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"Although quiet and soft-spoken, Harmon Killebrew
epitomized raw power." - National Baseball Hall of Fame
"Harmon (Killebrew)
told me never to chew gum at the plate. He said it makes your eyeballs bounce up and down." - Indians coach Charlie Manuel (1988)
"He hit line drives that put the opposition in jeopardy. And I don't mean infielders, I mean outfielders." - Ossie Bluege
"He (Roger Maris) was not in the classic sense - a Mickey Mantle or Harmon Killebrew
or Willie Mays - a power hitter. He was a very good line-drive hitter, who was playing in exactly the right ballpark and hitting just ahead of the exact right cleanup hitter." - ESPN columnist David Halberstam
"If ever anyone wielded a blunt instrument at home plate, it was Harmon Killebrew. There was nothing subtle about the Idaho strongboy and it was always his intention to mash a pitched ball as hard and as far as he could." - Donald Honig in The Power Hitters (1989)
"(Harmon) Killebrew
can knock the ball out of any park, including Yellowstone." - Orioles manager Paul Richards
"(Harmon) Killebrew
was the most prolific home run hitter of the 1960s." - Jonathan Fraser Light in The Cultural Encyclopedia of Baseball (1997)
"The homers he hit against us would be homers in any park, including Yellowstone." - manager Paul Richards
"The team without (Harmon) Killebrew
is like dressing up for a formal affair with a white tie and tails and then wearing muddy shoes." - Twins catcher Earl Battey
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