Floyd Euliss Wicker is a retired American

United States

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 professional baseball

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 outfielder

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. Wicker attended East Carolina University

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; he batted left-handed, threw right-handed, stood 6 in 2 in (1.88 m) and weighed 175 pounds (79.4 kg).

He signed with the St. Louis Cardinals

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 at age 17 and his professional career lasted from 1961–1971, with two seasons missed due to military service

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. He appeared in Major League Baseball

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 between and for the Cardinals, Montréal Expos

Washington Nationals

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, Milwaukee Brewers

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 and San Francisco Giants

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. His lifetime Major League batting average

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 was a lowly .159 in 113 at bats. In his only full MLB season, the Expos' maiden 1969 campaign

1969 Montreal Expos season

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, Wicker appeared in 41 games, almost exclusively as a pinch hitter

Pinch hitter

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, but made only four hits

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in 39 at bats, for a batting average of .103.