On This Date in Minnesota History: January 10

January 10, 1984 – Harmon Killebrew, the popular Minnesota Twins’ third baseman and left fielder, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on this date, the first Twin to receive that honor.

“A member of the Twins from their inaugural Minnesota season in 1961, Killebrew hit 573 career home runs, 475 of them in his 14 seasons with the Twins, to place him 5th on the all-time home run list and second only to Babe Ruth in American League history. He hit over 40 home runs on eight occasions and 30-or-more 10 times while driving in 100-plus runs nine times.”

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Harmon Killebrew

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