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Tag Archives: Reno Bertoia
The Twins and their trades
With the World Series now in the books all the teams in major league baseball are reviewing what went wrong and what they can do to make their teams better for 2013 and beyond. Two quick ways to solve some … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Messersmith, Bill Tuttle, Calvin Griffith, Catfish Hunter, Curt Flood, Dave McNally, Paul Giel, Reno Bertoia
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Know your franchise history
Francis Joseph (Shag) Shaughnessy was born on April 8, 1883 in Amboy, Illinois and died on May 15, 1969 in Montreal, Quebec. Shaughnessy played football, baseball and ran track at the University of Notre Dame from 1901 to 1904, and … Continue reading
Reno Bertoia Passes Away
April 18, 2011 - The Twins opening day third-baseman in the Minnesota Twins first ever game back on April 11, 1961 against the New York Yankees in Yankee Stadium I, Reno Peter Bertoia, passed away on April 15th after a brief … Continue reading
Twins opening day tidbits
March 31, 2011 – I thought that it would be fun to look over the Twins 50 year history of Opening Days and see who has started the most games at each position. Through their first fifty years, the Twins … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Gardner, Bob Allison, Brad Radke, Brant Alyea, Butch Wynegar, Cesar Tovar, Dan Gladden, Earl Battey, Gary Gaetti, George Mitterwald, Glenn Adams, Greg Gagne, Harmon Killebrew, Jacques Jones, Jim Lemon, Jim Perry, Joe Mauer, Kent Hrbek, Lenny Green, Leo Cardenas, Marty Cordova, Mickey Hatcher, Paul Molitor, Pedro Ramos, Randy Bush, Reno Bertoia, Rich Reese, Roy Smalley, Torii Hunter, Zoilo Versalles
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The Twins first game – April 11, 1961
April 11, 2009 - The Twins played their first game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on April 11, 1961 in front of 14,607 fans on a nice 50 degree day. The Yankees were coming off another World Series … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Allison, Cookie Lavagetto, Harmon Killebrew, Jim Lemon, Pedro Ramos, Reno Bertoia, Whitey Ford, Yankees
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