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Overview The early '60s Twins were shockingly talented for a team that had freshly arrived in a new city. The 1961 team—the first one officially known as “the Twins”—featured two future MVPs in the lineup (Harmon Killebrew and Zoilo Versalles), and an eventual Hall-of-Famer in the rotation (Jim K...
Was Zoilo Versalles a One-Hit Wonder? When the Washington Senators relocated to Minneapolis/St. Paul for the 1961 season they brought a team that had finished 7th, 8th, 8th, 8th, and 5th the previous 5 years. After the move the team finished 7th in 1961, then 2nd, 3rd and 6th in the 10 team Ameri...
A season of moral victories
Ever hear of Tarrik Brock? How about Dick Manville? Allen Elliot? Charles George? Herb Hunter? Kris Krug? Those obscure players are 6 of just 9 who played for the Cubs and were born on Christmas...
One of the many delights of watching baseball is to suddenly see a play you have never seen before. Some turn out to be the first of their kind in the long history history of the game. The...