Ed Kirkpatrick
[edit] Biography
Ed Kirkpatrick (Edgar Leon Kirkpatrick) was born on October 8, 1944 in Spokane, Washington. He made his Major League debut on September 13, 1962 for the Los Angeles Angels. In 1964, his rookie year, he hit .242 with 2 home runs and 22 RBI. Kirkpatrick played for the Los Angeles Angels, California Angels, Kansas City Royals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Texas Rangers and Milwaukee Brewers over the course of his 16 year career.
Most people believe that Ed Kirkpatrick's best season was 1970, when he slugged 18 home runs and knocked in 62 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1962
| LA
| A
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| LA
| A
| 34
| 77
| 4
| 15
| 2
| 7
| .195
| .259
| .338
| 5
| 0
| 6
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1964
| LA
| A
| 75
| 219
| 20
| 53
| 2
| 22
| .242
| .315
| .356
| 13
| 3
| 23
| 30
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 7
|
| 1965
| CAL
| A
| 19
| 73
| 8
| 19
| 3
| 8
| .260
| .289
| .452
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
| 1966
| CAL
| A
| 117
| 312
| 31
| 60
| 9
| 44
| .192
| .313
| .327
| 7
| 4
| 51
| 67
| 5
| 6
| 7
| 8
| 4
|
| 1967
| CAL
| A
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| CAL
| A
| 89
| 161
| 23
| 37
| 1
| 15
| .230
| .332
| .273
| 4
| 0
| 25
| 32
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 1
|
| 1969
| KC
| A
| 120
| 315
| 40
| 81
| 14
| 49
| .257
| .348
| .451
| 11
| 4
| 43
| 42
| 3
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 2
|
| 1970
| KC
| A
| 134
| 424
| 59
| 97
| 18
| 62
| .229
| .319
| .406
| 17
| 2
| 55
| 65
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 8
| 9
|
| 1971
| KC
| A
| 120
| 365
| 46
| 80
| 9
| 46
| .219
| .308
| .332
| 12
| 1
| 48
| 60
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 8
| 11
|
| 1972
| KC
| A
| 113
| 364
| 43
| 100
| 9
| 43
| .275
| .365
| .396
| 15
| 1
| 51
| 50
| 3
| 1
| 3
| 9
| 4
|
| 1973
| KC
| A
| 126
| 429
| 61
| 113
| 6
| 45
| .263
| .333
| .375
| 24
| 3
| 46
| 48
| 1
| 4
| 3
| 6
| 12
|
| 1974
| PIT
| N
| 116
| 271
| 32
| 67
| 6
| 38
| .247
| .367
| .347
| 9
| 0
| 51
| 30
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 13
| 4
|
| 1975
| PIT
| N
| 89
| 144
| 15
| 34
| 5
| 16
| .236
| .319
| .375
| 5
| 0
| 18
| 22
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 5
|
| 1976
| PIT
| N
| 83
| 146
| 14
| 34
| 0
| 16
| .233
| .294
| .295
| 9
| 0
| 14
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 3
|
| 1977
| TEX
| A
| 20
| 48
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 3
| .188
| .250
| .208
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 2
|
| 1977
| PIT
| N
| 21
| 28
| 5
| 4
| 1
| 4
| .143
| .324
| .321
| 2
| 0
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1977
| MIL
| A
| 29
| 77
| 8
| 21
| 0
| 6
| .273
| .364
| .325
| 4
| 0
| 10
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1977
| Total
|
| 70
| 153
| 15
| 34
| 1
| 13
| .222
| .322
| .288
| 7
| 0
| 22
| 25
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 2
| 4
|
| 1977
| TOT
| A
| 49
| 125
| 10
| 30
| 0
| 9
| .240
| .321
| .280
| 5
| 0
| 14
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 309
| 589
| 66
| 139
| 12
| 74
| .236
| .336
| .340
| 25
| 0
| 91
| 73
| 2
| 6
| 4
| 17
| 14
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 1002
| 2878
| 345
| 685
| 73
| 350
| .238
| .325
| .368
| 118
| 18
| 365
| 445
| 20
| 19
| 30
| 53
| 56
|
| Total
|
|
| 1311
| 3467
| 411
| 824
| 85
| 424
| .238
| .327
| .363
| 143
| 18
| 456
| 518
| 22
| 25
| 34
| 70
| 70
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1962
| LA
| A
| C
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| LA
| A
| C
| 14
| 8
| 77
| 64
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 2
| 0
| .986
|
| 1963
| LA
| A
| LF
| 10
| 10
| 86.1
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| LA
| A
| OF
| 10
| 10
| 86.1
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| LA
| A
| OF
| 63
| 56
| 516
| 90
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1964
| LA
| A
| LF
| 63
| 55
| 510
| 93
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1964
| LA
| A
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1965
| CAL
| A
| OF
| 19
| 19
| 165.1
| 28
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1965
| CAL
| A
| RF
| 19
| 19
| 165.1
| 28
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1966
| CAL
| A
| RF
| 86
| 69
| 649.2
| 140
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1966
| CAL
| A
| LF
| 17
| 12
| 112.1
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| CAL
| A
| OF
| 102
| 81
| 762
| 151
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1966
| CAL
| A
| 1B
| 3
| 2
| 19
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| CAL
| A
| C
| 2
| 1
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| CAL
| A
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1967
| CAL
| A
| OF
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1968
| CAL
| A
| OF
| 47
| 32
| 284.2
| 53
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1968
| CAL
| A
| C
| 5
| 0
| 7.2
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1968
| CAL
| A
| RF
| 36
| 25
| 210.1
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| CAL
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 1
| 8
| 6
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1968
| CAL
| A
| LF
| 12
| 7
| 72.1
| 20
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1968
| CAL
| A
| CF
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| KC
| A
| LF
| 30
| 27
| 235.2
| 60
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| KC
| A
| OF
| 82
| 75
| 671
| 180
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1969
| KC
| A
| CF
| 24
| 19
| 175.2
| 54
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| KC
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| KC
| A
| RF
| 33
| 29
| 259.2
| 67
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1969
| KC
| A
| C
| 9
| 1
| 27
