https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/page/16/?d=1News: Minnesota Twins Historyenhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/pedro-ramos-the-first-minnesota-twin-to-ever-toe-the-rubber-r16993/Pedro Ramos was born on April 28, 1935, in Pinar del Rio, Cuba, the same hometown as Tony Oliva. As a teenager, he worked on his father’s tobacco farm. Pedro also made himself known on the local ballfields as a talented pitcher.  Ramos was nicknamed “Pete” or “Pistol Pete.” That latter bein...16993Sat, 07 Sep 2024 14:06:21 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/twins-almanac-for-97-big-numbers-from-harmon-killebrew-and-mitch-garver-r16988/September 7, 1949: Rochester No-Hits Austin Townball Rochester Royals pitcher Sam Jones no-hit the Austin Packers on this date in 1949. (He had also no-hit Owatonna back on August 4th.) Six years later, playing for the Chicago Cubs, Jones pitched the first no-hitter by a Black pitcher in AL...16988Sat, 07 Sep 2024 11:32:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/rod-carew-walkoff-steal-of-home-rick-aguilera-saves-leader/September 1, 1972: Tenth-Inning Walk-Off Steal of Home Rod Carew stole home for a walk-off (or run-off) Twins win in the 10th inning on this date in 1972. Minnesota and Cleveland were knotted 4-4 after nine, with right fielder Bobby Darwin driving in all four Twins runs in regulation. Darwin w...16945Sun, 01 Sep 2024 14:04:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/twins-almanac-831-baylors-big-bat-a-near-no-no-and-a-000-era-r16942/August 31, 1987: Pennant-Chasing Twins Acquire Big Bat The Twins acquired veteran slugger Don Baylor from the Red Sox inexchange for minor league pitcher Enrique Rios on this date in 1987. Eight days earlier—with the Red Sox trailing the Twins by three at Fenway—Baylor hit a go-ahead gran...16942Sat, 31 Aug 2024 17:44:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/bernie-allen-twins-purdue-university/You must be a tremendous athlete to play Major League Baseball. In the history of MLB, many athletes are remarkable enough to play two sports and have done so. Four players came to me immediately: Bo Jackson, Deion Sanders, Brian Jordan, and Danny Ainge. But there are plenty of others. Hal...16934Sat, 31 Aug 2024 13:16:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-dean-chance-at-almost-his-best-everyday-eddie-and-the-mayor-of-st-paul-r16897/August 25, 1967: Chance, Second Dean Chance pitched the second no-hitter in Minnesota Twins history in the second game of a doubleheader in Cleveland on this date in 1967. Interestingly, Cleveland led the game 1-0 at the end of the first inning. Chance walked the first two batters of the...16897Sun, 25 Aug 2024 15:05:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/tom-brunansky-a-fan-favorite-and-world-champion-minnesota-twin-r16893/The Minnesota Twins bottomed out in the early 1980s. However, as most readers will know, the Twins were acquiring and cultivating a significant amount of young talent who would be instrumental in winning the 1987 World Series. In 1982, they had a promising group of six young players, five of who...16893Sat, 24 Aug 2024 16:29:14 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/twins-almanac-kent-hrbek-tom-hall-dan-gladden-johnny-podres/August 24, 1969: Blade Wins Pitchers' Duel Tom "The Blade" Hall and the Yankees' Al Downing locked horns in an epic pitchers' duel at Met Stadium on this date in 1969, with both pitchers taking three-hit shutouts into the ninth inning. After Tony Oliva made it to third on an error leading off...16890Sat, 24 Aug 2024 13:12:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-tom-seaver-vs-frank-viola-joe-mauer-at-his-hottest-and-more-r16854/August 18, 1893: Birthdate of Burleigh Grimes Hall of Fame spitballer Burleigh Grimes was born near Clear Lake, Wis. on this date in 1893. He pitched for the Austin, Minn. town team on the Fourth of July 1912, and wound up staying and spending the rest of the season with them. He came back, to...16854Sun, 18 Aug 2024 16:11:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/twins-almanac-jim-thomes-walk-off-doug-mientkiewiczs-brawl-joe-mauer-pinch-hit-magic-r16848/August 17, 1943: Minnesota Native Pitches Third No-Hitter Olivia, Minnesota native Blix Donnelly pitched his third minor league no-hitter with the Rochester Red Wings against the Jersey Giants on this date in 1943. He became a World Series hero out of the St. Louis Cardinals bullpen one yea...16848Sat, 17 Aug 2024 17:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/junior-ortiz-joe-ortiz-may-have-had-some-screws-loose-or-was-simply-an-mlb-catcher-r16843/Adalberto “Junior” Oritz Colón was born October 24, 1959, in Humacao, Puerto Rico.  The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Junior Ortiz as an undrafted free agent on January 19, 1977. He made his Major League debut on September 20, 1982, as a defensive replacement in the 8th inning. His first hit c...16843Sat, 17 Aug 2024 15:15:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-harmon-killebrew-day-terry-feltons-terrible-streak-continues-kennys-vargas-homers-from-both-sides-r16800/August 11, 1929: Birthdate of Pete Bright Minnesota baseball legend Pete Bright was born on this date in 1929. The Cyrus High Schooler struck out all 21 batters he faced in a perfect game in 1947. He went on to a storied townball career, and was inducted into Minnesota Amateur Baseball...16800Sun, 11 Aug 2024 12:21:02 +0000