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1985 Minnesota Twins (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1984/1986)
77-85, Finished 4th in AL Western Division
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Scored 705 runs, Allowed 782 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 73-89
Managed by Billy Gardner and Ray Miller

Ballpark: Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,651,814 (9th of 14)
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Batting - 105, Pitching - 105
  (one-year): Batting - 103, Pitching - 104
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1985 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1984/1986) / Lineups / Batting Orders / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

November 6, 1984

Released Keith Comstock.

November 8, 1984

Bobby Castillo granted Free Agency.

Pat Putnam granted Free Agency.

Chris Speier granted Free Agency.

November 30, 1984

Signed Mark Funderburk as a free agent.

December 3, 1984

Drafted Mark Salas from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1984 rule 5 draft.

Jim Weaver drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1984 rule 5 draft.

December 7, 1984

Traded Ray Smith to the San Diego Padres. Received Floyd Chiffer.

December 8, 1984

Signed Al Woods as a free agent.

December 31, 1984

Signed Dennis Burtt as a free agent.

January 3, 1985

Drafted Mike Benjamin in the 7th round of the 1985 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

January 9, 1985

Traded Jack O'Connor to the Montreal Expos. Received Mike Stenhouse.

January 10, 1985

Signed Les Straker as a free agent.

February 19, 1985

Traded Randy Johnson and Ron Scheer (minors) to the Chicago White Sox. Received Roy Smalley.

March 27, 1985

Traded Brad Havens to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Mark Brown.

March 28, 1985

Released Darrell Brown.

April 4, 1985 (Standings)

Released Lenny Faedo.

May 22, 1985 (Standings)

the Detroit Tigers returned Jim Weaver (earlier draft pick).

June 3, 1985 (Standings)

Drafted Shawn Gilbert in the 2nd round of the 1985 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign the player.

Drafted Paul Abbott in the 3rd round of the 1985 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1985.

Drafted Lenny Webster in the 21st round of the 1985 amateur draft. Player signed August 19, 1985.

August 1, 1985 (Standings)

Traded a player to be named later, Curt Wardle, Jay Bell, and Jim Weaver to the Cleveland Indians. Received Bert Blyleven. The Minnesota Twins sent Rich Yett (September 17, 1985) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

August 12, 1985 (Standings)

Signed Steve Howe as a free agent.

September 17, 1985 (Standings)

Released Steve Howe.

October 11, 1985 (Standings)

Released John Castino.

October 15, 1985 (Standings)

Len Whitehouse granted Free Agency.

December 12, 1985

Traded Mike Stenhouse to the Boston Red Sox. Received Charlie Mitchell.

December 20, 1985

Released Ed Hodge.

Released Rick Lysander.

Released Dave Meier.

January 7, 1986

Traded Ken Schrom and Bryan Oelkers to the Cleveland Indians. Received Ramon Romero and Roy Smith.

January 14, 1986

Drafted Jarvis Brown in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed May 23, 1986.

Drafted Mike Dyer in the 4th round of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed May 15, 1986.

Drafted Mike Schwabe in the 8th round of the 1986 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

January 16, 1986

Traded Dave Engle to the Detroit Tigers. Received Chris Pittaro and Alejandro Sanchez.

Traded Tim Teufel and Pat Crosby (minors) to the New York Mets. Received Billy Beane, Bill Latham, and Joe Klink.

March 23, 1986

Signed Roy Lee Jackson as a free agent.

March 31, 1986

Traded Mike Hart to the Baltimore Orioles. Received a player to be named later, Ben Bianchi (minors), and Steve Padia (minors). The Baltimore Orioles sent Jeff Hubbard (minors) (April 23, 1986) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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