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Tag Archives: Mudcat Grant
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 that have not jogged around the bases
The home run hitters of baseball have been idolized by baseball fans for years, but what about those “Punch-and-Judy” hitters that just have not been able to put one out over the fence and haven’t even been lucky enough to get … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Newman, Ben Revere, Bert Blyleven, Bruce Look, Dan Monzon, Dodgers, Houston Jiminez, Jamey Carroll, Jose Guillermo Morales, Junior Ortiz, Luis Gomez, Mudcat Grant, Nelson Liriano, San Francisco Giants, Sergio Ferrer, Tsuyoshi Nishioka, Walter Alston, Willie McCovey
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This Day in Twins History – July 15, 1964
Jim “Mudcat” Grant pitches a complete game and shuts out the Washington Senators 6-0 at Met stadium and strikes out 6 in the process. However; what makes this game unique is that Grant gives up 13 hits (all singles) and … Continue reading
Posted in This Day in Twins History
Tagged Jim Snyder, Jimmie Hall, Mudcat Grant, Rich Rollins, Washington Senators
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Do you know your Twins pitching history?
January 22, 2011 - The 2006 Twins pitching staff holds the team record for strikeouts in a single season with 1,164. Johan Santana led the staff with 245 KO’s. On the other hand, the 1994 Twins pitching staff only struck out … Continue reading
Calvin Griffith in Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame
November 17, 2010 - I recently had heard that there was Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and in doing some research on it, I ran across this story (Letters from Quebec: Induction Day at the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, Part … Continue reading
Pitchers that hated to walk batters
February 22, 2010 - With Twins pitchers and catchers working out for the first time today, it is a good time to take a look at the top control pitchers in franchise history. The Twins always preach to their pitchers … Continue reading
Posted in General Blogging, Washington Senators 1901-1960
Tagged Al Orth, Allan Anderson, Brad Radke, Carlos Silva, Casey Patten, Charlie Smith, Dean Chance, Doc Ayers, Dutch Leonard, George Mogridge, Gerald Braxton, Jim Merritt, Jm Kaat, John Butcher, Kevin Tapani, Mudcat Grant, Roger Wolff, Scott Baker, Walter Johnson, Watty Lee
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