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MINNESOTA TWINS HOME OPENER INFORMATION

TWINS IN HOME OPENERS: 30-22 TWINS’ OPENING DAY FIRST PITCHES, 1961-2012

DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE WP LP ATTENDANCE YEAR 4-21-61 Washington L 5-3 McClain Moore 24,606 1961: Charles Johnson...... Executive Sports Editor, Star Tribune 4-14-62 L 12-5 Duren Marand 8,363 1962: Elmer Anderson...... 30th 4-9-63 Cleveland L 5-4 Grant Pascual 22,091 1963: Donnie Hegg...... WWII Veteran for Navy and Marines 4-22-64 Washington W 7-6 Pleis Bridges 14,885 1964: ...... 31st Governor of the State of Minnesota 4-12-65 New York W 5-4 Fosnow Ramos 15,388 1965: Karl Rolvaag...... 31st Governor of the State of Minnesota 4-12-66 Kansas City W 2-1 Grant Hunter 21,658 1966: William E. Workman...... WWII Sergeant 4-14-67 Detroit W 5-3 Merritt Wilson 21,347 1967: Harold LeVander...... 32nd Governor of the State of Minnesota 4-17-68 Washington W 13-1 Merritt Bosman 22,926 1968: James Goetz...... 38th Lieutenant Governor of the State of Minnesota 4-18-69 California W 6-0 Hall May 22,857 1969: Harold LeVander...... 32nd Governor of the State of Minnesota 4-11-70 Oakland W 8-2 Kaat Odom 21,653 1970: ...... Former Washington Senator 4-6-71 L 7-2 Pattin Perry 18,823 1971: Wendell Anderson...... 33rd Governor of the State of Minnesota 4-23-72 Oakland W 8-4 Blyleven Holtzman 17,876 1972: Wendell Anderson...... 33rd Governor of the State of Minnesota 4-13-73 Oakland W 8-4 Kaat Odom 13,040 1973: Wendell Anderson...... 33rd Governor of the State of Minnesota 4-9-74 -AL W 3-1 Blyleven Wood 10,409 ...... Twins First Owner 4-15-75 California L 7-3 Ryan Goltz 11,909 Halold W. Greenwood...... Midwest Federal Savings & Loan Chairman 4-13-76 Chicago-AL L 4-1 Gossage Blyleven 20,732 ...... Twins Broadcaster 4-15-77 Oakland L 3-2 Torrez Thormodsgard 14,788 Area POW’s...... Special Guests 4-14-78 Seattle W 14-5 Zahn House 17,425 1974: Wendell Anderson...... 33rd Governor of the State of Minnesota 4-17-79 California L 6-0 Ryan Goltz 37,529 1975: Wendell Anderson...... 33rd Governor of the State of Minnesota 4-22-80 California W 8-1 Zahn Frost 36,268 1976: Wendell Anderson...... 33rd Governor of the State of Minnesota 4-9-81 Oakland L 5-1 Norris Koosman 42,658 1977: Rudy Perpich...... 34th and 36th Governor of the State of Minnesota 4-6-82 Seattle L 11-7 Bannister Redfern 52,279 1978: Rudy Perpich...... 34th and 36th Governor of the State of Minnesota 4-5-83 Detroit L 11-3 Morris Havens 30,961 1979: ...... 35th Governor of the State of Minnesota 4-3-84 Detroit L 8-1 Morris Williams 34,381 1980: Lt. Gov. Lou Wangberg...... 41st Lieutenant Governor of the State of Minnesota 4-15-85 California L 5-0 Zahn Smithson 51,163 1981: Charles Johnson...... Executive Sports Editor, Star Tribune 4-11-86 Seattle W 5-1 Blyleven Wilcox 42,867 Gerry Moore...... Committee of Chamber of Commerce 4-7-87 Oakland W 5-4 Frazier Krueger 43,548 1982: Muriel Humphrey...... Wife of Hubert H. Humphrey 4-8-88 Toronto W 6-3 Blyleven Stieb 53,067 Harvey Mackay...... Businessman/Columnist 4-4-89 New York L 4-2 John Viola 52,394 Dan Brutger ...... Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission 4-20-90 California W 13-1 Tapani Abbott 37,975 Don Poss Executive Director...... Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission 4-13-91 California W 6-0 Tapani Abbott 45,866 1983: Ron Gornick...... Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission 4-10-92 Texas W 7-1 Tapani Witt 53,031 1984: Rudy Perpich...... 34th and 36th Governor of the State of Minnesota Governor 4-6-93 Chicago-AL L 10-5 McDowell Tapani 51,617 ...... Former Twins Great 4-5-94 California L 8-2 Langston Tapani 41,012 1985: Harvey Mackay...... Businessman/Columnist 4-27-95 W 7-4 Stevens Pennington 26,425 1986: Harmon Killebrew and ...... Former Twins Greats 4-1-96 Detroit W 8-6 Radke Lira 30,185 1987: Don Fraser & George Latimer...... Minneapolis and St. Paul Mayors 4-1-97 Detroit W 7-5 Naulty Miceli 43,216 1988: Marley Lloyd...... Chief Executive, Snapper Inc. 4-1-98 Kansas City L 5-9 Haney Radke 43,848 1989: ...... Former Twins Great 4 6-99 Toronto W 6-1 Radke Hentgen 45,601 1990: Clem Haskins...... Basketball 4-3-00 Tampa Bay L 0-7 Trachsel Radke 43,830 1991: ...... Former Twin and Hall of Famer 4-9-01 Detroit W 11-5 Radke Sparks 46,101 1992: ...... Former Twins Great 4-12-02 Detroit W 4-2 Radke Redman 48,244 1993: Alan Page...... Former Great and Associate Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court 4-4-03 Toronto L 2-7 Sturtze Reed 48,617 1994: Mary Kieffer...... Late Owner ’s Mother 4-4-04 Cleveland W 7-4 Rincon Durbin 49,584 1995: Michael Wilklow...... 10-Year Old Fan 4-8-05 Chicago-AL L 1-5 Hernandez Lohse 48,764 1996: Eiji Oue...... Minnesota Orchestra Director 4-11-06 Oakland W 7-6 Radke Haren 48,911 1997: Clem Haskins...... University of Minnesota Basketball Coach 4-2-07 Baltimore W 7-4 Santana Bedard 48,711 1998: Karyn Bye...... Hockey Player and 1998 Olympic Gold Medal Winner 3-31-08 Los Angeles-AL W 3-2 L. Hernandez Weaver 49,596 1999: ...... Former Twins Great and Hall of Famer 4-6-09 Seattle L 1-6 F. Hernandez Liriano 48,514 2000: Charlie Brown...... Mascot of MN Native Charles M. Schultz Comic 4-12-10 Boston W 5-2 Pavano Lester 38,145 2001: Michael Blood...... Wounded Edina Police Officer 4-8-11 Oakland W 2-1 Pavano Anderson 40,714 2002: Jerry Nielsen...... WCCO Contest Winner 4-11-12 Los Angeles-AL L 1-5 Wilson Blackburn 39,414 2003: Soldiers Stationed in Kuwait...... Tribute to US Armed Forces Fighting Iraq War 2004: Rod Carew...... Former Twins Great and Hall of Famer Earliest Home Opening Day: March 31, 2008 2005: Bob Casey Family...... Tribute to Former Twins Public Address Announcer Latest Home Opening Day: April 27, 1995 2006: Catherine and Jr...... Son and Daughter of Former Twins Great Kirby Puckett Largest Home Opening Day crowd: 53,067, 1988 vs. Toronto 2007: ...... Former Twins Great Smallest Home Opening Day crowd: 8,363, 1962 vs. Los Angeles 2008: Matthew Miller...... 