 |  | 10-08-1964 |  | | | | | | | | | | |  | RF Willie Kirkland #12 |  | |  | | Age: 30 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Angry |    |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | SB | | | 126 | 269 | 59 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 38 | 27 | 47 | .219 | .290 | .390 | 2 | | | | Overall | Potential | | Contact |  |  | | Gap |  |  | | Power |  |  | | Eye |  |  | | Avoid K's |  |  |
| | Batting Ratings (OSA) | | | Overall | Vs Left | Vs Right | Potential | | Contact | 46 | 38 | 49 | 46 | | | Gap | 46 | 36 | 50 | 48 | | | Power | 66 | 51 | 70 | 66 | | | Eye | 54 | 42 | 58 | 54 | | | Avoid K's | 53 | 48 | 54 | 56 | |
| | | Fielding Ratings | | Catcher | Infield | Outfield | | Range: | - | 1 | 37 | | Errors: | - | 9 | 61 | | Arm: | - | 14 | 100 | | Turn DP: | - | 6 | - | | Ability: | - | - | - |
| | Position Ratings | | Pitcher: | - | Shortstop: | - | | Catcher: | - | Left Field: | 54 | | 1st Base: | - | Center Field: | - | | 2nd Base: | - | Right Field: | 50 | | 3rd Base: | - | | | | | | | |
| | Run/Bunt Ratings | | Running Speed: | 35 | | Stealing Ability: | 60 | | Baserunning Inst.: | 32 | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 52 | | Bunt for Hit: | 25 | | | |
| | | Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Vs. | Result | AB | R | H | BI | HR | BB | K | SB | | 09-20-1964 | SLN | Loss, 1-5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | 09-19-1964 | SLN | Loss, 4-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 09-17-1964 | @ CIN | Win, 5-1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 09-16-1964 | @ CIN | Loss, 5-6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 09-15-1964 | @ CIN | Win, 3-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 09-14-1964 | LAD | Loss, 7-8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 09-13-1964 | LAD | Loss, 5-6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 09-12-1964 | LAD | Loss, 3-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 09-09-1964 | @ MIL | Loss, 1-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 09-08-1964 | @ MIL | Loss, 2-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | Personality Ratings | | Leader Ability: | 22 | | Loyalty: | 79 | | Desire for Winning: | 59 | | Greed: | 67 | | Intelligence: | 35 | | Work Ethic: | 76 | |
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| | Willie Kirkland | | Birthday: | 02-17-1934 | | Born in: | Unknown | | Nationality: | American | | Height: | 6' 0" | | Weight: | 208 lbs | | Local Popularity: | Popular | | National Pop.: | Popular |
| Status | | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Salary: | $9,500,000 | | Signed Through: | 1964 Season | | Major Service: | 6 Years, 151 Days | | Service This Yr: | 169 Days | | 40-Man Service: | 6 Years, 151 Days | | Pro Service: | 6 Years | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Not eligible, free agent after contract expires! | | Option Years: | 3 option years left | | Contract Extension: | - | | Drafted: | 1957, 16th Pick in Round 2 | |
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| Cooperstown Chronicle Baseball League 1964 Batting Stats | | Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO | VORP | | Overall | 126 | 269 | 59 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 38 | 40 | 27 | 47 | .219 | .290 | .390 | .681 | .638 | .171 | -0.2 | | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | | Overall | 52 | 304 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 105 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 32.3 | 3.98 | | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Versus Left | | 39 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .209 | .333 | .543 | | Versus Right | | 230 | 53 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 36 | 24 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .230 | .304 | .400 | .704 | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | April | | 75 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .240 | .306 | .480 | .786 | | May | | 49 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .163 | .255 | .204 | .459 | | June | | 58 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .343 | .379 | .723 | | July | | 46 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .174 | .240 | .413 | .653 | | August | | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .100 | .167 | .100 | .267 | | September | | 21 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .381 | .409 | .762 | 1.171 | | Spring Training | | 67 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .239 | .320 | .433 | .753 | | Last Year | | 408 | 119 | 17 | 3 | 34 | 75 | 62 | 29 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .292 | .343 | .598 | .941 | | 2 Years Ago | | 321 | 98 | 18 | 1 | 30 | 75 | 69 | 35 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .305 | .374 | .648 | 1.022 | | Career | | 2845 | 819 | 130 | 22 | 191 | 563 | 477 | 283 | 404 | 32 | 8 | 21 | .288 | .353 | .550 | .903 | | Home | | 132 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .159 | .263 | .311 | .574 | | Road | | 137 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 9 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .277 | .318 | .467 | .785 | | Grass | | 269 | 59 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 38 | 40 | 27 | 47 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .219 | .290 | .390 | .681 | | Day | | 70 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .271 | .381 | .386 | .767 | | Night | | 199 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 29 | 28 | 14 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .201 | .256 | .392 | .648 | | Pinch Hitting | | 58 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .207 | .294 | .241 | .535 | | Close/Late | | 97 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .278 | .348 | .454 | .802 | | Inning 1-3 | | 64 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .203 | .268 | .344 | .611 | | Inning 4-6 | | 65 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .138 | .250 | .338 | .588 | | Inning 7-9 | | 128 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .234 | .289 | .398 | .687 | | Extra Innings | | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .583 | .643 | .833 | 1.476 | | 0 Outs | | 91 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .264 | .293 | .451 | .743 | | 1 Outs | | 85 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .212 | .324 | .400 | .724 | | 2 Outs | | 93 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .183 | .255 | .323 | .577 | | Scoring Position | | 79 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .165 | .297 | .278 | .576 | | Bases Empty | | 143 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .289 | .448 | .737 | | Runner on 1st | | 47 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .234 | .280 | .404 | .684 | | Runner on 2nd | | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .130 | .310 | .174 | .484 | | Runner on 3rd | | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .263 | .000 | .263 | | Runner on 1st & 2nd | | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .250 | .333 | .583 | | Runner on 1st & 3rd | | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .400 | .625 | 1.025 | | Runner on 2nd & 3rd | | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .200 | .250 | .450 | | Bases Loaded | | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .667 | 1.167 | | Two Strikes | | 121 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .157 | .206 | .289 | .495 | | First Pitch | | 43 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .209 | .205 | .279 | .484 | | Count 0-1 | | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .185 | .214 | .444 | .659 | | Count 0-2 | | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .190 | .227 | .333 | .561 | | Count 1-0 | | 24 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .292 | .292 | .375 | .667 | | Count 1-1 | | 22 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .364 | .727 | 1.091 | | Count 1-2 | | 39 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .179 | .179 | .231 | .410 | | Count 2-0 | | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .300 | .500 | | Count 2-1 | | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .538 | .467 | 1.000 | 1.467 | | Count 2-2 | | 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .079 | .079 | .105 | .184 | | Count 3-0 | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .933 | .500 | 1.433 | | Count 3-1 | | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .571 | .571 | 1.143 | | Full Count | | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .375 | .652 | 1.027 | | Behind in Count | | 87 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .184 | .202 | .322 | .524 | | Ahead in Count | | 56 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .321 | .487 | .536 | 1.023 |
| | Career Minor League Batting Stats | | Year/Team/League | Age | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | VORP |
| | Career Postseason Batting Stats | | Year/Team/League | Age | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | VORP | | 1958 Chicago (A) - CCBL | 24 | 10 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .357 | .438 | .536 | .973 | 0.0 | | 1959 Chicago (A) - CCBL | 25 | 7 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .286 | .462 | .747 | 0.0 | | Total CCBL | | 17 | 54 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .296 | .367 | .500 | .867 | 0.0 |
| | Player History | | 10-28-1962 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $10,500,000 through arbitration. | | 01-01-1963 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 58 (58); Power: 71 (71); Eye: 43 (48). | | 05-10-1963 | Was traded by the Chicago (A) White Sox to the Chicago (N) Cubs, along with 2B W. Held, MR D. Segui, in exchange for SP D. Newcombe, SP R. Culp, CF V. Davalillo. | | 05-18-1963 | Hits three home runs against the Pittsburgh Pirates, going 3-4 with 5 RBI and 3 runs scored! | | 06-13-1963 | Injured (chronic back soreness), out for 5 weeks. | | 06-17-1963 | Was selected to the 1963 Cooperstown Chronicle Baseball League All-Star Game. | | 08-05-1963 | Wins the CCBL NL Player of the Week Award. | | 09-11-1963 | Injured (knee contusion), out for 5 days. | | 10-23-1963 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $9,500,000 through arbitration. | | 01-01-1964 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (46); Power: 66 (66); Eye: 49 (50). | | Leader Boards Appearances | | | | | | | Year | TB | Rank | | 1960 | 278 | 7 | | 1961 | 350 | 1 | | | | | | Year | HR | Rank | | 1958 | 30 | 4 | | 1960 | 30 | 3 | | 1961 | 42 | 2 | | 1962 | 30 | 4 | | 1963 | 29 | 7 | | | Year | RBI | Rank | | 1958 | 87 | 9 | | 1960 | 115 | 1 | | 1961 | 123 | 1 | | | | Year | IBB | Rank | | 1958 | 8 | 8 | | 1961 | 7 | 4 | | 1964 | 9 | 4 | | | | Year | SF | Rank | | 1960 | 12 | 1 | | 1964 | 5 | 6 | | | Year | EBH | Rank | | 1960 | 60 | 4 | | 1961 | 75 | 1 | | | | | | Year | SLG | Rank | | 1960 | .533 | 6 | | 1961 | .581 | 2 | | | Year | RC | Rank | | 1960 | 97.71 | 8 | | 1961 | 126.14 | 2 | | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | | 1960 | 6.60 | 8 | | 1961 | 7.72 | 5 | | | Year | ISO | Rank | | 1960 | .243 | 3 | | 1961 | .271 | 2 | | | Year | TAVG | Rank | | 1960 | .853 | 7 | | 1961 | .943 | 5 | | | Year | OPS | Rank | | 1960 | .882 | 8 | | 1961 | .956 | 2 | | | Year | VORP | Rank | | 1961 | 68.1 | 2 | | 1962 | 46.4 | 6 | | | | | |
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