1974 Minnesota Twins season

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1974 Minnesota Twins 82-80, third 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)
1974 Information
Owner(s)	Calvin Griffith
Manager(s)	Frank Quilici
Local television	WCCO-TV (Larry Calton, Ralph Fritz)
Local radio	830 WCCO AM (Herb Carneal,Larry Calton)

The 1974 Minnesota Twins finished 82-80, third in the AL West. Only 662,401 fans attended Twins games, the lowest total in the American League. It was half the number of fans that attended in the 1960s.

Only one Twins player made the All-Star Game, second baseman Rod Carew.

1 Offense
2 Pitching
3 Defense
4 Regular Season
- 4.1 American League West final standings
- 4.2 Roster
5 Notable transactions
6 External links

[edit] Offense

Rod Carew won his fourth AL batting title with a .364 average. Bobby Darwin hit 25 HR and drove in 95 runs.

**Team Leaders**
Statistic	Player	Quantity
HR	Bobby Darwin	25
RBI	Bobby Darwin	95
BA	Rod Carew	.364*
Runs	Rod Carew	86

*League leader

[edit] Pitching

Three pitchers had double digit wins: Bert Blyleven (17-17), Joe Decker (16-14), and Dave Goltz (10-10). Bill Campbell showed potential as a reliever, registering 19 saves and 8 relief wins.

**Team Leaders**
Statistic	Player	Quantity
ERA	Bert Blyleven	2.66
Wins	Bert Blyleven	17
Saves	Bill Campbell	19
Strikeouts	Bert Blyleven	249

[edit] Defense

[edit] Regular Season

[edit] American League West final standings

American League West
Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
Oakland Athletics	90	72	.556	--
Texas Rangers	84	76	.525	5
Minnesota Twins	82	80	.506	8
Chicago White Sox	80	80	.500	9
Kansas City Royals	77	85	.475	13
California Angels	68	94	.420	22

[edit] Roster

1974 Minnesota Twins roster view • talk • edit
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

[edit] Notable transactions

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[edit] External links

v • d • e 1974 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore • Boston • Cleveland • Detroit • Milwaukee • New York •

AL West	California • Chicago • Kansas City • Minnesota • Oakland • Texas

NL East	Chicago • Montréal • New York • Philadelphia Pittsburgh • St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • San Diego • San Francisco

1974 All-Star Game • 1974 World Series

v • d • e Minnesota Twins

Formerly the Washington Nationals and the Washington Senators • Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota

The Franchise	History • Seasons • Records • Players • Managers and Owners • Broadcasters

Ballparks	American League Park • National Park • Griffith Stadium • Metropolitan Stadium • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Twins Ballpark (future)

Culture	Piranhas • Soul Patrol • Homer Hanky • We're Gonna Win, Twins • Little Big League

Important Figures	Walter Johnson • Clyde Milan • Bucky Harris • Joe Judge • Sam Rice • Goose Goslin • Joe Cronin • Heinie Manush • Mickey Vernon • Eddie Yost • Roy Sievers • Harmon Killebrew • Camilo Pascual • Jim Kaat • Tony Oliva • Gary Gaetti • Rod Carew • Bert Blyleven • Kent Hrbek • Rick Aguilera • Kirby Puckett • Brad Radke • Torii Hunter • Johan Santana • Frank Viola • Jack Morris

Rivalries	Twins-White Sox rivalry • Twins-Athletics rivalry

Retired Numbers	3 • 6 • 14 • 29 • 34 • 42

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1974 Minnesota Twins season

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[edit] Offense

[edit] Pitching

[edit] Defense

[edit] Regular Season

[edit] American League West final standings

[edit] Roster

[edit] Notable transactions

[edit] External links

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