35W Bridge Collapse Hero Twins Opening Day record at Met Stadium: 12-9 (21) 2009: Jim, Bob and Bill Pohlad...... Twins Ownership Twins Opening Day record at the Metrodome: 16-12 (28) 2010: Mike Opat...... Hennepin County Commissioner Twins Opening Day record at : 2-1 Jerry Bell...... President, Twins Sports Inc. Dave Mansell...... Senior Superintendent Mortenson Construction 2011: Tony Oliva...... Former Twins Great 2012: 2002 AL Central Champs...... Various Former Players OPENING DAY WEATHER RELATED INFORMATION

Earliest Date of Outdoor Home Opener: April 6, 1971 vs. Milwaukee Coldest Outdoor Home Opener: 33 degrees, April 14, 1962 vs. Los Angeles Target Field Opener Temps: 2010: April 2 exhibition game vs. St. Louis - 65 degrees TWINS ALL-TIME HOME OPENER OPPONENTS (THRU 2012): April 12 regular season opener vs. Boston - 65 degrees Oakland...... 8 2011: April 8 vs. Oakland - 63 degrees California...... 8 2012: April 9 vs. Los Angeles-AL - 45 degrees Detroit...... 7 Minnesota Home Opener Postponements Due to Weather: Chicago-AL...... 4 April 13, 1962 vs. Los Angeles (snow storm) Seattle...... 4 April 21, 1964 vs. Washington (rain) Toronto...... 3 April 22, 1972 vs. Oakland (temps/rain) Washington...... 3 Los Angeles-AL...... 3 NON-OPENING DAY WEATHER/SCHEDULING RELATED INFO Baltimore...... 2 Cleveland...... 2 Coldest Outdoor Home Game in Minnesota: 32 degrees, May 2, 1967 vs. New York-AL Kansas City...... 2 Coldest Outdoor Road Game: 31 degrees with 15 mph winds, April 6, 2007 at Chicago-AL New York- AL...... 2 Outdoor Home Games in Minnesota played in 45 degrees-or-less: 31 total games Milwaukee...... 1 Target Field: May 8, 2010 vs. Baltimore - 43 degrees Tampa Bay...... 1 May 11, 2010 vs. Chicago-AL - 45 degrees Texas...... 1 April 23, 2011 vs. Cleveland - 43 degrees Boston...... 1 April 27, 2011 vs. Tampa Bay - 40 degrees April 28, 2011 vs. Tampa Bay - 41 degrees May 14, 2011 vs. Toronto - 45 degrees April 9, 2012 vs. Los Angeles - 45 degrees Most Home April Outdoor Night Games in Minnesota: 2, 2 times - 1977 and 1978 Most Home April Night Games in Minnesota (including indoors): 12, 3 times - 1983, 2007 and 2009 NOTE: More Opening Day information can be found on pages 249-252 of the 2013 Twins Media Guide. HOME OPENER LINEUPS 1961-2012 HOME OPENER LINEUPS (CONT’D)

1961: 1962: 1963: 1985: 1986: 1987: vs. Washington vs. Los Angeles vs. Cleveland vs. California vs. Seattle vs. Oakland Versalles SS Green CF Green CF Puckett CF Puckett CF Gladden DH Green CF Power 1B Power 1B Hatcher LF Bush LF Lombardozzi 2B Mincher 1B Killebrew LF Killebrew LF Hrbek 1B Hrbek 1B Puckett CF Allison RF Allison RF Allison RF Smalley DH Brunansky RF Gaetti 3B Lemon LF Battey C Allen 2B Brunansky RF Salas C Hrbek 1B Battey C Allen 2B Battey C Gaetti 3B Gaetti 3B Brunansky RF Bertoia 3B Versalles SS Banks 3B Gagne SS Smalley DH Davidson LF Gardner 2B Rollins 3B Versalles SS Teufel 2B Gagne SS Gagne SS Pascual P Kaat P Pascual P Laudner C Lombardozzi 2B Nieto C Lavagetto Mgr. Mele Mgr. Mele Mgr. Smithson P Blyleven P Blyleven P Gardner