Willie Kirkland Notable

b. February 17, 1934 · San Francisco Giants 1958–1960, Cleveland Indians 1961–1963, Baltimore Orioles 1964, Washington Senators 1964–1966

Willie Kirkland played for four clubs across nine seasons as a right fielder, opening with the San Francisco Giants in 1958 and closing with the Washington Senators in 1966.

Across 1,149 games he batted .240, with 837 hits and 443 runs. He finished with 148 home runs, 134 doubles and 52 stolen bases.

He played 995 games in the outfield, with 1,740 putouts and 48 errors.

He hit three home runs in a game in 1961.

He was born in Siluria, AL, USA on February 17, 1934. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1958	SFG	122	418	48	108	25	6	14	56	43	69	3	.258
1959	SFG	126	463	64	126	22	3	22	68	42	84	5	.272
1960	SFG	146	515	59	130	21	10	21	65	44	86	12	.252
1961	CLE	146	525	84	136	22	5	27	95	48	77	7	.259
1962	CLE	137	419	56	84	9	1	21	72	43	62	9	.200
1963	CLE	127	427	51	98	13	2	15	47	45	99	8	.230
1964	BAL/WSA	98	252	22	52	11	0	8	35	23	56	3	.206
1965	WSA	123	312	38	72	9	1	14	54	19	65	3	.231
1966	WSA	124	163	21	31	2	1	6	17	16	50	2	.190
Career	—	1149	3494	443	837	134	29	148	509	323	648	52	.240

On this day & linked events

1934

Born February 17, 1934

Siluria, AL, USA

1961

Willie Kirkland's Three-Home-Run Game, 1961

Willie Kirkland hit three home runs for the Cleveland Indians against the Chicago White Sox on July 9, 1961.

Image: Sports Service, public domain