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1978 Minnesota Twins (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1977/1979)
73-89, Finished 4th in AL Western Division
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Scored 666 runs, Allowed 678 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 80-82
Managed by Gene Mauch

Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 787,878 (13th of 14)
Park Factors
  (multi-year): Batting - 102, Pitching - 102
  (one-year): Batting - 95, Pitching - 95
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1978 Stats / Schedule / Transactions / Lineups (1977/1979) / Batting Orders / Splits: Bat / Pitch / Gamelogs: Bat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

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Explanation

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Game C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF SP DH
1.Wed,4/5 at SEA L (2-3) Wynegar Carew Wilfong Cubbage Smalley Norwood Ford Powell Goltz Adams
2.Thu,4/6 at SEA W (5-4) Wynegar Carew Wilfong Cubbage Smalley Norwood Ford Powell Erickson Adams
3.Fri,4/7 at SEA L (3-6)# Borgmann Carew Randall Wolfe Smalley Norwood Ford Rivera Redfern Kusick
4.Sat,4/8 at SEA W (8-2) Wynegar Carew Randall Cubbage Smalley Norwood Ford Powell Thormodsgard Adams
5.Sun,4/9 at SEA W (8-6)# Borgmann Carew Randall Wolfe Smalley Norwood Ford Rivera Zahn Morales
6.Mon,4/10 at CAL L (0-3)# Wynegar Carew Randall Wolfe Smalley Norwood Ford Rivera Goltz Kusick
7.Tue,4/11 at CAL W (8-1) Wynegar Carew Randall Cubbage Smalley Chiles Ford Powell Erickson Adams
8.Wed,4/12 at CAL L (5-9)# Wynegar Carew Randall Wolfe Smalley Norwood Ford Rivera Redfern Kusick
9.Thu,4/13 at CAL L (0-1) Wynegar Carew Randall Cubbage Smalley Norwood Ford Powell Thormodsgard Adams
10.Fri,4/14 vs SEA W (14-5)# Wynegar Carew Randall Wolfe Smalley Norwood Ford Rivera Zahn Kusick
11.Sat,4/15 vs SEA W (6-5) Wynegar Carew Randall Cubbage Smalley Norwood Ford Powell Goltz Adams
12.Sun,4/16 vs SEA L (5-8) Wynegar Carew Randall Cubbage Smalley Norwood Ford Powell Erickson Adams
13.Sun,4/16 vs SEA L (2-7)# Borgmann Carew Randall Wolfe Smalley Norwood Ford Rivera Johnson Kusick
14.Mon,4/17 vs OAK L (2-7) Wynegar Carew Randall Cubbage Smalley Chiles Ford Powell Thormodsgard Adams
15.Wed,4/19 vs OAK L (5-6) Wynegar Carew Randall Cubbage Smalley Norwood Ford Powell Zahn Adams
16.Fri,4/21 vs CAL L (2-3) Wynegar Carew Randall Cubbage Smalley Chiles Ford Powell Goltz Adams
17.Sat,4/22 vs CAL L (3-5)# Borgmann Carew Randall Wolfe Smalley Norwood Ford Rivera Erickson Kusick
18.Tue,4/25 at OAK L (3-5) Wynegar Carew Randall Cubbage Smalley Norwood Ford Powell Thormodsgard Adams
19.Tue,4/25 at OAK L (3-4) Wynegar Carew Randall Cubbage Smalley Norwood Ford Powell Zahn Adams
20.Wed,4/26 at OAK L (8-9) Wynegar Carew Randall Cubbage Smalley Norwood Ford Powell Erickson Adams
21.Thu,4/27 at OAK W (6-1) Wynegar Carew Randall Cubbage Smalley Chiles Norwood Powell Serum Adams
22.Fri,4/28 vs NYY L (1-3) Wynegar Carew Randall Cubbage Smalley Chiles Norwood Powell Thormodsgard Adams
23.Sat,4/29 vs NYY W (3-1) Wynegar Carew Randall Cubbage Smalley Norwood Ford Powell Zahn Adams
