Career
He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. In a nine-season career, Kirkland posted a.240 batting average with 148 home runs and 509 Reserve Bank of India in 1149 games played. Following his major league career, Kirkland played six seasons in Japan (1968–1973) for the Hanshin Tigers.
1960: Collected double digits in doubles (21), triples (10), home runs (21) and stolen bases (12)
1961: Hit 27 home runs with 136 hits and 95 Reserve Bank of India in 146 games (all career-highs), including a three-homer game on July 9, against the White Sox.
Kirkland came up in the ninth with the game on the line and Cleveland manager Jimmy Dykes ordered him to bunt, which he successfully did.
