King began his professional career in 1950 in the Cardinals' farm system, from which he was drafted by the Cubs as a Rule 5 selection in 1954. After spending 1955 and 1956 on the Cubs' big-league roster, he was traded back to the Cardinals (1957) and then dealt to the Giants (1958), but spent most of the next four seasons in the minor leagues, getting into only 56 total MLB games between 1957 and 1960. In the latter year, he was named the International League Most Valuable Player. That December, King was taken by the brand-new, replacement Washington franchise with the 50th overall selection in the 1960 Major League Baseball expansion draft.
On April 15, 1958, King played in the first major league game ever contested in California, as a member of the Giants against the Los Angeles Dodgers.[1][2]
On June 8, 1964, King had a three home run game, playing for the Senators against the Kansas City Athletics.[1][4]
Personal lifeEdit
King was born in Elkins, Arkansas. After his retirement from baseball, he returned to Arkansas and worked for a telephone company.[5] He died in Elkins at the age of 82..[5]
king, baseball, james, hubert, king, august, 1932, february, 2015, american, professional, baseball, outfielder, played, major, league, baseball, seasons, between, 1955, 1967, mostly, with, washington, senators, also, member, chicago, cubs, louis, cardinals, f. James Hubert King August 27 1932 February 23 2015 was an American professional baseball outfielder He played in Major League Baseball MLB for 11 seasons between 1955 and 1967 mostly with the Washington Senators He also was a member of the Chicago Cubs St Louis Cardinals San Francisco Giants Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians He batted left handed threw right handed and was listed as 6 feet 1 8 m tall and 185 pounds 84 kg Jim KingKing with the Senators in 1961Right fielderBorn 1932 08 27 August 27 1932Elkins Arkansas U S Died February 23 2015 2015 02 23 aged 82 Elkins Arkansas U S Batted LeftThrew RightMLB debutApril 17 1955 for the Chicago CubsLast MLB appearanceSeptember 24 1967 for the Cleveland IndiansMLB statisticsBatting average 240Home runs117Runs batted in401TeamsChicago Cubs 1955 1956 St Louis Cardinals 1957 San Francisco Giants 1958 Washington Senators 1961 1967 Chicago White Sox 1967 Cleveland Indians 1967 Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 See also 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksCareer EditKing began his professional career in 1950 in the Cardinals farm system from which he was drafted by the Cubs as a Rule 5 selection in 1954 After spending 1955 and 1956 on the Cubs big league roster he was traded back to the Cardinals 1957 and then dealt to the Giants 1958 but spent most of the next four seasons in the minor leagues getting into only 56 total MLB games between 1957 and 1960 In the latter year he was named the International League Most Valuable Player That December King was taken by the brand new replacement Washington franchise with the 50th overall selection in the 1960 Major League Baseball expansion draft During his major league career King played in 1 125 games 796 as a Senator batting 240 with 699 hits 112 doubles 19 triples 117 home runs and 401 runs batted in Notable games during his career include On April 15 1958 King played in the first major league game ever contested in California as a member of the Giants against the Los Angeles Dodgers 1 2 On May 26 1964 King hit for the cycle playing for the Senators against the Boston Red Sox 3 On June 8 1964 King had a three home run game playing for the Senators against the Kansas City Athletics 1 4 Personal life EditKing was born in Elkins Arkansas After his retirement from baseball he returned to Arkansas and worked for a telephone company 5 He died in Elkins at the age of 82 5 See also EditList of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycleReferences Edit a b Cardinals prepared Jim King for big league career RetroSimba March 1 2015 Retrieved November 22 2017 San Francisco Giants 8 Los Angeles Dodgers 0 Retrosheet April 15 1958 Boston Red Sox 3 Washington Senators 2 Retrosheet May 26 1964 Kansas City Athletics 5 Washington Senators 4 Retrosheet June 8 1964 a b Jim King baseball player The Washington Post March 12 2015 p B5 Further reading EditSharp Andrew Jim King SABR James H Jim King nelsonberna com February 2015 Archived from the original on 2016 02 05 Retrieved 2015 02 26 External links EditCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet Jim King at Find a GraveAchievementsPreceded byJim Hickman Hitting for the cycleMay 26 1964 Succeeded byKen Boyer nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an American baseball outfielder born in the 1930s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jim King baseball amp oldid 1133664164, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
