The 94th All-Star Game will be held July 16 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Tex. The next three editions of Tuesday trivia will be centered around the All-Star Game.
This week it’s Minnesota Twins who have participated in the game.
The answers are below.
Questions
1: Which Twins player has started All-Star Games at three positions?
2: Who has been named to the most All-Star teams as a Twin?
3: Two Twins started in All-Star Games in 1962 (two games were played from 1959-1962) as the first players to start since the franchise moved to Minnesota. Who were they?
4: Who is the first pitcher to start an All-Star game representing the Twins?
5: Name the Twin who started both of the 1962 All-Star Games at third base ahead of future Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson.
6: Who was the Twins center fielder who took a home run away from Barry Bonds in the first inning of the 2002 All-Star Game in Milwaukee?
7: In what year did the Twins have their most All-Star players and can you name them?
8: Who was the first Twins manager in an All-Star Game?
9: Who was the first Twins manager to win an All-Star Game?
10: In 1991, one Twins pitcher was expected to start the All-Star Game but would be replaced by teammate Jack Morris due to an injury. Who was the pitcher who was scratched?
Answers
1: Harmon Killebrew. The Twins were still the Washington Senators when he started at third base in 1970 and he also was at the hot corner in 1970. In between he started in left field in 1964 and at first base in 1965, 1967 and 1968.
2: Rod Carew represented the Twins in 12 All-Star games. He played in six more as a member of the California Angels.
3: In the final year of a four-year stretch where two All-Star Games were played, Earl Battey started both games at catcher and Rich Rollins started at third base. The NL won 3-1 on July 10 in Washington and the AL won 9-4 on July 30 at Wrigley Field in Chicago.
4: Frank Viola started and was the winning pitcher in the 1988 All-Star Game at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati. He didn’t allow a hit or a walk in two scoreless innings for the American League in its 2-1 win, striking out one.
5: Rich Rollins actually made two appearances in 1962, the final year of a four-year stretch where two All-Star games were played. He batted leadoff for both games for the American League.
6: In his first career All-Star appearance, Torii Hunter timed his approach and leapt at the perfect moment, his glove rising well above the wall to rob San Francisco's Barry Bonds of a home run in the bottom of the first inning.
7: In 1988, the Twins had five players on the All-Star team: Jeff Reardon, Gary Gaetti, Tim Laudner, Frank Viola and Kirby Puckett.
8: After leading the Twins to the American League pennant in 1965, Sam Mele was the skipper of the American League for the 1966 game at then-new Busch Stadium in St. Louis. His coaches were Hank Bauer of Baltimore and Birdie Tebbetts of Cleveland. The National League won 2-1 in 10 innings.
9: Tom Kelly managed the AL to a 2-1 win in the 1988 game at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati. His coaches were Tom Trebelhorn of Milwaukee (an American League team at the time) and Bobby Valentine of Texas.
10: Scott Erickson had a 12-2 record with a 1.39 ERA in the first half season and was the American League Pitcher of the Month for May and June but didn’t take part in the All-Star Game in Toronto due to a strained elbow. He finished the season with a 20-8 record with a 3.18 ERA. He finished second to Boston’s Roger Clemens in Cy Young Award voting.
The list
By number of appearances, Minnesota Twins players named to play in an All-Star Game.
