https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/page/18/?d=1News: Minnesota Twins Historyenhttps://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 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/twins-almanac-drafting-hrbie-drew-butera-scores-a-winning-run-r16355/June 8, 1889: St. Paul Native Makes Home Run History Did you know that the first four-home run game in professional baseball history happened in St. Paul? And it was a St. Paul native who did it . . . but he was playing for the visiting team.  Playing for the Western Association Omaha...16355Sat, 08 Jun 2024 15:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/bob-randall-the-twin-who-moved-rod-carew-to-first-base-r16310/Most Twins fans of a certain age, let’s say 45 and above, know that utility infielder and two-time World Series Champion Al Newman never hit a home run in his five seasons with the Twins. He had one home run with the Montreal Expos in 1986, but that was it for his career. During Newman’s career...16310Sun, 02 Jun 2024 18:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-for-june-2nd-r16307/1964: Team-Record Four Triples Johnny Goryl, Bernie Allen, Don Mincher, and Earl Battey combined for a team record four triples in a 6-2 home win over the Yankees on this date in 1964. It was Allen and Battey's only triple of the season! Rookie right fielder Tony Oliva went 3-for-...16307Sun, 02 Jun 2024 16:16:29 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-for-june-1st-r16296/  Jack Kralick was born in Ohio on this date in 1935, and Dean Chance was born in Ohio on this date in 1941. Remarkably, they pitched the first and second no-hitters in Twins history. June 1, 1961 Calvin Griffith made the first trade in Twins history on this date in 1961, sendin...16296Sat, 01 Jun 2024 15:22:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/allan-anderson-the-forgotten-era-title-winner-r16265/16265Sun, 26 May 2024 15:14:01 +0000