Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Harmon Clayton Killebrew


Angel Killer. Great Man.

Killebrews career record against the Angels:
225(G) 741(AB) 102(R) 186(H) 24(2B) 1(3B) 45(HR) 122(RBI) 166(BB) 169(K) .251(BA)

- On May 2, 1964 he was the fourth straight Twin to homer in the eleventh inning against the Angels to tie a ML record.
- On June 3, 1967 against the Angels, Killebrew rifled a three-run shot six rows into Metropolitan Stadium's upper deck in left field, shattering two seats. The shot was estimated to have gone 530 feet. The splintered seats were painted orange and never sold again. The next day he hit another shot to almost the same spot, the ball pounding off the upper deck facing.

Career Acheivements (mind boggling):
11-time AL All-Star (1959, 1961 & 1963-1971)
AL MVP (1969)
AL On-Base Percentage Leader (1969)
AL Slugging Percentage Leader (1963)
6-time AL Home Runs Leader (1959, 1962-1964, 1967 & 1969)
3-time AL RBI Leader (1962, 1969 & 1971)
4-time AL Bases on Balls Leader (1966, 1967, 1969 & 1971)
20-Home Run Seasons: 13 (1959-1967 & 1969-1972)
30-Home Run Seasons: 10 (1959-1964, 1966, 1967, 1969 & 1970)
40-Home Run Seasons: 8 (1959, 1961-1964, 1967, 1969 & 1970)
100 RBI Seasons: 9 (1959, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967 & 1969-1971)
100 Runs Scored Seasons: 2 (1967 & 1969)
Baseball Hall of Fame: Class of 1984

2 comments:

  1. Awesome card. I have that card and I was tempted to get it signed last year at the Rickwood Classic. I backed down, though.

    I was sorry terribly sorry to hear about his decline in health.

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