Harvey Kuenn
Profile Harvey Kuenn was a MLB player for 15 years and a manager for 3 years. Harvey was a 10 time All-Star, ending his career with a .303 average and just over 2000 hits. He won Manager of the Year in 1982 taking the Brewers to the World Series* (which they lost in 7 to the Cardinals). Harvey played one year at Luther College** in Decorah, obviously the source of his success. * Get this. Takes over the team mid-season when they were under .500, leads them all the way to the World Series and then fired after the next season in which they won 87 games. ** MLBers from Luther: Ossie Orwoll (1928-29), Marv Olson (1931-33) and Kuenn (1952-66) Personal Notes Harvey Kuenn fits in this slice of my Iowa collection that feels a bit weird. While I don't know for certain, it seems that Harvey lived in Iowa less than a year and didn't enjoy his time here. For whatever reason he left Luther for the University of Wisconsin. It could ...