Harmon Killebrew
Harmon Killebrew
Harmon Clayton Killebrew, nicknamed "The Killer" and "Hammerin' Harmon", was an American professional baseball first baseman, third baseman, and left fielder. During his 22-year career in Major League Baseball, primarily with the Minnesota Twins, Killebrew was a prolific power hitter who, at the time of his retirement, was second only to Babe Ruth in American Leaguehome runs and was the AL career leader in home runs by a right-handed batter. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth29 June 1936
CityPayette, ID
CountryUnited States of America
He was in a very happy, positive mood at the time of his passing. He was in love and excited about getting married.
He might not have looked good in a baseball uniform, but he made that uniform look good on him.
Believe it or not, we had fun playing the game, too. And I don't see that so much anymore. It's great to see these guys again.
Tony had that problem with throwing his bat,
There's a little sadness to it, too because some of the guys that were lost over the years, that aren't here with us.
The problems he had were in the outfield. When you first saw him out there, 'How is he ever going to be able to play?' But Tony stayed with it, and became a good outfielder.
That's a very good question. Major League Baseball has to make it clear what it wants to do. They're the ones on the spot.
I remember one spring when I was doing the team's telecasts, Bob Allison was with me, and we were walking through the clubhouse in Orlando. This kid who was trying to make it with the Twins as an outfielder came up to me and asked who was that with me. I said that's Bob Allison, and you better hope you have as good a career as he had.
Look for the seams (on a knuckleball) and then hit in-between them.
I was set to go to Oregon to play college baseball and football.
Life is precious and time is a key element. Let's make every moment count and help those who have a greater need than our own.
We're not raising grass. We're raising boys.
It's very disappointing... Anything that harms the integrity of the game is terrible. We always thought we were immune to drugs in baseball, but we know that's not true anymore.
I found out early in life that I could hit a baseball farther than most players and that's what I tried to do,