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The Spectacle Blog
The 74-year-old Killebrew stated it is “perhaps the most difficult battle of my life” but is optimistic he can make a full recovery.
Killebrew spent nearly his entire twenty-two year big league career in the Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins organization. Nicknamed “Killer”, he hit 40 or more homeruns in eight different seasons and six times led the American League in homeruns. Killebrew also led the AL in RBIs thrice and in OBP four times. His only World Series appearance came in 1965 when the Twins came up just short against Sandy Koufax and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Killebrew’s best season came in 1969 when he won the AL MVP. That season, Killebrew hit .276 with 49 homeruns, 140 RBI and drew 145 walks (good for a .427 OBP) for the AL West Division champion Twins. He was named to 11 AL All-Star teams and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1984.
Here’s hoping Killebrew knocks his cancer out of the park.
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LiveFreeOrDie| 12.30.10 @ 1:34PM
One of the few guys able to hit 50 home runs in a season sans steroids. I sure hope he beats it!
Vinny| 12.30.10 @ 2:21PM
Harmon, you had an amazing career and although I was a Yankee fan and I hated to see you come to the plate with anyone on, you were great to watch.
I hope only the best for you and will pray for your recovery. Best wishes.
Neanderthal| 12.30.10 @ 2:39PM
My dad knew Harmon from when they both attended College of Idaho. His observation was that, where other people had a "small of their back", on Killebrew there was no "small".
Richard Baker| 12.30.10 @ 3:24PM
Watched him play in Washington years ago and I felt sorry for the third baseman when he hit a line drive their way. The only batter like that was Frank Howard later in the '60s when he was a Senator. Hope "Killer" gets better soon.
Bob K.| 12.30.10 @ 6:19PM
I saw him hit a couple of really awesome home runs! One, against the Yankees, in Washington DC's old Griffith Stadium came within a couple of feet of going over the wall above the left field bleachers. It was 380 feet down the left field line in Griffith Stadium. I was sitting 1/2 way up in the bleachers and turned around to watch it bounce high off the fence. It would have gone as far as the famous Home Run Mickey Mantle hit there if he had pulled it a bit more! Yogi Berra was playing left field and he never took his hands off his knees when it was hit. He just slowly turned around and watched it's flight! As did everyone else in the bleachers!
The other was a shot deep into the upper deck in left-center field in the new DC Stadium. It looked like it was jet powered it got there so fast!
I wish him the best! He was a real Professional!
handbags | 12.30.10 @ 9:41PM
thanks your share!
Occam's Tool| 12.31.10 @ 12:53AM
A great guy. Fortunately, he's in the care of the best ENTs on the planet----they did a great job on my boy.
Dollface| 12.31.10 @ 8:11AM
Harmon Killebrew was always the consumate competitor and sportsman. He hit 40 plus home runs a year without steroids and without the divisive egotism of today's "stars". He never tried to show up the pitcher and never tried to make himself more important than the team. Harmon Killebrew IS a gentleman. Here's hoping you knock this disease out of the park, Killer, you've got a lot of people rooting for you.
I Survived Arlen Specter| 12.31.10 @ 3:14PM
May GOD be with Harmon Killebrew as he battles cancer. Killebrew was one of a breed now dead & gone. A home run hitter who didn't need dope to entertain baseball fans & crush the ball out of the park. The fact that Barry "The Juiced One" Bonds is the current all time "home run" leader in MLB history is truly nauseating and embarrassing & caused me to lose all respect for MLB in this modern day . Harmon Killebrew had something too many so-called "sluggers" in MLB today seem to lack & use performance enhancing drugs to mask their lack of it. That is something called natural ability. Modern day Steroidball really sucks & I will no longer spend money on MLB until they REALLY get serious about it's doping problems. Harmon Killebrew, Godspeed & you are in my prayers.