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Willie Aikens

Willie Mays Aikens

Position: First Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 220 lb.

Born: October 14, 1954 in Seneca, SC
High School: Seneca HS (Seneca, SC)
School: South Carolina State University (Orangeburg, SC)
Drafted by the California Angels in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1975 amateur draft (January). (All Transactions)
Debut: May 17, 1977 (Age 22)   vs. BOS 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 SB
Teams (by GP): Royals/Angels/BlueJays 1977-1985
Agents: Ron Shapiro [*]
Final Game: April 27, 1985 (Age 30)   vs. TEX 1 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB
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Career Home Runs

Willie Aikens: 110 Career Home Runs

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 14 tying, 26 go ahead
3 Tms
KCR77
CAL21
TOR12
 
vs RHP92
vs LHP18
 
Away67
Home43
 
Leverage
High Lev20
Medium Lev44
Low Lev46
14 Opps
DET16
SEA13
MIN12
OAK10
CAL8
CLE8
BAL8
MIL8
TOR7
NYY6
BOS4
TEX4
KCR3
CHW3
88 Pitchers
Jack Morris4
Dennis Martinez3
Larry Pashnick3
Rick Langford3
Dave Stieb2
Dave Rozema2
Jay Pettibone2
Brad Havens2
Jim Clancy2
Rickey Keeton2
Jim Beattie2
Floyd Bannister2
Dennis Leonard2
Glenn Abbott2
Salome Barojas2
Chris Codiroli2
Len Barker2
Ron Guidry1
Jim Palmer1
Dave Goltz1
15 Parks
KAN0633
ANA0113
SEA0210
DET049
TOR018
MIL057
CLE074
NYC164
OAK014
BAL114
MIN034
BOS073
ARL013
MIN023
CHI101
Where Hit
959
Unk21
814
714
891
781
General field locations when available.
 
 
Game Totals
1·HR gms96
2·HR gms7
Gms w/ this # = 0 are not shown.
 
