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Minnesota Twins 05-02-1962
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| Breaking News |  | Monday, April 16th, 1962: Drabowsky Superb Against Minnesota
A pitcher's main job is to keep the opposition off the scoreboard and Kansas City pitcher Moe Drabowsky did just that today in a 1-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins at Municipal Stadium. He gave up no runs in his start, permitted 6 hits and had 4 strikeouts.
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 | Thursday, March 8th, 1962: Snyder out of Action
Minnesota fans will be disappointed to learn that Russ Snyder developed back spasms while colliding with a player at a base in today's game. After the doctor informed the Minnesota Twins manager that Snyder was expected to miss 4 weeks, the manager told the press that the rest of the team would have to step up their play until the right fielder could return. "You can't make excuses in baseball, because there's always a game tomorrow," said the team's skipper.
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 | Sunday, January 14th, 1962: It's Official: CL Widmar Signs with Twins
Minnesota fans are justifiably excited today as the team unveiled their latest acquisition in Al Widmar. The 36-year-old is a big money player and will certainly have an immediate impact on the organization.
Some estimates have him making $8,600,000 over 2 years, though media representatives haven't been able to confirm the exact figure.
In 211 games in his career, Widmar has a record of 22-25 with 89 strikeouts and a 4.07 ERA. He has earned 64 saves.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | P Ron Blackburn | torn tricep muscle | 1-2 weeks | On DL, eligible for return (60-day DL) | | P Don Larsen | strained elbow ligament | 2 weeks | Not on DL | | P Dolan Nichols | torn tricep muscle | 6-7 weeks | 45 day(s) left (60-day DL) |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 10-18, .357 PCT | | Position in Division | 4th, 7.0 GB | | Record at home | 7-8, .467 PCT | | Record on the road | 3-10, .231 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 1-2, .333 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 3-6, .333 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 6-4, .600 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 4-14, .222 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 2-8, .200 PCT | | Record in April | 10-17, .370 PCT | | Record in May | 0-1, .000 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .254 - 6th in AL | | On-Base Percentage | .327 - 6th in AL | | Slugging Percentage | .430 - 2nd in AL | | On-Base + Slugging | .756 - 2nd in AL | | Runs Scored | 143 - 4th in AL | | Hits | 249 - 5th in AL | | Extra-Base Hits | 98 - 1st in AL | | Home Runs | 29 - 5th in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 102 - 6th in AL | | Strikeouts | 187 - 8th in AL | | Stolen Bases | 15 - 3rd in AL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 5.56 - 8th in AL | | Starters' ERA | 6.40 - 8th in AL | | Bullpen ERA | 4.49 - 5th in AL | | Runs allowed | 169 - 7th in AL | | Hits allowed | 291 - 8th in AL | | Opponents AVG | .291 - 8th in AL | | BABIP | .321 - 8th in AL | | Home Runs allowed | 30 - 4th in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 109 - 7th in AL | | Strikeouts | 156 - 5th in AL |
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