1981 Minnesota Twins - The Baseball Cube

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Season Information

Team Name

1981 Minnesota Twins

League

American League

Division

West

Calendar

1981 Baseball Calendar

Location

Minneapolis,Minnesota

W-L Record

41-68 (.376) GBL: -0

Rankings (Div/Lg/MLB)

0 / 13 / 23

Runs For/Against

378 / 486 Diff: -108

Playoffs

dnq

Playoff Series

dnq

Playoff Series

General Manager(s)

Calvin Griffith

Manager(s)

Billy Gardner, Johnny Goryl

Ballpark

Metropolitan Stadium

Spring Training W-L

Not available

Spring Ballpark

Top Draft Pick

Mike Sodders (1-11)

Attendance

469,090

Attendance Rank

Payroll (usd$)

Payroll Rank

Minor League Affiliates

Toledo Mud Hens (IL-AAA), Orlando Twins (Sou-AA), Visalia Oaks (Calif-A+), Wisconsin Rapids Twins (Midw-A), Elizabethton Twins (App-Rk)

Years Active

1901-2021

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1981 Minnesota Twins Season Roster

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Grid Filters		Drafted 1st Round Pick Hitters Pitchers 22-under over35
Unif	Player Name	Age	Exp	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years	Serv Time	Nationality
8	Glenn Adams	33	7	DH-OF	6-0	185	L	R	1947-10-04	Northbridge,MA	1968- 1- 4-HOU	MLB	1975-1982	1975-1982	0.000	US
30	Fernando Arroyo	29	6	P	6-2	180	R	R	1952-03-21	Sacramento,CA	1970- 10- 243-DET	MLB	1975-1986	1975-1986	0.000	US
24	Chuck Baker	28	3	SS-2B	5-11	180	R	R	1952-12-06	Seattle,WA	1975- 2- 43-SDN	MLB	1978-1981	1977-1981	0.000	US
11	Sal Butera	28	2	C-DH	6-0	190	R	R	1952-09-25	Richmond Hill,NY	1972- 0- 0-MIN	MLB	1980-1988	1977-1989	0.000	US
2	John Castino	26	3	3B-2B	5-11	175	R	R	1954-10-23	Evanston,IL	1976- 3- 58-MIN	MLB	1979-1984	1977-1984	0.000	US
34	Don Cooper	24	1	P	6-1	185	R	R	1957-01-15	New York,NY	1978- 17- 442-NYA	MLB	1981-1985	1978-1987	0.000	US
23	Doug Corbett	28	2	P	6-1	185	R	R	1952-11-04	Sarasota,FL	1974- 0- 0-KCA	MLB	1980-1987	1977-1987	0.000	US
1	Tim Corcoran	28	5	OF-1B	5-11	175	L	L	1953-03-19	Glendale,CA	1974- 0- 0-DET	MLB	1977-1986	1977-1988	0.000	US
20	Dave Engle	24	1	OF-C	6-3	216	R	R	1956-11-30	San Diego,CA	1978- 3- 66-CAL	MLB	1981-1989	1977-1991	0.000	US
19	Roger Erickson	24	4	P-SS	6-3	190	R	R	1956-08-30	Springfield,IL	1977- 3- 67-MIN	MLB	1978-1983	1976-1989	0.000	US
21	Lenny Faedo	21	2	SS-2B	6-0	170	R	R	1960-05-13	Tampa,FL	1978- 1- 16-MIN	MLB	1980-1984	1978-1986	0.000	US
37	Terry Felton	23	3	P	6-1	180	R	R	1957-10-29	Texarkana,AR	1976- 2- 34-MIN	MLB	1979-1982	1977-1984	0.000	US
4	Mark Funderburk	24	1	OF-1B	6-4	228	R	R	1957-05-16	Charlotte,NC	1976- 16- 370-MIN	MLB	1981-1985	1977-1987	0.000	US
39	Gary Gaetti	22	1	3B-1B	6-0	205	R	R	1958-08-19	Centralia,IL	1979- 1- 11-MIN	MLB	1981-2000	1979-2000	0.000	US
25	Danny Goodwin	27	6	1B-DH	6-1	195	L	R	1953-09-02	St. Louis,MO	1975- 1- 1-CAL	MLB	1975-1982	1974-1985	0.000	US
9	Mickey Hatcher	26	3	OF-3B	6-2	202	R	R	1955-03-15	Cleveland,OH	1977- 5- 124-LAN	MLB	1979-1990	1977-1991	0.000	US
27	Brad Havens	22	1	P	6-1	196	L	L	1958-11-17	Highland Park,MI	1977- 8- 189-CAL	MLB	1981-1989	1978-1989	0.000	US
0	John Hobbs	24	1	P	6-3	190	R	L	1956-11-11	Philadelphia,PA	1978- 7- 162-SEA	MLB	1981-1981	1980-1983	0.000	US
