Canseco and Kingman blast Home Runs off Roger Clemens 1986

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  • @randylevy
    @randylevy 3 года назад +45

    Cool clip! My first reaction is just how small Canseco and Clemens look compared to later on.

    • @timcollins3794
      @timcollins3794 Год назад +5

      I wonder why.

    • @carlwiley4756
      @carlwiley4756 4 месяца назад +1

      We were all "lean and mean" in our 20's... Just sayin. Nothing to do with all the juice that was out there.

  • @stumarston6812
    @stumarston6812 3 года назад +74

    Kingman's HR landed right on my head and I've never been to Boston.

  • @stevekalba9951
    @stevekalba9951 5 лет назад +21

    2 different generations of guys who hit between 400 and 500 HRs career back to back wow

  • @sonicunderground6211
    @sonicunderground6211 4 года назад +57

    I was a kid at this game in the bleachers. The Kingman blast was stunning. You hear the crowd go “ohhh”.

    • @Ryan2022
      @Ryan2022 3 года назад +3

      You can hear on this clip. From the Canseco hr there is a small clamor. For the Kingman blast you can tell the sound alone
      Amazed the crowd

    • @dadp9917
      @dadp9917 3 года назад +2

      @@Ryan2022 You have to see Kingman's blast off of Eck at Fenway.....it may have been the highest and farthest to left field in the parks history. This one off of Clemens is just a mediocre hr compared to the one off of Eck. You won't believe it until you see it.

    • @ernestpassaro9663
      @ernestpassaro9663 3 года назад +3

      @@dadp9917 watching met games in the 1970s I seen kingman way off balance reach across the plate and with one hand hit balls over the 358 foot sign in left field at shea stadium into the bullpen !

    • @ernestpassaro9663
      @ernestpassaro9663 3 года назад

      Kingman had tremendous power more than any of his contemporaries in his time he was just such a head case and clubhouse cancer and 200 hitter he wasn’t worth the aggravation !

    • @ernestpassaro9663
      @ernestpassaro9663 3 года назад

      If kingman had been a nice guy maybe after the 1986 season in which he hit 35 home runs some team would have signed him and gave him a chance to hit 500 home runs but that tells you all you need to know about kingman 35 home runs and nobody wanted him !

  • @funkcongress
    @funkcongress 3 года назад +24

    There was an Old-Timers Home Run Derby at Veteran's Stadium around 1989 or so. Greg Luzinski hit a "pop up" that I swear was higher than the Vet was tall. Not to be out done, Dave Kingman hit a "pop up" at least 50 feet higher. I've never been so impressed with a pop up before or since.

    • @pete5143
      @pete5143 2 года назад +1

      As a MLB player he put one though the roof of the Hubert Humphrey Metrodome in Minnesota.

    • @IENetworkTV
      @IENetworkTV 9 месяцев назад +1

      the bull great power hitter i swear when the mts played the phillies and he and Mike schimdt would hit back to back my god

    • @chicagomike4587
      @chicagomike4587 4 месяца назад

      Yep - Kingman hit a pop up that never landed..lol They gave him a ground rule double I believe. Even Kingman's 400ft homers were the highest, most majestic home runs to watch. Of course, his 540ft at Wrigley was f-ing supernatural and I always recommend folks walk out to the house down the street and look at the park (which is down the street..lol) and realize a human hit a ball there (with no roids btw).

  • @kdnp529
    @kdnp529 3 года назад +111

    If Dave Kingman had been on steroids, he would have hit 80 home runs!

    • @MeneTekelUpharsin
      @MeneTekelUpharsin 3 года назад +13

      He was the type of guy who would rather hit 40 home runs naturally while keeping the honor than be a super star while juicing.

    • @MeneTekelUpharsin
      @MeneTekelUpharsin 3 года назад +12

      @@Jose_Hunters_EWF_Remixes That's just what the media portrays because Kingman was not a flashy guy and didn't like to give interviews.

