Dave Kingman Baseball player

David Arthur Kingman (born December 21, 1948), nicknamed "Kong" and "Sky King", is a former Major League Baseball left fielder, first baseman, third baseman, and designated hitter. The 6' 6" Kingman was a powerful hitter known for his long home runs, with one measured at over 530 feet. He also struck out frequently, and usually posted a low batting average and on-base percentage. His 1,816 strikeouts was the fourth-highest total in MLB history at the time of his retirement. As a result of the increase in frequency of strikeouts in the intervening period, he currently ranks fourteenth as of June 2014.

Personal facts

Dave Kingman
Birth dateDecember 21, 1948

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Baseball player

Career startJuly 30, 1971
Career endOctober 05, 1986
batting sideRight
former teams
Oakland Athletics
San Francisco Giants
position
Designated hitter
First baseman
Left fielder
teams
Chicago Cubs
New York Mets
Oakland Athletics
San Diego Padres
San Francisco Giants
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
New York Yankees
throwing sideRight

Dave Kingman on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://baseballevolution.com/awards/home.html
  2. http://ultimatemets.com/profile.php?PlayerCode=0230
  3. http://www.DaveKingman.com
  4. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=kingmda01
  5. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/K/Pkingd001.htm