Major League Baseball team season
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 .
Offseason
Regular season
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.
Offense
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.
Pitching
Reliever Ron Davis had 22 saves.
Defense
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
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
—
Notable transactions
March 26, 1982: Tim Corcoran was released by the Minnesota Twins.[5]
April 10, 1982: Roy Smalley III was traded by the Twins to the New York Yankees for Ron Davis , Greg Gagne and Paul Boris .[6]
May 12, 1982: Doug Corbett and Rob Wilfong were traded by the Twins to the California Angels for Tom Brunansky , Mike Walters , and $400,000.[7]
May 12, 1982: Butch Wynegar and Roger Erickson were traded by the Twins to the New York Yankees for Larry Milbourne , Pete Filson , John Pacella and cash.[8]
July 21, 1982: Houston Jiménez was purchased by the Twins from the Broncos de Reynosa .[9]
Roster
1982 Minnesota Twins
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Other batters
Manager
Coaches }
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Other batters
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Other pitchers
Relief pitchers
Farm system
Notes
^ "Mike Kinnunen Stats - Baseball-Reference.com" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved April 20, 2018 .
^ "Kirby Puckett Stats - Baseball-Reference.com" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved April 20, 2018 .
^ "Seattle Mariners 11, Minnesota Twins 7" . Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 1, 2016 .
^ "Butera Nabs Four" . Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 1, 2016 .
^ "Tim Corcoran Stats - Baseball-Reference.com" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved April 20, 2018 .
^ "Ron Davis Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved April 9, 2023 .
^ "Doug Corbett Stats - Baseball-Reference.com" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved April 20, 2018 .
^ "Butch Wynegar Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved April 9, 2023 .
^ "Houston Jimenez Stats - Baseball-Reference.com" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved April 20, 2018 .
References
Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3 .
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