 After winning the division again in 1970, the team entered an eight-year dry spell, finishing around the .500 mark.Killebrew departed after 1974.Owner Calvin Griffith faced financial difficulty with the start of free agency, costing the Twins the services of Lyman Bostock and Larry Hisle, who left as free agents after the 1977 season, and Carew, who was traded after the 1978 season.