1973 Minnesota Twins Roster

The 1973 Minnesota Twins team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1973 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1973 Minnesota Twins Opening Day starters list, a 1973 Minnesota Twins salary list, a 1973 Minnesota Twins uniform number breakdown and a 1973 Minnesota Twins primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1973 Minnesota Twins



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Complete Roster  
 

20 Vic Albury 6-00 190 Left Left 1947-05-12
18 Eddie Bane 5-09 160 Left Right 1952-03-22
28 Bert Blyleven 6-03 207 Right Right 1951-04-06
24 Bill Campbell 6-03 190 Right Right 1948-08-09
23 Ray Corbin 6-02 200 Right Right 1949-02-12
21 Joe Decker 6-00 180 Right Right 1947-06-16
16 Danny Fife 6-03 175 Right Right 1949-10-05
30 Dave Goltz 6-04 215 Right Right 1949-06-23
17 Bill Hands 6-02 185 Right Right 1940-05-06
36 Jim Kaat 6-04 217 Left Left 1938-11-07
20 Ken Sanders 5-11 185 Right Right 1941-07-08
19 Jim Strickland 6-00 175 Left Left 1946-06-12
13 Dick Woodson 6-05 207 Right Right 1945-03-30
27 Glenn Borgmann 6-04 210 Right Right 1950-05-25
15 George Mitterwald 6-02 206 Right Right 1945-06-07
8 Phil Roof 6-03 210 Right Right 1941-03-05
4 Steve Braun 5-10 180 Right Left 1948-05-08
29 Rod Carew 6-00 182 Right Left 1945-10-01
3 Harmon Killebrew 5-11 213 Right Right 1936-06-29
22 Craig Kusick 6-03 232 Right Right 1948-09-30
10 Joe Lis 6-00 195 Right Right 1946-08-15
14 Dan Monzon 5-10 182 Right Right 1946-05-17
1 Rich Reese 6-03 200 Left Left 1941-09-29
12 Eric Soderholm 5-11 187 Right Right 1948-09-24
7 Jerry Terrell 6-00 170 Right Right 1946-07-13
5 Danny Thompson 6-00 183 Right Right 1947-02-01
25 Mike Adams 5-09 180 Right Right 1948-07-24
11 Steve Brye 6-00 190 Right Right 1949-02-04
2 Bobby Darwin 6-02 200 Right Right 1943-02-16
9 Larry Hisle 6-02 195 Right Right 1947-05-05
26 Jim Holt 6-00 195 Right Left 1944-05-27
12 Danny Walton 6-00 200 Right Right 1947-07-14
6 Tony Oliva 6-02 190 Right Left 1938-07-20
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The 1973 Minnesota Twins played 162 games during the regular season, won 81 games, lost 81 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Metropolitan Stadium (Park Factors: 104/104) where 907,499 fans witnessed their 1973 Twins finish the season with a .500 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1973 Minnesota Twins Opening Day starters list, a 1973 Minnesota Twins salary list, a 1973 Minnesota Twins uniform number breakdown and a 1973 Minnesota Twins primary starters list:

1973 Minnesota Twins
Opening Day Starters


Steve Braun
Rod Carew
Bobby Darwin
Larry Hisle
Jim Holt
Jim Kaat
Harmon Killebrew
Tony Oliva
Phil Roof
Danny Thompson

1973 Minnesota Twins
Most Games by Position

C George Mitterwald (122)
1B Joe Lis (96)
2B Rod Carew (147)
3B Steve Braun (102)
SS Danny Thompson (95)
LF Jim Holt (80)
CF Larry Hisle (93)
RF Bobby Darwin (140)
DH Tony Oliva (142)
  
SP Bert Blyleven
SP Joe Decker
SP Bill Hands
SP Jim Kaat
SP Dick Woodson
  
RP Eddie Bane
RP Bill Campbell
RP Ken Sanders
CL Ray Corbin


1973 Minnesota Twins
Salaries

Bill Hands $53,000.00
George Mitterwald $22,500.00
Larry Hisle $18,500.00
Joe Decker $18,000.00
Danny Walton $15,500.00
Dick Woodson $15,500.00
Jim Strickland $11,000.00
Jerry Terrell $7,500.00


1973 Minnesota Twins
Uniform Numbers

#1 Rich Reese
#2 Bobby Darwin
#3 Harmon Killebrew
#4 Steve Braun
#5 Danny Thompson
#6 Tony Oliva
#7 Jerry Terrell
#8 Phil Roof
#9 Larry Hisle
#10 Joe Lis
#11 Steve Brye
#12 Eric Soderholm
#12 Danny Walton
#13 Dick Woodson
#14 Dan Monzon
#15 George Mitterwald
#16 Danny Fife
#17 Bill Hands
#18 Eddie Bane
#19 Jim Strickland
#20 Vic Albury
#20 Ken Sanders
#21 Joe Decker
#22 Craig Kusick
#23 Ray Corbin
#24 Bill Campbell
#25 Mike Adams
#26 Jim Holt
#27 Glenn Borgmann
#28 Bert Blyleven
#29 Rod Carew
#30 Dave Goltz
#36 Jim Kaat

Did you know that a 1973 Minnesota Twins Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?