Harmon Killebrew

Positions: First Baseman, Third Baseman and Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 195lb (183cm, 88kg)

Born: June 29, 1936 in Payette, ID us

Died: May 17, 2011 in Scottsdale, AZ

Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Payette, ID

High School: Payette HS (Payette, ID)

School: Albertson College (Caldwell, ID)

Debut: June 23, 1954 (Age 17-359d, 11,147th in major league history)
vs. CHW 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 26, 1975 (Age 39-089d)
vs. TEX 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1984. (Voted by BBWAA on 335/403 ballots)
View Harmon Killebrew's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Agents: John Boggs & Associates

Full Name: Harmon Clayton Killebrew

Nicknames: Killer

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

60.3

8147

2086

573

.256

1283

RBI

1584

OBP

.376

SLG

.509

OPS

.884

OPS+

143

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1963 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1963 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	MIN		CLE	L,4-5	GS	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
2	2	Apr 10	MIN		CLE	W,5-3	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
3	3	Apr 12	MIN	@	KCA	L,0-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
4	4	Apr 13	MIN	@	KCA	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
5	5	Apr 14	MIN	@	KCA	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	28 (22)	May 11	MIN		KCA	L,1-5	GS	19	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
7	30 (1)	May 14	MIN	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
8	31	May 15	MIN	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
9	32	May 17	MIN	@	CLE	W,11-4	GS	29	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
10	33	May 18	MIN	@	CLE	W,8-1	GS	24	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
11	34	May 19 (1)	MIN	@	CLE	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
12	35	May 19 (2)	MIN	@	CLE	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
13	36	May 20	MIN	@	BOS	W,6-5	GS	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
14	37	May 21	MIN	@	BOS	W,8-2	GS	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
15	38	May 22	MIN	@	BOS	W,3-1	GS	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
16	39	May 24	MIN		CHW	W,8-6	GS	32	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
17	40	May 25	MIN		CHW	W,6-0	GS	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
18	41	May 26	MIN		CHW	W,5-2	GS	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
19	42	May 28	MIN		WSA	W,6-3	GS	24	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
20	43	May 29	MIN		WSA	W,10-1	GS	28	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
21	44	May 30	MIN		WSA	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
22	45	May 31	MIN		DET	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	46	Jun 1	MIN		DET	W,7-1	GS	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
24	47	Jun 2	MIN		DET	L,6-7	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
25	48	Jun 3	MIN	@	KCA	L,1-4	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
26	49	Jun 4	MIN	@	KCA	W,5-0	GS	23	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
27	50	Jun 5	MIN	@	KCA	W,4-0	GS	24	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
28	51	Jun 7	MIN	@	LAA	W,6-1	GS	28	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
29	52	Jun 8	MIN	@	LAA	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
30	53	Jun 9	MIN	@	LAA	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
31	54	Jun 11	MIN	@	CHW	W,8-6	GS	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
32	55	Jun 12 (1)	MIN		KCA	L,4-12	CG	47	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
33	56	Jun 12 (2)	MIN		KCA	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
34	57	Jun 13	MIN		KCA	W,6-3	GS	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
35	58	Jun 14	MIN		LAA	W,3-2	GS	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
36	59	Jun 15	MIN		LAA	L,6-9	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
37	60	Jun 16 (1)	MIN		LAA	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
38	61	Jun 16 (2)	MIN		LAA	L,4-5	GS	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
39	62	Jun 18	MIN		CHW	W,5-3	GS	33	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
40	63	Jun 19	MIN		CHW	L,4-12	CG	48	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
41	64	Jun 20	MIN		CHW	W,9-4	GS	36	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
42	65	Jun 21 (1)	MIN		BAL	W,5-2	GS	29	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
43	66	Jun 21 (2)	MIN		BAL	L,2-10	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
44	67	Jun 22	MIN		BAL	W,3-1	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
45	68	Jun 23	MIN		BAL	L,1-4	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
46	69	Jun 24	MIN		BAL	W,6-4	GS	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
47	70	Jun 25	MIN		DET	W,1-0	GS	29	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
48	71	Jun 26	MIN		DET	W,6-1	GS	29	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
49	72	Jun 27	MIN		DET	W,10-6	GS	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
50	73	Jun 28 (1)	MIN	@	WSA	W,11-4	GS	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
51	74	Jun 28 (2)	MIN	@	WSA	W,10-3	GS	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
52	75	Jun 30	MIN	@	WSA	W,6-2	GS	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
53	76	Jul 2	MIN	@	DET	W,7-4	GS	32	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
54	77	Jul 3	MIN	@	DET	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
55	78	Jul 4 (1)	MIN	@	DET	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
56	79	Jul 4 (2)	MIN	@	DET	L,1-3	GS	20	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
57	81 (1)	Jul 5 (2)	MIN	@	BAL	W,7-5	GS	25	5.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
58	82	Jul 6	MIN	@	BAL	L,1-2	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
59	83	Jul 7	MIN	@	BAL	L,3-4	GS	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
60	84	Jul 10	MIN		BOS	L,4-7	CG	43	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
61	85	Jul 11	MIN		BOS	L,0-2	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
62	86	Jul 12	MIN		BOS	L,2-3	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
63	87	Jul 13	MIN		BOS	W,6-4	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
