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Category Archives: Washington Senators 1901-1960
Former Twins 1B Don Mincher passes away
Donald Ray Mincher a former Minnesota Twin and baseball lifer in every sense of the word passed away yesterday in Huntsville, Alabama after a lengthy illness at the age of 73. Mincher was signed by the Chicago White Sox as … Continue reading
Posted in General Blogging, Washington Senators 1901-1960
Tagged Brewers, California Angels, Calvin Griffith, Catfish Hunter, Dean Chance, Don Drysdale, Don Mincher, Earl Battey, Frank Quilici, Harmon Killebrew, Huntsville Stars, Jackie Hernandez, Jim Kaat, Jimmie Hall, Kansas City A's, Lori Webb, Los Angeles Dodgers, Met Stadium, Oakland A's, Paul Lindblad, Pete Cimino, Rangers, Rich Rollins, Roy Sievers, Sam Mele, Seattle Pilots, Southern League, Tony Oliva, Washington Senators, White Sox, Zoilo Versalles
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Who am I?
I was born in Cuba and signed by super scout Joe Cambria and the Washington Senators as a amateur free agent prior to the 1960 season but I never played for the Washington Senators big league ballclub. I finally made the … Continue reading
Camilo Pascual elected to Twins Hall of Fame
The Minnesota Twins announced yesterday that former pitcher and five-time All-Star Camilo Pascual has been elected to the club’s Hall of Fame. Pascual will become the 24th member of the Twins Hall of Fame when he is inducted during a special … Continue reading
Posted in General Blogging, Washington Senators 1901-1960
Tagged Alex Cora, Camilo Pascual, Carlos Pascual, Cleveland Indians, Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame, Don Mincher, Fanklin Gutierrez, Hal Woodeshick, Harmon Killebrew, Johnny Schaive, Jose Canseco, Kansas City A's, Latino Baseball Hall of Fame, Los Angeles Dodgers, Luis Tiant, Mets, Miguel Cairo, Oakland A's, Omar Daal, Pedro Ramos, Philadelphia A's, Red Sox, Reds, Roy Sievers, Ted Williams, Washington Senators, WCCO, Zoilo Versalles
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This Day in Twins History – January 16, 1975
The Minnesota Twins release icon and future Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew who had played for the Washington Senators and Twins since 1954 after Harmon refused an offer by owner Calvin Griffith to be a Minnesota Twins coach and pinch … Continue reading
Can Twins bounce back in 2012? What does history tell us?
Our Minnesota Twins are coming off an atrocious 2011 where the team finished 63-99, a full 32 games behind the AL Central Division winning Detroit Tigers and in the process posting the second worst record in all of baseball. But 2011 is … Continue reading
Posted in General Blogging, Washington Senators 1901-1960
Tagged Alexi Casilla, Ben Revere, Carl Pavano, Danny Valencia, Denard Span, Francisco Liriano, Indians, Jamey Carroll, Jason Kubel, Jason Marquis, Joe Benson, Joe Mauer, Joe Nathan, Jose Mijares, Josh Willingham, Justin Morneau, Kevin Slowey, Matt Capps, Michael Cuddyer, NIck Blackburn, Ron Gardenhire, Royals, Ryan Doumit, Scott Baker, Tigers, Tsuyoshi Nishioka, White Sox
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This Day in Twins History – January 6, 1967
Joseph Haynes, who had been an all-star American League pitcher, brother-in-law of Twins owner Calvin Griffith and Twins vice-president passed away of a heart attack after shoveling snow at his Hopkins, Minnesota home at the age of 49. Haynes had a 14 … Continue reading
Know your franchise history
Francis Joseph (Shag) Shaughnessy was born on April 8, 1883 in Amboy, Illinois and died on May 15, 1969 in Montreal, Quebec. Shaughnessy played football, baseball and ran track at the University of Notre Dame from 1901 to 1904, and … Continue reading
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Welcome everyone to the new Twinstrivia.com web site. I have worked hard for the last five months to get this site launched. I have all kinds of ideas on things I would like to add in the future but everything … Continue reading
Buehrle tough on Twins
August 30, 2011 - Mark Buehrle allowed four hits in seven and two-thirds innings in the White Sox 3-0 victory over the Twins. That lowered Buehrle’s ERA against Minnesota to 0.29 this season. No pitcher has ever finished a season with … Continue reading
Posted in According to Elias, Washington Senators 1901-1960
Tagged Mark Buehrle, White Sox
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That is bad!
