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MINNESOTA TWINS TRIVIA II

11) Which pitcher holds the franchise record for most saves in a single season?


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.

12) Which Twins player also played professional basketball with the Los Angeles Lakers?


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.

13) What year did the Twins become the first MLB team to hit 300 home runs in a season?


The 2019 Minnesota Twins combined for a total of 307 home runs, the most in MLB history. Their slugging prowess earned them the nickname the "Bomba Squad".

14) Who holds the franchise record for singles, doubles, AND triples?


Playing for the Washington Senators from 1915 until 1933, Sam Rice racked up 2,194 singles, 479 doubles, and 183 triples--all team records.

15) Who drove in the winning run in game 7 of the 1991 World Series?


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.

16) What year did the team move to Minnesota?


The team relocated to Minnesota and was renamed the Minnesota Twins at the start of the 1961 season.

17) How many consecutive Gold Glove Awards did center fielder Torii Hunter win?


Hunter was a five-time All-Star, won nine consecutive Gold Glove Awards as a center fielder, and was a two-time Silver Slugger Award winner.

18) Who was the first Minnesota Twin to win Rookie of the Year?


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.

19) Who was the first Twins player to hit three triples in one game?


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.

20) Who is the only starting pitcher in Twins history to pitch 8 or more scoreless innings in his major league debut?


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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