Jim King (baseball)

Jim King
Jim King
Runs batted in	401
Teams
	Chicago Cubs (1955–1956); St. Louis Cardinals (1957); San Francisco Giants (1958); Washington Senators (1961–1967); Chicago White Sox (1967); Cleveland Indians (1967);

James Hubert King (August 27, 1932 – February 23, 2015) was an American

right-handed

, and was listed as 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and 185 pounds (84 kg).

Career

King began his professional career in 1950 in the Cardinals'

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

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

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]