1979 Minnesota Twins Roster

The 1979 Minnesota Twins team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1979 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 1979 Minnesota Twins Opening Day starters list, a 1979 Minnesota Twins salary list, a 1979 Minnesota Twins uniform number breakdown and a 1979 Minnesota Twins primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1979 Minnesota Twins



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
27 Mike Bacsik 6-01 185 Right Right 1952-04-01
31 Ken Brett 5-11 195 Left Left 1948-09-18
19 Roger Erickson 6-03 190 Right Right 1956-08-30
21 Terry Felton 6-01 180 Right Right 1957-10-29
30 Dave Goltz 6-04 215 Right Right 1949-06-23
18 Paul Hartzell 6-05 200 Right Right 1953-11-02
21 Jeff Holly 6-05 210 Left Left 1953-03-01
15, 31 Darrell Jackson 5-10 150 Left Both 1956-04-03
36 Jerry Koosman 6-02 208 Left Right 1942-12-23
28 Mike Marshall 5-10 180 Right Right 1943-01-15
17 Pete Redfern 6-02 195 Right Right 1954-08-25
20 Gary Serum 6-01 180 Right Right 1956-10-24
40 Kevin Stanfield 6-00 190 Left Left 1955-12-19
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
16 Butch Wynegar 6-00 194 Right Both 1956-03-14
2 John Castino 5-11 175 Right Right 1954-10-23
26 Mike Cubbage 6-00 180 Right Left 1950-07-21
15 Ron Jackson 6-00 205 Right Right 1953-05-09
32 Bob Randall 6-03 180 Right Right 1948-06-10
5 Roy Smalley 6-01 185 Right Both 1952-10-25
7 Rob Wilfong 6-01 185 Right Left 1953-09-01
33 Dave Edwards 6-00 177 Right Right 1954-02-24
44 Ken Landreaux 5-10 165 Right Left 1954-12-22
24 Willie Norwood 6-00 185 Right Right 1950-11-07
10 Hosken Powell 6-01 185 Left Left 1955-05-14
9 Bombo Rivera 5-10 187 Right Right 1952-08-02
25, 12 Rick Sofield 6-01 195 Right Left 1956-12-16
35 Gary Ward 6-02 202 Right Right 1953-12-06
8 Glenn Adams 6-00 185 Right Left 1947-10-04
25 Danny Goodwin 6-01 195 Right Left 1953-09-02
37 Dan Graham 6-01 205 Right Left 1954-07-19
22 Craig Kusick 6-03 232 Right Right 1948-09-30
34 Jose Morales 6-00 195 Right Right 1944-12-30
37 Jesus Vega 6-01 176 Right Right 1955-10-14
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The 1979 Minnesota Twins played 162 games during the regular season, won 82 games, lost 80 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Metropolitan Stadium (Park Factors: 104/104) where 1,070,521 fans witnessed their 1979 Twins finish the season with a .506 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 1979 Minnesota Twins Opening Day starters list, a 1979 Minnesota Twins salary list, a 1979 Minnesota Twins uniform number breakdown and a 1979 Minnesota Twins primary starters list:

1979 Minnesota Twins
Opening Day Starters


Glenn Adams
Mike Cubbage
Dave Goltz
Ron Jackson
Ken Landreaux
Willie Norwood
Roy Smalley
Rick Sofield
Rob Wilfong
Butch Wynegar

1979 Minnesota Twins
Most Games by Position

C Butch Wynegar (146)
1B Ron Jackson (157)
2B Rob Wilfong (133)
3B John Castino (143)
SS Roy Smalley (161)
LF Bombo Rivera (61)
CF Ken Landreaux (98)
RF Hosken Powell (85)
DH Jose Morales (77)
  
SP Roger Erickson
SP Dave Goltz
SP Paul Hartzell
SP Jerry Koosman
SP Geoff Zahn
  
RP Mike Bacsik
RP Darrell Jackson
RP Pete Redfern
RP Gary Serum
CL Mike Marshall


1979 Minnesota Twins
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1979 Minnesota Twins
Uniform Numbers

#2 John Castino
#5 Roy Smalley
#7 Rob Wilfong
#8 Glenn Adams
#9 Bombo Rivera
#10 Hosken Powell
#12 Rick Sofield
#14 Glenn Borgmann
#15 Darrell Jackson
#15 Ron Jackson
#16 Butch Wynegar
#17 Pete Redfern
#18 Paul Hartzell
#19 Roger Erickson
#20 Gary Serum
#21 Terry Felton
#21 Jeff Holly
#22 Craig Kusick
#23 Paul Thormodsgard
#24 Willie Norwood
#25 Danny Goodwin
#25 Rick Sofield
#26 Mike Cubbage
#27 Mike Bacsik
#28 Mike Marshall
#30 Dave Goltz
#31 Ken Brett
#31 Darrell Jackson
#32 Bob Randall
#33 Dave Edwards
#34 Jose Morales
#35 Gary Ward
#36 Jerry Koosman
#37 Dan Graham
#37 Jesus Vega
#38 Geoff Zahn
#40 Kevin Stanfield
#44 Ken Landreaux

Did you know that a 1979 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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