1983 Minnesota Twins season

1983 Minnesota Twins
70-92, fifth in the AL Western Division
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Western Division (since 1969)
Location
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (since 1982)
Minneapolis, Minnesota (since 1961)
Other information
Owner(s)	Calvin Griffith (majority owner, with Thelma Griffith Haynes)
General manager(s)	Calvin Griffith
Manager(s)	Billy Gardner
Local television	KMSP-TV (Bob Kurtz, Larry Osterman) Spectrum (Pat Hughes, Dick Bremer)
Local radio	830 WCCO AM (Herb Carneal, Ron Weber, Tim Moreland)
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The 1983 Minnesota Twins finished a 70-92, fifth in the AL West. 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.^[1]
January 31, 1983: Mike Hart was signed as a free agent by the Twins.^[2]
March 25, 1983: Sal Butera was traded by the Twins to the Detroit Tigers for Stine Poole (minors) and cash.^[3]
March 25, 1983: Pete Redfern was released by the Twins.^[4]

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	Quantity
HR	Tom Brunansky	28
RBI	Gary Ward	92
BA	Kent Hrbek	.297
Runs	John Castino	83

Pitching

Starter Ken Schrom was 15-8. Reliever Ron Davis had 30 saves.

**Team Leaders**
Statistic	Player	Quantity
ERA	Ken Schrom	3.71
Wins	Ken Schrom	15
Saves	Ron Davis	30
Strikeouts	Frank Viola	127

Season standings

AL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago White Sox	99	63	0.611	—	55–26	44–37
Kansas City Royals	79	83	0.488	20	45–36	34–47
Texas Rangers	77	85	0.475	22	44–37	33–48
Oakland Athletics	74	88	0.457	25	42–39	32–49
California Angels	70	92	0.432	29	35–46	35–46
Minnesota Twins	70	92	0.432	29	37–44	33–48
Seattle Mariners	60	102	0.370	39	30–51	30–51

Record vs. opponents

1983 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TEX	TOR
Baltimore	—	8–5	7–5	7–5	6–7	5–8	8–4	11–2	8–4	6–7	8–4	8–4	9–3	7–6
Boston	5–8	—	6–6	6–6	7–6	4–9	5–7	4–9	5–7	7–6	8–4	7–5	7–5	7–6
California	5–7	6–6	—	3–10	8–4	4–8	6–7	6–6	6–7	5–7	5–8	6–7	6–7	4–8
Chicago	5–7	6–6	10–3	—	8–4	8–4	9–4	4–8	8–5	8–4	8–5	12–1	8–5	5–7
Cleveland	7–6	6–7	4–8	4–8	—	5–8	7–5	3–10	6–6	6–7	7–5	8–4	3–9	4–9
Detroit	8–5	9–4	8–4	4–8	8–5	—	7–5	6–7	9–3	5–8	6–6	8–4	8–4	6–7
Kansas City	4–8	7–5	7–6	4–9	5–7	5–7	—	6–6	6–7	6–6	7–6	8–5	8–5–1	6–6
Milwaukee	2–11	9–4	6–6	8–4	10–3	7–6	6–6	—	8–4	4–9	6–6	5–7	8–4	8–5
Minnesota	4–8	7–5	7–6	5–8	6–6	3–9	7–6	4–8	—	4–8	4–9	9–4	5–8	5–7
New York	7–6	6–7	7–5	4–8	7–6	8–5	6–6	9–4	8–4	—	8–4	7–5	7–5	7–6
Oakland	4–8	4–8	8–5	5–8	5–7	6–6	6–7	6–6	9–4	4–8	—	9–4	2–11	6–6
Seattle	4–8	5–7	7–6	1–12	4–8	4–8	5–8	7–5	4–9	5–7	4–9	—	6–7	4–8
Texas	3–9	5–7	7–6	5–8	9–3	4–8	5–8–1	4–8	8–5	5–7	11–2	7–6	—	4–8
Toronto	6–7	6–7	8–4	7–5	9–4	7–6	6–6	5–8	7–5	6–7	6–6	8–4	8–4	—

Notable transactions

May 12, 1983: Tom Klawitter was signed as a free agent by the Twins.^[5]
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.^[6]

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

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
1B	Kent Hrbek	141	515	153	.297	16	84
2B	John Castino	142	563	156	.277	11	57
3B	Gary Gaetti	157	584	143	.245	21	78
LF	Gary Ward	157	623	173	.278	19	88
RF	Tom Brunansky	151	542	123	.227	28	82
DH	Randy Bush	124	373	93	.249	11	56

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Lenny Faedo	51	173	48	.277	1	18
Ray Smith	59	152	34	.224	0	8
Houston Jiménez	36	86	15	.174	0	9

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Frank Viola	35	210	7	15	5.49	127
Albert Williams	36	193.1	11	14	4.14	68
Ken Schrom	33	196.1	15	8	3.71	80

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Jack O'Connor	27	83	2	3	5.86	56
Rick Lysander	61	125	5	12	3.38	58

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Ron Davis	66	5	8	30	3.34	84
Jim Lewis	6	0	0	0	6.50	8

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
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

References

Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.

External links

1983 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore Boston Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee New York Toronto

AL West	California Chicago Kansas City Minnesota Oakland Seattle Texas

NL East	Chicago Montréal New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco

1983 MLB draft 1983 All-Star Game 1983 World Series

Minnesota Twins

Formerly the Washington Nationals and the Washington Senators
Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota (Twin Cities)

Franchise

Ballparks

Spring Training: Plant Field
Tinker Field
Hammond Stadium

Culture

Homer Hanky
Little Big League
Major League: Back to the Minors
Continental League
"The Piranhas"
AL Central tie-breaker games
- 2008
- 2009
Damn Yankees

Important figures

Senators Hall of Famers	Herb Carneal Goose Goslin Bucky Harris Walter Johnson Arch McDonald Sam Rice

Wall of Fame members	Rick Aguilera Bob Allison Earl Battey Bert Blyleven George Brophy Rod Carew Bob Casey Gary Gaetti Calvin Griffith Kent Hrbek Jim Kaat Tom Kelly Harmon Killebrew Tony Oliva Carl Pohlad Kirby Puckett Brad Radke Jim Rantz Zoilo Versalles Frank Viola

Key personnel

Owner Jim Pohlad
President Dave St. Peter
Vice president/Chief baseball officer Derek Falvey
General manager Thad Levine
Manager Paul Molitor

World Series
championships (3)

Pennants (6)

American League: 1924
1925
1933
1965
1987
1991

Division titles (10)

West: 1969; 1970; 1987; 1991
Central: 2002; 2003; 2004; 2006; 2009; 2010

Minor league affiliates

Triple-A: Rochester Red Wings
Double-A: Chattanooga Lookouts
A Adv.: Fort Myers Miracle
A: Cedar Rapids Kernels
Rookie Adv.: Elizabethton Twins
Rookie: GCL Twins; DSL Twins

Seasons (117)

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1920s	1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929

1930s	1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939

1940s	1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949

1950s	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

1960s	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

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