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
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.
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.
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.
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.
I don't want anybody cheating to get there, that's for sure. It's a shame, any cloud that hangs over baseball, and this is certainly a big, big cloud. It needs to get cleaned up.
Tony had that problem with throwing his bat,
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.
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.
I speak very highly of Jim Thome. Not only is he a great player, but he's a great individual.
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.
There was a time when rival teams used a shift against me. They would put the second baseman on the shortstop's side of the bag, move the shortstop into the hole to his right, and have the third baseman hug the foul line. The idea was to build an infield wall against a known right-handed pull hitter.
Pitchers are smart. They know they are much better off if they mix things up and keep you off-balance.