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Harmon Killebrew

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Harmon Killebrew

Full name Harmon Clayton Killebrew
Born June 29, 1936, Payette, Idaho
Died May 17, 2011, Scottsdale, Arizona
Buried at Riverside Cemetery, Payette, Idaho
First Game: June 23, 1954; Final Game: September 26, 1975
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 0" Weight: 195
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1984
Named AL Most Valuable Player by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1969)
Named AL Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1969 to 1970)
Named first baseman on The Sporting News AL All-Star Team (1967)
Named third baseman on The Sporting News AL All-Star Team (1969 to 1970)
Named outfielder on The Sporting News AL All-Star Team (1964)
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                           Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1954 WAS A    Daily Splits    9    13    1    4   1   0   0    3    2   0    3   0   0   0   0   0   1    0   0  .308  .400  .385  -0.3 1954 WAS A
1955 WAS A    Daily Splits   38    80   12   16   1   0   4    7    9   0   31   0   0   0   0   0   3    0   0  .200  .281  .363  -0.1 1955 WAS A
1956 WAS A    Daily Splits   44    99   10   22   2   0   5   13   10   0   39   0   0   1   0   0   2    0   0  .222  .291  .394  -0.5 1956 WAS A
1957 WAS A    Daily Splits    9    31    4    9   2   0   2    5    2   0    8   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .333  .548   0.1 1957 WAS A
1958 WAS A    Daily Splits   13    31    2    6   0   0   0    2    0   0   12   1   0   1   0   1   0    0   0  .194  .212  .194  -0.4 1958 WAS A
1959 WAS A    Daily Splits  153   546   98  132  20   2  42  105   90   1  116   7   0   4   0  13  12    3   2  .242  .354  .516   2.4 1959 WAS A
1960 WAS A    Daily Splits  124   442   84  122  19   1  31   80   71   3  106   1   0   3   0   6  10    1   0  .276  .375  .534   1.6 1960 WAS A
1961 MIN A    Daily Splits  150   541   94  156  20   7  46  122  107   6  109   3   0   5   0   9  11    1   2  .288  .405  .606   3.3 1961 MIN A
1962 MIN A    Daily Splits  155   552   85  134  21   1  48  126  106   6  142   4   0   4   0   9  14    1   2  .243  .366  .545   1.3 1962 MIN A
1963 MIN A    Daily Splits  142   515   88  133  18   0  45   96   72   4  105   3   0   6   0  10  16    0   0  .258  .349  .555   2.5 1963 MIN A
1964 MIN A    Daily Splits  158   577   95  156  11   1  49  111   93   5  135   8   0   4   0  10  15    0   0  .270  .377  .548   2.4 1964 MIN A
1965 MIN A    Daily Splits  113   401   78  108  16   1  25   75   72  12   69   4   0   2   0  11  10    0   0  .269  .384  .501   1.3 1965 MIN A
1966 MIN A    Daily Splits  162   569   89  160  27   1  39  110  103  18   98   2   0   3   0  17  12    0   2  .281  .391  .538   2.6 1966 MIN A
1967 MIN A    Daily Splits  163   547  105  147  24   1  44  113  131  15  111   3   0   8   0  15  16    1   0  .269  .408  .558   4.2 1967 MIN A
1968 MIN A    Daily Splits  100   295   40   62   7   2  17   40   70   9   70   2   0   4   0  10  13    0   0  .210  .361  .420   1.6 1968 MIN A
1969 MIN A    Daily Splits  162   555  106  153  20   2  49  140  145  20   84   5   0   4   0   9  16    8   2  .276  .427  .584   4.6 1969 MIN A
1970 MIN A    Daily Splits  157   527   96  143  20   1  41  113  128  23   84   2   0   8   0   9  28    0   3  .271  .411  .546   2.2 1970 MIN A
1971 MIN A    Daily Splits  147   500   61  127  19   1  28  119  114  14   96   0   0  10   0   3  21    3   2  .254  .386  .464   1.2 1971 MIN A
1972 MIN A    Daily Splits  139   433   53  100  13   2  26   74   94  12   91   1   0   4   0   7  16    0   1  .231  .367  .450   2.7 1972 MIN A
1973 MIN A    Daily Splits   69   248   29   60   9   1   5   32   41   2   59   1   0   0   0   2  10    0   0  .242  .352  .347   0.0 1973 MIN A
1974 MIN A    Daily Splits  122   333   28   74   7   0  13   54   45   6   61   0   0   4   0   6  12    0   0  .222  .312  .360  -0.5 1974 MIN A
1975 KC  A    Daily Splits  106   312   25   62  13   0  14   44   54   4   70   1   0   2   0   7   5    1   2  .199  .317  .375  -0.6 1975 KC  A
Total    (22 Years) Splits 2435  8147 1283 2086 290  24 573 1584 1559 160 1699  48   0  77   0 154 243   19  18  .256  .376  .509  31.6 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1969 MIN A    Daily Splits    3     8    2    1   1   0   0    0    6   2    2   0   0   0   0   0   1    0   0  .125  .500  .250 1969 MIN A
1970 MIN A    Daily Splits    3    11    2    3   0   0   2    4    2   0    4   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .385  .818 1970 MIN A
Total    ( 2 Years) Splits    6    19    4    4   1   0   2    4    8   2    6   0   0   0   0   0   1    0   0  .211  .444  .579 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
              World Series Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1965 MIN A    Daily Splits    7    21    2    6   0   0   1    2    6   0    4   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .444  .429 1965 MIN A
             All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1959 AL       Daily Splits    1     3    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1959 AL   
1961 AL       Daily Splits    1     2    1    1   0   0   1    1    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .500  .500 2.000 1961 AL   
1963 AL       Daily Splits    1     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1963 AL   
1964 AL       Daily Splits    1     4    1    3   0   0   0    1    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .750  .750  .750 1964 AL   
1965 AL       Daily Splits    1     3    1    1   0   0   1    2    2   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .600 1.333 1965 AL   
1966 AL       Daily Splits    1     1    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000 1966 AL   
1967 AL       Daily Splits    1     6    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    2   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1967 AL   
1968 AL       Daily Splits    1     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1968 AL   
1969 AL       Daily Splits    1     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1969 AL   
1970 AL       Daily Splits    1     2    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .500  .500  .500 1970 AL   
1971 AL       Daily Splits    1     2    1    1   0   0   1    2    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   1    0   0  .500  .500 2.000 1971 AL   
Total    (11 Years) Splits   11    26    4    8   0   0   3    6    2   0    6   0   0   0   0   0   1    0   0  .308  .357  .654 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team

