1981 Minnesota Twins Season, Schedule & Results

1981 Minnesota Twins

What was the record of the 1981 Minnesota Twins?

The Minnesota Twins finished the regular season with a 41-68 record. They went 24-36 at home and 17-32 on the road.

What division did the 1981 Minnesota Twins play in?

The 1981 Minnesota Twins played in the West Division of the American League.

What was the division record of the 1981 Minnesota Twins?

During the regular season, the 1981 Minnesota Twins went 21-36 against their AL West opponents.

What was the 1981 Minnesota Twins record against each of their divisional opponents?

Opponent	Record	Win Percentage %	Run Differential
Chicago White Sox	4-2	66.7%	+3
California Angels	3-3	50%	-5
Texas Rangers	5-8	38.5%	-6
Seattle Mariners	3-6	33.3%	-26
Kansas City Royals	4-9	30.8%	-7
Oakland Athletics	2-8	20%	-12

What was the 1981 Minnesota Twins record by month?

Among qualifying months, the 1981 Minnesota Twins had their best month in September, when they went 14-14 and had a 50% win percentage. Their worst month was May, when they went 8-20 and had a 28.6% win percentage.

Month	Record	Win Percentage %	Run Differential
April	6-12	33.3%	-19
May	8-20	28.6%	-25
June	3-7	30%	-14
August	9-13	40.9%	-36
September	14-14	50%	-13
October	1-2	33.3%	-1

Did the 1981 Minnesota Twins make the Postseason?

No, the Twins didn't make the Postseason in 1981.

What was the run differential for the 1981 Minnesota Twins?

The Minnesota Twins finished the regular season with a run differential of -108. Based on their run differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Twins could have been expected to have about 42.0 wins, or a 42-67 record in the regular season.

How did the 1981 Minnesota Twins perform in one-run games?

In one-run games, or games that went into extra innings, the 1981 Minnesota Twins went 15-24.

How did the 1981 Minnesota Twins perform in extra inning games?

During the regular season, the 1981 Minnesota Twins went 2-8 in extra inning games.

What was the longest win streak for the 1981 Minnesota Twins?

The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1981 Minnesota Twins was a 7 game winning streak.

What was the longest losing streak for the 1981 Minnesota Twins?

The longest losing streak that the Minnesota Twins had during the 1981 regular season was 8 games, which happened once during the season.

1981 Minnesota Twins Schedule

= Playoff Team

Bold = Division Opponent

Date

Opponent

Score

Regular Season

Thu, Apr 9, 1981

vs Oakland Athletics

Loss 1 - 5

Fri, Apr 10, 1981

vs Oakland Athletics

Loss 3 - 6

Sat, Apr 11, 1981

vs Oakland Athletics

Loss 0 - 3

Sun, Apr 12, 1981

vs Oakland Athletics

Loss 0 - 1

Tue, Apr 14, 1981

@ Seattle Mariners

Win 5 - 4

Wed, Apr 15, 1981

@ Seattle Mariners

Loss 5 - 6

Fri, Apr 17, 1981

@ California Angels

Loss 0 - 4

Sat, Apr 18, 1981

@ California Angels

Win 6 - 4

Mon, Apr 20, 1981

@ Oakland Athletics

Loss 0 - 3

Tue, Apr 21, 1981

@ Oakland Athletics

Loss 3 - 4

(10)

Wed, Apr 22, 1981

@ Oakland Athletics

Loss 1 - 2

Fri, Apr 24, 1981

vs California Angels

Win 7 - 5

Sat, Apr 25, 1981

vs California Angels

Loss 4 - 6

Sun, Apr 26, 1981

vs California Angels

Loss 1 - 7

Sun, Apr 26, 1981

vs California Angels

Win 5 - 2

Mon, Apr 27, 1981

vs Seattle Mariners

Loss 3 - 8

(10)

