8 ED KIRKPATRICK (Franchise player #0003 - 1969-03)

Primary Position: C-OF
	Edgar Leon Kirkpatrick ("Spanky") Bats: Left, Throws: Right Height: 6' 0", Weight: 195 lb. Born: October 8, 1944 in Spokane, WA Died: November 15, 2010 in Anaheim, CA (throat cancer)	Acquired: December 12, 1968: Traded by the California Angels with Dennis Paepke for Hoyt Wilhelm Traded: December 4, 1973: Traded to Pittsburgh Pirates with Winston Cole & Kurt Bevacqua for Nelson Briles & Fernando Gonzalez
	MLB Debut: September 13, 1962 Final MLB Game: October 2, 1977	Royals Debut: April 8, 1969 (opening day starter) Final Royals Game: September 30, 1973

Awards

Royals Player of the Month: September 1969

Statistics with the Royals (led team in bold)

Year G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA 1969 120 315 40 81 11 4 14 49 3 5 43 42 .257 1970 134 424 59 97 17 2 18 62 4 4 55 65 .229 1971 120 365 46 80 12 1 9 46 3 4 48 60 .219 1972 113 364 43 100 15 1 9 43 3 5 51 50 .275 1973 126 429 61 113 24 3 6 45 3 7 46 48 .263 w/Royals 613 1897 249 471 79 11 56 245 16 25 243 265 .248 Career 1311 3467 411 824 143 18 85 424 34 39 456 518 .238

For complete stats, go to Baseball-Reference.com's Ed Kirkpatrick page