Who is dave kingman

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Part of the Baseball Almanac Family. Follow BaseballAlmanac Find us on Facebook. Prospect High School Mt. Where what happened yesterday is being preserved today. Born In:. Died On:. Still Living Oldest Living. Died In:. He made his mark as a slugger early on. His major league debut was on July 30, , [1] pinch running for Willie McCovey and then finishing the game at first base. 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, His free-swinging, however, cut both ways, as he was also apt to strike out regularly, and usually posted a low batting average and on-base percentage , often leading the league in outs made. While impressively belting out more than home runs in his career, he was never a serious candidate for the Baseball Hall of Fame. In his first year of eligibility, , he appeared on just 3 ballots [4] , disqualifying him from future BBWAA voting.

Kingman came up with the San Francisco Giants and played in the outfield, at first base, and at third base besides two emergency appearances as a pitcher. After a difficult season in 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.

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;" [ citation needed ] Chicago columnist Mike Royko referred to him as "Dave Ding-Dong. His unpredictable and often antisocial behavior he once sent a live rat to a reporter [6] , and largely one-dimensional game, led to his being regularly traded.

In one three-month stretch in , 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 , when he played his first full season for the Cubs, hitting an impressive. That was the year he showed the most self-discipline at the plate, and it paid off.