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Rocky Colavito pitchingIt is very infrequent when I do a piece on a non Twins player but this is one of those times. See if you can identify this position player that pitched in the big leagues on two occasions. He played against the Twins many times.

Here is what 1960s baseball wrote:

In the first game of a double-header in Yankee Stadium, ?? was the winning pitcher in a 6-5 Yankee triumph over the Tigers. ?? entered the game in the fourth inning, relieving starter Steve Barber.

In 2.2 innings, ?? allowed no runs on one hit, striking out one Tiger batter and walking two. He was the last non-pitcher to win a major league game until catcher Brent Mayne won a game for the Colorado Rockies in 2000.” Who is this guy?

German born Navy vet 65-68 and served aboard the Shangri La CVA-38. I run https://Twinstrivia.com, best MN Twins historical web site there is. Stop by daily and check out OTD in Twins history and much more. Live in Minnesota and Florida depending on what time of the year it is.

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