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Kirby Puckett

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Born
1960-03-14
Chicago, United States

Died
2006-03-06

Position
Center Fielder

Status
Deceased

Ethnicity
Black

Team Number
34

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Kirby Puckett (March 14, 1960 – March 6, 2006) was an American professional baseball player. He played his entire 12-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career for the Minnesota Twins (1984–1995). Puckett was instrumental in helping the Twins to win World Series championships in 1987 and 1991. Puckett generally played center field, although he was shifted to right field later in his career.

Puckett was a popular player due to his charisma and his passion for the game as well as his skills. He is known for having hit a dramatic game-winning home run in Game Six of the 1991 World Series. Puckett led the American League in batting with a .339 average in 1989 and led the league with 112 runs batted in in 1994. Overall, he won six Silver Slugger Awards and six Gold Gloves during his playing career and was named to the AL All-Star Team 10 times. He finished his career with a .318 batting average, 207 home runs, and 1085 runs batted in.

After being forced to retire in 1996 at age 36 due to loss of vision in one eye from a central retinal vein occlusion, Puckett was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001 in his first year of eligibility.

On the morning of March 5, 2006, Puckett suffered a massive hemorrhagic stroke at the home he shared with his fiancée, Jodi Olson. He underwent emergency surgery that day to relieve pressure on his brain; however, the surgery failed, and his former teammates and coaches were notified the following morning that his death was near. Many, including 1991 Twins teammates Shane Mack and Kent Hrbek, flew to Phoenix to be at his bedside during his final hours along with Puckett's two children. His fiancée never left his side. Puckett died at the age of 45 on March 6 shortly after being disconnected from life support.




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MLB All Star 1995	MLB All Star 1994	MLB All Star 1993	MLB All Star 1992
MLB All Star 1991	MLB World Series 1991	MLB World Series MVP 1991	MLB All Star 1990
MLB All Star 1989	MLB All Star 1988	MLB All Star 1987	MLB World Series 1987
MLB All Star 1986