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| KC
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| KC
| A
| C
| 90
| 80
| 712.2
| 463
| 61
| 12
| 12
| 0
| 5
| 43
| 37
| 0
| .978
|
| 1970
| KC
| A
| RF
| 8
| 6
| 51
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| KC
| A
| OF
| 19
| 13
| 126
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| KC
| A
| LF
| 8
| 5
| 56
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 16
| 16
| 142
| 139
| 9
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| KC
| A
| CF
| 3
| 2
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1971
| KC
| A
| OF
| 61
| 47
| 442.2
| 118
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1971
| KC
| A
| RF
| 17
| 9
| 100
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| KC
| A
| C
| 60
| 55
| 473.2
| 294
| 28
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 4
| 22
| 18
| 1
| .979
|
| 1971
| KC
| A
| CF
| 16
| 13
| 120.1
| 48
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1971
| KC
| A
| LF
| 30
| 25
| 222.1
| 57
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1972
| KC
| A
| C
| 108
| 104
| 914.2
| 590
| 49
| 6
| 5
| 1
| 11
| 54
| 29
| 2
| .991
|
| 1973
| KC
| A
| LF
| 29
| 21
| 209
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| KC
| A
| DH
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1973
| KC
| A
| OF
| 108
| 101
| 888.1
| 198
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1973
| KC
| A
| C
| 15
| 9
| 90
| 66
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 6
| 0
| .974
|
| 1973
| KC
| A
| RF
| 71
| 68
| 569.1
| 116
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1973
| KC
| A
| CF
| 12
| 12
| 110
| 32
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1974
| PIT
| N
| RF
| 11
| 9
| 75
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1974
| PIT
| N
| 1B
| 60
| 52
| 484.2
| 512
| 31
| 4
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1974
| PIT
| N
| C
| 5
| 3
| 32.1
| 22
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .920
|
| 1974
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 15
| 11
| 97
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| PIT
| N
| CF
| 3
| 2
| 21
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 14
| 13
| 111.1
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 8
| 7
| 59.1
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| PIT
| N
| 1B
| 28
| 11
| 134.2
| 141
| 9
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| PIT
| N
| RF
| 6
| 6
| 52
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| PIT
| N
| 1B
| 25
| 18
| 186.2
| 190
| 15
| 2
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1976
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 3
| 3
| 29.1
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 9
| 6
| 61.1
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| PIT
| N
| RF
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| PIT
| N
| CF
| 4
| 3
| 27
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .333
|
| 1977
| TEX
| A
| LF
| 5
| 4
| 37
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| TEX
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| TEX
| A
| C
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 6
| 4
| 41
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| TEX
| A
| 1B
| 3
| 3
| 26
| 23
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1977
| PIT
| N
| 1B
| 10
| 6
| 60
| 66
| 4
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1977
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| PIT
| N
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| MIL
| A
| LF
| 22
| 16
| 154
| 38
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1977
| MIL
| A
| DH
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| MIL
| A
| OF
| 22
| 16
| 154
| 36
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1977
| MIL
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| Total
|
| LF
| 28
| 20
| 193
| 54
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1977
| Total
|
| OF
| 30
| 20
| 198
| 53
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1977
| Total
|
| 1B
| 14
| 9
| 87
| 89
| 7
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1977
| TOT
| A
| LF
| 27
| 20
| 191
| 52
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1977
| TOT
| A
| 1B
| 4
| 3
| 27
| 23
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1977
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 28
| 20
| 195
| 50
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1977
| TOT
| A
| DH
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 291
| 241
| 2147.1
| 451
| 15
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 151
| 110
| 1074
| 1100
| 74
| 10
| 101
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 310
| 262
| 2356
| 1534
| 154
| 31
| 23
| 1
| 24
| 139
| 92
| 3
| .982
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 240
| 193
| 1790.2
| 398
| 12
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 65
| 51
| 476
| 148
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 580
| 485
| 4414
| 981
| 26
| 11
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 4
| 2
| 17
| 3
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .778
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 16
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Los Angeles Angels (1962).
- Traded by California Angels with Dennis Paepke to Kansas City Royals in exchange for Hoyt Wilhelm (December 12, 1968).
- Traded by Kansas City Royals with Kurt Bevacqua and Winston Cole to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Nelson Briles and Fernando Gonzalez (December 4, 1973).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to Texas Rangers in exchange for Jim Fregosi (June 15, 1977).
- Traded by Texas Rangers to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for a player to be named later (August 20, 1977); Texas Rangers received Gorman Thomas (October 25, 1977).
- Released by Milwaukee Brewers (March 21, 1978).
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