TwinsCards.com Trivia (February 2008)
Welcome to this month’s TwinsCards.com trivia contest. For official contest rules, please click HERE. This month’s winner will receive a 1966 Minnesota Twins Media Guide.
Please email your name and answers to trivia@twinscards.com. Answers must be received no later than 2400 EDT, Thursday, 14 February. Entries received after that will not be eligible for the monthly prize. Winners will be announced next Friday, 15 Feb. The comments section has been turned off so that the answers cannot be compromised. I’ve turned it up a notch this month, so good luck…they ain’t easy.
Questions (1 pt each)
- Despite pitching 9 games and 43 innings for AAA Portland, this former Twins pitcher once tied for the team lead in strikeouts?
- In his only All-Star appearance as a Twin and with the AL clinging to a 3-2 lead in the ninth inning, he drove in an insurance run with a single and later stole second and scored on an error. Who is he?
- This player was named to the TOPPS all-rookie team, led the team in outfield assists and hit .440 against the Blue Jays. Who is the player and in what year? (1/2 point for each correct answer)
- In 1991, he became the first pitcher to pinch-hit in a World Series since 1956?
- Peter Gammons once said this, “One week into Spring Trainin, Twins personnel were comparing ( ) to Will Clark, but some were wondering if signing Dave Winfield might not close the door on this wondrous ( ) product. He is the rarest of Cleon Jones type - bats right, throws left - and can play first, right or left. His natural hitting skills go way beyond the .271 he hit in Orlando in his first full season. Kirby, Herbie, Shane…and now ( ). Hitters like this 6-5 product just don’t come along very often.” Who was he speaking about?
- Which former Twin was a football hero at Purdue?
- Although he didn’t play baseball in high school, this player was spotted by Twins’ scout Herb Stein while playing Sandlot Baseball in New York City. Which Twin was it?
- Which ’70’s era pitcher had a “no-wind-up” pitching motion?
- This former Twins coach, homered in his first big-league at-bat. Who is he?
- This former Twin was the nephew of a former Twins manager. Name them both.
Bonus Question (5 pts): This player was a first-round pick of the Twins. His brother was also drafted in the first-round by the Twins…only 3 years later, but never made it to the big leagues. What was the last name of these brothers?
