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- Birth nameWilliam Watterson Horton
- Height5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
- Willie Horton, nicknamed "Willie the Wonder", is an American former baseball left fielder and designated hitter who played in Major League Baseball from 1963 to 1980, primarily for the Detroit Tigers.
Over an eighteen-year career spanning six American League teams, he was a four-time All-Star and won a World Championship with the 1968 Tigers. He hit 20 or more home runs seven times, and his 325 career home runs ranked sixth among AL right-handed hitters when he retired. He enjoyed his best season in 1968, finishing second in the AL with 36 homers, a .543 slugging average and 278 total bases. In the later years of his career, he was twice named the AL's top designated hitter.
- IMDb mini biography by: Chairman Entertainment
- SpousePatricia(1962 - 1976) (divorced, 2 children)
- Number 23 jersey with the Detroit Tigers
- Thick beard in the 1970s
- Played for the following teams during his career: Detroit Tigers (1963-1977), Texas Rangers (1977), Cleveland Indians (1978), Oakland Athletics (1978), Toronto Blue Jays (1978), Seattle Mariners (1979-1980).
- 4 time American League All-Star (1965, 1968, 1970, 1973).
- Hit .304 with 1 home run, 3 RBIs, and 7 hits in 7 games for the Detroit Tigers during the 1968 World Series.
- Jersey number "23" is retired by the Detroit Tigers.
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