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WILLIE WILSON (Franchise player
#0112 - 1976-08)
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All-Star |
Position:
OF |
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Willie James Wilson
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 195 lb.
Born: July 9, 1955 in Montgomery, AL |
Acquired:
June 5, 1974: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st Round
(18th overall) of the 1974 Amateur Draft
Departed: November
5, 1990: Granted free agency (signed with the Oakland Athletics on
December 3, 1990)
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MLB Debut: September
4, 1976
Final MLB Game: May 16, 1994 |
Royals Debut: September
4, 1976
Final Royals Game: October
3, 1990 |
| Member
of the Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame - Class of 2000 |
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| All-Star:
1982, 1983 |
| 1978 Baseball Bulletin All-Rookie
Team |
| AL Player of
the Month: September 1981 |
| AL Player of
the Week: August 26, 1979 |
| Royals 25th
Anniversary Team (selected in 1993) |
| AL Batting
Champion: 1982 |
| AL
Hits Leader: 1980 |
| AL Runs Leader:
1980 |
| AL
Triples Leader: 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988 |
| AL Stolen
Base Leader: 1979 |
| Silver
Slugger: 1980, 1982 |
| All-AL Team:
1980 (UPI) |
| Rawlings Gold
Glove: 1980 |
| Royals
Player of the Month: August 1979, July 1984, August 1984, May 1987,
July 1989, April 1990 |
| Royals
Player of the Year: 1981 & 1984 |
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| Statistics
with the Royals (led
team in bold) (led
league in red) |
| Year |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
CS |
BB |
SO |
BA |
| 1976 |
12 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
.167 |
| 1977 |
13 |
34 |
10 |
11 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
.324 |
| 1978 |
127 |
198 |
43 |
43 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
16 |
46 |
12 |
16 |
33 |
.217 |
| 1979 |
154 |
588 |
113 |
185 |
18 |
13 |
6 |
49 |
83 |
12 |
28 |
92 |
.315 |
| 1980 |
161 |
705 |
133 |
230 |
28 |
15 |
3 |
49 |
79 |
10 |
28 |
81 |
.326 |
| 1981 |
102 |
439 |
54 |
133 |
10 |
7 |
1 |
32 |
34 |
8 |
18 |
42 |
.303 |
| 1982 |
136 |
585 |
87 |
194 |
19 |
15 |
3 |
46 |
37 |
11 |
26 |
81 |
.332 |
| 1983 |
137 |
576 |
80 |
159 |
22 |
8 |
2 |
33 |
59 |
8 |
33 |
75 |
.276 |
| 1984 |
128 |
541 |
81 |
163 |
24 |
9 |
2 |
44 |
47 |
5 |
39 |
56 |
.301 |
| 1985 |
141 |
605 |
87 |
168 |
25 |
21 |
4 |
43 |
43 |
11 |
29 |
94 |
.278 |
| 1986 |
156 |
631 |
77 |
170 |
20 |
7 |
9 |
44 |
34 |
8 |
31 |
97 |
.269 |
| 1987 |
146 |
610 |
97 |
170 |
18 |
15 |
4 |
30 |
59 |
11 |
32 |
88 |
.279 |
| 1988 |
147 |
591 |
81 |
155 |
17 |
11 |
1 |
37 |
35 |
7 |
22 |
106 |
.262 |
| 1989 |
112 |
383 |
58 |
97 |
17 |
7 |
3 |
43 |
24 |
6 |
27 |
78 |
.253 |
| 1990 |
115 |
307 |
49 |
89 |
13 |
3 |
2 |
42 |
24 |
6 |
30 |
57 |
.290 |
| w/Royals |
1787 |
6799 |
1050 |
1968 |
241 |
133 |
40 |
509 |
612 |
119 |
360 |
990 |
.289 |
| Career |
2154 |
7731 |
1169 |
2207 |
281 |
147 |
41 |
585 |
668 |
134 |
425 |
1144 |
.285 |
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For
complete stats, go to Baseball-Reference.com's Willie Wilson page
* wore #19 in 1976 & #32 in 1977
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| Notes |
| Also played for
the Oakland Athletics (1991-92) & the Chicago Cubs (1993-94) |
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- unofficial fan site of the Kansas City Royals Baseball Club