https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/page/16/?d=1News: Minnesota Twins Historyenhttps://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 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/jim-kaat-all-time-twins-great-hall-of-famer-might-be-an-even-better-golfer-r16788/This entry into this series of articles, Remembering Random Twins, requires an explanation. Jim Kaat is the subject of this piece, but not how you would think. Kaat is an all-time great Twin, a Hall of Famer, and one of the best players to wear the Twins uniform. Kaat pitched for six teams in hi...16788Sat, 10 Aug 2024 15:17:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-killebrew-smacks-his-500th-hrbeks-final-game-and-nathan-becomes-the-twins-all-time-saves-leader-r16786/August 10, 1969: Tovar Breaks Up No-Hit Bid César Tovar broke up Orioles pitcher Mike Cuellar's no-hit bid leading off the top of the ninth on this date in 1969. Pepito broke up two Baltimore no-hit bids in the ninth inning that season. (Baltimore, of course, got the last laugh, sweeping th...16786Sat, 10 Aug 2024 13:22:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/twins-almanac-rod-carews-3000th-hit-jimmie-halls-big-weekend-a-hall-of-fame-matchup-and-a-big-sexy-complete-game-r16751/Birthdate of Mike Davison Springfield (MN) High School graduate Mike Davison was born in Galesburg, IL, on this date in 1945. He pitched for the San Francisco Giants in 1969 and '70 (and shares a 1971 Topps rookie card with the great George Foster).  After his pro career, he played townba...16751Sun, 04 Aug 2024 15:07:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/twins-almanac-harmon-killebrew-launches-home-run-out-of-stadium-and-the-joe-niekro-file-r16750/Happy Birthday, Tim Graupmann Happy birthday to 1981 Grand Rapids graduate Tim Graupmann. He played three seasons in the Twins farm system and was teammates with Kirby Puckett his first year with Elizabethton in 1982. These days, Tim is a chiropractor with the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe and ope...16750Sat, 03 Aug 2024 17:12:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/billy-martin-for-good-and-bad-was-a-legendary-baseball-personality-r16747/Billy Martin played for the New York Yankees in the 1950s and was part of five championship teams. From 1957 to 1961, he bounced from Kansas City Athletics to the Detroit Tigers, the Cleveland Indians, the Cincinnati Reds, the Milwaukee Braves, and then to Minnesota. Martin had an eight-year sta...16747Sat, 03 Aug 2024 15:17:02 +0000