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1981 Minnesota Twins (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1980/1982)
First Half: 17-39, Finished 7th
Second Half: 24-29, Finished 4th
Overall: 41-68, Finished 7th in AL Western Division
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Scored 378 runs, Allowed 486 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 42-67
Managed by Johnny Goryl and Billy Gardner

Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 469,090 (14th of 14)
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Batting - 107, Pitching - 108
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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1981 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1980/1982) / Lineups / Batting Orders / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

December 8, 1980

Drafted Don Cooper from the New York Yankees in the 1980 rule 5 draft.

Traded Dave Edwards to the San Diego Padres. Received Chuck Baker.

Drafted John Hobbs from the Seattle Mariners in the 1980 rule 5 draft.

Drafted Jack O'Connor from the Montreal Expos in the 1980 rule 5 draft.

December 12, 1980

Traded Willie Norwood to the Seattle Mariners. Received Byron McLaughlin.

December 19, 1980

Traded Mike Bacsik to the Seattle Mariners. Received Steve Stroughter.

January 13, 1981

Drafted Ralph Bryant in the 13th round of the 1981 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

February 23, 1981

Signed Jay Pettibone as a free agent.

March 27, 1981

Released Bombo Rivera.

March 30, 1981

Traded Ken Landreaux to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Mickey Hatcher, Kelly Snider (minors), and Matt Reeves (minors).

March 31, 1981

Released Byron McLaughlin.

April 1, 1981 (Standings)

Sold Houston Jimenez to the Reynosa (Mexican).

May 28, 1981 (Standings)

Sold Steve Stroughter to the Seattle Mariners.

June 8, 1981 (Standings)

Drafted Frank Viola in the 2nd round of the 1981 amateur draft.

Drafted John Marzano in the 3rd round of the 1981 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Curt Wardle in the 3rd round of the 1981 amateur draft.

Drafted Dave Meier in the 5th round of the 1981 amateur draft.

Drafted Steve Lombardozzi in the 9th round of the 1981 amateur draft.

August 23, 1981 (Standings)

Traded Ron Jackson to the Detroit Tigers. Received a player to be named later. The Detroit Tigers sent Tim Corcoran (September 4, 1981) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.

August 30, 1981 (Standings)

Traded Jerry Koosman to the Chicago White Sox. Received a player to be named later, Ivan Mesa (minors), Ronnie Perry (minors), and cash. The Chicago White Sox sent Randy Johnson (September 2, 1981) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.

October 23, 1981

Traded Mike Kinnunen to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Jeff Little.

November 13, 1981

Glenn Adams granted Free Agency.

Pete Mackanin granted Free Agency.

November 27, 1981

Released Danny Goodwin.

December 7, 1981

Drafted Paul Boris from the New York Yankees in the 1981 rule 5 draft.

December 28, 1981

Traded Hosken Powell to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received a player to be named later. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Greg Wells (January 18, 1982) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.

January 6, 1982

Traded Scotti Madison and Paul Voight (minors) to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Bobby Castillo and Bobby Mitchell.

January 12, 1982

Drafted Kirby Puckett in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1982 amateur draft.

Drafted Greg Mathews in the 9th round of the 1982 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

January 26, 1982

Sold John Verhoeven to the Boston Red Sox.

March 18, 1982

Signed Alvaro Espinoza as a free agent.

March 26, 1982

Released Tim Corcoran.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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