Willie Wilson, a former All-Star with Major League Baseball’s Kansas City Royals, shared a few anecdotes — including a bad experience with signing autographs — from his career during his April 4 luncheon address at the ninth annual Baseball in Literature and Culture Conference in the James Union Building’s Tennessee Room.

Wilson was an American League All-Star outfielder in 1982 and 1983 and led the league in singles for four consecutive seasons from 1979 to 1982. He led the league in stolen bases in 1979, his first season as a full-time player in the majors, and he captured the league batting title in 1982 with a .332 average.

Read more about the conference at http://mtsunews.com/baseball-in-lit-and-culture-2014/.