The pride of Minnesota : the Twins in the turbulent 1960s /
Henninger, Thom,
The pride of Minnesota : the Twins in the turbulent 1960s / Thom Henninger. - xxviii, 296 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: A contender emerges in troubling times -- A new day -- The fast start -- Taking flight on a bumpy ride -- An all-star summer -- A pennant race in a rocking new world -- The stretch run -- Beating the best -- Too much Koufax, not enough contact -- Plymouth Avenue on fire -- Change in the air -- The summer of love heats up -- Getting better -- Down to the wire -- A difficult year to forget -- Billy Ball brings the Twins back to life -- Killer, Carew, two 20-game winners, and the men on the moon -- Peace, love and a division title -- In a game of inches, Twins swept away -- Four dead in Ohio -- Dutch treat pays dividends -- Baseballs and bombs -- Twins claim second AL West crown -- FM 5 -- Epilogue: What happened to the Twins?
"The Pride of Minnesota provides a nostalgic look at the era's elite Minnesota Twins teams and the turbulent times in which they competed in four dramatic American League pennant races between 1965 and 1970"--
9781496225603 1496225600
2020041729
Minnesota Twins (Baseball team)--History.
Major League Baseball (Organization)--History--20th century.
World Series (Baseball) (1965)
Baseball--History.--Minnesota--Minneapolis
The pride of Minnesota : the Twins in the turbulent 1960s / Thom Henninger. - xxviii, 296 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: A contender emerges in troubling times -- A new day -- The fast start -- Taking flight on a bumpy ride -- An all-star summer -- A pennant race in a rocking new world -- The stretch run -- Beating the best -- Too much Koufax, not enough contact -- Plymouth Avenue on fire -- Change in the air -- The summer of love heats up -- Getting better -- Down to the wire -- A difficult year to forget -- Billy Ball brings the Twins back to life -- Killer, Carew, two 20-game winners, and the men on the moon -- Peace, love and a division title -- In a game of inches, Twins swept away -- Four dead in Ohio -- Dutch treat pays dividends -- Baseballs and bombs -- Twins claim second AL West crown -- FM 5 -- Epilogue: What happened to the Twins?
"The Pride of Minnesota provides a nostalgic look at the era's elite Minnesota Twins teams and the turbulent times in which they competed in four dramatic American League pennant races between 1965 and 1970"--
9781496225603 1496225600
2020041729
Minnesota Twins (Baseball team)--History.
Major League Baseball (Organization)--History--20th century.
World Series (Baseball) (1965)
Baseball--History.--Minnesota--Minneapolis