    • @Ryan2022
      @Ryan2022 3 года назад +6

      Steroid guys typically get hurt. If you look at Kingman I don’t think unnaturally adding 18 pounds of muscle to that frame wound have allowed him to stay on the field as often

    • @mattdon2164
      @mattdon2164 3 года назад +6

      @@travismcdonald6576 precisely. But he was well liked among his teammates. On 1977 Yankees whom he finished season with he got along well with the Bronx Zoo Clubhouse which was immortalized in Sparky Lyle’s book and later the Bronx is Burning miniseries on ESPN.

    • @wehaveasituation
      @wehaveasituation 3 года назад +5

      @@Jose_Hunters_EWF_Remixes But besides Bonds, who else was "retired" with better numbers in his final season? I was right here, and it was the PC assholes in the local S.F. media who Me Too'd Kong way back then.

  • @Markfriedman59
    @Markfriedman59 3 года назад +11

    I was at this game behind third base high in the grandstand. I've been to hundreds of games since and I don't think I've ever HEARD a louder homerun than Kingman's, the crack of the bat was astonishing!

    • @Nhamp2000
      @Nhamp2000 3 года назад +1

      I was at a game in May of '01, Fenway, against the A's. It was Manny's first season and he hit one out. The crowd, me included, winced at the sound the bat made at contact, as if we felt sorry for the ball. Of course, Manny would later be exposed as a cheat, but to this day, I've never heard anything close to that sound.

  • @danieldecker2526
    @danieldecker2526 4 года назад +33

    The sound of the bat crushing that Kingman blast WOW!

    • @brianfergus839
      @brianfergus839 3 года назад +4

      That ball is set to leave the solar system in 2031

    • @ernestpassaro9663
      @ernestpassaro9663 3 года назад

      Kingman could have been a better player he was just lazy !

    • @ernestpassaro9663
      @ernestpassaro9663 2 года назад +1

      Never seen anyone since kingman who could hit a ball that far !

  • @jphasson
    @jphasson 3 года назад +17

    Was just checking out Kingman's numbers. Dude had 35 HRs and 94 RBIs in his final year in the Bigs. Crazy.

    • @chicagomike4587
      @chicagomike4587 2 года назад +1

      Collusion kept him out - they didn't want him hitting 500hr which was auto-hall of fame first ballot back then. He won a lawsuit I think...pretty cruel to do to a guy.

    • @rufuspipemos
      @rufuspipemos Год назад +3

      And I think he batted .196.

    • @danielrutigliano7938
      @danielrutigliano7938 Год назад +1

      ​@@rufuspipemoshahahahaha

    • @MikeIsRight99
      @MikeIsRight99 11 месяцев назад +6

      Yeah - he was locked out of baseball. They didn't want him to get to 500hrs for a HOF must. He said the owners colluded.

    • @GizmoBeach
      @GizmoBeach 5 месяцев назад +3

      @@rufuspipemos
      .210, which nowadays combined w/ the rest of his stats, would give him a WAR of 9.7 or something.

  • @kensnedegar5925
    @kensnedegar5925 3 года назад +12

    Yes I remember watching Dave Kingman when he hits home runs there are 450 550 foot home runs very powerful guy

  • @ryanroberts344
    @ryanroberts344 11 лет назад +30

    Dave Kingman! Pure homerun hitter. Thanks for the video.

  • @rayoyler7382
    @rayoyler7382 5 лет назад +40

    I saw dave kingman hit a home run in 1975. I think it still has not landed

    • @cityhawk
      @cityhawk 3 года назад +3

      It has grown a beard the last I heard.

    • @lloydkline6946
      @lloydkline6946 3 года назад +4

      ❤Dave King kong Kingman, knock baseball ⚾️into cloudd

    • @dangelo1369
      @dangelo1369 3 года назад +5

      I saw both Kingman and Schmidt hit home runs at Shea Stadium. Both were moon shots. I was sitting in the upper deck (It was Dellwood Dairy night, for those of you of a certain age) and the Phillies were playing the Mets at a night game. And Schmidt put one in the parking lot. Then at the bottom of the inning, Kingman put one in the upper deck. Great night for watching baseballs fly.

    • @mattdon2164
      @mattdon2164 3 года назад +5

      In Spring Training in 1981 Rich Gossage served Kingman a blazing fastball right over the plate which Big Dave turned on and hit so high and far I think air traffic controllers picked it up on their screens. Even Gossage was in awe that night as Kingman rounded the bases on his round tripper.

