» April 12, 1965: In Minnesota, the Yankees drop their second straight 11th inning opener, as the Twins win 5–4. Twins starter Jim Kaat, stranded because of the ice and snow, is brought to Metropolitan Stadium by helicopter. Kaat is matched by Jim Bouton, who goes five innings, giving up two earned runs. Bob Allison's wind-blown fly ball in the 11th drops untouched for a three-base error by Hector Lopez, one of eight errors the two teams combine for. Cesar Tovar's 2-out single scores the winner off Pedro Ramos.

» April 16, 1967: In the 3rd inning in Detroit, Minnesota's Tony Oliva belts one into the stands but then passes teammate Cesar Tovar between 1B and 2B. Oliva gets one RBI, and gets a single instead of a home run.

» April 30, 1967: Cesar Tovar's single is the only hit for the Twins against the Senators Barry Moore. Washington wins, 3–0.

» November 15, 1967: Boston's Carl Yastrzemski is the overwhelming selection as the American League's MVP. The Triple-crown winner misses unanimity by one vote, which goes to Cesar Tovar (.267, six home run, 47 RBI).

» September 22, 1968: Cesar Tovar becomes the 2nd player to play every position in a game as Minnesota's all-purpose star leads the Twins to a 2–1 win over the Oakland A's. Bert Campaneris of the Kansas City A's was the first to pull off this stunt in 1965. Tovar starts the game on the mound and the first batter he faces is Campaneris. Tovar strikes out Reggie Jackson in his one inning.

» May 15, 1969: With one out in the 9th, Cesar Tovar lines a single to stop Dave McNally's no-hit bid. The O's lefty ends with a one hit, 5–0, win over the Twins.

» May 18, 1969: Rod Carew steals 2B, 3B, and home in the 3rd inning of Minnesota's 8–2 loss to Detroit. Cesar Tovar also steals 3rd and home ahead of Carew, and the two steals of home in an inning ties a ML record. Tovar pays a price when Mickey Lolich hits him in the head with a pitch in his next at bat.

» August 10, 1969: Mike Cuellar's (15-9) string of 35 straight batters retired is ended by Cesar Tovar, who also spoils Cuellar's no-hit bid in a 2–0 win against the Twins. Tovar has the only hit in a game for the 3rd time, and the 2nd time this season.

» August 14, 1970: For a record-tying 4th time, Cesar Tovar has the Twins only hit, a single. This time Washington's Dick Bosman is the pitcher, winning 1–0.

» September 19, 1972: The Twins Cesar Tovar hits for the cycle as Minnesota beats Texas, 5–3.

» November 30, 1972: Twelve transactions, involving 36 players, take place. Among those sent to new clubs are OF Larry Hisle (to the Twins), 2B Dave Johnson (Braves), OF Del Unser (Phils), Oscar Gamble (Indians), Cesar Tovar (Phils) and OF Hal McRae and P Wayne Simpson (Royals).

» May 31, 1975: Cesar Tovar gets the only hit for Texas, the 5th time in his career he has had his team's lone hit in a game. The Yankees Catfish Hunter hurls the one-hit 6–0 victory.

» August 24, 1983: Cubs Chuck Rainey is one out away from a no-hitter when the Reds Eddie Milner singles to center on the first pitch. Rainey settles for a 3–0 one-hitter, his first complete game of the season. For Milner, this is the 3rd of five instances that he will collect his team's only hit in a game, a ML mark he'll share with Cesar Tovar. The other solos are Dickie Noles and Jerry Reuss (1982), Len Barker & Donnie Moore (1984) and Alejandro Pena (1986).

» August 2, 1986: Dodgers Alejandro Pena and Tom Niedenfuer combine to one-hit the Reds 7–1, allowing only Eddie Milner's leadoff home run off Pena in the 6th inning. It is the 5th time Milner has collected the only hit in a one-hitter, tying Cesar Tovar's ML record.

» September 6, 2000: The White Sox defeat the Rangers, 13-1, scoring 10 runs in the 1st two innings. Magglio Ordonez and Frank Thomas, with his AL best 41st, homer in the 7-run 1st. Texas' Scott Sheldon becomes the third player in major league history to play all nine positions in a single game. He enters the game in the 4th inning as catcher and pitches in the 8th, striking out Jeff Liefer, before taking over 3B. Sheldon also played all nine positions in spring training against Oklahoma (AAA). Cesar Tovar was the last, in 1968, to play all nine spots.