1969: Bill Rigney is named the new manager of the Minnesota Twins.
1987: The St. Louis Cardinals won their third straight home game, 4 – 2, against the Minnesota Twins, and took a 3-2 lead in the World Series.
1991: The first-ever World Series game played in Atlanta goes to the Braves. A two-out single by Mark Lemke in the twelve inning gives the Braves a 5 – 4 win in Game Three of the Series. David Justice scores the winning run. Lemke had made a potentially crucial error in the top half of the inning. The contest is the longest night game in Series history at four hours and four minutes, and the second longest by innings. The Minnesota Twins use a WS-record 23 players in the game.
