- 1979 Minnesota Twins season
MLB yearly infobox
name = Minnesota Twins
season = 1979
misc = 82-80, 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 =KMSP-TV
(Bob Kurtz, Larry Osterman)
radio = 830 WCCO AM
(Herb Carneal ,Joe McConnell)|The by|1979Minnesota Twins finished 82-80, fourth in the AL West. 1,070,521 fans attended Twins games, the fourth lowest total in theAmerican League . It was only the second time since 1970 the team attracted over one million fans.Offseason
* December 8, 1978: Greg Field (minors) and a player to be named later were traded by the Twins to the
New York Mets forJerry Koosman . The Twins completed the deal by sendingJesse Orosco to the Mets on February 7, 1979. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/koosmje01.shtml Jerry Koosman page at Baseball Reference] ]
* January 6, 1979: Mike Marshall was signed as a free agent by the Twins. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/marshmi01.shtml Mike Marshall page at Baseball Reference] ]
* February 3, 1979:Rod Carew was traded by the Twins to the California Angels forKen Landreaux ,Dave Engle ,Paul Hartzell , andBrad Havens . [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/carewro01.shtml Rod Carew page on Baseball Reference] ]Regular Season
Only one Twins player made the All-Star Game: shortstop Roy Smalley.
Offense
Shortstop Smalley hit 24 HR and drove in 95 runs.
Ken Landreaux , acquired in theRod Carew trade, batted .305 with 15 HR and 83 RBI.Ron Jackson , acquired in theDan Ford trade, hit 14 HR and collected 68 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/1979.shtml Player stats from www.baseball-reference.com]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1979&t=MIN Team info from www.baseball-almanac.com]
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