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Monday, March 06, 2006

Kirby Puckett died Monday

Kirby Puckett answers questions at a news conference in this Jan. 16, 2001 file photo, in Minneapolis after the former Minnesota Twins player was named to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Puckett died Monday, March 6, 2006, a day after the Hall of Fame outfielder had a stroke at his Arizona home, a hospital spokeswoman said. He was 44. (AP Photo/Jim Mone,file)
MINNEAPOLIS Mar 6, 2006 (AP)— Kirby Puckett died Monday, a day after the Hall of Fame outfielder had a stroke at his Arizona home, a hospital spokeswoman said. He was 44.
Minnesota Twins' Kirby Puckett watches his 11th inning home run to beat the Atlanta Braves in Game 6 of the World Series in Minneapolis on Oct. 26, 1991. Puckett had a stroke at his Arizona home Sunday, March 5, 2006, and was taken to a hospital for surgery, the team announced from its spring training camp.
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