1981 Elizabethton Twins Roster

Appalachian League (AL) - Class: R
Team Record: 42-28
Finished 2nd in the AL
Manager: Fred Waters (42-28)
Affiliation: Minnesota Twins
Location: Elizabethton, Tennessee
Ballpark: Joe O'Brien Stadium
Attendance: 11,932, Avg. 341
1981 Elizabethton Twins Statistics

The Elizabethton Twins of the Appalachian League ended the 1981 season with a record of 42 wins and 28 losses, finishing second in the AL.

The Twins scored 402 runs and yielded 335 runs. Dave Hoyt recorded 50 runs batted in and topped all regular hitters by connecting at a .337 clip. Mark Portugal led the team with 7 wins, while Doug Fregin recorded a 3.18 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.

Mark Portugal and Steve Lombardozzi both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

Fred Waters served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Talbot AielloRR6'0"195
Craig AndersonR6'4"200
Donald BorginiR6'0"185
Sebby BorrielloRR6'1"195
Carson CarrollRRSeptember 23, 19596'1"170
Herb CarterRR6'1"190
Albert EverettR6'0"185
Donald FlemingRR6'0"180
Phil FrankoLRDecember 29, 19596'3"180
Doug FreginRApril 5, 19596'1"190Little Falls, MN US
Cedric GrayRR
Robert HeimerlLL6'2"195
Craig HendersonLOctober 20, 19606'2"185Milwaukee, WI US
Richard HenkemeyerL6'1"180
Dave HoytRRJuly 29, 19595'11"185Madrid, ES
Dean KappesRR6'1"182
Steve KorczykROctober 9, 19595'11"190New Brunswick, NJ US
Michael KribellL6'0"180
Mark LarcomL6'2"185
Steve LombardozziRRApril 26, 19606'0"175Malden, MA US
Jeffery MartinRR6'1"180
Michael MuhlenburgL5'11"160
Marc PageR6'3"205
Mike PiatnikRR5'11"170
Eric PorterRR6'2"195
Mark PortugalRROctober 30, 19626'0"170Los Angeles, CA US
Gary RobertsonLR6'5"210
Johnny SaleryRR5'11"170
George SkeensRR6'2"190
Julio TiradoLLDecember 18, 19616'3"165
Arthur ValenciaR6'2"190
Mike WeiermillerL5'11"175
Rhett WhismanRR6'0"180
Mark WrightR6'5"215

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.




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