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Tag Archives: Cal Ermer
Manager ejections by the numbers
Back in December 2010 I did a post about Twins player ejections and determined that the Twins all time leader in player ejections was Torii Hunter with five. I mentioned in that article that I would look at manager ejections in … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Rigney, Billy Gardner, Billy Martin, Bucky Harris, Cal Ermer, Chris Guccione, Cookie Lavagetto, Frank Quilici, Gene Mauch, Gerry Davis, Hunter Wendelstedt III, Jim Leyland, Joe Torre, John Goryl, Phillip Wellman, Ray Miller, Ron Gardenhire, Sam Mele, Tom Kelly, Torii Hunter, Washington Senators
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The Twins and tie games
Who says that there no tie games in baseball? In major league baseball, games end with tie scores only in rare cases when conditions make it impossible to continue play. A tie game does not count as a game in … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Downing, Al Smith, Bill Freehan, Bill Tuttle, Billy Pierce, Bob Allison, Cal Ermer, Camilo Pascual, Cesar Tovar, Comiskey Park II, Danny Goodwin, Dave Engle, Detroit Tigers, Dick Drago, Doug Mientkiewicz, Earl Battey, Earl Wilson, Gary Ward, Gerry Arrigo, Harmon Killebrew, Jack Kralick, Jim Kaat, Jim Merritt, John Goryl, Met Stadium, MIckey Mantle, Mudcat Grant, New York Yankees, Pete Mackanin, Rich Rollins, Rod Carew, Ron Jackson, Sal Butera, Seattle Mariners, Stew Thornley, Tiger Stadium, Tony Oliva, Torii Hunter, Washington Senators, White Sox, Yankee Stadium I, Zoilo Versalles
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Twins managers playing careers
December 30, 2009 - The Minnesota Twins have had 12 managers since the team moved here from Washington after the 1960 season. I thought that it would be interesting to see how many games each of them had played at the … Continue reading
Forty Years Ago
November 18, 2009 - The 1968 Minnesota Twins finished with a 79-83 record under manager Cal Ermer and finished a disappointing seventh in the ten team American League, a full 24 games behind the first place Detroit Tigers and owner Calvin … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Rigney, Billy Martin, Cal Ermer, Calvin Griffith, Sports Illustrated
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Intentional Strikeout
November 13, 2009 - Deceased former Twins manager, Cal Ermer speaking: “We have a play now that we used to use in Chattanooga in 1952, with two strikes, we begin to walk a batter intentionally. After three balls, the catcher is … Continue reading
Former Twins Manager Cal Ermer dead at 85
August 8, 2009 - Former Twins manager Cal Ermer died Saturday in his sleep at his home in Chattanooga, Tenn. after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Ermer was the Twins third manager replacing Sam Mele after he was let go … Continue reading
The Twins Third Manager – Cal Ermer
February 6, 2009 - Calvin Coolidge Ermer was born on November 10, 1923 in Baltimore, Maryland and was known as much for his ability to play soccer as baseball. For seven years, he coached the College of Baltimore’s soccer team in … Continue reading
