I have read numerous books about the Minnesota Twins organization and their players over the years not to mention having many of these books in my personal library. That got me to wondering how many books are out there about the boys of summer from Minnesota. So after a little research here is what I have come up with, I am sure I have missed some. There are over a hundred and forty books on this list, not bad for a team that has been around for only 60 years. If you know of others not on this list, please let me know.
The books are listed in written/published order from newest to oldest. Click on the book cover to get additional information about the book and where you might be able to acquire it. Many of these books are out of print and you may only be able to acquire used copies. Don’t forget about your local library, they have lots of these books for you to read free of charge. (Updated 5/19/2024)
Written 2024 by La Velle E. Neal III & will be released June 11, 2024
Written in 2023 by Joe Rippel
Written in 2022 by Robert McCammon
Written in 2022 by Jim Kaat & Douglas Lyons
Written in 2022 by Patrick Reusse & Chip Scoggins
Edited in 2022 by Stew Thornley – associated Editors Bill Nowlin, Len Levin, & Carl Riechers. Contributors Joe Rippel, Norm King, Thomas J. Brown, Mike Huber & Gordon Gattie
Author Steve Fulton in 2021
Written in 2021 by Rod Carew & Jamie Aron
Written by Stew Thornley in 2021
Written in 2021 by Timothy Malcolm
Written by Ray Walker in 2021
Written by Ula Smith in 2021
Written by Brendan Flynn in 2021 (children’s book)
Written in 2020 by Dan Whenesota
Written in 2020 by Dick Bremer & Jim Bruton
Written by Thom Henninger in 2021
Revised edition written in 2019 by Kent Hrbek and Dennis Brackin
Written in 2019 by Jonathan W Sweet.
Written in 2018 by Cameron Bright
Written in 2018 by Aaron Gleeman
Author Bob Showers in 2017
Written by John Domenick in 2016
Written in 2016 by K. Adam Powell
A SABR book edited by Gregory H. Wolf and written by numerous authors in 2015
Written by Clyde Doepner and Stew Thornley in 2015
Written by Thom Henninger in 2015
Written by Bill Pennington in 2015
Written by Mel Proctor in 2015
Written by Stew Thornley in 2014
Written by Tim Wendel in 2014
Written by Stew Thornley in 2014
Written by John Rosengren in 2014
Written by Rex D. Hamann in 2014
Written by Mike Klinsmann in 2013
Written by Kent Hrbek in 2013
Written in 2013 by Naran Aryat (children’s book)
Written by Ms. Sara Gilbert in 2013 (children’s book)
Written by Carroll Conklin in 2013
Written by Steve Aschburner in 2012
Written by Mark Stewart in 2012
Written by Rod Carew, Frank Pace, and Armen Keteyian in 2012
Written by Brad Epstein in 2011 – (children’s book)
Written by Steve Bucci, Dave Brown, Jamie Moyer in 2011
Written by Alex Halsted in 2011
Written by Joe Bissen in 2011 (children’s book)
Written by Brian Howell in 2011 (children’s book)
Written by Sloan MacRae in 2011 (children’s book)
Written by Annie E. Wilson in 2011
Written in 2011 by Jim Bruton
Written by Dennis Brackin and Patrick Reusse in 2010
Written by Steve Berg in 2010
Written by Dave Wright in 2010
Written by the Minneapolis Star Tribune in 2010
Written by Jim Hoey in 2010
Written by Doug Grow in 2010
Written by John Snyder in 2010
Written by K C Kelley in 2010 (children’s book)
Written by Bob Showers in 2009
Edited by Stew Thornley in 2009
Written by Aaron Frisch in 2009
Written by Rachel A. Koestler-Grack in 2009
Written by Cameron Silver in 2009 (children’s book)
Written by Sid Hartman in 2008
Written in 2008 by Brad Epstein (children’s book)
Written in 2008 by Steve Aschburner
Written in 2008 by Kent Hrbek and Dennis Brackin
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Written by David Ortiz and Tony Massarotti in 2007
Written by Christy W. Sauro Jr. in 2006
Written by Alan Ross in 2006
Written by Jim Thielman in 2005
Published in 2005 – written by Steven Hoffbeck
Written by Minnesota Twins players wives in 2005 (children’s book)
Written by Al Worthington in 2004
Written by Rick Swaine in 2004
Written by Jim Kaat and Phil Pepe in 2003
Written in 2002 by Ross Bernstein
Written by Aaron Frisch in 2002
Written by Robert Martin Halverson in 2002 (fiction)
Written by Dean Urdahl in 2001
Hits, Hankies, and Homers: The Story of the Minnesota Twins by Stew Thornley in 2000 (children’s book)
Written by Jerry Kindall and John Winkin in 1999
Written by John Swol and published in 1998.
Written by Richard Rambeck in 1998 (children’s book)
Written by Sid Hartman with Patrick Reusse in 1997
Written by Kirby Puckett and Carlson Chuck in 1997
Written by Herb Carneal with Stew Thornley in 1995
Written by Minnesota Twins players, players wives and staff in 1994 (cook book)
Written by Peter Golenbock in 1994
Written by Stuart Broomer in 1994
By Ray Crump as told to Ray Crump Jr. in 1993
Written by Kirby Puckett in 1993
Written by Gary Fox in 1993 (Comic book)
“Kirby Puckett” by L.E. Morgan in 1993 (Revolutionary) (comic book)
Written by the St. Paul Pioneer Press in 1993
Written by Tom Kelly and Ted Robinson in 1992
Written by Jeff Miller in 1992
Written by Stew Thornley in 1991
Written by Bill Gutman, Dave Weiner, and Tony Seidl in 1991
Written by Jon Kerr in 1990
Written by Bill Shannon in 1989
Written by Jerry Carpenter and Steve Dimeglio in 1988
Written by Dave Winfield in 1988
Written by Joe Niekro and Phil Niekro in 1988
Written by Jim Klobuchar in 1987
Written by Jack Clary in 1987
Written by Billy Martin in 1987
Written in 1987 by Larry Schwartz – Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins 1952-1986 cards.
Written by Dave Mona in 1986
Written by (now Senator) Amy Klobuchar in 1986
Written by Graig Nettles and Peter Golenbock in 1984
Written by Gene Schoor in 1982
Written by Dave Mona in 1982
“Minnesota Twins” by Bob Hinz written in 1982 (children’s book)
Written by Joe Soucheray in 1981
Written by Rod Carew and Ira Berkow in 1979
Written by Bill Morlock in 1979
E-6: The Diary of a Major League Shortstop written by Danny Thompson and Bob Fowler in 1975
Written by Luis Tiant and Joe Fitzgerald in 1975
Written by Bob Fowler and Tony Oliva in 1973
Written by Dr. Wayne J. Anderson in 1971
Written by Hal Butler in 1967
Written by James Terzian in 1967
“Harmon Killebrew Story” by Hal Butler in 1966
Great job, John! As a librarian and Twins’ fan, I appreciate the work that went into this. I own only a handful of these titles and (being outside the Twin Cities market) have seen only a few more.
Thank you for the kind words Mariam, I hope you can track down some of these book and enjoy them.