Jim King (baseball)
| Jim King | |||
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| Right fielder | |||
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Born: August 27, 1932 Elkins, Arkansas | |||
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Died: February 23, 2015 (aged 82) Fayetteville, Arkansas | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 17, 1955, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 24, 1967, for the Cleveland Indians | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .240 | ||
| Home runs | 117 | ||
| Runs batted in | 401 | ||
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James Hubert King (August 27, 1932 – February 23, 2015) was an outfielder for the Chicago Cubs (1955–56), St. Louis Cardinals (1957), San Francisco Giants (1958), Washington Senators (1961–67), Chicago White Sox (1967) and Cleveland Indians (1967). King played for the expansion-era Senators longer than any other player.[1]
In 11 seasons he played in 1,125 games and had 2,918 at bats, 374 runs, 699 hits, 112 doubles, 19 triples, 117 home runs, 401 RBI, 23 stolen bases, 363 walks, .240 batting average, .326 on-base percentage, .411 slugging percentage, 1,200 total bases, 11 sacrifice hits, 22 sacrifice flies and 35 intentional walks.
King was born in Elkins, Arkansas. After his retirement from baseball he returned to Arkansas and worked for the phone company. King died in Elkins at the age of 82 of undisclosed causes.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 Staff writer (March 12, 2015) The Washington Post, page B5 "Jim King, baseball player"
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Venezuelan Professional Baseball League statistics
- Obituary
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