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Keeping Track

Where They Stand

Minnesota is 4-11, fifth in the American League Central, six games behind Chicago.  The Twins have lost two consecutive games and are 4-6 in their last ten games.

Rochester is 4-9, sixth in the International League North, 4.5 games behind Pawtucket.  The Red Wings have lost five consecutive games and are 2-8 in their last ten games.

Chattanooga is 5-9, tied for fourth in the Southern League North, 4.5 games behind Jackson.  The Lookouts won their most recent game and are 4-6 in their last ten games.

Fort Myers is 8-6, tied for second in the Florida State League South, one game behind Palm Beach.  The Miracle lost its most recent game and is 6-4 in its last ten games.

Cedar Rapids is 9-5, second in the Midwest League Western, a half game behind Kane County.  The Kernels won their most recent game and are 5-5 in their last ten games.

Keeping Track

Happy Birthday–April 19

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Bucky Walters (1909)
Hector Maestri (1935)
Rick Miller (1948)
Ed Hodge (1958)
R. J. Reynolds (1959)
Frank Viola (1960)
Spike Owen (1961)
Scott Kamieniecki (1964)
Brent Mayne (1968)
Jose Cruz (1974)
Joe Beimel (1977)
Dennys Reyes (1977)
George Sherrill (1977)
Joe Mauer (1983)
Alberto Callaspo (1983)
Zach Duke (1983)

Right-hander Hector Maestri was with the Washington franchise in 1960, making one appearance in the majors.  Before the 1961 season started, however, he was selected in the expansion draft by the new Washington franchise, for whom he made one more appearance in 1961.

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2016 Twins Game Logs

Game 4: Minnesota @ Kansas City. 7:10pm

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The Twins are the only American League team without a win.  This is not cool, but at least the losses were not shutouts like last year.

Last night,  Joe Mauer hit his 120th career HR. Maybe this is the year he hits the 15-20 that will maybe silence some of the "Joe Mauer never hits HRs" critics. I hope he hits 80.

Ervin Santana will start for the Twins. He had a handful of pitched Opening Day before being pulled out of the game due to a long rain delay. Yordano Ventura starts for the Royals.

I predict the Twins will get their first victory of the season.

2016 Twins Game Logs

2016 Game 1: Minnesota Twins at Baltimore Orioles – Opening Day Edition

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DAY GAME ALERT!

From hell's heart, we stab at winter: Baseball is back! The Twins open the year in Balmore, or at least they'll try to. Rain is threatening throughout the afternoon, so we'll see when/if the game starts. We've been waiting so long though that a little more waiting shouldn't hurt, right? Yeah, me neither...

Here are two teams on the bubble, with both expecting big things this year.  And judging by the poll in today's CoC, everyone is full of optimism!!!!11 Let's start things off on the right foot, eh?  Here's hoping the first the inevitable 162 game win streak is an entertaining one!

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Keeping Track

1965 Rewind: Team Leaders

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Just to put a cherry on the sundae of the 1965 season, we take a look at the Twins' team leaders in various categories.

