Major League Debuts as Minnesota Twins – Bill Zepp

One major league debut in a Minnesota Twins uniform on August 12.

Bill Zepp (P) – August 12, 1969 – Signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent in 1968. A Twins 3-2 lead at Yankee Stadium had suddenly turned into a 10-3 deficit when the Yankees scored 8 runs in the bottom of the seventh inning and Bill Zepp made his big league debut in a mop-up role throwing 1.1 scoreless innings allowing no hits or walks while striking out Thurman Munson.

 

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