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| Record |
82-80 .506 |
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| Standings |
4th in the AL West (6 games back) |
| Pythagorean |
85-77, 85-77, 85-77 |
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764 /
725 |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium | | Park Factors | Batting: 104 / Pitching: 104 | | Attendance | 1,070,521 (11th) (21th) | | Payroll/Avg | $1,767,575 / $70,703 (22th) | | Spring Training | Orlando, Florida (Tinker Field) | | Manager | Gene Mauch | | Coaches | Camilo Pascual, Gerry Zimmerman, Johnny Goryl, Karl Kuehl | | Executive | Chairman/President: Calvin Griffith | | Minor Leagues | (AAA) Toledo Mud Hens, (AA) Orlando Twins, (A) Wisconsin Rapids Twins, (A) Visalia Oaks, (Rookie) Elizabethton Twins | | Radio | (WCCO) Herb Carneal, Joe McConnell | | TV | (KMSP) Bob Kurtz, Larry Osterman |
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The 1979 Minnesota Twins
went 82-80
and finished 4th
in the
American League West. The Twins
drew 1,070,521
to Metropolitan Stadium.
Roy Smalley made the All-Star team. John Castino won the American League Rookie of the Year award.
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