1980 Minnesota Twins

77-84 • .478 Win% • 3rd in AL W

The 1980 Minnesota Twins went 77-84 (.478) finishing 3rd in the AL W division. The club scored 670 runs, allowed 724, and played home games at Metropolitan Stadium. Team leaders included John Castino (13 HR, 64 RBI) and Jerry Koosman (16-13, 4.03 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

77 Wins
84 Losses
.478 Win %
3rd Rank
670 R 724 RA
Diff -54

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670 Runs Scored
724 Runs Allowed
-54 Run Diff
769K Attendance

📈 vs. 1980 AL Average

Batting Avg .265 1% below the 1980 league average (.269)
OBP .318 4% below the 1980 league average (.331)
SLG .381 4% below the 1980 league average (.399)
Team ERA 3.93 3% better than the 1980 league average (4.03)
Runs Scored 670 8% below the 1980 league average (729 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMetropolitan Stadium
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 769,206
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Avg per Game 9,615

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1980

Batting Avg

1 Jose Morales 0.303 2 John Castino 0.302 3 Glenn Adams 0.286 4 Ken Landreaux 0.281 5 Roy Smalley 0.278

Home Runs

1 John Castino 13 2 Roy Smalley 12 3 Rick Sofield 9 4 Mike Cubbage 8 5 Jose Morales 8

RBI

1 John Castino 64 2 Roy Smalley 63 3 Ken Landreaux 62 4 Butch Wynegar 57 5 Rick Sofield 49
1980 Minnesota Twins — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
John Castino 150 546 67 165 17 7 13 64 29 67 7 0.302
Roy Smalley 133 486 64 135 24 1 12 63 65 63 3 0.278
Butch Wynegar 146 486 61 124 18 3 5 57 63 36 3 0.255
Hosken Powell 137 485 58 127 17 5 6 35 32 46 14 0.262
Ken Landreaux 129 484 56 136 23 11 7 62 39 42 8 0.281
Rick Sofield 131 417 52 103 18 4 9 49 24 92 4 0.247
Rob Wilfong 131 416 55 103 16 5 8 45 34 61 10 0.248
Ron Jackson 131 396 48 105 29 3 5 42 28 41 1 0.265
Pete Mackanin 108 319 31 85 18 0 4 35 14 34 6 0.266
Mike Cubbage 103 285 29 70 9 0 8 42 23 37 0 0.246
Glenn Adams 99 262 32 75 11 2 6 38 15 26 2 0.286
Jose Morales 97 241 36 73 17 2 8 36 22 19 0 0.303
Dave Edwards 81 200 26 50 9 1 2 20 12 51 2 0.250
Danny Goodwin 55 115 12 23 5 0 1 11 17 32 0 0.200
Bombo Rivera 44 113 13 25 7 0 3 10 4 20 0 0.221
Sal Butera 34 85 4 23 1 0 0 2 3 6 0 0.271
Willie Norwood 34 73 6 12 2 0 1 8 3 13 1 0.164
Gary Ward 13 41 11 19 6 2 1 10 3 6 0 0.463
Jesus Vega 12 30 3 5 0 0 0 4 3 7 1 0.167
Greg Johnston 14 27 3 5 3 0 0 1 2 4 0 0.185
Bob Randall 5 15 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.200
Lenny Faedo 5 8 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Fernando Arroyo 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Bacsik 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doug Corbett 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roger Erickson 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Terry Felton 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Darrell Jackson 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Kinnunen 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jerry Koosman 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Marshall 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pete Redfern 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Verhoeven 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Veselic 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Albert Williams 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Geoff Zahn 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1980

ERA

1 Doug Corbett 1.98 2 Roger Erickson 3.25 3 Albert Williams 3.51 4 Darrell Jackson 3.87 5 John Verhoeven 3.97

Wins

1 Jerry Koosman 16 2 Geoff Zahn 14 3 Darrell Jackson 9 4 Doug Corbett 8 5 Roger Erickson 7

Strikeouts

1 Jerry Koosman 149 2 Roger Erickson 97 3 Geoff Zahn 96 4 Darrell Jackson 90 5 Doug Corbett 89
1980 Minnesota Twins — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jerry Koosman 16 13 4.03 38 34 2 243.1 252 109 69 149
Geoff Zahn 14 18 4.41 38 35 0 232.2 273 114 66 96
Roger Erickson 7 13 3.25 32 27 0 191.1 198 69 56 97
Darrell Jackson 9 9 3.87 32 25 1 172.0 161 74 69 90
Doug Corbett 8 6 1.98 73 0 23 136.1 102 30 42 89
Pete Redfern 7 7 4.56 23 16 2 104.2 117 53 33 73
John Verhoeven 3 4 3.97 44 0 0 99.2 109 44 29 42
Fernando Arroyo 6 6 4.68 21 11 0 92.1 97 48 32 27
Albert Williams 6 2 3.51 18 9 1 77.0 73 30 30 35
Mike Marshall 1 3 6.12 18 0 1 32.1 42 22 12 13
Mike Kinnunen 0 0 5.11 21 0 0 24.2 29 14 9 8
Mike Bacsik 0 0 4.30 10 0 0 23.0 26 11 11 9
Terry Felton 0 3 7.13 5 4 0 17.2 20 14 9 14
Bob Veselic 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 4.0 3 2 1 2

👥 Roster (36)

Glenn Adams Fernando Arroyo Mike Bacsik Sal Butera John Castino Doug Corbett Mike Cubbage Dave Edwards Roger Erickson Lenny Faedo Terry Felton Danny Goodwin +24 more

36 players

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The 1980 Minnesota Twins in brief

The record for the 1980 Minnesota Twins reads 77 wins and 84 losses, good for 3rd in the AL West. The Minnesota Twins scored 670 runs and allowed 724, a run differential of -54. Against a league average of .269, the 1980 Minnesota Twins batted .265. Pitchers allowed 3.93 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.03. The 670 runs scored compare with a league average of 729 per club, 8% fewer.

The home park, Metropolitan Stadium, recorded 769,206 in attendance, about 9,615 a game. For power, John Castino led the way with 13 homers. Jerry Koosman was the top winner, with 16 victories. Doug Corbett saved 23 games. The roster section lists 36 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1980 Minnesota Twins

What was the 1980 Minnesota Twins record?
The 1980 Minnesota Twins finished 77-84 (.478 win pct).
Who led the 1980 Minnesota Twins in home runs?
John Castino led the 1980 Minnesota Twins with 13 home runs.
What was the 1980 Minnesota Twins team ERA?
The 1980 Minnesota Twins posted a team ERA of 3.93.
Did the 1980 Minnesota Twins win the World Series?
No. The 1980 Minnesota Twins did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1980 Minnesota Twins play?
The 1980 Minnesota Twins played home games at Metropolitan Stadium.
Who led the 1980 Minnesota Twins in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were John Castino (13 HR, 64 RBI) and Jerry Koosman (16-13, 4.03 ERA).
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