Willie Kirkland

Position: Rightfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 206lb (185cm, 93kg)

Born: February 17, 1934 in Siluria, AL us

High School: Northwestern HS (Detroit, MI)

Debut: April 15, 1958 (Age 24-057d, 11,504th in major league history)
vs. LAD 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 26, 1966 (Age 32-221d)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1958 season

Full Name: Willie Charles Kirkland

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.5

3494

837

148

.240

443

RBI

509

OBP

.304

SLG

.422

OPS

.726

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 11	CLE	@	DET	W,9-5	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
2	2	Apr 14	CLE	@	WSA	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
3	3	Apr 15	CLE	@	WSA	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
4	4	Apr 16	CLE	@	WSA	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
5	5	Apr 19	CLE		DET	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
6	6	Apr 20	CLE		DET	L,4-11	GS	34	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
7	7	Apr 21	CLE	@	KCA	W,5-3	GS	31	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
8	10 (2)	Apr 24	CLE	@	BAL	W,5-1	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
9	11	Apr 25	CLE	@	BAL	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
10	12	Apr 26	CLE	@	BAL	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
11	13	Apr 27	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
12	14	Apr 29	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
13	15	Apr 30 (1)	CLE		BOS	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
14	16	Apr 30 (2)	CLE		BOS	W,10-1	GS	31	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	22 (5)	May 9	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
16	23	May 10	CLE	@	CHW	W,8-2	GS	33	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
17	24	May 12	CLE		BAL	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
18	25	May 13	CLE		BAL	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
19	26	May 14 (1)	CLE		BAL	W,1-0	GF	18	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
20	27	May 14 (2)	CLE		BAL	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
21	28	May 15	CLE	@	BOS	W,13-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
22	29	May 16	CLE	@	BOS	L,7-8	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
23	30	May 17	CLE	@	BOS	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
24	31	May 19	CLE		NYY	W,9-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
25	32	May 20	CLE		NYY	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
26	33	May 21 (1)	CLE	@	MIN	W,9-0	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
27	34	May 21 (2)	CLE	@	MIN	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
28	35	May 22	CLE	@	MIN	W,7-5	CG	63	15.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
29	36	May 23	CLE	@	LAA	L,0-9	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
30	37	May 24	CLE	@	LAA	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
31	38	May 25	CLE	@	LAA	W,13-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
32	39	May 27	CLE		KCA	L,5-7	CG	53	12.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
33	40	May 28 (1)	CLE		KCA	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
34	41	May 28 (2)	CLE		KCA	L,4-8	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
35	42	May 30 (1)	CLE		MIN	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
36	43	May 30 (2)	CLE		MIN	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	44	Jun 2	CLE		LAA	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
38	45	Jun 3	CLE		LAA	W,9-4	GS	26	7.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
39	46	Jun 4 (1)	CLE		LAA	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
40	47	Jun 4 (2)	CLE		LAA	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
41	48	Jun 5	CLE	@	WSA	W,7-5	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
42	49	Jun 6	CLE	@	WSA	W,14-3	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
43	50	Jun 7	CLE	@	WSA	W,11-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
44	51	Jun 8 (1)	CLE	@	DET	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
45	52	Jun 8 (2)	CLE	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
46	53	Jun 9	CLE	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
47	54	Jun 10	CLE	@	DET	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
48	55	Jun 11 (1)	CLE		KCA	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
49	56	Jun 11 (2)	CLE		KCA	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
50	57	Jun 12	CLE		KCA	L,5-7	CG	46	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
51	58	Jun 13	CLE		NYY	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
52	60 (1)	Jun 15	CLE		NYY	L,2-3	CG	45	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
53	61	Jun 16	CLE		BAL	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
54	62	Jun 17	CLE		BAL	L,1-4	CG	41	9.0	6	1	1	8	1	RF
55	64 (1)	Jun 18 (2)	CLE		BAL	L,5-8	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
56	66 (1)	Jun 21 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	L,3-15	GF	31	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
57	69 (2)	Jun 24	CLE		DET	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
58	70	Jun 25 (1)	CLE		DET	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
59	71	Jun 25 (2)	CLE		DET	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
60	72	Jun 27	CLE		WSA	L,5-8	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
61	73	Jun 28 (1)	CLE		WSA	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
62	74	Jun 28 (2)	CLE		WSA	L,2-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
63	75	Jun 29	CLE		WSA	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
64	76	Jun 30	CLE	@	BOS	W,10-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
65	77	Jul 1	CLE	@	BOS	W,7-3	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
66	78	Jul 2	CLE	@	BOS	W,12-6	CG	46	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
67	79	Jul 3	CLE	@	BAL	L,0-5	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
68	80	Jul 4	CLE	@	BAL	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
