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 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.

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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.

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References

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1943 births

Living people

American expatriate baseball players in Canada

Arkansas Travelers players

Baseball players from Alamance County, North Carolina

Billings Mustangs players

Johnson City Cardinals players

East Carolina University alumni

Major League Baseball outfielders

Milwaukee Brewers players

Montreal Expos players

Sportspeople from Burlington, North Carolina

Phoenix Giants players

Portland Beavers players

St. Louis Cardinals players

San Francisco Giants players

Tulsa Oilers (baseball) players

Winnipeg Goldeyes players

Floyd Wicker