#69 Willie Kirkland, Leftfield, 27 yrs, Minnesota Twins Saturday, 10/21/1961 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Willie Kirkland
2/17/1934 27 USA,AL, 6"1 206
Leftfield L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Normal 2.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1961 (Automatic) 3 Year(s), 57 Days (573 total Days) 172 Day(s) 3 Year(s), 57 Days (573 total Days) 3 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
Versus LHP | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Talent | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 5 4 5 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings LF : 5 (Range), .962 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 4 (Range), .976 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 5 Outfield Arm : 6
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/24 | WS2 | L 1-6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/27 | @KC | W 9-7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/29 | CHA | L 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/1 | @DET | L 4-5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | #6 | | |
10/2 | @DET | L 10-12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/4 | CLE | L 6-8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
10/5 | @CLE | W 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/7 | LAA | W 5-3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | #6 | PoG | |
10/9 | @BAL | L 6-7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | #6 | | |
10/10 | BAL | W 8-7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | #6 | PoG | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 135 | 331 | 69 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 45 | 32 | 34 | 64 | .208 | .292 | .396 | .688 | .642 | .187 |
Projected | 135 | 331 | 69 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 45 | 32 | 34 | 64 | .208 | .292 | .396 | .688 | .642 | .187 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 73 | 376 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 131 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 75.0 | 39.3 | 3.8 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 192 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 19 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .161 | .250 | .292 | .542 |
vs. RHP | 139 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 19 | 15 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .273 | .350 | .540 | .890 |
Close/Late | 57 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .123 | .246 | .351 | .597 |
Scoring Position | 79 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .203 | .272 | .392 | .664 |
Pinch Hitting | 48 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .316 | .479 | .795 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 63 | 160 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 26 | .188 | .265 | .369 | .634 |
Road | 72 | 171 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 38 | .228 | .313 | .421 | .734 |
Last Week | 2 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .636 | .667 | 1.091 | 1.758 |
March/April | 20 | 57 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | .211 | .286 | .456 | .742 |
May | 25 | 62 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | .129 | .217 | .177 | .395 |
June | 22 | 43 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | .163 | .235 | .302 | .538 |
July | 20 | 57 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 11 | .193 | .254 | .456 | .710 |
August | 21 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | .225 | .326 | .300 | .626 |
Sept/Oct | 27 | 72 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 14 | .306 | .393 | .597 | .990 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1958 | 49 | 178 | 45 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 29 | 27 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 5 | 2 | .253 | .332 | .472 | .804 | BAL |
1959 | 136 | 418 | 123 | 26 | 3 | 16 | 74 | 72 | 58 | 8 | 3 | 46 | 4 | 5 | .294 | .388 | .486 | .874 | BAL WS1 |
1960 | 136 | 437 | 127 | 33 | 2 | 16 | 70 | 79 | 70 | 5 | 2 | 54 | 8 | 5 | .291 | .393 | .485 | .878 | WS1 |
1961 | 135 | 331 | 69 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 45 | 32 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 64 | 3 | 1 | .208 | .292 | .396 | .688 | WS1 |
Total | 456 | 1364 | 364 | 80 | 9 | 56 | 218 | 210 | 181 | 22 | 9 | 187 | 20 | 13 | .267 | .360 | .462 | .822 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1958, AAA | 101 | 419 | 142 | 28 | 4 | 41 | 90 | 106 | 60 | 61 | 8 | 5 | .339 | .415 | .718 | 1.133 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Third Base | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 21.0 | 0.86 | | | | |
Shortstop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 7.1 | 0.00 | | | | |
Leftfield | 70 | 65 | 81 | 4 | 1 | 92 | 7 | .924 | 571.0 | 1.45 | | | | |
Rightfield | 34 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1.000 | 111.1 | 1.37 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 12th overall pick, by Baltimore in 1958... Had first career hit on 7/30/1958, off Dick Donovan (KC)... Hit first career homerun on 7/31/1958, off Ted Gray (BOS)... Traded from Baltimore to Washington on 5/21/1959 (Going to WS1: LF Willie Kirkland, 2B Bill Mazeroski, P Jack Sanford, P Jay Hook. Going to BAL: CF Richie Ashburn, P Phil Paine)... Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Baltimore on 10/10/1961...
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