The winningest team in franchise history

The seven-CD audio book is here, narrated by former New York radio personality Bill Brady.

Their Gold Glove outfielder, Tony Oliva, couldn't field early in his career. Not a lick.

Future Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew, a speedster when he signed a pro contract at 17, became a lethal power hitter.

And 6-foot-4 pitcher Jim Kaat played 25 seasons in the majors, yet in high school people said he would never play pro ball because "Jimmy is so small."

Learn the surprising stories behind the men who took Minnesota fans to their first World Series in Cool of the Evening: The 1965 Minnesota Twins.

Author Jim Thielman covered the Minnesota Twins for 16 seasons. His interviews with 20 members of the '65 American League champions unravel how Cuban, African-American and white ballplayers pulled together at the height of civil rights and political unrest to win 102 games - a franchise record that still stands.

Despite injuries to Killebrew, Bob Allison, Earl Battey and Camilo Pascual, the Twins streaked to the American League pennant behind a different hero each day.

And behind Billy Martin.

In his first year as a coach, Martin naturally stirred up the clubhouse, but also coaxed Zoilo Versalles to the Most Valuable Player award - the first ever won by a Latin American.

More about Cool, in paperback and hardcover.

Baseball fans will want to dash right out and buy Cool of the Evening. Longtime sports reporter Thielman brings skill, enthusiasm and a bat bag of luscious detail to his account of the 1965 season.
-- Dave Wood, past vice president of The National Book Critics Circle

There's almost nothing better than kicking back and thumbing through Cool of the Evening while listening to the Twins on the radio.
-- Mudville Magazine

Excerpt: Harmon Killebrew's season-changing home run.