1977 Minnesota Twins season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Minnesota Twins
season = 1977
misc = 84-77, fourth 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|1977 Minnesota Twins finished 84-77, fourth in the AL West. The Twins' ability to score runs was matched by their pitchers' ability to give up runs. Rod Carew flirted with becoming the first batter since Ted Williams in by|1941 to hit .400, finishing at .388.

Offseason

*April 6, 1977: The Twins purchased the contract of Don Carrithers from the Montreal Expos. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/carrido01.shtml Don Carrithers page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular Season

1,162,727 fans attended Twins games, the fourth lowest total in the American League. It was the first time the Twins since 1970 the Twins attracted more than one million fans.

Three Twins made the All-Star Game: first baseman Rod Carew, outfielder Larry Hisle, and catcher Butch Wynegar. Rod Carew was named American League Most Valuable Player.

Offense

Rod Carew won his sixth AL batting title with a .388 average. Rod Carew had 239 hits, scored 128 runs, hit 14 HR and collected 100 RBI. Larry Hisle hit 28 HR and drove in a league leading 119 runs.
Lyman Bostock hit .338 with 104 runs, 14 HR and 90 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

Awards and Honors

* Rod Carew, American League Batting Champion (.388)
* Rod Carew, Roberto Clemente Award
* Rod Carew, American League MVP

References

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/1977.shtml Player stats from www.baseball-reference.com]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1977&t=MIN Team info from www.baseball-almanac.com]