Player Report for #31 Willie Kirkland

10-28-1971

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RF Willie Kirkland #31

UL Los Angeles Outlaws

Age: 37

Bats: L

Throws: R

Morale: Great


	89-71, .556, 9.0 GB

G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	SB
55	67	16	3	0	1	6	8	19	.239	.329	.328	0

	Overall	Potential
Contact
Gap
Power
Eye
Avoid K's

Batting Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Contact	4	4	4	5
Gap	5	4	5	5
Power	5	5	5	6
Eye	8	8	8	8
Avoid K's	4	4	4	5

Fielding Ratings
	Catcher	Infield	Outfield
Range:	-	1	4
Errors:	-	-	4
Arm:	1	-	6
Turn DP:	-	-	-
Ability:	-	-	-

Position Ratings
Pitcher:	-	Shortstop:	-
Catcher:	-	Left Field:	4
1st Base:	-	Center Field:	-
2nd Base:	-	Right Field:	3
3rd Base:	-

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	7
Stealing Ability:	6
Baserunning Inst.:	8
Sacrifice Bunt:	5
Bunt for Hit:	5

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	AB	R	H	BI	HR	BB	K	SB
09-08-1971	SF	Win, 5-4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
09-03-1971	@ SF	Loss, 2-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
08-31-1971	DET	Win, 9-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
08-30-1971	DET	Loss, 3-15	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
08-28-1971	ATL	Win, 6-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
08-27-1971	BRO	Loss, 3-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
08-26-1971	BRO	Win, 4-0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
08-24-1971	BOS	Win, 12-2	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
08-23-1971	BOS	Win, 6-5	3	0	2	2	0	0	0	0
08-21-1971	@ ATL	Loss, 5-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	6
Loyalty:	9
Desire for Winning:	4
Greed:	2
Intelligence:	10
Work Ethic:	9

Willie Kirkland
Birthday:	02-17-1934
Born in:	Montgomery (Alabama)
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 0"
Weight:	212 lbs
Local Popularity:	Unknown
National Pop.:	Unknown

Status
Contract:	Major League Contract
Salary:	$310,000
Signed Through:	1971 Season
Major Service:	9 Years, 70 Days
Service This Yr:	154 Days
40-Man Service:	3 Years, 153 Days
Pro Service:	13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	Out of option years
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	-

