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Kent Hrbek
First baseman
Born: May 21, 1960 (1960-05-21) (age 48)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 24, 1981
for the Minnesota Twins
Final game
August 10, 1994
for the Minnesota Twins
Career statistics
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Home runs     293
Runs batted in     1,086
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Kent Allen Hrbek (pronounced /ˈhɝbɛk/, born May 21, 1960 in Minneapolis, Minnesota), nicknamed "Herbie", is a former American Major League Baseball player. The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-2 Ron Cey, Pedro Guerrero Headline events of the year As a result of a players' strike the MLB season ends prematurely on August 11, 1994. The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The 1987 World Series was played between the Minnesota Twins and the St The 1991 World Series was played between the Minnesota Twins (95-67 of the American League and the Atlanta Braves (94-68 of the National League The Lou Gehrig Memorial Award was created by the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity in honor of the former Major League Baseball player Lou Gehrig, who was a member of the The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers The United States of America —commonly referred to as the He played fourteen seasons for the Minnesota Twins at first base, and batted left handed. The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run He hit the first home run in the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome on April 3, 1982 in an exhibition game against the Phillies. [1] Fans knew Hrbek as an outstanding defensive player at his position and a perennial slugger, as well as being charismatic and often chewing bubble gum. He attended Kennedy High School in Bloomington, Minnesota. Bloomington is the fifth largest city in the US state of Minnesota in Hennepin County, and the third core city of the Minneapolis-St While not nationally popular to the extent of his peer and friend Kirby Puckett, Hrbek was a popular hometown favorite who was always cheerful to his fans. Kirby Puckett (March 14 1960 – March 6 2006 was a Center fielder

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Career

Hrbek had his Major League debut on August 24, 1981 at Yankee Stadium and hit a game-winning home run off New York reliever George Frazier in the 12th inning. George Francis Frazier Jr ( 10 June 1911 — 13 June 1974) was an American Journalist. 1982 was his official rookie year and he played well for manager Billy Gardner and was immediately selected as an All-Star. In Baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager (or more formally the field manager) this individual controls matters William Frederick Gardner (born July 19 1927 in Waterford Connecticut) is an American former Major League Baseball player After batting . 301 with 23 home runs and 92 RBIs, Hrbek finished second in the American League Rookie of the Year vote, behind Cal Ripken, Jr. For most of his career, "Herbie" batted cleanup (fourth), immediately after Kirby Puckett. The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is given annually to one player from each league as voted upon by the Baseball Writers Association of America

Some of his most memorable moments were during the 1987 season. The 1987 World Series was played between the Minnesota Twins and the St He hit a career best 34 home runs to help the Twins win the AL West. He was also instrumental in capturing the World Series Championship, as he hit a grand slam in Game 6. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. In the Sport of Baseball, a grand slam (or just slam for short is a Home run hit with all the bases occupied by baserunners, thereby He also is known around Minnesota for waking up very early on the morning of game 7 of the 1987 World Series to go on a duck hunt before playing in the game. [2]


In 1991 he again helped the Twins to win the World Series, after the Twins had finished the previous season in last place. The 1991 World Series was played between the Minnesota Twins (95-67 of the American League and the Atlanta Braves (94-68 of the National League Fans may remember him best for a confrontation with Ron Gant in Game 2, when it appeared that Hrbek had pulled Gant off the bag as Gant was returning to first base without a slide. Ronald Edwin "Ron" Gant (born March 2 1965 in Victoria Texas) is a former American Major League Outfielder and The umpire called Gant out, citing forward progress would have caused Gant to step off the bag. The move was later nicknamed the "T-Rex Tag," after Hrbek jokingly speculated on a post-baseball career in professional wrestling using the name Tyrannosaurus Rex. Tyrannosaurus ( or, meaning 'tyrant lizard' is a Genus of Theropod Dinosaur. When the Series moved to Atlanta, Braves fans jeered him excessively, and Hrbek received much hate mail, including a death threat. [3]

Hrbek's offense turned stale after his home run in Game 1. In Game 7, with the score still tied 0-0 in the 8th inning, Hrbek executed a very uncommon 3-2-3 bases-loaded double play with catcher Brian Harper that saved the Twins against the Braves' biggest threat of the game. Brian David Harper (born October 16, 1959 in San Pedro California) is a former Catcher in Major League Baseball who played for teams The Twins eventually won the game 1-0, with Gene Larkin hitting a bases-loaded single to center field that scored Dan Gladden in the bottom of the 10th inning. Eugene Thomas Larkin (born October 24 1962 in Flushing New York) is a former switch-hitting First baseman, Designated hitter Clinton Daniel "Dan" Gladden (born July 7, 1957 in San Jose California) is an American former Major League Baseball player