Tue, Apr 28, 1981

vs Seattle Mariners

Win 4 - 1

Thu, Apr 30, 1981

@ Boston Red Sox

Win 8 - 4

Fri, May 1, 1981

@ Boston Red Sox

Win 6 - 1

Sat, May 2, 1981

@ Boston Red Sox

Win 11 - 2

Sun, May 3, 1981

@ Boston Red Sox

Win 3 - 1

Mon, May 4, 1981

@ Baltimore Orioles

Loss 3 - 4

(10)

Tue, May 5, 1981

@ Baltimore Orioles

Loss 2 - 3

Wed, May 6, 1981

@ Baltimore Orioles

Loss 4 - 5

Fri, May 8, 1981

vs Cleveland Indians

Win 8 - 7

Sat, May 9, 1981

vs Cleveland Indians

Loss 1 - 2

(10)

Sun, May 10, 1981

vs Cleveland Indians

Loss 1 - 5

Tue, May 12, 1981

vs Boston Red Sox

Win 4 - 3

(10)

Wed, May 13, 1981

vs Boston Red Sox

Loss 2 - 5

Thu, May 14, 1981

vs Boston Red Sox

Loss 7 - 9

(11)

Fri, May 15, 1981

vs Baltimore Orioles

Loss 4 - 9

Sat, May 16, 1981

vs Baltimore Orioles

Loss 0 - 7

Sun, May 17, 1981

vs Baltimore Orioles

Loss 3 - 6

Tue, May 19, 1981

@ Milwaukee Brewers

Loss 3 - 4

Wed, May 20, 1981

@ Milwaukee Brewers

Loss 1 - 6

Thu, May 21, 1981

@ Milwaukee Brewers

Loss 2 - 8

Fri, May 22, 1981

@ Kansas City Royals

Win 7 - 0

Sat, May 23, 1981

@ Kansas City Royals

Loss 0 - 1

(15)

Sun, May 24, 1981

@ Kansas City Royals

Loss 4 - 6

Mon, May 25, 1981

@ Texas Rangers

Loss 3 - 4

Tue, May 26, 1981

@ Texas Rangers

Loss 1 - 2

Wed, May 27, 1981

@ Texas Rangers

Win 2 - 1

Thu, May 28, 1981

@ Texas Rangers

Loss 2 - 6

Fri, May 29, 1981

vs Kansas City Royals

Loss 1 - 3

Sat, May 30, 1981

vs Kansas City Royals

Loss 5 - 6

Sun, May 31, 1981

vs Kansas City Royals

Win 5 - 4

Tue, Jun 2, 1981

vs Texas Rangers

Loss 3 - 5

Wed, Jun 3, 1981

vs Texas Rangers

Loss 3 - 6

Thu, Jun 4, 1981

vs Texas Rangers

Win 7 - 3

Fri, Jun 5, 1981

@ Detroit Tigers

Loss 0 - 2

Sat, Jun 6, 1981

@ Detroit Tigers

Loss 1 - 5

Sun, Jun 7, 1981

@ Detroit Tigers

Loss 0 - 3

Mon, Jun 8, 1981

vs Milwaukee Brewers

Win 1 - 0

Tue, Jun 9, 1981

vs Milwaukee Brewers

Win 3 - 1

Wed, Jun 10, 1981

vs Detroit Tigers

Loss 2 - 4

Thu, Jun 11, 1981

vs Detroit Tigers

Loss 2 - 7

Mon, Aug 10, 1981

vs Oakland Athletics

Win 6 - 2

Tue, Aug 11, 1981

vs Oakland Athletics

Loss 5 - 6

Wed, Aug 12, 1981

vs Oakland Athletics

Win 4 - 3

Thu, Aug 13, 1981

vs Seattle Mariners

Loss 1 - 11

Fri, Aug 14, 1981

vs Seattle Mariners

Win 6 - 1

Fri, Aug 14, 1981

vs Seattle Mariners

Loss 3 - 13

Sat, Aug 15, 1981

vs Seattle Mariners

Loss 0 - 6

Sun, Aug 16, 1981

vs Seattle Mariners

Loss 4 - 7

Mon, Aug 17, 1981

@ Detroit Tigers

Loss 2 - 12

Tue, Aug 18, 1981

@ Detroit Tigers

Loss 0 - 3

Wed, Aug 19, 1981

@ Detroit Tigers

Loss 0 - 4

Fri, Aug 21, 1981

@ Milwaukee Brewers

Win 7 - 6

Sat, Aug 22, 1981

@ Milwaukee Brewers

Loss 3 - 4

(10)

