Harmon Killebrew

Full Name: Harmon Clayton Killebrew	Primary Position: 1B,3B,LF,OF
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/195	First Game: June 23, 1954
Birthdate: June 29, 1936	Final Game: September 26, 1975
Birthplace: Payette, Idaho	MLB Experience: 22 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Harmon Killebrew (Harmon Clayton Killebrew) was born on June 29, 1936 in Payette, Idaho. He made his Major League debut on June 23, 1954 for the Washington Senators. In 1959, his rookie year, he hit .242 with 42 home runs and 105 RBI. Killebrew played for the Washington Senators, Minnesota Twins and Kansas City Royals over the course of his 22 year career.

Most people believe that Harmon Killebrew's best season was 1969, when he slugged 49 home runs, hit for a .276 average and knocked in 140 runs.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SB	IBB	GDP
1954	WAS	A	9	13	1	4	0	3	.308	.400	.385	1	0	2	3	0	0	0	1
1955	WAS	A	38	80	12	16	4	7	.200	.281	.363	1	0	9	31	0	0	0	3
1956	WAS	A	44	99	10	22	5	13	.222	.291	.394	2	0	10	39	0	0	0	2
1957	WAS	A	9	31	4	9	2	5	.290	.333	.548	2	0	2	8	0	0	0	0
1958	WAS	A	13	31	2	6	0	2	.194	.212	.194	0	0	0	12	1	0	0	0
1959	WAS	A	153	546	98	132	42	105	.242	.354	.516	20	2	90	116	7	3	1	12
1960	WAS	A	124	442	84	122	31	80	.276	.375	.534	19	1	71	106	1	1	3	10
1961	MIN	A	150	541	94	156	46	122	.288	.405	.606	20	7	107	109	3	1	6	11
1962	MIN	A	155	552	85	134	48	126	.243	.366	.545	21	1	106	142	4	1	6	14
1963	MIN	A	142	515	88	133	45	96	.258	.349	.555	18	0	72	105	3	0	4	16
1964	MIN	A	158	577	95	156	49	111	.270	.377	.548	11	1	93	135	8	0	5	15
1965	MIN	A	113	401	78	108	25	75	.269	.384	.501	16	1	72	69	4	0	12	10
1966	MIN	A	162	569	89	160	39	110	.281	.391	.538	27	1	103	98	2	0	18	12
1967	MIN	A	163	547	105	147	44	113	.269	.408	.558	24	1	131	111	3	1	15	16
1968	MIN	A	100	295	40	62	17	40	.210	.361	.420	7	2	70	70	2	0	9	13
1969	MIN	A	162	555	106	153	49	140	.276	.427	.584	20	2	145	84	5	8	20	16
1970	MIN	A	157	527	96	143	41	113	.271	.411	.546	20	1	128	84	2	0	23	28
1971	MIN	A	147	500	61	127	28	119	.254	.386	.464	19	1	114	96	0	3	14	21
1972	MIN	A	139	433	53	100	26	74	.231	.367	.450	13	2	94	91	1	0	12	16
1973	MIN	A	69	248	29	60	5	32	.242	.352	.347	9	1	41	59	1	0	2	10
1974	MIN	A	122	333	28	74	13	54	.222	.312	.360	7	0	45	61	0	0	6	12
1975	KC	A	106	312	25	62	14	44	.199	.317	.375	13	0	54	70	1	1	4	5
Total			2435	8147	1283	2086	573	1584	.256	.376	.509	290	24	1559	1699	48	19	160	243