    • @lloydkline6946
      @lloydkline6946 3 года назад +4

      @@dangelo1369 Dave King kong Kingman ❤ him &mike Schmidt ❤him too

  • @chuckwood8452
    @chuckwood8452 3 года назад +22

    When I was 9-10 years old Dave Kingman was one of my heros

  • @privatepenguin3137
    @privatepenguin3137 3 года назад +12

    I was at this game. In 1986, Clemens was 24-4. I went to two games that he pitched that year and he was 0-2. I'm not a good luck charm I guess 🙄

  • @ernestpassaro9663
    @ernestpassaro9663 2 года назад +13

    Kingman had more raw power than any player I ever seen !

    • @IENetworkTV
      @IENetworkTV 9 месяцев назад +1

      me too as a met fan my childhood was filled with losing until 86 but kingman was the only reason i would watch back then

  • @Philtration
    @Philtration 2 года назад +9

    Kingman's bat speed was incredible.

  • @landmansid
    @landmansid 3 года назад +19

    We saw Dave Kingman play for the Amarillo Giants in 1970. He struck out a lot, but he hit a lot too. The leftfield fence was 10 feet high and 365 feet from home. One of his homers was hit off a letter-high fastball. It cleared that leftfield fence by about three feet, and I would swear on a stack of Bibles that the ball was still rising when it went out. Hardest hit baseball I ever saw. What a great memory!

    • @Profesah_411
      @Profesah_411 2 года назад +1

      I remember watching him play for the Mets when I was a boy. Mom used to always say he would either strike out or hit a home run 😂. I guess you experienced it in person 😂

  • @hammeredwithhorror
    @hammeredwithhorror 4 года назад +27

    Kong is my all time fav ball player. I went and watched lot of the games at Wrigley the year he hit 48. Unbelievable power!

    • @ernestpassaro9663
      @ernestpassaro9663 3 года назад

      Kingman was surly like randy Johnson

    • @ernestpassaro9663
      @ernestpassaro9663 3 года назад +2

      But I might explode myself having cameras and microphones shoved in my face

    • @hammeredwithhorror
      @hammeredwithhorror 3 года назад +1

      @@ernestpassaro9663 Yeah he wasn't the friendliest person thats for sure.

    • @ernestpassaro9663
      @ernestpassaro9663 3 года назад +1

      @@hammeredwithhorror he was a head case lol

    • @ernestpassaro9663
      @ernestpassaro9663 3 года назад +1

      He could have hit at least 40 a year with the power he had once again laziness

  • @billjames7495
    @billjames7495 3 года назад +6

    The good old days of baseball !!! I used to love the sport back when the small market teams had a pretty good chance of winning the World Series.

  • @wondermike8877
    @wondermike8877 3 года назад +16

    KONG. Met him at Shea in 82. Signed some autographs for me and my friends. Great guy. Had a long sheep skin jacket on. To an 11 year old, he was cool. He thought my bike was cool also, a Mongoose. Lol. Great guy.

    • @chicagomike4587
      @chicagomike4587 22 дня назад

      Yep. He signed a napkin for my father for us kids in a Chicago Italian joint in 79
      .super nice to fans..didn't like the press

  • @petercollin5670
    @petercollin5670 4 года назад +32

    "Ruthian clout!" You never hear Joe Buck say things like that!

    • @LIE11Bldg7
      @LIE11Bldg7 3 года назад +1

      Quite frankly quite possibly and even more so the 2 greatest words that a human has ever said "Ruthian Clout"

    • @DementiaAintPretty
      @DementiaAintPretty 3 года назад +1

      he’s too busy drinking with Aikman in the booth

    • @petercollin5670
      @petercollin5670 3 года назад +2

      @The Ghost he doesn't have the eloquence or erudition of Cosell or Costas.

    • @sethtate2079
      @sethtate2079 3 года назад +1

      Buck calls a game like he's a 12y old who's dad made him do it.

    • @spy1965
      @spy1965 3 года назад +1

      Who cares about announcers/commenting. I just hit mute, enable cc and listen to music at the same time. You all should try it.

