1980 Minnesota Twins season

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1980 Minnesota Twins 77-84, third in the AL Western Division
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901) Western Division (Since 1969)
Location
Metropolitan Stadium (Since 1961) Bloomington, Minnesota (Since 1961)
1980 Information
Owner(s)	Calvin Griffith
Manager(s)	Gene Mauch and Johnny Goryl
Local television	KMSP-TV (Bob Kurtz, Larry Osterman)
Local radio	830 WCCO AM (Herb Carneal,Frank Quilici)

The 1980 Minnesota Twins finished 77-84, third in the AL West. 769,206 fans attended Twins games, the lowest total in the American League.

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

1 Offense
2 Pitching
3 Defense
4 Regular Season
- 4.1 American League West final standings
- 4.2 Roster
5 Notable transactions
6 External links

[edit] 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.

**Team Leaders**
Statistic	Player	Quantity
HR	John Castino	13
RBI	John Castino	64
BA	John Castino	.302
Runs	John Castino	67

[edit] Pitching

Reliever Doug Corbett replaced Mike Marshall as manager Gene Mauch's all-purpose reliever, racking up 8 relief wins along with 23 saves. Only veterans Jerry Koosman (16-13) and Geoff Zahn (14-18) had double digit wins.

**Team Leaders**
Statistic	Player	Quantity
ERA	Roger Erickson	3.25
Wins	Jerry Koosman	16
Saves	Doug Corbett	23
Strikeouts	Jerry Koosman	149

[edit] Defense

[edit] Regular Season

[edit] American League West final standings

American League West
Rank	Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
1st	Kansas City Royals	97	65	.599	--
2nd	Oakland Athletics	83	79	.512	14.0
3rd	Minnesota Twins	77	84	.478	19.5
4th	Texas Rangers	76	85	.472	20.5
5th	Chicago White Sox	70	90	.438	26.0
6th	California Angels	65	95	.406	31.0
7th	Seattle Mariners	59	103	.364	38.0

[edit] Roster

1980 Minnesota Twins roster view • talk • edit
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

[edit] Notable transactions

June 6, 1980: Mike Marshall was released by the Minnesota Twins. ^[1]

[edit] External links

v • d • e 1980 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore • Boston • Cleveland • Detroit • Milwaukee • New York • Toronto

AL West	California • Chicago • Kansas City • Minnesota • Oakland • Seattle • Texas

NL East	Chicago • Montréal • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • San Diego • San Francisco

1980 All-Star Game • 1980 World Series

v • d • e Minnesota Twins

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1980 Minnesota Twins season

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[edit] Offense

[edit] Pitching

[edit] Defense

[edit] Regular Season

[edit] American League West final standings

[edit] Roster

[edit] Notable transactions

[edit] External links

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