1983 Minnesota Twins
[edit] Summary
The 1983 Minnesota Twins finished with a record of 70-92. They scored 709 runs and belted 141 home runs to go along with a .261 batting average. Tom Brunansky led the team in home runs with 28. The offense was powered by Gary Ward, who led the team with 88 RBI and 173 hits.
The team allowed 822 runs and had a team ERA of 4.67. Ken Schrom led the team with 15 wins. Frank Viola racked up 127 strkeouts to lead the team. Ron Davis was the team's best fireman, with 30 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| John Castino | 2B | 142 | 563 | 83 | 156 | 11 | 57 | 4 | .348 | .403 | .751 | .277 |
| Lenny Faedo | SS | 51 | 173 | 16 | 48 | 1 | 18 | 0 | .291 | .335 | .626 | .277 |
| Gary Gaetti | 3B | 157 | 584 | 81 | 143 | 21 | 78 | 7 | .309 | .414 | .723 | .245 |
| Greg Gagne | SS | 10 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .103 | .148 | .251 | .111 |
| Kent Hrbek | 1B | 141 | 515 | 75 | 153 | 16 | 84 | 4 | .366 | .489 | .855 | .297 |
| Houston Jimenez | SS | 36 | 86 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .207 | .256 | .463 | .174 |
| Tim Teufel | 2B | 21 | 78 | 11 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .325 | .538 | .863 | .308 |
| Scott Ullger | 1B | 35 | 79 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .247 | .241 | .488 | .190 |
| Ron Washington | SS | 99 | 317 | 28 | 78 | 4 | 26 | 10 | .296 | .325 | .621 | .246 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Darrell Brown | OF | 91 | 309 | 40 | 84 | 0 | 22 | 3 | .297 | .304 | .601 | .272 |
| Tom Brunansky | OF | 151 | 542 | 70 | 123 | 28 | 82 | 2 | .308 | .445 | .753 | .227 |
| Jim Eisenreich | OF | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .429 | .804 | .286 |
| Mickey Hatcher | OF | 106 | 375 | 50 | 119 | 9 | 47 | 2 | .342 | .445 | .787 | .317 |
| Rusty Kuntz | OF | 31 | 100 | 13 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .274 | .310 | .584 | .190 |
| Bobby Mitchell | OF | 59 | 152 | 26 | 35 | 1 | 15 | 1 | .354 | .303 | .657 | .230 |
| Gary Ward | OF | 157 | 623 | 76 | 173 | 19 | 88 | 8 | .326 | .440 | .766 | .278 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Dave Engle | C | 120 | 374 | 46 | 114 | 8 | 43 | 2 | .350 | .449 | .799 | .305 |
| Tim Laudner | C | 62 | 168 | 20 | 31 | 6 | 18 | 0 | .250 | .345 | .595 | .185 |
| Ray Smith | C | 59 | 152 | 11 | 34 | 0 | 8 | 1 | .274 | .257 | .531 | .224 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Randy Bush | DH | 124 | 373 | 43 | 93 | 11 | 56 | 0 | .323 | .418 | .741 | .249 |
| Tack Wilson | DH | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .500 | .750 | .250 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5601 | 709 | 1463 | 141 | 671 | 44 | .317 | .401 | .719 | .261 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bobby Castillo | 27 | 25 | 158.3 | 8 | 12 | .400 | 0 | 90 | 65 | 4.77 | 1.485 | |||
| Ron Davis | 66 | 0 | 89 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 30 | 84 | 33 | 3.34 | 1.371 | |||
| Pete Filson | 26 | 8 | 90 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1 | 49 | 29 | 3.40 | 1.289 | |||
| Brad Havens | 16 | 14 | 80.3 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 0 | 40 | 38 | 8.18 | 1.843 | |||
| Jim Lewis | 6 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 6.50 | 1.722 | |||
| Rick Lysander | 61 | 4 | 125 | 5 | 12 | .294 | 3 | 58 | 43 | 3.38 | 1.400 | |||
| Jack O'Connor | 27 | 8 | 83 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 56 | 36 | 5.86 | 1.723 | |||
| Bryan Oelkers | 10 | 8 | 34.3 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 8.65 | 2.128 | |||
| Jay Pettibone | 4 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 5.33 | 1.333 | |||
| Ken Schrom | 33 | 28 | 196.3 | 15 | 8 | .652 | 0 | 80 | 80 | 3.71 | 1.406 | |||
| Frank Viola | 35 | 34 | 210 | 7 | 15 | .318 | 0 | 127 | 92 | 5.49 | 1.590 | |||
| Mike Walters | 23 | 0 | 59 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 21 | 20 | 4.12 | 1.220 | |||
| Len Whitehouse | 60 | 0 | 73.7 | 7 | 1 | .875 | 2 | 44 | 44 | 4.15 | 1.547 | |||
| Albert Williams | 36 | 29 | 193.3 | 11 | 14 | .440 | 1 | 68 | 68 | 4.14 | 1.366 | |||
| Team Totals | 430 | 162 | 1437.2 | 70 | 92 | .432 | 39 | 748 | 580 | 4.67 | 1.488 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Gary Gaetti and Gary Ward | 157 |
| At Bats | Gary Ward | 623 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Gary Ward | 676 |
| Batting Average | Kent Hrbek | .297 |
| On-Base % | Kent Hrbek | .366 |
| Slugging % | Kent Hrbek | .489 |
| OPS | Kent Hrbek | .855 |
| Runs | John Castino | 83 |
| Hits | Gary Ward | 173 |
| Total Bases | Gary Ward | 274 |
| Doubles | Kent Hrbek | 41 |
| Triples | Tom Brunansky, Kent Hrbek, and Gary Ward | 5 |
| Home Runs | Tom Brunansky | 28 |
| RBI | Gary Ward | 88 |
| Walks | John Castino | 62 |
| Strikeouts | Gary Gaetti | 121 |
| Stolen Bases | Ron Washington | 10 |
| Caught Stealing | Kent Hrbek | 6 |
| Sacrifice Hits | John Castino | 10 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Gary Gaetti | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Gary Ward | 24 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Ken Schrom | 15 |
| Losses | Frank Viola | 15 |
| Saves | Ron Davis | 30 |
| Won-Loss % | Ken Schrom | .652 |
| ERA | Ken Schrom | 3.71 |
| WHIP | Albert Williams | 1.366 |
| Innings Pitched | Frank Viola | 210 |
| Games | Ron Davis | 66 |
| Games Started | Frank Viola | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Frank Viola | 127 |
| Complete Games | Ken Schrom | 6 |
| Shutouts | Rick Lysander, Ken Schrom, and Albert Williams | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Frank Viola | 949 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Frank Viola | 128 |
| Hits Allowed | Frank Viola | 242 |
| Walks Allowed | Frank Viola | 92 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Frank Viola | 34 |
| Doubles Allowed | Ken Schrom | 50 |
| Triples Allowed | Bobby Castillo and Frank Viola | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Brad Havens, Rick Lysander, Frank Viola, and Len Whitehouse | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Ken Schrom | 9 |
| Double Plays Induced | Albert Williams | 21 |
