https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/page/14/?d=1News: Minnesota Twins Historyenhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-les-straker-makes-history-scott-leius-plays-hero-remember-joe-brinkman-r17248/Les Straker pitched six shutout innings in Game 3, becoming the first Venezuelan to start a World Series game on this date in 1987. Related Venezuelan Trivia: Johan Santana became the first Venezuelan 20-game winner, while pitching for the Twins in 2004. Straker left the game with a 1-...17248Sun, 20 Oct 2024 16:15:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/remembering-random-twins-prospects-steve-gasser-jeff-bumgarner-park-pittman-r17245/The late 1980s were when ranking Major League Baseball prospects was just beginning. Before that, I’m sure each team had opinions or unofficial rankings of their minor leaguers and other organizations’ potential top players. Still, the late 80s seem to be a time when publications started focusin...17245Sat, 19 Oct 2024 15:23:27 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-minnesota-charges-into-the-world-series-r17244/Greg Gagne and Kent Hrbek homered as Jack Morris and the Twins beat Atlanta 5-2 in Game 1 of the World Series on this date in 1991.  After the Gagne home run clip below is Bob Casey introducing the American League Champs prior to the game. And below that, a later cover of Sports Illust...17244Sat, 19 Oct 2024 15:06:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/twins-almanac-bryan-hickerson-mudcat-grants-shining-moment-jack-morriss-first-ring-r17218/Happy 61st birthday to 1982 Bemidji High School graduate and five-year major leaguer Bryan Hickerson. Fun Fact: He won the first two Dave Winfield Pitcher of the Year Awards given out by the University of Minnesota. The Twins drafted him out of the U, but later sent him to San Francisco as part...17218Sun, 13 Oct 2024 16:15:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/jim-lemon-a-pre-killebrew-slugger-for-the-senators-and-twins-r17216/The Washington Senators moved to Minnesota prior to the 1961 season. The Senators came into existence in 1901 as a charter member of the American League and, for the most part, had a reputation as a lousy baseball club, prompting famed sportswriter Charley Dryden to joke: “Washington: First in w...17216Sat, 12 Oct 2024 18:18:19 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/twins-almanac-1012-postseason-heroics-from-dan-gladden-and-paul-molitor-r17214/78-year-old former Cardinals pitcher Rube Geyer died of a heart attack while walking in the woods near Whakon, Minnesota on this date in 1962. He is buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Mora. Minnesota native Jerry Koosman pitched six no-hit innings before finally yielding a hit and a r...17214Sat, 12 Oct 2024 10:02:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/former-twins-pitcher-and-longtime-great-luis-tiant-dead-at-83-r17192/Luis Tiant, the 19-year MLB veteran whose poignant life story and vivid style of pitching made him one of the central characters in the greatest single-game drama in the sport's history, passed away Tuesday at age 83. In an alternate universe where the sport came to a better understan...17192Tue, 08 Oct 2024 15:14:04 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-happy-anniversary-to-the-best-regular-season-game-in-decades-r17180/On this date in 1965, Twins second baseman Frank Quilici tied the World Series record by getting two hits in one inning off Hall of Famer Don Drysdale in the third inning of Game 1. Don Mincher and Zoilo Versalles homered off Drysdale, who only lasted 2 2/3 innings. Mudcat Grant, meanwhile, went...17180Sun, 06 Oct 2024 22:05:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/twins-almanac-johan-santana-and-torii-hunter-lead-twins-over-the-yankees-r17178/Major league pitcher Roger "Peaceful Valley" Denzer was born in Le Sueur, MN on this date in 1871. He passed away in Le Sueur in 1949 (age 77) and is buried there. If anyone has any interesting stories or facts about Denzer, please share them in the comments section below.  Olivia, MN...17178Sat, 05 Oct 2024 15:07:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-jack-crookss-biggest-dinger-and-don-wheelers-greatest-achievement-r17139/Playing for the National League's St. Louis Browns, St. Paul native Jack Crooks hit a leadoff home run off Cleveland Spiders ace Cy Young on this date in 1892. Young—playing in his third season—led the majors with 36 wins and a 1.93 ERA while only giving up eight home runs that year. Crooks...17139Sun, 29 Sep 2024 15:01:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/kevin-tapani-under-appreciated-starter-for-the-1991-twins-r17137/Kevin Tapani was born February 18, 1964, in Des Moines, Iowa, while his father, Ray, played minor league hockey there. Following Ray’s minor league hockey career and US Army career in Germany, the Tapani family returned to their roots in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Kevin Tapani would grow up in...17137Sun, 29 Sep 2024 14:13:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/twins-almanac-928-calvin-griffith-said-what-kirby-puckett-hit-by-pitch-breaks-jaw-r17133/Twins owner Calvin Griffith made a notorious appearance at the Waseca Lions Club on this date in 1978. When asked why he moved the team from Washington DC to Minnesota, he stated, "I'll tell you why we came to Minnesota. It was when I found out you only had 15,000 blacks here ... We came here be...17133Sat, 28 Sep 2024 14:20:02 +0000