On June 1, the Minnesota Twins, playing at the Los Angeles Angels, completed an around-the-horn triple play.
This was the 12th triple play turned in Minnesota history (we’re not including the 20 turned from 1901-60 by the franchise’s previous incarnate, the Washington Senators).
Getting a 5-4-3 triple play on a grounder isn’t as rare as you might think, at least for the Twins, as they have had five such plays, all occurring within their last seven triple plays executed.
Here is a listing of all 12 triple plays in Twins history with some tidbits below.
| Date | Opponent | Inning | Runners | Batter | Fielders |
* – Game 1 of a doubleheader
NOTES
— 1966: It took five years into franchise history for Minnesota to turn a triple play.