                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1954 WAS A Daily Splits  2B    3    3    3    27       5    2    0    0   0 1.000
1955 WAS A Daily Splits  3B   23   17   13   166      23   49    5    3   0  .935
1955 WAS A               2B    3    0    0     5.1     1    0    0    0   0 1.000
1956 WAS A Daily Splits  3B   20   18   18   157      18   40    3    3   0  .951
1956 WAS A               2B    4    2    2    24       6    4    1    1   0  .909
1957 WAS A Daily Splits  3B    7    7    6    64       2   16    1    2   0  .947
1957 WAS A               2B    1    0    0     1       0    0    0    0   0     -
1958 WAS A Daily Splits  3B    9    8    7    65       8   13    0    1   0 1.000
1959 WAS A Daily Splits  3B  150  149  149  1319.1   129  325   30   18   0  .938
1959 WAS A               LF    4    4    2    30.2     6    0    0    0   0 1.000
1959 WAS A               OF    4    4    2    30.2     6    0    0    0   0 1.000     4    0    0 
1960 WAS A Daily Splits  1B   71   71   53   608.2   584   32    8   69   0  .987
1960 WAS A               3B   65   45   41   437      45  103    9    7   0  .943
1961 MIN A Daily Splits  1B  119  115  102   997.1   972   67   14   91   0  .987
1961 MIN A               3B   45   33   28   309.1    28   75    9   10   0  .920
1961 MIN A               OF    2    2    2    19       3    1    0    0   0 1.000     2    0    0 
1961 MIN A               LF    2    2    2    19       3    1    0    0   0 1.000
1962 MIN A Daily Splits  OF  151  150   71  1225     227    5    8    0   0  .967   151    0    0 
1962 MIN A               LF  151  150   71  1225     225    5    7    0   0  .970
1962 MIN A               1B    4    2    2    27      14    0    1    4   0  .933
1963 MIN A Daily Splits  OF  137  137   64  1122     219    7    3    0   0  .987   137    0    0 
1963 MIN A               LF  137  137   64  1122     215    7    3    0   0  .987
1964 MIN A Daily Splits  OF  157  157  122  1391     232    1    7    0   0  .971   157    0    1 
1964 MIN A               LF  157  157  122  1390.2   233    3    7    0   0  .971
1964 MIN A               RF    1    0    0     0.1     0    0    0    0   0     -
1965 MIN A Daily Splits  1B   72   70   57   610     636   35    8   64   0  .988
1965 MIN A               3B   43   40   34   352      37   78    4    3   0  .966
1965 MIN A               OF    2    0    0     4       0    0    0    0   0     -     2    0    0 
1965 MIN A               LF    2    0    0     4       0    0    0    0   0     -
1966 MIN A Daily Splits  3B  107  103   97   915      83  190   14   11   0  .951
1966 MIN A               1B   42   40   29   341.1   330   15    4   30   1  .989
1966 MIN A               OF   18   18   11   146.2    22    0    0    0   0 1.000    18    0    0 
1966 MIN A               LF   18   18   11   146.2    23    0    0    0   0 1.000
1967 MIN A Daily Splits  1B  160  160  128  1369    1283   86   11  100   0  .992
1967 MIN A               3B    3    3    2    24       2    3    1    0   0  .833
1968 MIN A Daily Splits  1B   77   77   59   652     594   56    4   50   0  .994
1968 MIN A               3B   11   10    3    69       7   15    3    1   0  .880
1969 MIN A Daily Splits  3B  105   96   38   778      75  185   20   12   0  .929
1969 MIN A               1B   81   66   40   590.1   574   34    2   55   0  .997
1970 MIN A Daily Splits  3B  139  129   70  1075.1   108  203   17   14   0  .948
1970 MIN A               1B   28   26   11   205     204    9    3   14   0  .986
1971 MIN A Daily Splits  1B   90   82   63   706     658   56    2   52   0  .997