24.Sun,4/30 vs NYY L (2-3)# Borgmann Carew Randall Wolfe Smalley Kusick Ford Norwood Erickson Morales
25.Wed,5/3 at BOS L (9-11) Wynegar Carew Randall Cubbage Smalley Kusick Ford Powell Serum Morales
26.Thu,5/4 at BOS L (1-8) Wynegar Carew Randall Cubbage Smalley Chiles Ford Powell Thormodsgard Adams
27.Fri,5/5 at BAL L (1-2)# Wynegar Carew Randall Wolfe Smalley Kusick Ford Norwood Zahn Morales
28.Sat,5/6 at BAL W (8-7) Wynegar Carew Randall Cubbage Smalley Chiles Ford Powell Erickson Adams
29.Sun,5/7 at BAL W (15-9) Wynegar Carew Randall Cubbage Smalley Norwood Ford Powell Serum Adams
30.Tue,5/9 at NYY L (1-3) Wynegar Carew Randall Cubbage Smalley Norwood Ford Powell Thormodsgard Adams
31.Wed,5/10 at CHW L (2-7)# Borgmann Kusick Randall Wolfe Smalley Norwood Ford Rivera Erickson Morales
32.Sat,5/13 vs BOS L (2-4) Wynegar Carew Wilfong Cubbage Smalley Norwood Ford Powell Zahn Chiles
33.Sun,5/14 vs BOS L (2-6) Wynegar Carew Wilfong Cubbage Smalley Chiles Norwood Powell Thormodsgard Adams
34.Mon,5/15 vs BAL W (9-6) Wynegar Carew Wilfong Cubbage Smalley Chiles Norwood Powell Erickson Adams
35.Tue,5/16 vs BAL W (8-1) Wynegar Carew Wilfong Cubbage Smalley Chiles Norwood Powell Goltz Adams
36.Thu,5/18 at KCR W (8-6) Wynegar Carew Wilfong Cubbage Smalley Norwood Ford Powell Zahn Adams
37.Fri,5/19 at KCR W (5-3)# Borgmann Kusick Randall Wolfe Smalley Norwood Ford Rivera Erickson Morales
38.Sat,5/20 at KCR L (3-6) Wynegar Carew Wilfong Cubbage Smalley Norwood Ford Powell Thormodsgard Adams
39.Sun,5/21 at KCR W (3-2)# Wynegar Carew Randall Wolfe Smalley Norwood Ford Rivera Serum Morales
40.Mon,5/22 vs TEX W (2-0)# Wynegar Carew Randall Wolfe Smalley Norwood Ford Rivera Zahn Kusick
41.Tue,5/23 vs TEX W (5-2)# Borgmann Carew Randall Wolfe Smalley Norwood Ford Rivera Erickson Kusick
42.Wed,5/24 vs TEX L (2-3) Wynegar Carew Wilfong Cubbage Smalley Chiles Ford Powell Thormodsgard Adams
43.Thu,5/25 vs TEX L (1-7) Wynegar Carew Wilfong Cubbage Smalley Chiles Ford Powell Serum Adams
44.Sun,5/28 vs KCR L (7-8)# Wynegar Carew Randall Wolfe Smalley Norwood Ford Rivera Thormodsgard Kusick
45.Mon,5/29 at TEX L (1-7) Wynegar Carew Wilfong Cubbage Smalley Chiles Norwood Powell Serum Adams
46.Mon,5/29 at TEX W (7-2)# Borgmann Kusick Randall Wolfe Smalley Norwood Ford Rivera Erickson Morales
47.Tue,5/30 at TEX W (2-0) Wynegar Carew Wilfong Cubbage Smalley Chiles Ford Powell Zahn Adams
48.Thu,6/1 at TEX L (7-10) Wynegar Kusick Wilfong Cubbage Smalley Chiles Ford Powell Thormodsgard Adams
49.Fri,6/2 at DET W (4-2) Borgmann Carew Wilfong Cubbage Smalley Chiles Ford Powell Erickson Adams
50.Sat,6/3 at DET W (9-2)# Borgmann Kusick Randall Wolfe Smalley Norwood Ford Rivera Goltz Morales
51.Sun,6/4 at DET L (4-6) Wynegar Carew Wilfong Cubbage Smalley Chiles Ford Powell Zahn Adams
52.Wed,6/7 vs CHW L (3-8)# Borgmann Carew Randall Wolfe Smalley Norwood Ford Rivera Erickson Morales
53.Thu,6/8 vs CHW L (1-2)# Wynegar Carew Randall Wolfe Smalley Norwood Ford Rivera Goltz Morales
54.Fri,6/9 at CLE L (3-7)# Wynegar Kusick Randall Wolfe Smalley Norwood Ford Rivera Zahn Morales
55.Sat,6/10 at CLE L (3-4) Wynegar Kusick Wilfong Cubbage Smalley Norwood Ford Powell Erickson Adams