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	AVG
1954	WAS	A	2B	3	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	1.000
1955	WAS	A	2B	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000
1955	WAS	A	3B	23	0	0	23	49	5	3	0	.935
1956	WAS	A	2B	4	0	0	6	4	1	1	0	.909
1956	WAS	A	3B	20	0	0	18	40	3	3	0	.951
1957	WAS	A	3B	7	7	64	2	16	1	2	0	.947
1957	WAS	A	2B	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1958	WAS	A	3B	9	8	65	8	13	0	1	0	1.000
1959	WAS	A	OF	4	4	30.2	6	0	0	0	0	1.000
1959	WAS	A	3B	150	149	1319.1	129	325	30	18	0	.938
1959	WAS	A	LF	4	4	30.2	6	0	0	0	0	1.000
1960	WAS	A	1B	71	71	608.2	584	32	8	69	0	.987
1960	WAS	A	3B	65	45	437	45	103	9	7	0	.943
1961	MIN	A	1B	119	115	997.1	972	67	14	91	0	.987
1961	MIN	A	LF	2	2	19	3	1	0	0	0	1.000
1961	MIN	A	3B	45	33	309.1	28	75	9	10	0	.920
1961	MIN	A	OF	2	2	19	3	1	0	0	0	1.000
1962	MIN	A	1B	4	2	27	14	0	1	4	0	.933
1962	MIN	A	OF	151	150	1225	227	5	8	0	0	.967
1962	MIN	A	LF	151	150	1225	225	5	7	0	0	.970
1963	MIN	A	OF	137	137	1122	219	7	3	0	0	.987
1963	MIN	A	LF	137	137	1122	215	7	3	0	0	.987
1964	MIN	A	OF	157	157	1390.1	232	1	7	0	0	.971
1964	MIN	A	LF	157	157	1390	233	3	7	0	0	.971
1964	MIN	A	RF	1	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1965	MIN	A	1B	72	70	610	636	35	8	64	0	.988
1965	MIN	A	LF	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1965	MIN	A	3B	43	40	352	37	78	4	3	0	.966
1965	MIN	A	OF	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1966	MIN	A	OF	18	18	146.2	22	0	0	0	0	1.000
1966	MIN	A	3B	107	103	915	83	190	14	11	0	.951
1966	MIN	A	LF	18	18	146.2	23	0	0	0	0	1.000
1966	MIN	A	1B	42	40	341.1	330	15	4	30	1	.989
1967	MIN	A	3B	3	3	24	2	3	1	0	0	.833
1967	MIN	A	1B	160	160	1369	1283	86	11	100	0	.992
1968	MIN	A	3B	11	10	69	7	15	3	1	0	.880
1968	MIN	A	1B	77	77	652	594	56	4	50	0	.994
1969	MIN	A	3B	105	96	778	75	185	20	12	0	.929
1969	MIN	A	1B	81	66	590.1	574	34	2	55	0	.997
1970	MIN	A	3B	139	129	1075.1	108	203	17	14	0	.948
1970	MIN	A	1B	28	26	205	204	9	3	14	0	.986
1971	MIN	A	3B	64	60	510.2	42	93	11	3	0	.925
1971	MIN	A	1B	90	82	706	658	56	2	52	0	.997
1972	MIN	A	1B	130	128	995.1	995	99	9	82	0	.992
1973	MIN	A	DH	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1973	MIN	A	1B	57	57	451	431	45	1	42	0	.998
1974	MIN	A	DH	57	53	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1974	MIN	A	1B	33	31	223.2	218	21	2	21	0	.992
1975	KC	A	DH	92	83	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1975	KC	A	1B	6	4	34	28	0	0	4	0	1.000
Total			2B	11	0	1	12	6	1	1	0	.947
Total			LF	471	468	3937.1	705	16	17	0	0	.977
Total			3B	791	683	5918.2	607	1388	127	88	0	.940
Total			OF	471	468	3937.2	709	14	18	0	0	.976
Total			1B	970	929	7810.2	7521	555	69	678	1	.992
Total			DH	158	145	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			RF	1	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	.000

[edit] Transactions

Signed as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) by the Washington Senators on (June 18, 1954).
Released by the Minnesota Twins on (January 16, 1975).
Signed by the Kansas City Royals on (January 24, 1975).
Released by the Kansas City Royals on (November 10, 1975).

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