1971 MIN A               3B   64   60   42   510.2    42   93   11    3   0  .925
1972 MIN A Daily Splits  1B  130  128   52   995.1   995   99    9   82   0  .992
1973 MIN A Daily Splits  1B   57   57   22   451     431   45    1   42   0  .998
1973 MIN A               DH    9    9    7                                      -
1974 MIN A Daily Splits  DH   57   53   46                                      -
1974 MIN A               1B   33   31    7   223.2   218   21    2   21   0  .992
1975 KC  A Daily Splits  DH   92   83   57                                      -
1975 KC  A               1B    6    4    1    34      28    0    0    4   0 1.000
Total (14 Years) Splits  1B  970  929  626  7810.2  7521  555   69  678   1  .992
Total (14 Years)         3B  791  718  548  6241.2   607 1388  127   88   0  .940
Total ( 7 Years)         OF  471  468  272  3938.1   709   14   18    0   0  .976   471    0    1 
Total ( 7 Years)         LF  471  468  272  3938     705   16   17    0   0  .977
Total ( 3 Years)         DH  158  145  110                                      -
Total ( 4 Years)         2B   11    5    5    57.1    12    6    1    1   0  .947
Total ( 1 Year )         RF    1    0    0     0.1     0    0    0    0   0     -
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1969 MIN A Daily Splits  3B    3    3    3    31.1     6    3    0    0   0 1.000
1970 MIN A Daily Splits  3B    2    2    2    17       1    4    1    0   0  .833
1970 MIN A               1B    1    1    1     9       7    0    0    1   0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) Splits  3B    5    5    5    48.1     7    7    1    0   0  .933
Total ( 1 Year )         1B    1    1    1     9       7    0    0    1   0 1.000
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
              World Series Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1965 MIN A Daily Splits  3B    7    7    7    60      11    7    1    0   0  .947
             All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1959 AL    Daily Splits  3B    1    1    0     6       0    1    0    0   0 1.000
1961 AL    Daily Splits  3B    1    0    0     2       0    0    0    0   0     -
1964 AL    Daily Splits  OF    1    1    0     7       0    0    0    0   0     -     1    0    0 
1964 AL                  LF    1    1    0     7       0    0    0    0   0     -
1965 AL    Daily Splits  1B    1    1    1     9       7    1    0    2   0 1.000
1967 AL    Daily Splits  1B    1    1    1    15      14    1    0    1   0 1.000
1968 AL    Daily Splits  1B    1    1    0     2.2     4    0    0    1   0 1.000
1970 AL    Daily Splits  3B    1    1    0     4       0    0    0    0   0     -
1971 AL    Daily Splits  1B    1    0    0     4       4    0    0    1   0 1.000
Total ( 4 Years) Splits  1B    4    3    2    30.2    29    2    0    5   0 1.000
Total ( 3 Years)         3B    3    2    0    12       0    1    0    0   0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year )         OF    1    1    0     7       0    0    0    0   0     -     1    0    0 
Total ( 1 Year )         LF    1    1    0     7       0    0    0    0   0     -
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G

Transaction Information

Signed as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) by Washington Senators (June 19, 1954).

Released by Minnesota Twins (January 16, 1975).

Signed by Kansas City Royals (January 24, 1975).

Released by Kansas City Royals (November 10, 1975).
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