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Overview The early '60s Twins were shockingly talented for a team that had freshly arrived in a new city. The 1961 team the first one officially known as “the Twins” featured two future MVPs in the lineup (Harmon Killebrew and Zoilo Versalles), and an eventual Hall-of-Famer in the rotation (Jim K.
Every year, the night before Twins Fest – which is this Thursday night, the 25th – the Twins, the BBWAA, and the U of M Foundation throw the Diamond Awards, one of the highlights of the offseason. Everyone gets all dressed up, Twins players get awards from BBWAA writers, we celebrate the previous.
Was Zoilo Versalles a One-Hit Wonder? When the Washington Senators relocated to Minneapolis/St. Paul for the 1961 season they brought a team that had finished 7th, 8th, 8th, 8th, and 5th the previous 5 years. After the move the team finished 7th in 1961, then 2nd, 3rd and 6th in the 10 team Ameri.