1981 Minnesota Twins

41-68 • .376 Win% • 7th in AL W

The 1981 Minnesota Twins went 41-68 (.376) finishing 7th in the AL W division. The club scored 378 runs, allowed 486, and played home games at Metropolitan Stadium. Team leaders included Roy Smalley (7 HR, 22 RBI) and Pete Redfern (9-8, 4.07 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

41 Wins
68 Losses
.376 Win %
7th Rank
378 R 486 RA
Diff -108

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378 Runs Scored
486 Runs Allowed
-108 Run Diff
469K Attendance

📈 vs. 1981 AL Average

Batting Avg .240 6% below the 1981 league average (.256)
OBP .293 9% below the 1981 league average (.320)
SLG .338 9% below the 1981 league average (.372)
Team ERA 3.98 9% worse than the 1981 league average (3.66)
Runs Scored 378 13% below the 1981 league average (437 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMetropolitan Stadium
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Home Games 61
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Total Attendance 469,090
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Avg per Game 7,690

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1981

Batting Avg

1 John Castino 0.268 2 Gary Ward 0.264 3 Roy Smalley 0.263 4 Ron Jackson 0.263 5 Dave Engle 0.258

Home Runs

1 Roy Smalley 7 2 John Castino 6 3 Dave Engle 5 4 Ron Jackson 4 5 Pete Mackanin 4

RBI

1 Mickey Hatcher 37 2 John Castino 36 3 Dave Engle 32 4 Gary Ward 29 5 Ron Jackson 28
1981 Minnesota Twins — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
John Castino 101 381 41 102 13 9 6 36 18 52 4 0.268
Mickey Hatcher 99 377 36 96 23 2 3 37 15 29 3 0.255
Rob Wilfong 93 305 32 75 11 3 3 19 29 43 2 0.246
Gary Ward 85 295 42 78 7 6 3 29 28 48 5 0.264
Hosken Powell 80 264 30 63 11 3 2 25 17 31 7 0.239
Dave Engle 82 248 29 64 14 4 5 32 13 37 0 0.258
Pete Mackanin 77 225 21 52 7 1 4 18 7 40 1 0.231
Glenn Adams 72 220 13 46 10 0 2 24 20 26 0 0.209
Ron Jackson 54 175 17 46 9 0 4 28 10 15 2 0.263
Sal Butera 62 167 13 40 7 1 0 18 22 14 0 0.240
Roy Smalley 56 167 24 44 7 1 7 22 31 24 0 0.263
Danny Goodwin 59 151 18 34 6 1 2 17 16 32 3 0.225
Butch Wynegar 47 150 11 37 5 0 0 10 17 9 0 0.247
Rick Sofield 41 102 9 18 2 0 0 5 8 22 3 0.176
Ron Washington 28 84 8 19 3 1 0 5 4 14 4 0.226
Kent Hrbek 24 67 5 16 5 0 1 7 5 9 0 0.239
Chuck Baker 40 66 6 12 0 3 0 6 1 8 0 0.182
Tim Corcoran 22 51 4 9 3 0 0 4 6 7 0 0.176
Tim Laudner 14 43 4 7 2 0 2 5 3 17 0 0.163
Lenny Faedo 12 41 3 8 0 1 0 6 1 5 0 0.195
Ray Smith 15 40 4 8 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 0.200
Gary Gaetti 9 26 4 5 0 0 2 3 0 6 0 0.192
Greg Johnston 7 16 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.125
Mark Funderburk 8 15 2 3 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 0.200
Fernando Arroyo 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Cooper 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doug Corbett 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roger Erickson 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Terry Felton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brad Havens 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Hobbs 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Darrell Jackson 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jerry Koosman 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack O'Connor 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pete Redfern 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Verhoeven 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Veselic 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Albert Williams 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1981

ERA

1 Doug Corbett 2.57 2 Brad Havens 3.58 3 Roger Erickson 3.84 4 Fernando Arroyo 3.93 5 John Verhoeven 3.98

Wins

1 Pete Redfern 9 2 Fernando Arroyo 7 3 Albert Williams 6 4 Roger Erickson 3 5 Brad Havens 3

Strikeouts

1 Pete Redfern 77 2 Albert Williams 76 3 Doug Corbett 60 4 Jerry Koosman 55 5 Roger Erickson 44
1981 Minnesota Twins — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Albert Williams 6 10 4.08 23 22 0 150.0 160 68 52 76
Pete Redfern 9 8 4.07 24 23 0 141.2 140 64 52 77
Fernando Arroyo 7 10 3.93 23 19 0 128.1 144 56 34 39
Jerry Koosman 3 9 4.20 19 13 5 94.1 98 44 34 55
Roger Erickson 3 8 3.84 14 14 0 91.1 93 39 31 44
Doug Corbett 2 6 2.57 54 0 17 87.2 80 25 34 60
Brad Havens 3 6 3.58 14 12 0 78.0 76 31 24 43
Don Cooper 1 5 4.30 27 2 0 58.2 61 28 32 33
John Verhoeven 0 0 3.98 25 0 0 52.0 57 23 14 16
Jack O'Connor 3 2 5.86 28 0 0 35.1 46 23 30 16
Darrell Jackson 3 3 4.41 14 5 0 32.2 35 16 19 26
Bob Veselic 1 1 3.18 5 0 0 22.2 22 8 12 13
John Hobbs 0 0 3.18 4 0 0 5.2 5 2 6 1
Terry Felton 0 0 40.50 1 0 0 1.1 4 6 2 1

👥 Roster (38)

Glenn Adams Fernando Arroyo Chuck Baker Sal Butera John Castino Don Cooper Doug Corbett Tim Corcoran Dave Engle Roger Erickson Lenny Faedo Terry Felton +26 more

38 players

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The 1981 Minnesota Twins in brief

The 1981 Minnesota Twins won 41 games and lost 68, ending up 7th in the AL West. The run column shows 378 for and 486 against. Against a league average of .256, the 1981 Minnesota Twins batted .240. The staff ERA of 3.98 was 9% worse than the league average of 3.66. The 378 runs scored compare with a league average of 437 per club, 13% fewer. Attendance at Metropolitan Stadium totaled 469,090 for the year.

Roy Smalley topped the Minnesota Twins with 7 home runs. The RBI leader was Mickey Hatcher, with 37. John Castino collected the most hits, 102. Pete Redfern led the pitchers with 9 wins. Doug Corbett saved 17 games. In all, the roster shows 38 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1981 Minnesota Twins

What was the 1981 Minnesota Twins record?
The 1981 Minnesota Twins finished 41-68 (.376 win pct).
Who led the 1981 Minnesota Twins in home runs?
Roy Smalley led the 1981 Minnesota Twins with 7 home runs.
What was the 1981 Minnesota Twins team ERA?
The 1981 Minnesota Twins posted a team ERA of 3.98.
Did the 1981 Minnesota Twins win the World Series?
No. The 1981 Minnesota Twins did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1981 Minnesota Twins play?
The 1981 Minnesota Twins played home games at Metropolitan Stadium.
Who led the 1981 Minnesota Twins in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Roy Smalley (7 HR, 22 RBI) and Pete Redfern (9-8, 4.07 ERA).
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