56.Sun,6/11 at CLE L (1-2)# Borgmann Kusick Randall Wolfe Smalley Norwood Ford Rivera Serum Morales
57.Tue,6/13 at TOR W (2-0)# Borgmann Kusick Randall Wolfe Smalley Norwood Ford Rivera Goltz Morales
58.Tue,6/13 at TOR W (7-2) Wynegar Carew Wilfong Cubbage Wolfe Chiles Ford Powell Zahn Adams
59.Wed,6/14 vs CLE W (8-2)# Wynegar Carew Randall Wolfe Smalley Norwood Ford Rivera Erickson Morales
60.Fri,6/16 vs DET W (5-2) Borgmann Carew Wilfong Cubbage Smalley Norwood Ford Rivera Jackson Morales
61.Sat,6/17 vs DET W (3-1) Wynegar Carew Wilfong Cubbage Smalley Norwood Ford Powell Zahn Adams
62.Sun,6/18 vs DET W (8-4) Wynegar Carew Wilfong Cubbage Smalley Norwood Ford Powell Goltz Adams
63.Tue,6/20 vs CAL L (5-10)# Borgmann Carew Randall Wolfe Smalley Norwood Ford Rivera Erickson Kusick
64.Wed,6/21 vs CAL L (2-5) Wynegar Carew Wilfong Cubbage Smalley Norwood Ford Powell Zahn Adams
65.Thu,6/22 vs CAL L (2-4)# Wynegar Kusick Randall Wolfe Smalley Norwood Ford Rivera Serum Morales
66.Fri,6/23 at CHW W (2-1)# Wynegar Carew Randall Wolfe Smalley Norwood Ford Rivera Goltz Kusick
67.Sat,6/24 at CHW L (4-7)# Borgmann Carew Randall Wolfe Smalley Norwood Ford Rivera Jackson Morales
68.Sun,6/25 at CHW W (8-5) Wynegar Carew Wilfong Cubbage Smalley Chiles Ford Powell Zahn Adams
69.Sun,6/25 at CHW W (9-6)# Borgmann Kusick Randall Wolfe Smalley Norwood Ford Rivera Erickson Morales
70.Mon,6/26 at MIL L (2-8) Wynegar Carew Wilfong Cubbage Smalley Norwood Ford Powell Serum Adams
71.Tue,6/27 at MIL L (6-13) Wynegar Carew Wilfong Cubbage Smalley Norwood Ford Powell Goltz Adams
72.Sat,7/1 vs CHW W (10-0) Wynegar Carew Wilfong Cubbage Smalley Chiles Ford Powell Goltz Adams
73.Sun,7/2 vs CHW L (5-8)# Borgmann Kusick Randall Wolfe Smalley Norwood Ford Rivera Zahn Morales
74.Sun,7/2 vs CHW W (9-5) Wynegar Carew Wilfong Cubbage Wolfe Norwood Ford Powell Jackson Chiles
75.Mon,7/3 vs MIL W (7-2)# Wynegar Carew Randall Wolfe Smalley Norwood Ford Rivera Erickson Morales
76.Tue,7/4 vs MIL W (7-2)# Wynegar Carew Randall Wolfe Smalley Norwood Ford Rivera Serum Morales
77.Wed,7/5 vs MIL W (3-1) Wynegar Carew Wilfong Cubbage Smalley Norwood Ford Powell Goltz Chiles
78.Fri,7/7 at OAK W (3-2) Wynegar Carew Randall Cubbage Smalley Norwood Ford Powell Zahn Morales
79.Fri,7/7 at OAK W (1-0) Borgmann Carew Wilfong Cubbage Smalley Chiles Ford Powell Jackson Adams
80.Sat,7/8 at OAK W (9-8) Wynegar Carew Wilfong Cubbage Smalley Chiles Norwood Powell Erickson Adams
81.Sun,7/9 at OAK W (7-0) Borgmann Carew Randall Cubbage Smalley Chiles Norwood Powell Goltz Adams
82.Thu,7/13 at BAL L (6-8)# Borgmann Carew Randall Wolfe Smalley Norwood Ford Rivera Goltz Morales
83.Fri,7/14 at BAL L (1-5)# Wynegar Carew Randall Wolfe Smalley Norwood Ford Rivera Zahn Morales
84.Sat,7/15 at BOS L (4-5)# Borgmann Carew Randall Wolfe Smalley Norwood Ford Rivera Jackson Morales
85.Sun,7/16 at BOS L (3-5) Wynegar Carew Wilfong Cubbage Smalley Chiles Ford Powell Serum Adams
86.Sun,7/16 at BOS L (2-3) Wynegar Carew Wilfong Cubbage Smalley Norwood Ford Powell Erickson Kusick
87.Mon,7/17 at BOS L (2-3) Wynegar Carew Wilfong Cubbage Smalley Norwood Ford Powell Goltz Morales
88.Wed,7/19 vs NYY L (0-2) Wynegar Carew Wilfong Cubbage Smalley Chiles Ford Powell Zahn Adams
89.Thu,7/20 vs NYY L