https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/page/18/?d=1News: Minnesota Twins Historyenhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/forgotten-twins-all-stars-gary-ward-r16586/Gary Ward was born in Compton, California, on December 6, 1953. The Twins signed him in 1972 as an amateur free agent. His first year of minor league ball in 1973 was spent in Low-A Geneva, New York, where he showed immediate potential by being one of the better hitters on the team. From th...16586Sat, 13 Jul 2024 15:16:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-for-july-13-r16585/July 13, 1894: Tigers Pitcher Born in Sturgeon Lake Four-year major league pitcher George Cunningham was born in Sturgeon Lake, MN on this date in 1894. He made 123 appearances (36 starts) with the Detroit Tigers between 1916 and 1919. Happy Birthday, Jerry Terrell Happ...16585Sat, 13 Jul 2024 13:39:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/almanac-july-6-newman-home-run/July 6, 1972: Twins Name New Manager The Twins dismissed manager Bill Rigney and promoted 33-year-old Frank Quilici on this date in 1972. As a player, Quilici tied a World Series record by getting two hits in one inning off the Dodgers’ Don Drysdale in Game 1 in 1965. Quilici is regarded as on...16540Sat, 06 Jul 2024 13:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/twins-almanac-hisle-steals-four-bases-doziers-hit-streak-r16500/June 30, 1970: Second Pinch-Hit Grand Slam of the Season Rick Renick hit the Twins' second pinch-hit grand slam of the season on this date in 1970. It's the only time the Twins have hit two pinch-hit grand slams in a season. Rich Reese hit the first on June 7. Reese hit a team-record t...16500Sun, 30 Jun 2024 14:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/twins-almanac-killers-birthday-mauers-grand-slam-denard-spans-triples-record-r16494/June 29, 1905: Moonlight Makes Lone MLB Appearance 27-year-old Archibald "Moonlight" Graham got into his only major league game with the New York Giants on this date in 1905, playing right field for half an inning. He did not get a defensive chance or an at-bat. The North Carolina nati...16494Sat, 29 Jun 2024 18:47:57 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/twins-almanac-rod-carew-jersey-day-1977-r16476/On a sweltering summer afternoon, the only sellout crowd of the season packed Met Stadium for "Rod Carew Jersey Day," and Rodney certainly rose to the occasion, going 4-for-5 with a home run, raising his average to .403 to the elation of the capacity, sun-soaked crowd. Carew also knocked in six...16476Wed, 26 Jun 2024 18:15:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-for-june-23-r16447/Happy Birthday, Dave Goltz Happy 75th birthday to 1967 Rothsay graduate Dave Goltz, born in nearby Pelican Rapids. He was named one of the 50 Greatest Twins as part of the team's 50th anniversary celebration in 2010. He threw a remarkable 70-pitch two-hit shutout on October 1, 1974....16447Sun, 23 Jun 2024 13:05:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-for-june-22-r16445/June 22, 1879: Birthdate of Jack Zalusky University of Minnesota all-time great and 1903 New York Highlanders (Yankees) catcher Jack Zalusky was born in Minneapolis on this date in 1879. June 22, 1884: Birthdate of Charlie Roy Former Phillies pitcher Charlie Roy was born in B...16445Sat, 22 Jun 2024 17:04:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-for-june-16-2024-r16398/June 16, 1889: Capron Born in Minneapolis The first Golden Gopher to play in the majors, Ralph Capron, was born in Minneapolis on this date in 1889.  June 16, 1970: Dick Such Pitches Against Twins Playing for the Ted Williams-managed Washington Senators, future Twins pitching coach...16398Sun, 16 Jun 2024 16:05:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-for-june-15-r16394/June 15, 1973: Darwin Ties Team Single-Game RBI Record Right fielder Bobby Darwin went 4-for-5 with a pair of two-run homers, a two-run single, and a one-run single to tie the team single-game record with seven RBI in a 13-6 win at Tiger Stadium on this date in 1973.  (Glenn Adams set...16394Sat, 15 Jun 2024 17:31:32 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/was-pedro-mu%C3%B1oz-actually-good-or-were-the-mid-1990s-twins-teams-just-that-bad-r16356/I believe all optimistic baseball fans do what I am about to describe. In the low points of a franchise’s history, the optimists want to hold out hope for something positive, cheer for the newest player, anything to give them reasons to hope or believe in a brighter future. I believe optimistic...16356Sun, 09 Jun 2024 15:16:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-for-june-9-r16358/June 9, 1966: Twins Hit 5 HRs in One Inning The Twins set an American League record by hitting five home runs in a single inning on this date in 1966. The Kansas City Athletics erupted for four runs in the top of the first inning off Camilo Pascual, who only lasted 2/3 of an inning. Facin...16358Sun, 09 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000