Known for his strong throwing arm, Twitchell once reportedly threw a baseball 407 feet, further than any other 19th century player.

Twitchell also proved valuable as a batter with a .333 batting average, six triples, 51 RBIs and 12 stolen bases.

Twitchell was sold in December 1888 to the Cleveland Spiders along with Ed Beatin, Henry Gruber and Sy Sutcliffe.

He compiled a .275 batting average with 16 doubles, 11 triples, four home runs, 95 RBIs and 17 stolen bases.

[8] In 1890, Twitchell jumped to the new Players' League where he started the season with the Cleveland Infants and finished it with the Buffalo Bisons.

In a total of 100 Players' League games, he compiled a .222 batting average with four home runs and 53 RBIs.

[1] Twitchell began the 1891 season in the minor leagues with Omaha of the Western Association, compiling a .264 average with eight triples in 66 games.

[10] In 57 games for Columbus, Twitchell hit .277 with four triples, two home runs, 35 RBIs, and 10 stolen bases.

He compiled a .310 batting average and .377 on-base percentage and, in 45 games, contributed 11 doubles, three triples, two home runs, 31 RBIs and seven stolen bases.

[2] On July 21, 1921, Twitchell played in the outfield for an old-timers team in a game against veteran sandlot players to celebrate Cleveland's 125th anniversary as a city.

Cy Young and Chief Zimmer made up the battery, and Hall of Famers Nap Lajoie and Elmer Flick also played.