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
It must be nice for today's hitters when you don't have to worry about being thrown at. It's a whole different deal. When I played, getting knocked down was an accepted part of the game.
At Tiger Stadium, the dugouts are so low that you walk in and hit your head on the ceiling. People would say, 'Don't feel bad. Ty Cobb did the same thing.'
Hitting .400 is something you can do by yourself. But you have to rely on guys getting on base at the right time to drive in that many runs.
I found out early in life that I could hit a baseball farther than most players, and that's what I tried to do.
We (who) played the game don't like hearing that that was done. It's difficult not having been involved with that stuff (to know) what it does, but nobody ever hit that many home runs before.
Kirby was in the process of completely changing his life.
The people in the Upper Midwest were the same kind of people I grew up around in Idaho.
Society doesn't like to deal with death, but it is a natural part of living.
In baseball, you pack your uniform in the clubhouse after a ball game, and you see it hanging up in your locker when you get to your next city.
The Mayo Clinic is one of the largest and most experienced medical centers treating esophageal cancer in the world.
Hospice is such a tremendous thing. Patients seem to reach an inner peace.
I want to say that maybe I've made some wrong decisions, but I'm still an honorable person, and I intend to take care of all of my obligations.
I'm not a quitter. All my career, I went through a lot of physical adversity, injuries. It's in my nature to be a battler.
I don't think we've been together for a long time. I can't remember the last time, ... Right up until that final out of the seventh game, we still had a chance to win. It was a great World Series.