| 1980 Minnesota Twins | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | American League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium | |||
| City | Bloomington, Minnesota | |||
| Record | 77–84 (.478) | |||
| Divisional place | 3rd | |||
| Owners | Calvin Griffith(majority owner, withThelma Griffith Haynes) | |||
| General managers | Calvin Griffith | |||
| Managers | Gene Mauch,Johnny Goryl | |||
| Television | KMSP-TV (Bob Kurtz, Larry Osterman) | |||
| Radio | 830 WCCO AM (Herb Carneal,Frank Quilici) | |||
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The1980 Minnesota Twins seasonwas the 20th season for theMinnesota Twins franchise in theTwin Cities ofMinnesota, their 20th season atMetropolitan Stadium and the 80th overall in theAmerican League. The Twins finished 77–84, third in theAmerican League West. 769,206 fans attended Twins games, the lowest total in theAmerican League.
On May 31,outfielderKen Landreaux went 0 for 4, ending his hitting streak at 31 games. This set aMinnesota Twins record that has yet to be topped.
Landreaux tripled three times July 3, in a 10–3 win over theTexas Rangers, to tie anAmerican League record. ThisTwins record remained untouched until Denard Span matched it on June 29, 2010.
Landreaux, aLos Angeles native, is the only Twins player to make theAll-Star Game atDodger Stadium.
One of the club's most unusual games was played in Toronto on Thursday, August 28, a game in which one player was replaced after being injured in a car crash during the game and that featured a rare save by a Twins starting pitcher. A game that ended with theBlue Jays' mound ace playing left field. TheCanadian National Exhibition (like a state fair) was set up adjacent toExhibition Stadium. Because of a schedule evening concert by the rock groupThe Cars, no inning would be able to start past 5:00 PM; the game was begun at 1:00 PM to avoid the curfew. However, the game went into extra innings and was suspended in the 15th inning, to be finished the following afternoon. During the evening hours Thursday,Bombo Rivera was injured in a car crash with Toronto'sOtto Velez and neither could resume playing Friday. Friday's scheduled starterDave Stieb played left field for the final inning of the Thursday game when the Jays ran out of position players (he'd go on to lose the Friday game). Minnesota'sJohn Verhoeven got the win, and starterAlbert Williams, who faced four batters in the fifteenth inning, got the save.[5]
On September 18, at Milwaukee for a double-header, outfielderGary Ward hit a double, single, homer and triple in the first game, becoming the sixth Twin tohit for the cycle. It came, however, in a losing effort as the 9–8 win by theBrewers was the only time—of the ten Minnesota cycles—that Minnesota has lost the game in which a Twin cycled. Ward became part of history in 2004 when, on May 26, his sonDaryle Ward hit for the cycle forPittsburgh, and they became the only father-son duo to accomplish the feat.
InfielderJohn Castino led the team in most of the major offensive categories, batting .302 with 13 HR and 64 RBI. ShortstopRoy Smalley hit 12 HR and collected 63 RBI.Ken Landreaux batted .281 with 7 HR and 62 RBI.