BATTERS

GAMES

Zoilo Versalles, 160
Tony Oliva, 149
Jimmie Hall, 148

RUNS

Versalles, 126
Oliva, 107
Hall, 81

HITS

Oliva, 185
Versalles, 182
Hall, 149

DOUBLES

Versalles, 45
Oliva, 40
Hall, 25

TRIPLES

Versalles, 12
Bob Allison, 5
Oliva, 5

HOME RUNS

Harmon Killebrew, 25
Allison, 23
Don Mincher, 22

RBI

Oliva, 98
Hall, 86
Allison, 78

STOLEN BASES

Versalles, 27
Oliva, 19
Hall, 14

WALKS

Allison, 73
Killebrew, 72
Oliva, 55

AVERAGE

Oliva, .321
Earl Battey, .297
Hall, .285

OBP

Killebrew, .384
Oliva, .378
Battey, .375

SLUGGING

Mincher, .509
Killebrew, .501
Oliva, .491

OPS

Killebrew, .885
Oliva, 870
Mincher, .853

TOTAL BASES

Versalles, 308
Oliva, 283
Hall, 242

PITCHERS

WINS

Mudcat Grant, 21
Jim Kaat, 18
Jim Perry, 12

WINNING PERCENTAGE

Grant, .750
Camilo Pascual, .750
Johnny Klippstein, .750

ERA

Al Worthington 2.13
Klippstein, 2.24
Perry, 2.63

GAMES

Worthington, 62
Klippstein, 56
Kaat, 45

STARTS

Kaat, 42
Grant, 39
Pascual, 27

COMPLETE GAMES

Grant, 14
Kaat, 7
Pascual, 5

SHUTOUTS

Grant, 6
Kaat, 2
Perry, 2

SAVES

Worthington, 21
Klippstein, 5
Dick Stigman, 4
Bill Pleis, 4

INNINGS PITCHED

Grant, 270.1
Kaat, 264.1
Perry, 167.2

STRIKEOUTS

Kaat, 154
Grant, 142
Pascual, 96

FIP

Worthington, 3.34
Kaat, 3.35
Jim Merritt, 3.57
Pleis, 3.57

WHIP

Perry, 1.13
Merritt, 1.15
Grant, 1.16

And that's it for 1965 Rewind.  Hope you enjoyed it.  God willing, next off-season we'll pick another great Twins season of the past and do a rewind on it.  But now, it's almost time for the 2016 season!  Play ball!

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1965 Rewind: League Leaders

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Just to put a bow on the 1965 season, here are the Twins who were on the league leaderboards.  We'll look at Twins team leaders tomorrow.

WAR

  • 1. Sam McDowell, 7.9
  • 2. Zoilo Versalles, 7.2
  • 5T Tony Oliva, 5.4

AVERAGE

  • 1. Tony Oliva, .321
  • 8.  Jimmie Hall, .285

OBP

  • 1. Carl Yastrzemski, .391
  • 4. Tony Oliva, .378

SLUGGING

  • 1. Carl Yastrzemski, .536
  • 5.  Tony Oliva, .491

OPS

  • 1. Carl Yastrzemski, .932
  • 3, Tony Oliva, .870

RUNS

  • 1. Zoilo Versalles, 126
  • 2.  Tony Oliva, 107
  • 9T Jimmie Hall, 81

HITS

  • 1. Tony Oliva, 185
  • 2. Zoilo Versalles, 182

TOTAL BASES

  • 1, Zoilo Versalles, 308
  • 3. Tony Oliva, 283

DOUBLES

  • 1T. Zoilo Versalles, 45
  • 1T Carl Yastrzemski, 45
  • 3. Tony Oliva, 40
  • 8T Jimmie Hall, 25

TRIPLES

  • 1T Zoilo Versalles, 12
  • 1T Bert Campaneris, 12

HOME RUNS

  • 1. Tony Conigliaro, 32
  • 8. Harmon Killebrew, 25
  • 9T Bob Allison, 23

RBI

  • 1. Rocky Colavito, 108
  • 3. Tony Oliva, 98
  • 6. Jimmie Hall, 86

WALKS

  • 1. Rocky Colavito, 93
  • 6T Bob Allison, 73
  • 9T Harmon Killebrew, 72

STOLEN BASES

  • 1. Bert Campaneris, 51
  • 3. Zoilo Versalles, 27
  • 6. Tony Oliva, 19
  • 10. Jimmie Hall, 14

WPA

  • 1. Harmon Killebrew, 6.0
  • 2. Tony Oliva, 4.8

ERA

  • 1. Sam McDowell, 2.18
  • 9. Jim Perry, 2.63

WINS

  • 1. Mudcat Grant, 21
  • 3. Jim Kaat, 18

W-L PERCENTAGE

  • 1. Mudcat Grant, .750
  • 10. Jim Perry, .632

WHIP

  • 1. Eddie Fisher, 0.97
  • 9. Jim Perry, 1.13

SAVES

  • 1. Ron Kline, 29
  • 6T. Al Worthington, 21

INNINGS PITCHED

  • 1. Mel Stottlemyre, 291
  • 3. Mudcat Grant, 270.1
  • 4. Jim Kaat, 264.1

STARTS

  • 1. Jim Kaat, 42
  • 2. Mudcat Grant, 39

COMPLETE GAMES

  • 1. Mel Stottlemyre, 18
  • 2T. Mudcat Grant, 14

SHUTOUTS

  • 1. Mudcat Grant, 6