James Kirkland [James R. Kirkland] was drafted by a Major League organization but does not have any statistics listed below. His date of birth is May 21st, 1951 and he is currently 75 years old. He was born in Savannah, Georgia. He attended Savannah High School [Blue Jackets] in Savannah, Georgia. He played College Baseball for the South Georgia State College Tigers. He was drafted and signed in the 2nd round (42nd overall) of the 1970 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft by the Cincinnati Reds in the January Secondary Phase. He was also drafted in the 17th round of the 1969 Draft by the San Diego Padres but did not sign.