Revisiting the career of the one and only Kirby Puckett. | Minnesota Twins Highlights

Puckett played hero and the Twins went home winners in Game 6 of the 1991 World Series. | Minnesota Twins Highlights

On this date in 1991, Kirby Puckett fired up Twins fans twice: first with a tremendous catch and again with a walk-off home run to force a World Series Game 7. https://baseballhall.org/discover/inside-pitch/kirby-puckett-game-six-1991-world-series | National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

Kirby Puckett’s heroics on the both sides of the ball – a leaping grab in center field and an 11th inning walk-off home run – sent the Minnesota Twins to Game 7 of the World Series #OTD in 1991. https://ow.ly/M3eI50TTRYx | National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

On this date in 1989, Kirby Puckett set a #MNTwins record with his 74th multi-hit game of the season, hitting two doubles in the final game of the season to cement the American League batting title with a .339 average. | The Twins Almanac

Kirby Puckett hit his 13th home run in just the Twins' 33rd game of the season on this date in 1986. (That's after hitting zero in 1984 and just four in 1985. Must have started taking his vitamins ... or Tony Oliva was a REALLY GOOD coach.) | The Twins Almanac