Minnesota Twins

From Carew to Killebrew: Minnesota Twins Books

There are slim pickings in the Twin Cities. Books can essentially be broken into 6 categories: Rod Carew, Kirby Puckett, Tony Oliva, Harmon Killebrew, 1965, and 1991. From that you probably get everything you need. However, that doesn’t mean that there isn’t other worthwhile material. Zoilo Versalles has a biography that is circulating out there somewhere, and the tragic death of Lyman Bostock is also chronicled. What I would love to see:

Johan Santana biography (always love stories from Latin American player)Jack Morris 1991 World Series Look-in (I’m sure look ins to the 1991 World Series cover this, but I want more of a first hand account).

Season Stories and Collections

Cool of the Evening: The 1965 Minnesota Twins by Jim Thielman

A Pennant for the Twin Cities: The 1965 Minnesota Twins by Gregory H. Wolf

The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly: Minnesota Twins: Heart-Pounding, Jaw-Dropping, and Gut-Wrenching Moments from Minnesota Twins History by Steve Aschburner

Down to the Last Pitch: How the 1991 Minnesota Twins and Atlanta Braves Gave Us the Best World Series of All Time by Tim Wendel

Twins Pride: For the Love of Kirby, Kent, and Killebrew by Alan Ross

Tales from the Minnesota Twins Dugout: A Collection of the Greatest Twins Stories Ever Told (Tales from the Team) by Kent Hrbek and Dennis Brackin

Minnesota Twins Baseball: Hardball History on the Prairie by Stew Thornley

100 Things Twins Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die (100 Things…Fans Should Know) by Alex Halsted

The Big 50: Minnesota Twins- The Men and Moments that Made the Minnesota Twins by Aaron Gleeman

Touching Bases With Our Memories: The Players Who Made the Minnesota Twins, 1961 to 2001 by Dean Urdahl

Rod Carew Books

Carew by Rod Carew and Ira Berkow

Rod Carew’s Art and Science of Hitting by Rod Carew and Ian Ketey

Rod Carew’s Hit to Win: Batting Tips and Techniques from a Baseball Hall of Famer by Rod Carew and Frank Pace

Kirby Puckett Books

I Love This Game!: My Life and Baseball by Kirby Puckett

Be The Best You Can Be by Kirby Puckett

Puck: Ki r by Puckett by Charles Carlson

The Cubans

Tony Oliva: The Life and Times of a Minnesota Twins Legend by Thom Henninger

Tony O!: The Trials and Triumphs of Tony Oliva by Tony Oliva

The Kid from Cuba: Zoilo Versalles by James Terzian

Harmon Killebrew

Harmon Killebrew: Ultimate Slugger by Steve Aschburner

Harmon Killebrew, Baseball’s Superstar by Wayne J. Anderson

Harmon Killebrew Story by Butler Hal

Other Biographies

Hi Everbody! by Herb Carneal

Still Pitching: Musings from the Mound and the Microphone by Jim Kaat and Phil Pepe

Lyman Bostock: The Inspiring Life and Tragic Death of a Ballplayer by K. Adam Powell

I Played and I Won by Allan Worthington

Stadiums

Target Field: The New Home of the Minnesota Twins by Steve Berg

Uncovering The Dome by Amy Klobuchar