Willie Kirkland
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[edit] Biography
Willie Kirkland (Willie Charles Kirkland) was born on February 17, 1934 in Siluria, Alabama. He made his Major League debut on April 15, 1958 for the San Francisco Giants. In 1958, his rookie year, he hit .258 with 14 home runs and 56 RBI. Kirkland played for the San Francisco Giants, Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators and Baltimore Orioles over the course of his 9 year career.
Most people believe that Willie Kirkland's best season was 1961, when he slugged 27 home runs and knocked in 95 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | SF | N | 122 | 418 | 48 | 108 | 14 | 56 | .258 | .332 | .447 | 25 | 6 | 43 | 69 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| 1959 | SF | N | 126 | 463 | 64 | 126 | 22 | 68 | .272 | .335 | .475 | 22 | 3 | 42 | 84 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| 1960 | SF | N | 146 | 515 | 59 | 130 | 21 | 65 | .252 | .315 | .454 | 21 | 10 | 44 | 86 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| 1961 | CLE | A | 146 | 525 | 84 | 136 | 27 | 95 | .259 | .318 | .474 | 22 | 5 | 48 | 77 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 1962 | CLE | A | 137 | 419 | 56 | 84 | 21 | 72 | .200 | .272 | .377 | 9 | 1 | 43 | 62 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 10 |
| 1963 | CLE | A | 127 | 427 | 51 | 98 | 15 | 47 | .230 | .303 | .375 | 13 | 2 | 45 | 99 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 |
| 1964 | WAS | A | 32 | 102 | 8 | 22 | 5 | 13 | .216 | .259 | .422 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1964 | BAL | A | 66 | 150 | 14 | 30 | 3 | 22 | .200 | .281 | .293 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 1964 | TOT | A | 98 | 252 | 22 | 52 | 8 | 35 | .206 | .272 | .345 | 11 | 0 | 23 | 56 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 1965 | WAS | A | 123 | 312 | 38 | 72 | 14 | 54 | .231 | .270 | .401 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 1966 | WAS | A | 124 | 163 | 21 | 31 | 6 | 17 | .190 | .261 | .325 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Total | NL | 394 | 1396 | 171 | 364 | 57 | 189 | .261 | .327 | .459 | 68 | 19 | 129 | 239 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 15 | |
| Total | AL | 755 | 2098 | 272 | 473 | 91 | 320 | .225 | .289 | .397 | 66 | 10 | 194 | 409 | 3 | 14 | 32 | 20 | 30 | |
| Total | 1149 | 3494 | 443 | 837 | 148 | 509 | .240 | .304 | .422 | 134 | 29 | 323 | 648 | 15 | 16 | 52 | 38 | 45 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | SF | N | LF | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| 1958 | SF | N | OF | 115 | 102 | 943.2 | 187 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .961 |
| 1958 | SF | N | RF | 112 | 102 | 924.2 | 186 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .966 |
| 1959 | SF | N | LF | 14 | 9 | 84 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .909 |
| 1959 | SF | N | OF | 117 | 114 | 1001 | 212 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .969 |
| 1959 | SF | N | RF | 108 | 105 | 917 | 191 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .971 |
| 1960 | SF | N | LF | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1960 | SF | N | OF | 143 | 135 | 1223 | 252 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .978 |
| 1960 | SF | N | RF | 143 | 135 | 1212 | 252 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .978 |
| 1961 | CLE | A | OF | 138 | 130 | 1177.2 | 290 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .974 |
| 1961 | CLE | A | RF | 138 | 130 | 1177.2 | 288 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .974 |
| 1962 | CLE | A | OF | 125 | 109 | 992 | 233 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .972 |
| 1962 | CLE | A | RF | 121 | 98 | 909 | 215 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .974 |
| 1962 | CLE | A | CF | 12 | 11 | 83 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .958 |
| 1963 | CLE | A | OF | 112 | 101 | 956.1 | 234 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .984 |
| 1963 | CLE | A | LF | 5 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1963 | CLE | A | CF | 59 | 57 | 508.1 | 135 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .986 |
| 1963 | CLE | A | RF | 50 | 42 | 421 | 89 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .979 |
| 1964 | WAS | A | RF | 15 | 12 | 114 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .913 |
| 1964 | WAS | A | LF | 13 | 13 | 110 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .909 |
| 1964 | WAS | A | OF | 27 | 25 | 224 | 39 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .907 |
| 1964 | BAL | A | CF | 10 | 4 | 48.1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1964 | BAL | A | OF | 58 | 39 | 372 | 86 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .989 |
| 1964 | BAL | A | LF | 2 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1964 | BAL | A | RF | 48 | 35 | 322.1 | 75 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .988 |
| 1964 | TOT | A | OF | 85 | 64 | 596 | 125 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .964 |
| 1964 | TOT | A | RF | 63 | 47 | 436.1 | 96 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .971 |
| 1964 | TOT | A | LF | 15 | 13 | 111.1 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .909 |
| 1965 | WAS | A | RF | 66 | 47 | 434 | 94 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1965 | WAS | A | LF | 33 | 19 | 185 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .980 |
| 1965 | WAS | A | OF | 92 | 72 | 658 | 151 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .987 |
| 1965 | WAS | A | CF | 7 | 6 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .889 |
| 1966 | WAS | A | OF | 68 | 24 | 300.1 | 56 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .983 |
| 1966 | WAS | A | LF | 50 | 11 | 174.1 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .970 |
| 1966 | WAS | A | RF | 19 | 13 | 126 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Total | OF | 995 | 851 | 7848 | 1740 | 83 | 48 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .974 | ||
| Total | CF | 88 | 78 | 678.2 | 179 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .979 | ||
| Total | RF | 820 | 719 | 6557.2 | 1433 | 71 | 38 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .975 | ||
| Total | LF | 125 | 54 | 611.2 | 131 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .951 |
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Giants (1953).
- Traded by San Francisco Giants with Johnny Antonelli to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Harvey Kuenn (December 3, 1960).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Al Smith and $25000 (December 4, 1963).
- Sold by Baltimore Orioles to Washington Senators (August 12, 1964).
- Released by Washington Senators (October 18, 1966).
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