1981 Minnesota Twins Roster

The 1981 Minnesota Twins team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1981 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 1981 Minnesota Twins Opening Day starters list, a 1981 Minnesota Twins salary list, a 1981 Minnesota Twins uniform number breakdown and a 1981 Minnesota Twins primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1981 Minnesota Twins



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
30 Fernando Arroyo 6-03 195 Right Right 1952-03-21
34 Don Cooper 6-01 185 Right Right 1957-01-15
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
39, 27 Brad Havens 6-01 196 Left Left 1959-11-17
40 John Hobbs 6-03 190 Left Right 1956-11-11
15, 31 Darrell Jackson 5-10 150 Left Both 1956-04-03
36 Jerry Koosman 6-02 208 Left Right 1942-12-23
33 Jack O'Connor 6-03 215 Left Left 1958-06-02
17 Pete Redfern 6-02 195 Right Right 1954-08-25
22 John Verhoeven 6-05 200 Right Right 1953-07-03
35 Bob Veselic 6-00 175 Right Right 1955-09-27
28 Albert Williams 6-04 190 Right Right 1954-05-06
11 Sal Butera 6-00 190 Right Right 1952-09-25
15 Tim Laudner 6-03 212 Right Right 1958-06-07
18 Ray Smith 6-01 185 Right Right 1955-09-18
16 Butch Wynegar 6-00 194 Right Both 1956-03-14
24 Chuck Baker 5-11 180 Right Right 1952-12-06
2 John Castino 5-11 175 Right Right 1954-10-23
1 Tim Corcoran 5-11 175 Left Left 1953-03-19
12, 21 Lenny Faedo 6-00 170 Right Right 1960-05-13
39 Gary Gaetti 6-00 200 Right Right 1958-08-19
25 Danny Goodwin 6-01 195 Right Left 1953-09-02
26 Kent Hrbek 6-04 235 Right Left 1960-05-21
15 Ron Jackson 6-00 205 Right Right 1953-05-09
14 Pete Mackanin 6-02 190 Right Right 1951-08-01
5 Roy Smalley 6-01 185 Right Both 1952-10-25
38 Ron Washington 5-11 163 Right Right 1952-04-29
7 Rob Wilfong 6-01 185 Right Left 1953-09-01
51, 20 Dave Engle 6-03 216 Right Right 1956-11-30
4 Mark Funderburk 6-04 226 Right Right 1957-05-16
44, 9 Mickey Hatcher 6-02 200 Right Right 1955-03-15
21 Greg Johnston 6-00 175 Left Left 1955-02-12
10 Hosken Powell 6-01 185 Left Left 1955-05-14
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
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The 1981 Minnesota Twins played 109 games during the regular season, won 41 games, lost 68 games, and finished in seventh position. They played their home games at Metropolitan Stadium (Park Factors: 107/108) where 469,090 fans witnessed their 1981 Twins finish the season with a .376 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 1981 Minnesota Twins Opening Day starters list, a 1981 Minnesota Twins salary list, a 1981 Minnesota Twins uniform number breakdown and a 1981 Minnesota Twins primary starters list:

1981 Minnesota Twins
Opening Day Starters


Glenn Adams
John Castino
Mickey Hatcher
Greg Johnston
Jerry Koosman
Hosken Powell
Roy Smalley
Ray Smith
Gary Ward
Rob Wilfong

1981 Minnesota Twins
Most Games by Position

C Sal Butera (59)
1B Danny Goodwin (40)
2B Rob Wilfong (93)
3B John Castino (98)
SS Roy Smalley (37)
LF Gary Ward (61)
CF Mickey Hatcher (86)
RF Dave Engle (76)
DH Glenn Adams (62)
  
SP Fernando Arroyo
SP Pete Redfern
SP Albert Williams
  
RP Don Cooper
RP Jack O'Connor
RP John Verhoeven
CL Doug Corbett


1981 Minnesota Twins
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1981 Minnesota Twins
Uniform Numbers

#1 Tim Corcoran
#2 John Castino
#4 Mark Funderburk
#5 Roy Smalley
#7 Rob Wilfong
#8 Glenn Adams
#9 Mickey Hatcher
#10 Hosken Powell
#11 Sal Butera
#12 Lenny Faedo
#12 Rick Sofield
#14 Pete Mackanin
#15 Darrell Jackson
#15 Ron Jackson
#15 Tim Laudner
#16 Butch Wynegar
#17 Pete Redfern
#18 Ray Smith
#19 Roger Erickson
#20 Dave Engle
#21 Lenny Faedo
#21 Greg Johnston
#22 John Verhoeven
#23 Doug Corbett
#24 Chuck Baker
#25 Danny Goodwin
#26 Kent Hrbek
#27 Brad Havens
#28 Albert Williams
#30 Fernando Arroyo
#31 Darrell Jackson
#32 Gary Ward
#33 Jack O'Connor
#34 Don Cooper
#35 Bob Veselic
#36 Jerry Koosman
#37 Terry Felton
#38 Ron Washington
#39 Gary Gaetti
#39 Brad Havens
#40 John Hobbs
#44 Mickey Hatcher
#51 Dave Engle

Did you know that a 1981 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)?
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