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12. Harmon Killebrew - 573 home runs, 8147 AB, .256 batting average. 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. (AP Photo/File)

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Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew, a former Minnesota Twin, signs autographs before the Hall of Fame Classic baseball game in Cooperstown, N.Y., Sunday, June 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin Rivoli)

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Prince Fielder is one of four first baseman to hit 200 home runs by age 27, joining Jimmie Foxx, Orlando Cepeda and Harmon Killebrew.FILE- In this April 26, 2008 file photo, Milwaukee Brewers' Prince Fielder hits a home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Florida Marlins in Milwaukee. Prince Fielder and the Brewers have avoided salary arbitration by agreeing to a $15.5 million, one-year contract on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

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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. (AP Photo/File)

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**FILE** Former Minnesota Twins player and Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew (Associated Press)

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FILE - This April 2, 2010 file photo shows former Minnesota Twins player and Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew in Minneapolis. Killebrew has been diagnosed with esophageal cancer. Killebrew released a statement through the Minnesota Twins on Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010 saying he expects to make a full recovery from the "very serious" condition. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, file)