Hal King Stats & Facts
Hal King Positions: Bats: L Throws: R Height: 73 Weight: 200 Born: Tuesday, February 01, 1944 in Oviedo, FL USA Died: in , Debut: 9/6/1967 Last Game: 10/1/1974 Full Name: Harold King
Hal King Positions: Bats: L Throws: R Height: 73 Weight: 200 Born: Tuesday, February 01, 1944 in Oviedo, FL USA Died: in , Debut: 9/6/1967 Last Game: 10/1/1974 Full Name: Harold King
Willie Mays of the New York Mets hits the final home run of his Hall of Fame career
TheĀ Reds, 11 games behind theĀ DodgersĀ at the beginning of the day, stage two dramatic comebacks to snatch a doubleheader win from Los Angeles.Ā Hal Kingās clutch 3-run pinch home run with two outs wins the first game, 4 ā 3, againstĀ Don Sutton, whileĀ Tony Perezās 10th-inning hit wins the second, 3 ā 2. This day will be looked upon as the turning point of theĀ National Leagueās Western DivisionĀ race.
1968 Ā The longest shutout in major league history is played at the Astrodome before a crowd that sits through over six hours of baseball before a run scores. Houston outlasts the Mets, 1-0, as Al Weis letsĀ Bob Aspromonteās roller through his legs in the 24th inning allowingĀ Norm MillerĀ to cross home plateĀ . CatchersĀ Hal KingĀ andĀ Jerry GroteĀ play the entire contest.
1968Ā āĀ Roberto ClementeāsĀ opening dayĀ optical illusion goes for naught asĀ PittsburghāsĀ newly acquired answer to its pitching problem,Ā Jim Bunning, fresh off his career year withĀ Philadelphia, provides an unwelcome harbinger of what will be a very trying season and, in so doing, marks the beginning of the distinctly mediocre final phase of hisĀ Hall of FameĀ career. But itās just another day at the office for Clemente, as he provides one of those signature moments when, asĀ Frank RobinsonĀ recalls, āYouād watch him and find yourself saying to the guy next to you, āDid you see that?'ā Unfortunately, Bunning,Ā Juan PizarroĀ andĀ Ron KlineĀ combine to squander Pittsburghās 4 ā 2 advantage in the final frame, thus leaving Clementeās magical moment (and his 3rd-inning, tie-breaking homer) somewhat adrift: āRookieĀ Hal KingĀ couldnāt believe Roberto Clemente caught his long fly down the right field line for the third out in the 2nd inning,ā writesĀ Les BiedermanĀ in theĀ Pittsburgh Press. āKing had just turned second base when he heard the crowd groan and saw the Pirates running off the field. He stopped, gave a bewildered look and kept glancing down the right field line to see how it was possible.ā
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