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Name Team Age
Herschel Kirkpatrick Retired (1999, Age 35) Died (2024, Age 61)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 8
(1985)		 1B R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Duke Snider League 0 12 years (3 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  A- B-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
D+ C  B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A  A- B 
Endurance Velocity Control
B- F  D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
C  A  A 
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
F  0 12/8/1963
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (3B) Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (RF)
B+ (68.5 %) C- (29.8 %) D+ (26.2 %)

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Year Type   Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1985 Minors 26.00 4 / 6 4 / 5 2 / 2 2 / 2 4 / 6 3 / 3 1 / 2 20 / 26
1986 Minors 31.00 2 / 3 2 / 7 3 / 4 1 / 3 2 / 2 2 / 3 8 / 9 20 / 31
1986 Pos (1B) 57.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 5 / 57
1987 Minors 3.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 1 / 1 1 / 3
1987 Majors 56.75 148 119 10 1 / 5 6 / 8 8 / 14 0 / 3 1 / 8 9 / 10 6 / 8 31 / 56
1987 Pos (1B) 4.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 4
1988 Majors 60.29 153 124 9 6 / 9 0 / 3 0 / 7 0 / 9 3 / 7 9 / 16 6 / 9 24 / 60
1989 Majors 59.25 162 109 0 3 / 9 1 / 10 2 / 4 0 / 10 0 / 4 6 / 10 5 / 12 17 / 59
1990 Majors 50.48 146 105 16 2 / 8 0 / 4 2 / 9 0 / 2 0 / 11 3 / 8 2 / 8 9 / 50
1991 Majors 44.20 136 72 26 2 / 8 0 / 6 1 / 3 0 / 6 0 / 5 1 / 9 0 / 7 4 / 44
1992 Majors 63.41 149 120 13 0 / 8 0 / 12 1 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 12 0 / 8 0 / 7 1 / 63
1993 Majors 62.63 162 126 0 1 / 10 0 / 8 1 / 8 0 / 10 2 / 15 1 / 5 0 / 6 5 / 62
1994 Majors 22.70 162 13 0 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 6 0 / 2 0 / 22
1995 Majors 45.02 162 79 0 0 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 7 1 / 6 0 / 7 1 / 45
1996 Majors 26.98 162 31 0 0 / 2 0 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 4 1 / 3 1 / 5 0 / 2 2 / 26
1997 Majors 36.76 158 49 0 -1 / 5 -5 / 5 -2 / 1 -7 / 7 -8 / 6 -4 / 5 -3 / 7 -30 / 36
1998 Minors 2.00 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 2
1998 Majors 30.38 130 21 0 -6 / 8 -7 / 4 -2 / 5 -4 / 4 -1 / 2 -1 / 2 1 / 5 -20 / 30
1999 Majors 4.82 43 1 0 -4 / 1 -2 / 0 -2 / 0 -7 / 1 -3 / 0 0 / 1 -2 / 1 -20 / 4
Total 1873 969 74 10 / 92 -1 / 91 14 / 79 -15 / 77 1 / 89 31 / 98 25 / 93 71 / 680
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1999-11-01Herschel Kirkpatrick has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1999-05-25The Cincinnati Reds!! have waived Herschel Kirkpatrick.
1999-05-20The Cincinnati Reds!! have promoted Andy Look to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds!! have designated Herschel Kirkpatrick for assignment.
1998-09-03The Cincinnati Reds!! have promoted Herschel Kirkpatrick to the major league team.
1998-07-29The Cincinnati Reds!! have designated Herschel Kirkpatrick for assignment.
1997-07-17The Cincinnati Reds!! have acquired Herschel Kirkpatrick from the waiver wire.
1997-07-13The Seattle Pilots have promoted John Donaldson to the major league team. The Seattle Pilots have designated Herschel Kirkpatrick for assignment.
1992-05-01Herschel Kirkpatrick of the Seattle Mariners is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1991-04-29Herschel Kirkpatrick of the Seattle Mariners is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1990-04-01Herschel Kirkpatrick of the Seattle Mariners is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1988-04-27Herschel Kirkpatrick of the Detroit Tigers is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1987-05-16Herschel Kirkpatrick of the Detroit Tigers is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1987-04-05The Detroit Tigers have promoted Herschel Kirkpatrick to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have designated Jeff Shinault for assignment.