1976 Minnesota Twins Roster

The 1976 Minnesota Twins team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1976 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 1976 Minnesota Twins Opening Day starters list, a 1976 Minnesota Twins salary list, a 1976 Minnesota Twins uniform number breakdown and a 1976 Minnesota Twins primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1976 Minnesota Twins



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Complete Roster  
 

20 Vic Albury 6-00 190 Left Left 1947-05-12
18 Eddie Bane 5-09 160 Left Right 1952-03-22
28 Bert Blyleven 6-03 207 Right Right 1951-04-06
19 Tom Burgmeier 5-11 185 Left Left 1943-08-02
24 Bill Campbell 6-03 190 Right Right 1948-08-09
21 Joe Decker 6-00 180 Right Right 1947-06-16
30 Dave Goltz 6-04 215 Right Right 1949-06-23
31 Jim Hughes 6-03 190 Right Right 1951-07-02
21 Tom Johnson 6-01 185 Right Right 1951-04-02
23 Steve Luebber 6-03 195 Right Right 1949-07-09
26 Mike Pazik 6-02 195 Left Left 1950-01-26
17 Pete Redfern 6-02 195 Right Right 1954-08-25
48 Bill Singer 6-04 200 Right Right 1944-04-24
14 Glenn Borgmann 6-04 210 Right Right 1950-05-25
8 Phil Roof 6-03 210 Right Right 1941-03-05
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
7 Dave McKay 6-01 195 Right Both 1950-03-14
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
5 Danny Thompson 6-00 183 Right Right 1947-02-01
10 Lyman Bostock 6-01 180 Right Left 1950-11-22
11 Steve Brye 6-00 190 Right Right 1949-02-04
15 Dan Ford 6-01 185 Right Right 1952-05-19
9 Larry Hisle 6-02 195 Right Right 1947-05-05
2 Steve Braun 5-10 180 Right Left 1948-05-08
22 Craig Kusick 6-03 232 Right Right 1948-09-30
6 Tony Oliva 6-02 190 Right Left 1938-07-20
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The 1976 Minnesota Twins played 162 games during the regular season, won 85 games, lost 77 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Metropolitan Stadium (Park Factors: 103/102) where 715,394 fans witnessed their 1976 Twins finish the season with a .525 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 1976 Minnesota Twins Opening Day starters list, a 1976 Minnesota Twins salary list, a 1976 Minnesota Twins uniform number breakdown and a 1976 Minnesota Twins primary starters list:

1976 Minnesota Twins
Opening Day Starters


Bert Blyleven
Steve Braun
Steve Brye
Rod Carew
Dan Ford
Larry Hisle
Dave McKay
Jerry Terrell
Danny Thompson
Butch Wynegar

1976 Minnesota Twins
Most Games by Position

C Butch Wynegar (137)
1B Rod Carew (152)
2B Bob Randall (153)
3B Mike Cubbage (99)
SS Roy Smalley (103)
LF Larry Hisle (135)
CF Lyman Bostock (121)
RF Dan Ford (139)
DH Craig Kusick (79)
  
SP Eddie Bane
SP Dave Goltz
SP Jim Hughes
SP Pete Redfern
SP Bill Singer
  
RP Vic Albury
RP Tom Burgmeier
CL Bill Campbell


1976 Minnesota Twins
Salaries

Rod Carew $140,000.00
Steve Braun $75,000.00
Larry Hisle $59,000.00
Jerry Terrell $34,000.00
Dave Goltz $32,000.00
Dan Ford $28,500.00
Lyman Bostock $25,000.00
Roy Smalley $25,000.00
Glenn Borgmann $24,000.00
Steve Brye $23,000.00
Mike Cubbage $23,000.00
Craig Kusick $21,000.00
Luis Gomez $19,000.00
Tom Johnson $19,000.00
Bob Randall $19,000.00
Pete Redfern $19,000.00
Butch Wynegar $19,000.00


1976 Minnesota Twins
Uniform Numbers

#1 Jerry Terrell
#2 Steve Braun
#5 Roy Smalley
#5 Danny Thompson
#6 Tony Oliva
#7 Dave McKay
#8 Phil Roof
#9 Larry Hisle
#10 Lyman Bostock
#11 Steve Brye
#14 Glenn Borgmann
#15 Dan Ford
#16 Butch Wynegar
#17 Pete Redfern
#18 Eddie Bane
#19 Tom Burgmeier
#20 Vic Albury
#21 Joe Decker
#21 Tom Johnson
#22 Craig Kusick
#23 Steve Luebber
#24 Bill Campbell
#25 Luis Gomez
#26 Mike Cubbage
#26 Mike Pazik
#28 Bert Blyleven
#29 Rod Carew
#30 Dave Goltz
#31 Jim Hughes
#32 Bob Randall
#48 Bill Singer

Did you know that a 1976 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)?