>> Cathy: ANOTHER WEEK AND ANOTHER FUN HISTORY PUZZLE FOR YOU.

IT'S A BIG WEEKEND COMING UP FOR BOTH THE TWINS AND THE VIKES AS YOU'VE HEARD, SO WE'RE GOING TO HEAD BACK TO 1961, THE YEAR THEY BOTH ARRIVED ON THE LOCAL SPORTS SCENE TO MUCH FANFARE.

THERE'S A NICE SHOT OF THE OLD MET STADIUM DURING THE FIRST TWINS HOME OPENER IN APRIL OF 1961.

TWENTY-FOUR THOUSAND FANS WATCHED THEM LOSE THAT FIRST HOME GAME.

BUT WE DIGRESS.

OUR QUESTION FOR YOU THIS WEEK DOES NOT CONCERN EITHER THE MINNESOTA TWINS BASEBALL TEAM OR THE VIKINGS FOOTBALL TEAM.

THERE WAS A THIRD MAJOR LEAGUE TEAM THAT ALSO ARRIVED ON THE MINNESOTA SPORTS SCENE THAT YEAR, BUT THEIR TENURE WAS MUCH SHORTER.

THEY PLAYED JUST LONG ENOUGH TO WIN THE MOST MATCHES THAT FIRST SEASON BUT GOT SWEPT AWAY IN THE LEAGUE'S "WORLD SERIES," SETTING THE STAGE FOR MANY MINNESOTA SPORTS TEAMS TO FOLLOW IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS AND DISAPPOINT THEIR FANS.

BUT, AGAIN, LET'S NOT DWELL ON THAT.

OUR QUESTION FOR YOU THIS WEEK IS SIMPLE: WHO WAS THIS 1961 MINNESOTA PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAM?

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU WHETHER YOU'RE CALLING FROM VIKING TOWNSHIP, TWIN LAKES OR TIMBERWOLF TRAIL LOCATED IN LINO LAKES, BY THE WAY.

651-229-1430 IS THE NUMBER TO CALL.

IF YOU GET THE QUESTION RIGHT, WE JUST MIGHT PUT YOUR VOICE ON TELEVISION NEXT WEEK.

YOU CAN ALWAYS DROP US A LINE AT ALMANAC@TPT.ORG TOO.

EXTRA CREDIT, BY THE WAY, IF YOU CAN TELL US HOW THIS SPORTS TEAM'S PLAYING VENUE WAS REPURPOSED.

THERE'S A GOOD HINT.

WE HAVE JUST ENOUGH TIME LEFT FOR SHOW ENDING MUSIC.

IT WAS THIS WEEK LAST YEAR THAT CHARLIE MAGUIRE, ONCE KNOWN AS THE SINGING RANGER, STOPPED BY STUDIO B TO CELEBRATE 50 YEARS OF SONGWRITING.

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A LISTEN.

WE'LL SEE YOU HERE NEXT -- WE'LL SEE YOU BACK HERE NEXT WEEK.

OH, GOSH.

♪♪ >> SINGING: SHE CLEANS IT UP, SHE FILLS IT IN SHE SMOOTHS IT OVER AGAIN AND AGAIN OH, WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT'S BEEN DONE ... MARINA SHOVEL BETTER THAN A GUN.

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