Jorge Antonio Bell Mathey,better known as George Bell,is a Dominican former left fielder and American League MVP in Major League Baseball who played 12 seasons for the Toronto Blue Jays,Chicago Cubs (1991) and Chicago White Sox (1992–1993). Bell batted and threw right-handed.
Fredric Michael Lynn is an American former professional baseball center fielder who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB),mostly with the Boston Red Sox and the California Angels. He was the first player to win MLB's Rookie of the Year Award and Most Valuable Player Award in the same year,which he accomplished in 1975 with the Red Sox.
Edward Charles Knoblauch is an American former professional baseball player. He played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball,from 1991 through 2002,for the Minnesota Twins,New York Yankees,and Kansas City Royals. He played mostly as a second baseman before moving to left field for his final two seasons.
Gary Joseph Gaetti,is an American former third baseman in Major League Baseball for the Minnesota Twins (1981–1990),California Angels (1991–1993),Kansas City Royals (1993–1995),St. Louis Cardinals (1996–1998),Chicago Cubs (1998–1999) and Boston Red Sox (2000).
Lance Michael Parrish,nicknamed "Big Wheel",is an American former baseball catcher who played Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1977 through 1995. Born in Pennsylvania,Parrish grew up in Southern California and excelled in both baseball and football. He was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in 1974,and after four years in the minor leagues,he played for the Tigers for a decade from 1977 to 1986. He later played for the Philadelphia Phillies (1987–1988),California Angels (1989–1992),Seattle Mariners (1992),Cleveland Indians (1993),Pittsburgh Pirates (1994),and Toronto Blue Jays (1995).
Chester Earl Lemon is a former Major League Baseball outfielder.
Jody Eric Reed is an American former professional baseball second baseman and infield for the Miami Marlins. He played 11 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1987 and 1997 for the Boston Red Sox,Los Angeles Dodgers,Milwaukee Brewers,San Diego Padres,and Detroit Tigers.
Steven Lee Wapnick is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox. He held batters to a .222 batting average,holding righties to a .115 batting average.
Richard Garnet Rowland is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a backup catcher for the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox from 1990 to 1995. In addition to catching,he also played sparsely as a designated hitter,first baseman,third baseman,and pinch runner. Prior to playing professional baseball,Rowland attended Mendocino College in nearby Ukiah,California. He also had a longer career in minor league baseball on and off from 1988 to 1997,where he even served as a pitcher in three games.
The 1991 Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB) won the World Series,the second time the Twins had won the World Series since moving to Minnesota in 1961. During the 1991 regular season the Twins had an MLB-leading 15-game win streak,which remains a club record. On June 17,1991,the streak came to an end at the hands of the Baltimore Orioles but not before the Twins moved from fifth place to first,a lead they would not relinquish until winning baseball's championship. The Twins' winning streak of 1991 falls just seven games short of the all-time American League (AL) record of 22 consecutive regular season wins set by the Cleveland Indians in 2017.
Prior to spring training,the 1996 Minnesota Twins were projected to be a contending team. The team's chances significantly worsened on March 28,1996. Kirby Puckett,the team's franchise player,had been tattooing the Grapefruit League for a .360 average,but that morning woke up without vision in his right eye. He was eventually diagnosed with glaucoma. Several surgeries over the next few months could not restore vision in the eye. Puckett announced his retirement from baseball on July 12. After beginning the season under the melancholy cloud of the Puckett situation,Manager Tom Kelly's team finished the year with a 78-84 record,which put it in fourth place in the American League Central.
The 1994 Minnesota Twins played in an abbreviated,strike-shortened season. The strike overshadowed the season's accomplishments. These included Scott Erickson's no-hitter on April 27,Chuck Knoblauch's 85-game errorless streak and league-leading 45 doubles,Kirby Puckett's 2,000th hit,and Kent Hrbek's retirement. In 113 games,Manager Tom Kelly's team finished with a record of 53–60,for fourth place in the newly created American League Central.
Mark Bruce Salas is a former professional catcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1984-1991. Salas,who is of Mexican descent,also worked for the Chicago White Sox as a bullpen catcher.
Milton Joseph Bolling was a shortstop in Major League Baseball who played from 1952 through 1958 for the Boston Red Sox (1952–1957),Washington Senators (1957) and Detroit Tigers (1958). Bolling batted and threw right-handed. He was the older brother of Frank Bolling.
The 1989 Minnesota Twins finished 80–82,fifth in the American League West. 2,277,438 fans attended Twins games,the 7th highest total in the American League.
The 1996 Boston Red Sox season was the 96th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished third in the American League East with a record of 85 wins and 77 losses,seven games behind the New York Yankees,who went on to win the 1996 World Series.
Douglas Lee Baker is a former infielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) player who played with the Detroit Tigers from 1984–1987 and the Minnesota Twins from 1988–1990. Baker played in 136 Major League games and had a .207 batting average with 51 hits,38 runs,22 runs batted in,and 11 doubles.
The 1991 Detroit Tigers finished in a tie for second place in the American League East with a record of 84–78 (.519). They outscored their opponents 817 to 794. The Tigers drew 1,641,661 fans to Tiger Stadium in 1991,ranking 12th of the 14 teams in the American League.
The Detroit Tigers' 1992 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Detroit Tigers attempting to win the American League East.
James Thomas McCann is an American professional baseball catcher for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Detroit Tigers,Chicago White Sox,and New York Mets.
