| 1982 Minnesota Twins | ||
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| League | American League | |
| Division | West | |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | |
| City | Minneapolis, Minnesota | |
| Owners | Calvin Griffith (majority owner, with Thelma Griffith Haynes) | |
| General managers | Calvin Griffith | |
| Managers | Billy Gardner | |
| Television | KMSP-TV (Bob Kurtz, Larry Osterman) | |
| Radio | 830 WCCO AM (Herb Carneal, Frank Quilici) | |
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The 1982 season was the first year that the Minnesota Twins played at the Metrodome, which they would continue to play in until 2009. The team finished 60–102, seventh in the American League West. It was the first time the Twins lost more than 100 games since moving to Minnesota. This feat of more than 100 losses would be matched in 2016 and was surpassed by one game as that record was 59-103.
Despite the Twins' new stadium, only 921,186 fans attended Twins games, the lowest total in the American League.
The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome debuted with an April 3 exhibition game against the Philadelphia Phillies. Philadelphia's Pete Rose had the first unofficial Metrodome hit, and Minnesota's Kent Hrbek homered twice.
In the regular-season home opener, outfielder Dave Engle had the Twins' first hit and home run in the Metrodome. Third baseman Gary Gaetti homered twice and was thrown out at home trying to stretch a triple for an inside-the-park home run. The Seattle Mariners beat the Twins 11-7.[3]
On May 29, for the only time in Twins history, a catcher nabbed four base stealers in a single game: Sal Butera threw out Ken Griffey, Graig Nettles, Bobby Murcer and Willie Randolph of the New York Yankees.[4] Otherwise, May was not a good month as the Twins went 3-26, the worst major league month in baseball since the Philadelphia Athletics posted a 2–28 record in June of 1916. The Twins record slide of fourteen consecutive losses ended with a June 4 shutout win over Baltimore.
Only one Twins player made the All-Star Game in Montreal, first baseman Kent Hrbek.
On July 19, outfielder Tom Brunansky hit what will be the Twins only inside-the-park grand slam home run, ever. Jerry Augustine of the Milwaukee Brewers threw the pitch.
Pitcher Terry Felton – who'd gone 0-3 in 1980 – finished this season 0-13, and would not pitch in the majors again. His 0-16 career record is a major league record for futility.
Kent Hrbek hit .301 with 23 HR and 92 RBI. Gary Ward hit .289 with 28 HR and 91 RBI. Gary Gaetti hit 25 HR and 84 RBI. Tom Brunansky hit 20 HR and 46 RBI.
| Statistic | Player | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| HR | Gary Ward | 28 |
| RBI | Kent Hrbek | 92 |
| BA | Kent Hrbek | .301 |
| Runs | Gary Ward | 85 |
Reliever Ron Davis had 22 saves.
| Statistic | Player | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| ERA | Bobby Castillo | 3.66 |
| Wins | Bobby Castillo | 13 |
| Saves | Ron Davis | 22 |
| Strikeouts | Brad Havens | 129 |
| AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Angels | 93 | 69 | 0.574 | — | 52–29 | 41–40 |
| Kansas City Royals | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | 3 | 56–25 | 34–47 |
| Chicago White Sox | 87 | 75 | 0.537 | 6 | 49–31 | 38–44 |
| Seattle Mariners | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 17 | 42–39 | 34–47 |
| Oakland Athletics | 68 | 94 | 0.420 | 25 | 36–45 | 32–49 |
| Texas Rangers | 64 | 98 | 0.395 | 29 | 38–43 | 26–55 |
| Minnesota Twins | 60 | 102 | 0.370 | 33 | 37–44 | 23–58 |
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
| Baltimore | — | 4–9 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 9–4–1 | 8–4 | 11–2 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 10–3 |
| Boston | 9–4 | — | 7–5 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 7–6 |
| California | 5–7 | 5–7 | — | 8–5 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 10–3 | 8–5 | 8–4 |
| Chicago | 7–5 | 8–4 | 5–8 | — | 6–6 | 9–3 | 3–10 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 9–4 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 8–4 |
