finalyear bats birth_place debutyear finaldate statvalue team position finalteam statlabel debutdate birth_date article_title debutteam name throws
1993 switch petersburg , virginia 1983 may 16 .245 8 179 ft. worth cats infielder/manager kansas city royals batting average home runs runs batted in september 10 26 april 1961 curtis wilkerson
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curtis wilkerson

curtis vernon wilkerson -lrb- born april 26 , 1961 in petersburg , virginia -rrb- , is a former professional baseball player who played in the major leagues primarily as a utility man from - .
he was drafted in the fourth round of the 1980 major league baseball draft by the texas rangers .
although he made his major league debut as a late-season call-up in , was his official rookie season ; he was named the rangers ' rookie of the year that season .
on december 5 , 1988 , he was traded by the texas rangers with paul kilgus , mitch williams , steve wilson , and minor leaguers luis benitez and pablo delgado to the chicago cubs for rafael palmeiro , jamie moyer , and drew hall .
after two seasons with the cubs , wilkerson played with the pittsburgh pirates and the kansas city royals .
after ending his playing career , wilkerson coached in the royals and pirates organizations .
he was the manager of the tarrant county blue thunder of the independent continental baseball league before the team folded after the 2008 season .
