NAPLES, FLA. – The Twins and the Gophers baseball program have had a close relationship almost from the moment it was announced on Oct. 26, 1960, that the original Washington Senators would be moving to an erector set of a stadium in Bloomington, Minn. Establishing a quick connection with the Gophers was wise public relations, since four months earlier — on June 20 — coach Dick Siebert's club .
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Dick Siebert was hired as Gophers baseball coach in 1948 and became a Minnesota legend. He died in December 1978 at age 66. He had taken the Gophers to five College World Series, and with presidential election year championships in 1956, 1960 and 1964. George Thomas, a former big leaguer, had been Siebert's assistant for six years and replaced him. Thomas stayed three seasons, then departed, .
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