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Edgar Leon Kirkpatrick (born October 8, 1944 in Spokane, Washington), nicknamed "Spanky", is a former utility player for the Los Angeles/California Angels (1962–68), Kansas City Royals (1969–73), Pittsburgh Pirates (1974–77), Texas Rangers (1977), and Milwaukee Brewers (1977).

He helped the Pirates win the National League Eastern Division in 1974 and 1975.

In 16 seasons, he played in 1,311 games and had 3,467 at-bats, 411 runs, 824 hits, 143 doubles, 18 triples, 85 home runs, 424 RBI, 34 stolen bases, 456 walks, .238 batting average, .327 on-base percentage, .363 slugging percentage, 1,258 total bases, 25 sacrifice hits, 39 sacrifice flies and 70 intentional walks.

He was involved in an automobile accident in 1981 that left him in a coma for 5½ months and permanently paralyzed.

References

1. Markusen, Bruce (July), "Designated Hitter Born 25 Years Ago", Baseball Digest, p. 79 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= and |year= / |date= mismatch (help)

External links

• Baseball Reference

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