  • @johnlevalley521
    @johnlevalley521 5 лет назад +74

    Most of Kingman's homeruns looked like that.

    • @tonyflores240
      @tonyflores240 4 года назад +6

      They do. Kingman always had power. Shockingly Kingman hit Rodger curve ball on that Homer.
      Kingman usually don't hit junk pitches. he's a fastball only guy. .220 lifetime avg with over 1500 hits will tell you that but over 450 hr career it's still real impressive.

    • @kingcassius2586
      @kingcassius2586 3 года назад +12

      @@tonyflores240 that wasn't a curve he hit. Canseco hit a curve. Kingman hit the fastball that he K'd on his first 2 atbats.

    • @TheBigwillistyle
      @TheBigwillistyle 3 года назад +12

      All or nothing for Kingman

    • @jeffmurray1681
      @jeffmurray1681 3 года назад

      @@TheBigwillistyle Yep

    • @litespeedga
      @litespeedga 3 года назад

      The question is if Dave played in hitters ballparks and hit the magic number of 500, but maintained the 236 ba does he make the HOF?

  • @maxcarey6414
    @maxcarey6414 9 лет назад +56

    Dont rule out the owners collusion that was happening at the time. It was also likely a factor why Kingman was not signed after the 86 season

    • @rickmontgomery3037
      @rickmontgomery3037 8 лет назад +7

      Yep, I just watched an interview with him from 2013 in which he stated that very thing.

    • @r.thompson2190
      @r.thompson2190 7 лет назад +10

      Max Carey He would've had 500 HRs easily. He finished with 35 in his final year. Hardly washed up

    • @usrt46
      @usrt46 6 лет назад +9

      which brings up the question, if he had stayed healthy for his career, and played another year or so, and reached 500 HR's, would he be in the HOF with that .230 batting average?

    • @glen4338
      @glen4338 6 лет назад +15

      It was indisputably collusion. Kingman sued for that very thing in 1995 and won. Kingman hit 35 home runs with 94 runs batted in during his last season, 1986.

    • @kyokogodai-ir6hy
      @kyokogodai-ir6hy 6 лет назад +4

      Come on guys. Yes, he did have good power numbers that last season, but he hit .210!! Today, that would have kept him in the game until he was 40. But back then, that kind of an average (despite the power numbers) wasn't good enough. Even as a DH. Just look at that last season. a .255 OBP! Only a .431 slugging avg.!! .686 OPS!!!! Need to put it in historical perspective!!! Oh, and Adam Dunn had close numbers and was let go, even younger. History matters people.

  • @manuginobilisbaldspot424
    @manuginobilisbaldspot424 3 года назад +5

    First game I can vividly remember watching as a kid. My dad took me to a game the year before but this was the night I count as my start as being an A's fan.

  • @jonmolina948
    @jonmolina948 10 лет назад +20

    Kingman had an unbelievably short pass for a guy who was consistently hitting tape measure homeruns.

    • @BAYAREA-kd1ig
      @BAYAREA-kd1ig 7 лет назад +3

      He was a total asshole, but damm he could hit HR's

    • @bauerj3398
      @bauerj3398 3 года назад +1

      What do you mean, short pass? he logged almost 2000 games. He just was not very good. A one-tool player who is generally hated everywhere he goes is lucky to have lasted as long as he did.

    • @jonmolina948
      @jonmolina948 3 года назад

      @@bauerj3398 Short pass as in short swing. He didn't have a big hitch like Canseco or any other extra motion. Still struck out a lot, maybe his vision was no good, but he hit the ball pretty well when he made contact.

    • @ernestpassaro9663
      @ernestpassaro9663 3 года назад

      Kingman could do one thing and do it well hit tape measure hrs will never forget some of them !

    • @ernestpassaro9663
      @ernestpassaro9663 3 года назад

      @That Retroholic upper cut swing like most left handed hitters have

  • @willremy5142
    @willremy5142 3 года назад +8

    I love how someone yells out after Kingman's blast, "Get the hook!"