Sun, Aug 23, 1981

@ Milwaukee Brewers

Loss 5 - 8

Mon, Aug 24, 1981

@ New York Yankees

Win 3 - 2

(12)

Tue, Aug 25, 1981

@ New York Yankees

Win 3 - 0

Wed, Aug 26, 1981

@ New York Yankees

Loss 2 - 3

Thu, Aug 27, 1981

vs Detroit Tigers

Win 4 - 3

Fri, Aug 28, 1981

vs Detroit Tigers

Win 6 - 0

Sat, Aug 29, 1981

vs Detroit Tigers

Win 7 - 1

Sun, Aug 30, 1981

vs Detroit Tigers

Loss 1 - 6

Mon, Aug 31, 1981

vs New York Yankees

Loss 0 - 7

Tue, Sep 1, 1981

vs New York Yankees

Loss 6 - 11

Wed, Sep 2, 1981

vs New York Yankees

Win 4 - 3

Thu, Sep 3, 1981

vs Milwaukee Brewers

Loss 3 - 4

Fri, Sep 4, 1981

vs Milwaukee Brewers

Loss 5 - 16

Sat, Sep 5, 1981

vs Milwaukee Brewers

Loss 3 - 5

Sun, Sep 6, 1981

vs Milwaukee Brewers

Loss 7 - 8

(10)

Mon, Sep 7, 1981

vs Toronto Blue Jays

Win 4 - 0

Tue, Sep 8, 1981

vs Toronto Blue Jays

Win 1 - 0

Wed, Sep 9, 1981

vs Toronto Blue Jays

Win 3 - 1

Fri, Sep 11, 1981

vs Chicago White Sox

Win 4 - 3

Sat, Sep 12, 1981

vs Chicago White Sox

Win 3 - 1

Sun, Sep 13, 1981

vs Chicago White Sox

Win 7 - 6

Mon, Sep 14, 1981

@ Toronto Blue Jays

Win 6 - 3

Tue, Sep 15, 1981

@ Toronto Blue Jays

Loss 2 - 4

Wed, Sep 16, 1981

@ Toronto Blue Jays

Win 5 - 2

Fri, Sep 18, 1981

@ Texas Rangers

Win 6 - 3

Sat, Sep 19, 1981

@ Texas Rangers

Loss 0 - 6

Sun, Sep 20, 1981

@ Texas Rangers

Loss 3 - 4

Mon, Sep 21, 1981

@ Kansas City Royals

Win 7 - 2

Tue, Sep 22, 1981

@ Kansas City Royals

Loss 1 - 2

Wed, Sep 23, 1981

@ Kansas City Royals

Win 6 - 2

Thu, Sep 24, 1981

@ Kansas City Royals

Loss 2 - 9

Fri, Sep 25, 1981

vs Texas Rangers

Loss 2 - 5

Sat, Sep 26, 1981

vs Texas Rangers

Win 7 - 3

Sun, Sep 27, 1981

vs Texas Rangers

Win 5 - 2

Mon, Sep 28, 1981

vs Kansas City Royals

Loss 1 - 6

Tue, Sep 29, 1981

vs Kansas City Royals

Loss 2 - 4

Wed, Sep 30, 1981

vs Kansas City Royals

Loss 2 - 5

Fri, Oct 2, 1981

@ Chicago White Sox

Win 3 - 2

Sat, Oct 3, 1981

@ Chicago White Sox

Loss 4 - 5

Sun, Oct 4, 1981

@ Chicago White Sox

Loss 12 - 13

41-68	Missed Playoffs
Record	Outcome

1981 Minnesota Twins

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