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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1983 / 1985
81-81, Finished 2nd in AL West (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Billy Gardner (81-81)
Scored 673 runs, Allowed 675 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 81-81
Ballparks: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Attendance: 1,598,692 (10th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 105 · one-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 105
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| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | DH | PH | PR | WAR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell Brown | 28 | B | R | 6' 0" | 184 | Oct 29, 1955 | 4 | 95 | 49 | 95 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 35 | 0 | 54 | 15 | 39 | 3 | 0.4 | $ | |
| Tom Brunansky | 23 | R | R | 6' 4" | 205 | Aug 20, 1960 | 4 | 155 | 152 | 155 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 153 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.5 | $215,000 | |
| Randy Bush | 25 | L | L | 6' 1" | 186 | Oct 5, 1958 | 3 | 113 | 83 | 113 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 28 | 1 | -0.2 | $ | |
| John Butcher | 27 | R | R | 6' 4" | 185 | Mar 8, 1957 | 5 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | $95,000 | |
| Bobby Castillo | 29 | R | R | 5' 10" | 170 | Apr 18, 1955 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | $200,000 | |
| John Castino | 29 | R | R | 5' 11" | 175 | Oct 23, 1954 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | $600,000 | |
| Keith Comstock | 28 | L | L | 6' 0" | 174 | Dec 23, 1955 | 1st | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Andre David | 26 | L | L | 6' 0" | 170 | May 18, 1958 | 1st | 33 | 9 | 33 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 19 | 1 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Ron Davis | 28 | R | R | 6' 4" | 205 | Aug 6, 1955 | 7 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.6 | $ | |
| Jim Eisenreich | 25 | L | L | 5' 11" | 180 | Apr 18, 1959 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | -0.3 | $ | |
| Dave Engle | 27 | R | R | 6' 3" | 210 | Nov 30, 1956 | 4 | 109 | 98 | 109 | 86 | 0 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0.7 | $ | All-Star |
| Alvaro Espinoza | 22 | R | R | 6' 0" | 170 | Feb 19, 1962 | 1st | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $ | ||
| Lenny Faedo | 24 | R | R | 6' 0" | 170 | May 13, 1960 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Pete Filson | 25 | B | L | 6' 2" | 195 | Sep 28, 1958 | 3 | 55 | 7 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | $ | |
| Gary Gaetti | 25 | R | R | 6' 0" | 180 | Aug 19, 1958 | 4 | 162 | 161 | 162 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 | $ | |
| Greg Gagne | 22 | R | R | 5' 11" | 185 | Nov 12, 1961 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Mike Hart | 26 | L | L | 5' 11" | 185 | Feb 17, 1958 | 1st | 13 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Mickey Hatcher | 29 | R | R | 6' 2" | 200 | Mar 15, 1955 | 6 | 152 | 149 | 152 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 3.2 | $225,000 | |
| Ed Hodge | 26 | L | L | 6' 2" | 192 | Apr 19, 1958 | 1st | 25 | 15 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.6 | $ | |
| Kent Hrbek | 24 | L | R | 6' 4" | 200 | May 21, 1960 | 4 | 149 | 148 | 149 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.4 | $375,000 | |
| Houston Jimenez | 26 | R | R | 5' 8" | 144 | Oct 30, 1957 | 2 | 108 | 101 | 108 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1.4 | $ | |
| Tim Laudner | 26 | R | R | 6' 3" | 212 | Jun 7, 1958 | 4 | 87 | 75 | 87 | 81 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1.1 | $ | |
| Rick Lysander | 31 | R | R | 6' 2" | 190 | Feb 21, 1953 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | $ | |
| Dave Meier | 24 | R | R | 6' 0" | 195 | Aug 8, 1959 | 1st | 59 | 37 | 59 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 10 | 51 | 5 | 10 | 2 | -1.3 | $ | |
| Jack O'Connor | 26 | L | L | 6' 3" | 215 | Jun 2, 1958 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Larry Pashnick | 28 | R | R | 6' 3" | 205 | Apr 25, 1956 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Kirby Puckett HOF | 24 | R | R | 5' 8" | 178 | Mar 14, 1960 | 1st | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 0 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | $ | |
| Pat Putnam | 30 | L | R | 6' 0" | 205 | Dec 3, 1953 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | -0.7 | $ | |
| Jeff Reed | 21 | L | R | 6' 2" | 190 | Nov 12, 1962 | 1st | 18 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | $ | |
| Ken Schrom | 29 | R | R | 6' 2" | 195 | Nov 23, 1954 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Mike Smithson | 29 | R | R | 6' 8" | 215 | Jan 21, 1955 | 3 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | $ | |
| Chris Speier | 34 | R | R | 6' 1" | 175 | Jun 28, 1950 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Tim Teufel | 25 | R | R | 6' 0" | 175 | Jul 7, 1958 | 2 | 157 | 156 | 157 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | $ | |
| Frank Viola | 24 | L | L | 6' 4" | 200 | Apr 19, 1960 | 3 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | $ | |
| Mike Walters | 26 | R | R | 6' 5" | 203 | Oct 18, 1957 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Curt Wardle | 23 | L | L | 6' 5" | 220 | Nov 16, 1960 | 1st | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Ron Washington | 32 | R | R | 5' 11" | 155 | Apr 29, 1952 | 5 | 88 | 46 | 88 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 1.3 | $ | |
| Len Whitehouse | 26 | L | L | 5' 11" | 175 | Sep 10, 1957 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | $ | |
| Albert Williams | 30 | R | R | 6' 4" | 190 | May 6, 1954 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.8 | $250,000 | |
| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | DH | PH | PR | WAR |