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Twins players with just one hit on their Minnesota Twins resume

The players listed below had just one hit while wearing a Minnesota Twins uniform. Most had more than one big league hit in their big league careers but for our purposes we are just looking for those players that had just one hit while wearing Minnesota Twins colors. 

As you might suspect, since this list covers players that played for the Minnesota Twins from 1961 (when pitchers still batted) through 2019 the list has a lot of pitchers on it. The right-hand column on the list shows you the positions played by that player.

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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 continued elections of members after the end of professionalism in Cuba. For a complete list of members inducted, please go to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame pages.

The following one time Twins players are in the Cuban Hall of Fame.

Inducted in 1979 – Leo Cardenas – SS
Inducted in 1980 = Zoilo Versalles – SS
Inducted in 1981 – Pedro Ramos – P
Inducted in 1982 – Tony Oliva – OF
Inducted in 1983 – Camilo Pascual – P
Inducted in 1985 – Mike Fornieles – P
Inducted in 1997 – Julio Becquer – 1B
Inducted in 1997 – Luis Tiant – P