1976 Minnesota Twins season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Minnesota Twins
season = 1976
misc = 85-77, third in the AL Western Division

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
division = Western Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform logo =
ballpark = Metropolitan Stadium
y4 = 1961
city = Bloomington, Minnesota
y5 = 1961
owners = Calvin Griffith
managers = Gene Mauch
television = WTCN
(Harmon Killebrew, Joe Boyle)
radio = 830 WCCO AM
(Herb Carneal,Frank Quilici)|The by|1976 Minnesota Twins finished 85-77, third in the AL West. Only 715,394 fans attended Twins games, the lowest total in the American League. It was the third year in a row that the Twins attracted the fewest number of fans in the American League.

Offseason

*December 23, 1975: Danny Walton was traded by the Twins to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Bob Randall. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/randabo01.shtml Bob Randall page at Baseball Reference] ]
*January 7, 1976: Pete Redfern was drafted by the Twins in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1976 Major League Baseball Draft (Secondary Phase). [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/redfepe01.shtml Pete Redfern page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular Season

Two Twins made the All-Star Game, first baseman Rod Carew and catcher Butch Wynegar.

Offense

For the first time in four years, Rod Carew did not win the AL batting title, finishing third with a .331 average. Rod Carew had 200 hits and 90 RBI. Larry Hisle hit 14 HR and collected 96 RBI. Dan Ford added 20 HR and 86 RBI.

Player stats

Batting

tarters by position

"Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In"

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

References

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/1976.shtml Player stats from www.baseball-reference.com]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1976&t=MIN Team info from www.baseball-almanac.com]