The 1979 roster for the Twins included Jerry Koosman at pitcher, Butch Wynegar at catcher, Ron Jackson at first baseman, Rob Wilfong at second baseman and John Castino at third baseman.
| NO. | NAME | POS | HEIGHT | WEIGHT | DOB | AGE | BIRTHPLACE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | G. Adams | DH | 6'0" | 185 | 10/4/1947 | 31 | Northbridge, MA | |
| 2 | | M. Bacsik | P | 6'1" | 185 | 4/1/1952 | 27 | Dallas, TX | |
| 3 | | G. Borgmann | C | 6'4" | 210 | 5/25/1950 | 29 | Paterson, NJ | |
| 4 | | K. Brett | P | 5'11" | 195 | 9/18/1948 | 30 | Brooklyn, NY | |
| 5 | | J. Castino | 3B | 5'11" | 175 | 10/23/1954 | 24 | Evanston, IL | |
| 6 | | M. Cubbage | 3B | 6'0" | 180 | 7/21/1950 | 28 | Charlottesville, VA | |
| 7 | | D. Edwards | OF | 6'0" | 175 | 2/24/1954 | 25 | Los Angeles, CA | |
| 8 | | R. Erickson | P | 6'3" | 190 | 8/30/1956 | 22 | Springfield, IL | |
| 9 | | T. Felton | P | 6'1" | 180 | 10/29/1957 | 21 | Texarkana, AR | |
| 10 | | D. Goltz | P | 6'4" | 215 | 6/23/1949 | 30 | Pelican Rapids, MN | |
| 11 | | D. Goodwin | DH | 6'1" | 195 | 9/2/1953 | 25 | St. Louis, MO | |
| 12 | | D. Graham | DH | 6'1" | 205 | 7/19/1954 | 24 | Ray, AZ | |
| 13 | | P. Hartzell | P | 6'5" | 200 | 11/2/1953 | 25 | Bloomsburg, PA | |
| 14 | | J. Holly | P | 6'5" | 210 | 3/1/1953 | 26 | San Pedro, CA | |
| 15 | | D. Jackson | P | 5'10" | 150 | 4/3/1956 | 23 | Los Angeles, CA | |
| 16 | | R. Jackson | 1B | 6'0" | 205 | 5/9/1953 | 26 | Birmingham, AL | |
| 17 | | J. Koosman | P | 6'2" | 205 | 12/23/1942 | 36 | Appleton, MN | |
| 18 | | C. Kusick | DH | 6'3" | 230 | 9/30/1948 | 30 | Milwaukee, WI | |
| 19 | | K. Landreaux | OF | 5'10" | 165 | 12/22/1954 | 24 | Los Angeles, CA | |
| 20 | | M. Marshall | P | 5'10" | 180 | 1/15/1943 | 36 | Adrian, MI | |
| 21 | | J. Morales | DH | 6'0" | 195 | 12/30/1944 | 34 | Frederiksted, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 22 | | W. Norwood | OF | 6'0" | 185 | 11/7/1950 | 28 | Greene County, AL | |
| 23 | | H. Powell | OF | 6'1" | 185 | 5/14/1955 | 24 | Selma, AL | |
| 24 | | B. Randall | 2B | 6'3" | 180 | 6/6/1948 | 31 | Norton, KS | |
| 25 | | P. Redfern | P | 6'2" | 195 | 8/25/1954 | 24 | Glendale, CA | |
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