Kent Hrbek Notable

b. May 21, 1960 · Minnesota Twins 1981–1994

Kent Hrbek spent all 14 of his major-league seasons with the Minnesota Twins as a first baseman, from 1981 to 1994.

He collected 1,749 hits over 1,747 games, batting .282 with 1,086 runs batted in. He finished with 293 home runs, 312 doubles, 838 walks and 37 stolen bases.

He played 1,609 games at first base, with 13,725 putouts and 87 errors. He turned 1,331 double plays.

He was an All-Star in 1982.

He was born in Minneapolis, MN, USA on May 21, 1960. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1982
Player of the Week	4	1986, 1988, 1989, 1990
Player of the Month	3	1984, 1986, 1988
Lou Gehrig Memorial Award	1	1991

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1981	MIN	24	67	5	16	5	0	1	7	5	9	0	.239
1982	MIN	140	532	82	160	21	4	23	92	54	80	3	.301
1983	MIN	141	515	75	153	41	5	16	84	57	71	4	.297
1984	MIN	149	559	80	174	31	3	27	107	65	87	1	.311
1985	MIN	158	593	78	165	31	2	21	93	67	87	1	.278
1986	MIN	149	550	85	147	27	1	29	91	71	81	2	.267
1987	MIN	143	477	85	136	20	1	34	90	84	60	5	.285
1988	MIN	143	510	75	159	31	0	25	76	67	54	0	.312
1989	MIN	109	375	59	102	17	0	25	84	53	35	3	.272
1990	MIN	143	492	61	141	26	0	22	79	69	45	5	.287
1991	MIN	132	462	72	131	20	1	20	89	67	48	4	.284
1992	MIN	112	394	52	96	20	0	15	58	71	56	5	.244
1993	MIN	123	392	60	95	11	1	25	83	71	57	4	.242
1994	MIN	81	274	34	74	11	0	10	53	37	28	0	.270
Career	—	1747	6192	903	1749	312	18	293	1086	838	798	37	.282

On this day & linked events

1960

Born May 21, 1960

Minneapolis, MN, USA

1981

Major-league debut: Kent Hrbek

Kent Hrbek made a major-league debut on August 24, 1981.

1994

Final major-league game: Kent Hrbek

Kent Hrbek played a final major-league game on August 10, 1994.

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