64	88	Jul 14 (1)	MIN		CLE	W,5-3	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
65	89	Jul 14 (2)	MIN		CLE	W,8-2	GS	34	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
66	90	Jul 15	MIN		CLE	W,13-1	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
67	91	Jul 17	MIN		NYY	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
68	92	Jul 18	MIN		NYY	W,9-3	GS	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
69	93	Jul 19	MIN		WSA	L,5-6	CG	60	13.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
70	94	Jul 20	MIN		WSA	W,11-3	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
71	95	Jul 21	MIN		WSA	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
72	96	Jul 23	MIN	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	46	12.2	5	0	0	5	0	LF
73	97	Jul 24 (1)	MIN	@	CLE	W,9-0	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
74	98	Jul 24 (2)	MIN	@	CLE	W,5-0	GS	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
75	99	Jul 25	MIN	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
76	100	Jul 26	MIN	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
77	101	Jul 27	MIN	@	NYY	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
78	102	Jul 28 (1)	MIN	@	NYY	W,5-1	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
79	103	Jul 28 (2)	MIN	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
80	104	Jul 29	MIN	@	BOS	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
81	105	Jul 30	MIN	@	BOS	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
82	106	Jul 31	MIN	@	BOS	W,9-5	GS	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
83	107	Aug 2	MIN	@	KCA	W,10-3	GS	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
84	108	Aug 3	MIN	@	KCA	W,7-2	GS	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
85	109	Aug 4	MIN	@	KCA	L,2-6	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
86	110	Aug 6	MIN	@	LAA	W,5-1	GS	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
87	111	Aug 7	MIN	@	LAA	W,9-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
88	112	Aug 8	MIN	@	LAA	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
89	113	Aug 9	MIN		BOS	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
90	114	Aug 10	MIN		BOS	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
91	115	Aug 11	MIN		BOS	W,5-2	GS	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
92	116	Aug 12	MIN		BOS	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
93	117	Aug 13	MIN		BAL	L,1-6	CG	43	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
94	118	Aug 14	MIN		BAL	W,2-1	CG	47	13.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
95	119	Aug 15	MIN		BAL	W,13-3	GS	31	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
96	120	Aug 16	MIN		WSA	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
97	121	Aug 17	MIN		WSA	L,0-10	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
98	122	Aug 18	MIN		WSA	L,3-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
99	123	Aug 20	MIN	@	DET	L,0-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
100	124	Aug 21	MIN	@	DET	W,12-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
101	125	Aug 23 (1)	MIN	@	BAL	L,4-14	CG	45	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
102	126	Aug 23 (2)	MIN	@	BAL	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
103	127	Aug 24	MIN	@	BAL	W,1-0	GS	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
104	128	Aug 25	MIN	@	BAL	W,5-3	GS	42	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
105	129	Aug 26 (1)	MIN	@	WSA	W,5-2	GS	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
106	130	Aug 26 (2)	MIN	@	WSA	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
107	131	Aug 29 (1)	MIN	@	WSA	W,14-2	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
108	132	Aug 29 (2)	MIN	@	WSA	W,10-1	GS	25	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
109	133	Aug 30	MIN		CHW	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
110	134	Aug 31	MIN		CHW	L,0-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
111	135	Sep 1	MIN		CHW	L,3-8	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
112	136	Sep 2 (1)	MIN		KCA	W,6-2	GS	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
113	137	Sep 2 (2)	MIN		KCA	W,3-1	GS	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
114	138	Sep 3	MIN		KCA	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
115	139	Sep 4	MIN		LAA	W,4-2	GS	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
116	140	Sep 5	MIN		LAA	L,5-8	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
117	141	Sep 6	MIN	@	CHW	W,9-8	GS	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
118	142	Sep 7	MIN	@	CHW	W,4-2	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
119	143	Sep 8 (1)	MIN	@	CHW	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
120	144	Sep 8 (2)	MIN	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	39	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
121	145	Sep 9	MIN		CLE	W,7-4	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
122	146	Sep 10	MIN		CLE	W,5-4	GS	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
123	147	Sep 11	MIN		CLE	W,9-3	GS	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
124	148	Sep 12	MIN		CLE	W,3-2	GS	28	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
125	149	Sep 13	MIN		NYY	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
126	150	Sep 14 (1)	MIN		NYY	W,6-2	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
127	151	Sep 14 (2)	MIN		NYY	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
128	152	Sep 15	MIN		NYY	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
129	153	Sep 17	MIN		DET	W,3-1	GS	28	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
130	154	Sep 18	MIN		DET	W,10-0	GS	28	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
131	155	Sep 19	MIN		DET	L,6-8	GS	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
132	156	Sep 21 (1)	MIN	@	BOS	W,13-4	GS	29	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
133	157	Sep 21 (2)	MIN	@	BOS	L,2-11	CG	43	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
134	158	Sep 22	MIN	@	BOS	W,6-1	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
135	159	Sep 24	MIN	@	CLE	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
136	160	Sep 27	MIN	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
137	161	Sep 28	MIN	@	NYY	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
							137gm		1122.0	215	7	3	225	0