1980 Minnesota Twins Roster

The 1980 Minnesota Twins team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1980 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1980 Minnesota Twins Opening Day starters list, a 1980 Minnesota Twins salary list, a 1980 Minnesota Twins uniform number breakdown and a 1980 Minnesota Twins primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1980 Minnesota Twins



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Complete Roster  
 

30 Fernando Arroyo 6-03 195 Right Right 1952-03-21
27 Mike Bacsik 6-01 185 Right Right 1952-04-01
23 Doug Corbett 6-01 185 Right Right 1952-11-04
19 Roger Erickson 6-03 190 Right Right 1956-08-30
37 Terry Felton 6-01 180 Right Right 1957-10-29
15, 31 Darrell Jackson 5-10 150 Left Both 1956-04-03
35 Mike Kinnunen 6-01 185 Left Left 1958-04-01
36 Jerry Koosman 6-02 208 Left Right 1942-12-23
28 Mike Marshall 5-10 180 Right Right 1943-01-15
17 Pete Redfern 6-02 195 Right Right 1954-08-25
22 John Verhoeven 6-05 200 Right Right 1953-07-03
20 Bob Veselic 6-00 175 Right Right 1955-09-27
27, 28 Albert Williams 6-04 190 Right Right 1954-05-06
38 Geoff Zahn 6-01 180 Left Left 1945-12-19
11 Sal Butera 6-00 190 Right Right 1952-09-25
16 Butch Wynegar 6-00 194 Right Both 1956-03-14
2 John Castino 5-11 175 Right Right 1954-10-23
26 Mike Cubbage 6-00 180 Right Left 1950-07-21
12, 21 Lenny Faedo 6-00 170 Right Right 1960-05-13
15 Ron Jackson 6-00 205 Right Right 1953-05-09
14 Pete Mackanin 6-02 190 Right Right 1951-08-01
32 Bob Randall 6-03 180 Right Right 1948-06-10
5 Roy Smalley 6-01 185 Right Both 1952-10-25
1 Jesus Vega 6-01 176 Right Right 1955-10-14
7 Rob Wilfong 6-01 185 Right Left 1953-09-01
33 Dave Edwards 6-00 177 Right Right 1954-02-24
18 Greg Johnston 6-00 175 Left Left 1955-02-12
44 Ken Landreaux 5-10 165 Right Left 1954-12-22
24 Willie Norwood 6-00 185 Right Right 1950-11-07
10 Hosken Powell 6-01 185 Left Left 1955-05-14
9 Bombo Rivera 5-10 187 Right Right 1952-08-02
12 Rick Sofield 6-01 195 Right Left 1956-12-16
32 Gary Ward 6-02 202 Right Right 1953-12-06
8 Glenn Adams 6-00 185 Right Left 1947-10-04
25 Danny Goodwin 6-01 195 Right Left 1953-09-02
34 Jose Morales 6-00 195 Right Right 1944-12-30
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The 1980 Minnesota Twins played 161 games during the regular season, won 77 games, lost 84 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Metropolitan Stadium (Park Factors: 107/108) where 769,206 fans witnessed their 1980 Twins finish the season with a .478 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1980 Minnesota Twins Opening Day starters list, a 1980 Minnesota Twins salary list, a 1980 Minnesota Twins uniform number breakdown and a 1980 Minnesota Twins primary starters list:

1980 Minnesota Twins
Opening Day Starters


Glenn Adams
John Castino
Mike Cubbage
Ken Landreaux
Hosken Powell
Roy Smalley
Rick Sofield
Rob Wilfong
Butch Wynegar
Geoff Zahn

1980 Minnesota Twins
Most Games by Position

C Butch Wynegar (142)
1B Ron Jackson (119)
2B Rob Wilfong (120)
3B John Castino (138)
SS Roy Smalley (125)
LF Rick Sofield (74)
CF Ken Landreaux (68)
RF Hosken Powell (129)
DH Jose Morales (86)
  
SP Roger Erickson
SP Darrell Jackson
SP Jerry Koosman
SP Pete Redfern
SP Geoff Zahn
  
RP Mike Kinnunen
RP John Verhoeven
CL Doug Corbett


1980 Minnesota Twins
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1980 Minnesota Twins
Uniform Numbers

#1 Jesus Vega
#2 John Castino
#5 Roy Smalley
#7 Rob Wilfong
#8 Glenn Adams
#9 Bombo Rivera
#10 Hosken Powell
#11 Sal Butera
#12 Lenny Faedo
#12 Rick Sofield
#14 Pete Mackanin
#15 Darrell Jackson
#15 Ron Jackson
#16 Butch Wynegar
#17 Pete Redfern
#18 Greg Johnston
#19 Roger Erickson
#20 Bob Veselic
#21 Lenny Faedo
#22 John Verhoeven
#23 Doug Corbett
#24 Willie Norwood
#25 Danny Goodwin
#26 Mike Cubbage
#27 Mike Bacsik
#27 Albert Williams
#28 Mike Marshall
#28 Albert Williams
#30 Fernando Arroyo
#31 Darrell Jackson
#32 Bob Randall
#32 Gary Ward
#33 Dave Edwards
#34 Jose Morales
#35 Mike Kinnunen
#36 Jerry Koosman
#37 Terry Felton
#38 Geoff Zahn
#44 Ken Landreaux

Did you know that a 1980 Minnesota Twins Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?