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Happy Birthday to Former Minnesota Twins Manager Tom Kelly

Tom Kelly managed the Minnesota Twins for 16 seasons, winning two World Series titles for the organization in 1987 and 1991. Today, he turns 67 years young!

Playing career

Kelly was a first baseman and corner outfielder, drafted in 1968 by the Seattle Pilots (eventually the Milwaukee Brewers). The Brewers released Kelly before the 1971 season, and the Minnesota Twins signed him and assigned him as a 20 year-old to their AA club. He actually had one of his best minor league seasons at the plate in his first year with the Twins organization, going .