Jim Thome ties Foxx, Mantle, Musial, Robinson and Babe Ruth in walk-off HRs

[Auggie]

mlb.com / 8-12-2010

MINNEAPOLIS -- Jim Thome perhaps knows better than anyone the intensity of the rivalry between the Twins and White Sox.

He spent the past four seasons on the Chicago's South Side before coming to Minnesota for the 2010 season after the White Sox decided not to bring him back. So it seemed that the ending on Tuesday night couldn't have been scripted better when Thome stepped to the plate in the 10th inning against his former team.

Delmon Young led off the 10th inning with a single before Thome stepped to the plate representing the go-ahead run. And a sell-out crowd of 40,714 at Target Field erupted when Thome belted an 0-1 pitch from left-hander Matt Thornton deep into the right-field seats for career home run No. 581 to give the Twins a 7-6 comeback victory over the White Sox and increase their lead in the American League Central race to four games.

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Walk-off home runs are nothing new for Thome. This was the 12th career game-ending shot for Thome, tying him with Jimmie Foxx, Mickey Mantle, Stan Musial, Frank Robinson and Babe Ruth for first on the all-time list.

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Nice company to keep.

[joeybee12]

1. That's pretty impressive...let's hope he can do that against Satan in the playoffs...

...since america's Team now sucks, my goal now is for Satan to lose.

[TZ]

2. I hope so too since the Twins are my AL rooting interest BUT

they really have a sucky track record agaisnt the Yankees....

[El Supremo]

3. Good for him!

I used to watch him play for the Colorado Springs Sky Sox. I bet he's the only player left that's still playing from either the Sky Sox (Cleveland) or the Denver Bears/Zephyrs. That's before 1993.

[Auggie]

4. Three more home runs and he passes Mark McGwire*

Should happen this year