1974 Minnesota Twins Roster
American League (AL)
Team Record: 82-80
Finished 3rd in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 662,401, Avg. 8,669
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium
Manager: Frank Quilici (82-80)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1974 Minnesota Twins StatisticsTeam Record: 82-80
Finished 3rd in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 662,401, Avg. 8,669
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium
Manager: Frank Quilici (82-80)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1974 Minnesota Twins Results
The Minnesota Twins of the American League ended the 1974 season with a record of 82 wins and 80 losses, finishing third in the AL's West Division.
The Twins scored 673 runs and gave up 669 runs. Bobby Darwin led Minnesota with 25 home runs, and Larry Hisle walloped 20 or more, too. Bobby Darwin drove in 94 runs. Rod Carew topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .364. Bert Blyleven paced the team with 17 wins, while Joe Decker added 15 or more wins, too Bert Blyleven recorded a 2.66 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Frank Quilici coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vic Albury | P | L | L | May 12, 1947 | 6'0" | 190 | Key West, FL USA |
| Bert Blyleven | P | R | R | April 6, 1951 | 6'3" | 200 | Zeist, Utrecht Netherlands |
| Glenn Borgmann | C | R | R | May 25, 1950 | 6'4" | 210 | Paterson, NJ USA |
| Pat Bourque | 1B | L | L | March 23, 1947 | 6'0" | 210 | Worcester, MA USA |
| Steve Braun | LF | L | R | May 8, 1948 | 5'10" | 180 | Trenton, NJ USA |
| Steve Brye | CF | R | R | February 4, 1949 | 6'0" | 190 | Alameda, CA USA |
| Tom Burgmeier | P | L | L | August 2, 1943 | 5'11" | 185 | St. Paul, MN USA |
| Bill Butler | P | L | L | March 12, 1947 | 6'2" | 210 | Hyattsville, MD USA |
| Bill Campbell | P | R | R | August 9, 1948 | 6'3" | 185 | Highland Park, MI USA |
| Rod Carew | 2B | L | R | October 1, 1945 | 6'0" | 170 | Gatun, Canal Zone Panama |
| Ray Corbin | P | R | R | February 12, 1949 | 6'2" | 200 | Live Oak, FL USA |
| Bobby Darwin | RF | R | R | February 16, 1943 | 6'2" | 190 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Joe Decker | P | R | R | June 16, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | Storm Lake, IA USA |
| Sergio Ferrer | SS | B | R | January 29, 1951 | 5'7" | 145 | Santurce, P.R. |
| Danny Fife | P | R | R | October 5, 1949 | 6'3" | 175 | Harrisburg, IL USA |
| Dave Goltz | P | R | R | June 23, 1949 | 6'4" | 200 | Pelican Rapids, MN USA |
| Luis Gomez | SS | R | R | August 19, 1951 | 5'9" | 150 | Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexico |
| Bill Hands | P | R | R | May 6, 1940 | 6'2" | 185 | Hackensack, NJ USA |
| Larry Hisle | LF | R | R | May 5, 1947 | 6'2" | 193 | Portsmouth, OH USA |
| Jim Holt | 1B | L | R | May 27, 1944 | 6'0" | 180 | Graham, NC USA |
| Jim Hughes | P | R | R | August 11, 1951 | 6'3" | 190 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Randy Hundley | C | R | R | June 1, 1942 | 5'11" | 170 | Martinsville, VA USA |
| Tom Johnson | P | R | R | April 2, 1951 | 6'1" | 185 | St. Paul, MN USA |
| Harmon Killebrew | 1B | R | R | June 29, 1936 | 6'0" | 195 | Payette, ID USA |
| Craig Kusick | 1B | R | R | September 30, 1948 | 6'3" | 210 | Milwaukee, WI USA |
| Joe Lis | 1B | R | R | August 15, 1946 | 6'0" | 175 | Somerville, NJ USA |
| Tony Oliva | P | L | R | July 20, 1938 | 6'1" | 175 | Pinar del Rio, Pinar del Rio Cuba |
| Phil Roof | C | R | R | March 5, 1941 | 6'2" | 190 | Paducah, KY USA |
| Eric Soderholm | 3B | R | R | September 24, 1948 | 5'11" | 187 | Cortland, NY USA |
| Jerry Terrell | IF | R | R | July 13, 1946 | 5'11" | 165 | Waseca, MN USA |
| Danny Thompson | SS | R | R | February 1, 1947 | 6'0" | 183 | Wichita, KS USA |
| Dick Woodson | P | R | R | March 30, 1945 | 6'5" | 205 | Oelwein, IA USA |
