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combined 41-68, seventh in the AL Western Division | |
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Owner(s) | Calvin Griffith (majority owner, with Thelma Griffith Haynes) |
General manager(s) | Calvin Griffith |
Manager(s) | Johnny Goryl, Billy Gardner |
Local television | KMSP-TV (Bob Kurtz, Larry Osterman) |
Local radio | 830 WCCO AM (Herb Carneal, Frank Quilici) |
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The 1981 Minnesota Twins finished a combined 41-68, seventh in the American League West. In the strike split season, the Twins were 17-39, seventh place in the first half and 24-29, fourth place in the second half. 469,090 fans attended Twins games, the lowest total in the American League. It was also their 21st and final season at Metropolitan Stadium, before moving their home games to the Metrodome the next season. The franchise would not play another outdoor home game until 2010, when Target Field opened.
Offseason[edit]
- December 8, 1980: Dave Edwards was traded by the Twins to the San Diego Padres for Chuck Baker.[1]
- December 8, 1980: Jack O'Connor was drafted by the Twins from the Montreal Expos in the rule 5 draft.[2]
- December 12, 1980: Willie Norwood was traded by the Twins to the Seattle Mariners for Byron McLaughlin.[3]
- March 27, 1981: Bombo Rivera was released by the Twins.[4]
- March 30, 1981: Ken Landreaux was traded by the Twins to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Mickey Hatcher, Kelly Snider (minors), and Matt Reeves (minors).[5]
Regular season[edit]
Only one Twins player made the All-Star Game: relief pitcher Doug Corbett.
Offense[edit]
John Castino batted .268 with 6 HR and 37 RBI. Shortstop Roy Smalley had 7 HR and collected 22 RBI.
Statistic | Player | Quantity |
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HR | Roy Smalley | 7 |
RBI | Mickey Hatcher | 37 |
BA | John Castino | .268 |
Runs | Gary Ward | 42 |
Pitching[edit]
Reliever Doug Corbett was the Twins' only bright spot on the mound, racking up 17 saves.
Statistic | Player | Quantity |
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ERA | Fernando Arroyo | 3.93 |
Wins | Pete Redfern | 9 |
Saves | Doug Corbett | 17 |
Strikeouts | Pete Redfern | 77 |
Season standings[edit]
AL West First Half Standings |
W | L | Pct. |
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Oakland Athletics | 37 | 23 | .617 |
Texas Rangers | 33 | 22 | .600 |
Chicago White Sox | 31 | 22 | .585 |
California Angels | 31 | 29 | .517 |
Kansas City Royals | 20 | 30 | .400 |
Seattle Mariners | 21 | 36 | .368 |
Minnesota Twins | 17 | 39 | .304 |
AL West Second Half Standings |
W | L | Pct. |
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Kansas City Royals | 30 | 23 | .566 |
Oakland Athletics | 27 | 22 | .551 |
Texas Rangers | 24 | 26 | .480 |
Minnesota Twins | 24 | 29 | .453 |
Seattle Mariners | 23 | 29 | .442 |
Chicago White Sox | 23 | 30 | .434 |
California Angels | 20 | 30 | .400 |
Record vs. opponents[edit]
1981 American League Records
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] |
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 2–2 | 6–6 | 3–6 | 4–2 | 6–7 | 5–3 | 2–4 | 6–0 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 5–2 |
Boston | 2–2 | — | 2–4 | 5–4 | 7–6 | 6–1 | 3–3 | 6–7 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 3–6 | 4–0 |
California | 6–6 | 4–2 | — | 6–7 | 7–5 | 3–3 | 0–6 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 2–8 | 6–4 | 2–4 | 6–6 |
Chicago | 6–3 | 4–5 | 7–6 | — | 2–5 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 7–5 |
Cleveland | 2–4 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–2 | — | 1–5 | 4–4 | 3–6 | 2–1 | 7–5 | 3–2 | 8–4 | 2–2 | 4–2 |
Detroit | 7–6 | 1–6 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 5–1 | — | 3–2 | 5–8 | 9–3 | 3–7 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 9–3 | 6–4 |
Kansas City | 3–5 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 0–2 | 4–4 | 2–3 | — | 4–5 | 9–4 | 2–10 | 3–3 | 6–7 | 3–4 | 5–3 |
