Hal King
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Hal King (Harold King) was born on February 1, 1944 in Oviedo, Florida. He made his Major League debut on September 6, 1967 for the Houston Astros. In 1970, his rookie year, he hit .260 with 11 home runs and 30 RBI. King played for the Houston Astros, Atlanta Braves, Texas Rangers and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 7 year career.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| 1967
| HOU
| N
| 15
| 44
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 6
| .250
| .283
| .364
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| HOU
| N
| 27
| 55
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 2
| .145
| .242
| .218
| 2
| 1
| 7
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1970
| ATL
| N
| 89
| 204
| 29
| 53
| 11
| 30
| .260
| .364
| .461
| 8
| 0
| 32
| 41
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 5
|
| 1971
| ATL
| N
| 86
| 198
| 14
| 41
| 5
| 19
| .207
| .320
| .328
| 9
| 0
| 29
| 43
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 9
|
| 1972
| TEX
| A
| 50
| 122
| 12
| 22
| 4
| 12
| .180
| .333
| .320
| 5
| 0
| 25
| 35
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| 1973
| CIN
| N
| 35
| 43
| 5
| 8
| 4
| 10
| .186
| .286
| .465
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| CIN
| N
| 20
| 17
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 3
| .176
| .300
| .235
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 272
| 561
| 55
| 124
| 20
| 70
| .221
| .323
| .376
| 21
| 3
| 79
| 123
| 6
| 2
| 1
| 11
| 15
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 50
| 122
| 12
| 22
| 4
| 12
| .180
| .333
| .320
| 5
| 0
| 25
| 35
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| Total
|
|
| 322
| 683
| 67
| 146
| 24
| 82
| .214
| .325
| .366
| 26
| 3
| 104
| 158
| 9
| 2
| 1
| 12
| 18
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1967
| HOU
| N
| C
| 11
| 11
| 87
| 62
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| HOU
| N
| C
| 19
| 10
| 112.2
| 83
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 13
| 2
| 0
| .968
|
| 1970
| ATL
| N
| C
| 62
| 51
| 452
| 316
| 14
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 10
| 35
| 10
| 0
| .985
|
| 1971
| ATL
| N
| C
| 60
| 48
| 453.1
| 274
| 23
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 16
| 11
| 2
| .983
|
| 1972
| TEX
| A
| C
| 38
| 34
| 291.1
| 181
| 16
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 13
| 8
| 3
| .970
|
| 1973
| CIN
| N
| C
| 9
| 5
| 51
| 26
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| CIN
| N
| C
| 5
| 1
| 14
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 204
| 160
| 1461.1
| 948
| 71
| 19
| 6
| 0
| 28
| 83
| 36
| 5
| .982
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by California Angels (1965).
- Selected by Houston Astros from California Angels in the minor league draft (November 29, 1966).
- Traded by Houston Astros to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Mark Schaeffer (March 11, 1969).
- Selected by Atlanta Braves from Boston Red Sox in the Rule 5 major league draft (December 1, 1969).
- Traded by Atlanta Braves to Texas Rangers in exchange for Paul Casanova (December 2, 1971).
- Traded by Texas Rangers with Jim Driscoll to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Jim Merritt (December 1, 1972).
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