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Book SynopsisThom Henninger 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.
Trade Review"In
The Pride of Minnesota, Thom Henninger brings fans back to a by-gone era that has many connections to present day. For fans, like me, that are too young to remember, this book paints a picture of what this important era meant to the Twins and to the country as a whole. Others who lived through the era will enjoy reminiscing about the pennant races and players that helped them to fall in love with baseball."—Cody Christie,
Twins Daily"This is a book that any Twins fan or baseball fan from the Upper Midwest will want to add to their collection. Full of both cultural references and excellent baseball from that era, it is a fine recollection of when the Minnesota Twins were one of the better teams in the American League."—Lance Smith,
Guy Who Reviews Sports Books“
The Pride of Minnesota is a wonderful read, describing the early success of the Twins and the many important events that happened in the country during the era.”—Jim Kaat, longtime Twins pitcher and current assistant to the Twins president
“Thom Henninger covers the shifts and upheavals of a period that was a magical time for Minnesota baseball fans. The 1960s brought the excitement of Major League Baseball to the state and set off the most successful decade the Twins ever had. . . . A hit for baseball fans and beyond.”—Stew Thornley, Minnesota baseball historian
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: A Contender Emerges in Troubling Times
1. A New Day
2. The Fast Start
3. Taking Flight on a Bumpy Ride
4. An All-Star Summer
5. A Pennant Race in a Rocking New World
6. The Stretch Run
7. Beating the Best
8. Too Much Koufax, Not Enough Contact
9. Plymouth Avenue on Fire
10. Change in the Air
11. The Summer of Love Heats Up
12. Getting Better
13. Down to the Wire
14. A Difficult Year to Forget
15. Billy Ball Brings the Twins Back to Life
16. Killer, Carew, Two Twenty-Game Winners, and the Men on the Moon
17. Peace, Love, and a Division Title
18. In a Game of Inches, Twins Swept Away
19. Four Dead in Ohio
20. Dutch Treat Pays Dividends
21. Baseballs and Bombs
22. Twins Claim Second AL West Crown
Epilogue: What Happened to the Twins?
Bibliography
Index
