Sports

Minor Treasures 

Stew Thornley, Taylor Simons, and Dave Kaplan
 
978-1-947237-41-4 / $19.95 pb
 
Long before the Twins arrived in 1961, Minnesota was home to numerous professional baseball teams, including the Minneapolis Millers and the St. Paul Saints. In Minor Treasutes readers can learn about the days when Ted Williams and Willie Mays thrilled local fans, and relive the more recent era when, in the early 1990s, the reborn Saints reinvigorated the game

Minnesota Twins Through Memorabilia
Thornley/Doepner/ Stebbins
978-1-935666-68-4
12 x 12, 96 pages, $19.95

The sights, sounds, and smells of the ballpark come alive as the Twin’ story is told through brief essays accompanied by 200 color photos of the pennants, jerseys, championship rings, gloves, signed baseballs, ticket stubs, and other pieces of memorabilia the text describes. The book covers the period before the Twins arrived in Minnesota, of town ball, minor league teams, barnstorming tours, World Series appearances, and individual milestones.

Minnesota Twins Trivia
1,061 Questions (and answers, too!)
Jim Hoey
$19.95 (pb)
978-1-932472-99-8

Since they arrived in Minnesota in 1961, the Minnesota Twins have treated local baseball fans to decades of world-class play. Now, author Jim Hoey has brought together a remarkable collections of facts about the team, its players, their most thrilling victories and their crushing defeats. He’s arranged them into decades, All-Star appearances, statistical records, non-player personnel, post-season exploits, and other categories. How well do you know the Twins?

 

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