Joe Nathan finished the 2009 season with a 2.10 ERA and 47 saves in 52 opportunities. He shared honors for the AL Rolaids Relief Man award with Mariano Rivera.
Cotton Nash played 13 games over 3 MLB seasons with the Chicago White Sox and Minnesota Twins. He alsy played for the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Francisco Warriors during the 1964-65 NBA season.
Playing for the Washington Senators from 1915 until 1933, Sam Rice racked up 2,194 singles, 479 doubles, and 183 triples--all team records.
In the 10th inning, Larkin drove a single into deep left-center over the drawn-in outfield, scoring Gladden with the series-winning run and giving the Twins their second world championship since moving to Minnesota.
Oliva was the 1964 American League Rookie of the Year, an AL batting champion during three seasons, an AL hit leader five seasons, and a Gold Glove winner one season.
On July 3, 1980 Ken Landreaux tied the modern major-league record with three triples in Minnesota's 10-3 win over the Texas Rangers.
On August 6, 2013, Albers made his Major League debut and earned the win, pitching 8⅓ scoreless innings against the Kansas City Royals and yielding just 4 hits and 1 walk. In his second career start on August 12, Albers threw his first complete game and shutout, defeating the Cleveland Indians 3-0.
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