69	81	Jul 5	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-6	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
70	82	Jul 6	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
71	83	Jul 7	CLE		CHW	W,9-0	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	RF
72	84	Jul 8	CLE		CHW	W,3-2	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
73	85	Jul 9 (1)	CLE		CHW	L,5-7	GF	9	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
74	86	Jul 9 (2)	CLE		CHW	L,8-9	CG	43	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
75	87	Jul 13	CLE		MIN	L,6-9	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
76	88	Jul 14	CLE		LAA	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
77	89	Jul 15	CLE		LAA	L,5-6	CG	58	12.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
78	90	Jul 16 (1)	CLE		MIN	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
79	91	Jul 16 (2)	CLE		MIN	L,5-12	CG	48	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	RF
80	92	Jul 18	CLE		BOS	L,2-9	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
81	93	Jul 19 (1)	CLE		BOS	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
82	94	Jul 19 (2)	CLE		BOS	W,9-8	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
83	95	Jul 20	CLE		BOS	W,12-11	CG	50	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
84	96	Jul 21	CLE	@	MIN	L,3-4	CG	37	8.2	1	1	0	2	0	RF
85	97	Jul 22	CLE	@	MIN	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
86	98	Jul 23	CLE	@	MIN	L,0-10	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
87	99	Jul 25	CLE	@	KCA	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
88	100	Jul 26	CLE	@	KCA	W,12-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
89	101	Jul 27	CLE	@	KCA	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
90	102	Jul 28	CLE	@	LAA	L,5-8	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
91	103	Jul 29	CLE	@	LAA	W,8-3	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
92	104	Jul 30	CLE	@	LAA	L,6-8	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
93	105	Aug 2 (1)	CLE		CHW	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
94	106	Aug 2 (2)	CLE		CHW	L,4-8	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
95	107	Aug 3	CLE		CHW	L,6-8	GF	32	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH RF
96	108	Aug 4	CLE	@	DET	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
97	109	Aug 5	CLE	@	DET	L,6-7	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
98	110	Aug 6 (1)	CLE	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
99	111	Aug 6 (2)	CLE	@	DET	W,9-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
100	112	Aug 8	CLE		WSA	W,6-5	CG	40	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
101	113	Aug 9	CLE		WSA	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
102	114	Aug 11	CLE		LAA	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
103	115	Aug 12	CLE		LAA	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
104	116	Aug 13	CLE		LAA	L,7-8	CG	41	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	RF
105	117	Aug 15	CLE		BOS	L,0-8	CG	42	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
106	118	Aug 16	CLE		BOS	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
107	119	Aug 17	CLE		BOS	W,4-3	CG	56	14.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
108	120	Aug 18	CLE		NYY	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
109	121	Aug 19	CLE		NYY	L,2-3	CG	43	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
110	122	Aug 20 (1)	CLE		NYY	L,0-6	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
111	123	Aug 20 (2)	CLE		NYY	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
112	124	Aug 22	CLE		DET	L,1-8	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
113	125	Aug 23	CLE		DET	W,4-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
114	126	Aug 24	CLE		DET	L,0-6	CG	43	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
115	128 (1)	Aug 26	CLE	@	CHW	L,5-10	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
116	129	Aug 27 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	L,6-10	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
117	130	Aug 27 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,3-9	CG	40	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
118	131	Aug 29	CLE	@	WSA	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
119	132	Aug 30	CLE	@	WSA	W,9-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
120	133	Aug 31	CLE	@	WSA	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
121	134	Sep 1	CLE	@	BAL	W,5-4	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
122	135	Sep 2 (1)	CLE	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
123	136	Sep 2 (2)	CLE	@	BAL	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
124	137	Sep 3	CLE	@	BAL	L,0-1	CG	42	10.1	2	0	0	2	0	RF
125	138	Sep 4	CLE	@	BOS	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
126	139	Sep 5	CLE	@	BOS	W,9-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
127	140	Sep 6	CLE	@	BOS	L,4-9	CG	41	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	RF
128	141	Sep 7	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-7	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
129	142	Sep 8	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-9	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
130	143	Sep 9	CLE	@	NYY	L,7-8	CG	43	8.2	5	0	0	5	0	RF
131	144	Sep 10 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	L,6-7	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
132	150 (5)	Sep 17 (2)	CLE		MIN	L,3-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
133	154 (3)	Sep 22	CLE	@	KCA	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	RF
134	156 (1)	Sep 26	CLE	@	MIN	W,7-3	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
135	157	Sep 27	CLE	@	MIN	L,4-10	CG	44	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
136	158	Sep 28	CLE	@	MIN	W,12-5	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
137	159	Sep 29	CLE	@	LAA	L,4-6	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
138	160	Sep 30	CLE	@	LAA	L,6-11	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
							138gm		1177.2	288	12	8	308	5