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Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

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Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome,,Minneapolis,MN,US Ball Park First Game Date – 04/06/1982 (1) Starting Pitchers – vs. Mariners: 04/06/1982 Final Score 11-7 (SEA) Attendance – 52,279 Starting Pitchers Pete Redfern (MIN); Floyd Bannister (SEA) First Batter – Julio Cruz (SEA) Result – Struck Out First Hits – Dave Engle (MIN),Homered (1st) First Run – Dave Engle…

The Oakland Athletics’ 20-game winning streak is snapped as Brad Radke pitches the Minnesota Twins to a 6 – 0 victory at home. The Athletics fall short of matching the second-longest winning streak in history. The Chicago National League teams of 1880 and 1935 both won 21 straight.

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The Oakland Athletics’ 20-game winning streak is snapped as Brad Radke pitches the Minnesota Twins to a 6 – 0 victory at home. The Athletics fall short of matching the second-longest winning streak in history. The Chicago National League teams of 1880 and 1935 both won 21 straight.

Minnesota left-hander Eric Milton no-hits the Angels, 7-0

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test On September 11, 1999,  The Twins defeat the Angels, 7 – 0, as Eric Milton hurls the 3rd no-hitter of the season. The young lefthander fans 13 and allows just two walks in his masterpiece. There are just 11,222 fans to see the game, the third smallest crowd to witness a no-hitter in the…

Devon White of the Toronto Blue Jays becomes just the sixth player in major league history to hit both a leadoff home run and an extra-inning homer in the same game.

Devon White of the Toronto Blue Jays becomes just the sixth player in major league history to hit both a leadoff home run and an extra-inning homer in the same game.

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1992 – Devon White of the Toronto Blue Jays becomes just the sixth player in major league history to hit both a leadoff home run and an extra-inning homer in the same game. He also became the 56th switch-hitter in the majors to homer from both sides of the plate in the same game. Toronto defeats the Minnesota Twins, 5 – 3.

Kirby Puckett 6 hits in 1991

Kirby Puckett strokes 6 hits second time in his career

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  VINTAGE BASEBALL MEMORABILIA Vintage Baseball Memorabilia May 23, 1991 Kirby Puckett strokes five singles and a triple in the Twins’ 10-6 loss in 11 innings to Texas at the Metrodome. The game marks the second time the outfielder collects six hits in a game, making him the fourth post-1900 major leaguer, along with Doc Cramer,…

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Claudell Washington hits the 10,000th home run in New York Yankees

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Claudell Washington hits the 10,000th home run in New York Yankees history in a 7 – 6 victory over the Twins at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The historic home run comes off future hall of famer – Jeff Reardon in the top of the ninth inning in New York’s eventual extra-inning 7-6 victory over Minnesota at the Metrodome.

Minnesota Twins and St. Louis Cardinals play the first indoor game in World Series history

Minnesota Twins and St. Louis Cardinals play the first indoor game in World Series history

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test On October 17, 1987, the Minnesota Twins and St. Louis Cardinals play the first indoor game in World Series history at the Metrodome. Dan Gladden’s grand slam caps a seven-run 4th inning. Frank Viola, whose brother got married the same day, is the winning pitcher, the Twins win going away 10-1. The noise made…

Don Mattingly ties a major league mark when he makes 22 putouts in the Yankees’ 7-1 victory in the Metrodome

Don Mattingly ties a major league mark when he makes 22 putouts in the Yankees’ 7-1 victory in the Metrodome

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Don Mattingly ties a major league mark when he makes 22 putouts in the Yankees’ 7-1 victory in the Metrodome. ‘Donnie Baseball’ matches the one-game record established in 1906 by Hal Chase, another Bronx Bomber first sacker.

On the day the Twins are celebrating their 25th anniversary, in a game which also features Kirby Puckett hitting for the cycle, Bert Blyleven becomes the tenth major leaguer to record his 3,000th strikeout. The Minnesota right-hander, who tosses a two-hitter, reaches the historic milestone by whiffing Mike Davis in the fifth inning, his eighth of the game, en route to a career-high of 15, in the team’s 10-1 victory over Oakland at the Metrodome.

On the day the Twins are celebrating their 25th anniversary, in a game which also features Kirby Puckett hitting for the cycle, Bert Blyleven becomes the tenth major leaguer to record his 3,000th strikeout. The Minnesota right-hander, who tosses a two-hitter, reaches the historic milestone by whiffing Mike Davis in the fifth inning, his eighth of the game, en route to a career-high of 15, in the team’s 10-1 victory over Oakland at the Metrodome.

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On the day the Twins are celebrating their 25th anniversary, in a game which also features Kirby Puckett hitting for the cycle, Bert Blyleven becomes the tenth major leaguer to record his 3,000th strikeout. The Minnesota right-hander, who tosses a two-hitter, reaches the historic milestone by whiffing Mike Davis in the fifth inning, his eighth of the game, en route to a career-high of 15, in the team’s 10-1 victory over Oakland at the Metrodome.