https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/page/8/?d=1News: Minnesota Twins Historyenhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/remembering-random-twins-exclusive-interview-with-matt-merullo-r18348/Matt Merullo fell in love with baseball through his grandfather, Lennie, who played seven seasons for the Chicago Cubs and helped them win the National League pennant in 1945. My grandfather's house was all about baseball, that's for sure. My mother came from a family of teachers, and her m...18348Sun, 25 May 2025 16:04:05 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-for-may-25-kirby-pucketts-number-retired-r18370/Twins Retire Number 34 (1997) Culminating a three-day celebration of his career, the Twins retired Kirby Puckett‘s number 34 before a dramatic 7-6, 10-inning victory over the Athletics on this date in 1997. The Twins took a 6-4 lead into the ninth inning, but Rick Aguilera blew his fourth...18370Sun, 25 May 2025 13:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-for-may-24-say-hey-lets-talk-one-hitters-with-bert-blyleven-and-joe-mauer-r18364/New York Calls Up Minneapolis Phenom (1951) Minneapolis Millers phenom Willie Mays was sitting in a movie theater on an off day in Sioux City, Iowa, on this date in 1951 when he received a message to return to the team hotel. The news waiting for him was that the New York Giants were calling h...18364Sat, 24 May 2025 15:38:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/butch-wynegar-had-an-incredible-two-year-start-to-a-13-year-career-r18346/Butch Wynegar was a bright spot on some middling Twins teams in the late 1970s. He remained in Minnesota as one of the team’s more recognizable players when other successful players such as Rod Carew, Larry Hisle, and Lyman Bostock moved on to greener pastures. Once his success turned into a hig...18346Sat, 24 May 2025 11:11:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/remembering-random-twins-frank-rodriguez-r18322/Frank Rodriguez won the Dick Howser Award in 1991, which is given annually to the best player in college baseball. He won the award despite playing for Howard College, a JUCO program in Texas. This makes him one of only two non-NCAA Division I players to win.  We all had goals growing up as...18322Sun, 18 May 2025 15:19:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-miggy-mashes-carew-dashes-r18327/Happy birthday, Andre David Happy 67th birthday to former Twin Andre David who homered off Hall of Famer Jack Morris on his very first major-league swing as a 26-year-old rookie in 1984. Unfortunately, it was the only home run of his career. Happy birthday, Rich Garcés Happy...18327Sun, 18 May 2025 11:00:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/twins-almanac-killebrews-passing-allisons-power-and-the-david-wells-perfect-game-r18319/Harmon Killebrew passed away on this date in 2011. Share your favorite stories, stats, or fun facts about number 3 in the comments section at the bottom of the page.  1998: Wells Pitches Perfect Game 50,000 fans, including Billy Crystal, came out to Yankee Stadium for Beanie Bab...18319Sat, 17 May 2025 17:06:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/a-minor-league-teammate-shot-this-one-time-twin-r18299/In a bizarre and unfortunate event, Terry Bulling was accidentally shot by a teammate while in the Twins' minor league organization. Surprisingly, that is not the only unique and noteworthy incident for this one-time Twin. Terry Charles “Bud” Bulling was born December 15, 1952, in Lynwood,...18299Sat, 17 May 2025 13:16:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-for-may-11-birthdays-brunansky-and-big-games-r18282/Birthdate of Frank Quilici Former Twins 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...18282Sun, 11 May 2025 16:14:31 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-for-may-10-a-legendary-voice-and-a-legendary-comeback-r18278/Herb Carneal was born in Richmond, Virginia on this date in 1923. He was in the Twins radio booth for FORTY-FOUR years, from 1962 to 2006. Share your favorite memories or stories about Carneal in the comments section at the bottom of the page.  Biggest Comeback Win in Team History...18278Sat, 10 May 2025 15:18:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-for-may-4th-number-3-is-off-limits-for-twins-players-r18243/  On This Date in 1975: Killebrew's Number Retired The Twins retired Harmon Killebrew's number 3 in a pregame ceremony on this date in 1975. A few minutes later, the new Royals DH slugged a first-inning, two-run homer, driving in Hal McRae. Killebrew hit 14 home runs in his one seaso...18243Sun, 04 May 2025 13:10:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-for-may-3-francisco-lirianos-wild-no-no-first-pitches-and-first-impressions-r18241/On This Date in 2011: Liriano Pitches a No-Hitter Francisco Liriano pitched the fifth no-hitter in Twins history on a chilly 42-degree night in Chicago on this date in 2011, beating the White Sox 1-0. The Twins' only run came on a Jason "Klutch" Kubel homer in the fourth inning.  Liriano...18241Sat, 03 May 2025 13:08:02 +0000