The last star to emerge with the first Senators, Killebrew really made
his mark with the club after they moved to Minnesota, but did hit 42
homers in 1959. A bearlike, slow low average power hitter, but part of
the .256 lifetime average is due to the fact that much of his career
was spent in an era that favored hurlers. A direct ancestor of the
Gorman Thomases, Adam Dunns, and other low average but productive power
hitters, but a far better player than any of them- led the league in
categories like homers and walks many times, and one of the most feared
sluggers of his era.