1961: Harmon Killebrew, Camilo Pascual
1962: Jim Kaat, Earl Battey, Camilo Pascual, Rich Rollins
1963: Bob Allison, Earl Battey, Harmon Killebrew, Zoilo Versalles
1964: Bob Allison, Jimmie Hall, Harmon Killebrew, Camilo Pascual
1965: Earl Battey, Mudcat Grant, Jimmie Hall, Harmon Killebrew, Tony Oliva, Zoilo Versalles
1966: Jim Kaat, Earl Battey, Harmon Killebrew, Tony Oliva
1967: Rod Carew, Dean Chance, Harmon Killebrew, Tony Oliva
1968: Rod Carew, Harmon Killebrew, Tony Oliva
1969: Rod Carew, Harmon Killebrew, Tony Olivia, John Roseboro
1970: Rod Carew, Harmon Killebrew, Tony Oliva, Jim Perry
1971: Rod Carew, Leo Cardenas, Harmon Killebrew, Tony Oliva, Jim Perry
1972: Rod Carew
1973: Rod Carew, Bert Blyleven
1974: Rod Carew
1975: Rod Carew
1976: Rod Carew, Butch Wynegar
1977: Rod Carew, Larry Hisle. Butch Wynegar
1978: Rod Carew
1979: Roy Smalley
1980: Ken Landreaux
1981: Doug Corbett
1982: Kent Hrbek
1983: Gary Ward
1984: Dave Engle
1985: Tom Brunansky
1986: Kirby Puckett
1987: Kirby Puckett
1988: Jeff Reardon, Gary Gaetti, Tim Laudner, Frank Viola, Kirby Puckett
1989: Gary Gaetti, Kirby Puckett
1990: Kirby Puckett
1991: Jack Morris, Kirby Puckett, Rick Aguilera
1992: Kirby Puckett, Rick Aguilera, Chuck Knoblauch
1993: Kirby Puckett, Rick Aguilera
1994: Kirby Puckett, Chuck Knoblauch
1995: Kirby Puckett
1996: Chuck Knoblauch
1997: Chuck Knoblauch
1998: Brad Radke
1999: Ron Commer
2000: Matt Lawton
2001: Eric Milton, Cristian Guzman, Joe Mays
2002: Torii Hunter, A.J. Pierzynski, Eddie Guardado
2003: Eddie Guardado
2004: Joe Nathan
2005: Joe Nathan Johan Santana
2006: Johan Santana, Joe Mauer
2007: Torii Hunter, Johan Santana, Justin Morneau
2008: Joe Nathan, Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau
2009: Joe Nathan, Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau
2010: Joe Mauer
2011: Michael Cuddyer
2012: Joe Mauer
2013: Joe Mauer
2014: Glen Perkins, Kurt Suzuki
2015: Glen Perkins, Brian Dozier
2016: Eduardo Munez
2017: Ervin Santana, Brandon Kintzler, Miguel Sano
2018: Jose Berrios
2019: Jake Odorizzi, Jorge Polanco, Jose Berrios
2020: No game - COVID
2021: Nelson Cruz
2022: Luis Arraez, Byron Buxton
2023: Pablo Lopez, Sonny Gray
Number of appearances
By number of appearances, Minnesota Twins players named to play in an All-Star Game.
12
Rod Carew (2B, 1B): 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978
11
Harmon Killebrew (3B, 1B, OF): 1961, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971
10
Kirby Puckett (OF): 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
Tony Oliva (OF): 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971
6
Joe Mauer (C): 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013)
5
Earl Battey (C): 1962, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966
4
Chuck Knoblauch (2B): 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997
Justin Morneau (1B): 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)
Joe Nathan (P): 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009
Camilo Pascual (P): 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964
3
Rick Aguilera (P): 1991, 1992, 1993
Glen Perkins (P): 2013, 2014, 2015
Johan Santana (P): 2005, 2006, 2007
2
Bob Allison (OF, 1B): 1963, 1964
Jose Berrios (P): 2018, 2019
Gary Gaetti (3B): 1988, 1989
Eddie Guardado (P): 2002, 2003
Jimmie Hall (OF): 1964, 1965
Torii Hunter (OF): 2002, 2007
Jim Kaat (P): 1962, 1966
Jim Perry (P): 1970, 1971
Rich Rollins (3B): 1962, 1962
Zoilo Versalles (SS): 1973, 1965
Butch Wynegar (C): 1976, 1977
1
Luis Arraez (1B): 2022
Bert Blyleven (P): 1973
Tom Brunansky (OF): 1985
Byron Buxton (OF): 2022
Leo Cardenas (SS): 1971
Dean Chance (P): 1967
Ron Coomer (1B): 1999
Doug Corbett (P): 1981
Nelson Cruz (DH): 2021
Michael Cuddyer (RF): 2011
Brian Dozier (2B): 2015
Dave Engel (C): 1984
Scott Erickson (P): 1991
Jim “Mudcat” Grant (P): 1965
Sonny Gray (P): 2023
Cristian Guzman (SS): 2001
Larry Hisle (OF): 1977
Kent Hrbek (1B): 1982
Brandon Kintzler (P): 2017
Ken Landreaux (OF): 1980
Tim Laudner (C): 1988
Matt Lawton (OF): 2000
Francisco Liriano (P): 2006
Pablo Lopez (P): 2023
Joe Mays (P): 2001
Eric Milton (P): 2001
Jack Morris (P): 1991
Eduardo Nunez (SS): 2016
Jake Odorizzi (P): 2019
A.J. Pierzynski (C): 2002
Jorge Polanco (SS): 2019
Brad Radke (P): 1998
Jeff Reardon (P): 1988
Taylor Rogers (P): 2021
John Roseboro (C): 1969
Miguel Sano (3B): 2017
Ervin Santana (P): 2017
Roy Smalley (SS): 1979
Kurt Suzuki (C): 2014
Frank Viola (P): 1988
Gary Ward (OF): 1983