https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/page/20/?d=1News: Minnesota Twins Historyenhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-trade-for-bruno-twins-almanac-for-may-12-r16171/In: 1955 The Cubs' Sam Jones threw the first no-hitter by a black pitcher in MLB history on May 7, 1955. The Minnesota angle here is that the former Negro Leaguer played for the town ball Rochester Royals in 1949, pitching no-hitters against Owatonna on August 4 and Austin on September 7....16171Sun, 12 May 2024 16:17:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/randy-bush-biography-history-1987-1991/Twins Hall-of-Famer and hometown kid Kent Hrbek fits into both of these groups, too. As such, much has been written and said about Mr. Hrbek. Perhaps that is why Randy Bush is often overlooked, but not today. Today we take a closer look at Bush. Robert Randall Bush was born in Dover, Delawa...16165Sun, 12 May 2024 15:10:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/hrbek-gladden-bruno-and-more-twins-almanac-for-may-11-r16169/  1939 Former Twins player, player-coach, manager, and broadcaster Frank Quilici was born in Chicago on this date in 1939.  As a rookie in 1965, he tied a World Series record by connecting for two hits in one inning off Don Drysdale in Game 1. An all-time great guy and a...16169Sat, 11 May 2024 13:21:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/twins-almanac-latroy-breaks-a-streak-harpers-grand-slam-larry-hisles-birthday-r16122/May 5, 1882 Lee Quillin was born in North Branch, Minnesota on this date in 1882. The infielder made it to the majors with the Chicago White Sox, getting a cup of coffee with the 1906 World Series Champions and spending the 1907 season as their backup third baseman.  He passed away in 196...16122Sun, 05 May 2024 12:44:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/twins-almanac-twins-legends-harmon-killebrew-and-mike-lincoln-r16120/Happy 62nd birthday to former Twins minor leaguer Jim Burnos. While at Cooper High School in New Hope, he was defensive partners with 13-year NHLer Jim Johnson. He was rookie-ball teammates with Kirby Puckett at Elizabethton in the Appalachian League in 1982.  Just doing a little pok...16120Sat, 04 May 2024 15:10:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/who-here-even-remembers-twins-third-baseman-eric-soderholm-r16125/@mikelink45 had a blog post here on Twin Daily in 2019 about the best third basemen in Twins history and presented 11 choices who could be considered at least one of the best. Of those 11, Eric Soderholm is easily the one on the list that I know the least about.  Eric Soderholm was born Sep...16125Sat, 04 May 2024 13:12:08 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/twins-almanac-jack-morriss-200th-win-buxtons-five-hit-day-r16076/April 28th Birthdays Happy 89th birthday to 15-year major leaguer Pedro Ramos, born in Pinar del Rio, Cuba in 1935. He pitched a three-hit shutout at Yankee Stadium in the very first regular season game in Twins history. Happy 72nd birthday to current Angels manager Ron Washington. He was...16076Sun, 28 Apr 2024 13:16:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/twins-almanac-beating-cy-young-harmon-hits-400-scott-ericksons-no-hitter-r16074/1903 18-year-old Minnesota native Charles Albert Bender pitched a four-hit shutout in his first major league start on this date in 1903, a week after earning the win in relief over Boston’s Cy Young in his MLB debut. The Philadelphia Athletics beat the New York Highlanders and opposing pi...16074Sat, 27 Apr 2024 15:11:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/don-cooper-achieved-fame-as-white-sox-pitching-coach-but-did-you-know-he-was-once-a-twin-r16075/Don Cooper was born in New York City on January 15, 1956. From an early age, he always wanted to play baseball. Cooper was quoted, “My focus from the third grade up was that, ‘I’m playing Major League Baseball.’  That was my dream, and that’s what I always sought after. I was blessed enough to g...16075Sat, 27 Apr 2024 13:14:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/pat-meares-the-forgotten-twins-shortstop-of-the-1990s-r16027/Pat Meares seemed like a capable player in the post-1991 World Series era. He came up and performed admirably with the Twins for six seasons, and when he became too expensive, he signed with…the Pittsburgh Pirates. Patrick James Meares was born September 6, 1968, in Salina, Kansas. He grew...16027Sun, 21 Apr 2024 15:14:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-the-first-twins-home-opener-torii-hunters-steal-streak-wally-backmans-hot-start-r16036/April 21 Happy Birthday, Jesse Orosco Happy 67th birthday to Jesse Orosco!  His 1,252 appearances are the most in MLB history. He pitched for the Twins in 2003, at age 46 . . . 25 years after they originally drafted him! The final pitch of his career resulted in a walk-off str...16036Sun, 21 Apr 2024 13:16:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-tough-luck-bert-blyleven-kirby-puckett-starts-a-streak-r16032/April 20 Happy Birthday, Dan Smith Happy 55th birthday to 1987 Apple Valley grad and former Rangers first-round draft pick Dan Smith. He made his major league debut in Texas on September 12, 1992 (age 23), opposing fellow Minnesota native Jack Morris and the eventual World Series Cha...16032Sat, 20 Apr 2024 21:14:01 +0000