    • @GizmoBeach
      @GizmoBeach 5 месяцев назад +1

      2:40
      I love that they waited until the broadcast crew was finished speaking before offering their opinion on Clemens’ night.

  • @richardwrynn824
    @richardwrynn824 5 лет назад +6

    You knew that ball was on Landsdowne St after hearing the sound of Kingman making contact.

  • @infntnub
    @infntnub 6 лет назад +18

    Jesus.. that Kingman shot was a BOMB.

    • @stumarston6812
      @stumarston6812 3 года назад +1

      LOL That was. He absolutely crushed it.

    • @lloydkline6946
      @lloydkline6946 3 года назад +1

      Dave King kong Kingman homerun hit the clouds

  • @remme6
    @remme6 7 лет назад +18

    Kong was the living definition of "Fish or cut bait".

    • @adamwesley2985
      @adamwesley2985 4 года назад

      Shit or get off the pot...stick and move...we ain't got it,you dont need it

    • @Ryan2022
      @Ryan2022 3 года назад +1

      He had a .255 OBP that season. Anyone who thinks Kingman is a Hall of Famer needs to have their head examined. That is so atrocious

    • @artboston4787
      @artboston4787 3 года назад

      @@Ryan2022 No he doesn't belong in the HOF but then again nether does Edgar Martinez who finally got in on a last chance sympathy vote with only 2247 hits and 308 home runs and a defensive liability which is why he was a DH. With the bar for entry being lowered maybe Kingman should be voted in?

    • @Ryan2022
      @Ryan2022 3 года назад

      @@artboston4787 well Harold Baines is in too

    • @artboston4787
      @artboston4787 3 года назад

      @@Ryan2022 Harold Baines had better overall career numbers so a stronger case can be made with him. Edgar had 2247 career hits which is weak for a hall of famer. If 2247 hits and 308 home runs and a defensive liability is somehow Cooperstown worthy then maybe 442 home runs belongs as well despite the low average and also a defensive liability. If you're going to lower the standard then you have to be fair about it at least.

  • @jerfacekilla
    @jerfacekilla 10 лет назад +16

    I remember my dad talking about Dave Kingman. He went to a game at Olympic Stadium in Montreal when he was a kid where Kingman hit a foul ball clean out of the stadium. That would have been impressive to watch.

    • @orbyfan
      @orbyfan 6 лет назад +2

      That game was played on June 1, 1977, when Kingman was with the Mets. The ball hit the ring at the top of the stadium, and there was a lengthy discussion as to whether it was in play. Umpire Bruce Froemming called it foul. It was a Wednesday night game televised in French on Radio-Canada (and may have been shown regionally in English on CBC in Quebec), so the video may still exist.

    • @joeambrose3260
      @joeambrose3260 4 года назад

      I call BS

    • @johnconnell4503
      @johnconnell4503 4 года назад

      @@joeambrose3260 hahahaha great comment hahaha

    • @StukInBuf
      @StukInBuf 3 года назад +3

      @@orbyfan That's likely why they ended up extending the foul pole all the way up to the ring.

    • @ernestpassaro9663
      @ernestpassaro9663 3 года назад

      Seen him hit a foul ball clear out of yankee stadium

  • @ace942
    @ace942 5 лет назад +13

    Kingman was one of my favorite players. When he got a hold of a ball, I don't think there was a park that could contain the ball. The problem was that he struck out a lot.

    • @martywheat9726
      @martywheat9726 4 года назад +2

      So do all power hitters ! Kingman s 0/4 was more exciting than Wade boggs 4/4

    • @tonyflores240
      @tonyflores240 4 года назад

      @@martywheat9726 shockingly Dave Kingman Cards value has more value than Wade Boggs and many others.
      .220 avg with over 1500 hits is not the greatest but having over 450hr for his career is still very impressing.

    • @Nagy50Magyar
      @Nagy50Magyar 3 года назад +1

      No, Jose's Gaming Channel, no park could contain Kingman's blasts, not even Yellowstone.

    • @HankFinkle11
      @HankFinkle11 3 года назад

      @@martywheat9726 no

    • @ernestpassaro9663
      @ernestpassaro9663 3 года назад

      Kingman could hit the ball out of any park between his numerous strikeouts !

