1983 Minnesota Twins Roster
American League (AL)
Team Record: 70-92
Finished 5th in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 868,272, Avg. 10,853
Ballpark: Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome
Manager: Billy Gardner (70-92)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1983 Minnesota Twins StatisticsTeam Record: 70-92
Finished 5th in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 868,272, Avg. 10,853
Ballpark: Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome
Manager: Billy Gardner (70-92)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1983 Minnesota Twins Results
The Minnesota Twins of the American League ended the 1983 season with a record of 70 wins and 92 losses, finishing fifth in the AL's West Division.
The Twins tallied 709 runs and allowed 822 runs, most in the league. Tom Brunansky paced Minnesota with 28 home runs, while Gary Gaetti, Kent Hrbek and Gary Ward each walloped 20 or more also. Gary Ward recorded 88 runs batted in. Kent Hrbek led all regular batters by hitting .297. Ken Schrom topped the team with 15 wins and a team-best 3.71 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Billy Gardner coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell Brown | CF | B | R | October 29, 1955 | 6'0" | 184 | Oklahoma City, OK USA |
| Tom Brunansky | RF | R | R | August 20, 1960 | 6'4" | 210 | Covina, CA USA |
| Randy Bush | 1B | L | L | October 5, 1958 | 6'1" | 186 | Dover, DE USA |
| Bobby Castillo | P | R | R | April 18, 1955 | 5'10" | 170 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| John Castino | 2B | R | R | October 23, 1954 | 5'11" | 175 | Evanston, IL USA |
| Ron Davis | P | R | R | August 6, 1955 | 6'4" | 205 | Houston, TX USA |
| Jim Eisenreich | CF | L | L | April 18, 1959 | 5'11" | 180 | St. Cloud, MN USA |
| Dave Engle | C | R | R | November 30, 1956 | 6'3" | 210 | San Diego, CA USA |
| Lenny Faedo | SS | R | R | May 13, 1960 | 6'0" | 170 | Tampa, FL USA |
| Pete Filson | P | B | L | September 28, 1958 | 6'2" | 195 | Darby, PA USA |
| Gary Gaetti | 3B | R | R | August 19, 1958 | 6'0" | 180 | Centralia, IL USA |
| Greg Gagne | SS | R | R | November 12, 1961 | 5'11" | 185 | Fall River, MA USA |
| Mickey Hatcher | RF | R | R | March 15, 1955 | 6'2" | 200 | Cleveland, OH USA |
| Brad Havens | P | L | L | November 17, 1959 | 6'1" | 180 | Highland Park, MI USA |
| Kent Hrbek | 1B | L | R | May 21, 1960 | 6'4" | 200 | Minneapolis, MN USA |
| Houston Jimenez | SS | R | R | October 30, 1957 | 5'8" | 144 | Mexico, Distrito Federal Mexico |
| Rusty Kuntz | CF | R | R | February 4, 1955 | 6'3" | 190 | Orange, CA USA |
| Tim Laudner | C | R | R | June 7, 1958 | 6'3" | 212 | Mason City, IA USA |
| Jim Lewis | P | R | R | October 12, 1955 | 6'3" | 190 | Miami, FL USA |
| Rick Lysander | P | R | R | February 21, 1953 | 6'2" | 190 | Huntington Park, CA USA |
| Bobby Mitchell | CF | L | L | April 7, 1955 | 5'10" | 170 | Salt Lake City, UT USA |
| Jack O'Connor | P | L | L | June 2, 1958 | 6'3" | 215 | Twentynine Palms, CA USA |
| Bryan Oelkers | P | L | L | March 11, 1961 | 6'3" | 192 | Zaragoza, Zaragoza Spain |
| Jay Pettibone | P | R | R | June 21, 1957 | 6'4" | 182 | Mount Clemens, MI USA |
| Ken Schrom | P | R | R | November 23, 1954 | 6'2" | 195 | Grangeville, ID USA |
| Ray Smith | C | R | R | September 18, 1955 | 6'1" | 185 | Glendale, CA USA |
| Tim Teufel | 2B | R | R | July 7, 1958 | 6'0" | 175 | Greenwich, CT USA |
| Scott Ullger | 1B | R | R | June 10, 1955 | 6'2" | 186 | New York, NY USA |
| Frank Viola | P | L | L | April 19, 1960 | 6'4" | 200 | Hempstead, NY USA |
| Mike Walters | P | R | R | October 18, 1957 | 6'5" | 203 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Gary Ward | LF | R | R | December 6, 1953 | 6'2" | 195 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Ron Washington | SS | R | R | April 29, 1952 | 5'11" | 155 | New Orleans, LA USA |
| Len Whitehouse | P | L | L | September 10, 1957 | 5'11" | 175 | Burlington, VT USA |
| Albert Williams | P | R | R | May 6, 1954 | 6'4" | 190 | Pearl Lagoon, Atlantico Sur Nicaragua |
| Tack Wilson | CF | R | R | May 16, 1956 | 5'10" | 185 | Shreveport, LA USA |
