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Harmon Killebrew was an American professional baseball player who played for the Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins from 1954 to 1975. He was a powerful right-handed hitter who was known for his tape-measure home runs. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984.
Killebrew was born in Payette, Idaho, and attended Payette High School. He was signed by the Senators in 1954 and made his major league debut in June of that year. He quickly established himself as one of the most feared sluggers in the American League, leading the league in home runs six times and in RBIs four times. He was selected to the All-Star team 11 times and won the AL MVP award in 1969.
Killebrew retired after the 1975 season with 573 career home runs, which was the fourth-highest total in baseball history at the time. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1984 and his number (3) was retired by the Twins in 1975.
Killebrew was married to Nita Killebrew and had four children. He died in 2011 at the age of 74.
| Popular As |
Harmon Clayton Killebrew Jr. |
| Occupation |
actor |
| Age |
75 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer |
| Born |
29 June, 1936 |
| Birthday |
29 June |
| Birthplace |
Payette, Idaho, USA |
| Date of death |
17 May, 2011 |
| Died Place |
Scottsdale, Arizona, USA |
| Nationality |
United States |
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Harmon Killebrew Height, Weight & Measurements
At 75 years old, Harmon Killebrew height is 5' 11" (1.8 m) .
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5' 11" (1.8 m) |
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Who Is Harmon Killebrew's Wife?
His wife is Nita Patten (4 January 1991 - 17 May 2011) ( his death), Elaine Roberts (1 October 1955 - 1989) ( divorced) ( 5 children)
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| Wife |
Nita Patten (4 January 1991 - 17 May 2011) ( his death), Elaine Roberts (1 October 1955 - 1989) ( divorced) ( 5 children) |
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Harmon Killebrew Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Harmon Killebrew worth at the age of 75 years old? Harmon Killebrew’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United States. We have estimated
Harmon Killebrew's net worth
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Pending |
| Salary in 2022 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Actor |
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Timeline
Minnesota Twins baseball Hall-of-Famer, whose 573 career home runs were, as of 2003, seventh all time, and the American League record for a right-handed hitter. 1969 American League Most Valuable Player.
with the Orioles) surpass him in total number of circuit clouts until the first of the new lively ball sluggers, Mark McGwire, overcame him in 2001. Harmon Killebrew led the American League six times in home-runs and finished in the top three four other times during his 22-year career.
He was the oldest player still active in the American League at the age of 38 in 1974, his last with the Twins, and in 1975, when he played out his string with the Kansas City Royals. Killebrew's 573 home runs ranks him #2 all-time in the A. L. behind Ruth and ahead of Reggie Jackson, his partner in a Minnesota car dealership.
Thereafter, for a generation, Killebrew ranked as the #5 home run hitter in big league ball from 1974 through 2000.
In 1973, the 37-year-old Killebrew was injured and played in only 69 games, and his power was gone.
For one year, in 1972 when he surpassed Mickey Mantle on the All-Time list of major league home run hitters, he was ranked #4 in Major League Baseball's record books, before being surpassed by Frank Robinson the following year.
Killebrew's Twins also won two divisional titles, in 1969 under manager Billy Martin (when Killebrew won his only Most Valuable Player Award, leading the A. L with 49 home runs and 140 R. B. I.
Ironically, it was in one of his off-years, when he only played 113 games and slugged only 25 home runes, that Killebrew and the Twins made it the 1965 World Series. They lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers team of fabled pitchers Don Drysdale and (former Bonus Baby and all-time great) Sandy Koufax.
All but one year of Killebrew's career mostly was spent with the Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins (the team was relocated to Minneapolis in 1961).
What is remarkable was that his accomplishment was done during what is now referred to as the "Second Dead-Ball Era" of the 1960s, when pitchers had the upper hand over hitters, and batting averages were much lower than they are now. Despite his awesome slugging and 1,584 career R. B. I. , the keepers of the flame of baseball immortality, the Base-Ball Writers of America, kept Killebrew out of the Hall of Fame for five years, holding his low career batting average of. 256 against him.
Killebrew didn't finally come into his own until 1959, when the 23-year old slugged 42 dingers to win his first home-run crown after just 13 games and hitting none the year before.
Signed as a bonus baby by the Washington Senators, the precursor to the Twins, he first graced a major league roster in 1954, when he was 18. Under then-extant major league baseball rules, bonus babies like Killebrew and the Brooklyn Dodgers' Sandy Koufax had to be kept on a major league roster.
.509 Slugging Percentage (73rd All Time), 2,435 Games (59th All Time), 4,143 Total Bases (55th All Time), 573 Home Runs (7th All Time), 1,584 RBI (29th All Time), 1,559 Walks (13th All Time), 1,699 Strikeouts (14th All Time), 887 Extra- Base Hits (47th All Time) and 3,693 Times on Base (60th All Time).
In the pre-steroids era, the most fearsome home-run hitter in the American League not named Babe Ruth (Mickey Mantle was a switch-hitter) was named Harmon Killebrew. The surname seemed to fit, as the husky Harmon certainly "killed" the ball, launching many massive moon-shots in old-time ball-yards that took the breath away of fans, both home and away. His nickname in baseball, fittingly, was "The Killer". Since 1934 (when the Babe went over to the National League Boston Braves, no other player has hit more home runs in the American League than has Killebrew, and only Hammering Hank Aaron, and the Say-Hey Kid ('Willie Mays' (qv in the National League and the dual-league Frank Robinson (Robby won Most Valuable Player Awards in both the National League with the Reds and in the A. L.
