1984 Minnesota Twins season
| 1984 Minnesota Twins | |
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| 81-81, second in the AL Western Division | |
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| Owner(s) | Calvin Griffith (majority owner, with Thelma Griffith Haynes) |
| General manager(s) | Calvin Griffith |
| Manager(s) | Billy Gardner |
| Local television |
KMSP-TV (Bob Kurtz, Ted Robinson) Spectrum (Harmon Killebrew, Dick Bremer) |
| Local radio |
830 WCCO AM (Herb Carneal, Joe Angel) |
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The 1984 Minnesota Twins season was a season in American baseball. The team finished with a record of 81-81, second in the American League West.
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.
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.
Starter Frank Viola was 18-12. Reliever Ron Davis had 29 saves. He also blew 14 saves, to tie a major league record set in 1976 and tied two other times. Mike Smithson allowed 35 homers, the most in the majors.
Gary Gaetti led the major league playing in 162 games. His 334 assists led all of baseball this season. Outfield teammates Kirby Puckett (center) and Tom Brunansky (right) also led the major leagues in assists.
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