1981 Minnesota Twins

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Season Overview

41-68 Missed Playoffs
Record Outcome

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