January 9 – This Day in Twins History

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1985 – The Twins and Montreal Expos hook up in a minor trade, the Twins receive outfielder Mike Stenhouse (SABR Bio) and Montreal gets pitcher Jack O’Connor

Jack O’Connor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1961 – The new Minnesota Twins and the American Association finally agree on a $500,000 indemnity payment to the minor league for the Minneapolis/St. Paul territory, ending 2 months of negotiations.

The 1960 American Association was made up of eight AAA teams which included the Minneapolis Millers (Boston Red Sox), St. Paul Saints (LA Dodgers), Denver Bears (Detroit Tigers), Louisville Colonels (Milwaukee Braves), Houston Buffs (Chicago Cubs), Charleston Senators (Washington Senators), Indianapolis Indians (Philadelphia Phillies), and the Dallas-Ft.Worth Rangers (Kansas City Athletics). In 1961 the American Association was down to six teams with Charleston being replaced by Omaha and Minneapolis and St. Paul obviously gone.

Here is the article that Halsey Hall wrote for the January 18, 1961 Sporting News.

Indemnity article 01181961 Sporting News

 

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