The Twins Almanac for July 15: Morneau Scores All-Star Game-Winning Run, Mudcat Pitches 13-Hit Shutout

[Matt Johnson]

Justin Morneau scored the winning run in the 15th inning of the All-Star Game on this date in 2008, extending the American League's unbeaten streak to 12 years. 

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Mudcat Pitches 13-Hit Shutout
Despite giving up 13 hits and a walk, Jim "Mudcat" Grant pitched a complete game shutout of the Senators for a 6-0 Twins win in Bloomington on this date in 1964. He allowed a baserunner in eight of nine innings.

Thirteen is the most hits ever allowed by a Twins pitcher in a shutout.

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Twins Hit Back-to-Back Homers for Walk-Off Win
Trailing the Kansas City A's 2-1 going into the bottom of the ninth, Harmon Killebrew and Tony Oliva homered on the first two pitches of the inning for a walk-off win on this date in 1967.

The Twins' first run came on a Killebrew homer in the first. 

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Twins Win On Third Straight Walk-Off
The Twins had their third straight walk-off win on this date in 1974. On the 13th, it was a Rod Carew single. On the 14th, a Steve Braun homer. And on this date, a Steve Brye single for a 4-3 win over the Brewers.

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St. Cloud State Alumni Meet in the Majors
1977 St. Cloud Tech graduate Jim Eisenreich went 1-for-2 with a walk and a double versus 1979 Fairfax graduate and former St. Cloud State teammate Dana Kiecker in a 13-4 Royals win at Fenway on this date in 1990. It was the first time that St. Cloud State alumni played against each other in the major leagues.

In total, Eisenreich went 4-for-8 with a walk and two doubles versus Kiecker between 1990 and 1991.

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Torii Hunter/Wayne Hattaway Story
"I flew into Fort Myers on July 15, 1993, a wide-eyed 17-year-old kid from Arkansas," Torii Hunter told PatrickReusse for a May 2, 2020 article. "First guy I met in the organization was Wayne [Hattaway]. He shakes my hand and says, ‘I hope you’re better than our last No. 1 choice.'"

“The thing about Wayne, behind all the one-liners, he was an encyclopedia of baseball. We had great, long talks. He was an important friend to me.”

Torii was among the group of Twins who picked up the tab for road expenses to have the retired Big Fella in clubhouses and dugouts.

 

 

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