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Former Twins 1B Don Mincher passes away
Don Mincher (courtesy of the Minnesota Twins) Donald Ray Mincher a former Minnesota Twin and baseball lifer in every sense of the word passed away yesterday in Huntsville, Alabama after a lengthy...
View ArticleThis Day in Twins History – October 15, 1968
The 1968 Major League Expansion Draft was held to stock the newly formed Kansas City Royals and the Seattle Pilots and the Minnesota Twins lose outfielders Bob Oliver and Pat Kelly, shortstop Jack...
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According to Elias
Joe Mauer Joe Mauer knocked out a first-inning homer off Doug Fister, propelling the Twins to a 3-2 victory in Detroit. Less than 20 hours earlier, Mauer’s one-out, ninth-inning single had broken up a...
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Twins top grand slam home run hitters
Harmon Killebrew The Twins have hit three gand slam home runs so far this year. Five Twins players (Allison, Carew, Hrbek, Puckett and Hunter) have each hit three grand slam home runs in a single...
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This Day in Twins History – September 20, 1965
A Catfish whips a Mudcat, at least on this day Catfish Hunter Just 537 fans paid to watch the Kansas City A’s Jim “Catfish” Hunter beat Jim “Mudcat” Grant 8-2 at Met Stadium in a makeup game in a cool...
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This Day in Twins History – What if the Twins played and no one showed up?
Did the Met look like this that day? September 20, 1965 – Just 537 fans paid to watch the Kansas City A’s Jim “Catfish” Hunter beat Jim “Mudcat” Grant 8-2 at Met Stadium in a makeup game in a cool 52...
View ArticleTwins and post season play
As 2014 is coming to an end it is a good time to look back on another Twins season, their fourth in a row without post season play. But you have to be a winner to make post season play and the Twins...
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Twins hitters with best BB per PA %
Today we take a look through Minnesota Twins history and see what hitters were most likely to draw a walk during their Twins career. To make this list the player had to play in at least 162 games in a...
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Twins career OBP and OPS leaders
Twins Career OBP Leaders Rk Player OBP PA From To G AB H HR BB IBB SO BA OPS 1 Joe Mauer .401 5578 2004 2014 1298 4833 1540 109 676 115 660 .319 .860 2 Rod Carew .393 6980 1967 1978 1635 6235 2085 74...
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Remembering 1965 – Part 9 – Not all peaches and cream for Versalles or Mele
Zoilo Versalles Zoilo Versalles the Minnesota Twins enigmatic shortstop of the early 60’s would go on to win the 1965 American League Most Valuable Player Award at the age of 25 and become the first...
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Remembering 1965 – Part 19 – 50th anniversary celebration pictures and video
The Minnesota Twins hosted a 59th anniversary celebration on July 31 and August 1 for the 1965 American League champions. On July 31st the organization put on a “Championship Breakfast” that was...
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Remembering 1965 – Part 21 – Meet the Manager, Coaches & Players from 1965
The 1965 Minnesota Twins had 35 different players suit up and play ball wearing a Twins logo across their chest against the nine other members of the American league. Their manager, Sam Mele had four...
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Remebering 1965 – Part 22 – Versalles, World Series tickets, Mele
September 2 – Left Fielder Bob Allison strikes out five times in a 5-4 loss to the Tigers at Met Stadium. Allison is the only Twins batter to strike out five time in a nine inning game. Sandy...
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Remembering 1965 – Part 27 – Twins whip Dodgers 8-2 at the Met
Mudcat Grant October 6, 1965 – The Twins play their first World Series game at Metropolitan Stadium with 47,797 fans in the stands against the Los Angeles Dodgers and win the game 8-2 behind the...
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Dean Chance passes away at the age of 74
It has been reported that Dean Chance died of a heart attack at the age of 74 yesterday in his hometown of Wooster, Ohio. Chance was born in Wooster on June 1, 1941 and went on to attend Northwestern...
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Steve Korcheck passes away at 84
Steve Korcheck passed away at the age of 84 from heart failure on August 26 in Bradenton, Florida. Stephen Joseph Korcheck was born August 11, 1932 in McClellandtown, Pennsylvania and was a celebrated...
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The 1967 AL Pennant Race – Part 4 – pitching & defense and a rodeo bronc rider
The 1966 Minnesota Twins finished the season in second place with a 89-73 record, a full nine games behind the AL pennant winning Baltimore Orioles and they were looking to regain the pennant they felt...
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Major league Debuts as Minnesota Twins – Delaney, Burtt, Funderburk,...
Still more big league debuts as Minnesota Twins on September 4. Rob Delaney – courtesy of Getty images Rob Delaney (P) – September 4, 2010 – Signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent on...
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Minnesota Twins Top 10 First Baseman
Between 1961-2017 there have been 58 players that have played at least 10 games at first base for our Minnesota Twins. However, to qualify for this list which ranks them in Baseball-Reference WAR order...
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Looking back at the Minnesota Twins in the 60’s
The Minnesota Twins started play in 1961 after moving from Washington D.C. where they were known as the Washington Senators. In their final year as the Senators in 1960 the team had a 73-81 record....
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