Steal Facts: Kirby Puckett

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  • Kirby Puckett was born March 14 of 1960. He was born in Chicago, Illinois.
  • Kirby played his entire 12 year career with the Minnesota Twins.
  • Puckett collected 200 hits five times in his career. He got 200 hits each year from 1986 to 1989.
  • He collected six Gold Gloves and six Silver Sluggers.
  • He won the ALCS MVP in 1991 and the All Star Game MVP in 1993. He also won the Roberto Clemente Award in 1996.
  • In his career, Puckett collected 2,304 hits, 414 doubles, 207 home runs, 1,085 RBIs, 1,071 runs, and posted a .318 career batting average in 1,783 career games.
  • Kirby hit a walk off home run in Game 6 of the 1991 World Series.
  • He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001.
  • He sadly died March 6 of 2006 due to a stroke.