Twins Almanac: Beating Cy Young, Harmon Hits 400, Scott Erickson's No-Hitter twinsdaily.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from twinsdaily.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
We remember Bobby Estalella (1911-1991) babalublog.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from babalublog.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Roberto Ventoza Estalella was born in Cardenas, Cuba, on April 25, 1911. Bobby, as he was known, made it to the majors in 1935. He played 9 years and retired with a very good .282 batting average with the old Senators (now the Twins) and the A’s. His best seasons were 1944-45 when he hit .298 and
The Twins Almanac for Sunday, April 21st features John Butcher, Wally Backman, Alexi Casilla, Josh Willingham, Kirby Puckett, Lenny Green, and the first home opener in Minnesota Twins history. And it's the birthday of the man who pitched in more MLB games than anyone.
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