1983 Minnesota Twins season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Minnesota Twins
season = 1983
misc = 70-92, fifth in the AL Western Division

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
division = Western Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform logo =
ballpark = Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome
y4 = 1982
city = Minneapolis, Minnesota
y5 = 1961
owners = Calvin Griffith
managers = Billy Gardner
television = KMSP-TV
(Bob Kurtz, Larry Osterman)
Spectrum
Pat Hughes, Dick Bremer)
radio = 830 WCCO AM
(Herb Carneal,Rob Weber, Tim Morel)|The 1983 Minnesota Twins finished a 70-92, fifth in the AL West. 858,939 fans attended Twins games, the third lowest total in the American League.

Offseason

*January 12, 1983: Bob Veselic was traded by the Twins to the Houston Astros for Rick Lysander. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lysari01.shtml Rick Lysander page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular season

Only one Twins made the All-Star Game, outfielder Gary Ward.

Offense

* Kent Hrbek hit .297 with 16 HR and 84 RBI.
* Gary Ward hit .278 with 19 HR and 88 RBI.
* Gary Gaetti hit 21 HR and 78 RBI.
* Tom Brunansky hit 28 HR and 82 RBI.

Notable transactions

*March 25, 1983: Sal Butera was traded by the Twins to the Detroit Tigers for Stine Poole (minors) and cash. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/butersa01.shtml Sal Butera page at Baseball Reference] ]
*March 25, 1983: Pete Redfern was released by the Twins. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/redfepe01.shtml Pete Redfern page at Baseball Reference] ]
*June 6, 1983: Tim Belcher was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1983 amateur draft, but did not sign. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/belchti01.shtml]

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/1983.shtml Player stats from www.baseball-reference.com]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1983&t=MIN Team info from www.baseball-almanac.com]