Published by Creative Education P O Box 227 Mankato Minnesota 56002 Creative Education is an imprint of The Creative Company www thecreativecompany us Design and production by Blue Design Art direction by Rita Marshall Printed by Corporate Graphics in the United States of America Photographs by AP Images Elise Amendola Corbis Bettmann Minnesota Historical Society Brian Snyder Reuters Getty Images Diamond Images Stephen Dunn Focus on Sport Judy Griesedieck Time Life Pictures Leon Halip Bruce Kluckhohn Richard Mackson Sports Illustrated Jim McIsaac Ronald C Modra Sports Imagery National Baseball Hall of Fame Library MLB Photos Tom Pigeon Allsport Rich Pilling MLB Photos Bill Polo MLB Photos Louis Reqeuna MLB Photos Joe Robbins Herb Scharfman Sports Imagery Jon SooHoo MLB Photos Tony Tomsic MLB Photos Tim Umphrey Alex Wong Copyright 2012 Creative Education International copyright reserved in all countries No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data for the hardcover edition LeBoutillier Nate The story of the Minnesota Twins by Nate LeBoutillier p cm Baseball the great American game Includes index Summary The history of the Minnesota Twins professional baseball team from its inaugural 1901 season as the Washington Senators to today spotlighting the team’s greatest players and most memorable moments ISBN 978-1-60818-047-9 hardcover ISBN 978-1-56660-017-0 eBook 1 Minnesota Twins Baseball team History Juvenile literature I Title II Title Minnesota Twins III Series GV875 M55L43 2011 796 357’6409776579 dc22 2010025204 CPSIA 110310 PO1381 First Edition 987654321 Page 3 Right fielder Tony Oliva Page 4 First baseman Justin Morneau
Nate LeBoutillier BASEBALL THE GREAT AMERICAN GAME CREATIVE EDUCATION
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T w i n s 5 CONTENTS CHAPTERS Ball up North 6 Into the Dome 15 The Twin Titles 22 Contenders Again 33 Fantastic Finishes 41 AROUND THE HORN Millers and Saints 12 Dome-Field Advantage 20 The Wonders of a Game 7 24 Triple the Fun Twice 31 Contraction Distraction 38 The Piranhas 43 ALL-TIME TWINS P Bert Blyleven 8 C Joe Mauer 13 1B Kent Hrbek 14 2B Rod Carew 18 3B Harmon Killebrew 23 SS Zoilo Versalles 28 LF Bob Allison 30 CF Kirby Puckett 35 RF Tony Oliva 39 M Tom Kelly 40 Index 48