United League 1971 Batting Stats

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO	VORP
Overall	55	67	16	3	0	1	6	12	8	19	.239	.329	.328	.657	.537	.090	-2.8
Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	12	78	1	0	0	1	2	0	22	4	0	2	0.0	7.2	3.45
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Versus Left		33	9	1	0	1	4	4	5	9	0	0	1	.273	.385	.394	.779
Versus Right		34	7	2	0	0	2	4	3	10	0	2	0	.206	.270	.265	.535
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
May		5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
June		21	8	2	0	1	3	5	2	7	0	1	0	.381	.435	.619	1.054
July		3	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667
August		37	7	1	0	0	3	2	6	10	0	1	1	.189	.318	.216	.534
September		1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Last Year		323	72	15	0	9	49	36	40	58	3	4	2	.223	.310	.353	.663
2 Years Ago		476	123	22	6	13	66	70	62	82	4	1	5	.258	.347	.412	.759
Career		3030	728	113	16	86	396	418	391	583	16	9	32	.240	.332	.373	.705
Home		46	11	1	0	0	4	6	3	12	0	2	1	.239	.300	.261	.561
Road		21	5	2	0	1	2	6	5	7	0	0	0	.238	.385	.476	.861
Grass		67	16	3	0	1	6	12	8	19	0	2	1	.239	.329	.328	.657
Day		36	5	0	0	0	0	4	3	9	0	0	0	.139	.205	.139	.344
Night		31	11	3	0	1	6	8	5	10	0	2	1	.355	.459	.548	1.008
Pinch Hitting		16	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	5	0	0	1	.125	.176	.125	.301
Close/Late		14	3	1	0	0	1	3	2	4	0	1	0	.214	.313	.286	.598
Inning 1-3		15	3	0	0	0	3	0	3	4	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533
Inning 4-6		20	7	2	0	0	1	3	1	5	0	1	0	.350	.381	.450	.831
Inning 7-9		30	5	0	0	1	2	4	4	9	0	1	1	.167	.286	.267	.552
Extra Innings		2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500
0 Outs		27	3	1	0	0	0	3	4	11	0	1	1	.111	.250	.148	.398
1 Outs		21	7	2	0	1	3	5	3	6	0	1	0	.333	.417	.571	.988
2 Outs		19	6	0	0	0	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	.316	.350	.316	.666
Scoring Position		15	4	0	0	0	5	0	1	5	0	1	0	.267	.313	.267	.579
Bases Empty		41	10	2	0	1	1	4	5	13	0	0	1	.244	.340	.366	.706
Runner on 1st		11	2	1	0	0	0	4	2	1	0	1	0	.182	.308	.273	.580
Runner on 2nd		3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667
Runner on 3rd		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd		5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	.200	.200	.200	.400
Runner on 1st & 3rd		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd		1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000
Bases Loaded		1	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000
Two Strikes		37	11	2	0	1	2	4	3	19	0	0	0	.297	.350	.432	.782
First Pitch		10	3	1	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.400	.700
Count 0-1		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.200	.000	.200
Count 0-2		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Count 1-0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Count 1-1		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Count 1-2		10	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400
Count 2-0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Count 2-1		6	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.333	.333	.333	.667
Count 2-2		18	7	2	0	1	2	3	0	9	0	0	0	.389	.389	.667	1.056
Count 3-0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	.000	1.000	.000	1.000
Count 3-1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	.000	.750	.000	.750
Full Count		5	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	.400	.625	.400	1.025
Behind in Count		18	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	9	0	1	1	.111	.158	.111	.269
Ahead in Count		14	2	0	0	0	3	0	5	0	0	1	0	.143	.368	.143	.511

International League 1971 Batting Stats

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO	VORP
Overall	8	28	9	1	0	2	5	7	6	5	.321	.441	.571	1.013	1.158	.250	4.3
Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	8	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	3	0	0	0.0	7.7	11.01
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Versus Left		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Versus Right		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
April		28	9	1	0	2	5	7	6	5	0	0	0	.321	.441	.571	1.013
Career		28	9	1	0	2	5	7	6	5	0	0	0	.321	.441	.571	1.013
Home		11	3	0	0	0	2	1	3	1	0	0	0	.273	.429	.273	.701
Road		17	6	1	0	2	3	6	3	4	0	0	0	.353	.450	.765	1.215
Grass		28	9	1	0	2	5	7	6	5	0	0	0	.321	.441	.571	1.013
Day		9	3	0	0	1	2	4	1	3	0	0	0	.333	.400	.667	1.067
Night		19	6	1	0	1	3	3	5	2	0	0	0	.316	.458	.526	.985

