June 2, 1964 Twins Hit 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 …
In his fourth damn year of eligibility the Baseball Writers’ Association of America finally elects Harmon Killebrew to the Hall of Fame…
The day-by-day history of the Minnesota Twins and Minnesotan major leaguers.
The day-by-day history of the Minnesota Twins and Minnesotan major leaguers.
August 1, 1953Elliott Makes MLB Debut 1942 Watertown graduate and Golden Gophers all-time great Harry Elliott makes his major league debut with the Cardinals, pinch hitting against Dodgers lefty Preacher Roe, who was coming off four-straight All-Star seasons. (Elliott struck out, but connected for his first major league homer off Roe on September 1.) Elliott …
The Twins’ very first at-bat at the Metrodome after winning both the 1987 and 1991 World Series was a home run.
The Twins trade 1979 All-Star Roy Smalley and 1975 Alexandria High School graduate Gary Serum to the Yankees for Ron Davis, Paul Boris, and Greg Gagne.
The day-by-day history of the Minnesota Twins and Minnesotan major leaguers.
The day-by-day history of the Minnesota Twins and Minnesotan major leaguers.
The day-by-day history of the Minnesota Twins and Minnesotan major leaguers.
The day-by-day history of the Twins and Minnesotan major leaguers.
After missing the first 22 games of the 2009 season with a lower back injury, Joe Mauer homered on his first swing back from the disabled list. He went on to hit 11 home runs and drive in 32 runs in the month of May. He set career-highs with 28 home runs and 96 RBI on the season, and won his third AL batting title with a .365 average, the best by a catcher in major league history.
Down 9-4 to the Angels in the bottom of the eighth, the Twins score three on Mike Redmond and  Denard Span hits. After Brendan Harris (who homered earlier in the game) strikes out for the second out of the inning, the Angels, still clinging to a two-run lead, intentionally walk Justin Morneau to load the bases for Jason Kubel, who …
Cal Ripken Jr. became the 24th player to reach 3,000 hits in a 6-4 Orioles win at the Metrodome on April 15, 2000. Ripken entered the game sitting at 2,997, having collected one hit the night before in a wild Twins come-from-behind win. In that game, the Twins trailed 4-9 …
Ron Coomer, Jacque Jones, and Matt LeCroy hit back-to-back-to-back home runs in Kansas City. Royals batters also hit three consecutive homers in the game.
Bob Allison hit three grand slams in 1961, still tied for the team record with Rod Carew (1976), Kent Hrbek (1985), Kirby Puckett (1992), and Torii Hunter (2007). The Twins as a team hit a franchise record eight grand slams that season.
