| 1961 | Harmon Killebrew went 4-for-5 with five RBIs in a 9-3 victory over the Kansas City Athletics. Killebrew's grand slam in the ninth inning broke open a close game. |
| 1969 | Rich Reese went 4-for-5 with two home runs, a double, and three RBIs to lead the Twins, who rallied from an early 5-0 deficit to win 10-5 over the White Sox. |
| 1973 | At California, the Twins' Jim Kaat fired a one-hitter to beat the Angels, 2-1. Frank Robinson's home run in the second inning was the only hit. The Twins' Rod Carew had a two-run single in the third inning. |
| 1984 | Minnesota's Frank Viola pitched a four-hitter in a 9-0 victory in front of 53,484 at Detroit. Kent Hrbek had three hits, including a homer and four RBIs. The victory gave the surprising second-place Twins (38-39) a split of their four-game series with the Tigers (55-22). |
| 2006 | Both Shannon Stewart and Jason Kubel had four hits as the Twins rallied to beat the Brewers 10-7. Michael Cuddyer's RBI triple tied the game in the eighth inning. Later in the inning, Shannon Stewart walked with the bases loaded to reach base for the fifth time in the game and give the Twins the lead. Kubel then followed with a two-run single to give him three RBIs. |
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 Lucy and I went for a walk last night and I pushed Miss SBG out in the stroller. It was a little cool, cool enough for a blanket for Miss SBG. But, wow, did the spring air feel good. |
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