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| birthdate= [[June 29]], [[1936]]

| birthplace= [[Payette, Idaho|Payette]], [[Idaho]]

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| debutdate=[[June 23]], [[1954 in sports|1954]]

| debutteam=[[Minnesota Twins|Washington Senators]]

| debutopponent=[[Chicago White Sox]]

| debutstadium=[[Comiskey Park]]

| teams= [[Minnesota Twins|Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins]] ([[1954 in sports|1954]] - [[1974 in sports|1974]])<BR>

[[Kansas City Royals]] ([[1975 in sports|1975]])

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| inductiondate=[[1984 in sports|1984]]

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* 11 [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] appearances

* AL [[MLB Most Valuable Player Award|MVP]] ([[1969 in sports|1969]])

* Led AL in home runs 6 times

* Hit 40 home runs in a season 8 times

* 9th player to hit [[500 home run club|500]] career home runs}}

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'''Harmon Clayton Killebrew''' (born [[June 29]], [[1936]] in [[Payette, Idaho|Payette]], [[Idaho]]) is a former [[Major League Baseball]] player and member of the [[Baseball Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]]. He was famous for his ability to hit [[home run]]s, primarily during the [[1960s]].

Killebrew was an all-state [[quarterback]] at [[Payette High School]] when [[Minnesota Twins|Washington Senators]] scout [[Ossie Bluege]] saw him playing in an impromptu baseball game in 1954. After seeing Killebrew's raw power, Bluege reported back to the Senators who immediately signed him to a $30,000 contract. Because of his large bonus, Killebrew was a [[bonus baby]]. Because of the Bonus Rule, he was immediately added to the big league roster in [[1954 in sports|1954]], though not yet having reached his eighteenth birthday. He played only small parts for five seasons, bouncing back and forth between the Double-A [[Chattanooga Lookouts]] and Washington. While Killebrew was in [[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga]], he became the only player to hit a home run over the 471-foot deep center field wall at [[Engel Stadium]]. He finally made it into the regular lineup in [[1959 in sports|1959]], and hit 42 homers. The Senators became the [[Minnesota Twins]] in [[1961 in sports|1961]].

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Killebrew was a stocky 5 ft 11 in, 210 pounds (95 kg) hitter with a short, compact swing that generated tremendous power. Killebrew became one of the [[American League]]'s most feared power hitters of the [[1960s]], belting 40 homers in a season eight times. In [[1965 in sports|1965]] he helped the Twins reach the [[World Series]], where they lost to the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]]. Killebrew had his finest season in [[1969 in sports|1969]], hitting 49 home runs, driving in 140 RBI's, and winning the [[MLB Most Valuable Player award|MVP Award]]. Killebrew led the league in home runs six times, in RBI three times, and was named to eleven All Star teams. As a result, he was nicknamed "Killer" - a [[portmanteau]] linking the first 5 letters of his last name with his legendary hitting ability.

On [[June 3]], [[1967]], Killebrew blasted the longest home run ever hit at the Twins' [[Metropolitan Stadium]], a shot that landed in the second deck of the bleachers, and four years later on [[August 10]], [[1971]], he hit his 500th career home run, also at [[Metropolitan Stadium|The Met]].

Despite his "Killer" nickname and his powerful style of play, Killebrew was in fact a quiet, kind man who was not much given to the partying lifestyle enjoyed by his peers. Asked once what he liked to do for fun, Killebrew replied, "Well, I like to wash dishes, I guess."

Injuries reduced his effectiveness in the early [[1970s]], and after a one-year stint with the [[Kansas City Royals]] he chose to retire. Killebrew hit 573 home runs in his career (eighth best all time, most by an [[American League]] right-hander, and second in the AL only to [[Babe Ruth]], as of [[2005]]) and drove in 1,584 runs. He was elected to the [[Baseball Hall of Fame]] in [[1984]], the first Minnesota Twin to be so honored. The street along the south side of the enormous [[Mall of America]], the former site of the Metropolitan Stadium ("The Met"), has been named "Killebrew Drive" in honor of Harmon Killebrew. His uniform number 3 was the first to be retired by the Twins, and is only one of five Twins to have their jersey retired &mdash; [[Tony Oliva]], [[Rod Carew]], [[Kent Hrbek]] and [[Kirby Puckett]] are the others. He is, by a wide margin, the all-time home run leader among players born in the state of [[Idaho]]."If Harmon Killebrew isn't the leagues best player, I've never seen one. He's one of the greestest of all time" (quote by Reggie Jackson)

Following his retirement, Killebrew was a broadcaster for Minnesota Twins baseball from 1976 to 1978 and also from 1984 to 1988. Killebrew also became a successful entrepreneur in insurance, financial planning, and car sales. In [[1990]] he retired from business to pursue endorsement and charity work, especially in the fields of preventive and palliative health care charities and international causes Killebrew currently resides in [[Scottsdale, Arizona]], where he chairs the Harmon Killebrew Foundation [http://www.harmonkillebrewfoundation.org]

In [[1999]], he was ranked 69th on [[The Sporting News list of Baseball's Greatest Players|The Sporting News list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players]], and was nominated as a finalist for the [[Major League Baseball]] All-Century Team.

==Trivia==

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*Common Folklore suggests that the silhouette of Harmon Killebrew swinging a bat is the official logo of [[Major League Baseball]] (right). However, [http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/official_info/about_mlb/rules_regulations.jsp MLB.com] states the following: "The MLB logo: No one player has ever been identified as the model of the 1969 Major League Baseball batter logo".

* On the list of lowest [[batting average]]s for league RBI champions, Killebrew holds both the number one spot and the number three spot. In 1962, he won the RBI title while batting just .243 &ndash; the lowest ever for an RBI champion & mdash; and, in 1971, he again led the league in RBI but hit only .254 &mdash; the third-lowest ever.

* As non-pitchers, only Killebrew, [[Bill Mazeroski]] and [[Rabbit Maranville]] have been elected into the Hall of Fame while never once batting .300 (over a full season) in their careers.

*One seat from [[Metropolitan Stadium]] was placed in the [[Mall of America]] at the exact ___location (including elevation) it occupied in the stadium, to commemorate a 520 foot home run hit by Killebrew on [[June 3]], [[1967]].

* Killebrew never hit 50 home runs in a single season, but he did hit 49 homers in a season twice (1964, 1969).

* Rumored to have hit a homerun in batting practice before a game that hit a seat and knocked the back off the seat.

*Harmon Killebrew once hit a homerun that smashed an unoccupied seat in the Metropolitan stadium.

*he was an allstate quarter back in highschool

*never bunted in his career, with 8,147 at bats

*he is third in homerun percentage behind Babe Ruth and Ralph Kiner

*had 573 homeruns throughout career

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==See also==

* [[MLB players who have hit 30 or more home runs before the All-Star break]]

* [[500 home run club]]

==External links==

*[http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hofers_and_honorees/hofer_bios/killebrew_harmon.htm Baseball Hall of Fame]

*{{baseball-reference|id=k/killeha01}}

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