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1984-1995

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	Positions Played	MLB	1995	*9D/8456H
	Intentional Bases on Balls	MLB	1995	18
	Sacrifice Flies	MLB	1995	5
	Sacrifice Hits	MLB	1995	0
	Times Hit by a Pitch	MLB	1995	3
	GIDP	MLB	1995	15
	Total Bases	MLB	1995	277
	Rbat+	MLB	1995	130
	rOBA	MLB	1995	.393
	OPS+	MLB	1995	130
	OPS	MLB	1995	.894
	SLG	MLB	1995	.515
	OBP	MLB	1995	.379
	Hits/At Bats	MLB	1995	.314
	Strikeouts	MLB	1995	89
	Bases on Balls/Walks	MLB	1995	56
	Caught Stealing	MLB	1995	2
	Stolen Bases	MLB	1995	3
	Runs Batted In	MLB	1995	99
	Home Runs	MLB	1995	23
	Triples	MLB	1995	0
	Doubles	MLB	1995	39
	Hits	MLB	1995	169
	Runs Scored	MLB	1995	83
	At Bats	MLB	1995	538
	Plate Appearances	MLB	1995	602
	Games Played	MLB	1995	137
	Wins Above Replacement for position players	MLB	1995	3.1
	Positions Played	MLB	1994	*9D/8
	Intentional Bases on Balls	MLB	1994	7
	Sacrifice Flies	MLB	1994	7
	Sacrifice Hits	MLB	1994	1
	Times Hit by a Pitch	MLB	1994	7
	GIDP	MLB	1994	11
	Total Bases	MLB	1994	237
	Rbat+	MLB	1994	131
	rOBA	MLB	1994	.395
	OPS+	MLB	1994	129
	OPS	MLB	1994	.902
	SLG	MLB	1994	.540
	OBP	MLB	1994	.362
	Hits/At Bats	MLB	1994	.317
	Strikeouts	MLB	1994	47
	Bases on Balls/Walks	MLB	1994	28
	Caught Stealing	MLB	1994	3
	Stolen Bases	MLB	1994	6
	Runs Batted In	MLB	1994	112
	Home Runs	MLB	1994	20
	Triples	MLB	1994	3
	Doubles	MLB	1994	32
	Hits	MLB	1994	139
	Runs Scored	MLB	1994	79
	At Bats	MLB	1994	439
	Plate Appearances	MLB	1994	482
	Games Played	MLB	1994	108
	Wins Above Replacement for position players	MLB	1994	3.6
	Positions Played	MLB	1993	*89D/7
	Intentional Bases on Balls	MLB	1993	7
	Sacrifice Flies	MLB	1993	5
	Sacrifice Hits	MLB	1993	1
	Times Hit by a Pitch	MLB	1993	7
	GIDP	MLB	1993	15
	Total Bases	MLB	1993	295
	Rbat+	MLB	1993	120
	rOBA	MLB	1993	.371
	OPS+	MLB	1993	120
	OPS	MLB	1993	.824
	SLG	MLB	1993	.474
	OBP	MLB	1993	.349
	Hits/At Bats	MLB	1993	.296
	Strikeouts	MLB	1993	93
	Bases on Balls/Walks	MLB	1993	47
	Caught Stealing	MLB	1993	6
	Stolen Bases	MLB	1993	8
	Runs Batted In	MLB	1993	89
	Home Runs	MLB	1993	22
	Triples	MLB	1993	3
	Doubles	MLB	1993	39
	Hits	MLB	1993	184
	Runs Scored	MLB	1993	89
	At Bats	MLB	1993	622
	Plate Appearances	MLB	1993	682
	Games Played	MLB	1993	156
	Wins Above Replacement for position players	MLB	1993	1.4
	Positions Played	MLB	1992	*8/DH45
	Intentional Bases on Balls	MLB	1992	13
	Sacrifice Flies	MLB	1992	6
	Sacrifice Hits	MLB	1992	1
	Times Hit by a Pitch	MLB	1992	6
	GIDP	MLB	1992	17
	Total Bases	MLB	1992	313
	Rbat+	MLB	1992	145
	rOBA	MLB	1992	.399
	OPS+	MLB	1992	139
	OPS	MLB	1992	.864
	SLG	MLB	1992	.490
	OBP	MLB	1992	.374
	Hits/At Bats	MLB	1992	.329
	Strikeouts	MLB	1992	97
	Bases on Balls/Walks	MLB	1992	44
	Caught Stealing	MLB	1992	7
	Stolen Bases	MLB	1992	17
	Runs Batted In	MLB	1992	110
	Home Runs	MLB	1992	19
	Triples	MLB	1992	4
	Doubles	MLB	1992	38
	Hits	MLB	1992	210
	Runs Scored	MLB	1992	104
	At Bats	MLB	1992	639
	Plate Appearances	MLB	1992	696
	Games Played	MLB	1992	160
	Wins Above Replacement for position players	MLB	1992	7.1
	Positions Played	MLB	1991	*89
	Intentional Bases on Balls	MLB	1991	4
	Sacrifice Flies	MLB	1991	7
	Sacrifice Hits	MLB	1991	8
	Times Hit by a Pitch	MLB	1991	4
	GIDP	MLB	1991	27
	Total Bases	MLB	1991	281
	Rbat+	MLB	1991	126
	rOBA	MLB	1991	.378
	OPS+	MLB	1991	119
	OPS	MLB	1991	.812
	SLG	MLB	1991	.460
	OBP	MLB	1991	.352
	Hits/At Bats	MLB	1991	.319
	Strikeouts	MLB	1991	78
	Bases on Balls/Walks	MLB	1991	31
	Caught Stealing	MLB	1991	5
	Stolen Bases	MLB	1991	11
	Runs Batted In	MLB	1991	89
	Home Runs	MLB	1991	15
	Triples	MLB	1991	6
	Doubles	MLB	1991	29
	Hits	MLB	1991	195
	Runs Scored	MLB	1991	92
	At Bats	MLB	1991	611
	Plate Appearances	MLB	1991	661
	Games Played	MLB	1991	152
	Wins Above Replacement for position players	MLB	1991	4.3
	Positions Played	MLB	1990	*8/79D456H
	Intentional Bases on Balls	MLB	1990	11
	Sacrifice Flies	MLB	1990	3
	Sacrifice Hits	MLB	1990	1
	Times Hit by a Pitch	MLB	1990	3
	GIDP	MLB	1990	15
	Total Bases	MLB	1990	246
	Rbat+	MLB	1990	124
	rOBA	MLB	1990	.375
	OPS+	MLB	1990	121
	OPS	MLB	1990	.811
	SLG	MLB	1990	.446
	OBP	MLB	1990	.365
	Hits/At Bats	MLB	1990	.298
	Strikeouts	MLB	1990	73
	Bases on Balls/Walks	MLB	1990	57
	Caught Stealing	MLB	1990	4
	Stolen Bases	MLB	1990	5
	Runs Batted In	MLB	1990	80
	Home Runs	MLB	1990	12
	Triples	MLB	1990	3
	Doubles	MLB	1990	40
	Hits	MLB	1990	164
	Runs Scored	MLB	1990	82
	At Bats	MLB	1990	551
	Plate Appearances	MLB	1990	615
	Games Played	MLB	1990	146
	Wins Above Replacement for position players	MLB	1990	2.8

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