Career 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 - UL	24	16	27	10	3	1	3	8	6	2	0	0	4	2	0	.370	.414	.889	1.303	0.0
1959 Chicago - UL	25	97	157	33	11	0	2	18	22	17	3	0	26	11	7	.210	.299	.318	.618	0.0
1960 Chicago - UL	26	27	34	6	0	0	0	1	5	4	1	0	6	5	3	.176	.282	.176	.459	0.0
1961 Chicago - UL	27	6	3	2	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	0.0
1962 Manhattan - UL	28	84	176	39	5	3	3	18	22	20	1	1	32	8	5	.222	.303	.335	.638	0.0
1963 Manhattan - UL	29	14	39	6	2	0	0	0	2	7	0	0	4	0	1	.154	.283	.205	.488	-4.0
1964 Detroit - UL	30	15	21	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	6	0	0	.095	.091	.095	.186	-4.9
1965 Los Angeles - UL	31	131	264	60	7	1	5	36	23	29	3	1	54	2	4	.227	.310	.318	.628	-11.0
1966 Washington - UL	32	134	516	137	19	3	22	84	86	67	7	3	101	20	9	.266	.356	.442	.798	26.2
1967 Washington - UL	33	136	489	122	15	0	17	56	71	67	5	3	100	19	11	.249	.344	.384	.728	19.0
1968 Washington - UL	34	145	438	100	11	2	11	52	59	68	4	0	91	14	9	.228	.337	.338	.675	-0.1
1969 Washington - UL	35	151	476	123	22	6	13	66	70	62	5	4	82	17	10	.258	.347	.412	.759	23.8
1970 Dallas - UL	36	106	323	72	15	0	9	49	36	40	2	3	58	1	2	.223	.310	.353	.663	-3.5
1971 Los Angeles - UL	37	55	67	16	3	0	1	6	12	8	1	0	19	0	2	.239	.329	.328	.657	-2.8
Total UL		1117	3030	728	113	16	86	396	418	391	32	16	583	99	63	.240	.332	.373	.705	42.7

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
1963 Havana - AAA	29	103	371	104	20	4	15	68	64	57	1	0	44	15	11	.280	.378	.477	.855	39.4
1964 Toronto - AAA	30	94	217	64	11	1	13	51	40	50	1	1	36	7	5	.295	.428	.535	.962	29.7
1971 San Diego - AAA	37	8	28	9	1	0	2	5	7	6	0	0	5	0	0	.321	.441	.571	1.013	4.3
Total IL		197	588	168	31	5	28	119	104	107	2	1	80	22	16	.286	.397	.498	.895	69.1
Total IL		8	28	9	1	0	2	5	7	6	0	0	5	0	0	.321	.441	.571	1.013	4.3

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1963 Manhattan - ML	LF	11	11	16	0	0	16	0	1.000	89.1	1.61
1963 Havana - AAA	RF	103	103	203	3	2	209	3	.986	912.2	2.03
1964 Detroit - ML	CF	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	1.000	3.0	6.00
1964 Detroit - ML	RF	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	18.0	0.00
1965 Los Angeles - ML	SS	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1.000	1.2	5.40
1965 Los Angeles - ML	LF	47	34	66	5	1	72	1	.986	329.2	1.94
1965 Los Angeles - ML	CF	22	14	39	1	0	40	0	1.000	130.1	2.76
1965 Los Angeles - ML	RF	12	7	16	5	0	21	0	1.000	73.1	2.58
1966 Washington - ML	RF	134	134	259	10	1	275	6	.978	1195.0	2.03
1967 Washington - ML	LF	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	5.0	1.80
1967 Washington - ML	CF	50	48	107	4	0	113	2	.982	409.1	2.44
1967 Washington - ML	RF	89	88	160	4	0	166	2	.988	765.2	1.93
1968 Washington - ML	LF	19	14	24	1	0	26	1	.962	92.0	2.45
1968 Washington - ML	CF	107	102	254	5	3	260	1	.996	891.2	2.61
1968 Washington - ML	RF	8	7	11	3	0	15	1	.933	56.0	2.25
1969 Washington - ML	1B	63	63	542	33	43	589	14	.976	543.2	9.52
1969 Washington - ML	LF	15	10	31	0	0	31	0	1.000	94.0	2.97
1969 Washington - ML	CF	26	17	43	1	0	44	0	1.000	162.2	2.43
1969 Washington - ML	RF	34	29	72	3	0	76	1	.987	265.0	2.55
1970 Dallas - ML	LF	52	49	96	1	1	97	0	1.000	416.1	2.10
1970 Dallas - ML	CF	13	12	31	0	0	31	0	1.000	104.2	2.67
1970 Dallas - ML	RF	33	31	46	1	0	49	2	.959	251.0	1.69
1971 Los Angeles - ML	C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0.0	0.00	0	0	0	0.0
1971 Los Angeles - ML	2B	1	0	2	1	1	3	0	1.000	4.0	6.75
1971 Los Angeles - ML	LF	8	3	8	1	0	9	0	1.000	45.1	1.79
1971 San Diego - AAA	LF	8	8	20	0	0	20	0	1.000	66.2	2.70
1971 Los Angeles - ML	CF	6	2	5	0	0	5	0	1.000	25.2	1.75
1971 Los Angeles - ML	RF	8	7	14	1	1	15	0	1.000	58.2	2.30