August 25, 2011 - The Twins were shut out by the Yankees in Target Field on Sunday and then lost three straight games to the Orioles at Target Field, by scores of 4-1, 8-1 and 6-1. According to Elias it’s the … Continue reading
Keep’em Dancing
June 25, 2011 - To be a good pitcher they say, you need to keep the hitters off balance and you can’t let the hitters get comfortable at the plate. If you look at the Twins pitching history, you will see … Continue reading
Twins loss count is rising to historic levels
May 31, 2011 - The Twins’ record fell to 17-35 and 8-18 in the month of May in a 6-5 loss at Detroit. With one more game to play this month, Minnesota will record the second-highest loss total at the end … Continue reading
Harmon Killebrew to enter hospice care
May 13, 2011 - What a sad day. Harmon Killebrew the “face” of the Minnesota Twins and a MLB Hall of Famer has decided to enter hospice care. A story released by MLB.com can be found here. Harmon’s career stats can … Continue reading
Posted in General Blogging, Washington Senators 1901-1960
Tagged Harmon Killebrew, HOF, Royals
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One tough catcher
April 22, 2011 - Twins catcher Earl Battey is seen here showing a batting helmet that was fashioned for him after he was beaned by Cleveland Indians pitcher Bobby Locke in the 7th inning of the July 23, 1961 games at … Continue reading
Posted in General Blogging, Washington Senators 1901-1960
Tagged Bobby Locke, Cleveland Indians, Earl Battey
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Reno Bertoia Passes Away
April 18, 2011 - The Twins opening day third-baseman in the Minnesota Twins first ever game back on April 11, 1961 against the New York Yankees in Yankee Stadium I, Reno Peter Bertoia, passed away on April 15th after a brief … Continue reading
Twins finally beat a right-hander
April 18, 2011 - Brian Duensing defeated Tampa Bay’s Jeremy Hellickson on Sunday to snap Minnesota’s four-game losing streak. The Twins entered the game win-less in eight games this season in which they had faced a right-handed starting pitcher. That was the … Continue reading
Did you know?
April 10, 2011 – That Brad Radke started out the 2005 season by walking just one of the first 247 hitters who stepped into the batters box? Maybe the 2011 Twins pitching staff should watch some of Brad Radke’s old … Continue reading
Posted in Did You Know?, Washington Senators 1901-1960
Tagged Babe Ruth, Brad Radke, Glenn Borgmann, Met Stadium, Walter Johnson
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Elmer (Wall Crusher) Valo
March 31, 2011 - Elmer Valo played in 1,806 games in the major leagues between for the A’s, Phillies, Dodgers, Indians, Yankees, and the Senators/Twins between 1940 and 1961 sandwiched around his military service in 1944-1945. Oddly enough, while he was with … Continue reading
Calvin Griffith in Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame
November 17, 2010 - I recently had heard that there was Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and in doing some research on it, I ran across this story (Letters from Quebec: Induction Day at the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, Part … Continue reading
Lenny Green – One of the original Twins
November 13, 2010 - The Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) is a great organization and one of the wonderful projects they have going on is the Baseball Biography Project. One of the many biographies they have completed is about former … Continue reading
Posted in General Blogging, Washington Senators 1901-1960
Tagged Angels, Jimmie Hall, Lenny Green, Orioles, Red Sox, SABR, Tigers
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Know your franchise history
August 22, 2010 - The Society for American Baseball Research is a great organization and one of the wonderful projects they have going on is the Baseball Biography Project. One of the many biographies they have completed is about Washington Senator … Continue reading
