MN Twins Trivia

[catman]

The next question is an easy one. Who is the last Twins' pitcher to hit a home run?

[Lynch]

off the top of my head, I'll say Aguilera (I know he did with the Mets, not sure if he did with us)

[catman]

Nope. It was by a Twins pitcher a bit longer ago than that.

[Lynch]

Then my next guess would be Jim Kaat. I know he had a few HRs during his career in MN.

[mntwinsfan]

Joe Niekro?

[catman]

Then my next guess would be Jim Kaat. I know he had a few HRs during his career in MN.

May 14, 1972 vs. Milwaukee. You're up.

[Lynch]

Ok, this is kind of silly, but I'm just not in the right frame of mind to come up with anything better at the moment:


Before the Twins played at Met Stadium, where did they play their home games?

[catman]

Griffith Stadium in Washington?

[Lynch]

That'd be the one.

You're up.

[catman]

How many Twins have won the MVP, and who are they?

[Lynch]

3 have won it that I can recall: Carew, Killer and Zolio. I dont know if Killer ever won multiple MVPs, but I know he had one for sure in either 69 or 70.

Carew's was cool as he hit .388 that year and was the closest any player has closed out a season to finishing .400 since Teddy Ballgame last did it in the early 50's.

[catman]

Very good. You're up.
By the way, George Brett hit .390 in 1980.
Teddie Ballgame hit .388 in 1957.
These are the 3 highest in the AL since Teddie Ballgame's .406 in 1941.

[Lynch]

I'm at a loss for any Twins trivia at the moment. Anyone who wants, feel free to throw up the next trivia question.

[catman]

Which Twin was the highest paid player in the big leagues for a short time?

[Lynch]

Kirby Puckett (if I remember correctly, it was back when he became the 6-million dollar man).