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This Day in Twins History
5/31/1976 - With trade rumors running rampant due to how poorly salary negotiations had progressed, Bert Blyleven walked off the mound at the Met in front of 8,379 fans trailing the California Angels 3-1. A number of fans were on Blylevens’ … 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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This Day in Twins History – January 8, 1991
Rodney Cline Carew, who was born in Gatun in the Panama Canal Zone on October 1, 1945 becomes only the 22nd player in MLB history to be voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on the first ballot, garnering 90.5% of … Continue reading
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December 23, 2010 – One of the fun things about going to baseball games for me is that you never know when a manager or player ejection will take place over a close play or a bad or missed call by … Continue reading
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