Kirby Puckett

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Notes

  1. ↑ His birth year is sometimes erroneously listed as 1961. [5]

References

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  2. 1 2 Meehan, Tim (March 18, 2012). "Minnesota Twins: Who Are the Top 15 Players in Twins History?". Bleacher Report .
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  11. ↑ Castle, George; McKinney, Tim (May 25, 2023). "Triton great Kirby Puckett to be enshrined in NJCAA Foundation Hall of Fame". Triton College Athletics. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Twins Scout Stumbled Upon Unknown Kirby Puckett". Baseball America . September 4, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Kirby Puckett Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball Reference . Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Kirby Puckett Had Top Mark In Appy". Bristol Herald Courier . September 19, 1982. p. 7C. Retrieved September 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "The Five Most Important Figures in Minnesota Sports History". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 10, 2009.
  16. ↑ "1984 American League Batting Leaders". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 10, 2009.
  17. ↑ "1985 American League Batting Leaders". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 10, 2009.
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  19. ↑ "1986 American League Batting Leaders". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 10, 2009.
  20. ↑ "American League Gold Glove Award Winners". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 10, 2009.
  21. ↑ "1987 World Series". MLB.com. Archived from the original on March 24, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2009.
  22. ↑ "Minnesota Twins". CBS Sports . Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2009.
  23. ↑ "1987 World Series". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 10, 2009.
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  25. ↑ "1988 Minnesota Twins season". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 10, 2009.
  26. ↑ "Puckett Is First to Score $3-Million Salary". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. November 22, 1989. Retrieved September 28, 2024.(subscription required)
  27. ↑ "1990 Minnesota Twins season". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 10, 2009.
  28. ↑ "1991 American League Championship Series". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 10, 2009.
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  31. ↑ "1991 World Series". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 10, 2009.
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  40. ↑ "Baseball's 100 Greatest Players". Baseball Almanac . The Sporting News. 1998. Retrieved September 10, 2009.
  41. ↑ "Branch Rickey Award". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved September 10, 2009.
  42. ↑ J., C. (April 24, 2010). "Does bronze become him?". Minnesota Star Tribune. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  43. ↑ Lauber, Scott (June 24, 2017). "David Ortiz's No. 34 becomes 10th retired Red Sox jersey number". ESPN. Retrieved April 30, 2018. Ortiz asked for No. 34 when he arrived in Boston before the 2003 season because he wanted to honor Minnesota Twins great Kirby Puckett. In a poignant moment, the Red Sox invited the late Puckett's family to Fenway Park and introduced them on the field... 'When I chose to wear that number, I was proud of wearing it because of the person that I was wearing it for,' Ortiz said. 'It was somebody that was very special to my career even if it was early in my career. He did special things, and somebody that special needs special things. When I saw [Puckett's children] coming toward me, I thought about Kirby—a lot.'
  44. ↑ Souhan, Jim (March 29, 2021). "The morning Kirby Puckett woke up with blindness, 25 years ago, changed everything". Minnesota Star Tribune. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  45. 1 2 Deford, Frank (March 17, 2003). "The Rise and Fall of Kirby Puckett". Sports Illustrated. New York City: Time. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  46. ↑ Bornhoft, William (September 19, 2023). "Tonya Puckett-Miller, Kirby Puckett's Ex-Wife, Dies At 58". Patch Media .
  47. ↑ "Plus: Baseball; Puckett's Divorce Is Made Final". The New York Times . Associated Press. January 1, 2003. p. D7. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  48. ↑ Sullivan, Paul (March 6, 2006). "Puckett, 44, in fight for his life". Chicago Tribune.
  49. ↑ Tevlin, Jon (March 6, 2006). "April 7, 2002: Kirby Puckett's tarnished image". Minnesota Star Tribune. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
  50. ↑ "Witness testifies Puckett dragged woman into restroom". ESPN. Associated Press. March 28, 2003. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
  51. ↑ Stawicki, Elizabeth (April 3, 2003). "Puckett acquitted of assault charges". Minnesota Public Radio . Associated Press. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
  52. ↑ "The other Kirby". CNN. Sports Illustrated. March 11, 2003. Archived from the original on May 3, 2010.
  53. 1 2 "Kirby Puckett dies day after suffering stroke". ESPN. Associated Press. March 6, 2006. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
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Further reading

  • A children's picture-book autobiography, Be the Best You Can Be ( ISBN   0-931674-20-4), published by Waldman House Press in 1993;
  • An autobiography, I Love This Game: My Life and Baseball ( ISBN   0-06-017710-1), published by HarperCollins in 1993; and
  • A book of baseball games and drills, Kirby Puckett's Baseball Games ( ISBN   0-7611-0155-1), published by Workman Publishing Company in 1996
Kirby Puckett
Kirby Puckett 1987.jpg
Puckett with the Minnesota Twins in 1987
Center fielder
Born:(1960-03-14)March 14, 1960
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died: March 6, 2006(2006-03-06) (aged 45)
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 8, 1984, for the Minnesota Twins
Last MLB appearance
September 28, 1995, for the Minnesota Twins
Awards and achievements
Preceded by American League Player of the Month
April 1986
May & June 1992		Succeeded by
Preceded by Hitting for the cycle
August 1, 1986		Succeeded by
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