The Twins Almanac
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A love letter to baseball in Minnesota
.@MikeTrombley21 was sitting at his locker, staring at his first check. Kirby Puckett walked by and said “first big league check, huh?” Trombley nodded with a proud smile. Puck reached into his pocket, pulled out a big roll of money, and asked “you want me to cash it for you?”
Fifteen-year major league pitcher and two-time World Series Champion Rube Walberg was born in Pine City, Minnesota on this date in 1896. Remarkably, Walberg was one of three pitchers from northern Minnesota to win rings under Philadelphia A’s manager Connie Mack, along with Hall…
Ichiro and Tony Oliva are two of just six players in MLB history to lead their league in hits five times. The others are Ty Cobb, Stan Musial, Pete Rose, and Tony Gwynn.
This Rocco Baldelli home run off Brad Radke broke Ichiro's rookie record with 40 hits in the month of April
Congratulations to my close personal friend Ichiro on his induction into the Hall of Fame today
Paul Molitor went 4-for-4 with two triples and two RBI in a Twins loss to the Red Sox on this date in 1996. It was his fifth straight game with multiple runs batted in, tying Harmon Killebrew’s team record established in 1962. Molly went 13-for-20 with 12 RBI over the five games.
White Sox pitchers plunked Corey Koskie three times in a Twins win in Chicago on this date in 2004.
.@ToriiHunter48 steamrolled White Sox catcher Jamie Burke on this date in 2004. Burke spent the night in the hospital and was diagnosed with a concussion. “I feel like a truck hit me,” Burke said.
Dustin Rode is so hot right now
Minnoka wins 15-0 in five over St Anthony. Grays win their 5th straight Division title. Olson, Van Krevelan, Wolf w/ 3 hits each and Dustin Rode homered. Schroeder fanned 6 in 4 for the Win. Grays take on Loons tomorrow at Castle, 8pm game. ⚾️
Third baseman diving toward home to tag a runner in a rundown. Just how TK taught it.
#OTD in #Minnesota Sports History (1992) The #MnTwins lose to Oakland 9-1. They would go on to lose 34 of their final 64 games and fall from 3 games up in the AL West to 6 games behind Oakland. (borrowed from @TwinsAlmanac) newspapers.com/article/star-t…
After being outright released by his previous team, Ken "Hawk" Harrelson signed with the Red Sox and, in his first full season in Boston, led the majors with 109 RBI while swatting 35 homers and coming in third in AL MVP balloting. Gee, where else have I heard about the Red Sox…
Wolfson when he allows someone without press credentials to talk to him
I am a giver, far too nice to randoms like yourself on this app. One negative to social media: Those who would be and should be voiceless somehow think they have some sort of voice now.
Road Warrior: The Twins scored double-digit runs in three-straight road games from July 25 to this date in 2010, outscoring the Orioles and Royals 40-7. They connected for 58 hits over the three games. Danny Valencia had four straight games with at least three hits (one game shy…
White Sox vs Twins!! We did not like each other.🚂🚂
.@ToriiHunter48 steamrolled White Sox catcher Jamie Burke on this date in 2004. Burke spent the night in the hospital and was diagnosed with a concussion. “I feel like a truck hit me,” Burke said.
On This Date in 2020: In just the third game of the COVID-shortened season, 40-year-old DH Nelson Cruz hit two home runs, two doubles, knocked in seven, and scored four runs in a 14-2 Twins win in Chicago. He was just the sixth player in MLB history age 40+ with 12 or more total…
Nelson Cruz homered in his fifth straight game on this date in 2019, tying the Twins record. He hit three home runs the previous day, and, remarkably, had a second three-home run game just nine days later. Three previous Twins had five-game home run streaks. Harmon Killebrew did…
The Twins connected for 20 hits—11 for extra bases—in a 19-1 win in Kansas City on this date in 2010. Mauer went 5-for-5 with a home run and seven RBI. Danny Valencia went 4-for-4, hitting his first major league home run—a two-out opposite field grand slam off reigning Cy Young…
