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81-81, Finished 3rd in AL West (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Frank Quilici (81-81)
Scored 738 runs, Allowed 692 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 86-76
Ballparks: Metropolitan Stadium · Attendance: 907,499 (10th of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 104 · one-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 104
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| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | DH | PH | PR | WAR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Adams | 24 | R | R | 5' 9" | 180 | Jul 24, 1948 | 2 | 55 | 22 | 55 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 29 | 0.4 | $ | |
| Vic Albury | 26 | L | L | 6' 0" | 190 | May 12, 1947 | 1st | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | $ | |
| Eddie Bane | 21 | R | L | 5' 9" | 160 | Mar 22, 1952 | 1st | 23 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.6 | $ | |
| Bert Blyleven HOF | 22 | R | R | 6' 3" | 200 | Apr 6, 1951 | 4 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | $33,000 | All-Star |
| Glenn Borgmann | 23 | R | R | 6' 4" | 210 | May 25, 1950 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Steve Braun | 25 | L | R | 5' 10" | 180 | May 8, 1948 | 3 | 115 | 104 | 115 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3.0 | $18,000 | |
| Steve Brye | 24 | R | R | 6' 0" | 190 | Feb 4, 1949 | 4 | 92 | 74 | 92 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 73 | 2 | 88 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1.5 | $ | |
| Bill Campbell | 24 | R | R | 6' 3" | 185 | Aug 9, 1948 | 1st | 28 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | $ | |
| Rod Carew HOF | 27 | L | R | 6' 0" | 170 | Oct 1, 1945 | 7 | 149 | 142 | 149 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6.9 | $60,000 | All-Star |
| Ray Corbin | 24 | R | R | 6' 2" | 200 | Feb 12, 1949 | 3 | 51 | 7 | 0 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | $ | |
| Bobby Darwin | 30 | R | R | 6' 2" | 190 | Feb 16, 1943 | 5 | 145 | 138 | 145 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 140 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.2 | $ | |
| Joe Decker | 26 | R | R | 6' 0" | 180 | Jun 16, 1947 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | $ | |
| Danny Fife | 23 | R | R | 6' 3" | 175 | Oct 5, 1949 | 1st | 10 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | $ | |
| Dave Goltz | 24 | R | R | 6' 4" | 200 | Jun 23, 1949 | 2 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.7 | $ | |
| Bill Hands | 33 | R | R | 6' 2" | 185 | May 6, 1940 | 9 | 39 | 15 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | $53,000 | |
| Larry Hisle | 26 | R | R | 6' 2" | 193 | May 5, 1947 | 5 | 143 | 139 | 143 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 93 | 3 | 146 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.0 | $18,000 | |
| Jim Holt | 29 | L | R | 6' 0" | 180 | May 27, 1944 | 6 | 132 | 114 | 132 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 3 | 21 | 104 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2.0 | $ | |
| Jim Kaat | 34 | L | L | 6' 4" | 205 | Nov 7, 1938 | 15 | 31 | 28 | 2 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.7 | $ | |
| Harmon Killebrew HOF | 37 | R | R | 6' 0" | 195 | Jun 29, 1936 | 20 | 69 | 66 | 69 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.3 | $110,000 | |
| Craig Kusick | 24 | R | R | 6' 3" | 210 | Sep 30, 1948 | 1st | 15 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Joe Lis | 26 | R | R | 6' 0" | 175 | Aug 15, 1946 | 4 | 103 | 68 | 103 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -0.1 | $ | |
| George Mitterwald | 28 | R | R | 6' 2" | 195 | Jun 7, 1945 | 7 | 125 | 117 | 125 | 122 | 0 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2.3 | $22,500 | |
| Dan Monzon | 27 | R | R | 5' 10" | 182 | May 17, 1946 | 2 | 39 | 19 | 39 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Tony Oliva | 34 | L | R | 6' 1" | 175 | Jul 20, 1938 | 12 | 146 | 138 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 8 | 0 | 0.7 | $91,000 | |
| Rich Reese | 31 | L | L | 6' 3" | 185 | Sep 29, 1941 | 10 | 22 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0.3 | $ | |
| Phil Roof | 32 | R | R | 6' 2" | 190 | Mar 5, 1941 | 11 | 47 | 36 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Ken Sanders | 31 | R | R | 5' 11" | 168 | Jul 8, 1941 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.0 | $ | |
| Eric Soderholm | 24 | R | R | 5' 11" | 187 | Sep 24, 1948 | 3 | 35 | 29 | 35 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.3 | $ | |
| Jim Strickland | 27 | L | L | 6' 0" | 175 | Jun 12, 1946 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 | $11,000 | |
| Jerry Terrell | 26 | R | R | 5' 11" | 165 | Jul 13, 1946 | 1st | 124 | 106 | 124 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 30 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0.1 | $7,500 | |
| Danny Thompson | 26 | R | R | 6' 0" | 183 | Feb 1, 1947 | 4 | 99 | 92 | 99 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -0.8 | $ | |
| Danny Walton | 25 | R | R | 6' 0" | 195 | Jul 14, 1947 | 5 | 37 | 25 | 37 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 2 | -0.1 | $15,500 | |
| Dick Woodson | 28 | R | R | 6' 5" | 205 | Mar 30, 1945 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | $18,500 | |
| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | DH | PH | PR | WAR |