OrderPos
5th54
4th20
6th17
7th13
8th3
3rd2
9th1
Outs
037
237
136
 
DefPos
1B85
Unk22
PH3
Bases
---62
1--24
-2-9
12-6
1233
--33
1-33
 
173 RBI
RISP24
0 on62
1 on36
2 on9
3 on3
Any on48
Inning
110
220
38
414
55
617
712
812
912
 
1-338
4-636
7-end36
RelScore
+4..8
+34
+29
+126
Tied24
-112
-28
-38
-4..11
 
Ahead47
Tied24
Behind39
Before event, for batter

Play By Play

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1979 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
1 1 1 1 1979-04-12 CAL MIN Roger Erickson tied 0-0 b 2 1 -2- 2 6 DH 0.163 73% Home Run; Rudi Scores
2 2 2 1 1979-04-14 CAL @ OAK Rick Langford ahead 3-0 t 6 2 --- 1 6 DH 0.061 91% Home Run
3 3 3 1 1979-04-17 CAL @ MIN Dave Goltz ahead 1-0 t 5 0 --- 1 6 DH 0.111 74% Home Run
4 4 4 1 1979-04-19 CAL @ MIN Paul Hartzell behind 1-3 t 4 2 --- 1 6 DH 0.100 33% Home Run
5 5 5 1 1979-04-20 CAL OAK Rick Langford tied 0-0 b 2 0 --- 1 6 DH 0.106 66% Home Run
6 6 6 1 1979-05-13 CAL @ NYY Ken Clay behind 7-12 t 9 0 1-3 3 5 DH 0.038 8% Home Run; Carew Scores; Baylor Scores
7 7 7 1 1979-06-02 CAL CLE Sid Monge ahead 3-2 b 8 1 -2- 2 5 3 0.090 97% Home Run; Baylor Scores
8 8 8 1 1979-06-09 CAL DET Dave Rozema ahead 2-1 b 7 2 1-3 3 5 3 0.176 97% Home Run; Lansford Scores/unER; Baylor Scores/unER; Aikens Scores/unER
9 9 9 1 1979-06-10 CAL DET Jack Billingham ahead 2-0 b 1 2 --- 1 5 3 0.079 79% Home Run
10 10 10 2 1979-06-10 CAL DET Fernando Arroyo behind 4-10 b 6 0 --- 1 5 3 0.024 5% Home Run
11 11 11 1 1979-06-13 (2) CAL @ TOR Dyar Miller ahead 4-0 t 3 0 123 4 7 3 0.053 97% Home Run; Baylor Scores; Downing Scores; Grich Scores
12 12 12 1 1979-06-14 CAL @ TOR Phil Huffman tied 0-0 t 1 1 123 4 5 3 0.219 81% Home Run; Lansford Scores; Ford Scores; Baylor Scores
13 13 13 1 1979-06-24 CAL KCR Dennis Leonard behind 0-3 b 7 2 -2- 2 5 3 0.176 28% Home Run; Lansford Scores
14 14 14 1 1979-06-30 CAL @ KCR Rich Gale behind 0-3 t 4 1 1-- 2 5 3 0.157 35% Home Run; Baylor Scores
15 15 15 1 1979-07-19 (1) CAL @ BAL Dennis Martinez ahead 1-0 t 1 2 -2- 2 5 3 0.159 74% Home Run; Lansford Scores
16 16 16 1 1979-07-21 CAL @ BAL Sammy Stewart behind 1-7 t 8 1 --- 1 5 DH 0.006 1% Home Run
17 17 17 1 1979-07-24 CAL @ NYY Luis Tiant tied 0-0 t 2 1 --- 1 5 3 0.106 58% Home Run (Deep RF)
18 18 18 1 1979-08-21 CAL CLE Paul Reuschel behind 5-12 b 9 0 -2- 2 5 DH 0.005 1% Home Run; Baylor Scores
19 19 19 1 1979-08-22 CAL CLE Dan Spillner behind 1-13 b 9 1 1-- 2 5 DH 0.000 0% Home Run; Baylor Scores/unER
20 20 20 1 1979-08-31 CAL @ CLE Victor Cruz behind 3-4 t 8 1 1-- 2 5 3 0.454 72% Home Run; Ford Scores
21 21 21 1 1979-09-17 CAL @ KCR Dennis Leonard behind 2-15 t 8 1 -2- 2 5 DH -0.000 0% Home Run; Baylor Scores
1980 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
22 22 1 1 1980-04-19 KCR @ DET Jack Morris tied 0-0 t 1 2 1-- 2 4 3 0.183 66% Home Run; Brett Scores
23 23 2 1 1980-05-13 KCR @ NYY Mike Griffin ahead 2-0 t 3 2 --3 2 5 3 0.139 85% Home Run; Wathan Scores/unER; Aikens Scores/unER
