1982 Minnesota Twins season

March 2026 November 2013 Minnesota Twins 1982 American League West Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota 60–102 (60 102) 7th Calvin Griffith (majority owner, with Thelma Griffith Haynes) Calvin Griffith Billy Gardner KMSP-TV (Bob Kurtz, Larry Osterman) 830 WCCO AM (Herb Carneal, Frank Quilici) The 1982 Minnesota Twins season was the 22nd season for the Minnesota Twins franchise in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, and the 82nd overall in the American League. It was also the 1st season at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, which they would continue to play in until 2009. The team finished 60–102, seventh in the American League West. It was the first time the Twins lost more than 100 games since moving to Minnesota. This feat of more than 100 losses would be matched in 2016 and was surpassed by one game as that record was 59–103. Despite the Twins' new stadium, 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.https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kinnumi01.shtml Mike Kinnunen Stats - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com April 20, 2018 January 12, 1982: Kirby Puckett was drafted by the Twins in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1982 Major League Baseball draft.https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/puckeki01.shtml Kirby Puckett Stats - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com April 20, 2018 Regular season The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome debuted with an April 3 exhibition game against the Philadelphia Phillies. Philadelphia's Pete Rose had the first unofficial Metrodome hit, and Minnesota's Kent Hrbek homered twice. In the regular-season home opener, outfielder Dave Engle had the Twins' first hit and home run in the Metrodome. Third baseman Gary Gaetti homered twice and was thrown out at home trying to stretch a triple for an inside-the-park home run. The Seattle Mariners beat the Twins 11–7.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198204060.shtml Seattle Mariners 11, Minnesota Twins 7 Baseball-Reference.com 2016-02-01 On May 29, for the only time in Twins history, a catcher nabbed four base stealers in a single game: Sal Butera threw out Ken Griffey, Graig Nettles, Bobby Murcer and Willie Randolph of the New York Yankees.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198205290.shtml Butera Nabs Four Baseball-Reference.com 2016-02-01 Otherwise, May was not a good month as the Twins went 3-26, the worst major league month in baseball since the Philadelphia Athletics posted a 2–28 record in June of 1916. The Twins record slide of fourteen consecutive losses ended with a June 4 shutout win over Baltimore. Only one Twins player made the All-Star Game in Montreal, first baseman Kent Hrbek. On July 19, outfielder Tom Brunansky hit what will be the Twins only inside-the-park grand slam home run, ever. Jerry Augustine of the Milwaukee Brewers threw the pitch. Pitcher Terry Felton – who'd gone 0–3 in 1980 – finished this season 0–13, and would not pitch in the majors again. 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 46 RBI. + Team Leaders Statistic Player QuantityHR Gary Ward 28RBI Kent Hrbek 92BA Kent Hrbek .301Runs Gary Ward 85 Pitching Reliever Ron Davis had 22 saves. + Team Leaders Statistic Player QuantityERA Bobby Castillo 3.66Wins Bobby Castillo 13Saves Ron Davis 22Strikeouts Brad Havens 129 Defense Season standings Record vs. opponents MIN Notable transactions March 26, 1982: Tim Corcoran was released by the Minnesota Twins.https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/corcoti01.shtml Tim Corcoran Stats - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com April 20, 2018 April 10, 1982: Roy Smalley III was traded by the Twins to the New York Yankees for Ron Davis, Greg Gagne and Paul Boris.