Hal King
| Hal King | |||
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| Catcher | |||
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Born: February 2, 1944 Oviedo, Florida |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 6, 1967, for the Houston Astros | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 1, 1974, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .214 | ||
| Home runs | 24 | ||
| Runs batted in | 82 | ||
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Harold King (born February 1, 1944), is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1967 to 1974 for the Houston Astros, Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves, and Cincinnati Reds.
Born in Oviedo, Florida, King attended Oviedo High School and was signed as an amateur free agent in 1965 by the California Angels. He was drafted by the Houston Astros from the California Angels in the 1966 minor league draft. in 1967, King led the Carolina League with 30 home runs along with 87 runs batted in and a .288 batting average while playing for the Asheville Tourists. His hitting performance earned him a late-season promotion to the major leagues. He made his major league debut at age 23 with the Houston Astros on September 6, 1967 with an eighth-inning, pinch-hit ground out against future Baseball Hall of Fame member Gaylord Perry. His first major league hit came four days later on September 10, 1967 with a single off the Dodgers' Bill Singer. Later in the game he notched both his first triple and first run batted in, also against Singer, driving in Rusty Staub.
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