1975 Minnesota Twins season

1975 Minnesota Twins 76-83, fourth in the AL Western Division
Major league affiliations
American League (since 1901) Western Division (since 1969)
Location
Metropolitan Stadium (since 1961) Bloomington, Minnesota (since 1961)
1975 information
Owner(s)	Calvin Griffith
Manager(s)	Frank Quilici
Local television	WTCN (Larry Calton, Joe Boyle, Ray Scott)
Local radio	830 WCCO AM (Herb Carneal,Larry Calton)
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The 1975 Minnesota Twins finished 76-83, fourth in the American League West.

Offseason

• October 23, 1974: Pat Bourque was traded by the Twins to the Oakland Athletics for Dan Ford and Dennis Myers (minors).
• January 16, 1975: Harmon Killebrew was released by the Twins.

Regular season

Only 737,156 fans attended Twins games, the lowest total in the American League. Only one Twins player made the All-Star Game, second baseman Rod Carew.

Carew won his fifth AL batting title with a .359 average. Three pitchers had double digit wins: Jim Hughes, (16-14), Bert Blyleven (15-10), and Dave Goltz (14-14).

Season standings

AL West	W	L	GB	Pct.
Oakland Athletics	98	64	--	.605
Kansas City Royals	91	71	7	.562
Texas Rangers	79	83	19	.488
Minnesota Twins	76	83	20.5	.478
Chicago White Sox	75	86	22.5	.466
California Angels	72	89	25.5	.447

Notable transactions

• June 14, 1975: Bobby Darwin was traded by the Twins to the Milwaukee Brewers for Johnny Briggs.

Roster

1975 Minnesota Twins
Roster
Pitchers 20 Vic Albury 16 Eddie Bane 28 Bert Blyleven 19 Tom Burgmeier 17 Bill Butler 24 Bill Campbell 23 Ray Corbin 21 Joe Decker 30 Dave Goltz 31 Jim Hughes 32 Tom Johnson 18 Mike Pazik 18 Mark Wiley		Catchers 14 Glenn Borgmann 13 Tom Lundstedt  8 Phil Roof Infielders 2,22 Johnny Briggs 29 Rod Carew  1 Sergio Ferrer 25 Luis Gómez 16 Tom Kelly 22,2 Craig Kusick  7 Dave McKay 12 Eric Soderholm  1 Jerry Terrell  5 Danny Thompson  7 Danny Walton		Outfielders 10 Lyman Bostock  4 Steve Braun 11 Steve Brye  2 Bobby Darwin 15 Dan Ford  9 Larry Hisle 26 Mike Poepping Other batters  6 Tony Oliva		Manager 43 Frank Quilici Coaches 44 Vern Morgan 42 Ralph Rowe 45 Lee Stange

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Borgmann, GlennGlenn Borgmann	125	352	73	.207	2	33
1B	Briggs, JohnnyJohnny Briggs	87	264	61	.231	7	39
2B	Carew, RodRod Carew	143	535	192	.359	14	80
CF	Ford, DanDan Ford	130	440	123	.280	15	59

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Darwin, BobbyBobby Darwin	48	169	37	.219	5	18
Kelly, TomTom Kelly	49	127	23	.181	1	11
Ferrer, SergioSergio Ferrer	32	81	20	.247	0	2
Gómez, LuisLuis Gómez	89	72	10	.139	0	5

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Blyleven, BertBert Blyleven	35	275.2	15	10	3.00	233
Hughes, JimJim Hughes	37	249.2	16	14	3.82	130
Goltz, DaveDave Goltz	32	243	14	14	3.67	128
Bane, EddieEddie Bane	4	28.1	3	1	2.86	14

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Albury, VicVic Albury	32	135	6	7	4.53	72
Corbin, RayRay Corbin	18	89.2	5	7	5.12	49
Butler, BillBill Butler	23	81.2	5	4	5.95	55
Decker, JoeJoe Decker	10	26.1	1	3	8.54	8
Pazik, MikeMike Pazik	5	19.2	0	4	8.24	8

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Burgmeier, TomTom Burgmeier	46	5	8	11	3.09	41
Campbell, BillBill Campbell	47	4	6	5	3.79	76

Farm system

See also: Minor league baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Tacoma Twins	Pacific Coast League	Cal Ermer
AA	Orlando Twins	Southern League	Dick Phillips
A	Reno Silver Sox	California League	Harry Warner
A	Wisconsin Rapids Twins	Midwest League	Johnny Goryl
Rookie	Elizabethton Twins	Appalachian League	Fred Waters

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Reno

Reno affiliation shared with San Diego Padres

References

• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3. 
• Player stats from www.baseball-reference.com
• Team info from www.baseball-almanac.com