  • @michaelrybacki312
    @michaelrybacki312 Год назад +5

    I never saw a player like Kingman who could hit a 450 ft. home run and say, " i did not think he got all of it".

  • @mattdon2164
    @mattdon2164 11 лет назад +29

    Kingman! Love Al Michaels comment "two strikeouts and then he hits one three blocks away." Big Dave never needed the Andro or the HGH. Pure, phenomenal power from the Sky King. Still amazing!

    • @genecasey3130
      @genecasey3130 5 лет назад +3

      A juiced Kong would have hit 700 HRs

    • @joeambrose3260
      @joeambrose3260 4 года назад

      Put a red sock in it

    • @Nagy50Magyar
      @Nagy50Magyar 3 года назад

      Yes, Matt Don, Big Dave hit the ball far, high, and seldom.

    • @johnnau8165
      @johnnau8165 3 года назад

      Schmidt better.

    • @jorgejohnson451
      @jorgejohnson451 3 года назад

      Kingman doesn’t look as thin as he once did, though.

  • @artboston4787
    @artboston4787 3 года назад +6

    I love those old school Oakland uniforms!

  • @allenatkins2263
    @allenatkins2263 6 лет назад +8

    Clemens always had that confused look on his face. "Where am I and how did I get here?"

    • @kevaninthe4135
      @kevaninthe4135 5 лет назад +2

      He probably had that look the first time he went to Fenway Park in 1984. He got in a cab and told the driver to go to Fenway Park. When they arrived he thought the driver misunderstood his directions. He was wondering why they were at a warehouse until the driver pointed up and Clemens saw the light towers.

    • @charlesd1219
      @charlesd1219 3 года назад

      Still does..

  • @pete5143
    @pete5143 2 года назад +3

    13 HRs in 72 ABs at Fenway, in his career ! Awesome numbers, without question.

  • @Bourgusmorg
    @Bourgusmorg 11 лет назад +40

    I would love to know what kind of bat speed that was for the Kingman blast because it looked unbelievable.

    • @williamhunter5549
      @williamhunter5549 4 года назад +3

      I saw that game live on tv in Philly l,the late great Harry Kalas was very impressed😂

    • @tonyflores240
      @tonyflores240 4 года назад +4

      Kingman always had power. Over 450 homers....i would call that power.
      RUclips dave kingman home run at Wrigley you be more impressive that home run than what you just watched.

    • @stevehumphrey667
      @stevehumphrey667 4 года назад +4

      not to mention the sound!

    • @brianfergus839
      @brianfergus839 4 года назад +6

      Once seen, a Kingman HR is never forgotten

    • @stevehumphrey667
      @stevehumphrey667 4 года назад +6

      That swing looked like it was mostly wrists. I would imagine they could figure out bat speeds now. The bat speed or exit velocity or both will be off the charts. And got to say it again, it sounds like he hit a rock with that bat, unbelievable

  • @jeffsmith8899
    @jeffsmith8899 3 года назад +3

    KING KONG
    I grew up a Cubs fan.
    Thanks for the memories.
    Canseco RULES.

  • @douglasnaugle6212
    @douglasnaugle6212 7 лет назад +16

    Kingman shows em how it's done!

  • @SJM6791
    @SJM6791 3 года назад +3

    Legend has it Kingman’s blast narrowly missed a plane at 35,000 feet.

  • @ChristopherPausz
    @ChristopherPausz 11 лет назад +18

    I watched Kong when he was a Cub. Many good memories

    • @lloydkline6946
      @lloydkline6946 3 года назад +2

      ❤Dave King kong Kingman, knock baseball ⚾️into clouds

  • @robertrogers2264
    @robertrogers2264 6 лет назад +8

    Kingman's homeruns were worth two of everyone else!!! What an exciting player and a man before his time. If he were playing in today's game where strikeouts are not frowned upon as they once were he'd be a monster!!!

    • @pullt
      @pullt 4 года назад +1

      Even today's stat nerds would tell you he was dogshit for his post-Cubs career....

    • @Ryan2022
      @Ryan2022 3 года назад +1

      No one with a lifetime .303 OBP with a slugging % under .500 is a monster.

