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This Date in Twins History: June 10

1987 After the Twins tied up the game in the eighth inning when Kirby Puckett reached on a two-out error by first baseman Steve Balboni, which allowed three runs to score, the Twins won the game, 4-3, in the 10th inning on Gene Larkin's RBI single.
1991 Reliever Paul Abbott earned his first major league victory by pitching four shutout innings in relief of starter Mark Guthrie as the Twins rallied from an early 4-1 deficit to defeat the Indians 8-5.
1997 The Twins' Paul Molitor went 4-for-4 with three runs and two RBIs and was a home run short of the cycle in a 10-1 win over the Rangers. When Molitor came up in the eighth inning with a chance ot complete the cycle, he was walked intentionally with the Indians Rangers trailing 9-1.
2002 After the Twins scored five runs in the first inning off Greg Maddux, they were held scoreless for 13 consecutive innings until Cristian Guzman's two-double in the 15th inning scored Tom Prince from first base with the winning run in a 6-5 victory.
2004 After Jose Offerman's two-out pinch-hit RBI double in the ninth inning tied the game, Mike Ryan's RBI single in the 15th inning won it in a 3-2 Twins victory.
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6 LTEs in response to This Date in Twins History: June 10

  • AMR
    June 10, 2009 at 10:54 am

    Tom Prince, Jose Offerman, Mike Ryan being significant contributors on the same day?
    Expect results from tonight's 2B.

  • Rhubarb_Runner
    June 10, 2009 at 11:16 am

    The Twins' Paul Molitor went 4-for-4 with three runs and two RBIs and was a home run short of the cycle in a 10-1 win over the Rangers. When Molitor came up in the eighth inning with a chance ot complete the cycle, he was walked intentionally with the Indians trailing 9-1

    I'm sure either the "Rangers" or the "Indians" was a typo, but I find it amusing to instead imagine that a blow-out in a different game causes the Rangers to IBB Molitor.

  • SBG
    June 10, 2009 at 11:21 am

    Moss and I went to that 2002 game together. During the game, there was a very strong thunderstorm rolling through Minneapolis and the winds were so strong that the roof was moving, causing the foul screens to bounce up and down.

    • Algonad
      June 10, 2009 at 12:06 pm

      I was at that game, too. I left before the end of the game and the electricity was out at my house so I couldn't even listen/watch the ending.

    • Moss
      June 10, 2009 at 12:47 pm

      Moss remembers it well...

      The next night was a wee bit different result, though. Glavine wins, 11-0.