#69 Willie Kirkland, Leftfield, 30 yrs, Minnesota Twins Thursday, 10/19/1964 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Willie Kirkland
2/17/1934 30 USA,AL, 6"1 211
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 3 / 6 (Well Known) 5 / 6 (Very Popular) Good Normal Normal 3.5 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 1964 6 Year(s), 57 Days (1089 total Days) 172 Day(s) 6 Year(s), 57 Days (1089 total Days) 6 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 |
Versus LHP | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
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 :
| 4 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 | | |
9/22 | @LAA | W 6-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/24 | WS2 | W 9-5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/25 | WS2 | W 4-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/26 | @NYY | L 2-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/27 | @NYY | W 8-6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/29 | @CLE | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/30 | @CLE | L 5-6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #9 | | |
10/1 | KC | L 1-7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
10/5 | WS2 | W 13-12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
10/6 | @BAL | L 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 122 | 356 | 112 | 27 | 4 | 27 | 90 | 76 | 44 | 38 | .315 | .394 | .640 | 1.034 | 1.069 | .326 |
Projected | 122 | 356 | 112 | 27 | 4 | 27 | 90 | 76 | 44 | 38 | .315 | .394 | .640 | 1.034 | 1.069 | .326 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 84 | 409 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 228 | 58 | 2 | 8 | 20.0 | 95.8 | 9.8 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 67 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .239 | .307 | .567 | .874 |
vs. RHP | 289 | 96 | 23 | 4 | 21 | 78 | 61 | 37 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .332 | .413 | .657 | 1.071 |
Close/Late | 44 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .386 | .429 | .977 | 1.406 |
Scoring Position | 93 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 53 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .312 | .364 | .656 | 1.020 |
Pinch Hitting | 28 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .529 | .714 | 1.244 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 64 | 184 | 61 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 49 | 39 | 24 | 18 | .332 | .416 | .630 | 1.046 |
Road | 58 | 172 | 51 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 41 | 37 | 20 | 20 | .297 | .369 | .651 | 1.020 |
March/April | 14 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .276 | .323 | .448 | .771 |
May | 23 | 67 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 8 | .313 | .435 | .672 | 1.107 |
June | 18 | 58 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 6 | .345 | .409 | .672 | 1.082 |
July | 19 | 57 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 7 | .263 | .323 | .596 | .919 |
August | 21 | 61 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 6 | .410 | .464 | .820 | 1.283 |
Sept/Oct | 27 | 84 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 7 | .274 | .365 | .560 | .924 |
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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 |
1962 | 157 | 561 | 144 | 30 | 5 | 30 | 99 | 93 | 52 | 6 | 3 | 96 | 10 | 4 | .257 | .325 | .488 | .813 | MIN |
1963 | 122 | 276 | 62 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 45 | 46 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 45 | 2 | 3 | .225 | .328 | .438 | .767 | MIN |
1964 | 122 | 356 | 112 | 27 | 4 | 27 | 90 | 76 | 44 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 2 | 8 | .315 | .394 | .640 | 1.034 | MIN |
Total | 857 | 2557 | 682 | 153 | 20 | 126 | 452 | 425 | 315 | 38 | 17 | 366 | 34 | 28 | .267 | .354 | .490 | .844 | |
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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% |
Leftfield | 94 | 80 | 166 | 5 | 2 | 181 | 10 | .945 | 734.2 | 2.22 | | | | |
Centerfield | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | 37.0 | 1.95 | | | | |
Rightfield | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.0 | 3.00 | | | | |
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