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Photos: Remembering Harmon Killebrew

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Harmon Killebrew
An undated photo of Hall of Fame baseball player Harmon Killebrew. Killebrew, the Twins slugger known for his tape-measure home runs, died Tuesday, May 16, 2011, at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was 74.
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Twins Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew died Tuesday, May 17, 2011 in Scotsdale, Ariz. after battling esophageal cancer. Killebrew was a top power hitter in the 1960s and he helped the fledgling Twins put down roots in a place that until 1961, never had major league ball.

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Killebrew memorial
Offerings from fans surround a statue of Harmon Killebrew outside Target Field in Minneapolis, Minn., on May 17, 2011.
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Harmon Killebrew
An undated photo of Hall of Fame baseball player Harmon Killebrew. Killebrew, the Twins slugger known for his tape-measure home runs, died Tuesday, May 16, 2011, at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was 74.
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Harmon Killebrew in 1969
Minnesota Twins' Harmon Killebrew smashes his 49th home run of the season, Oct.1, 1969 against the Chicago White Sox, a two-run blast in the first inning of the American League game in the Twin Cities. Killebrew 's homer gave him 140 RBIs. Chicago took the game, 4-3.
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