Sabr Digital Library-A Pennant for the Twin Cities

This volume celebrates the 1965 Minnesota Twins, who captured the American League pennant in just their fifth season in the Twin Cities. Led by an All-Star cast, from Harmon Killebrew, Tony Oliva, Zoilo Versalles, and Mudcat Grant to Bob Allison, Jim Kaat, Earl Battey, and Jim Perry, the Twins won 102 games, but bowed to the Los Angeles Dodgers and a herculean performance by Sandy Koufax in Game Seven of the World Series. Included are the life and baseball stories of all 35 roster players, the coaches, and manager of the 1965 Twins, plus team owner Calvin Griffith; broadcasters Herb Carneal, Halsey Hall, and Ray Scott; and sportswriters Dick Gordon and Max Nichols. A comprehensive summary of the regular season, as well as meticulous essays highlighting important games and the All-Star Game played in Minnesota, an overview of the 1965 Dodgers, and thorough summaries the World Series games are included. Chapters about how the Griffith family built its pennant winner, the fate of the Twins after 1965, Metropolitan Stadium, and the 1965 season "by the numbers" round out the book. Members of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) researched and wrote all of the biographies and essays in this book. Contents: Calvin Griffithby KevinHennessy The Last of the Family Owners: The Griffiths Build Their Lone Minnesota Pennant Winnerby Daniel R. Levitt and Mark L.Armour Metropolitan Stadiumby Stew Thornley Spring Trainingby Stew Thornley The 1965 Minnesota Twins Regular Season Summaryby Ben Klein Bernie Allenby ChipGreene Bob Allisonby GregoryH. Wolf Earl BatteybyJackHerrman Dave Boswellby GregoryH. Wolf April 12, 1965: Twins Win in Extra Innings on Opening Dayby Steve West Pete Ciminoby JeffEnglish Jerry Fosnowby Greg Erion Mudcat GrantbyJosephWancho May 12, 1965:…