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  1.                                  Although he was a soft-
  2.                                  spoken, friendly man, 
  3.                                  Harmon Killebrew struck 
  4.                                  such fear into opposing 
  5.                                  pitchers that he was 
  6.                                  nicknamed "Killer."
  7.  
  8. Harmon might be the only player ever 
  9. scouted by a United States senator. The 
  10. ΓÇ£scout" was Senator Herman Welker of Idaho,
  11. who was a big baseball fan. Harmon was
  12. signed to a contract by the Washington
  13. Senators. An infielder, he played 21 of his 22
  14. seasons with the Senators-Twins (the team
  15. moved to Minnesota and received a name
  16. change in 1960). 
  17.  
  18. Harmon launched 40 or more home
  19. runs in a season eight times and led
  20.