Starting his Big League career with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1969 as a pitcher, Darwin was moved to the outfield where he showed some pop in his bat, hitting 65 home runs in three seasons with the Minnesota Twins between 1972 and 1974.
A “hit-or-miss” type hitter, he also led the American League in strikeouts (as a batter) those three straight seasons between 1972 and 1974, in what were his only three full seasons as a Big Leaguer.
He finished his career with a batting average of .251, with 559 hits over 2224 at-bats, with 250 runs scored and 328 RBI’s.
