1983 Minnesota Twins season

March 2026 November 2013 Minnesota Twins 1983 American League West Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota 70–92 (70 92) 5th Calvin Griffith (majority owner, with Thelma Griffith Haynes) Calvin Griffith Billy Gardner KMSP-TV (Bob Kurtz, Larry Osterman)Spectrum(Pat Hughes, Dick Bremer) 830 WCCO AM (Herb Carneal, Ron Weber, Tim Moreland) The 1983 Minnesota Twins season was the 23rd season for the Minnesota Twins franchise in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, their 2nd season at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome and the 83rd overall in the American League. The Twins finished 70–92, tied for fifth in the American League West, and improved upon their dismal 60–102 record from 1982 by ten games. 858,939 fans attended Twins games, the third-lowest total in the American League. Offseason January 12, 1983: Bob Veselic was traded by the Twins to the Houston Astros for Rick Lysander.Rick Lysander https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lysanri01.shtml 2024-09-09 Baseball-Reference.com en January 31, 1983: Mike Hart was signed as a free agent by the Twins.Mike Hart https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hartmi02.shtml 2024-09-09 Baseball-Reference.com en March 25, 1983: Sal Butera was traded by the Twins to the Detroit Tigers for Stine Poole (minors) and cash.Sal Butera https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/butersa01.shtml 2024-09-09 Baseball-Reference.com en March 25, 1983: Pete Redfern was released by the Twins.Pete Redfern https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/redfepe01.shtml 2024-09-09 Baseball-Reference.com en Regular season Only one Twins player made the All-Star Game, outfielder Gary Ward. Offense Kent Hrbek hit .297 with 16 HR and 84 RBI. Gary Ward hit .278 with 19 HR and 88 RBI. Gary Gaetti hit 21 HR and 78 RBI. Tom Brunansky hit 28 HR and 82 RBI. + Team Leaders Statistic Player QuantityHR Tom Brunansky 28RBI Gary Ward 92BA Kent Hrbek .297Runs John Castino 83 Pitching Starter Ken Schrom was 15–8. Reliever Ron Davis had 30 saves. + Team Leaders Statistic Player QuantityERA Ken Schrom 3.71Wins Ken Schrom 15Saves Ron Davis 30Strikeouts Frank Viola 127 Season standings Record vs. opponents MIN Notable transactions May 12, 1983: Tom Klawitter was signed as a free agent by the Twins.Tom Klawitter https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/klawito01.shtml 2024-09-09 Baseball-Reference.com en June 6, 1983: Tim Belcher was drafted by the Twins in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1983 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.Tim Belcher https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/belchti01.shtml 2024-09-09 Baseball-Reference.com en Roster 1983 Minnesota Twins Roster Pitchers 37 Bobby Castillo 39 Ron Davis 23 Pete Filson 27 Brad Havens 21 Jim Lewis 19 Rick Lysander 33 Jack O'Connor 17 Bryan Oelkers 35 Jay Pettibone 18 Ken Schrom 16 Frank Viola 30 Mike Walters 22 Len Whitehouse 28 Albert Williams Catchers 20 Dave Engle 15 Tim Laudner  5 Ray Smith Infielders  2 John Castino 12 Lenny Faedo  8 Gary Gaetti 31 Greg Gagne 14 Kent Hrbek  1 Houston Jimenez 11 Tim Teufel  7 Scott Ullger 38 Ron Washington Outfielders 26 Darrell Brown 24 Tom Brunansky  4 Jim Eisenreich  9 Mickey Hatcher 11 Rusty Kuntz 10 Bobby Mitchell 32 Gary Ward 12 Tack Wilson Other batters 25 Randy Bush Manager 42 Billy Gardner Coaches 41 Tom Kelly 44 Jim Lemon 46 Johnny Podres 45 Jim Shellenback 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 Dave Engle 120 374 114 .305 8 43 1B Kent Hrbek 141 515 153 .297 16 84 2B John Castino 142 563 156 .277 11 57 SS Ron Washington 99 317 78 .246 4 26 3B Gary Gaetti 157 584 143 .245 21 78 LF Gary Ward 157 623 173 .278 19 88 CF Darrell Brown 91 309 84 .272 0 22 RF Tom Brunansky 151 542 123 .227 28 82 DH Randy Bush 124 373 93 .249 11 56 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Mickey Hatcher 106 375 119 .317 9 47 Lenny Faedo 51 173 48 .277 1 18 Tim Laudner 62 168 31 .185 6 18 Bobby Mitchell 59 152 35 .230 1 15 Ray Smith 59 152 34 .224 0 8 Rusty Kuntz 31 100 19 .190 3 5 Houston Jiménez 36 86 15 .174 0 9 Scott Ullger 35 79 15 .190 0 5 Tim Teufel 21 78 24 .308 3 6 Greg Gagne 10 27 3 .111 0 3 Jim Eisenreich 2 7 2 .286 0 0 Tack Wilson 5 4 1 .250 0 1 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Frank Viola 35 210.0 7 15 5.49 127 Ken Schrom 33 196.1 15 8 3.71 80 Albert Williams 36 193.1 11 14 4.14 68 Bobby Castillo 27 158.1 8 12 4.77 90 Brad Havens 16 80.1 5 8 8.18 40 Jay Pettibone 4 27.0 0 4 5.33 10 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Pete Filson 26 90.0 4 1 3.40 49 Jack O'Connor 27 83.0 2 3 5.86 56 Bryan Oelkers 10 34.1 0 5 8.65 13 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Ron Davis 66 5 8 30 3.34 84 Rick Lysander 61 5 12 3 3.38 58 Len Whitehouse 60 7 1 2 4.15 44 Mike Walters 23 1 1 2 4.12 21 Jim Lewis 6 0 0 0 6.50 8 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Toledo Mud Hens International League Cal Ermer AA Orlando Twins Southern League Phil Roof A Visalia Oaks California League Harry Warner A Wisconsin Rapids Twins Midwest League Charlie Manuel 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 1983 Category:1983 Major League Baseball season Minnesota Twins