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/davisro02.shtml Ron Davis Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More Baseball-Reference.com April 9, 2023 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.https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/corbedo01.shtml Doug Corbett Stats - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com April 20, 2018 May 12, 1982: Butch Wynegar and Roger Erickson were traded by the Twins to the New York Yankees for Larry Milbourne, Pete Filson, John Pacella and cash.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wynegbu01.shtml Butch Wynegar Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More Baseball-Reference.com April 9, 2023 July 21, 1982: Houston Jiménez was purchased by the Twins from the Broncos de Reynosa.https://www.baseball-reference.com/j/jimenho01.shtml Houston Jimenez Stats - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com April 20, 2018 Roster 1982 Minnesota Twins Roster Pitchers 30 Fernando Arroyo 30 Paul Boris 37 Bobby Castillo 34 Don Cooper 23 Doug Corbett 39 Ron Davis 19 Roger Erickson 18 Terry Felton 23 Pete Filson 27 Brad Havens 31 Darrell Jackson 36 Jeff Little 33 Jack O'Connor 19 John Pacella 17 Pete Redfern 16 Frank Viola 28 Albert Williams Catchers 11 Sal Butera 15 Tim Laudner  1 Ray Smith 16 Butch Wynegar Infielders  2 John Castino 12 Lenny Faedo  8 Gary Gaetti 14 Kent Hrbek  7 Larry Milbourne  5 Roy Smalley 38 Ron Washington  7 Greg Wells  7 Rob Wilfong Outfielders 24 Tom Brunansky  4 Jim Eisenreich 20 Dave Engle  9 Mickey Hatcher 10 Bobby Mitchell 32 Gary Ward Other batters 25 Randy Bush 22 Randy Johnson 21 Jesús Vega Manager 42 Billy Gardner Coaches} 41 Karl Kuehl 44 Jim Lemon 46 Johnny Podres 43 Rick Stelmaszek 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 C Tim Laudner 93 306 78 .255 7 33 1B Kent Hrbek 140 532 160 .301 23 92 2B John Castino 117 410 99 .241 6 37 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 CF Bobby Mitchell 124 454 113 .249 2 28 RF Tom Brunansky 127 463 126 .272 20 46 DH Randy Johnson 89 234 58 .248 10 33 Other batters Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Ron Washington 119 451 122 .271 5 39 Mickey Hatcher 84 277 69 .249 3 26 Jesús Vega 71 199 53 .266 5 29 Dave Engle 58 186 42 .226 4 16 Sal Butera 54 126 32 .254 0 8 Randy Bush 55 119 29 .244 4 13 Jim Eisenreich 34 99 30 .303 2 9 Larry Milbourne 29 98 23 .235 0 1 Butch Wynegar 24 86 18 .209 1 8 Rob Wilfong 25 81 13 .160 0 5 Greg Wells 15 54 11 .204 0 3 Ray Smith 9 23 5 .217 0 1 Roy Smalley 4 13 2 .154 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Player G IP W L ERA SO Brad Havens 33 208.2 10 14 4.31 129 Albert Williams 26 153.2 9 7 4.22 61 Frank Viola 22 126.0 4 10 5.21 84 Jack O'Connor 23 126.0 8 9 4.29 56 Roger Erickson 7 40.2 4 3 4.87 12 Other pitchers Player G IP W L ERA SO Bobby Castillo 40 218.2 13 11 3.66 125 Terry Felton 48 117.1 0 13 4.99 92 Pete Redfern 27 94.1 5 11 6.58 40 Darrell Jackson 13 44.2 0 5 6.25 16 Pete Filson 5 12.1 0 2 8.76 10 Don Cooper 6 11.1 0 1 9.53 5 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 Paul Boris 23 1 2 0 3.99 30 John Pacella 21 1 2 2 7.32 20 Doug Corbett 10 0 2 3 5.32 15 Fernando Arroyo 6 0 1 0 5.27 4 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Toledo Mud Hens International League Cal Ermer AA Orlando Twins Southern League Tom Kelly A Visalia Oaks California League Phil Roof A Wisconsin Rapids Twins Midwest League Ken Staples Rookie Elizabethton Twins Appalachian League Fred Waters Notes 2 References Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 External links Player stats from www.baseball-reference.com Team info from www.baseball-almanac.com 1982 Category:1982 Major League Baseball season Category:1982 in sports in Minnesota