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2023 – Twins back on winning track with a 8-4 beating on the Kansas City Royals and Brady Singer at Target Field. : The Twins beat the Royals on Sunday afternoon by a score of 8-4, scoring seven runs in the third inning and taking the four-game series three games to one. Sonny Gray (4-0) was the starter and winner, allowing one run on five hits in 6 innings pitched. Jhoan Duran earned his sixth save (7 chances) with 0.1 inning. The offense recorded seven hits, highlighted by Byron Buxton, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, a double (6) and a home run (7). Singer (2-3) took the loss for KC. Having completed their 10-game home stand with a record of 6-4 the Twins now have a day off before going to Chicago to take on the White Sox who have been playing some terrible baseball. Twins pitchers had a record 274 strikeouts in April. The Twins finished April with a 16-10 record (10-6 at home) and are in first place. Box Score
2022 – The Twins beat the Rays at Tropicana Field by a score of 9-1, their largest margin of victory of the season todate. Former Tampa Ray pitcher Chris Archer was the starter but did not factor into the decision, allowing one run on two hits in 4 innings pitched, with four strikeouts. The Twins offense tied a season high with 14 hits. Kyle Garlick recorded his first career two-homer game, while driving in a career-high-tying three runs. Carlos Correa had three hits, giving him multiple hits for the third-straight game. Correa’s bat is finally warming up.: After starting the season 4-8, the Twins have now won eight of their last nine games, with a run differential of +26 (45-19) in those games. Since April 21, their eight wins are tied with Miami and New York-AL for most in baseball. The Twins finished the month with a 12-9 record after starting out 4-8. Box Score
2021 – The Twins started out their home stand against the Kansas City Royals with a bang beating the first-place Royals by a score of 9-1, winning back-to-back games for the first time since April 7 and 8. Michael Pineda (2-1) was the starter and winner, allowing one run on three hits in 5 innings pitched. Jorge Alcala pitched a scoreless eight and ninth inning. Alex Kirilloff went 2-for-4 and hit his first two career homers, becoming the first Twins hitter since Pat Mears on June 19, 1994 at Baltimore to hit both of his first two career home runs in the same game. Catcher Ben Rortvedt made his major league debut, going 1-for-3, recording his first hit with an RBI single. The Twins finished their first month of this season with a 9-15 mark but actually outscored their opponents 111 to 109 as their 2-6 record in one-run games might attest. Box Score
2020 – The Twins take a day off to travel from Los Angeles to Anaheim to start a week-end series with the Angels starting tomorrow but as we all know the season thus far has been postponed due to COVID-19. Counting today it means we have missed 31 games so far.
It was a sad day today as Twins Territory and all of baseball heard that baseball lifer Wayne Hattaway passed away today at the age of 80 after a battle with cancer. The “Big Fella” started out as a batboy at the age of 12 with the Mobile Bears (a Dodgers minor league team). Wayne joined the Minnesota Twins organization in 1963 and worked in their organization doing everything from clubhouse attendant, equipment manager to a trainer at every level of play except AAA through 2018. The passing of Wayne Hattaway is the end of an era. It is my honor to have called him a friend.
