The Minnesota Twins were 41-68 in 1981. They finished 7th in the AL West.
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Twins hit 3 homers to back Matthews, then hold off Astros rally in 9th for 5-4 victory
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Prielipp fans 10 as the Twins edge the Rockies 3-2 on Kreidler’s late homer
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Hunter Goodman hits 3 home runs for Rockies in 8-5 win over Twins
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Hunter Goodman smashes three home runs vs. Twins
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Twins beat the Rockies 9-8 in 10 innings after blowing a 7-run lead
1981 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 110 | 3,676 | 378 | 884 | 147 | 36 | 47 | 359 | 275 | 11 | 497 | 34 | 27 | .240 | .293 | .338 |
Team Rank | 10th | 23rd | 21st | 18th | 2nd | 23rd | 22nd | 26th | 24th | 11th | 25th | 1st | 24th | 25th | 25th |
1981 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 110 | 41 | 68 | 3.98 | 500 | 2 | 22 | 979.2 | 1,021 | 433 | 486 | 79 | 376 | 17 |
Team Rank | 22nd | 24th | 23rd | 13th | 18th | 18th | 9th | 25th | 25th | 25th | 21st | 21st | 14th |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
49 | 34 | .590 | ||
48 | 38 | .558 | 2.5 | |
45 | 40 | .529 | 5.0 | |
44 | 43 | .506 | 7.0 | |
36 | 50 | .419 | 14.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
52 | 31 | .627 | ||
47 | 38 | .553 | 6.0 | |
44 | 38 | .537 | 7.5 | |
43 | 43 | .500 | 10.5 | |
39 | 45 | .464 | 13.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
55 | 30 | .647 | ||
43 | 40 | .518 | 11.0 | |
42 | 42 | .500 | 12.5 | |
35 | 49 | .417 | 19.5 | |
33 | 52 | .388 | 22.0 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
49 | 33 | .598 | ||
48 | 37 | .565 | 2.5 | |
40 | 46 | .465 | 11.0 | |
39 | 48 | .448 | 12.5 | |
37 | 47 | .440 | 13.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
45 | 39 | .536 | ||
44 | 42 | .512 | 2.0 | |
41 | 46 | .471 | 5.5 | |
37 | 49 | .430 | 9.0 | |
35 | 51 | .407 | 11.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
44 | 42 | .512 | ||
43 | 43 | .500 | 1.0 | |
43 | 45 | .489 | 2.0 | |
40 | 45 | .471 | 3.5 | |
36 | 50 | .419 | 8.0 |