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A Day of Normalcy Before the World Stopped
11 Sep
Summary
- The Minnesota Twins played their last game in the 'world before 9/11'.
- The Twins defeated the Detroit Tigers 3-2 in a close match.
- The game occurred on September 10, 2001, the day before a monumental historical event.
On September 10, 2001, the Minnesota Twins played what would be their last baseball game in the 'world before 9/11'. The Twins faced the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park, with Joe Mays starting for Minnesota against Detroit's Steve Sparks.
The Twins took an early lead in the second inning thanks to a sacrifice fly from David Ortiz, making it 1-0. The Tigers tied the game in the fifth inning. Defensive errors by the Twins allowed Detroit to take a 2-1 lead in the fifth.
Minnesota managed to equalize in the eighth inning when Luis Rivas scored on a Corey Koskie RBI. The Twins then completed their comeback in the ninth inning after Torii Hunter tripled and scored on a Matthew LeCroy sacrifice fly.
Closer Eddie Guardado secured the 3-2 victory for the Twins. That night, 19,456 fans enjoyed the game, unaware that the world was on the cusp of profound change.
The next scheduled game for the Twins was not until September 18, 2001, by which time the global landscape had dramatically shifted.
