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1983 Minnesota Twins season

Field	Value
name	Minnesota Twins
season	1983
league	American League
division	West
ballpark	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
city	Minneapolis, Minnesota
record	70–92 ()
divisional_place	5th
owners	Calvin Griffith (majority owner, with Thelma Griffith Haynes)
general_managers	Calvin Griffith
managers	Billy Gardner
television	KMSP-TV
(Bob Kurtz, Larry Osterman)
Spectrum
(Pat Hughes, Dick Bremer)
radio	830 WCCO AM
(Herb Carneal, Ron Weber, Tim Moreland)

(Bob Kurtz, Larry Osterman) Spectrum (Pat Hughes, Dick Bremer) (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.
January 31, 1983: Mike Hart was signed as a free agent by the Twins.
March 25, 1983: Sal Butera was traded by the Twins to the Detroit Tigers for Stine Poole (minors) and cash.
March 25, 1983: Pete Redfern was released by the Twins.

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.

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.

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

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

May 12, 1983: Tom Klawitter was signed as a free agent by the Twins.
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.

Roster

1983 Minnesota Twins
Roster
Pitchers

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

Notes

References

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