Les Filkins
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Leslie William Filkins Jr.
- Bats Left, Throws Left
- Height 5' 11", Weight 185 lb.
- High School George Washington High School (Chicago)
- Born September 14, 1956 in Chicago, IL USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Outfielder Les Filkins was drafted in the 1st round of the 1975 amateur draft by the Detroit Tigers. He hit .297 in 273 AB for the AAA Evansville Triplets in 1980 and .287 for Evansville in 1981, but never made the majors. In 1983, he moved to Japan's Hiroshima Carp, hitting .268/.288/.423 in 39 games and spending most of the year in ni-gun.
