Fansided · May 26, 2020
Oakland A’s history: Remembering Dave Kingman
1986: Dave Kingman #26 of the Oakland Athletics swings at the pitch during a 1986 season game. Dave Kingman played for the Athletics from 1984-1986. (Photo by: Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)
Dave Kingman finished his career with three seasons with the Oakland A’s. Even at that time, he was a fearsome slugger.
Never mind the Three True Outcome hitters – Dave Kingman often seemed to be a Two True Outcome player. He would launch the ball with prodigious power, or he would strike out while swinging as hard as he could. Those swings led to 442 career homers, and his leading the league twice. But those swings also led to 1816 strikeouts, a category he led the league in three times.