The 1962

Minnesota Twins The Minnesota Twins are an American professional baseball team based in Minneapolis. The Twins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central Division. The team is named after the Twin Cities area w ...

improved to 91–71, finishing second in the

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, five games short of the World Champion

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. 1,433,116 fans attended Twins games, the second highest total in the

Offseason

* November 27, 1961:

Georges Maranda Georges Henri Maranda (January 15, 1932 – July 14, 2000) was a Canadian professional baseball player and a member of the Québec Baseball Hall of Fame. The right-handed pitcher appeared in 49 Major League Baseball games A game is a str ...

was drafted by the Twins from the

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in the 1961 rule 5 draft. * Prior to the 1962 Season:

Joe Foy Joseph Anthony Foy (February 21, 1943 – October 12, 1989) was an American professional baseball player who played third base in Major League Baseball. Boston Red Sox Born in New York City, Foy was signed as an amateur free agent by the Minnesot ...

was signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent.

Regular season

Statistically, many members of the Twins had seasons in which they led the American League.

Harmon Killebrew Harmon Clayton Killebrew Jr. (; June 29, 1936May 17, 2011), nicknamed "The Killer" and "Hammerin' Harmon", was an American professional baseball first baseman, third baseman, and left fielder. He was a prolific power hitter who spent most of hi ...

hit 48 home runs and drove in 126, leading the AL in both categories.

Bob Allison William Robert Allison (July 11, 1934 – April 9, 1995) was an American professional baseball outfielder who played for the Washington Senators / Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball from to . Allison attended the University of Kansas for ...

hit 29 home runs, drove in 102 runs, and led the Twins in runs scored with 102.

Camilo Pascual Camilo Alberto Pascual Lus (born January 20, 1934) is a Cuban former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. During an 18-year baseball career (1954–71), he played for the original modern Washington Senators franchise (which became the Mi ...

became the Twins' first 20-game winner and led the AL with 206 strikeouts. On July 18, at

Metropolitan Stadium Metropolitan Stadium (often referred to as "the Met", "Met Stadium", or now "the Old Met" to distinguish from the Metrodome) was an outdoor sports stadium in the north central United States, located in Bloomington, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneap ...

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, two Twins made major league history by hitting

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home runs in the same inning. In the first inning -- off

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pitcher

Barry Latman Arnold Barry Latman (May 21, 1936 – April 28, 2019) was an American professional All Star Major League Baseball pitcher. Early and personal life Latman was born in Los Angeles, California, and was Jewish. Latman would not pitch on the Jewish H ...

homered to clear the loaded bases. Indians pitcher

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subsequently replaced Latman, and

greeted him by driving in

Bill Tuttle William Robert Tuttle (July 4, 1929 – July 27, 1998) was an American professional baseball player. Primarily a center fielder, he appeared in 1,270 games played in Major League Baseball over 11 seasons for the Detroit Tigers (1952; –1 ...

Vic Power Victor Felipe Pellot (November 1, 1927November 29, 2005), also known professionally as Vic Power, was a Puerto Ricans, Puerto Rican professional baseball first baseman. He played twelve seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athl ...

and

Rich Rollins Richard John Rollins (born April 16, 1938) is an American former Major League Baseball third baseman. He played with the Minnesota Twins (1961–68), Milwaukee Brewers, Seattle Pilots / Milwaukee Brewers (1969–1970), and Cleveland Indians (1970) ...

. Minnesota scored eleven runs in their half of the first inning. Four Twins made the

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. The selections were third baseman

, catcher

Earl Battey Earl Jesse Battey, Jr. (January 5, 1935 – November 15, 2003) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Chicago White Sox (1955–1959) and Washington Senators / Minnesota Twins (1960� ...

and pitchers

Jim Kaat James Lee Kaat (; born November 7, 1938) is an American former professional baseball player and television sports commentator. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a left-handed pitcher for the Washington Senators / Minnesota Twins (–), ...

and

. On August 26,

Jack Kralick John Francis Kralick ( ) (June 1, 1935 – September 18, 2012) was a professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1959 to 1967. He participated in 235 games in the course of an eight-year career that included stints wit ...

threw the first no-hitter in Minnesota Twins history. The Twins beat the

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by a score of 1–0. First baseman Vic Power won his fifth

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, catcher

won his third, and

won his first.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* April 2, 1962:

Pedro Ramos Pedro Ramos Guerra (born April 28, 1935), is a Cuban former professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Senators / Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees, and the expansion Washing ...

was traded by the Twins to the

for

and

Dick Stigman Richard Lewis Stigman (born January 24, 1936) is an American former professional baseball player, a left-handed pitcher who appeared in seven Major League seasons (1960–1966) for the Cleveland Indians, Minnesota Twins and Boston Red Sox. Born ...

. * April 3, 1962:

Billy Martin Alfred Manuel Martin Jr. (May 16, 1928 – December 25, 1989), commonly called "Billy", was an American Major League Baseball second baseman and manager who, in addition to leading other teams, was five times the manager of the New York Yan ...

was released by the Twins. * August 20, 1962:

Jackie Collum John Dean Collum (June 21, 1927 – August 29, 2009) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for eight different teams between the 1951 and 1962 seasons. Listed at , , Collum batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Victor, I ...

, a player to be named later and cash were traded by the Twins to the

for Rubén Gómez. The Twins completed the deal by sending

to the Indians on October 9.Jackie Collum
at ''Baseball Reference''

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Farm system

References

External links

Player stats from www.baseball-reference.comTeam info from www.baseball-almanac.com
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