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Become a Stathead. Runners on Base 20 Player Page Tricks and Tips. More Killebrew Pages. Full Site Menu Return to Top. Killebrew drove in the tying or winning run seven times in before suffering an injury on August 2nd.
During a game against the Orioles, Twins third baseman Rich Rollins made a bad throw to first and while trying to save the play, Killebrew collided with the runner and dislocated his elbow, putting him out of action until mid-September. Killebrew ended the regular season with 25 home runs and 75 RBI.
At the start of the season, Killebrew scored few home runs; halfway through May, he had only hit two home runs, his lowest total at that point of a season since , when he had missed the first two months of the season. He later increased his tally to 39 and finished the season with a. During the season, Killebrew showed - yet again - his ability to hit long home runs when, on June 3, , he struck the longest home run recorded at Metropolitan Stadium, a shot off Lew Burdette in the 4th inning that landed in the second deck of the bleachers.
The Twins, led by Killebrew, were in the pennant race throughout the season, and had a one-game lead as the final two games of the season began against the Boston Red Sox.
Having to win only once to clinch the pennant, Killebrew hit a home run in the first game and recorded two hits in each game, but Boston won twice and Minnesota finished in a second place tie with the Detroit Tigers. Killebrew started the season hitting below. Even so, he was selected as the starting first baseman in the All-Star Game and Killebrew stated that, owing to his poor start, he was "surprised" and "embarrassed" by the selection.
In the All-Star Game itself, in the third inning he stretched for a ball thrown by shortstop Jim Fregosi and his foot slipped and he did the splits, rupturing his left medial hamstring. He was carried from the field by a stretcher. At the time, the injury was considered career-threatening, but after missing about six weeks, he returned to limited action in September. After enduring seven months of rehabilitation for his injury, Killebrew remained in pain, but rebounded to make memorable.
That personal best lasted barely two months: on September 7 he hit a three-run home run and a grand slam for seven RBIs, all in the first two innings, to defeat the Athletics again.
Killebrew led the best offense in the league and rookie manager Billy Martin's Twins won the new American League West division as a result. How memorable was '69? Killebrew set career highs in RBIs, runs, walks and on-base percentage, tied his career high with 49 home runs, and even registered eight of his 19 career stolen bases, en route to winning his only Most Valuable Player Award.
He led the AL in home runs, RBIs, on-base percentage, walks, and intentional walks and knocked in the winning run 20 times while playing in all games. In the American League Championship Series, the Baltimore Orioles used their pitching staff, the best in the league, to defeat Minnesota and win the series three games to none. Baltimore avoided Killebrew by walking him six times in the three games to avoid pitching to him, which was as many times as they walked the rest of the Twins team.
He was set to lead a team that had undergone a lot of change; Killebrew was one of only four Twins remaining from the pennant-winning club. He spent most of the season's first half continuing his success, and found Baltimore's Brooks Robinson rivalling him for the third base spot during the All-Star voting process; the two were neck-and-neck throughout.
He continued his success through the second half of the year, and at season's end Killebrew had hit 41 home runs with RBIs and finished third in MVP voting behind teammate Tony Oliva and Baltimore's Boog Powell , who won the award.
The Twins were again swept, though Killebrew's performance was notable, he hit two home runs in three games. Killebrew reached the 40 home runs for the final time in and also made his last appearance in the postseason. Killebrew appeared in his last All-Star Game in , hitting a two-run home run off Ferguson Jenkins to provide the margin of victory for the AL.
He finished the season with a. Killebrew hit his th home run on June 22, , but a sprained right toe made his run to milestone number a slow one. He hit number more than a month later and finally hit number off a Mike Cuellar slow curveball in the first inning of an August 10 home game; at the time, he was the 10th player in history to hit home runs. He then wasted no time in hitting number , knocking a Cuellar fastball over the fences later in the same game.
In , Killebrew showed signs of slowing down. He missed his first All-Star Game since , but instead of expressing disappointment in his streak ending, he noted that Twins shortstop Danny Thompson should have had the opportunity to play instead; Thompson mentioned the same thing about Killebrew.
Despite not appearing in the Midsummer Classic, Killebrew's home run total continued to climb, and by the end of July he had Jimmie Foxx and Mickey Mantle career marks in his sights; he went on to pass both in August. There were questions about Killebrew's health as the season began, as he had surgery twice during the offseason to fix leg problems. He played through the first half of the season, but an injury to his left knee on June 25 sidelined him. A month later, the injury had not cleared up, and he underwent surgery to remove some torn cartilage; he did not return to the lineup until mid-September.
Killebrew only played in 69 games that season, hitting five home runs. Fully recovered as one can be with a half-dozen surgeries for the season, Killebrew made his mark early on, hitting two home runs in a May 5 match against the Detroit Tigers; the second was career home run number Or write about sports?
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