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Mall Of America (The Metrodome, The Twins Corprate Offices, A Dairy Farm).
| Who was the last Twins player to be named rookie of the year? | Minnesota Twins
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| What team did the former Twins player Paul Molitor play for before joining the Twins? | Minnesota Twins
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Tom Kelly . Kelly first coached the Twins in 1987 and was still the coach at the end of the 1990s. He was manager of the year in 1991.
4. Rick Aguilera, Jack Morris, Kirby Puckett, and Scott Erickson made the squad.
Chuck Knoblauch . He was the 1991 Rookie of the Year.
Outfield. Puckett played in both the 1987 and 1991 World Series games. He was a 1991 Gold Glove winner and ALCS MVP, but was forced to retire after the 1995 season due to vision problems. Puckett and journeyman DH Dave Winfield were inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2001 on their first ballots.
Rick Aguilera. Aguilera was 4-5 with 42 saves and a 2.35 ERA in 63 games. Aguilera retired in 2000 with the Chicago Cubs.
f. The Twins went 95-67, but the Pirates were 98-64.
Scott Erickson. Erickson had 20 wins, Morris had 18, Tapani had 16, and Anderson had only 5.
Kent Hrbek. Hrbek retired in 1994 with the Twins.
DH. Davis retired in 1999 with the Yankees.
f. Morris was 36 when he was a starter for the Twins in 1991, but reliever Terry Leach was 37 when he played for the 1991 Twins.
Washington Senators. The Washington Senators became the Minnesota Twins in 1961. The franchise began in 1901. Cookie Lavagetto managed the team in 1960, and transitioned them to Minnesota in 1961.
Bert Blyleven. The year was 1986 when Bert served up 50 four-baggers. He went 17-14, and still managed to strike out 215 batters. The Twins finished 6th with a record of 61-91.
Los Angeles Dodgers. Minnesota lost the series 4 games to 3 in 1965. After each team beat the other by 4 runs or more in each game, the Dodgers defeated the Twins in game 7 by a score of 2-0. Lou Johnson hit a two-run home run in the 4th inning, to secure the win for Dodger pitcher Sandy Koufax.
Chuck Knoblauch. Knoblauch scored 140 runs in 1996, when the Twins finished 4th in the AL Central Division. Carew's best was 128 in 1977, Versalles scored 126 times in 1965, and Puckett crossed the plate 119 times in 1986.
Metropolitan Stadium. The Twins played at Metro in 1961. Their first year in Minnesota they drew an attendance of 1,256,723 fans, which ranked 3rd in the entire American League, although finishing with a season record of 70-90.
Zoilo Versalles. Although Carew and Killebrew were MVP winners, and Perry a Cy Young winner, Versalles had a stellar year in 1965, to be the first Twin to receive an award of its kind. Without having numbers that reached out and grabbed you, he was consistent in every category. He received 275 votes, ahead of runner-up teammate Tony Oliva with 174 votes. Versalles with his 19 first place votes, and Oliva with one, were the only players in 1965 to receive first place MVP votes on the ballots.
Kirby Puckett. Kirby was one of the greatest Twins of all-time leading the Twins to two World Championships.
Kent Hrbek. All of these guys have played first base for the Twins, but Hrbek was the starter in 1991.
Dan Gladden. Brunansky was the starter in right field for the 1987 World Series, Munoz was never a full time starter, and Jones started for the Twins in 2003.
Chuck Knoblauch. Lombardozzi and Rivas both have played second base for the Twins, but not during the 1991 World Series, and Leius was the Twins' Third baseman.
Greg Gagne. Gagne was the starting shortstop for the Twins in both the 87 and 91 World Series.
Shane Mack. Bush and Larkin both played in '91 but didn't start. Winfield didn't join the Twins until 1993.
Junior Ortiz. Brian Harper was typically the starter, but when Scott Erickson took the mound it was Junior Ortiz behind the plate.
Mike Pagliarulo. Pagliarulo had to split time during the regular season with Scott Leius. But when the World Series came, he got the starting job.
Kevin Tapani. All Pitched for the Twins in 1991, but only Tapani was a starter.
Rick Aguilera. Rick was lights out for the Twins in 1991, saving a personal best 41 games for the Twins.
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