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This Day in Twins History – June 11, 1972
Forty one years ago today on June 11, 1972 Jim Kaat hit a home run off Cleveland pitcher Vince Colbert in a Twins 5-3 victory at Cleveland Stadium. It was career home run number 14 for the left-handed swinging Kaat. This … Continue reading
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Tagged Cleveland Indians, Dom Zanni, Jim Kaat, Joe Niekro, Vince Colbert
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Today in Twins History – April 6
4/6/1951 - Twins pitching great and MLB Hall of Famer Rik Aalbert ”Bert” Blyleven was born on this day in Zeist, Netherlands. Blyleven, now a Twins TV color commentator makes a big deal about his birthday and seems to mention his birthday … Continue reading
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Tagged Bert Blyleven, Catfish Hunter, Chuck Shilling, Cleveland Indians, Dick Stigman, Gary Gaetti, Joe Mauer, Jose Calero, Justin Morneau, Kingdome, Metrodome, Oakland A's, Red Sox, Rob Wilfong, Ron Villone, Russ Nixon, Safeco Field, Seattle Mariners, Shane Rawley, Tony Oliva
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How the AL Central is reacting to the Tigers
Today we have a guest post written by FanDuel.com. After a somewhat slow start a season ago, the Detroit Tigers really hit their stride and put away the Chicago White Sox in a two-team race in the AL Central. The … Continue reading
How important are 30 or more starts in a season from each starting pitcher?
The Twins and Terry Ryan have put in a lot of time this off-season to try to round up some pitchers that they can put in the starting rotation so that manager Gardenhire can hopefully call on each of them to start 30-35 games … Continue reading
Posted in General Blogging, Washington Senators 1901-1960
Tagged Bert Blyleven, Boof Bonser, Brad Radke, Camilo Pascual, Carl Pavano, Carlos Silva, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Dave Boswell, Dave Goltz, Detroit Tigers, Eric Milton, Francisco Liriano, Frank Viola, Jim Kaat, Jim Perry, Joe Mays, Johan Santana, Kansas City Royals, Kenny Rogers, Kevin Tapani, Kyle Lohse, NIck Blackburn, Rick Reed, Ron Gardenhire, Scott Baker, Scott Diamond, Scott Erickson, Terry Ryan, Walter Johnson, Washington Senators
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This Day in Twins History – January 6, 1967
Twins Executive Vice President Joe Haynes suffered a heart attack while shoveling snow at his Hopkins , Minnesota home on January 6, 1967 and died at the age of 49. Haynes was signed by the Washington Senators as a free … Continue reading
Straight from ASU to the Met
Eddie Bane was born in Chicago, Illinois on March 22, 1952 but grew up in southern California not too far from Disneyland. Bane was offered a scholarship by coach Bobby Winkles and before he knew it he was pitching for the … Continue reading
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Tagged Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Eddie Bane, Frank Quilici, Hank Conger, Jered Weaver, Jordan Walden, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mark Trumbo, Mike Trout, Nick Adenhart, Red Sox, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Tony Oliva
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How Twins have fared against other AL opponents
The Washington Senators played in Washington D.C. from 1901 through 1960. During those 60 years the team played 9,188 games and had 4,223 wins, 4,864 losses and 101 ties to show for their efforts. Excluding the tie games the Senators had … Continue reading
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Tagged Angels, Baltimore Orioles, Blue Jays, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City A's, Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Yankees, Oakland A's, Red Sox, Ron Gardenhire, Seattle Mariners, Seattle Pilots, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Tom Kelly, Washington Senators
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One of the original Minnesota Twins, Jack Kralick passes away at 77
One of the original Minnesota Twins, pitcher John Francis (Jack) Kralick who was born on June 1, 1935 in Youngstown, Ohio passed away at his home in San Blas, Mexico on September 18 at the age of 77. The Chicago White Sox … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Consolo, Bobby Del Greco, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Earl Battey, Gary Bell, George Alusik, Jack Kralick, Jim Perry, Met Stadium, Mets, Red Sox, Rich Rollins, Vic Power, Washington Senators
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According to Elias
The Twins defeated the Royals, 3-1 and 8-7, in yesterday’s doubleheader, marking the second time this season that Minnesota has taken two in one day from Kansas City. On June 30, the Twins swept two from the Royals, 7-2 and 5-1, … Continue reading
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Tagged Cleveland Indians, Glen Perkins, Oakland A's, Red Sox, Rick Lysander, Royals
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This Day in Twins History – August 25
8/25/1967 – Dean Chance pitches the second no-hitter in Twins history and defeats the Indians 2-1 in the second game of a double-header at Cleveland Stadium. The Indians actually scored first in this game when Chance walked Lee Maye and … Continue reading
According to Elias
From Elias: The Indians snapped an 11-game losing streak with a 6-2 win over the Twins yesterday afternoon. It marked the first time since the Twins moved to Minnesota that they lost to a team on an 11+ game losing streak. … Continue reading
According to Elias
The Twins scored 10 runs in the second inning en-route to a 14-3 victory over the Indians in Cleveland on Monday night. It marked only the fourth time that the Twins scored 10-or-more runs in an inning on the road … Continue reading
This Day in Twins History – July 23, 1961
Minnesota catcher Earl Battey is beaned in the 7th inning by Cleveland Indians pitcher Bobby Locke at Met Stadium, fracturing his cheek. Battey returns to action less than two weeks later at Yankee Stadium on August 4th wearing a special … Continue reading
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This Day in Twins History – July 2
1969 – In a very unusual 3 game series against the Chicago White Sox, the Twins play the first and last game against the White Sox in White Sox Park but play the middle game in County Stadium in Milwaukee. … Continue reading
This Day in Twins History – February 3, 1979
The Twins traded 7-time batting champion 2B Rod Carew to the California Angels for outfielder Ken Landreaux, catcher Dave Engle, and pitchers Paul Hartzell and Brad Havens. A trade was demanded by Carew after team owner Calvin Griffith made his … Continue reading
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Tagged Brad Havens, Brewers, California Angels, Calvin Griffith, Cleveland Indians, Dave Coleman, Dave Engle, Giants, Kelly Snider, Ken Landreaux, Larry Wolfe, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mark Brown, Matt Reeves, Montreal Expos, Orioles, Paul Hartzell, Red Sox, Rod Carew, Tigers, Tom Brunansky, Waseca, Yankees
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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 – December 25, 1989
Popular former Minnesota Twins player and manager Billy Martin dies in an automobile accident in Binghamton, New York at the age of 61. Billy served as the Twins fourth skipper during the 1969 season and led the Twins to a first … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Martin, Cleveland Indians, Kansas City A's, Milwaukee Braves, Oakland A's, Orioles, Rangers, Reds, Tigers, Yankees
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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
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Tagged Bobby Locke, Cleveland Indians, Earl Battey
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10 run leads are just not enough
July 21, 2009 - A lot of Twins fans were already in bed confident of another Twins win when home plate umpire Mike Muchlinski called Mike Cuddyer out on a close call at the plate at about 12:38 AM local time … Continue reading
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Tagged Cleveland Indians, Frank Viola, Justin Morneau, NIck Blackburn, Oakland A's, Ron Davis, Ron Gardenhire
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