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Ed Kirkpatrick

Birthdate:

10/8/1944

Height / Weight:

' " / 195 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Spokane, WA, USA

Bats / Throws:

L / R

Baseball Historian Biography

1975 TOPPS CARD

Ed Kirkpatrick broke into pro ball in 1962 as an 18-year old with San Jose of the Cal St League and was brought up to the majors that same year with the California Angels in October and played 3 games. A 16-year major league career. After splitting time with the Angels and in the minors the next couple of years he played 117 games in 1966, lined 7 doubles, 9 homers, 44 RBIs but batted only .192. After spending most of '67 in the minors he returned to the Angels in '68. In 1969 he was traded to the Cardinals and hit a nice .257 with 11 Ds and lined a career best 14 home runs. Kirkpatrick best batting years were 1972 and 1973. He hit .275 in 113 games in '72, including 15 doubles and 9 homers and scored 43 runs and also had 43 RBIs. In 1973, he batted .263, lined a career-best 24 doubles and scored a career-best 61 runs with 45 RBIs. baseballhistorian.com

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
18 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1962	LAA (AL)	3	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1963	LAA (AL)	34	77	4	15	5	0	2	7	6	19	1	0	0	1	0	1	.195	.259	SLG
1964	LAA (AL)	75	219	20	53	13	3	2	22	23	30	2	2	6	2	0	4	.242	.315	SLG
1965	CAL (AL)	19	73	8	19	5	0	3	8	3	9	1	2	0	0	2	0	.260	.289	SLG
1966	CAL (AL)	117	312	31	60	7	4	9	44	51	67	7	4	8	5	6	3	.192	.313	SLG
1967	CAL (AL)	3	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1968	CAL (AL)	89	161	23	37	4	0	1	15	25	32	1	3	2	1	3	3	.230	.332	SLG
1969	KCR (AL)	120	315	40	81	11	4	14	49	43	42	3	5	4	3	1	4	.257	.348	SLG
1970	KCR (AL)	134	424	59	97	17	2	18	62	55	65	4	4	8	1	1	0	.229	.319	SLG
1971	KCR (AL)	120	365	46	80	12	1	9	46	48	60	3	4	8	2	1	7	.219	.308	SLG
1972	KCR (AL)	113	364	43	100	15	1	9	43	51	50	3	5	9	3	1	4	.275	.365	SLG
1973	KCR (AL)	126	429	61	113	24	3	6	45	46	48	3	7	6	1	4	5	.263	.333	SLG
1974	PIT (NL)	116	271	32	67	9	0	6	38	51	30	1	2	13	2	4	3	.247	.367	SLG
1975	PIT (NL)	89	144	15	34	5	0	5	16	18	22	1	0	2	0	1	1	.236	.319	SLG
1976	PIT (NL)	83	146	14	34	9	0	0	16	14	15	1	0	2	0	0	3	.233	.294	SLG
1977	PIT (NL)	21	28	5	4	2	0	1	4	8	6	1	0	0	0	1	1	.143	.324	SLG
1977	TEX (AL)	20	48	2	9	1	0	0	3	4	11	2	0	1	0	0	0	.188	.250	SLG
1977	MIL (AL)	29	77	8	21	4	0	0	6	10	8	0	1	1	1	0	0	.273	.364	SLG
18 years		1311	3467	411	824	143	18	85	424	456	518	34	39	70	22	25	39	.238	.327	.SLG

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