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15. Clyde Milan

Nicknamed “Deerfoot” for his speed on the basepaths, Clyde Milan would collect 2,100 Hits in a career that was spent only with the Washington Senators.  His best run was from 1911 to 1913, where he batted over. 300 in each season, and would twice lead the American League in Stolen Bases, the first of which (88) would set a modern record at the time.  In each of those years, he finished in the top ten in MVP voting.

Milan batted .285 with 495 Stolen Bases over his career.

16. Kent Hrbek

One of the most popular Minnesota Twins in franchise history (he is from Minneapolis after all!) Kent Hrbek would play every MLB game of his career for the Twin Cities.  Hrbek was the runner-up for the American League Rookie of the Year (to Cal Ripken Jr.) in 1982 and would be a consistent fixture for the team for the next decade.  Hrbek, would finish second in MVP voting in 1984 and would overall tabulate 1,749 Hits and 293 Home Runs over his career.  He is best known for hitting a Grand Slam in the ’87 World Series and was also instrumental in the team winning again in 1991.

Minnesota retired his number 14 in 1995 and inducted Hrbek to their Hall of Fame in 2000, which was their inaugural class.

22. Bob Allison

Playing his entire career with the Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins, the versatile outfielder was known for his cannon of an arm and pop with a bat.  Allison, the 1959 Rookie of the Year, would have eight seasons where he hit more than 20 Home Runs, which included a 35 HR season where he would lead the American League in OPS and WAR.  He would make the All-Star Team three times, and accumulate 1,281 Hits for the team.

The Twins inducted Allison into their Hall of Fame in 2003.
Mickey Vernon would accumulate 1,993 of his 2,495 Hits with the Washington Senators and smacked enough so that he could win two Batting Titles (1946 & 1953).  Vernon was chosen to play in five All-Star Games and in 1953 he finished third in MVP voting.  He also had two more top ten finishes in MVP voting while playing for Washington.  Had Vernon even been average defensively (he never had one season where he had a positive Defensive bWAR as a Senator) his ranking would be significantly higher.