Major League Debuts as Minnesota Twins – Cimino

One player debuted in the big leagues as a Minnesota Twin on September 22.

 

Pete Cimino – Credit Topps

Pete Cimino (P) – September 22, 1965 – Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent in 1960. The Twins had a 5-2 lead on the Orioles at Met Stadium when Pete Cimino came on to pitch in his first big league game. Cimino wasted no time retiring Paul Blair, Boog Powell and Brooks Robinson to secure the Twins victory.

 

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Blast from the Past

The Minnesota Twins have had some power hitters over the years and Harmon Killebrew was the greatest of them all. The Twins called Met Stadium home when Harmon played and he hit 262 home runs as a Twin at the Met and added two more when he was a Kansas City Royal.

But I want to test your memory here, I want to see if you can complete the list of the top 10 visiting player home run hitters at Met Stadium. You don’t have to tell me how many home runs the player hit at Met Stadium, all you need to do is give me his name and I will add the player to the correct spot on the list and fill in how many home runs he hit at the Met and how many games he played there. I will tell you this to get you started, the most home runs hit by a visiting player is 20. I will also start you out by telling you that Sal Bando is number 10 on the list. There are no prizes, this is just a memory exercise. Send me your guesses at jjswol@twinstrivia.com. Have fun!

Reggie Jackson
Reggie Jackson
Player Home Runs Games
Reggie Jackson  20  81
 Carl Yastrzemski  18 131
 Norm Cash  17 87
 Al Kaline  16 85
Boog Powell  15  88
 Frank Howard  15 54
 Elston Howard  14  53
 Mickey Mantle  14  49
Willie Horton  13  91
Sal Bando 13 99

Interactive Whiteboards by PolyVision

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