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Minnesota Twins

The Minnesota Twins are a Major League Baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are in the Central Division of the American League.

Founded: 1893, as the Kansas City, Missouri franchise in the minor Western League. Moved to Washington, D.C. in 1900 when that league became the American League.
Formerly known as: Washington Senators (1901-1960)
Home ballpark: Metrodome, Minneapolis
Uniform colors: Navy blue, Red, and White
Logo design: The word "TWINS" in red. The entwined letters "TC" appear on the uniform hats.
Wild Card titles won (0): none
Division titles won (6): AL West 1969, 1970, 1987, 1991, AL Central 2002, 2003
American League pennants won (6): 1924, 1925, 1933, 1965, 1987, 1991
World Series championships won (3): 1924, 1987, 1991

Minnesota Twins History

The franchise originated in Washington, D.C. in 1901 and played there through the 1960 season. The team nickname was usually the "Senators", and occasionally the "Nationals" and the "Nats". Even during the period 1907-1927, when their line up boasted the presence of Walter "The Big Train" Johnson the team were never terribly successful. During one portion of its history, the team was so notoriously inept that it inspired San Francisco Chronicle columnist Charley Dryden to joke: "Washington: First in war, first in peace, and last in the American League."

The "Minnesota" designation, instead of "Minneapolis", comes from the fact that the team is intended to represent the Twin Cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul. Prior to 1982, the team played its games at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, a suburb south of the Twin Cities. Today, the team plays in the Metrodome, which is in downtown Minneapolis, near the Mississippi River, and the Mall of America now occupies the spot where the Met once stood. The Twins defeated the Atlanta Braves to win the 1991 World Series and the St. Louis Cardinals to win the 1987 World Series. In 1965, they were defeated in the World Series by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Minnesota Twins Baseball Hall of Famers

  • Rod Carew
  • Steve Carlton
  • Harmon Killebrew
  • Kirby Puckett
  • Dave Winfield


    • Minnesota Twins Retired numbers

  • 3 Harmon Killebrew
  • 6 Tony Oliva
  • 14 Kent Hrbek
  • 29 Rod Carew
  • 34 Kirby Puckett
  • 42 Jackie Robinson (retired throughout baseball)


    • Cy Young Award Winners

  • 1970 Jim Perry
  • 1988 Frank Viola


    • Most Valuable Players

  • 1965 Zoilo Versalles
  • 1969 Harmon Killebrew
  • 1977 Rod Carew


    • Rookie Of the Year

  • 1958 Albie Pearson
  • 1959 Bob Allison
  • 1964 Tony Oliva
  • 1967 Rod Carew
  • 1979 John Castino
  • 1991 Chuck Knoblauch
  • 1995 Marty Cordova


    • Batting Champion

  • 1902 Ed Delahanty (.376)
  • 1928 Goose Goslin (.379)
  • 1935 Buddy Myer (.349)
  • 1946 Mickey Vernon (.353)
  • 1953 Mickey Vernon (.337)
  • 1964 Tony Oliva (.323)
  • 1965 Tony Oliva (.321)
  • 1969 Rod Carew (.318)
  • 1971 Tony Oliva (.337)
  • 1972 Rod Carew (.318)
  • 1973 Rod Carew (.350)
  • 1974 Rod Carew (.364)
  • 1975 Rod Carew (.359)
  • 1977 Rod Carew (.388)
  • 1978 Rod Carew (.333)
  • 1989 Kirby Puckett (.339)


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