RelieverDoug Corbett replacedMike Marshall as managerGene Mauch's all-purpose reliever, racking up 8 relief wins along with 23 saves. His saves total set a major league rookie record. Only veteransJerry Koosman (16–13) andGeoff Zahn (14–18) had double digit wins.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 97 | 65 | .599 | — | 49–32 | 48–33 |
| Oakland Athletics | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 | 46–35 | 37–44 |
| Minnesota Twins | 77 | 84 | .478 | 19½ | 44–36 | 33–48 |
| Texas Rangers | 76 | 85 | .472 | 20½ | 39–41 | 37–44 |
| Chicago White Sox | 70 | 90 | .438 | 26 | 37–42 | 33–48 |
| California Angels | 65 | 95 | .406 | 31 | 30–51 | 35–44 |
| Seattle Mariners | 59 | 103 | .364 | 38 | 36–45 | 23–58 |
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
| Baltimore | — | 8–5 | 10–2 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 10–3 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 10–2 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 11–2 |
| Boston | 5–8 | — | 9–3 | 6–4 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 3–10 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 7–6 |
| California | 2–10 | 3–9 | — | 3–10 | 4–6 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 2–10 | 3–10 | 11–2 | 11–2 | 3–9 |
| Chicago | 6–6 | 4–6 | 10–3 | — | 5–7 | 2–10 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 6–7–2 | 5–7 |
| Cleveland | 7–6 | 6–7 | 6–4 | 7–5 | — | 3–10 | 5–7 | 3–10 | 9–3 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 8–5 |
| Detroit | 3–10 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 10–3 | — | 2–10 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 10–2–1 | 4–8 | 9–4 |
| Kansas City | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 10–2 | — | 6–6 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 10–3 | 9–3 |
| Milwaukee | 6–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 10–3 | 6–7 | 6–6 | — | 7–5 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 5–8 |
| Minnesota | 2–10 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 5–7 | — | 4–8 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 9–3 | 7–5 |
| New York | 6–7 | 10–3 | 10–2 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 8–4 | — | 8–4 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 10–3 |
| Oakland | 5–7 | 3–9 | 10–3 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 4–8 | — | 8–5 | 7–6 | 8–4 |
| Seattle | 6–6 | 5–7 | 2–11 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 2–10–1 | 6–7 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 3–9 | 5–8 | — | 4–9 | 6–6 |
| Texas | 6–6 | 7–5 | 2–11 | 7–6–2 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 3–10 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 9–4 | — | 7–5 |
| Toronto | 2–11 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 4–9 | 3–9 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 3–10 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — |
| 1980 Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
| = Indicates team leader |
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 | Butch Wynegar | 146 | 486 | 124 | .255 | 5 | 57 |
| 1B | Ron Jackson | 131 | 396 | 105 | .265 | 5 | 42 |
| 2B | Rob Wilfong | 131 | 416 | 103 | .248 | 8 | 45 |
| 3B | John Castino | 150 | 546 | 165 | .302 | 13 | 64 |
| SS | Roy Smalley | 133 | 486 | 135 | .278 | 12 | 63 |
| CF | Ken Landreaux | 129 | 484 | 136 | .281 | 7 | 62 |
| RF | Hosken Powell | 137 | 485 | 127 | .262 | 6 | 35 |
| DH | Glenn Adams | 99 | 262 | 75 | .286 | 6 | 38 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Mackanin | 108 | 319 | 85 | .266 | 4 | 35 |
| Mike Cubbage | 103 | 285 | 70 | .246 | 8 | 42 |
| José Morales | 97 | 241 | 73 | .303 | 8 | 36 |
| Dave Edwards | 81 | 200 | 50 | .250 | 2 | 20 |
| Danny Goodwin | 55 | 115 | 23 | .200 | 1 | 11 |
| Bombo Rivera | 44 | 113 | 25 | .221 | 3 | 10 |
| Sal Butera | 34 | 85 | 23 | .271 | 0 | 2 |
| Willie Norwood | 34 | 73 | 12 | .164 | 1 | 8 |
| Gary Ward | 13 | 41 | 19 | .463 | 1 | 10 |
| Jesús Vega | 12 | 30 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 4 |
| Greg Johnston | 14 | 27 | 5 | .185 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Randall | 5 | 15 | 3 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Lenny Faedo | 5 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Koosman | 38 | 243.1 | 16 | 13 | 4.03 | 149 |
| Geoff Zahn | 38 | 232.2 | 14 | 18 | 4.41 | 96 |
| Roger Erickson | 32 | 191.1 | 7 | 13 | 3.25 | 97 |
| Darrell Jackson | 32 | 172.0 | 9 | 9 | 3.87 | 90 |
| Terry Felton | 5 | 17.2 | 0 | 3 | 7.13 | 14 |
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 Redfern | 23 | 104.2 | 7 | 7 | 4.56 | 73 |
| Fernando Arroyo | 21 | 92.1 | 6 | 6 | 4.68 | 27 |
| Albert Williams | 18 | 77.0 | 6 | 2 | 3.51 | 35 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Corbett | 73 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 1.98 | 29 |
| John Verhoeven | 44 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3.97 | 42 |
| Mike Kinnunen | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.11 | 8 |
| Mike Marshall | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6.12 | 13 |
| Mike Bacsik | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.30 | 9 |
| Bob Veselic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 |