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Kirby Puckett

Birthdate:

3/14/1960

Died:

3/6/2006

Height / Weight:

5' 8" / 210 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Chicago, IL, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Kirby Puckett's .318 lifetime batting average was the second highest mark for American League players in the past 20 years (1980-2000) trailing only Wade Boggs. A native of Chicago, Puckett was an excellent center-fielder and helped the Minnesota Twins win World Series Titles in 1987 and 1991. He had 5 homers and 16 RBI's in 24 post-season games. He won six Gold Gloves in a 12 year career. Puckett's career ended at age 34 by partial blindness caused by glaucoma. In his last full season with the Twins, he led the American League in RBI's and drove in 1,085 in his career. Kirby Puckett played his entire career with the Minnesota Twins, 1984-1996. A member of the Hall of Fame

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Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
12 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1984	MIN (AL)	128	557	63	165	12	5	0	31	16	69	14	7	1	4	4	2	.296	.320	SLG
1985	MIN (AL)	161	691	80	199	29	13	4	74	41	87	21	12	0	4	5	3	.288	.330	SLG
1986	MIN (AL)	161	680	119	223	37	6	31	96	34	99	20	12	4	7	2	0	.328	.366	SLG
1987	MIN (AL)	157	624	96	207	32	5	28	99	32	91	12	7	7	6	0	6	.332	.367	SLG
1988	MIN (AL)	158	657	109	234	42	5	24	121	23	83	6	7	4	2	0	9	.356	.375	SLG
1989	MIN (AL)	159	635	75	215	45	4	9	85	41	59	11	4	9	3	0	5	.339	.379	SLG
1990	MIN (AL)	146	551	82	164	40	3	12	80	57	73	5	4	11	3	1	3	.298	.365	SLG
1991	MIN (AL)	152	611	92	195	29	6	15	89	31	78	11	5	4	4	8	7	.319	.352	SLG
1992	MIN (AL)	160	639	104	210	38	4	19	110	44	97	17	7	13	6	1	6	.329	.374	SLG
1993	MIN (AL)	156	622	89	184	39	3	22	89	47	93	8	6	7	7	1	5	.296	.349	SLG
1994	MIN (AL)	108	439	79	139	32	3	20	112	28	47	6	3	7	7	1	7	.317	.362	SLG
1995	MIN (AL)	137	538	83	169	39	0	23	99	56	89	3	2	18	3	0	5	.314	.379	SLG
12 years		1783	7244	1071	2304	414	57	207	1085	450	965	134	76	85	56	23	58	.318	.360	.SLG

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