The 1977 Minnesota Twins season was a season in American baseball. The team finished 84-77, fourth in the American League West.

Offseason [edit]

• March 18, 1977: Geoff Zahn was signed as a free agent by the Twins.^[1]

Regular season [edit]

First baseman Rod Carew was named American League Most Valuable Player. In winning his sixth AL batting title, Carew flirted with becoming the first batter since Ted Williams in 1941 to hit .400, finishing at .388. He also had 239 hits, scored a league-leading 128 runs, hit 14 home runs and collected 100 RBI.

Other offensive stars were outfielder Larry Hisle, who hit 28 HR and drove in a league-leading 119 runs, and Lyman Bostock, who hit .338 with 104 runs, 14 HR and 90 RBI. Carew and Hisle were selected to the All-Star Game along with catcher Butch Wynegar

The Twins' ability to score runs was matched by their pitchers' ability to give up runs. Reliever Tom Johnson replaced Bill Campbell, racking up 16 relief wins along with 20 saves. Dave Goltz became a 20-game winner for the first time.

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.

Season standings [edit]

Notable transactions [edit]

• April 6, 1977: The Twins purchased the contract of Don Carrithers from the Montreal Expos.^[2]
• May 2, 1977: Dave Johnson was purchased by the Twins from the Seattle Mariners.^[3]
• June 7, 1977: Darrell Jackson was drafted by the Twins in the 9th round of the 1977 Major League Baseball Draft.^[4]

Roster [edit]

Player stats [edit]

Batting [edit]

Starters by position [edit]

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

Other batters [edit]

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

Pitching [edit]

Starting pitchers [edit]

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

Other pitchers [edit]

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

Relief pitchers [edit]

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

Awards and honors [edit]

• Rod Carew, American League batting champion (.388)
• Rod Carew, Roberto Clemente Award
• Rod Carew, American League MVP

Farm system [edit]

Notes [edit]

References [edit]

• Player stats from www.baseball-reference.com
• Team info from www.baseball-almanac.com
• 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. 

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