TWINS TRIVIA is hopefully a fun and informative site that will help you to better enjoy the Minnesota Twins and their wonderful history. “History never looks like history when you are living through it” – John Gardner, former Secretary of Health
With four more home runs yesterday, the 2019 Minnesota Twins have homered in 11 straight games, their longest streak of the season. It marks their longest stretch since homering in 16 straight games twice in 2017 and again in 1979. The Twins have hit 76 home runs, third most in baseball, trailing Seattle and Houston, both with 83. What I find interesting too is that only one AL team (Angels) have struck out fewer times than the Twins.
That in the Twins GameNotes there is all kinds of good information for you Twins fans that you are missing out on if you fail to check them out. Here are some things you missed out on if you did not check them today. The Twins do a great job on these notes, don’t miss them.
The Twins enter today with the third best winning percentage in baseball at .609, trailing only Tampa Bay (.640, 16-9) and Seattle (.621 – 18-11). Their 14 wins through the first 23 games is their best start through 23 since going 15-8 in 2010, additionally, the Twins have gone 6-4 at home this season.
The Twins have seen 3.68 pitches-per-plate appearance this season, the lowest ratio in baseball; the highest in baseball is Seattle at 4.12…they have also seen the fewest number of total pitches at 3,212, the next closest being Pittsburgh with 3,412 Jonathan Schoop ranks second in baseball in fewest pitches-per-PA with 3.11. The Twins have struck out 166 times this season, only the Angels (158) have struck out fewer.
The Twins have hit 42 home runs so far through 23 games, tied for most in club history through their first 23 – also 42 in 1964. The Twins are on pace to hit 295 home runs, which would pass their club record of 225, set in 1963. The MLB record is 267, done by New York-AL last season. The Twins rank tied for fifth in baseball in home runs, despite playing in the fewest games, they rank third in at-bats-per-home run (18.79).