- Willie Kirkland
Infobox MLB retired
bgcolor1=#fd5a1e
bgcolor2=black
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Willie Kirkland
position=Outfielder
bats=Left
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1934|2|17
deathdate=
debutdate=April 15
debutyear=by|1958
debutteam=San Francisco Giants
finaldate=September 26
finalyear=by|1966
finalteam=Washington Senators
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.240
stat2label=Home run s
stat2value=148
stat3label=RBI
stat3value=509
teams=
*San Francisco Giants (by|1958-by|1960)
*Cleveland Indians (by|1961-by|1963)
*Baltimore Orioles (by|1964)
*Washington Senators (by|1964-by|1966)
highlights=Willie Charles Kirkland (born
February 17 ,1934 inSiluria, Alabama ) is a formerright fielder inMajor League Baseball who played for theSan Francisco Giants (1958-1960),Cleveland Indians (1961-1963),Baltimore Orioles (1964) and Washington Senators (1964-1966). He batted left handed and threw right handed. In a nine-season career, Kirkland posted a .240batting average with 148home run s and 509 RBI in 1149games played .Best seasons
*by|1960: Collected double digits in doubles (21), triples (10), home runs (21) and
stolen base s (12)
*by|1961: Hit 27 home runs with 136 hits and 95 RBI in 146 games (all career-highs), including a three-homer game on July 9.ee also
*
Top 500 home run hitters of all time
*Major League Baseball hitters with three home runs in one game External links
*baseballstats |mlb= |espn= |br=k/kirklwi01 |fangraphs=1006968 |cube=K/willie-kirkland
* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/K/Kirkland_Willie.stm Baseball Library]
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