1968 Minnesota Twins season
| 1968 Minnesota Twins | |
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| 79–83, seventh in the American League | |
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| Owner(s) | Calvin Griffith (majority owner, with Thelma Griffith Haynes) |
| General manager(s) | Calvin Griffith |
| Manager(s) | Cal Ermer |
| Local television | WTCN-TV |
| Local radio |
830 WCCO AM (Herb Carneal, Halsey Hall, Merle Harmon) |
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The 1968 Minnesota Twins season was a season in American baseball. The team finished 79–83, seventh in the American League.
Leadoff batter César Tovar sparked the offense, finishing second in the AL with 167 hits and third with 89 runs. Tony Oliva was third in the AL with a .289 batting average. Harmon Killebrew had 17 HR and 40 RBI at the All-Star break, but was injured in the game and missed the second half of the season.
It took until their eighth season for the Twins to get no-hit and then it happened profoundly, as their first opposing no-hitter was the perfect game thrown by Oakland's Jim "Catfish" Hunter on May 8 in Oakland. Hunter struck out eleven, and drove in three of his team's four runs.
A first for the Twins: on July 11, Rick Renick played his first-ever major league game, as shortstop. In his first big-league at bat, he homered. The run came off Detroit Tigers pitcher Mickey Lolich. Renick is the first Twins player to accomplish the feat, but will be joined in history by Dave McKay (1975), Gary Gaetti (1981) and Andre David (1984). They'll all be joined by Eddie Rosario in 2015, who hits a homer not only in his first at bat, but on the first major-league pitch thrown to him.
Three Twins made the All-Star Game: first baseman Harmon Killebrew, second baseman Rod Carew, and outfielder Tony Oliva.
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