26	Kent Hrbek	21	1	1B-DH	6-4	260	L	R	1960-05-21	Minneapolis,MN	1978- 17- 432-MIN	MLB	1981-1994	1979-1994	0.000	US
31	Darrell Jackson	25	4	P	5-10	150	B	L	1956-04-03	Los Angeles,CA	1977- 9- 223-MIN	MLB	1978-1982	1977-1982	0.000	US
15	Ron Jackson	28	7	1B-3B	6-0	205	R	R	1953-05-09	Birmingham,AL	1973- 3- 50-PHI	MLB	1975-1984	1975-1988	0.000	US
21	Greg Johnston	26	3	OF-1B	6-0	175	L	L	1955-02-12	Los Angeles,CA	1975- 12- 272-SFN	MLB	1979-1981	1977-1981	0.000	US
36	Jerry Koosman	37	15	P	6-2	208	R	L	1943-12-23	Appleton,MN	1964- 0- 0-NYN	MLB	1967-1985	1967-1985	0.000	US
15	Tim Laudner	23	1	C-DH	6-3	212	R	R	1958-06-07	Mason City,IA	1979- 3- 63-MIN	MLB	1981-1989	1979-1990	0.000	US
14	Pete Mackanin	29	9	2B-3B	6-2	190	R	R	1951-08-01	Chicago,IL	1969- 4- 73-WS2	MLB	1973-1981	1973-1984	0.000	US
Unif	Player Name	Age	Exp	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years	Serv Time	Nationality
33	Jack O'Connor	23	1	P	6-3	215	L	L	1958-06-02	Twentynine Palms,CA	1976- 9- 201-MON	MLB	1981-1987	1977-1989	0.000	US
10	Hosken Powell	26	4	OF-DH	6-1	185	L	L	1955-05-14	Selma,AL	1975- 1- 3-MIN	MLB	1978-1983	1977-1984	0.000	US
17	Pete Redfern	26	6	P	6-2	195	R	R	1954-08-25	Glendale,CA	1976- 1- 1-MIN	MLB	1976-1982	1974-1983	0.000	US
5	Roy Smalley	28	7	SS-DH	6-1	185	B	R	1952-10-25	Los Angeles,CA	1974- 1- 1-TEX	MLB	1975-1987	1972-1987	0.000	US
18	Ray Smith	25	1	C-OF	6-1	185	R	R	1955-09-18	Glendale,CA	1973- 22- 507-CAL	MLB	1981-1983	1977-1986	0.000	US
12	Rick Sofield	24	3	OF-SS	6-1	195	L	R	1956-12-16	Cheyenne,WY	1975- 1- 13-MIN	MLB	1979-1981	1977-1982	0.000	US
22	John Verhoeven	27	4	P	6-5	200	R	R	1953-07-03	Long Beach,CA	1974- 12- 274-CAL	MLB	1976-1981	1976-1982	0.000	US
35	Bob Veselic	25	2	P	6-0	175	R	R	1955-09-27	Pittsburgh,PA	1976- 1- 9-MIN	MLB	1980-1981	1977-1983	0.000	US
32	Gary Ward	27	3	OF-DH	6-2	202	R	R	1953-12-06	Los Angeles,CA	1972- 0- 0-MIN	MLB	1979-1990	1977-1990	0.000	US
38	Ron Washington	29	2	SS-3B	5-11	163	R	R	1952-04-29	New Orleans,LA	1970- 0- 0-KCA	MLB	1977-1989	1977-1990	0.000	US
7	Rob Wilfong	27	5	2B-3B	6-1	185	L	R	1953-09-01	Pasadena,CA	1971- 13- 316-MIN	MLB	1977-1987	1977-1987	0.000	US
28	Albert Williams	27	2	P	6-4	190	R	R	1954-05-06	Laguna De Perlas,NI	1975- 0- 0-PIT	MLB	1980-1984	1980-1985	0.000	NI
16	Butch Wynegar	25	6	C-DH	6-0	194	B	R	1956-03-14	York,PA	1974- 2- 38-MIN	MLB	1976-1988	1976-1988	0.000	US
38 record(s)

Glossary:
Unif Uniform Number, if available Player Name Name of the player. If not linked, then no profile on the site Age Player's age for the selected season or as of a current date if in YY.DDD format. Exp Experience in # of years. For Player stats, refers to nth PRO season. Count is ontextual to the purpose of the grid Pos Defensive Position Ht Height Wt Weight Ba Bats Th Throws Born Date Date of Birth for Player Place of Birth City,State or City,Country for birthplace Draft Info Year-DraftRound-Overall-Drafted by Team Abbreviation. Click the link to view picks for that round. Indicates most recent draft instance HiLvl Highest Level Reached MLB Years Up-to-date Range of Years played Stat Years Available range of years of statistics within the TBC system

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