Mgr. Miller Mgr. Kelly Mgr. 1964: 1965: 1966: vs. Washington vs. New York vs. Kansas City 1988: 1989: 1990: Rollins 3B Versalles SS Versalles SS vs. Toronto vs. New York vs. California Oliva RF Kindall 2B Valdespino LF Gladden LF Gladden LF Gladden LF Hall CF Rollins 3B Oliva RF Gagne SS Backman 2B Larkin DH Killebrew LF Oliva RF Killebrew 3B Puckett CF Puckett CF Puckett CF Mincher 1B Killebrew 1B Mincher 1B Hrbek 1B Gaetti 3B Gaetti 3B Battey C Hall CF Hall CF Gaetti 3B Hrbek 1B Harper C Versalles SS Allison LF Battey C Bush DH Laudner C Castillo RF Allen 2B Zimmerman C Allen 2B Brunansky RF Castillo RF Hrbek 1B Kaat P Kaat P Grant P Nieto C Larkin DH Gagne SS Mele Mgr. Mele Mgr. Mele Mgr. Lombardozzi 2B Gagne SS Newman 2B Blyleven P Viola P Tapani P 1967: 1968: 1969: Kelly Mgr. Kelly Mgr. Kelly Mgr. vs. Detroit vs. Washington vs. California Tovar CF Tovar 3B Tovar CF 1991: 1992: 1993: Rollins 3B Carew 2B Carew 2B vs. California vs. Texas vs. Chicago Oliva RF Oliva RF Killebrew 1B Gladden LF Mack LF Knoblauch 2B Killebrew 1B Killebrew 1B Oliva RF Knoblauch 2B Knoblauch 2B Mack LF Carew 2B Allison LF Allison LF Puckett RF Puckett CF Puckett CF Allison LF Roseboro C Mitterwald C Davis DH Davis DH Hrbek 1B Battey C Uhlaender CF Cardenas SS Harper C Harper C Winfield DH Versalles SS Hernandez SS Quilici 3B Mack CF Larkin 1B Munoz RF Boswell P Merritt P Hall P Hrbek 1B Munoz RF Harper C Mele Mgr. Ermer Mgr. Martin Mgr. Leius 3B Leius 3B Pagliarulo 3B Gagne SS Gagne SS Leius SS 1970: 1971: 1972: Tapani P Tapani P Tapani P vs. Oakland vs. Milwaukee vs. Oakland Kelly Mgr. Kelly Mgr. Kelly Mgr. Tovar CF Tovar CF Tovar RF Carew 2B Carew 2B Thompson SS 1994: 1995: 1996: Oliva RF Oliva RF Carew 2B vs. California vs. Baltimore vs. Detroit Killebrew 3B Killebrew 3B Killebrew 1B Becker CF Knoblauch 2B Knoblauch 2B Reese 1B Reese 1B Darwin CF Knoblauch 2B Cole CF Becker CF Holt LF Alyea LF Brye LF Puckett RF Puckett RF Molitor DH Mitterwald C Cardenas SS Soderholm 3B Winfield DH Maas DH Cordova LF Cardenas SS Mitterwald C Roof C Munoz LF Cordova LF Myers C Kaat P Perry P Blyleven P Hrbek 1B Merullo C Hollins 3B Rigney Mgr. Rigney Mgr. Rigney Mgr. Walbeck C McCarty 1B Stahoviak 1B Leius 3B Leius 3B Meares SS 1973: 1974: 1975: Meares SS Meares SS Lawton RF vs. Oakland vs. Chicago vs. California Tapani P Tapani P Radke P Hisle CF Ferrer SS Carew 2B Kelly Mgr. Kelly Mgr. Kelly Mgr. Carew 2B Carew 2B Bostock CF Killebrew 1B Hisle CF Hisle LF 1997: 1998: 1999: Oliva DH Darwin RF Darwin RF vs. Detroit vs. Kansas City vs. Toronto Darwin RF Killebrew DH Oliva DH Knoblauch 2B Nixon CF Hunter CF Braun 3B Braun LF Soderholm 3B Becker CF Meares SS Allen LF Thompson SS Lis 1B Braun 1B Molitor DH Molitor DH Walker 2B Roof C Hundley C Thompson SS Cordova LF Cordova LF Coomer 3B Holt LF Terrell 3B Borgmann C Lawton RF Ochoa RF Lawton RF Kaat P Blyleven P Goltz P Steinbach C Ortiz 1B Cordova DH Quilici Mgr. Quilici Mgr. Quilici Mgr. Stahoviak 1B Coomer 3B Mientkiewicz 1B Meares SS Steinbach C Steinbach C 1976: 1977: 1978: