MINNESOTA TWINS HOME OPENER INFORMATION

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1 MINNESOTA TWINS VS. DETROIT TIGERS MONDAY, APRIL 1, :10 PM MINNESOTA TWINS HOME OPENER INFORMATION TWINS IN HOME OPENERS: DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE WP LP ATTENDANCE Washington L 5-3 McClain Moore 24, Los Angeles L 12-5 Duren Marand 8, Cleveland L 5-4 Grant Pascual 22, Washington W 7-6 Pleis Bridges 14, New York W 5-4 Fosnow Ramos 15, Kansas City W 2-1 Grant Hunter 21, Detroit W 5-3 Merritt Wilson 21, Washington W 13-1 Merritt Bosman 22, California W 6-0 Hall May 22, Oakland W 8-2 Kaat Odom 21, Milwaukee L 7-2 Pattin Perry 18, Oakland W 8-4 Blyleven Holtzman 17, Oakland W 8-4 Kaat Odom 13, Chicago-AL W 3-1 Blyleven Wood 10, California L 7-3 Ryan Goltz 11, Chicago-AL L 4-1 Gossage Blyleven 20, Oakland L 3-2 Torrez Thormodsgard 14, Seattle W 14-5 Zahn House 17, California L 6-0 Ryan Goltz 37, California W 8-1 Zahn Frost 36, Oakland L 5-1 Norris Koosman 42, Seattle L 11-7 Bannister Redfern 52, Detroit L 11-3 Morris Havens 30, Detroit L 8-1 Morris Williams 34, California L 5-0 Zahn Smithson 51, Seattle W 5-1 Blyleven Wilcox 42, Oakland W 5-4 Frazier Krueger 43, Toronto W 6-3 Blyleven Stieb 53, New York L 4-2 John Viola 52, California W 13-1 Tapani Abbott 37, California W 6-0 Tapani Abbott 45, Texas W 7-1 Tapani Witt 53, Chicago-AL L 10-5 McDowell Tapani 51, California L 8-2 Langston Tapani 41, Baltimore W 7-4 Stevens Pennington 26, Detroit W 8-6 Radke Lira 30, Detroit W 7-5 Naulty Miceli 43, Kansas City L 5-9 Haney Radke 43, Toronto W 6-1 Radke Hentgen 45, Tampa Bay L 0-7 Trachsel Radke 43, Detroit W 11-5 Radke Sparks 46, Detroit W 4-2 Radke Redman 48, Toronto L 2-7 Sturtze Reed 48, Cleveland W 7-4 Rincon Durbin 49, Chicago-AL L 1-5 Hernandez Lohse 48, Oakland W 7-6 Radke Haren 48, Baltimore W 7-4 Santana Bedard 48, Los Angeles-AL W 3-2 L. Hernandez Weaver 49, Seattle L 1-6 F. Hernandez Liriano 48, Boston W 5-2 Pavano Lester 38, Oakland W 2-1 Pavano Anderson 40, Los Angeles-AL L 1-5 Wilson Blackburn 39,414 Earliest Home Opening Day: March 31, 2008 Latest Home Opening Day: April 27, 1995 Largest Home Opening Day crowd: 53,067, 1988 vs. Toronto Smallest Home Opening Day crowd: 8,363, 1962 vs. Los Angeles Twins Opening Day record at Met Stadium: 12-9 (21) Twins Opening Day record at the Metrodome: (28) Twins Opening Day record at Target Field: 2-1 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 April 12 regular season opener vs. Boston - 65 degrees 2011: April 8 vs. Oakland - 63 degrees 2012: April 9 vs. Los Angeles-AL - 45 degrees Minnesota Home Opener Postponements Due to Weather: April 13, 1962 vs. Los Angeles (snow storm) April 21, 1964 vs. Washington (rain) April 22, 1972 vs. Oakland (temps/rain) NON-OPENING DAY WEATHER/SCHEDULING RELATED INFO Coldest Outdoor Home Game in Minnesota: 32 degrees, May 2, 1967 vs. New York-AL Coldest Outdoor Road Game: 31 degrees with 15 mph winds, April 6, 2007 at Chicago-AL Outdoor Home Games in Minnesota played in 45 degrees-or-less: 31 total games Target Field: May 8, 2010 vs. Baltimore - 43 degrees May 11, 2010 vs. Chicago-AL - 45 degrees April 23, 2011 vs. Cleveland - 43 degrees 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 and 1978 Most Home April Night Games in Minnesota (including indoors): 12, 3 times , 2007 and 2009 TWINS OPENING DAY FIRST PITCHES, YEAR 1961: Charles Johnson... Executive Sports Editor, Star Tribune 1962: Elmer Anderson...30th Governor of Minnesota 1963: Donnie Hegg...WWII Veteran for Navy and Marines 1964: Karl Rolvaag...31st Governor of the State of Minnesota 1965: Karl Rolvaag...31st Governor of the State of Minnesota 1966: William E. Workman...WWII Sergeant 1967: Harold LeVander...32nd Governor of the State of Minnesota 1968: James Goetz...38th Lieutenant Governor of the State