King was born in Lansingburgh, New York, in 1844.[1] From 1866 to 1870, he played for a team alternately called the Unions of Lansingburgh and the Haymakers of Troy.[2] Then, the National Association was formed, and King played for the Troy Haymakers team in 1871 and 1872. He was among the better outfielders in the league in 1871,[3]batting .396 with 34 RBI in 29 games. He finished fourth in the batting race. The following season, King hit .305, and he never appeared in the major leagues again. He died in Lansingburgh in 1895.[1] He was buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Troy, New York.
References
^ abc"Steve King Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
^Ryczek, William J. (1998). When Johnny Came Sliding Home. McFarland.
^Wilbert, Warren N. (2008). Opening Pitch. Scarecrow Press. p. 128.
External links
Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
steve, king, baseball, stephen, king, 1844, july, 1895, american, professional, baseball, player, played, national, association, left, fielder, 1871, 1872, troy, haymakers, weighed, steve, kingking, 1866left, fielderborn, 1844lansingburgh, yorkdied, july, 1895. Stephen F King 1844 July 8 1895 was an American professional baseball player who played in the National Association as a left fielder for the 1871 1872 Troy Haymakers He was 5 9 and weighed 175 lb 1 Steve KingKing in 1866Left fielderBorn 1844Lansingburgh New YorkDied July 8 1895 1895 07 08 aged 50 51 Lansingburgh New YorkBatted UnknownThrew UnknownMLB debutMay 9 1871 for the Troy HaymakersLast MLB appearanceJuly 23 1872 for the Troy HaymakersMLB statisticsGames played54Batting average 353Runs batted in54Teams National Association of Base Ball Players Troy Haymakers 1866 1870 National Association of Professional BBP Troy Haymakers 1871 1872 Career EditKing was born in Lansingburgh New York in 1844 1 From 1866 to 1870 he played for a team alternately called the Unions of Lansingburgh and the Haymakers of Troy 2 Then the National Association was formed and King played for the Troy Haymakers team in 1871 and 1872 He was among the better outfielders in the league in 1871 3 batting 396 with 34 RBI in 29 games He finished fourth in the batting race The following season King hit 305 and he never appeared in the major leagues again He died in Lansingburgh in 1895 1 He was buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Troy New York References Edit a b c Steve King Statistics and History baseball reference com Retrieved September 3 2011 Ryczek William J 1998 When Johnny Came Sliding Home McFarland Wilbert Warren N 2008 Opening Pitch Scarecrow Press p 128 External links EditCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference Steve King at Find a Grave This biographical article relating to an American baseball outfielder born in the 1840s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Steve King baseball amp oldid 1092643935, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
