https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/page/8/?d=1News: Minnesota Twins Historyenhttps://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 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/tom-kelly-was-not-just-a-manager-for-the-minnesota-twins-r18227/We all know Tom Kelly as the manager who led the Twins to their only two World Series titles won since the franchise moved to Minnesota from Washington. “TK” won 1,140 games during his tenure, second most in franchise history and the most since Bucky Harris completed his Hall of Fame Managerial...18227Sat, 03 May 2025 12:10:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-for-april-27-no-no-scott-erickson-a-harmon-killebrew-milestone-homer-pascuals-slam-and-showboats-return-r18203/On This Date in 1994: Erickson Pitches No-Hitter Scott Erickson pitched the first no-hitter in Metrodome history on this date in 1994, as the Twins beat the Brewers 5-0. It was the third of five no-hitters in Twins history, and the first since Dean Chance in 1967. The Twins scored in each...18203Sun, 27 Apr 2025 14:29:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/eric-milton-one-of-the-young-players-who-turned-around-the-twins-franchise-in-the-2000s-r18205/The Minnesota Twins were terrible from 1994 to 2001. There’s no other way to say it. It was one of their worst stretch of seasons since moving to Minnesota from Washington. In a 1998 trade recently covered by William Malone here on Twins Daily, the Twins dealt Chuck Knoblauch to the Yankees for...18205Sun, 27 Apr 2025 13:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-for-april-26-deflation-at-the-metrodome-disco-dan-and-boof-r18195/  On This Date in 1986: Dome Deflates, Twins Collapse With the Twins beating the Angels 5-1 in the bottom of the eighth on a stormy night in Minneapolis, a tear caused the Metrodome roof to deflate. The L.A. Times described “80-m.p.h. winds tearing holes in the fiberglass dome and whippin...18195Sat, 26 Apr 2025 15:16:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/exclusive-interview-with-stan-cliburn-former-twins-minor-league-manager-r18155/Stan Cliburn has been managing professional baseball clubs for over three decades, first heading up the Watertown Pirates of the New York-Penn League in 1988. He is currently managing the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs of the Atlantic League. Between all of this, Cliburn spent a decade managi...18155Sat, 26 Apr 2025 13:12:01 +0000