- Born
- Birth nameDavid Arthur Kingman
- Nicknames
- Kong
- Sky King
- Height6′ 6″ (1.98 m)
- Dave Kingman was born on December 21, 1948 in Pendleton, Oregon, USA.
- Outfielder for the San Francisco Giants (1971-1974), New York Mets (1975-1977 and 1981-1983), San Diego Padres (1977), California Angels (1977), New York Yankees (1977), Chicago Cubs (1978-1980) and Oakland Athletics (1984-1986).
- Had the distinction of playing for one team in each of baseball's, at the time, four existing divisions in 1977 when he played for the New York Mets, San Diego Padres, California (now Los Angeles) Angels, and New York Yankees. He also hit at least one home run for each team during that span.
- Led the National League in home runs in 1982 with 37. That year, he had the lowest batting average ever for a league home run champion at .204.
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