Walker 3B Gates 2B Guzman SS vs. Chicago vs. Oakland vs. Seattle Radke P Radke P Radke P Braun DH Smalley SS Rivera RF Kelly Mgr. Kelly Mgr. Kelly Mgr. Ford RF Carew 1B Carew 1B Carew 1B Bostock CF Ford CF 2000: 2001: 2002: Hisle LF Hisle LF Kusick DH vs. Tampa Bay vs. Detroit vs. Detroit Wynegar C Cubbage 3B Smalley SS Walker 2B Guzman SS Jones LF McKay 3B Chiles RF Wynegar C Guzman SS Rivas 2B Guzman SS Brye CF Kusick DH Wolfe 3B Lawton RF Lawton RF Mientkiewicz 1B Terrell 2B Randall 2B Norwood LF Huskey DH Koskie 3B Ortiz DH Thompson SS Borgmann C Randall 2B Koskie 3B Ortiz DH Hunter CF Blyleven P Thormodsgard P Zahn P Coomer 1B Hocking CF Koskie 3B Mauch Mgr. Mauch Mgr. Mauch Mgr. Jones LF Jones LF Mohr RF LeCroy C Mientkiewicz 1B Pierzynski C 1979: 1980: 1981: Hunter CF Pierzynski C Canizaro 2B vs. California vs. California vs. Oakland Radke P Radke P Radke P Cubbage 3B Powell RF Powell RF Kelly Mgr. Kelly Mgr. Gardenhire Mgr. Smalley SS Wilfong 2B Wilfong 2B Landreaux LF Smalley SS Castino 3B 2003: 2004: 2005: Jackson 1B Landreaux LF Smalley SS vs. Toronto vs. Cleveland vs. Chicago Adams DH Sofield CF Adams DH Jones LF Stewart LF Stewart LF Wynegar C Wynegar C Ward LF Guzman SS Rivas 2B Bartlett SS Wilfong 2B Adams DH Hatcher 1B Hunter CF Mientkiewicz 1B Mauer C Norwood CF Cubbage 1B Johnston CF Kielty RF Koskie 3B LeCroy 1B Sofield RF Castino 3B Smith C LeCroy DH Hunter CF Hunter CF Goltz P Zahn P Koosman P Mientkiewicz 1B Jones RF Jones RF Mauch Mgr. Mauch Mgr. Goryl Mgr. Cuddyer 3B LeCroy DH Ford DH Pierzynski C Mauer C Cuddyer 3B 1982: 1983: 1984: Rivas 2B Guzman SS Rivas 2B vs. Seattle vs. Detroit vs. Detroit Reed P Radke P Lohse P Eisenreich CF Eisenreich CF Eisenreich CF Gardenhire Mgr. Gardenhire Mgr. Gardenhire Mgr. Ward DH Castino 2B Teufel 2B Engle RF Ward LF Hrbek 1B 2006: 2007: 2008: Smalley SS Hrbek 1B Brunansky RF vs. Oakland vs. Baltimore vs. Los Angeles (AL) Hrbek 1B Brunansky RF Bush DH Stewart LF Castillo 2B Gomez CF Gaetti 3B Gaetti 3B Gaetti 3B Castillo 2B Punto 3B Mauer C Wynegar C Bush DH Hatcher LF Mauer C Mauer C Cuddyer RF Wilfong 2B Laudner C Laudner C White DH Cuddyer RF Morneau 1B Hatcher LF Faedo SS Faedo SS Hunter CF Morneau 1B Young LF Redfern P Havens P Williams P Morneau 1B Hunter CF Monroe DH Gardner Mgr. Gardner Mgr. Gardner Mgr. Batista 3B White LF Lamb 3B Cuddyer RF Cirillo DH Harris 2B Castro SS Bartlett SS Everett SS Radke P Santana P Hernandez P Gardenhire Mgr. Gardenhire Mgr. Gardenhire Mgr.

HOME OPENER LINEUPS (CONT’D)

2009: 2010 2011 vs. Seattle vs. Boston vs. Oakland Span LF Span CF Span CF Casilla 2B Hudson 2B Mauer C Cuddyer RF Mauer C Morneau 1B Morneau 1B Morneau 1B Young LF Kubel DH Cuddyer RF Cuddyer RF Crede 3B Kubel DH Thome DH Gomez CF Young LF Valencia 3B Redmond C Hardy SS Hughes 2B Punto SS Punto 3B Casilla SS Liriano P Pavano P Pavano P Gardenhire Mgr. Gardenhire Mgr. Gardenhire Mgr.

2012: at Baltimore Span CF Carroll SS Mauer C Morneau DH Willingham LF Doumit RF Valencia 3B Parmelee 1B Casilla 2B Pavano P Gardenhire Mgr.