Milwaukee | 4–2 | 7–6 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 6–3 | 8–5 | 5–4 | — | 9–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 4–5 | 6–4 |
Minnesota | 0–6 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 3–9 | 4–9 | 3–9 | — | 3–3 | 2–8 | 3–6–1 | 5–8 | 5–1 |
New York | 6–7 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 7–3 | 10–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | — | 4–3 | 2–3 | 5–4 | 2–3 |
Oakland | 5–7 | 5–7 | 8–2 | 6–7 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 8–2 | 3–4 | — | 6–1 | 4–2 | 10–2 |
Seattle | 2–4 | 3–9 | 4–6 | 3–3 | 4–8 | 1–5 | 7–6 | 2–2 | 6–3–1 | 3–2 | 1–6 | — | 5–8 | 3–3 |
Texas | 1–2 | 6–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 3–9 | 4–3 | 5–4 | 8–5 | 4–5 | 2–4 | 8–5 | — | 6–2 |
Toronto | 2–5 | 0–4 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 2–4 | 4–6 | 3–5 | 4–6 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 2–10 | 3–3 | 2–6 | — |
Notable transactions[edit]
- June 8, 1981: Frank Viola was drafted by the Twins in the 2nd round of the 1981 Major League Baseball Draft.[6]
- August 23, 1981: Ron Jackson was traded by the Twins to the Detroit Tigers for a player to be named later. The Tigers completed the deal by sending Tim Corcoran to the Twins on September 4.[7]
- August 30, 1981: Jerry Koosman was traded by the Twins to the Chicago White Sox for Ivan Mesa (minors), Ronnie Perry (minors), a player to be named later, and cash. The White Sox completed the trade by sending Randy Johnson to the Twins on September 2.[8]
Roster[edit]
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Player stats[edit]
Batting[edit]
Starters by position[edit]
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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3B | Castino, JohnJohn Castino | 101 | 381 | 102 | .268 | 6 | 36 |
SS | Smalley, RoyRoy Smalley | 56 | 167 | 44 | .263 | 7 | 22 |
LF | Ward, GaryGary Ward | 85 | 295 | 78 | .264 | 3 | 29 |
CF | Hatcher, MickeyMickey Hatcher | 99 | 377 | 96 | .255 | 3 | 37 |
Other batters[edit]
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Jackson, RonRon Jackson | 54 | 175 | 46 | .263 | 4 | 28 |
Baker, ChuckChuck Baker | 40 | 66 | 12 | .182 | 0 | 6 |
Corcoran, TimTim Corcoran | 22 | 51 | 9 | .176 | 0 | 4 |
Faedo, LennyLenny Faedo | 12 | 41 | 8 | .195 | 0 | 6 |
Pitching[edit]
Starting pitchers[edit]
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Williams, AlbertAlbert Williams | 23 | 150 | 6 | 10 | 4.08 | 76 |
Redfern, PetePete Redfern | 24 | 141.2 | 9 | 8 | 4.07 | 77 |
Arroyo, FernandoFernando Arroyo | 23 | 128.1 | 7 | 10 | 3.93 | 39 |
Koosman, JerryJerry Koosman | 19 | 94.1 | 3 | 9 | 4.20 | 55 |
Erickson, RogerRoger Erickson | 14 | 91.1 | 3 | 8 | 3.84 | 44 |
Other pitchers[edit]
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Jackson, DarrellDarrell Jackson | 14 | 32.2 | 3 | 3 | 4.41 | 26 |
Relief pitchers[edit]
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Corbett, DougDoug Corbett | 54 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 2.57 | 60 |
O'Connor, JackJack O'Connor | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5.86 | 16 |
Cooper, DonDon Cooper | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4.30 | 33 |
Farm system[edit]
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Orlando
Notes[edit]
- ^ Dave Edwards page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jack O'Connor page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Willie Norwood page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bombo Rivera page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ken Landreaux page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Frank Viola page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ron Jackson page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jerry Koosman page at Baseball Reference
References[edit]
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- Player stats from www.baseball-reference.com
- Team info from www.baseball-almanac.com
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