Another huge rookie card from this set is that of Harmon Killebrew (b. 1936). Killebrew is a legend in Minnesota, and one of the greatest home run hitters of all-time. He played in the majors from 1954 to 1975 for the Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins and the Kansas City Royals. He retired with 2,086 hits, 573 home runs and a .256 batting average. At the time of his retirement, he was fifth all-time in home runs..
Here are some of Killebrew's accomplishments:
- 1969 AL MVP
- All Star in 1959, 1961, 1963-1971
- Eleventh all time in home runs
- Led the league in home runs 6 times (1959, 1962-1964, 1967 and 1969)
- Hit over 40 home runs 8 times
- Led the league in RBI 3 times (1962, 1969 and 1971)
- Ranked 9th all-time in career at bats per home run (14.2)
- Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1984 (fourth ballot) with 83.1% of the vote
(Hall of Fame 11)
Do you remember how much you paid for this card? I've been looking around for one.
ReplyDelete$55.35 off of ebay on 01/18/09. Did pretty well, I think.
ReplyDeleteFirst, your posts make me drool all the time, but this one, OH MY GOSH!!! NICE!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeletePlus, at that price ya got a steal!
How much is one worth? I need to find out 'cause I have this card (mint condition).
ReplyDeleteThanks,
I'd estimate a mint Killebrew RC would be $250 but I imagine it is about to jump in value due to his declining health.
ReplyDeleteWow he died a day later. I have this card in good condition and was trying to find out how much it was worth.
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