1980 Minnesota Twins season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Minnesota Twins
season = 1980
misc = 77-84, third in the AL Western Division

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
division = Western Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform logo =
ballpark = Metropolitan Stadium
y4 = 1961
city = Bloomington, Minnesota
y5 = 1961
owners = Calvin Griffith
managers = Gene Mauch and Johnny Goryl
television = KMSP-TV
(Bob Kurtz, Larry Osterman)
radio = 830 WCCO AM
(Herb Carneal,Frank Quilici)|The by|1980 Minnesota Twins finished 77-84, third in the AL West. 769,206 fans attended Twins games, the lowest total in the American League.

Offseason

* December 3, 1979: Doug Corbett was drafted by the Twins from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1979 rule 5 draft. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/corbedo01.shtml Doug Corbett page at Baseball Reference] ]
* December 5, 1979: Jeff Holly was traded by the Twins to the Detroit Tigers for Fernando Arroyo. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hollyje01.shtml Jeff Holly page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular Season

Only one Twins player made the All-Star Game: outfielder Ken Landreaux.
John Castino was co-AL Rookie of the Year

Offense

Castino batted .302 with 13 HR and 64 RBI.Shortstop Roy Smalley hit 12 HR and collected 63 RBI.
Ken Landreaux batted .281 with 7 HR and 62 RBI.

Player stats

Batting

tarters by position

"Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In"

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

References

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/1980.shtml Player stats from www.baseball-reference.com]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1980&t=MIN Team info from www.baseball-almanac.com]