1984 Minnesota Twins

81-81 • .500 Win% • 2nd in AL W

The 1984 Minnesota Twins went 81-81 (.500) finishing 2nd in the AL W division. The club scored 673 runs, allowed 675, and played home games at Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome. Team leaders included Tom Brunansky (32 HR, 85 RBI) and Frank Viola (18-12, 3.21 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

81 Wins
81 Losses
.500 Win %
2nd Rank
673 R 675 RA
Diff -2

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673 Runs Scored
675 Runs Allowed
-2 Run Diff
1,598K Attendance

📈 vs. 1984 AL Average

Batting Avg .264 equal to the 1984 league average (.263)
OBP .318 3% below the 1984 league average (.326)
SLG .384 3% below the 1984 league average (.397)
Team ERA 3.85 4% better than the 1984 league average (3.99)
Runs Scored 673 6% below the 1984 league average (716 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumHubert H Humphrey Metrodome
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,598,373
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Avg per Game 19,733

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1984

Batting Avg

1 Kent Hrbek 0.311 2 Mickey Hatcher 0.302 3 Kirby Puckett 0.296 4 Ron Washington 0.294 5 Darrell Brown 0.273

Home Runs

1 Tom Brunansky 32 2 Kent Hrbek 27 3 Tim Teufel 14 4 Randy Bush 11 5 Tim Laudner 10

RBI

1 Kent Hrbek 107 2 Tom Brunansky 85 3 Mickey Hatcher 69 4 Gary Gaetti 65 5 Tim Teufel 61
1984 Minnesota Twins — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Gary Gaetti 162 588 55 154 29 4 5 65 44 81 11 0.262
Mickey Hatcher 152 576 61 174 35 5 5 69 37 34 0 0.302
Tim Teufel 157 568 76 149 30 3 14 61 76 73 1 0.262
Tom Brunansky 155 567 75 144 21 0 32 85 57 94 4 0.254
Kent Hrbek 149 559 80 174 31 3 27 107 65 87 1 0.311
Kirby Puckett 128 557 63 165 12 5 0 31 16 69 14 0.296
Dave Engle 109 391 56 104 20 1 4 38 26 22 0 0.266
Randy Bush 113 311 46 69 17 1 11 43 31 60 1 0.222
Houston Jimenez 108 298 28 60 11 1 0 19 15 34 0 0.201
Tim Laudner 87 262 31 54 16 1 10 35 18 78 0 0.206
Darrell Brown 95 260 36 71 9 3 1 19 14 16 4 0.273
Ron Washington 88 197 25 58 11 5 3 23 4 31 1 0.294
Dave Meier 59 147 18 35 8 1 0 13 6 9 0 0.238
Lenny Faedo 16 52 6 13 1 0 1 6 4 3 0 0.250
Andre David 33 48 5 12 2 0 1 5 7 11 0 0.250
Pat Putnam 14 38 1 3 1 0 0 4 4 12 0 0.079
Chris Speier 12 33 2 7 0 0 0 1 3 7 0 0.212
Jim Eisenreich 12 32 1 7 1 0 0 3 2 4 2 0.219
Mike Hart 13 29 0 5 0 0 0 5 1 2 0 0.172
John Castino 8 27 5 12 1 0 0 3 5 2 0 0.444
Jeff Reed 18 21 3 3 3 0 0 1 2 6 0 0.143
Greg Gagne 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Butcher 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bobby Castillo 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Keith Comstock 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ron Davis 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Alvaro Espinoza 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pete Filson 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Hodge 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Lysander 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack O'Connor 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Larry Pashnick 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Schrom 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Smithson 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Viola 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Walters 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Curt Wardle 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Len Whitehouse 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Albert Williams 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1984

ERA

1 Len Whitehouse 3.16 2 Frank Viola 3.21 3 John Butcher 3.44 4 Rick Lysander 3.49 5 Larry Pashnick 3.52

Wins

1 Frank Viola 18 2 Mike Smithson 15 3 John Butcher 13 4 Ron Davis 7 5 Pete Filson 6

Strikeouts

1 Frank Viola 149 2 Mike Smithson 144 3 John Butcher 83 4 Ron Davis 74 5 Pete Filson 59
1984 Minnesota Twins — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Frank Viola 18 12 3.21 35 35 0 257.2 225 92 73 149
Mike Smithson 15 13 3.68 36 36 0 252.0 246 103 54 144
John Butcher 13 11 3.44 34 34 0 225.0 242 86 53 83
Ken Schrom 5 11 4.47 25 21 0 137.0 156 68 41 49
Pete Filson 6 5 4.10 55 7 1 118.2 106 54 54 59
Ed Hodge 4 3 4.77 25 15 0 100.0 116 53 29 59
Ron Davis 7 11 4.55 64 0 29 83.0 79 42 41 74
Albert Williams 3 5 5.77 17 11 0 68.2 75 44 22 22
Rick Lysander 4 3 3.49 36 0 5 56.2 62 22 27 22
Larry Pashnick 2 1 3.52 13 1 0 38.1 38 15 11 10
Len Whitehouse 2 2 3.16 30 0 1 31.1 29 11 17 18
Mike Walters 0 3 3.72 23 0 2 29.0 31 12 14 10
Bobby Castillo 2 1 1.78 10 2 0 25.1 14 5 19 7
Keith Comstock 0 0 8.53 4 0 0 6.1 6 6 4 2
Jack O'Connor 0 0 1.93 2 0 0 4.2 1 1 4 0
Curt Wardle 0 0 4.50 2 0 0 4.0 3 2 0 5

👥 Roster (39)

Darrell Brown Tom Brunansky Randy Bush John Butcher Bobby Castillo John Castino Keith Comstock Andre David Ron Davis Jim Eisenreich Dave Engle Alvaro Espinoza +27 more

39 players

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The 1984 Minnesota Twins in brief

In 1984 the Minnesota Twins posted a 81-81 mark (.500) and finished 2nd in the AL West. The run column shows 673 for and 675 against. Pitchers allowed 3.85 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.99. The 1984 Minnesota Twins scored 6% fewer runs than the average club (673 against 716). Home games were played at Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome, where 1,598,373 fans came through the gates.

Tom Brunansky topped the Minnesota Twins with 32 home runs. Kent Hrbek led in RBI with 107. The hits leader was Mickey Hatcher with 174. Frank Viola was the top winner, with 18 victories. The saves leader was Ron Davis with 29. The roster section lists 39 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1984 Minnesota Twins

What was the 1984 Minnesota Twins record?
The 1984 Minnesota Twins finished 81-81 (.500 win pct).
Who led the 1984 Minnesota Twins in home runs?
Tom Brunansky led the 1984 Minnesota Twins with 32 home runs.
What was the 1984 Minnesota Twins team ERA?
The 1984 Minnesota Twins posted a team ERA of 3.85.
Did the 1984 Minnesota Twins win the World Series?
No. The 1984 Minnesota Twins did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1984 Minnesota Twins play?
The 1984 Minnesota Twins played home games at Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome.
Who led the 1984 Minnesota Twins in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Tom Brunansky (32 HR, 85 RBI) and Frank Viola (18-12, 3.21 ERA).
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