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1982 Minnesota Twins season
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combined 60-102, seventh in the AL Western Division | |
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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.
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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.
Statistic | Player | Quantity |
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HR | Gary Ward | 28 |
RBI | Kent Hrbek | 92 |
BA | Kent Hrbek | .301 |
Runs | Gary Ward | 85 |
Pitching
Reliever Ron Davis had 22 saves.
Statistic | Player | Quantity |
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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 |
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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
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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 |
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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 |
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Jesús Vega | 71 | 199 | 53 | .266 | 5 | 29 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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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 |
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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 |
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Ron Davis | 63 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 4.42 | 89 |
Jeff Little | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.21 | 26 |
Farm system
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.
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