This Date in Twins History: May 25
| 1961 |
The Twins rallied for single runs in each of the final four innings for a 7-6, 11-inning victory over the Tigers. Reno Bertoia's pinch-hit two-out RBI single tied the game at 5-5 in the ninth. Hal Naragon's pinch-hit, two-out RBI single in the 10th tied it at 6-6, and Jim Lemon's RBI single in the 11th won the game. |
| 1965 |
The Twins hit five home runs and totaled 10 extra-base hits in a 17-5 victory over the Red Sox. |
| 1969 |
The Twins' Dave Boswell pitched a three-hitter in a 2-1 victory over the Yankees in the first game of a doubleheader. Boswell held the Yankees to one run despite eight walks. In the second game, Dick Woodson held the Yankees scoreless through the first eight innings of a 3-2 victory. |
| 1981 |
Bill Stein of the Texas Rangers hit a pinch-hit single off Doug Corbett in the ninth inning to beat the Minnesota Twins 4-3. It was the 7th consecutive pinch-hit for Stein, breaking the American League record set by Bob Johnson in 1964. |
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