Remembering the Twins first season from 1961 – Week 21

I have been working on a very long term project whereas I do a brief recap of Twins games on my “In This Day in Twins History Pages.” So my plan is to give you a brief recap of the Twins first season as it plays out on a weekly basis. For more info on a particular game you can also click on the date and go to the appropriate “In This Day in Twins History Page” as there you will often get to see some player pictures and supporting documentation. We will see how long I can keep up with it, no promises. So let’s see what we have for week twenty-one.

The Minnesota Twins start this week with a 56-74 record and in eighth place but miles behind the league leading New York Yankees. The end is near in more ways than one.

Remembering the Twins first season from 1961 – Week 20

I have been working on a very long term project whereas I do a brief recap of Twins games on my “In This Day in Twins History Pages.” So my plan is to give you a brief recap of the Twins first season as it plays out on a weekly basis. For more info on a particular game you can also click on the date and go to the appropriate “In This Day in Twins History Page” as there you will often get to see some player pictures and supporting documentation. We will see how long I can keep up with it, no promises. So let’s see what we have for week twenty.

1961 Twins coin schedule put out by Minnesota Savings and Loan (A good tree to come to for shelter)

The Minnesota Twins begin this week in seventh place with a 54-70 mark and they trail the first place Yankees by 28.5 games as they near the end of August.

Former Twin Carroll Hardy passes away at 87

Carroll Hardy with his baseball memorabilia in 1986. Credit Jerry Cleveland/The Denver Post, via Getty Images

Carroll Hardy passed away on August 9, 2020 in Highland Ranch, Colorado from complications of dementia. Hardy was born in Sturgis, South Dakota and after graduating from high school attended the University of Colorado.

Carroll Hardy as Colorado Buffalo

As a Colorado Buffalo Hardy was a star in football, baseball and track. In football he scored a touchdown in his first carry as a freshman in 1951 and scored three touchdowns in his final game in 1954. When his collegiate football career ended he had rushed for 1,999 yards averaging 6.87 yards a carry which is a record that still stands. In baseball his .392 average tops the leaderboard to this day and in track he excelled in the 100-yard dash and high jump. Hardy was an incredible athlete earning 10 letters at Colorado.

Remembering the Twins first season from 1961 – Week 19

I have been working on a very long term project whereas I do a brief recap of Twins games on my “In This Day in Twins History Pages.” So my plan is to give you a brief recap of the Twins first season as it plays out on a weekly basis. For more info on a particular game you can also click on the date and go to the appropriate “In This Day in Twins History Page” as there you will often get to see some player pictures and supporting documentation. We will see how long I can keep up with it, no promises. So let’s see what we have for week nineteen.

1961-1969 Twins primary logo

Coming off a 4-3 week the eighth place Minnesota Twins begin this week with a 51-68 record and they trail the first place Yankees by 27.5 games in the dog-days of August.

Remembering the Twins first season from 1961 – Week 18

I have been working on a very long term project whereas I do a brief recap of Twins games on my “In This Day in Twins History Pages.” So my plan is to give you a brief recap of the Twins first season as it plays out on a weekly basis. For more info on a particular game you can also click on the date and go to the appropriate “In This Day in Twins History Page” as there you will often get to see some player pictures and supporting documentation. We will see how long I can keep up with it, no promises. So let’s see what we have for week eighteen.

1961-1969 Twins primary logo

The Minnesota Twins start their week with a 47-65 record and they trail the first place Yankees by 27.5 games in the dog-days of August.

Remembering the Twins first season from 1961 – Week 17

I have been working on a very long term project whereas I do a brief recap of Twins games on my “In This Day in Twins History Pages.” So my plan is to give you a brief recap of the Twins first season as it plays out on a weekly basis. For more info on a particular game you can also click on the date and go to the appropriate “In This Day in Twins History Page” as there you will often get to see some player pictures and supporting documentation. We will see how long I can keep up with it, no promises. So let’s see what we have for week seventeen.

The 46-57 Twins start the week on a long East coast road-trip tied for seven place with the Washington Senators The Twins have to look up a long ways, 21 games as a matter of fact to spot the league leading New York Yankees who now have a 2.5 game lead on the Detroit Tigers.

Remembering the Twins first season from 1961 – Week 16

I have been working on a very long term project whereas I do a brief recap of Twins games on my “In This Day in Twins History Pages.” So my plan is to give you a brief recap of the Twins first season as it plays out on a weekly basis. For more info on a particular game you can also click on the date and go to the appropriate “In This Day in Twins History Page” as there you will often get to see some player pictures and supporting documentation. We will see how long I can keep up with it, no promises. So let’s see what we have for week sixteen.

The Twins start the week in ninth place with a 41-56 record but are now 22.5 games behind the league leading Yankees who are just a 1/2 game up on the Tigers.

So we have baseball again

60 seasons of Minnesota Twins baseball

Prior to the New York Yankee vs Washington Nationals game just a few days ago, (July 23) Major League Baseball had not played a game since the 2019 World Series ended, a span of 266 days, the longest baseball drought in major league history. COVID-19 has caused the Minnesota Twins to miss 105 games before they opened the season on July 24 in Chicago against the White Sox in a season like none of us have ever seen before.

The 2020 MLB season will be just 60 games long, a sprint and not a marathon like we are used too watching in a season that usually lasts 162 games. The changes in MLB this season are mind boggling starting with the fact that the games will be played with no fans in the stands. The Toronto Blue Jays can’t play their home games in Toronto. There is no minor league baseball in 2020. Sixteen teams will make the play-offs. Opening day rosters have 30 players, a couple weeks later they drop to 28 and then a couple weeks after that they drop to 26. No traveling announcers, they will work out of the home ballparks, official scorekeepers will do their work from home by watching games on television with some special feed links.

Remembering the Twins first season from 1961 – Week 15

I have been working on a very long term project whereas I do a brief recap of Twins games on my “In This Day in Twins History Pages.” So my plan is to give you a brief recap of the Twins first season as it plays out on a weekly basis. For more info on a particular game you can also click on the date and go to the appropriate “In This Day in Twins History Page” as there you will often get to see some player pictures and supporting documentation. We will see how long I can keep up with it, no promises. So let’s see what we have for week fifteen.

The 38-54 Twins are mired in ninth place 21 games out of the lead behind the New York Yankees who have a three percentage point lead over the Detroit Tigers. The embarrassing part is that both expansion teams (Senators and Angels) are ahead of them in the standings.