in AL W

The 1979 Minnesota Twins went 82-80 (.506) finishing 4th in the AL W division. The club scored 764 runs, allowed 725, and played home games at Metropolitan Stadium. Team leaders included Roy Smalley (24 HR, 95 RBI) and Jerry Koosman (20-13, 3.38 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 %
4th Rank
764 R 725 RA
Diff +39

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⚡ Quick Stats

764 Runs Scored
725 Runs Allowed
+39 Run Diff
1,070K Attendance

📈 vs. 1979 AL Average

Batting Avg .278 3% above the 1979 league average (.269)
OBP .341 2% above the 1979 league average (.334)
SLG .401 2% below the 1979 league average (.408)
Team ERA 4.13 2% better than the 1979 league average (4.22)
Runs Scored 764 2% above the 1979 league average (752 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMetropolitan Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,070,621
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Avg per Game 13,217

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1979

Batting Avg

1 Rob Wilfong 0.313 2 Ken Landreaux 0.305 3 Rick Sofield 0.301 4 Glenn Adams 0.301 5 Hosken Powell 0.293

Home Runs

1 Roy Smalley 24 2 Ken Landreaux 15 3 Ron Jackson 14 4 Rob Wilfong 9 5 Glenn Adams 8

RBI

1 Roy Smalley 95 2 Ken Landreaux 83 3 Ron Jackson 68 4 Rob Wilfong 59 5 Butch Wynegar 57
1979 Minnesota Twins — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Roy Smalley 162 621 94 168 28 3 24 95 80 80 2 0.271
Ron Jackson 159 583 85 158 40 5 14 68 51 59 3 0.271
Ken Landreaux 151 564 81 172 27 5 15 83 37 57 10 0.305
Butch Wynegar 149 504 74 136 20 0 7 57 74 36 2 0.270
Rob Wilfong 140 419 71 131 22 6 9 59 29 54 11 0.313
John Castino 148 393 49 112 13 8 5 52 27 72 5 0.285
Hosken Powell 104 338 49 99 17 3 2 36 33 25 5 0.293
Glenn Adams 119 326 34 98 13 1 8 50 25 27 2 0.301
Willie Norwood 96 270 32 67 13 3 6 30 20 51 9 0.248
Bombo Rivera 112 263 37 74 13 5 2 31 17 40 5 0.281
Mike Cubbage 94 243 26 67 10 1 2 23 39 26 1 0.276
Dave Edwards 96 229 42 57 8 0 8 35 24 45 6 0.249
Bob Randall 80 199 25 49 7 0 0 14 15 17 2 0.246
Jose Morales 92 191 21 51 5 1 2 27 14 27 0 0.267
Danny Goodwin 58 159 22 46 8 5 5 27 11 23 0 0.289
Rick Sofield 35 93 8 28 5 0 0 12 12 27 2 0.301
Glenn Borgmann 31 70 4 14 3 0 0 8 12 11 1 0.200
Craig Kusick 24 54 8 13 4 0 3 6 3 11 0 0.241
Gary Ward 10 14 2 4 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0.286
Jesus Vega 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Dan Graham 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Bacsik 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Brett 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roger Erickson 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Terry Felton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Goltz 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Hartzell 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Holly 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Darrell Jackson 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jerry Koosman 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Marshall 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pete Redfern 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gary Serum 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kevin Stanfield 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Thormodsgard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Geoff Zahn 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1979

ERA

1 Mike Marshall 2.65 2 Jerry Koosman 3.38 3 Pete Redfern 3.49 4 Geoff Zahn 3.57 5 Dave Goltz 4.16

Wins

1 Jerry Koosman 20 2 Dave Goltz 14 3 Geoff Zahn 13 4 Mike Marshall 10 5 Pete Redfern 7

Strikeouts

1 Jerry Koosman 157 2 Dave Goltz 132 3 Pete Redfern 85 4 Mike Marshall 81 5 Geoff Zahn 58
1979 Minnesota Twins — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jerry Koosman 20 13 3.38 37 36 0 263.2 268 99 83 157
Dave Goltz 14 13 4.16 36 35 0 250.2 282 116 69 132
Geoff Zahn 13 7 3.57 26 24 0 169.0 181 67 41 58
Paul Hartzell 6 10 5.36 28 26 0 163.0 193 97 44 44
Mike Marshall 10 15 2.65 90 1 32 142.2 132 42 48 81
Roger Erickson 3 10 5.63 24 21 0 123.0 154 77 48 47
Pete Redfern 7 3 3.49 40 6 1 108.1 106 42 35 85
Darrell Jackson 4 4 4.28 24 8 0 69.1 89 33 26 43
Mike Bacsik 4 2 4.39 31 0 0 65.2 61 32 29 33
Gary Serum 1 3 6.61 20 5 0 64.0 93 47 20 31
Ken Brett 0 0 4.97 9 0 0 12.2 16 7 6 3
Jeff Holly 0 0 7.11 6 0 0 6.1 10 5 3 5
Kevin Stanfield 0 0 6.00 3 0 0 3.0 2 2 0 0
Terry Felton 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 1
Paul Thormodsgard 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 3 1 0 1

👥 Roster (36)

Glenn Adams Mike Bacsik Glenn Borgmann Ken Brett John Castino Mike Cubbage Dave Edwards Roger Erickson Terry Felton Dave Goltz Danny Goodwin Dan Graham +24 more

36 players

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The 1979 Minnesota Twins in brief

The 1979 Minnesota Twins won 82 games and lost 80, ending up 4th in the AL West. The Minnesota Twins scored 764 runs and allowed 725, a run differential of +39. Against a league average of .269, the 1979 Minnesota Twins batted .278. The Minnesota Twins staff finished with a 4.13 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.22. The 764 runs scored compare with a league average of 752 per club, 2% more.

Attendance at Metropolitan Stadium totaled 1,070,621 for the year. Roy Smalley topped the Minnesota Twins with 24 home runs. Ken Landreaux collected the most hits, 172. The pitching staff's wins leader was Jerry Koosman (20). Mike Marshall closed out 32 saves. In all, the roster shows 36 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1979 Minnesota Twins

What was the 1979 Minnesota Twins record?
The 1979 Minnesota Twins finished 82-80 (.506 win pct).
Who led the 1979 Minnesota Twins in home runs?
Roy Smalley led the 1979 Minnesota Twins with 24 home runs.
What was the 1979 Minnesota Twins team ERA?
The 1979 Minnesota Twins posted a team ERA of 4.13.
Did the 1979 Minnesota Twins win the World Series?
No. The 1979 Minnesota Twins did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1979 Minnesota Twins play?
The 1979 Minnesota Twins played home games at Metropolitan Stadium.
Who led the 1979 Minnesota Twins in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Roy Smalley (24 HR, 95 RBI) and Jerry Koosman (20-13, 3.38 ERA).
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