1974 Minnesota Twins season


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

Offseason

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, Joe Decker, and Dave Goltz. 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.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C12834587.252345
1B7620148.239826
2B153599218.364355
SS9726466.250425
LF129453127.280840
RF152575152.2642594
DH127459131.2851357

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
12233374.2221354
7919750.254016
8216835.20803
449719.196213
328817.19303
236414.21918
245716.28100
24418.19503

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
3728117172.66249
37248.216143.29158
28174.110103.2589
527114.3312
210.1025.238

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
32164894.1285
35115.1454.4574
29112.1765.2950
2698.2464.1079

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGWLSVERASO
6387192.6289
505344.5234
42010.004
400017.363

Awards and honors