The Twins Almanac for July 10: Carew Carries .400 Average into July

[Matt Johnson]

Let's begin today by wishing a happy 56th birthday to 1995 AL Rookie of the Year Marty Cordova.

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Morneau Goes 5-for-5 
Justin Morneau went 5-for-5 with a walk and an 11th-inning game-winning home run in a 7-6 Twins win in Detroit on this date in 2008.

 

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Epic Ninth-Inning Comeback
Brian Dozier hit the below walk-off home run on this date in 2015, culminating an epic ninth-inning comeback.

 

Justin Verlander took a two-hit shutout into the eighth before Dozier knocked in the Twins' first run. The Tigers still led 6-1 going into the ninth.

 

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Twins Homer in 28 Straight Games
The Twins homered in both games of a doubleheader in Chicago on this date in 2024, giving them a home run in 28 straight games, blowing out of the water the previous team record streak of 18 games just one year earlier. 

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Winona Native Makes MLB Debut
Winona native and Golden Gophers all-time great Paul Giel narrowly missed pitching to fellow Minnesota native Wes Westrum when he struck out the side in the ninth inning in his major league debut on this date in 1954. Future Twins manager Billy Gardner pinch ran for Westrum in the eighth.

Giel made his second appearance a week later in St. Louis, entering to face just one batter: Sauk Rapids native Rip Repulski, who connected for an RBI single—the first major league hit allowed by Giel. (And this time Clearbrook native Wes Westrum was behind the plate.) On July 29, Giel again came in to face Repulski with a runner in scoring position, this time inducing an inning-ending double play.

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