1981 Minnesota Twins season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Minnesota Twins
season = 1981
misc = combined 41-68, seventh in the AL Western Division

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
division = Western Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform logo =
ballpark = Metropolitan Stadium
y4 = 1961
city = Bloomington, Minnesota
y5 = 1961
owners = Calvin Griffith
managers = Gene Mauch and Johnny Goryl
television = KMSP-TV
(Bob Kurtz, Larry Osterman)
radio = 830 WCCO AM
(Herb Carneal,Frank Quilici)|The by|1981 Minnesota Twins finished a combined 41-68, seventh in the AL West. In the strike split season, the Twins were 17-39, seventh place in the first half and 24-29, fourth place in the second half. 469,090 fans attended Twins games, the lowest total in the American League. It was also their 21st and final season at Metropolitan Stadium, before moving their home games to the Metrodome the next season.

Offseason

*December 8, 1980: Dave Edwards was traded by the Twins to the San Diego Padres for Chuck Baker. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/e/edwarda01.shtml Dave Edwards page at Baseball Reference] ]
*December 8, 1980: Jack O'Connor was drafted by the Twins from the Montreal Expos in the rule 5 draft. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/o/o'conja02.shtml Jack O'Connor page at Baseball Reference] ]
*December 12, 1980: Willie Norwood was traded by the Twins to the Seattle Mariners for Byron McLaughlin. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/n/norwowi01.shtml Willie Norwood page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular Season

Only one Twins player made the All-Star Game: relief pitcher Doug Corbett.

Offense

John Castino batted .268 with 6 HR and 37 RBI. Shortstop Roy Smalley had 7 HR and collected 22 RBI.

Notable transactions

*June 8, 1981: Frank Viola was drafted by the Twins in the 2nd round of the 1981 amateur draft. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/v/violafr01.shtml Frank Viola page at Baseball Reference] ]
*August 30, 1981: Jerry Koosman was traded by the Twins to the Chicago White Sox for Ivan Mesa (minors), Ronnie Perry (minors), a player to be named later, and cash. The White Sox completed the trade by sending Randy Johnson to the Twins on September 2. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/koosmje01.shtml Jerry Koosman page at Baseball Reference] ]

Player stats

Batting

tarters by position

"Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In"

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/1981.shtml Player stats from www.baseball-reference.com]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1981&t=MIN Team info from www.baseball-almanac.com]