1977 Minnesota Twins Roster

The 1977 Minnesota Twins team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1977 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 1977 Minnesota Twins Opening Day starters list, a 1977 Minnesota Twins salary list, a 1977 Minnesota Twins uniform number breakdown and a 1977 Minnesota Twins primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

"We felt that given everything equal, that barring injuries, we had as good a team offensively as any club in the league." - Larry Hisle

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1977 Minnesota Twins



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Complete Roster  
 

19 Tom Burgmeier 5-11 185 Left Left 1943-08-02
37 Bill Butler 6-02 210 Left Left 1947-03-12
18 Don Carrithers 6-02 180 Right Right 1949-09-15
30 Dave Goltz 6-04 215 Right Right 1949-06-23
21, 36 Jeff Holly 6-05 210 Left Left 1953-03-01
31 Jim Hughes 6-03 190 Right Right 1951-07-02
27 Dave Johnson 6-01 183 Right Right 1948-10-04
21 Tom Johnson 6-01 185 Right Right 1951-04-02
33 Mike Pazik 6-02 195 Left Left 1950-01-26
17 Pete Redfern 6-02 195 Right Right 1954-08-25
34 Ron Schueler 6-04 205 Right Right 1948-04-18
20 Gary Serum 6-01 180 Right Right 1956-10-24
28 Jim Shellenback 6-02 200 Left Left 1943-11-18
23 Paul Thormodsgard 6-02 190 Right Right 1953-11-10
38 Geoff Zahn 6-01 180 Left Left 1945-12-19
14 Glenn Borgmann 6-04 210 Right Right 1950-05-25
11 Bud Bulling 6-01 200 Right Right 1952-12-15
16 Butch Wynegar 6-00 194 Right Both 1956-03-14
29 Rod Carew 6-00 182 Right Left 1945-10-01
26 Mike Cubbage 6-00 180 Right Left 1950-07-21
25 Luis Gomez 5-09 150 Right Right 1951-08-19
40 Sam Perlozzo 5-09 170 Right Right 1951-03-04
32 Bob Randall 6-03 180 Right Right 1948-06-10
5 Roy Smalley 6-01 185 Right Both 1952-10-25
1 Jerry Terrell 6-00 170 Right Right 1946-07-13
7 Rob Wilfong 6-01 185 Right Left 1953-09-01
39 Larry Wolfe 5-11 170 Right Right 1953-03-02
10 Lyman Bostock 6-01 180 Right Left 1950-11-22
15 Dan Ford 6-01 185 Right Right 1952-05-19
35 Bob Gorinski 6-03 215 Right Right 1952-01-07
9 Larry Hisle 6-02 195 Right Right 1947-05-05
24 Willie Norwood 6-00 185 Right Right 1950-11-07
8 Glenn Adams 6-00 185 Right Left 1947-10-04
2 Randy Bass 6-01 210 Right Left 1954-03-13
12 Rich Chiles 5-11 170 Left Left 1949-11-22
22 Craig Kusick 6-03 232 Right Right 1948-09-30


The 1977 Minnesota Twins played 161 games during the regular season, won 84 games, lost 77 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Metropolitan Stadium (Park Factors: 99/98) where 1,162,727 fans witnessed their 1977 Twins finish the season with a .522 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 1977 Minnesota Twins Opening Day starters list, a 1977 Minnesota Twins salary list, a 1977 Minnesota Twins uniform number breakdown and a 1977 Minnesota Twins primary starters list:

1977 Minnesota Twins
Opening Day Starters


Glenn Borgmann
Lyman Bostock
Rod Carew
Rich Chiles
Mike Cubbage
Larry Hisle
Craig Kusick
Bob Randall
Roy Smalley
Paul Thormodsgard

1977 Minnesota Twins
Most Games by Position

C Butch Wynegar (142)
1B Rod Carew (151)
2B Bob Randall (101)
3B Mike Cubbage (126)
SS Roy Smalley (150)
LF Larry Hisle (71)
CF Lyman Bostock (90)
RF Dan Ford (135)
  
SP Dave Goltz
SP Pete Redfern
SP Paul Thormodsgard
SP Geoff Zahn
  
RP Tom Burgmeier
RP Dave Johnson
RP Ron Schueler
CL Tom Johnson


1977 Minnesota Twins
Salaries

Rod Carew $180,000.00
Dave Goltz $80,000.00
Roy Smalley $75,000.00
Dan Ford $53,500.00
Pete Redfern $50,000.00
Larry Hisle $47,200.00
Don Carrithers $37,500.00
Ron Schueler $37,000.00
Butch Wynegar $35,000.00
Geoff Zahn $35,000.00
Tom Burgmeier $33,600.00
Mike Cubbage $31,000.00
Bob Randall $31,000.00
Glenn Borgmann $30,000.00
Craig Kusick $30,000.00
Jerry Terrell $27,200.00
Dave Johnson $27,000.00
Glenn Adams $26,500.00
Tom Johnson $25,000.00
Lyman Bostock $20,000.00
Bob Gorinski $20,000.00
Randy Bass $19,000.00
Bud Bulling $19,000.00
Rich Chiles $19,000.00
Luis Gomez $19,000.00
Jeff Holly $19,000.00
Willie Norwood $19,000.00
Sam Perlozzo $19,000.00
Gary Serum $19,000.00
Paul Thormodsgard $19,000.00
Rob Wilfong $19,000.00
Larry Wolfe $19,000.00


1977 Minnesota Twins
Uniform Numbers

#1 Jerry Terrell
#2 Randy Bass
#5 Roy Smalley
#7 Rob Wilfong
#8 Glenn Adams
#9 Larry Hisle
#10 Lyman Bostock
#11 Bud Bulling
#12 Rich Chiles
#14 Glenn Borgmann
#15 Dan Ford
#16 Butch Wynegar
#17 Pete Redfern
#18 Don Carrithers
#19 Tom Burgmeier
#20 Gary Serum
#21 Jeff Holly
#21 Tom Johnson
#22 Craig Kusick
#23 Paul Thormodsgard
#24 Willie Norwood
#25 Luis Gomez
#26 Mike Cubbage
#27 Dave Johnson
#28 Jim Shellenback
#29 Rod Carew
#30 Dave Goltz
#31 Jim Hughes
#32 Bob Randall
#33 Mike Pazik
#34 Ron Schueler
#35 Bob Gorinski
#36 Jeff Holly
#37 Bill Butler
#38 Geoff Zahn
#39 Larry Wolfe
#40 Sam Perlozzo

Did you know that a 1977 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)?

     

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