Hattaway’s passing leaves Twins with heavy hearts.pdf
Reusse_ A fond farewell to the Twins’ ‘Big Fella’ – StarTribune.com.pdf
2019 – The Twins get trampled by the visiting Astros 11-0 in a game where they commit two errors and get just 3 hits with Max Kepler getting two of them. Houston starter Gerrit Cole gives up a lone hit in seven innings of pitching while striking out 11 ups his record to 2-4 . Twins starter Michael Pineda took the loss (2-2) when he gives up five runs in five innings. At the end of April the Twins record stands at 17-10. Box Score
2018 – The Twins lose to the Blue Jays by a score of 7-5 as Twins starter Lance Lynn allowed six runs on seven hits in 5.0 innings pitched with five walks, giving him 23 free passes, tied for most in baseball. Max Kepler went 3-for-5 with two doubles and a triple and Eduardo Escobar contributed a home run and 2 RBI. The Twins finally tried coach Jeff Pickler’s four-man outfield against Justin Smoak. Smoak was 1 for 5 with a home run in the game but the Twins continued to use this strategy now and then in 2018. Box Score
2003 – Lots of action at the Metrodome tonight for the 15,282 fans in attendance as the Twins hosted the vising Tampa Bay Devil Rays beating them 8-5. The starters were Brad Radke for the home team and the visitors went with Seth McClung. Twins manager Ron Gardenhire was ejected almost immediately, Brad Radke and acting manager Scott Ullger were asked to leave in the sixth inning making Steve Liddle the acting manager after a HBP. Liddle was quoted as saying that Scotty got the win and I got the save. In the bottom half of the sixth Devil Rays manager Lou Pinella and relief pitcher Nick Bierbrodt were ejected for throwing behind a batter. Each team hit two batters in the 2 hour and 26 minute game. Radke (2-3) got the win and McClung (2-1) took the loss. Torii Hunter hit a three-run home run, his third of the season. Jacque Jones had three hits including a double and Todd Sears also had a double with two RBI. The Twins finished the month of April 11-14 and are 12-14 on the season and in third place 6 games out. Box Score
1986 – The Twins receive pitchers Juan Agosto and PTBNL (Kurt Walker) from the Chicago White Sox in return for pitcher Pete Filson.
1976 – No game today, scheduled day off.
1975 – No game today, gamed called on account of wet grounds and rescheduled as part of a September 12 DH.
1973 – No game today, scheduled day off.
1969 – A 6-4 win over the Seattle Pilots doesn’t sound that exciting but it was interesting to say the least. Dean Chance was scheduled to start for the Twins but couldn’t get loose so Tommy Hall was the emergency starter and he went six innings striking out nine allowing three earned runs and was credited with the win. In addition, Hall had 2 hits including a double in 3 at bats and scored twice. The Pilots lost a run in the fourth inning when Tommy Davis reached on an E-6, stole second and scored on a single. Killebrew who was playing third asked for the ball and Davis was called out for missing third base. With the bases loaded and one out in the fifth inning Rod Carew stole home safely for the third time in as many tries and for the ninth time in as many tries in his six-year pro career. While Carew was stealing home, Oliva was stealing third and Killebrew was stealing second for what is believed to be the Twins first triple steal. Carew had 2 hits, 2 RBI and 2 runs scored. When all was said and done, the Twins won their fifth straight to up their record to 13-7 and maintain a 1 1/2 game lead over the second place A’s as they put April in the rear view mirror. A pretty good month considering they started it 0-4. Box Score
1962 – No Twins game, scheduled day off.
1961 – After nine innings of play at the Met the scoreboard shows the White Sox with 2 runs and the Twins with 2 runs. Twins starter Jack Kralick who is still in the game gives up a 2-run homer to Roy Sievers in the top of the 11th inning with two out before being lifted for Ray Moore. In the bottom of the 11th inning Harmon Killebrew hits his first home run in a Minnesota Twins uniform (his 85th career home run) off White Sox starter Bob Shaw but it is all the Twins will get and they lose 5-3 loss in 11 innings at Met Stadium. Winning pitcher Bob Shaw pitched the 11 inning complete game for Chicago. Box Score
I became a twins fan when they first came to Minnesota. I was sad when they built the Metrodome, only got to go there once. I wasn’t a fan. And now at Target field I got to go once. always a twins fan, went to many games in Milwaukee fun times, still wish we were in the same league, and played by the same rules. I know the names of most of the players, Maybe not the new ones this year, but will get to know them. I did see Mickey Mantle play out at the old Met Stadium.
Thank you for the note Connie. I always enjoy hearing from people that stop by the site and share their memories of how long they have been Twins fans and interesting and exciting players they watched or games that they saw. It is harder now to know the players then it was back in our youth, back then players stayed with the same team for years and now that is not the case due to free agency and things like that. Stay healthy and enjoy the Twins.