Kurt Stillwell | |
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Shortstop | |
Born: Glendale, California, U.S. | June 4, 1965|
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 13, 1986, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 29, 1996, for the Texas Rangers | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .249 |
Home runs | 34 |
Runs batted in | 310 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
Kurt Andrew Stillwell (born June 4,1965) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) infielder. He played for the Cincinnati Reds,San Diego Padres,Kansas City Royals,California Angels and Texas Rangers from 1986 to 1993 and in 1996.
Stillwell was born in Glendale,California. He attended Thousand Oaks High School in Thousand Oaks,California,graduating in 1983. The Cincinnati Reds selected Stillwell with the second pick in that year's MLB draft. [1]
Stillwell was selected to the American League All-Star team in 1988 as a member of the Royals. [2] After his playing career,he became a fishing guide and later worked as an advisor to the Scott Boras Corporation. [1] Stillwell's father,infielder Ron Stillwell,played for the Washington Senators in 1961 and 1962. [3]
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