» November 24, 1986: The Twins announce that interim manager Tom Kelly will return on a permanent basis next season.

» April 24, 1996: Twins' manager Tom Kelly apologizes to the fans after his team wallops the host Tigers 24–11, the highest score rung up on Detroit since their loss in 1912 when the team boycotted over the suspension of Ty Cobb and a sub team was hastily cobbled together. Greg Myers and Paul Molitor each drives in five runs as Minnesota scores against all seven Tiger pitchers they face. The 35 runs is the most today as major league teams total 195 runs, the most this century. The average game total of 13.9 runs tops the record of 13.6 set on July 12, 1931.

» May 7, 2000: The Twins whitewash the Tigers, 4-0, as manager Tom Kelly gets his 1,000th career win. He is the 46th skipper to reach the milestone.

» July 27, 2000: The Blue Jays sink the Mariners, 7-2, giving Toronto manager Jim Fregosi his 1,000th win as a big league skipper. He joins Tom Kelly, who earlier this year won his 1,000th game.

» October 12, 2001: Minnesota manager Tom Kelly announces his retirement after 15 years at the Twins' helm.

» January 4, 2002: The Twins hire 3rd–base coach Ron Gardenhire as their manager, replacing Tom Kelly who resigned in October.