Player History
03-01-1958	Drafted in 2nd round, 14th overall pick, by Chicago in 1958.
09-01-1958	Had first career hit (triple) on 9/1/1958, off Ramon Monzant (NYG).
09-08-1958	Hit first career homerun on 9/8/1958, off Bubba Church (LA).
06-02-1960	Injured on 6/2/1960 with a Bruised Ankle, out for 3 days.
05-04-1961	Injured on 5/4/1961 with a Inflamed Hip Muscle, out for one week.
07-01-1961	Injured on 7/1/1961 with a Pulled Thigh Muscle, out for one week.
03-01-1962	Drafted in 4th round, 37th overall pick, by Manhattan in 1962 Expansion Draft.
05-18-1963	Injured (Dislocated Shoulder), out for 4 weeks.
07-25-1963	Injured (Back Spasms), day-to-day for 4 days.
08-27-1963	Injured (Hyperextended Knee), out for 2 weeks.
09-14-1963	Won the 1963 International League Governor's Cup with the Havana Sugar Kings!
09-25-1963	Wins the 1963 IL IL Isotoner Top Glove Award at RF.
01-01-1964	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (3); Power: 7 (4); Eye: 6 (3).
03-01-1964	Was traded by the Manhattan Gray Sox to the Detroit Griffins, along with 1B E. Bouchee, MR W. Stock, in exchange for LF D. Buford.
10-23-1964	Released by the Detroit organization.
01-01-1965	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (3); Power: 7 (4); Eye: 6 (3).
03-03-1965	Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,000,000 with the Los Angeles Outlaws organization.
11-04-1965	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,000,000 through automatic renewal.
01-01-1966	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (3); Power: 7 (4); Eye: 6 (4).
01-31-1966	Released by the Los Angeles Outlaws.
02-10-1966	Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $4,500,000 with the Washington Monuments organization.
08-03-1966	Injured (strained rib cage muscle), out for 3 weeks.
01-01-1967	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (3); Power: 7 (4); Eye: 7 (4).
04-07-1967	Injured (damaged meniscus (knee)), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
06-18-1967	Injured (fractured ribs), out for 4 weeks.
06-27-1967	Was selected to the 1967 United League All-Star Game.
01-01-1968	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (3); Power: 7 (4); Eye: 7 (4).
08-29-1968	Injured (strained hamstring muscle), out for 2-3 weeks.
10-31-1968	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,200,000 through arbitration.
01-01-1969	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 8 (8).
07-19-1969	Injured (bruised ribs), day-to-day for one week.
10-20-1969	Released by the Washington Monuments.
01-01-1970	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 8 (8).
02-13-1970	Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,630,000 with the Dallas Texans organization.
05-07-1970	Injured (oblique strain), out for 1-2 weeks.
06-20-1970	Injured (hamstring tendinitis), out for 6 days.
08-02-1970	Injured (sinus infection), out for 2 days.
08-07-1970	Injured (hip strain), out for 5 weeks.
09-21-1970	Injured (torn thumb ligament), out for 2 weeks.
10-24-1970	Released by the Dallas Texans.
01-01-1971	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 8 (8).
03-02-1971	Signed one year, $310,000 contract with Los Angeles Outlaws.
04-08-1971	Injured (fractured foot), out for 4 weeks.
05-27-1971	Injured (strep throat), out for 3 days.