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Originally Posted by DanT
My younger brother and I got autographs around that same time from a couple of Twins that were sitting on stools in an area that must have been either a bullpen or a runway to the visitor clubhouse...I'm not sure which. We had box seats that day, which was very unusual for us, as we would normally be in the bleachers for weekend games. Anyway, a lot of Twins went by and we didn't get any autographs, so these two took pity on us...turned out the players were Tony Oliva and Harmon Killebrew, two superstars who also were nice guys. Killebrew ended his career with the Royals.
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Both sides of my family were from N. Dakota and Minnesota and we moved to Missouri in the early 60's. When I was young they'd tease me about the A's and then the Royals. I guess they could afford to be smug sitting on Oliva, Carew, Allison and Killebrew