Twins Trivia Questions

You think you know all there is to know about the Minnesota Twins? Test your Twins knowledge here and maybe you can win a free copy of TWINS TRIVIA. If you are the first one this month to e-mail me at jjswol@twinstrivia.com with the correct answers, I will send you a signed copy of my book TWINS TRIVIA.

May trivia questions 

1. I was a Minnesota Twins first round draft pick and pitched in the big leagues with Minnesota but I was then traded and ended up pitching the first no-hitter in this teams franchise history. Who am I?

2. Who became the first Twins player to earn $100,000 in a single season and what year did it happen?

3. Three Twins utility players have played a minimum of 12 games in all four infield spots (1B-2B-SS-3B) during a single season, name them.

4. There are five players that have played against the A’s in Philadelphia, Kansas City, and Oakland and two of them are former Minnesota Twins, (one a position player and one was a pitcher). Name them.

5. In 1961 this fireballing rookie pitcher makes his major league debut against the Minnesota Twins and pitches six scoreless innings, striking out 7. He leaves after one out in the 7th with a 2-0 lead after his hard throwing causes him to breaks two ribs. With two out in the 9th, the Twins score three to win, 3 – 2. Name this hard throwing rookie.

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Previous months questions and answers

1. Between 1970 and 1975 Bert Blyleven threw 24 shutouts in a Twins uniform, this catcher caught 13 of them, can you name him? George Mitterwald

2. I pitched for the Twins for eight seasons and never had a losing season, who am I? Dave Goltz from 1972 to 1979

3. This Twins pitcher pitched only 204 innings in the season that he won 20 games, can you name him? Scott Erickson in 1991

4. Who is the first Twins rookie to have back-to-back 4 hit games? Danny Valencia

5. Who is the only Twins pitcher to record 4 strikeouts in one inning? Scott Baker became the first pitcher in Twins’ history to record four strikeouts in one inning in his start against the Brewers in Milwaukee in 2008. Baker struck out Ryan Braun, then struck out Prince Fielder who reached on a wild pitch and went on to strike out Russell Branyan and Mike Cameron.