Harmon Killebrew

Harmon Clayton Killebrew, Jr.(/ˈkɪlɪbruː/; June 29, 1936 – May 17, 2011), 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 (MLB), primarily with the Minnesota Twins, Killebrew was a prolific power hitter who, at the time of his retirement, had the fourth most home runs in major league history. He was second only to Babe Ruth in American League (AL) home runs, and was the AL career leader in home runs by a right-handed batter . Killebrew was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984.\n', '

Killebrew was a stocky 5-foot-11-inch (180 cm) tall, 213-pound (97 kg) hitter with a compact swing that generated tremendous power. He became one of the AL\'s most feared power hitters of the 1960s, hitting 40 home runs in a season eight times. In 1965…