24 24 3 1 1980-06-10 KCR @ CLE Len Barker ahead 3-1 t 3 2 --3 2 5 3 0.139 84% Home Run; Chalk Scores
25 25 4 1 1980-06-13 KCR @ MIL Rickey Keeton behind 0-1 t 2 0 --- 1 4 3 0.107 50% Home Run
26 26 5 2 1980-06-13 KCR @ MIL Rickey Keeton tied 1-1 t 7 0 --- 1 4 3 0.199 70% Home Run
27 27 6 1 1980-06-15 KCR @ MIL Moose Haas ahead 1-0 t 6 0 --- 1 4 3 0.121 79% Home Run
28 28 7 1 1980-06-16 KCR TEX Jon Matlack ahead 1-0 b 7 2 --- 1 7 3 0.113 87% Home Run
29 29 8 1 1980-06-22 KCR MIL Mike Caldwell behind 1-3 b 2 1 --- 1 6 3 0.103 42% Home Run
30 30 9 1 1980-06-27 KCR @ SEA Rick Honeycutt ahead 1-0 t 6 0 --- 1 5 3 0.120 78% Home Run
31 31 10 1 1980-07-10 KCR DET Milt Wilcox tied 2-2 b 6 2 --- 1 5 3 0.189 71% Home Run
32 32 11 1 1980-07-23 KCR CHW Ken Kravec ahead 1-0 b 2 1 --- 1 7 3 0.096 73% Home Run
33 33 12 1 1980-08-09 KCR @ TOR Dave Stieb tied 2-2 t 9 0 --- 1 5 DH 0.332 83% Home Run
34 34 13 1 1980-08-13 KCR BAL Jim Palmer ahead 1-0 b 1 1 12- 3 5 DH 0.178 86% Home Run; Brett Scores; Porter Scores
35 35 14 1 1980-08-18 KCR @ TEX Ed Figueroa ahead 2-0 t 3 1 -2- 2 5 3 0.123 86% Home Run (LF-CF); Brett Scores
36 36 15 1 1980-09-07 KCR @ CLE Wayne Garland tied 0-0 t 1 2 1-- 2 4 3 0.184 66% Home Run; McRae Scores
37 37 16 1 1980-09-09 KCR @ CAL Frank Tanana behind 1-4 t 9 0 1-- 2 7 3 0.090 16% Home Run; White Scores
38 38 17 1 1980-09-11 KCR @ CAL Bob Ferris ahead 1-0 t 3 2 1-- 2 4 3 0.189 78% Home Run (CF-RF); McRae Scores/unER; Aikens Scores/unER
39 39 18 1 1980-09-12 KCR @ OAK Rick Langford behind 0-1 t 2 0 --- 1 4 3 0.111 50% Home Run
40 40 19 1 1980-09-22 KCR @ SEA Floyd Bannister behind 0-2 t 7 1 1-- 2 6 3 0.272 46% Home Run; Wathan Scores
41 41 20 1 1980-09-23 KCR @ SEA Jim Beattie behind 2-7 t 6 0 --- 1 4 3 0.034 8% Home Run
1981 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
42 42 1 1 1981-04-17 KCR BAL Steve Stone tied 0-0 b 2 0 --- 1 4 3 0.115 66% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
43 43 2 1 1981-04-24 KCR @ MIL Jim Slaton behind 0-3 t 6 2 --- 1 4 3 0.067 15% Home Run
44 44 3 1 1981-04-25 KCR @ MIL Pete Vuckovich ahead 1-0 t 1 2 1-- 2 5 3 0.181 77% Home Run; Brett Scores
45 45 4 1 1981-05-15 KCR @ BOS Steve Crawford ahead 2-0 t 5 2 --- 1 4 3 0.094 83% Home Run
46 46 5 1 1981-05-16 KCR @ BOS Dennis Eckersley ahead 1-0 t 4 1 --- 1 3 3 0.115 72% Home Run
47 47 6 1 1981-05-17 KCR @ BOS John Tudor behind 1-3 t 8 2 --- 1 3 3 0.084 15% Home Run
48 48 7 1 1981-05-27 KCR @ SEA Floyd Bannister ahead 1-0 t 1 0 12- 3 4 3 0.158 84% Home Run; Otis Scores; Brett Scores
49 49 8 1 1981-08-14 KCR @ CLE Bert Blyleven tied 1-1 t 4 1 --- 1 4 3 0.140 61% Home Run
50 50 9 1 1981-08-24 KCR @ DET Dan Schatzeder ahead 1-0 t 4 2 --- 1 6 3 0.120 71% Home Run
51 51 10 1 1981-08-25 KCR @ DET Jack Morris behind 0-1 t 3 2 --- 1 4 3 0.121 46% Home Run
52 52 11 1 1981-08-27 KCR @ TOR Jim Clancy ahead 4-1 t 4 2 1-- 2 4 3 0.109 92% Home Run; Brett Scores
