Twins Hall of Fame

Class of 2000 – inaugural class

Harmon Killebrew (Born – 6/29/1936 in Payette, Idaho - Died – 5/17/2011) – played 1B, 3B, OF and 2B for the Senators/Twins for 21 seasons from 1954 – 1974.

Rod Carew (Born - 10/1/1945 in Gatun, Panama Canal Zone) - played 1B, 2B, 3B and OF for the Twins for 12 seasons from 1967 – 1978.

Tony Oliva (Born - 7/20/1938 in Pinar del Rio, Cuba) - played OF for the Twins for 15 seasons from 1962 – 1976.

Kent Hrbek (Born – 5/21/1960 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) - played 1B and 3B for the Twins for 14 seasons from 1981 – 1994.

Kirby Puckett (Born - 3/14/1960 in Chicago, Illinois - Died – 3/6/2006) – played 2B, 3B and SS for the Twins for 12 seasons from 1984 – 1995.

Calvin Griffith (Born - 12/1/1911 in Montreal, Canada - Died – 10/20/1999) – Senators and Twins team owner and president from 1955 - 1983.

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Class of 2001

Herb Carneal (Born - 5/10/23 in Richmond, Virginia - Died – 4/1/2007) – Twins radio broadcaster for 45 seasons from 1962 – 2006.

Jim Kaat (Born - 11/7/1938 in Zeeland, Michigan) - pitched for the Senators/Twins for 15 seasons from 1959 – 1973.

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Class of 2002

Bert Blyleven (Born - 4/6/1951 in Zeist, Netherlands) - pitched for the Twins for 11 seasons from 1970 – 1976 and again from 1985 – 1988. Blyleven has been a TV color commentator for the Twins since 1996 and is famous for the “Circle me Bert” posters in the crowd.

Tom Kelly (Born – 8/15/1950 in Graceville, Minnesota) - managed the Twins to two World Championships (1987 and 1991) between 1986 – 2001. Kelly also played for the Twins in 1975.

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Class of 2003

Bob Allison (Born – 7/11/1934 in Raytown, Missouri - Died – 4/9/1995) – played OF and 1B for the Senators/Twins for 13 seasons from 1958 – 1970.

Bob Casey (Born - 4/11/1925 - Died – 3/27/2005) – The first and only Twins public address announcer serving in that role for 44 years from 1961 to 2005 when he passed away.

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Class of 2004

Earl Battey (Born – 1/5/1935 in Los Angeles, California) - Died – 11/15/2003) – Was a Catcher for the Senators/Twins for 8 seasons between 1960 – 1967.

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Class of 2005

Frank Viola (Born - 4/19/1960 in Hempstead, New York) - pitched for the Twins for 8 seasons from 1982 – 1991.

Carl Pohlad (Born – 8/23/1915 in Valley Junction, Iowa - Died – 1/5/2009) - Twins team owner from 1984 – 2009.

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Class of 2006

Zoilo Versalles (Born – 12/18/1939 in La Habana, Cuba - Died – 6/9/1995) – Was a SS for the Senators/Twins for 9 seasons between 1959 – 1967.

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Class of 2007

Gary Gaetti (Born – 8/19/1958 in Centralia, Illinois) – played 3B, SS, OF and 1B for the Twins for 10 seasons from 1981 – 1990.

Jim Rantz with Tony Oliva

Jim Rantz (Born – 2/24/1938 in St. Paul, Minnesota) – has worked for the Twins in public relations and player development since 1965.

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Class of 2008

Rick Aguilera (Born – 12/31/1938 in San Gabriel, California) – Pitched for the Twins for 11 seasons between 1989 to 1999.

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Class of 2009

Brad Radke (Born – 10/27/1972 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin) - Pitched for the Twins for 12 seasons between 1995 to 2006.

Stan Naccarato and Bob Alessandro look on as Baseball Tacoma Inc President Jimmy Zarelli inks a working agreement with the Minnesota Twins’ George Brophy.

George Brophy (Born - 9/15/1926 in Minneapolis, Minnesota - Died 11/20/1998) - Served in the Twins front office from 1961 to 1985.

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Class of 2010

Greg Gagne (Born – 11/12/1961 in Fall River, Massachusetts) - played SS, OF, 2B, and 3B for the Twins for 10 seasons between 1983 to 1992.

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Class of 2011

Jim Perry (Born – 1o/30/1935 in Williamston, North Carolina) - pitched for the Twins for 10 seasons between 1963 - 1972.

Class of 2012

Camilo Pascual (Born – 1/20/1934 in La Habana, Cuba) - pitched for the Senators/Twins for 13 seasons between 1954 – 1966.

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Class of 2013

Eddie Guardado and Tom Mee to be inducted on June 14, 2013