tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949817489487564796.post6388005680848340091..comments2024-01-09T16:56:41.332-05:00Comments on 1960s Baseball: RIP - Harmon KillebrewJim from Downingtownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01537007940455183397noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949817489487564796.post-32126202894094598282011-12-04T13:20:33.975-05:002011-12-04T13:20:33.975-05:00Killer had some monster numbers in the 1960's ...Killer had some monster numbers in the 1960's against some great pitching. It seemed back then every staff had at least one ace if not two good starters. <br /><br />Killerbrew may have not hit .300 but he sure flirted with 50 home runs a few times.Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00885170314284340429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949817489487564796.post-73501367970269296412011-06-10T22:34:47.442-04:002011-06-10T22:34:47.442-04:00Prior to 1967, the only baseball players I was awa...Prior to 1967, the only baseball players I was aware of were Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, Yogi Berra (all from Yoo-Hoo commercials and other TV appearances), Johnny Callison (from kids talking about him on the playground), and Harmon Killebrew.<br /><br />How did Killebrew get into that small mix for a kid from Pennsylvania? Every summer, our neighbor's grandchildren came from Minnesota to visit them. Of course Harmon Killebrew was their favorite player, and they made sure I knew it. (I may have also seen him on the back of a cereal or Jell-o box n the early '60s !)Jim from Downingtownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537007940455183397noreply@blogger.com