Harmon Killebrew
Awards And Accomplishments
| 1955 | Hit first major league homer June 24, against Billy Hoeft of the Detroit Tigers |
| 1959 | Tied Cleveland's Rocky Colavito for American League lead in home runs with 42. |
| 1959, 1961, 1963-71 | All-Star Team |
| 1962-64 | Led American League in home runs with 48, 45 and 49, respectively |
| 1967 | Tied Boston's Carl Yastrzemski for American League lead in home runs with 44. |
| 1969 | Voted American League Most Valuable Player after leading league in home runs (49) and runs batted in (140). |
| 1971 | Hit 500th home run, off Mike Cuellar of Baltimore Orioles |
| 1974 | Twins retire his uniform number (3) |
| 1984 | Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame |
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