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Kurt Stillwell

Kurt Stillwell Notable

b. June 4, 1965 · Cincinnati Reds 1986–1987, Kansas City Royals 1988–1991, San Diego Padres 1992–1993, California Angels 1993, Texas Rangers 1996

Kurt Stillwell played for five clubs across 11 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Cincinnati Reds in 1986 and closing with the Texas Rangers in 1996.

Across 998 games he batted .249, with 779 hits and 362 runs. He finished with 34 home runs, 151 doubles and 38 stolen bases.

He played 690 games at shortstop, with 1,697 assists and 116 errors. He turned 347 double plays. He also played 187 games at second base.

He was an All-Star in 1988.

He was born in Glendale, CA, USA on June 4, 1965. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.

Honors

AwardTimesYears
All-Star selection 1 1988
Player of the Week 1 1988

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1986 CIN 1042793164 610 2630476 .229
1987 CIN 13139554102 2074 3332504 .258
1988 KCR 12845963115 28510 5347766 .251
1989 KCR 13046352121 2077 5442649 .261
1990 KCR 14450660126 3543 5139600 .249
1991 KCR 12238544102 1716 5133563 .265
1992 SDP 1143793586 1532 2426584 .227
1993 CAL/SDP 791821142 621 1415336 .231
1996 TEX 46771221 401 410110 .273
Career 9983125362779 1513034 31027445538 .249

On this day & linked events

1965

Born June 4, 1965

Glendale, CA, USA

1986

Major-league debut: Kurt Stillwell

Kurt Stillwell made a major-league debut on April 13, 1986.

1996

Final major-league game: Kurt Stillwell

Kurt Stillwell played a final major-league game on September 29, 1996.

Image: Rob Broder, public domain