One of the top Home Run hitters of all-time. Harmon Killebrew hit over 40 homers in a season eight times; twice he hit 49. Hall of Fame Baseball Player by baseballhistorian.com Harmon Killebrew led the league in homers six times and in RBI's three times. Played in eleven All-Star games and drove in more than 100 runs nine different times. He hit 573 career home runs, which was the fifth highest in history as we entered the year 2000. In 1959, Harmon Killebrew hit two homers in a game five times in a three week period. July 18, 1962, he hit 2 grand slams in one game. In 1963, he hit 4 homers in a doubleheader- an AL record. 1969, Killebrew was MVP; hitting 49 home runs and driving in 140 runs, leading the league in both. Killebrew struck out often but also drew a lot of base on balls. In his career he struck out 1669 times and walked 1559 times in 22 years. Hall of Famer, .256 lifetime batting average and 1584 lifetime RBI's. baseballhistorian.com |