The Minnesota Twins were 73-89 in 1978. They finished 4th in the AL West.
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Colt Keith homers as young Tigers lineup beats struggling Twins, 7-2
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Kody Clemens homers as Twins beat slumping Tigers, 3-2
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Riley Greene and Kevin McGonigle belt home runs for Tigers in 5-4 win over Twins
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Twins bring back Joe Ryan from the injured list to start the series opener against the Tigers
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White Sox bullpen throws gem in 10-1 win over Twins to maintain AL Central lead
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
86 | 61 | .585 | ||
82 | 65 | .558 | 4.0 | |
72 | 75 | .490 | 14.0 | |
68 | 78 | .466 | 17.5 | |
67 | 81 | .453 | 19.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
91 | 56 | .619 | ||
81 | 66 | .551 | 10.0 | |
74 | 73 | .503 | 17.0 | |
72 | 75 | .490 | 19.0 | |
69 | 77 | .473 | 21.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
89 | 57 | .610 | ||
78 | 68 | .534 | 11.0 | |
78 | 69 | .531 | 11.5 | |
62 | 85 | .422 | 27.5 | |
55 | 91 | .377 | 34.0 |
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
87 | 59 | .596 | ||
84 | 62 | .575 | 3.0 | |
80 | 67 | .544 | 7.5 | |
73 | 74 | .497 | 14.5 | |
71 | 76 | .483 | 16.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
75 | 71 | .514 | ||
74 | 73 | .503 | 1.5 | |
69 | 77 | .473 | 6.0 | |
67 | 79 | .459 | 8.0 | |
65 | 82 | .442 | 10.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
75 | 72 | .510 | ||
72 | 75 | .490 | 3.0 | |
69 | 78 | .469 | 6.0 | |
59 | 88 | .401 | 16.0 | |
56 | 90 | .384 | 18.5 |
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