They called him "Killer," but he was the nicest guy in the league. In 1969, Harmon Killebrew hit 49 homers and drove in 140 runs to win MVP. Rumor has it the MLB logo was based on this very swing. #HarmonKillebrew #BaseballHistory | Old Ball Game Studios

In his fourth year of eligibility, Harmon Killebrew was finally elected to the Hall of Fame on this date in 1984. How the heck did it take voting members of the Baseball Writers' Association four frickin' ballots to decide Harmon was worthy of enshrinement in Cooperstown, despite trailing only Babe Ruth on the American League home run list at the time? He still only appeared on 83.1% of ballots, meaning about 68 writers still didn't know their asses from their elbows. | The Twins Almanac