1982 Minnesota Twins season

1982 Minnesota Twins
	combined 60-102, seventh in the AL Western Division
Major League affiliations
	American League (since 1901);
	Western Division (since 1969);
Location
	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (since 1982);
	Minneapolis, Minnesota (since 1961);
Other information
Owner(s)	Calvin Griffith
Manager(s)	Billy Gardner
Local television	KMSP-TV ; (Bob Kurtz, Larry Osterman)
Local radio	830 WCCO AM ; (Herb Carneal, Frank Quilici)
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The 1982 Minnesota Twins finished 60-102, seventh in the AL West. It was the first time the Twins lost more than 100 games since moving to Minnesota.

The Twins moved into the Metrodome but only 921,186 fans attended Twins games, the lowest total in the American League.

Offseason

October 23, 1981: Mike Kinnunen was traded by the Twins to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jeff Little.^[1]
January 12, 1982: Kirby Puckett was drafted by the Twins in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1982 Major League Baseball Draft.^[2]

Regular season

Only one Twins made the All-Star Game, first baseman Kent Hrbek.

Offense

Kent Hrbek hit .301 with 23 HR and 92 RBI. Gary Ward hit .289 with 28 HR and 91 RBI. Gary Gaetti hit 25 HR and 84 RBI. Tom Brunansky hit 20 HR and 42 RBI.

**Team Leaders**
Statistic	Player	Quantity
HR	Gary Ward	28
RBI	Kent Hrbek	92
BA	Kent Hrbek	.301
Runs	Gary Ward	85

Pitching

Reliever Ron Davis had 22 saves.

**Team Leaders**
Statistic	Player	Quantity
ERA	Bobby Castillo	3.66
Wins	Bobby Castillo	13
Saves	Ron Davis	22
Strikeouts	Brad Havens	129

Defense

Season standings

AL West	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
California Angels	93	69	.574	--
Kansas City Royals	90	72	.556	3.0
Chicago White Sox	87	75	.537	6.0
Seattle Mariners	76	86	.469	17.0
Oakland Athletics	68	94	.420	25,0
Texas Rangers	64	98	.395	29.0
Minnesota Twins	60	102	.370	33.0

Notable transactions

March 26, 1982: Tim Corcoran was released by the Minnesota Twins.^[3]
May 12, 1982: Doug Corbett and Rob Wilfong were traded by the Twins to the California Angels for Tom Brunansky, Mike Walters, and $400,000.^[4]
July 21, 1982: Houston Jiménez was purchased by the Twins from the Broncos de Reynosa.^[5]

Roster

1982 Minnesota Twins

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

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Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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
1B	Kent Hrbek	140	532	160	.301	23	92
3B	Gary Gaetti	145	508	117	.230	25	84
SS	Lenny Faedo	90	255	62	.243	3	22
LF	Gary Ward	152	570	165	.289	28	91
RF	Tom Brunansky	127	463	126	.272	20	46

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Jesús Vega	71	199	53	.266	5	29

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Albert Williams	26	153.2	9	7	4.22	61
Jack O'Connor	23	126	8	9	4.29	56

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Bobby Castillo	40	218.2	13	11	3.66	125
Pete Redfern	27	94.1	5	11	6.58	40
Darrell Jackson	13	44.2	0	5	6.25	16

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Ron Davis	63	3	9	22	4.42	89
Jeff Little	33	2	0	0	4.21	26

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager

Notes

References

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.

External links

[1] Mike Kinnunen page at Baseball Reference

[2] Kirby Puckett page at Baseball Reference

[3] ttp://www.baseball-reference.com/c/corcoti01.shtml

[4] Doug Corbett page at Baseball Reference

[5] Houston Jiménez page at Baseball Reference

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Contents

Offseason

Regular season

Offense

Pitching

Defense

Season standings

Notable transactions

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Other batters

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

Farm system

Notes

References

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1982 Minnesota Twins
combined 60-102, seventh in the AL Western Division
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Western Division (since 1969)
Location
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (since 1982)
Minneapolis, Minnesota (since 1961)
Other information
Owner(s)	Calvin Griffith
Manager(s)	Billy Gardner
Local television	KMSP-TV (Bob Kurtz, Larry Osterman)
Local radio	830 WCCO AM (Herb Carneal, Frank Quilici)
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