The Twins Almanac for December
The day-by-day history of the Minnesota Twins and Minnesotan major leaguers.
The Twins Almanac for April 17
April 17, 1965Kaat Pitches Shutout without Strikeout Jim Kaat becomes the only pitcher in team history to throw a shutout without a single strikeout. Kitty gave up seven hits and a walk in the 3-0 Twins win over Cleveland at Met Stadium. Allan Anderson pitched a complete game without a …
Bob Hegman
1976 Sauk Rapids-Rice graduate, St. Cloud State all-time great, and current Twins scout Bob Hegman played half an inning in the field for the 1985 World Series Champion Kansas City Royals.
Tim Laudner
1976 Park Center graduate Tim Laudner led professional baseball with 44 home runs in 1981, including a Southern League record 42 at Double-A Orlando, and one in each of his first two career major league games.
The Twins Almanac for January
The day-by-day history of the Minnesota Twins and Minnesotan major leaguers.
The Twins Almanac for July
The day-by-day history of the Minnesota Twins and Minnesotan major leaguers.
The Twins Almanac for August
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 …
Frank Viola
1987 World Series MVP, ’88 Cy Young Award winner, and three-time All-Star Frank Viola was one of the great pitchers in Twins history.
Dean Chance
Dean Chance won 20 games his first season in Minnesota, including the second no-hitter in Twins history.
4-HR Games in Minnesota Baseball History
Did you know that the first four-home run game in professional baseball history happened right here in Minnesota? There have been seven four-home run performances on Minnesota soil; five by players on Minnesota teams. Jack Crooks remains the only Minnesota native to do so.
The Champs Stay Hot
The Twins’ very first at-bat at the Metrodome after winning both the 1987 and 1991 World Series was a home run.
Johan Santana
Johan Santana went 93-44 in eight seasons with the Twins, leading the league in strikeouts and WHIP each year from 2004 to 2006. He won the American League Cy Young Award in 2004 and 2006, the latter unanimously.
Billy Martin
Fan-favorite Twins player, scout, coach, and manager Billy Martin was instrumental in the development of several young players, including César Tovar, and, to a lesser extent, Rod Carew.
Hy Vandenberg
Minneapolis South graduate Hy Vandenberg appeared in 90 major league games, going 15-10 with five saves during seven seasons spread out over an 11-year period (1935–1945) with the Red Sox, Giants, and Cubs.
Blix Donnelly
1932 Olivia High School graduate and 1944 World Series hero Sylvester “Blix” Donnelly was born on this date in 1914.
Tim McIntosh
1983 Hopkins High School graduate and University of Minnesota alumnus Tim McIntosh made his major league debut in Milwaukee in a game versus the Minnesota Twins on September 3, 1990, going 0-for-3 as Mark Guthrie hurled a shutout. Three weeks later he homered for his first major league hit.