#53 Harmon Killebrew, Leftfield, 24 yrs, Kansas City Athletics Thursday, 10/5/1960 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Harmon Killebrew
6/29/1936 24 USA,ID, 5"11 213
Leftfield R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Prospect rating :
| Average Minimal None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Average Normal Normal 5.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1960 (Automatic) 2 Year(s), 0 Days (344 total Days) 172 Day(s) 2 Year(s), 0 Days (344 total Days) 1 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 6 |
Talent | 7 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 4 3 3 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 6 (Range), .994 (Fielding Pct.) 3B : 5 (Range), .941 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 10 (Range), .984 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 10 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/13 | NYY | W 6-5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/15 | @WS1 | L 3-8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/17 | BAL | L 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/18 | BAL | L 1-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/19 | @CLE | W 10-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | #2 | | |
9/20 | @CLE | L 7-10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/22 | @CHA | L 6-7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/24 | BOS | W 8-7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/26 | DET | W 8-7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/27 | @DET | W 7-5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #2 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 139 | 472 | 116 | 25 | 1 | 34 | 91 | 87 | 81 | 93 | .246 | .362 | .519 | .881 | .897 | .273 |
Projected | 147 | 500 | 123 | 26 | 1 | 36 | 96 | 92 | 86 | 98 | .246 | .362 | .519 | .881 | .897 | .273 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 129 | 562 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 245 | 60 | 0 | 1 | .0 | 91.7 | 6.6 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 131 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 32 | 35 | 32 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .290 | .437 | .618 | 1.055 |
vs. RHP | 341 | 78 | 18 | 1 | 22 | 59 | 52 | 49 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .229 | .329 | .481 | .810 |
Close/Late | 55 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 | .369 | .655 | 1.024 |
Scoring Position | 107 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 31 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .243 | .411 | .439 | .851 |
Pinch Hitting | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 71 | 237 | 50 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 47 | 36 | 41 | 47 | .211 | .329 | .468 | .797 |
Road | 68 | 235 | 66 | 15 | 1 | 17 | 44 | 51 | 40 | 46 | .281 | .394 | .570 | .964 |
Last Week | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .167 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
March/April | 24 | 97 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 19 | .278 | .340 | .598 | .938 |
May | 28 | 89 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 20 | .157 | .286 | .348 | .634 |
June | 24 | 75 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | .293 | .404 | .573 | .978 |
July | 17 | 60 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 15 | .300 | .394 | .683 | 1.078 |
August | 26 | 88 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | .239 | .374 | .523 | .897 |
Sept/Oct | 20 | 63 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 8 | .222 | .393 | .413 | .806 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1959 | 147 | 535 | 118 | 17 | 0 | 43 | 108 | 102 | 88 | 6 | 10 | 141 | 1 | 0 | .221 | .332 | .493 | .825 | DET |
1960 | 139 | 472 | 116 | 25 | 1 | 34 | 91 | 87 | 81 | 6 | 2 | 93 | 0 | 1 | .246 | .362 | .519 | .881 | DET KC |
Total | 286 | 1007 | 234 | 42 | 1 | 77 | 199 | 189 | 169 | 12 | 12 | 234 | 1 | 1 | .232 | .346 | .505 | .851 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1959, AAA | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .333 | .571 | .905 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
First Base | 29 | 28 | 318 | 31 | 24 | 353 | 4 | .989 | 249.0 | 12.76 | | | | |
Third Base | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 6.0 | 3.00 | | | | |
Leftfield | 108 | 101 | 179 | 3 | 0 | 184 | 2 | .989 | 904.0 | 1.83 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by Detroit in 1959... Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/13/1959, off Dick Bokelmann (CHA)... Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Kansas City on 5/11/1959... Won Player of the Week award on 6/19/1959, hitting .423 with 5 HR, 11 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1959, hitting .318 with 15 HR, 28 RBI... Won Rookie Of The Year Award in 1959, hitting .221 with 43 HR, 108 RBI... Traded from Detroit to Kansas City on 7/24/1960 (Going to DET: CF Al Kaline, 2B Red Schoendienst, P Lindy Mcdaniel, 2B Johnny Temple. Going to KC: LF Harmon Killebrew, SS Granny Hamner)... Won Player of the Week award on 8/14/1960, hitting .409 with 4 HR, 7 RBI...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Homeruns 1959 - 43 - 2nd
| RBI 1959 - 108 - 7th
| Runs 1959 - 102 - 10th
| BB 1959 - 88 - 9th
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