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  • Larry Hisle

    Birth Date: 05/05/1947

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    Ohio native Larry Hisle played five seasons for the Minnesota Twins, from 1973 to 1977.

    Hisle was productive during these years, providing power and never dipping below an OPS+ of 111. He played left field and center field in equal measure. In 1977 Hisle led the American League in Ribbies with 119. 

    Hisle signed with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1978.

    Very well liked across baseball, Hisle retired prior to the 1983 season. From there, Hisle was immediately invited into coaching and staying involved in MLB. 

    Heading into 2024, Hisle continues with the Milwaukee Brewers in community youth outreach. 

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    From 1992 to 1995, Hisle was the hitting coach for the Toronto Blue Jays. 

    Larry Hisle Statistics

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    Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
    1968 21 PHI NL 7 12 11 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .364 .417 .455 .871 162 5 0 0 0 0 0 /8H  
    1969 22 PHI NL 145 537 482 75 128 23 5 20 56 18 8 48 152 .266 .338 .459 .797 124 221 7 5 2 0 8 *8/H7 RoY-4
    1970 23 PHI NL 126 468 405 52 83 22 4 10 44 5 5 53 139 .205 .299 .353 .652 77 143 9 3 3 4 2 *89/H  
    1971 24 PHI NL 36 82 76 7 15 3 0 0 3 1 0 6 22 .197 .256 .237 .493 41 18 3 0 0 0 1 7H/8  
                                                               
    1973 26 MIN AL 143 618 545 88 148 25 6 15 64 11 4 64 128 .272 .351 .422 .773 114 230 13 4 2 3 2 *87/H9  
    1974 27 MIN AL 143 576 510 68 146 20 7 19 79 12 6 48 112 .286 .353 .465 .818 131 237 14 8 4 6 5 *789H  
    1975 28 MIN AL 80 289 255 37 80 9 2 11 51 17 3 27 39 .314 .376 .494 .870 143 126 5 1 2 4 3 78DH/9  
    1976 29 MIN AL 155 661 581 81 158 19 5 14 96 31 18 56 93 .272 .335 .394 .730 111 229 11 4 11 9 4 *79/8H  
    1977 30 MIN AL 141 620 546 95 165 36 3 28 119 21 10 56 106 .302 .369 .533 .902 144 291 11 6 5 7 5 *78/D9H AS,MVP-12
    1978 31 MIL AL 142 600 520 96 151 24 0 34 115 10 6 67 90 .290 .374 .533 .906 153 277 14 5 3 5 3 7D8/H9 AS,MVP-3
    1979 32 MIL AL 26 108 96 18 27 7 0 3 14 1 0 11 19 .281 .352 .448 .800 115 43 4 0 0 1 2 D7/8H  
    1980 33 MIL AL 17 76 60 16 17 0 0 6 16 1 1 14 7 .283 .421 .583 1.004 177 35 1 1 0 1 2 D  
    1981 34 MIL AL 27 97 87 11 20 4 0 4 11 0 0 6 17 .230 .289 .414 .702 106 36 1 2 0 2 0 D/H  
    1982 35 MIL AL 9 36 31 7 4 0 0 2 5 0 0 5 13 .129 .250 .323 .573 61 10 2 0 0 0 0 /DH  
    14 Yrs 1197 4780 4205 652 1146 193 32 166 674 128 61 462 941 .273 .347 .452 .799 123 1901 95 39 32 42 37    
    162 Game Avg. 162 647 569 88 155 26 4 22 91 17 8 63 127 .273 .347 .452 .799 123 257 13 5 4 6 5    
                                                         
    MIN (5 yrs) 662 2764 2437 369 697 109 23 87 409 92 41 251 478 .286 .354 .457 .811 127 1113 54 23 24 29 19    
    MIL (5 yrs) 221 917 794 148 219 35 0 49 161 12 7 103 146 .276 .361 .505 .866 142 401 22 8 3 9 7    
    PHI (4 yrs) 314 1099 974 135 230 49 9 30 104 24 13 108 317 .236 .316 .397 .714 98 387 19 8 5 4 11    
                                                         
    AL (10 yrs) 883 3681 3231 517 916 144 23 136 570 104 48 354 624 .284 .356 .469 .825 131 1514 76 31 27 38 26    
    NL (4 yrs) 314 1099 974 135 230 49 9 30 104 24 13 108 317 .236 .316 .397 .714 98 387 19 8 5 4 11    
    Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
    Generated 3/15/2024.

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    The Twins Almanac: Weekend Edition

    This weekend's Almanac features a short but diverse cast of Minnesota baseball figures: Tony Oliva, Terry Ryan, 1923 major leaguer Rip Wade, and Mankato State all-time great Fritz Polka. 

    Twins All-Decade Team, the '70s (The Hitters)

    Last week, I broke down my choices for a Minnesota Twins All-Decade Team of the 1960s in three parts (Hitters, Pitchers, Podcast). This week, we advance to the 1970s. Today, we will share the potential lineup for a Twins team of the '70s. Tomorrow we will be back with the pitching staff. On Thursday night, we'll share another fun, story-filled podcast with someone who covered the team during the decade.

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    Way past his playing career, he was the neighbor of a family friend, and he let me interview him for a school project I did about athletes giving back. It turned into a nearly decade long mentorship and friendship with him and his family. What a gem of a human being 

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