In today’s Twins Almanac:

Team record complete-game streak

Team record triples streak

Happy birthday, Tom Drees

18-year-old Minnesota native faces major leaguers in exhibition

Biggest opponent inning in Twins history

 

Pascual Pitches Eighth Straight Complete Game
Camilo Pascual pitched his Twins-record eighth straight complete game on this date in 1964. He went 7-1 with a shutout over the streak. There have been nine five-game complete-game streaks in team history, including three by Bert Blyleven, but Pascual stands alone.

Carew Triples in Third Straight Game
Rod Carew tripled in a Twins-record third straight game on this date in 1977. That record has since been matched by Dan Gladden, Delmon Young, and Eddie Rosario. It was Carew’s sixth triple in 10 days and eighth of the month of June. He ended the day at .383 for the year and would flirt with .400 all summer, but his power (38 doubles, 16 triples and 14 home runs) was also notable that year.

Happy 62nd birthday to 1981 Edina graduate and former White Sox pitcher Tom Drees, born in Des Moines, Iowa on this date in 1963.

Eighteen-Year-Old Bender Faces Major Leaguers
On their way from Philadelphia to Cincinnati, the Cubs played the semipro Harrisburg Athletic Club on this date in 1902. Eighteen-year-old Minnesota native Charles Albert Bender (recently of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School) held the major leaguers to 6 hits over 9 innings.

Bender made his major-league debut with the Athletics the following April, when he was still just 18. In that first appearance, he earned the win in relief. (The opposing starter was Cy Young.) A week later, he pitched a four-hit shutout in his first big-league start, opposing future Senators owner Clark Griffith.

Royals Score 12 in One Inning
The Royals had the biggest inning of any opponent in Twins history, plating an even dozen in the sixth inning in Kansas City on this date in 2003. Raúl Ibañez and Ken Harvey each had two RBI hits in the inning. Starter Kenny Rogers was tagged for the first six runs, followed by J.C. Romero and Michael Nakamura with three each. 

Despite the lopsided loss, the Twins maintained a two-game lead over the Royals and went on to win the division before losing to the Yankees in the Division Series. 

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