The wide-ranging Twins Almanac for 4/20 features quite a cast of characters, including Hall of Famers Charles Albert Bender, Dave Bancroft, Bert Blyleven, Kirby Puckett, and Cy Young, and Minnesotan major leaguers Dan Smith, Jack Crooks, and Sam Hentges. We also revisit an 11-home run doubleheader back in 2019.
It's another home run for the Woodland Opera House as they present "Damn Yankees," written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross with a book by George Abbot and Douglas Wallop.
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On this day in 1960, Camilo Pascual of the Washington Senators (now The Minnesota Twins) set an opening day record of 15 strikeouts. In other words, 15 of the 27 outs were either a called strike three or swing and miss. The opening day record still stands. Randy Johnson came close twice with 14. From 1959