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Willie Kirkland
Willie Charles Kirkland

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 206 lb.

MLB Debut April 15, 1958
Final Game September 26, 1966
Born February 17, 1934 in Siluria, AL (age 90)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1958 24 SLN NL  111  364   45   93  19   4  17   60   4   4   35   80  .255  .321  .470  .791   106   171   2   4   0   2  19  
 1959 25 SLN NL  137  476   62  139  22   2  25   70   4   3   53   95  .292  .365  .504  .869   118   240   0   2   5   3  10  
 1960 26 SLN NL  148  538   81  143  18   8  29   93  12   4   58   92  .266  .335  .491  .826   113   264   0   6   0   1   7  
 1961 27 DEA AL   38   99   11   24   4   0   3   13   2   1    7   14  .242  .284  .374  .658    86    37   2   3   1   0   2  
 1962 28 MLN NL  115  349   44   71   8   2  21   52   3   1   31   48  .203  .268  .418  .686    96   146   1   1   0   0  16  
 1963 29 MLN NL  114  389   38   75  11   0  14   41   4   1   55   92  .193  .292  .329  .621    91   128   1   1   5   0   8  
 1964 30 WAA AL   73  130   10   26   5   0   3   14   1   0   10   39  .200  .262  .308  .570    80    40   1   0   1   1   2  
 1965 31 WAA AL  101  130   11   28   6   0   4   12   0   0    6   29  .215  .248  .354  .602    86    46   3   1   2   0   4  
 1966 32 WAA AL   47   41    2    6   0   0   2    4   0   0    2   15  .146  .186  .293  .479    70    12   0   0   0   0   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  9 Seasons      884 2516  304  605  93  16 118  359  30  14  257  504  .240  .311  .431  .741        1084  10  18  14   7  68
 Per 600 PA           538   65  129  20   3  25   77   6   3   55  108                                 232   2   4   3   1  15
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With SLN      396 1378  188  375  59  14  71  223  20  11  146  267  .272  .342  .490  .832         675   2  12   5   6  36
   With MLN      229  738   82  146  19   2  35   93   7   2   86  140  .198  .281  .371  .652         274   2   2   5   0  24
   With WAA      221  301   23   60  11   0   9   30   1   0   18   83  .199  .246  .326  .572          98   4   1   3   1   6
   With DEA       38   99   11   24   4   0   3   13   2   1    7   14  .242  .284  .374  .658          37   2   3   1   0   2
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1149 3494  443  837 134  29 148  509  52  19  323  648  .240  .304  .422  .726        1473  16  34  38  15  45
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1958 24 SLN NL  24   48   4.4  17   5   3  .294   8   32   23  .719    0    0  .000  OF   2(-3)e10   11   
 1959 25 SLN NL  13   87   6.7   5   3   1  .600   9   53   37  .698    0    1  .000  OF   3(-3)e11   60   
 1960 26 SLN NL  26   91   6.0   4   1   0  .250   9   54   38  .704    0    0  .000  OF   3(-3)e8    56   
 1961 27 DEA AL   7   10   3.5  12   4   2  .333   1    9    6  .667    0    0  .000  OF   3(-3)e9  -135   
 1962 28 MLN NL  12   34   3.2  13   3   0  .231   5   33   24  .727    0    0  .000  OF   2(-3)e9    37   
 1963 29 MLN NL  17   39   3.2   8   1   0  .125   2   63   51  .810    0    0  .000  OF   3(-3)e7   -56   
 1964 30 WAA AL  63   10   2.7  20   6   0  .300   1   10   10 1.000    0    0  .000  OF   2(-3)e12  -48   
 1965 31 WAA AL  16   10   2.6  40  10   3  .250   0   12   10  .833    0    0  .000  OF   2(-3)e5   -69   
 1966 32 WAA AL  14    2   1.8  22   5   2  .227   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  OF   2(-2)e5  -108   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  9 Seasons          335   4.5 141  38  11  .270  35  266  199  .748    0    1  .000                   8   1
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 7.3 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 3.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1958 24 SLN NL  RF    94   170     5    8    1   .956    88   798.0   1.97
                 CF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1959 25 SLN NL  RF   133   224    11    9    1   .963   130  1151.2   1.84
                 C      1     8     1    0    0  1.000     1     8.0  10.12
 1960 26 SLN NL  RF   102   161     3    8    0   .953   100   893.2   1.65
                 LF    43    67     6    1    1   .986    42   379.2   1.73
 1961 27 DEA AL  RF    23    31     1    1    0   .970    21   181.2   1.59
                 LF     1     2     0    0    0  1.000     1     8.0   2.25
 1962 28 MLN NL  RF    88   144     4    5    0   .967    80   710.1   1.88
                 CF     9    24     2    0    1  1.000     7    68.0   3.44
                 LF    10    14     1    0    0  1.000     2    39.1   3.43
 1963 29 MLN NL  CF    76   171    10    2    1   .989    75   660.0   2.47
                 LF    28    52     0    0    0  1.000    26   253.1   1.85
 1964 30 WAA AL  LF    49    76     1    1    0   .987    26   271.2   2.55
                 CF     5     3     1    0    0  1.000     1    21.0   1.71
                 RF     2     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   9.00
 1965 31 WAA AL  CF    19    36     1    0    0  1.000    15   129.0   2.58
                 LF    41    26     0    0    0  1.000     1    93.0   2.52
 1966 32 WAA AL  LF    23     7     0    0    0  1.000     2    52.2   1.20
                 RF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     4.0   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 RF   443   732    24   31    2   .961   419  3741.1   1.82
                 LF   195   244     8    2    1   .992   100  1097.2   2.07
                 CF   110   234    14    2    2   .992    98   879.0   2.54
                 C      1     8     1    0    0  1.000     1     8.0  10.12
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1961 WS    DEA SFN   W    2   1  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  .000  .000  .000  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1958  SLN   70-84   Mike Rescigno
 1959  SLN   59-95   Mike Rescigno
 1960  SLN   64-90   Mike Rescigno
 1961  DEA  101-53   Tom Austad
 1962  MLN   79-83   Jeff Tripodi
 1963  MLN   63-99   Ron Tidrow
 1964  WAA   68-94   Larry Cupp
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