Having spent 21 seasons with the Minnesota Twins, Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew was released by the club in January of 1974. With a little gas left in the thank, Killebrew signed on with the Kansas City Royals for the 1975 season and Twins owner Calvin Griffith decided to have “Harmon Killebrew Day” during the Royals first visit to Minneapolis. “Harmon Killebrew Day” was set for May 4th, 1975 and as part of the pre-game ceremonies, Killebrew was presented with a jersey Griffith as part of his number “3” being retired by the Twins.

This offered Minnesota Twins home pullover jersey was the very jersey presented to Harmon Killebrew by Twins owner Calvin Griffith for the retirement ceremony. This size 44 off-white jersey was manufactured by Wilson and features “Twins” and a paraph sewn on across the chest in red and navy blue tackle twill. Killebrew’s number “3” is sewn on the left center chest. The back of the jersey has “3” sewn on in red and navy blue tackle twill. The collar has thin navy blue, white and red striping with the sleeve ends having thicker navy blue, white and red stripes. A “Minnesota Twins” patch with the two “TWINS” shaking hands is attached to the left sleeve and a “75’ Set 3” patch is sewn on the bottom front left tail. The jersey shows moderate use with what appears to be an old player number “12” that was removed. In 1975, the player that wore “12” was Eric Soderholm. Interestingly enough, Killebrew connected for a first-inning home run, his fifth of the season and 554th of his career. This jersey comes with a COA signed by the widow of Harmon Killebrew Nita Killebrew, who states that this jersey was part of her husband’s personal collection.

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