There’s a moment in every memorable Twins season where fans realize “hey, this is going to be something special”. In 1965, that happened on July 11. Trailing the rival New York Yankees 5-4 going into the bottom of the ninth, Harmon Killebrew dug in representing the winning run. NYY hurler Pete Mikkelsen didn’t stand a chance:
Thanks to their superstar slugger’s walkoff heroics, the ‘65 Twins were off and running!
The newbie: a terrific trifecta!
Jacque Jones jolts contraction outta here (2002)
Denard Span’s triple takes the top off (2008)
Francisco Liriano out-duels Roger Clemens (2006)
Radke-Santana-Lohse Go Back-To-Back-To-Back (2004)