Hrbek was one of seven Twins to be part of both the 1987 and 1991 World Series teams. The 1987 World Series was played between the Minnesota Twins and the St The 1991 World Series was played between the Minnesota Twins (95-67 of the American League and the Atlanta Braves (94-68 of the National League For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The other six were Randy Bush, Greg Gagne, Kirby Puckett, Al Newman, Gene Larkin, who made the winning hit in Game 7 of the 1991 series, and Dan Gladden, who was the runner Larkin scored with that hit. Robert Randall (Randy Bush (born October 5, 1958 in Dover Delaware) is a former professional baseball player who played for the Minnesota Twins Gregory Carpenter Gagne (ˈɡæɡni (born November 12 1961 in Fall River Massachusetts) is a former Shortstop in Major League Baseball Kirby Puckett (March 14 1960 – March 6 2006 was a Center fielder Albert Dwayne (Al Newman (born June 30, 1960 in Kansas City Missouri) is a former Infielder in Major League Baseball who played Eugene Thomas Larkin (born October 24 1962 in Flushing New York) is a former switch-hitting First baseman, Designated hitter Clinton Daniel "Dan" Gladden (born July 7, 1957 in San Jose California) is an American former Major League Baseball player

The Minnesota Twins established their own "Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame", and in 2000, Hrbek was one of six former Twins inducted into the initial class. The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The 2000 class also included: MLB Hall of Famers Rod Carew, Harmon Killebrew and Kirby Puckett along with outfielder, DH and current Twins' coach, Tony Oliva and former owner Calvin Griffith. Rodney Cline "Rod" Carew (born October 1,) is a former Major League Baseball Infielder for the Minnesota Twins and the former Harmon Clayton Killebrew (ˈkɪləˌbɹuː born June 29 1936 is a former Major League Baseball player and member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Kirby Puckett (March 14 1960 – March 6 2006 was a Center fielder Tony Pedro Oliva (born Antonio Oliva Lopez Hernandes Javique on July 20, 1938 in Pinar del Río, Cuba) is a former Major League Calvin Robertson Griffith ( December 1 1911 - October 20 1999) born Calvin Robertson in Montreal, Canada, was

Retirement

Frequently injured (though seldom seriously), Hrbek retired after the players strike in 1994. The History of baseball in the United States can be traced to the 18th century when amateurs played a baseball-like game by their own informal rules using improvised equipment Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Despite operating in the same lineup as Kirby Puckett for all but two years of his career, and his long and close association with Puckett, Hrbek's numbers never approached those of the center fielder, and it is generally agreed that his career, while long and productive, was not Baseball Hall of Fame material. Kirby Puckett (March 14 1960 – March 6 2006 was a Center fielder In 2000, his first year of eligibility, Hrbek garnered only 5 votes, nowhere near the 5% minimum threshold for continued eligibility, and is thus ineligible for the Hall of Fame unless voted in by the Veterans Committee. The Veterans Committee, officially the National Baseball Hall of Fame Committee on Baseball Veterans, is a committee of the U His first year of Veterans' Committee eligibility is 2015. 2015 ( MMXV) will be a Common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar.

Kent Hrbek's number 14 was retired by the Twins in 1995, becoming one of only three others at the time (Harmon Killebrew, Rod Carew, and Tony Oliva) in franchise history. Harmon Clayton Killebrew (ˈkɪləˌbɹuː born June 29 1936 is a former Major League Baseball player and member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Rodney Cline "Rod" Carew (born October 1,) is a former Major League Baseball Infielder for the Minnesota Twins and the former Tony Pedro Oliva (born Antonio Oliva Lopez Hernandes Javique on July 20, 1938 in Pinar del Río, Cuba) is a former Major League Hrbek was also inducted into the Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame in 1996. He was also one of few players then (which is even rarer today) who played out his entire career with only one team.

Currently, Kent Hrbek can be seen hosting an outdoor sports program on KARE TV-11 called Kent Hrbek Outdoors. KARE, channel 11 is an NBC -affiliated television station licensed to Minneapolis Minnesota, and serving the Minneapolis- St Hrbek is also a perennial pitchman for Twin Cities-area HVAC company Carrier Heating and Air Conditioning. A spokesman ( spokeswoman or spokesperson) is someone engaged to speak on behalf of others He now has a series of baseball fields named after him in his hometown of Bloomington, Minnesota. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Since Kent Hrbek’s father died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease) in 1982, he has worked to increase awareness of the disease. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ( ALS, sometimes called Maladie de Charcot, or in the United States Lou Gehrig's Disease) is a progressive Hrbek hosts an annual charity golf tournament in Minnesota to raise money for ALS research, and makes many public appearances on behalf of the cause.

Career statistics

AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K OBP SLG HBP GD TB IB SH SF SB CS SB% AB/HR AB/K
. 282 1747 6192 903 1749 312 18 293 1086 838 798 . 367 . 481 26 165 2976 110 15 66 37 26 . 587 21. 1 7. 8

See also

Further reading

References

  1. ^ http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Kent_Hrbek_1960
  2. ^ http://www.khotv.com/about.php
  3. ^ http://espn.go.com/classic/s/1991_series_caple.html


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Preceded by
Glenn Davis		 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
1991		 Succeeded by
Cal Ripken Jr.
Glenn Earl Davis (born March 28, 1961 in Jacksonville Florida) is a former First baseman in Major League Baseball who played with The Lou Gehrig Memorial Award was created by the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity in honor of the former Major League Baseball player Lou Gehrig, who was a member of the Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar.
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