| Cleveland | 7–6 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 6–6 | — | 6–7 | 2–10 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 7–6 |
| Detroit | 6–7 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 7–6 | — | 6–6 | 3–10 | 9–3 | 8–5 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 6–7 |
| Kansas City | 8–4 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 10–3 | 10–2 | 6–6 | — | 7–5 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 7–6 | 7–6 | 4–8 |
| Milwaukee | 4–9–1 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 6–7 | 10–3 | 5–7 | — | 7–5 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 9–4 |
| Minnesota | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 5–7 | — | 2–10 | 3–10 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 5–7 |
| New York | 2–11 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 9–4 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 10–2 | — | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 6–7 |
| Oakland | 5–7 | 4–8 | 4–9 | 4–9 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 10–3 | 5–7 | — | 6–7 | 5–8 | 3–9 |
| Seattle | 5–7 | 5–7 | 3–10 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 7–6 | — | 9–4 | 7–5 |
| Texas | 3–9 | 2–10 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 4–9 | — | 4–8 |
| Toronto | 3–10 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 8–4 | — |
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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 |
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| C | Tim Laudner | 93 | 306 | 78 | .255 | 7 | 33 |
| 1B | Kent Hrbek | 140 | 532 | 160 | .301 | 23 | 92 |
| 2B | John Castino | 117 | 410 | 99 | .241 | 6 | 37 |
| 3B | Gary Gaetti | 145 | 508 | 117 | .230 | 25 | 84 |
| SS | Lenny Faedo | 90 | 255 | 62 | .243 | 3 | 22 |
| LF | Gary Ward | 152 | 570 | 165 | .289 | 28 | 91 |
| CF | Bobby Mitchell | 124 | 454 | 113 | .249 | 2 | 28 |
| RF | Tom Brunansky | 127 | 463 | 126 | .272 | 20 | 46 |
| DH | Randy Johnson | 89 | 234 | 58 | .248 | 10 | 33 |
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Ron Washington | 119 | 451 | 122 | .271 | 5 | 39 |
| Mickey Hatcher | 84 | 277 | 69 | .249 | 3 | 26 |
| Jesús Vega | 71 | 199 | 53 | .266 | 5 | 29 |
| Dave Engle | 58 | 186 | 42 | .226 | 4 | 16 |
| Sal Butera | 54 | 126 | 32 | .254 | 0 | 8 |
| Randy Bush | 55 | 119 | 29 | .244 | 4 | 13 |
| Jim Eisenreich | 34 | 99 | 30 | .303 | 2 | 9 |
| Larry Milbourne | 29 | 98 | 23 | .235 | 0 | 1 |
| Butch Wynegar | 24 | 86 | 18 | .209 | 1 | 8 |
| Rob Wilfong | 25 | 81 | 13 | .160 | 0 | 5 |
| Greg Wells | 15 | 54 | 11 | .204 | 0 | 3 |
| Ray Smith | 9 | 23 | 5 | .217 | 0 | 1 |
| Roy Smalley | 4 | 13 | 2 | .154 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Brad Havens | 33 | 208.2 | 10 | 14 | 4.31 | 129 |
| Albert Williams | 26 | 153.2 | 9 | 7 | 4.22 | 61 |
| Frank Viola | 22 | 126.0 | 4 | 10 | 5.21 | 84 |
| Jack O'Connor | 23 | 126.0 | 8 | 9 | 4.29 | 56 |
| Roger Erickson | 7 | 40.2 | 4 | 3 | 4.87 | 12 |
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Bobby Castillo | 40 | 218.2 | 13 | 11 | 3.66 | 125 |
| Terry Felton | 48 | 117.1 | 0 | 13 | 4.99 | 92 |
| Pete Redfern | 27 | 94.1 | 5 | 11 | 6.58 | 40 |
| Darrell Jackson | 13 | 44.2 | 0 | 5 | 6.25 | 16 |
| Pete Filson | 5 | 12.1 | 0 | 2 | 8.76 | 10 |
| Don Cooper | 6 | 11.1 | 0 | 1 | 9.53 | 5 |
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Ron Davis | 63 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 4.42 | 89 |
| Jeff Little | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.21 | 26 |
| Paul Boris | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.99 | 30 |
| John Pacella | 21 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7.32 | 20 |
| Doug Corbett | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5.32 | 15 |
| Fernando Arroyo | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.27 | 4 |
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See also: Minor League Baseball |