1976 Minnesota Twins
85 - 77
1975 / 1977 (Organization)
3rd place in the AL West (5 GB)
Home Record:
Away Record: 		44 - 37 (.543)
41 - 40 (.506)		 +1.6 wins
+2.4 wins
   
Scored/Expected: 743 / 656 ( +87 )
Allowed/Expected: 704 / 658 ( -46 )
Pyth Record: 85 - 77 (-0)
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Metropolitan Stadium
Attendance: 715,394 Avg Att: 8,832 (0.58)
Att Rank: 12 / 12 Lg Avg: 15,158
       
Park Factor: 1.02    
HR Factor: 1.13 R/L HR: 1.16 / 1.08
Notes:


Defensive Regression Analysis

Filters
Positions
    Multi-Year   1-Year
#
G
Inn
 
Arm
A2
PB
 
Arm
GO2
CS
A2
PB
1 Rod Carew
1B
152
1,331.7
 
7.5
5.6
7.5
 
14.6
14.6
2 Bob Randall
2B
153
1,275.7
 
-4.0
-3.1
-4.0
 
-9.4
-9.4
3 Dan Ford
RF
139
1,198.7
 
-12.5
-10.5
-11.9
-0.6
 
-12.9
-10.9
-2.0
4 Butch Wynegar
C
137
1,181.0
 
-0.3
-0.3
1.7
-2.0
 
-1.9
-1.7
1.6
-0.1
-1.8
5 Larry Hisle
LF
136
1,166.3
 
16.4
14.1
14.2
2.2
 
21.0
19.1
1.9
6 Lyman Bostock
CF
121
998.0
 
-2.0
-2.0
-2.2
0.1
 
-4.0
-4.7
0.7
7 Roy Smalley
SS
103
907.0
 
5.1
5.7
5.1
 
4.1
4.1
8 Mike Cubbage
3B
99
835.3
 
4.5
5.4
4.5
 
5.3
5.3
9 Steve Brye
CF
57
418.0
 
-4.3
-10.4
-4.4
0.0
 
-15.4
-13.8
-1.7
10 Dave McKay
3B
41
341.7
 
2.6
7.6
2.6
 
0.3
0.3
11 Danny Thompson
SS
34
299.7
 
-2.5
-8.4
-2.5
 
-2.5
-2.5
12 Steve Braun
LF
30
219.0
 
-0.2
-1.0
-0.6
0.4
 
4.4
3.2
1.2
13 Glenn Borgmann
C
24
190.0
 
1.5
8.1
0.3
1.3
 
-1.0
-0.6
-1.1
-1.7
0.7
14 Jerry Terrell
3B
26
157.0
 
0.1
0.6
0.1
 
1.3
1.3
15 Luis Gomez
SS
24
151.3
 
-1.6
-10.6
-1.6
 
-1.7
-1.7
16 Jerry Terrell
2B
31
151.0
 
-0.8
-5.4
-0.8
 
-2.0
-2.0
17 Larry Hisle
RF
18
142.0
 
-0.8
-5.6
-0.6
-0.2
 
-2.5
-3.0
0.5
18 Craig Kusick
1B
23
127.3
 
-0.4
-3.5
-0.4
 
0.7
0.7
19 Steve Braun
3B
16
119.0
 
-0.6
-4.9
-0.6
 
-0.6
-0.6
20 Jerry Terrell
SS
16
97.0
 
-0.7
-7.3
-0.7
 
3.0
3.0
21 Phil Roof
C
12
88.0
 
0.4
4.3
0.2
0.2
 
0.6
-0.2
-0.3
-0.5
1.1
22 Steve Brye
RF
18
80.3
 
0.1
1.7
0.1
0.0
 
0.5
0.8
-0.4
23 Steve Brye
LF
11
60.0
 
0.2
3.9
0.1
0.1
 
1.5
1.9
-0.3
24 Larry Hisle
CF
5
40.0
 
-0.9
-21.6
-0.8
-0.1
 
0.6
0.9
-0.2
25 Lyman Bostock
RF
3
18.0
 
-0.1
-3.5
-0.0
-0.0
 
-0.2
-0.2
-0.1
26 Steve Braun
RF
2
17.0
 
-0.0
-0.6
-0.0
-0.0
 
0.4
0.5
-0.1
27 Luis Gomez
2B
8
16.0
 
-0.1
-7.0
-0.1
 
-0.2
-0.2
28 Jerry Terrell
LF
3
13.7
 
0.0
2.8
0.0
-0.0
 
-0.2
-0.2
-0.1
29 Rod Carew
2B
7
13.3
 
0.1
8.0
0.1
 
0.2
0.2
30 Luis Gomez
3B
4
6.0
 
-0.0
-8.3
-0.0
 
-0.2
-0.2
31 Dave McKay
SS
2
4.0
 
-0.0
-11.1
-0.0
 
-0.6
-0.6
32 Jerry Terrell
RF
2
3.0
 
0.0
2.3
-0.0
0.0
 
-0.4
-0.4
-0.0
33 Mike Cubbage
2B
2
3.0
 
0.0
1.6
0.0
 
0.1
0.1
34 Luis Gomez
CF
1
2.0
 
-0.0
-4.5
-0.0
-0.0
 
-0.3
-0.3
-0.0
35 Jerry Terrell
CF
1
1.0
 
-0.0
-2.8
-0.0
-0.0
 
-0.2
-0.2
-0.0
  17        
6.7
0.6
3.1
2.0
2.1
-0.6
  
2.2
5.1
-0.5
-2.6
0.2
-2.3
-0.0
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