1979 Minnesota Twins Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 82-80
Finished 4th in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 1,070,621, Avg. 14,275
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium
Manager: Gene Mauch (82-80)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1979 Minnesota Twins Statistics
1979 Minnesota Twins Results

The Minnesota Twins of the American League ended the 1979 season with a record of 82 wins and 80 losses, finishing fourth in the AL's West Division.

The Twins scored 764 runs and yielded 725 runs. Roy Smalley led Minnesota with 24 home runs, while Ken Landreaux walloped 20 or more, too. Roy Smalley drove in 95 runs. Ken Landreaux paced all regular hitters by hitting .305. Jerry Koosman topped the squad with 20 wins, and Mike Marshall recorded a 2.65 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Gene Mauch coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Glenn AdamsLFLROctober 4, 19476'1"180Northbridge, MA USA
Mike BacsikPRRApril 1, 19526'2"180Dallas, TX USA
Glenn BorgmannCRRMay 25, 19506'4"210Paterson, NJ USA
Ken BrettPLLSeptember 18, 19486'0"190Brooklyn, NY USA
John Castino3BRROctober 23, 19545'11"175Evanston, IL USA
Mike Cubbage3BLRJuly 21, 19506'0"180Charlottesville, VA USA
Dave EdwardsOFRRFebruary 24, 19546'0"170Los Angeles, CA USA
Roger EricksonPRRAugust 30, 19566'3"180Springfield, IL USA
Terry FeltonPRROctober 29, 19576'1"180Texarkana, AR USA
Dave GoltzPRRJune 23, 19496'4"200Pelican Rapids, MN USA
Danny Goodwin1BLRSeptember 2, 19536'1"195St. Louis, MO USA
Dan GrahamPLRJuly 19, 19546'1"205Ray, AZ USA
Paul HartzellPRRNovember 2, 19536'5"200Bloomsburg, PA USA
Jeff HollyPLLMarch 1, 19536'5"210San Pedro, CA USA
Darrell JacksonPBLApril 3, 19565'10"150Los Angeles, CA USA
Ron Jackson1BRRMay 9, 19536'0"200Birmingham, AL USA
Jerry KoosmanPRLDecember 23, 19426'2"205Appleton, MN USA
Craig Kusick1BRRSeptember 30, 19486'3"210Milwaukee, WI USA
Ken LandreauxCFLRDecember 22, 19545'10"165Los Angeles, CA USA
Mike MarshallPRRJanuary 15, 19435'10"180Adrian, MI USA
Jose Morales1BRRDecember 30, 19445'11"187Frederiksted, St V.I.
Willie NorwoodCFRRNovember 7, 19506'0"185Greene County, AL USA
Hosken PowellRFLLMay 14, 19556'1"175Selma, AL USA
Bob Randall2BRRJune 6, 19486'2"175Norton, KS USA
Pete RedfernPRRAugust 25, 19546'2"195Glendale, CA USA
Bombo RiveraLFRRAugust 2, 19525'10"187Ponce, P.R.
Gary SerumPRROctober 24, 19566'1"180Fargo, ND USA
Roy SmalleySSBROctober 25, 19526'1"185Los Angeles, CA USA
Rick SofieldRFLRDecember 16, 19566'1"195Cheyenne, WY USA
Kevin StanfieldPLLDecember 19, 19556'0"190Huron, SD USA
Paul ThormodsgardPRRNovember 10, 19536'2"190San Francisco, CA USA
Jesus VegaPRROctober 14, 19556'1"176Bayamon, P.R.
Gary WardRFRRDecember 6, 19536'2"195Los Angeles, CA USA
Rob Wilfong2BLRSeptember 1, 19536'1"180Pasadena, CA USA
Butch WynegarCBRMarch 14, 19566'1"190York, PA USA
Geoff ZahnPLLDecember 19, 19456'1"180Baltimore, MD USA



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