https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/history/page/19/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/history/twins-almanac-tony-olivas-birthday-justin-morneau-mashes-r16639/Today's Almanac features the birthday of one of the greatest players in Twins history, the '27 Yankees, two MONSTER games by Justin Morneau, a pitcher winning two games in one day, and major leaguers born in Jordan and Winona, Minnesota.  Happy 86th birthday to Hall of Famer Tony Oliva, born...16639Sat, 20 Jul 2024 13:35:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/history/twins-almanac-justin-morneaus-home-run-derby-victory-brian-dozier-breaks-a-team-record-r16588/Today's Twins Almanac is a nice succinct Sunday-morning read, featuring Twins all-time greats Camilo Pascual, Tony Oliva, Justin Morneau, and Brian Dozier.  July 14, 1991: Twins Retire Number 6 The Twins retired Tony Oliva's number 6 on this date in 1991. They retired Rod Carew's n...16588Sun, 14 Jul 2024 12:07:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/history/forgotten-twins-all-stars-gary-ward-r16586/Well, baseball fans, the Major League Baseball All-Star Game is on the horizon. The 2024 game will be played July 16 at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas, home of the Texas Rangers. At this point in many baseball seasons, I fondly reminisce about past obscure Twins All-Star selections. Today,...16586Sat, 13 Jul 2024 15:16:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/history/the-twins-almanac-for-july-13-r16585/Today's star-studded Twins Almanac features Harmon Killebrew, Kirby Puckett, Butch Wynegar, Jerry Terrell, Rich Becker, Max Kepler (and Trevor Bauer, of course), as well as Sturgeon Lake native George Cunningham.  July 13, 1894: Tigers Pitcher Born in Sturgeon Lake Four-year major leagu...16585Sat, 13 Jul 2024 13:39:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/history/almanac-july-6-newman-home-run/Today's Twins Almanac features all-time fan favorites Frank Quilici, Al Newman, Justin Morneau, Matt Lawton, Jason Kubel, Rick Aguilera, and Jack Morris.  July 6, 1972: Twins Name New Manager The Twins dismissed manager Bill Rigney and promoted 33-year-old Frank Quilici on this date in 197...16540Sat, 06 Jul 2024 13:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/history/twins-almanac-hisle-steals-four-bases-doziers-hit-streak-r16500/The Twins Almanac for June 30th • Second pinch-hit grand slam of the season • Single-game stolen base record • Another 3,000th hit at the Metrodome • And Brian Dozier's historic extra-base hit streak June 30, 1970: Second Pinch-Hit Grand Slam of the Season Rick Renick hit the Twins' sec...16500Sun, 30 Jun 2024 14:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/history/twins-almanac-killers-birthday-mauers-grand-slam-denard-spans-triples-record-r16494/June 29th has been quite an eventful day in Twins history. Read my notes featuring Moonlight Graham, Harmon Killebrew, Tony Oliva, Bobby Darwin, Nolan Ryan, Andre David, Jack Morris, old friend Jim Eisenreich, Joe Mauer, Denard Span, and Nowthen Knights manager Terry Olson.  June 29, 1905: M...16494Sat, 29 Jun 2024 18:47:57 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/history/twins-almanac-rod-carew-jersey-day-1977-r16476/“Rod Carew Jersey Day” on June 26, 1977 is one of the most noteworthy regular season games in Twins history. Carew himself set a team single-game record for runs scored that afternoon, while famously raising his batting average above .400. A seldom-remembered right fielder set the team single-ga...16476Wed, 26 Jun 2024 18:15:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/history/the-twins-almanac-for-june-23-r16447/It's the birthday of one of the best pitchers to ever grow up in Minnesota, and on this date in 1950 a future Twins all-time great made his Minnesota townball debut.  Happy Birthday, Dave Goltz Happy 75th birthday to 1967 Rothsay graduate Dave Goltz, born in nearby Pelican Rapids. He wa...16447Sun, 23 Jun 2024 13:05:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/history/the-twins-almanac-for-june-22-r16445/Two Minnesotan major leaguers were born on this date in the 1800s, Carl Pohlad purchased the team on this date in 1984, and Twins pitchers had noteworthy games on this date in 1962, 1990, and 2006.      June 22, 1879: Birthdate of Jack Zalusky University of Minnesota all-time g...16445Sat, 22 Jun 2024 17:04:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/history/the-twins-almanac-for-june-16-2024-r16398/Today's Almanac is a short and sweet two-minute read, featuring the birthdate of the first Golden Gopher to play in the majors • A team record winning streak • Dick Such pitching against the Twins • And the Twins sign a Sauk Rapids legend out of their annual Met Stadium tryout camp. Happy Father...16398Sun, 16 Jun 2024 16:05:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/history/the-twins-almanac-for-june-15-r16394/And here it is, your daily dose of Twins history • Mauer's number retired • Reardon becomes all-time saves leader • Four-straight strikeouts in one inning • Darwin ties single-game RBI record • Ullger has career day • Bemidji native sent to Giants June 15, 1973: Darwin Ties Team Single-Game...16394Sat, 15 Jun 2024 17:31:32 +0000