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WILLIE AIKENS (Franchise player
#0146 - 1980-01)
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Position:
1B-DH
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Willie Mays Aikens
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 220 lb.
College: South Carolina State
Born: October 14, 1954 in Seneca, SC
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Acquired:
December 6, 1979: Traded by the California Angels with Rance Mulliniks to
the Royals for a player to be named later (Craig
Eaton), Al Cowens, and Todd
Cruz
Traded: December
20, 1983: Traded by the Royals to the
Toronto Blue Jays for Jorge Orta
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MLB Debut: May 17,
1977
Final MLB Game: April 27, 1985 |
Royals Debut: April
10,
1980
Final Royals Game: October
2, 1983 |
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| Awards
and Achievements (while with the Royals) |
| Royals
Player of the Month: September 1980, April 1981, May 1981, September
1981, August 1982, September 1982 |
| Belted 4 home runs in the 1980
World Series |
| Led the AL in
intentional walks in 1981 |
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| Statistics
with the Royals (led
team in bold) |
| Year |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
CS |
BB |
SO |
BA |
| 1980 |
151 |
543 |
70 |
151 |
24 |
0 |
20 |
98 |
1 |
0 |
64 |
88 |
.278 |
| 1981 |
101 |
349 |
45 |
93 |
16 |
0 |
17 |
53 |
0 |
0 |
62 |
47 |
.266 |
| 1982 |
134 |
466 |
50 |
131 |
29 |
1 |
17 |
74 |
0 |
1 |
45 |
70 |
.281 |
| 1983 |
125 |
410 |
49 |
124 |
26 |
1 |
23 |
72 |
0 |
0 |
45 |
75 |
.302 |
| w/Royals |
511 |
1768 |
214 |
499 |
95 |
2 |
77 |
297 |
1 |
1 |
216 |
280 |
.282 |
| Career |
774 |
2492 |
301 |
675 |
125 |
2 |
110 |
415 |
3 |
6 |
319 |
444 |
.271 |
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For
complete stats, go to Baseball-Reference.com's Willie Aikens page
| Notes |
| Also played for the California Angels
(1977-79) & the Toronto Blue Jays (1984-85) |
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