The Minnesota Twins were 73-89 in 1978. They finished 4th in the AL West.
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Ashby becomes first 8-game winner, Brewers beat Twins 3-2 with help of interference call
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Zebby Matthews pitches Twins past Marlins 9-1 with 7 shutout innings in his season debut
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Twins send strikeout-prone outfielder Matt Wallner to Triple-A and call up Zebby Matthews to start
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Jiménez, Edwards lead Marlins' attack in 9-5 win over Twins
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Bailey Ober pitches his first career shutout, Buxton steals home as the Twins beat the Marlins 3-0
1978 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 162 | 5,522 | 666 | 1,472 | 259 | 47 | 82 | 621 | 604 | 33 | 684 | 99 | 56 | .267 | .339 | .375 |
Team Rank | 7th | 12th | 5th | 7th | 4th | 22nd | 12th | 4th | 6th | 5th | 13th | 11th | 6th | 1st | 15th |
1978 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 162 | 73 | 89 | 3.69 | 703 | 5 | 26 | 1459.2 | 1,468 | 599 | 678 | 102 | 520 | 33 |
Team Rank | 18th | 18th | 18th | 22nd | 21st | 17th | 3rd | 22nd | 18th | 17th | 6th | 13th | 17th |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
31 | 14 | .689 | ||
22 | 23 | .489 | 9.0 | |
22 | 23 | .489 | 9.0 | |
20 | 25 | .444 | 11.0 | |
18 | 26 | .409 | 12.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
29 | 16 | .644 | ||
25 | 17 | .595 | 2.5 | |
26 | 18 | .591 | 2.5 | |
24 | 21 | .533 | 5.0 | |
24 | 21 | .533 | 5.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
27 | 18 | .600 | ||
26 | 18 | .591 | 0.5 | |
21 | 22 | .488 | 5.0 | |
18 | 27 | .400 | 9.0 | |
17 | 28 | .378 | 10.0 |
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
29 | 14 | .674 | ||
28 | 17 | .622 | 2.0 | |
20 | 25 | .444 | 10.0 | |
19 | 25 | .432 | 10.5 | |
18 | 26 | .409 | 11.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
24 | 22 | .522 | ||
22 | 22 | .500 | 1.0 | |
20 | 25 | .444 | 3.5 | |
20 | 25 | .444 | 3.5 | |
19 | 26 | .422 | 4.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
23 | 21 | .523 | ||
22 | 24 | .478 | 2.0 | |
21 | 23 | .477 | 2.0 | |
18 | 28 | .391 | 6.0 | |
16 | 29 | .356 | 7.5 |
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