The Twins Almanac for July 19: Camilo Pascual's Longstanding Record, Bruno's Inside-the-Park Grand Slam

[Matt Johnson]

Pascual Establishes Longstanding Strikeout Record
Camilo Pascual struck out 15, pitching a five-hit (one-walk) shutout for a 6-0 Twins win in the first game of a doubleheader at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles on this date in 1961.

Those 15 strikeouts are still in a five-way tie for second-most in Twins history. After 46 years, Johan Santana finally broke the record with 17 strikeouts in just eight innings on August 19, 2007. Other Twins with 15 strikeouts in a game: Joe Decker, Jerry Koosman, Bert Blyleven, and Francisco Liriano. 

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Brunansky Hits Inside-the-Park Grand Slam
Tom Brunansky hit the only inside-the-park grand slam in Twins history in the bottom of the third on this date in 1982. Remarkably, it was the Twins' first hit of the game! Brewers shortstop Paul Molitor committed two errors in the inning, and Jerry Augustine walked a batter to load the bases. Center fielder Gorman Thomas dove for Bruno's liner and totally missed. All four runs were unearned.

John Castino and Lenny Faedo added solo homers for a 6-4 Twins win.

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Carter Hits Three Home Runs (Again)
Cleveland LF Joe Carter hit three homers at the Metrodome on this date in 1989. Remarkably, it was his second three-home run game in less than a month, and the fourth of his career. He did it a fifth time in 1993. 

Kirby Puckett robbed rookie Albert Belle of a home run in the game (but he hit one later anyway). If anyone can find a clip of that catch, that would be awesome.

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Also on This Date in Twins History

• 1966: Twins third base coach Billy Martin gives traveling secretary Howard Fox a bloody nose in the lobby of a DC hotel. Who remembers what this fight was about?
• 1986: Future Twins closer Rick Aguilera, former Twins infielder Tim Teufel, and their Mets teammates Bobby Ojeda and Ron Darling are arrested after an altercation with policemen outside a Houston bar. (Spoiler: They went on to win the World Series that year.) 
• 1987: The Twins retired Rod Carew's number 29 on this date in 1987. They retired Tony Oliva's number 6 in 1991. Coincidence?

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