| Dave Kingman | ||
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| Born: December 21, 1948 Pendleton, Oregon |
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| July 30, 1971 for the San Francisco Giants |
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| October 5, 1986 for the Oakland Athletics |
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| Home runs | 442 | |
| RBI | 1210 | |
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David Arthur Kingman (born December 21, 1948, in Pendleton, Oregon), nicknamed "Kong" and "Sky King", is a former Major League Baseball slugger who played for the San Francisco Giants (1971-1974), New York Mets (1975-1977, 1981-1983), San Diego Padres (1977), California Angels (1977), New York Yankees (1977), Chicago Cubs (1978-1980) and Oakland Athletics (1984-1986). Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pendleton (ˈpɛnəltɨn is a city in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States. The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego California since their founding in 1969 Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar)
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College career
A standout player at the University of Southern California, where he played under legendary coach Rod Dedeaux, Kingman began as a pitcher before being converted to an outfielder. The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly Raoul Martial "Rod" Dedeaux ( February 17 1914 &ndash January 5 2006) was an American College baseball coach In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in Baseball farthest from the batter In 1970, he was named an All-American and led the Trojans to the College World Series championship. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. An All-American "team" is an honorary Sports team composed of outstanding Amateur players those considered the best players of a specific season for The College World Series or CWS is a Baseball Tournament held in Omaha Nebraska that is the culmination of the NCAA Division I Baseball He was selected by the San Francisco Giants with the first pick of the 1970 secondary phase draft. The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. A draft is a process used in the United States, Canada, and Australia to allocate certain players to Sports teams
Professional career
The towering 6'6" Kingman became one of the most feared sluggers of the 1970s and 1980s. His height and long-armed, sweeping swing were sufficient to propel a baseball a very long distance when he connected solidly. It was said of him that he was one of those players that when he came to bat, everyone in the park stopped whatever they were doing to watch him. He hit plenty of home runs, and he could hit them farther than many had ever seen, once over 530 feet; on five separate occasions he hit three home runs in a game. He made his mark as a slugger early on. His major league debut was on July 30, 1971,[1] pinch running for Willie McCovey and then finishing the game at first base. Willie Lee McCovey (born January 10 1938 in) nicknamed "Big Mac" and "Stretch", is a former Major League Baseball In just his second major league game, the next day, he hit a home run[2], and he slugged two more a day later[3]. Early the next year, he hit for the cycle, on April 16, 1972. In Baseball, a player hits for the cycle when he hits a single, a double, a triple and a Home run in the same game though not necessarily
His free-swinging, however, cut both ways, as he was also apt to strike out regularly, and usually posted a low batting average. In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively While impressively belting out more than 400 home runs in his career, he was never a serious candidate for the Baseball Hall of Fame. In his first year of eligibility, 1992, he appeared on just 3 ballots [4], disqualifying him from future BBWAA voting.
Kingman came up with the San Francisco Giants and played in outfield, at first base, third base, and sometimes as a pitcher. The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. After a difficult season in 1974 when he had 12 errors in 59 chances, the Giants not only stopped playing him at third base, they sold him to the New York Mets. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. In Baseball statistics|statistics]] an error is the act in the judgment of the Official scorer, of a fielder misplaying a ball in a manner "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. Thereafter, he played only 14 games at third, and never pitched again.
He spent his career with seven teams in both leagues, and was known as a difficult teammate wherever he played. One Mets teammate stated publicly that Kingman had "the personality of a tree stump"; Chicago columnist Mike Royko referred to him as "Dave Ding-Dong". A columnist is a Journalist who writes material on a regular basis for publication in a series Michael "Mike" Royko ( September 19, 1932 &ndash April 29, 1997) was a newspaper Columnist in Chicago, Illinois [5] But Kingman never liked the spotlight, and just wanted to play the game and be left alone off the field. His unpredictable and often antisocial behavior (he once sent a dead rat to a reporter), and largely one-dimensional game, led to his being regularly traded. Behavior or behaviour (see spelling differences) refers to the actions or Reactions of an object or Organism, usually Rats are various medium sized long-tailed Rodents of the superfamily Muroidea In one three-month stretch in 1977, he was traded, waived, and had his contract sold, becoming the first player to play in four divisions in one year; he was also released after the season.
Kingman had his best year in 1979, when he played his first full season for the Cubs, hitting an impressive . Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Alexander Dityatin, USSR 288 with a National League-leading 48 homers, as well as 115 runs batted in and 97 runs scored. The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball In Baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around first second and third base and returns safely to Home plate, touching His . 613 slugging percentage was almost 50 points higher than that of the closest National League player, Mike Schmidt. In Baseball statistics, slugging percentage (abbreviated SLG) is a popular measure of the power of a hitter. The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball Michael Jack Schmidt (born September 27, 1949 in Dayton Ohio) is a former professional Baseball player who played his entire Career That was the year he showed the most self-discipline at the plate, and it paid off. But it did not last, and his popularity with Cubs fans soon faded. Traded to the Mets before the 1981 season, he again led the NL in home runs in 1982. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar)
Always an awkward defensive player while primarily playing the outfield and first base, he played his last three seasons as a designated hitter in Oakland, collecting at least 30 home runs and 90 RBIs in each of those years. First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run In Baseball, the designated hitter rule is the common name for Major League Baseball Rule 6 Oakland (ˈoʊklənd founded in 1852 is the eighth-largest city in the U He also had two remarkable at-bats in this period which didn't result in home runs, but nonetheless added to his legend: in a 1984 game in Minnesota, he hit a pop-up which went all the way to the roof of the Metrodome, but stuck there (for a ground rule double). Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers The Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome, often simply called The Metrodome, is a domed sports Stadium in downtown Minneapolis Minnesota. In Baseball, a ground rule double is any award of two bases from the Time of pitch to the batter the base runners are pushed by the previous runner In a 1985 game in Seattle, he hit a tremendous drive to left field which struck a speaker hanging from the roof of the Kingdome, bounced back and was caught. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) A left fielder (LF is an Outfielder in the sport of Baseball who plays defense in left field. The Kingdome was an indoor sports and entertainment arena owned by King County Washington and located in Seattle Washington.