of Minnesota 1969: Harold LeVander...32nd Governor of the State of Minnesota 1970: Ossie Bluege...Former Washington Senator 1971: Wendell Anderson...33rd Governor of the State of Minnesota 1972: Wendell Anderson...33rd Governor of the State of Minnesota 1973: Wendell Anderson...33rd Governor of the State of Minnesota Calvin Griffith...Twins First Owner Halold W. Greenwood...Midwest Federal Savings & Loan Chairman Halsey Hall... Twins Broadcaster Area POW s...special Guests 1974: Wendell Anderson...33rd Governor of the State of Minnesota 1975: Wendell Anderson...33rd Governor of the State of Minnesota 1976: Wendell Anderson...33rd Governor of the State of Minnesota 1977: Rudy Perpich... 34th and 36th Governor of the State of Minnesota 1978: Rudy Perpich... 34th and 36th Governor of the State of Minnesota 1979: Al Quie...35th Governor of the State of Minnesota 1980: Lt. Gov. Lou Wangberg...41st Lieutenant Governor of the State of Minnesota 1981: Charles Johnson... Executive Sports Editor, Star Tribune Gerry Moore...Baseball Committee of Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce 1982: Muriel Humphrey...Wife of Hubert H. Humphrey Harvey Mackay...Businessman/Columnist Dan Brutger...Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission Don Poss Executive Director...Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission 1983: Ron Gornick...Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission 1984: Rudy Perpich...34th and 36th Governor of the State of Minnesota Governor Harmon Killebrew... Former Twins Great 1985: Harvey Mackay...Businessman/Columnist 1986: Harmon Killebrew and Earl Battey... Former Twins Greats 1987: Don Fraser & George Latimer...Minneapolis and St. Paul Mayors 1988: Marley Lloyd... Chief Executive, Snapper Inc. 1989: Tony Oliva... Former Twins Great 1990: Clem Haskins...University of Minnesota Basketball Coach 1991: Rod Carew... Former Twin and Hall of Famer 1992: Jim Kaat... Former Twins Great 1993: Alan Page...Former Minnesota Vikings Great and Associate Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court 1994: Mary Kieffer... Late Owner Carl Pohlad s Mother 1995: Michael Wilklow...10-Year Old Fan 1996: Eiji Oue... Minnesota Orchestra Director 1997: Clem Haskins...University of Minnesota Basketball Coach 1998: Karyn Bye... Hockey Player and 1998 Olympic Gold Medal Winner 1999: Paul Molitor... Former Twins Great and Hall of Famer 2000: Charlie Brown...Mascot of MN Native Charles M. Schultz Comic 2001: Michael Blood... Wounded Edina Police Officer 2002: Jerry Nielsen...WCCO Contest Winner 2003: Soldiers Stationed in Kuwait...Tribute to US Armed Forces Fighting Iraq War 2004: Rod Carew... Former Twins Great and Hall of Famer 2005: Bob Casey Family...Tribute to Former Twins Public Address Announcer 2006: Catherine and Kirby Puckett Jr... Son and Daughter of Former Twins Great Kirby Puckett 2007: Brad Radke... Former Twins Great 2008: Matthew Miller...35W Bridge Collapse Hero 2009: Jim, Bob and Bill Pohlad...Twins Ownership 2010: Mike Opat... Hennepin County Commissioner 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 TWINS ALL-TIME HOME OPENER OPPONENTS (THRU 2012): Oakland... 8 California... 8 Detroit... 7 Chicago-AL... 4 Seattle... 4 Toronto... 3 Washington... 3 Los Angeles-AL... 3 Baltimore... 2 Cleveland... 2 Kansas City... 2 New York- AL... 2 Milwaukee... 1 Tampa Bay... 1 Texas... 1 Boston... 1 NOTE: More Opening Day information can be found on pages of the 2013 Twins Media Guide.

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

3 HOME OPENER LINEUPS (CONT D) 2009: 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 2012: at Baltimore Span Carroll Mauer Morneau Willingham Doumit Valencia Parmelee Casilla Pavano Gardenhire CF SS C DH LF RF 3B 1B 2B P Mgr.

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