53 53 12 1 1981-09-07 KCR CAL Mike Witt ahead 1-0 b 3 0 1-- 2 4 3 0.146 86% Home Run; Brett Scores
54 54 13 1 1981-09-08 KCR CAL Geoff Zahn ahead 4-0 b 6 1 --- 1 6 3 0.021 98% Home Run
55 55 14 1 1981-09-11 KCR @ OAK Matt Keough tied 0-0 t 4 2 --- 1 4 3 0.149 60% Home Run
56 56 15 1 1981-09-18 KCR @ SEA Glenn Abbott ahead 4-2 t 5 1 --- 1 4 3 0.090 84% Home Run
57 57 16 1 1981-09-23 KCR MIN Pete Redfern behind 0-1 b 4 0 1-- 2 4 3 0.234 70% Home Run; Brett Scores
58 58 17 1 1981-09-28 KCR @ MIN Brad Havens tied 0-0 t 2 1 1-- 2 6 3 0.186 69% Home Run; McRae Scores
1982 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
59 59 1 1 1982-06-08 KCR @ MIN Terry Felton ahead 7-3 t 8 0 --- 1 7 3 0.019 98% Home Run
60 60 2 1 1982-06-18 KCR @ SEA Bill Caudill ahead 2-1 t 9 1 1-- 2 7 3 0.127 96% Home Run; Martin Scores
61 61 3 1 1982-06-25 KCR @ CAL Doug Corbett ahead 5-4 t 8 1 --- 1 6 3 0.128 85% Home Run
62 62 4 1 1982-07-07 KCR TOR Jim Clancy behind 0-1 b 2 0 --- 1 6 3 0.111 55% Home Run
63 63 5 1 1982-07-29 KCR BAL Dennis Martinez tied 0-0 b 2 0 1-- 2 5 3 0.162 75% Home Run; McRae Scores
64 64 6 1 1982-08-02 KCR DET Larry Pashnick tied 0-0 b 2 1 --- 1 6 3 0.110 64% Home Run
65 65 7 1 1982-08-17 KCR @ NYY Dave LaRoche ahead 4-3 t 8 0 --- 1 5 3 0.118 87% Home Run
66 66 8 1 1982-08-21 KCR CHW Salome Barojas tied 3-3 b 9 2 --- 1 5 3 0.465 100% Walk-Off Home Run
67 67 9 1 1982-08-27 KCR @ CHW Jim Kern ahead 5-1 t 9 1 1-- 2 6 PH 0.012 100% Home Run; McRae Scores
68 68 10 1 1982-09-05 KCR NYY Ron Guidry behind 2-3 b 2 2 --- 1 8 3 0.113 51% Home Run
69 69 11 1 1982-09-12 KCR MIN Brad Havens behind 0-1 b 2 2 --- 1 7 3 0.113 51% Home Run
70 70 12 2 1982-09-12 KCR MIN John Pacella ahead 13-7 b 8 0 --- 1 7 3 0.001 100% Home Run
71 71 13 1 1982-09-13 KCR SEA Mike Moore tied 0-0 b 2 0 --- 1 5 3 0.106 66% Home Run
72 72 14 1 1982-09-17 KCR @ MIN Ron Davis behind 2-5 t 9 2 --3 2 8 3 0.024 4% Home Run; McRae Scores
73 73 15 1 1982-09-30 KCR OAK Mike Norris tied 2-2 b 5 2 12- 3 5 3 0.314 87% Home Run; Brett Scores; McRae Scores
74 74 16 2 1982-09-30 KCR OAK Bob Owchinko ahead 5-2 b 7 1 123 4 5 3 0.032 100% Home Run; Washington Scores; Brett Scores/unER; McRae Scores
75 75 17 1 1982-10-01 KCR OAK Steve Baker ahead 10-4 b 8 2 1-- 2 5 3 0.002 100% Home Run; Brett Scores
1983 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
76 76 1 1 1983-04-04 KCR @ BAL Dennis Martinez ahead 3-1 t 6 2 --- 1 6 3 0.093 85% Home Run
77 77 2 1 1983-04-11 KCR BOS Mark Clear ahead 5-2 b 8 0 --- 1 7 3 0.015 99% Home Run
78 78 3 1 1983-06-10 KCR @ SEA Bob Stoddard ahead 1-0 t 9 1 --- 1 5 3 0.099 91% Home Run
79 79 4 1 1983-06-17 KCR SEA Gaylord Perry ahead 2-1 b 7 0 --- 1 5 3 0.098 89% Home Run
80 80 5 1 1983-06-22 KCR OAK Chris Codiroli behind 2-4 b 6 2 -2- 2 5 3 0.289 52% Home Run; White Scores/unER; Aikens Scores/unER
81 81 6 1 1983-07-03 KCR @ CAL Ken Forsch behind 0-3 t 4 1 --- 1 5 3 0.080 24% Home Run
82 82 7 1 1983-07-09 KCR NYY Dave Righetti behind 1-2 b 7 0 --- 1 7 3 0.227 59% Home Run
