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1974 Minnesota Twins season

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General manager(s)
  
Calvin Griffith

Manager(s)
  
Frank Quilici

Owner(s)
  
Calvin Griffith (majority owner, with Thelma Griffith Haynes)

Local television
  
WCCO-TV (Larry Calton, Ralph Fritz)

Local radio
  
830 WCCO AM (Herb Carneal, Larry Calton)

The 1974 Minnesota Twins finished 82–80, third in the American League West.

Contents

Offseason

  • October 14, 1973: Joe Keough was purchased by the Twins from the Chicago White Sox.
  • December 3, 1973: Sergio Ferrer was drafted by the Twins from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1973 rule 5 draft.
  • On February 11, 1974, Dick Woodson became the first player to invoke the new free agency clause, as he sought $30,000, and the Twins offered $23,000. The arbitrator sided with Woodson.

    • Regular season

    Only one Twins player made the All-Star Game, second baseman Rod Carew. Carew won his fourth AL batting title with a .364 average, and set a Minnesota record with 180 singles. Outfielder Bobby Darwin hit 25 HR and drove in 95 runs. Three pitchers had double digit wins: Bert Blyleven (17–17), Joe Decker (16–14), and Dave Goltz (10–10). Bill Campbell showed potential as a reliever, registering 19 saves and 8 relief wins.

    Only 662,401 fans attended Twins games, the lowest total in the American League. It was half the number of fans that attended in the 1960s.

    Notable transactions

  • May 4, 1974: Dick Woodson was traded by the Twins to the New York Yankees for Mike Pazik and cash.
  • June 5, 1974: Joe Lis was purchased from the Twins by the Cleveland Indians.
  • June 5, 1974: Butch Wynegar was drafted by the Twins in the 2nd round of the 1974 Major League Baseball draft.
  • August 19, 1974: Jim Holt was traded by the Twins to the Oakland Athletics for Pat Bourque.

    • Starters by position

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

    Other batters

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

    Starting pitchers

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

    Other pitchers

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

    Relief pitchers

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

    Awards and honors

  • Danny Thompson, Hutch Award

    • References

    1974 Minnesota Twins season Wikipedia
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