Most games played by position in franchise history
July 31, 2010 - I just wanted to take a look and see who the leaders for games played at each position by the Minnesota Twins and the Washington Senators. With the way things are in baseball today and players on … Continue reading
According to Elias
July 23, 2010 - The Twins defeated the Orioles, 5-0 on Thursday, raising their record against Kevin Millwood to 9-0. That’s the most victories without a loss by any team against an active pitcher, breaking a tie with the Dodgers, who … Continue reading
Posted in According to Elias, Washington Senators 1901-1960
Tagged Kevin Millwood, Orioles
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Know your franchise history
July 18, 2010 - The Society for American Baseball Research is a great organization and one of the wonderful projects they have going on is the Baseball Biography Project. One of the biographies they have completed is about Hall of Famer … Continue reading
Tough to strike out
June 21, 2010 - Hall of Famer Sam Rice is way ahead of everyone in franchise history with the best strike out per at bat ratio going down swinging just once in every 33.6 at bats in 9,879 plate appearances. It … Continue reading
Posted in General Blogging, Washington Senators 1901-1960
Tagged Al Newman, Brian Harper, Butch Wynegar, Cesar Tovar, Clint Courtney, Clyde Milan, Eddie Foster, George Case, Harmon Killebrew, Hosken Powell, Jim Holt, Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau, Lenny Green, Lyman Bostock, Mickey Hatcher, Muddy Ruel, Rick Ferrell, Rod Carew, Sam Dente, Sam Rice, Stan Spence, Ted Uhlaender, Tony Oliva
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Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame
May 18, 2010 - The Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame began to induct members in 1939. It continued to do so even with all the political turmoil that has befallen Cuban Baseball. The Federacion de Peloteros Profesionales Cubanos en el Exilio … Continue reading
Good Eye, Good Eye!
May 15, 2010 - The Twins preach to their pitchers that the batter should earn his way on base via a hit, just throw the ball over the plate and take your chances that the batter will hit it to one … Continue reading
Posted in General Blogging, Washington Senators 1901-1960
Tagged Bob Allison, Buddy Lewis, Buddy Myer, Chuck Knoblauch, Clyde Milan, Eddie Yost, Goose Goslin, Harmon Killebrew, Joe Judge, Joe Kuhel, Kent Hrbek, Kirby Puckett, Matt Lawton, Mickey Vernon, Ossie Bluege, Rod Carew, Roy Smalley, Sam Rice, Tom Brunansky, Tony Oliva
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Know your franchise history
April 26, 2010 - The Society for American Baseball Research is a great organization and one of the wonderful projects they have going on is the Baseball Biography Project. One of the biographies they have completed is about the Old Fox, … Continue reading
Harmon Killebrew – Harmonic History
April 13, 2010 – Harmon Killebrew, the long time Twins star power hitter in the 60′s and MLB Hall of Famer spent some time in 2009 with CTVNorthSuburbs and they did a YouTube video called Harmon Killebrew – Harmonic History. I … Continue reading
Franchise Pitching Game Started leaders
Minnesota Twins Names Seasons Games started Complete games Jim Kaat 13 422 133 Brad Radke 12 377 37 Bert Blyleven 11 345 141 Frank Viola 8 259 54 Jim Perry 10 249 61 Dave Goltz 8 215 80 Kevin … Continue reading
Posted in General Blogging, Washington Senators 1901-1960
Tagged Bert Blyleven, Bob Groom, Brad Radke, Camilo Pascual, Casey Patten, Dave Goltz, Dutch Leonard, Early Wynn, Eric Milton, Frank Viola, Jim Kaat, Jim Perry, Jim Shaw, Johan Santana, Kevin Tapani, Sid Hudson, Tom Hughes, Tom Zachary, Walter Johnson
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