The 1961 Minnesota Twins. The 1961 season was the inaugural season for the Minnesota Twins. Known prior as the Washington Senators, they relocated by Calvin Griffith to Minneapolis-St. Paul and became the Minnesota Twins. The Minnesota Twins finished the season with a record of 70-90-1 which ranked 7th in the American league. This was two positions higher than the new Washington Senator expansion team who finished 9th and lost 100 games. Twins manager Harry "Cookie" Lavagetto was replaced by Same Mele 60 games into the season. Home to the Twins, Metropolitan Stadium saw 1,256,723 spectators walk through their gates during their first season, which was 3rd highest in the American League.
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The 1962 Minnesota Twins. In only their second year, the Minnesota Twins improved to 91–71 in 1962, finishing second in the American League, five games short of the World Champion New York Yankees. Harmon Killebrew hit 48 home runs and drove in 126 and was the AL leader in both categories. Bob Allison hit 29 home runs, drove in 102 runs, and led the Twins in runs scored with 102. Camilo Pascual became the Twins' first 20-game winner and led the AL with 206 strikeouts. On July 18th, at a home game at Metropolitan Stadium, Twins made major league history by hitting two grand slam home runs in the same inning. It happened in the first inning when Bob Allison first sent one off of Cleveland Indians pitcher Barry Latman and then Harmon Killebrew followed later with a grand slam blast off of future Twins teammate Jim Perry.
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The 1963 Minnesota Twins. Under the direction of manager Sam Mele, 1963 the Minnesota Twins played an unusual 161 games during the regular season. They won 91 games, lost 70 games, and finished in third place behind the pennant winner New York Yankees. Four Twins made the All-Star Game in 1963. They were first baseman Harmon Killebrew, shortstop Zoilo Versalles, outfielder Bob Allison and catcher Earl Battey. Harmon Killebrew led the team (and the American League) with 45 home runs; his 96 RBI was Minnesota's best. Bob Allison hit 35 home runs and drove in 91. Camilo Pascual won 21 games and led the AL with 202 strikeouts. With 33 home runs, Twins rookie Jimmie Hall topped the Boston Red Sox Ted Williams' "true rookie" American League record of 31 homers, set by Williams in 1939. The team's total of 225 home runs was the second-most ever in a season, only trailing the 1961 New York Yankees' 240.
