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He dealt with depression, financial setbacks and a second round of substance abuse, and was forced to sell his Series ring at a bankruptcy auction in 2001 (The board of his charitable foundation purchased and presented a replica of the ring to Wilson to mark Inside the Park's publication). Inside the Park outlines this part of Wilson's life, as well as many of his post-baseball struggles and how he overcame them. He rebounded from that to continue to be a vital part of the team in the 1985 Series win, but injuries hampered his career later in that decade and he went to Oakland as a free agent in 1990 before ending his career when the Chicago Cubs released him in 1994. Wilson also dealt with some of fame's demons, and was one of four Royals who did time for a misdemeanor attempt to purchase cocaine in 1983. 308 average in the 1980 American League Championship Series tied KC's premier batsman George Brett).
America's middle city was a semi-desirable place for a lot of ballplayers to ply their craft, and one of the reasons the team performed well was left-fielder Willie Wilson, whose tough bat and speedy legs fueled no few Royals wins (Wilson's. Frequently division champs, twice American League champs and once World Champions (ah, 1985.). You might not know it if you've looked at any season's standings since about 1992 or so, but the Kansas City Royals used to be one of the power teams of the American League.
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