In his 16-season career, Dave Kingman batted . 236, with 442 home runs, 1210 runs batted in, 901 runs scored, 1575 hits, 240 doubles, 25 triples and 85 stolen bases in 1941 games played. In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches In Baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching Second base without being called out by the Umpire In Baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching Third base after hitting the ball with neither the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see In Baseball, a stolen base occurs when a Baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the Pitcher is delivering the ball to Home plate He also struck out 1,816 times, then the 4th-highest total in history. He was named to the National League All-Star team three times (1976-1979-1980). The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar)
Quotes
- "Everybody's always talking about my strikeouts. If I played everyday, I could strike out maybe 400 times. I have no idea how many home runs I could hit if I played every day. I've never played every day. " - Dave Kingman, 1975.
- "A sullen, abrasive personality, his defensive shortcomings and his high strikeout ratio are reasons "Kong" has played for seven major-league teams. . . Nobody hits 'em farther - or higher. " - Zander Hollander, The Complete Handbook of Baseball, 1985.
- "What I saw of him at third, I didn't like. But he gives us a pretty good guy on the bench and he's insurance in the outfield if Cleon Jones can't do the job. Cleon Joseph Jones (born August 4 1942 in Plateau Alabama) is a former Left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the " - Yogi Berra, Mets manager, 1975. Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra (born May 12 1925 in St Louis Missouri) is a former Major League Baseball player and manager
- "I told Yogi that if he plays Dave in 150 games, he'll hit 30 homers for them, maybe 40. And after he's playing regularly for a couple of years, he'll be the next man to hit 60 homers. " - Bobby Bonds, 1975. Bobby Lee Bonds ( March 15 1946 – August 23 2003) was an American Right fielder in Major League Baseball from
- "That one's in Milwaukee!" - Chicago radio broadcaster Lou Boudreau, describing a very long Kingman home run at Wrigley Field. Louis "Lou" Boudreau ( July 17, 1917, in Harvey Illinois &ndash August 10, 2001) was an American Major Wrigley Field is a Baseball Stadium in Chicago, Illinois, United States that has served as the home ballpark of the Chicago (From the VHS tape, Chicago and the Cubs: A Lifelong Love Affair, narrated by Mike Royko, MLB Productions, 1987).
- "What's my opinion of Kingman's performance!? What the fuck do you think is my opinion of it? I think it was fucking horseshit! Put that in, I don't fucking care. Fuck is an English Word that as a Verb, means "to have Sexual intercourse " Opinion of his performance!? Jesus Christ, he beat us with three fucking home runs! What the fuck do you mean, 'What is my opinion of his performance?' How could you ask me a question like that, 'What is my opinion of his performance?' Jesus Christ, he hit three home runs! Jesus Christ! I'm fucking pissed off to lose the fucking game. And you ask me my opinion of his performance! Jesus Christ. That's a tough question to ask me, isn't it? 'What is my opinion of his performance?'" - Tommy Lasorda, in response to a question from reporter Paul Olden about Kingman's hitting three home runs during a May 14, 1978 10-7 victory by the Cubs over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Thomas Charles Lasorda (born September 22 1927 in Norristown, Pennsylvania) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher and Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2 Bucky Dent, MVP The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA The "censored" version of this diatribe, with the many "beeps" adding to its humorous effect, can be heard on one of the Baseball's Greatest Hits CDs. Baseball's Greatest Hits is the name of two different CD collections of songs and other recordings connected with Baseball, released in the early 1990s [6]
Lowlights
- In 1977, he became the first player to play in four different divisions in the same year - New York Mets (National League East), San Diego Padres (National League West), California Angels (American League West) and New York Yankees (American League East)
- Led the National League in strikeouts 3 times (131, [1979]; 105, [1981]; 156, [1982])
- In 1982 he hit 37 home runs, a new Mets' single-season record, which stood until Darryl Strawberry hit 39 in 1987. "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. The National League East Division is one of Major League Baseball 's six divisions The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego California since their founding in 1969 The National League Western Division, or NL West, is one of the three divisions of Major League Baseball 's National League. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. The American League West is one of three divisions in Major League Baseball 's American League. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The American League East Division is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions Darryl Eugene Strawberry (born March 12, 1962) is a former Baseball player who is well-known both for his play on the baseball field and for his controversial Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) But he also batted just . 204[7], the lowest batting average ever recorded for a first baseman with enough plate appearances to qualify for the batting title. First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run Leading the league in home runs that year, it is also the lowest batting average for anyone during the season they led in home runs. [8] Additionally, he accomplished the dubious feat of leading the league in home runs while having a lower batting average than the Cy Young Award winner, (Steve Carlton, . In Baseball, the Cy Young Award is an honor given annually to the best Pitcher in Major League Baseball (one each for American and National Steven Norman Carlton (born December 22, 1944 in Miami Florida) is a former left-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball, from to 218). [9]
- Lifetime walks-to-strikeout ratio: 0. 258 (608-1816)
See also
- MLB players who have hit 30 or more home runs before the All-Star break
- Top 500 home run hitters of all time
- Hitting for the cycle
- List of Major League Baseball home run champions
- Major League Baseball hitters with three home runs in one game
External links
DaveKingman.com (under construction)
The Dave Kingman Award
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
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National League Home Run Champion 1979 1982 |
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