Harmon Killebrew

Minnesota Twins slugger Harmon Killebrew, the affable, big-swinging Hall of Famer whose tape-measure home runs made him the cornerstone of the Minnesota Twins, died Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz., after battling esophageal cancer. He was 74.

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Tue., May 17, 2011

FILE - This May 29, 1959, file photo shows Harmon Killebrew, of the Washington Senators, , shaking hands with President Dwight D. Eisenhower before the start of a baseball game against Boston, in Washington. At center is Calvin Griffith, president of the Senators. Hall of Famer Killebrew, known for his tape-measure home runs, died Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was 74.

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FILE - In this August 1959 file photo, Washington Senators outfielder Harmon Killebrew poses for a portrait. Killebrew, the affable, big-swinging Hall of Famer whose tape-measure home runs made him the cornerstone of the Minnesota Twins, died Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz., after battling esophageal cancer. He was 74. Killebrew broke in to the majors with the Senators in 1954 as an 18-year-old.
FILE - This May 22, 1962, file photo shows Minnesota Twins' outfielder Harmon Killebrew hitting a double in the third inning against the Washington Senators, in Washington.

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FILE - This May 19, 1964 file photo shows Minnesota Twins' Harmon Killebrew at bat in game against the Yankees at New York's Yankee Stadium. Killebrew, the Twins slugger known for his tape-measure home runs, died Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was 74.

Marty Lederhandler Associated Press
FILE - This May 19, 1964, file photo shows Minnesota Twins' Harmon Killebrew at bat in game against the Yankees at New York's Yankee Stadium. Killebrew, the Twins slugger known for his tape-measure home runs, died Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was 74.

Marty Lederhandler Associated Press
FILE - In this Sept. 12, 1964 file photo, Minnesota Twins slugger Harmon Killebrew poses for a portrait before a baseball game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York. Killebrew, the affable, big-swinging Hall of Famer whose tape-measure home runs made him the cornerstone of the Minnesota Twins, died Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz., after battling esophageal cancer. He was 74.

Harry Harris Associated Press
FILE - This Sept. 12, 1964, file photo shows Minnesota Twins' Harmon Killebrew posing with 9-year-old Johnny Guiney, at New Yorks Yankee Stadium. Killebrew had visited Guiney in May after he was hospitalized with critical burns suffered when his altar boy robes caught fire. Johnny asked his idol to hit a homer, and the leading home run hitter in the major leagues responded with a first inning, two-run blast. Killebrew, the Twins slugger known for his tape-measure home runs, died Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was 74.

Harry Harris Associated Press
FILE - This is a 1965 file photo showing Minnesota Twins baseball player Harmon Killebrew. Killebrew, the Twins slugger known for his tape-measure home runs, died Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was 74.

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FILE - This July 13, 1971, file photo shows American League All Stars, from left, Baltimore Orioles' Frank Robinson, Minnesota Twins' Harmon Killebrew and Oakland Athletic's Reggie Jackson, in the clubhouse after defeating the National League 6-4, in Detroit. Killebrew, the Twins slugger known for his tape-measure home runs, died Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was 74.
FILE - This July 2, 1984, file photo shows President Ronald Reagan, right, holding an autographed baseball as he talks with soon to be Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew, formerly of the Minnesota Twins, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C. Killebrew, along with other old timer baseball players, were in Washington for the Old Timers Baseball Classic. Killebrew died Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was 74.

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FILE - This April 3, 2010, file photo shows former Minnesota Twins baseball player Harmon Killebrew posing with a statue of him unveiled near Target Field in Minneapolis. Killebrew, the Twins slugger known for his tape-measure home runs, died Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was 74.

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FILE - This June 20, 2010, file photo shows Former Minnesota Twins baseball player and Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew, signing autographs before the Hall of Fame Classic baseball game in Cooperstown, N.Y. Killebrew, the Twins slugger known for his tape-measure home runs, died Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was 74.

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