1984 Minnesota Twins season

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The 1984 Minnesota Twins finished a 81-81, second in the AL West. The young players that lost over 100 games in 1982 were learning how to win. 1,598,692 fans attended Twins games, a Twins attendance record, but still the fifth lowest total in the American League. Towards the end of the season, Calvin Griffith sold the club to local investor Carl Pohlad, who owns the club to this day.

Only one Twins made the All-Star Game, catcher Dave Engle.

[edit] Offense

Kent Hrbek hit .311 with 27 HR and 107 RBI. Tom Brunansky hit 32 HR and 85 RBI. Leadoff batter Kirby Puckett hit .296 and scored 63 runs. Gary Gaetti hit 5 HR and 65 RBI.

[edit] Pitching

Starter Frank Viola was 18-12. Reliever Ron Davis had 29 saves.

[edit] Defense

[edit] Regular Season

• May 8, 1984 – Kirby Puckett got four hits in his Major League debut.

[edit] American League West final standings

[edit] Roster

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

[edit] Other batters

[edit] Starting pitchers

[edit] Other pitchers

[edit] Relief pitchers

[edit] Notable transactions

• January 17, 1984: Mark Grace was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 15th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but did not sign. ^[1]
• June 4, 1984: Jay Bell was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft. Jay Bell signed on June 11, 1984. ^[2]

[edit] Awards and Honors

All-Star Game

• Dave Engle, Reserve

[edit] References

1. ^ Mark Grace Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
2. ^ Jay Bell Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com

[edit] External links

• Player stats from www.baseball-reference.com
• Team info from www.baseball-almanac.com