83 83 8 1 1983-07-12 KCR TOR Doyle Alexander behind 0-6 b 4 2 --- 1 5 3 0.027 7% Home Run
84 84 9 1 1983-07-20 KCR @ TOR Dave Stieb ahead 1-0 t 1 2 1-- 2 5 3 0.164 73% Home Run; McRae Scores
85 85 10 1 1983-07-27 KCR CLE Len Barker ahead 4-0 b 3 2 --- 1 5 3 0.042 93% Home Run
86 86 11 1 1983-07-31 (1) KCR @ DET Dave Rozema behind 2-6 t 5 2 12- 3 5 3 0.208 30% Home Run; Brett Scores; McRae Scores
87 87 12 2 1983-07-31 (1) KCR @ DET Aurelio Lopez behind 5-8 t 8 0 --- 1 5 3 0.064 13% Home Run
88 88 13 1 1983-08-01 KCR @ DET Larry Pashnick ahead 1-0 t 6 0 --- 1 5 3 0.121 79% Home Run
89 89 14 1 1983-08-15 KCR DET Larry Pashnick behind 2-4 b 4 0 --- 1 5 3 0.119 43% Home Run
90 90 15 1 1983-08-30 KCR BAL Storm Davis behind 0-3 b 2 1 --- 1 5 3 0.087 31% Home Run
91 91 16 1 1983-09-03 (1) KCR @ TEX Danny Darwin ahead 2-0 t 6 2 12- 3 5 3 0.168 95% Home Run; McRae Scores; Brett Scores
92 92 17 1 1983-09-11 KCR @ MIN Jay Pettibone tied 1-1 t 9 2 1-- 2 5 3 0.484 91% Home Run; McRae Scores
93 93 18 1 1983-09-16 KCR OAK Chris Codiroli behind 3-5 b 6 0 1-- 2 5 3 0.261 58% Home Run; McRae Scores
94 94 19 1 1983-09-19 (1) KCR CAL Steve Brown behind 0-1 b 4 1 --- 1 5 3 0.138 53% Home Run
95 95 20 1 1983-09-23 KCR MIN Jay Pettibone tied 1-1 b 7 1 --- 1 5 3 0.222 77% Home Run
96 96 21 1 1983-09-28 KCR @ SEA Gene Nelson ahead 1-0 t 1 1 12- 3 5 3 0.186 81% Home Run; Sheridan Scores; Brett Scores
97 97 22 2 1983-09-28 KCR @ SEA Ed Nunez ahead 9-4 t 7 0 1-- 2 5 3 0.019 99% Home Run; Motley Scores
98 98 23 1 1983-10-01 (1) KCR @ OAK Steve McCatty ahead 2-1 t 6 0 --- 1 4 DH 0.122 79% Home Run
1984 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
99 99 1 1 1984-06-05 TOR @ DET Glenn Abbott tied 2-2 t 4 1 --- 1 5 DH 0.132 60% Home Run
100 100 2 1 1984-06-25 (2) TOR @ MIL Bob McClure behind 0-9 t 7 1 -2- 2 6 3 0.003 0% Home Run; Johnson Scores
101 101 3 1 1984-06-26 TOR @ MIL Don Sutton behind 2-6 t 6 2 --- 1 5 DH 0.041 9% Home Run
102 102 4 1 1984-07-04 TOR CAL Ron Romanick behind 0-1 b 2 0 --- 1 5 DH 0.109 55% Home Run
103 103 5 1 1984-07-08 TOR SEA Jim Beattie tied 0-0 b 2 0 --- 1 5 DH 0.105 66% Home Run
104 104 6 1 1984-07-21 TOR @ SEA Salome Barojas tied 0-0 t 2 1 --- 1 5 DH 0.110 59% Home Run
105 105 7 1 1984-08-03 TOR @ BAL Bill Swaggerty ahead 2-1 t 6 1 1-3 3 8 PH 0.177 92% Home Run; Upshaw Scores; Martinez Scores
106 106 8 1 1984-08-27 TOR @ MIN Mike Smithson ahead 3-2 t 7 0 --- 1 7 DH 0.123 82% Home Run
107 107 9 1 1984-09-07 TOR DET Dan Petry ahead 2-0 b 4 1 1-- 2 6 DH 0.118 91% Home Run; Upshaw Scores
108 108 10 1 1984-09-14 TOR @ DET Jack Morris behind 0-1 t 2 2 --- 1 7 DH 0.108 46% Home Run
109 109 11 2 1984-09-14 TOR @ DET Jack Morris tied 2-2 t 6 0 1-- 2 7 DH 0.234 79% Home Run; Mulliniks Scores
1985 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
110 110 1 1 1985-04-27 TOR @ TEX Tommy Boggs behind 6-8 t 9 1 1-- 2 9 PH 0.353 44% Home Run; Barfield Scores

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