1977 Minnesota Twins roster

36 players appeared for the Minnesota Twins in the 1977 MLB season.

1977 Twins roster: batting

1977 Minnesota Twins batting
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Rod Carew1B1556161282391410023.388.4491.019
Lyman Bostock—153593104199149016.336.389.897
Roy SmalleyDH150584931356565.231.316.631
Larry HisleDH141546951652811921.302.369.902
Butch WynegarC1445327613910792.261.344.715
Dan FordDH1444536612111606.267.338.764
Mike Cubbage3B129417601109551.264.321.712
Bob Randall3B10330636730221.239.289.583
Glenn AdamsDH9526932916490.338.376.844
Craig Kusick—115268346812453.254.370.803
Rich Chiles—10826131693360.264.323.691
Jerry Terrell3B93214324812010.224.263.530
Rob Wilfong2B73171224211310.246.321.602
Bob Gorinski—5411814233221.195.226.548
Willie NorwoodDH39831519396.229.281.654
Luis GomezSS32656160110.246.290.659
Glenn BorgmannC17431211270.256.407.826
Terry BullingC153225050.156.270.458
Larry Wolfe3B82536060.240.269.549
Sam Perlozzo—102467000.292.346.804
Randy Bass1B91902000.105.105.211

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · OPS

1977 Twins roster: pitching

1977 Minnesota Twins pitching
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.GS: Games started — for a pitcher, games he opened on the mound.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
Dave GoltzRP393920113.36303.01861.240
Paul ThormodsgardP373711154.62218.0941.380
Geoff ZahnSP343212144.68198.0881.520
Tom JohnsonP7101673.13146.2871.3615
Pete RedfernRP3028695.18137.1731.670
Ron SchuelerP527874.41134.2771.433
Tom BurgmeierRP610645.0997.1351.507
Dave JohnsonP306254.5872.2331.500
Jeff HollyP185236.8948.1321.430
Gary SerumP80004.3722.2141.410
Bill ButlerP64016.8621.051.620
Mike PazikP33102.5018.061.330
Don CarrithersP70016.9114.131.530
Jim ShellenbackP50007.945.232.650
Jim HughesP20002.084.111.150

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · WHIP · SV

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on June 30 of the season. Standings start in 1995, so this season shows no league or division placing.