Floyd Wicker Explained

Floyd Wicker
Position:Outfielder
Bats:Left
Throws:Right
Birth Date:12 September 1943
Birth Place:Burlington, North Carolina, U.S.
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:June 23
Debutyear:1968
Debutteam:St. Louis Cardinals
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:July 7
Finalyear:1971
Finalteam:San Francisco Giants
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.159
Stat2label:Hits
Stat2value:18
Stat3label:Home runs
Stat3value:1
Stat4label:Runs batted in
Stat4value:6
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Floyd Euliss Wicker (born September 12, 1943) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. Born in Burlington, North Carolina, Wicker attended Walter M. Williams High School then East Carolina University; he batted left-handed, threw right-handed, stood 6feet and weighed .

Career

He signed with the St. Louis Cardinals at age 17 and his professional career lasted from 1961–1971, with two seasons missed due to military service. He appeared in Major League Baseball between and for the Cardinals, Montréal Expos, Milwaukee Brewers and San Francisco Giants. He was traded from the Brewers to the Giants for Bob Heise on June 1, 1971.[1]

His lifetime major league batting average was .159, with 18 hits in 113 at bats. In his longest MLB tenure, the Expos' maiden 1969 campaign, Wicker appeared in 41 games, almost exclusively as a pinch hitter, getting four hits in 39 at bats, for a batting average of .103. His only MLB home run occurred as during his tenure with the Brewers: on September 26, 1970, he hit a two-run shot off Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Floyd Weaver, helping Milwaukee defeat Chicago, 9–5.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.nytimes.com/1971/06/02/archives/mets-beat-giants-on-3run-2d-54-mays-hits-no-640-mcgraw-halts-threat.html Durso, Joseph. "Mets Beat Giants on 3‐Run 2d, 5‐4; Mays Hits No. 640," The New York Times, Wednesday, June 2, 1971.
  2. [Retrosheet]