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This volume celebrates the 1965 Minnesota Twins, who captured the American League pennant in just their fifth season in the Twin Cities. Led by an All-Star cast, from Harmon Killebrew, Tony Oliva, Zoilo Versalles, and Mudcat Grant to Bob Allison, Jim Kaat, Earl Battey, and Jim Perry, the Twins won 102 games, but bowed to the Los Angeles Dodgers and a herculean performance by Sandy Koufax in Game Seven of the World Series.Included are the life and baseball stories of all 35 roster players, the coaches, and manager of the 1965 Twins, plus team owner Calvin Griffith; broadcasters Herb Carneal, Halsey Hall, and Ray Scott; and sportswriters Dick Gordon and Max Nichols. A comprehensive summary of the regular season, as well as meticulous essays highlighting important games and the All-Star Game played in Minnesota, an overview of the 1965 Dodgers, and thorough summaries the World Series games are included. Chapters about how the Griffith family built its pennant winner, the fate of the Twins after 1965, Metropolitan Stadium, and the 1965 season "by the numbers" round out the book.Members of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) researched and wrote all of the biographies and essays in this book. Contents: Calvin Griffith by Kevin HennessyThe Last of the Family Owners: The Griffiths Build Their Lone Minnesota Pennant Winner by Daniel R. Levitt and Mark L. ArmourMetropolitan Stadium by Stew ThornleySpring Training by Stew ThornleyThe 1965 Minnesota Twins Regular Season Summary by Ben KleinBernie Allen by Chip GreeneBob Allison by Gregory H. WolfEarl Battey by Jack HerrmanDave Boswell by Gregory H. WolfApril 12, 1965: Twins Win in Extra Innings on Opening Day by Steve WestPete Cimino by Jeff EnglishJerry Fosnow by Greg ErionMudcat Grant by Joseph WanchoMay 12, 1965: Killebrew Belts Two Homers, Including Game-Winner In Eighth Inning by Gregory H. WolfJimmie Hall by Norm KingJim Kaat by Patrick LethertHarmon Killebrew by Joseph WanchoMay 26, 1965: Jim Perry Makes M