    • @Ryan2022
      @Ryan2022 3 года назад +1

      @@pullt He’s one of the worst players who is popular that I have ever seen

    • @pullt
      @pullt 3 года назад +1

      @@Ryan2022 Agreed. Massive moonshots + Cubs/Mets teams of that era having little else to cheer for is why he remains overrated by some....

    • @Ryan2022
      @Ryan2022 3 года назад +1

      @@pullt agreed. The sheer distance of his home runs help his reputation

  • @ericgrove9147
    @ericgrove9147 7 лет назад +14

    Dave "King Kong" Kingman with major blast.

  • @duran007fan5
    @duran007fan5 6 лет назад +8

    Kingman was the first player to have more than 400 home runs and not make the hall of fame. yes he did strike out alot but had his batting average been higher he'd would've been a shoe-in. I'm from the old school and lucky enough to see kingman at shea stadium put a couple of homers in the shea parking lot. i remember in 1977 playing for the yankees he hit a foul ball completely out of yankee stadium even that in itself was impossible to do.

    • @johnre1514
      @johnre1514 5 лет назад +1

      Yeah i remember that too. He only played 8 games with the yankees and had 4 home runs in 24 AB. They might have thought that the 430 ft left center wall was too far for a whole season. I disagree.

    • @mbd501
      @mbd501 4 года назад +2

      For a guy who hit a lot of HRs, he sure got traded a lot. One year he was on 4 teams in one season. I guess all the strikeouts and low batting averages turned teams off. His tape measure HRs are fun to watch, though.

  • @steverok67
    @steverok67 2 года назад +4

    Kingman blasted that one. Holy Jeez.

  • @standepain
    @standepain 3 месяца назад +1

    In case anyone wants to know this game was July 7, 1986.

    • @ché_1987
      @ché_1987 2 месяца назад +1

      I assumed the game was on 7/7 since the announcer mentioned that kingman's last homerun was 2 weeks ago, 6/23. What a great season esp if you were a Mets fan.

  • @Greg4fun
    @Greg4fun 9 лет назад +18

    Kingman had power into his late 30s and was hitting bombs at 37. His Wrigley Field HR in 1979, the one you can find here on youtube... was simply unwordly power. Stanton and Trout are strong guys but Kong was unwordly at times.

    • @johnmongani5223
      @johnmongani5223  9 лет назад +1

      Greg4fun ruclips.net/video/qijfudtUsR4/видео.html 500 foot Dave Kingman homerun at Wrigley Field

    • @Greg4fun
      @Greg4fun 9 лет назад +2

      John Mongani yup.. some have said it was even 530 to 550. I did google map distance and it was around the 530 mark guestimate. What a bomb.

    • @scottdavidson7001
      @scottdavidson7001 6 лет назад +1

      Joe M agree.....KONG BOMB!!!

    • @willard2729
      @willard2729 4 года назад

      Greg4fun the long gangly frame added 50 feet more than Alonso and Trout can do. I mean with comparable unjuiced balls. Willy McCovey I think had similar drives but I haven’t found videos He was also gangly but had more muscle than kingman

    • @willard2729
      @willard2729 4 года назад +1

      I saw Kingman hit about five homers live including one in the Vet, July 3, 1975, that was similar to the Fenway shot. Then one more moon shot on opening day 1976 or 1977. Seaver beat Carlton. But the point is that despite those feeble Mets teams I have 2-3 Kingman moonshots I remember 40+ years later

  • @MrRyan-wu4jx
    @MrRyan-wu4jx 3 года назад +3

    Kingman had the longest arms I’ve ever seen in baseball on a 6’6 frame. When he got contact on full extension it went a long way.

  • @emilyscandycakes4530
    @emilyscandycakes4530 6 лет назад +7

    as a kid I loved to watch his at bats(kingman)..didn't matter to me much about the Mets were winning or losing when it was his turn to bat I made sure I watch it..I was lucky to see many..as a Met in 1976 he hit one at Wrigley that was absolutely insane...can't find it here on RUclips..

    • @mattdon2164
      @mattdon2164 3 года назад

      Yes! I remember that home run. I think it was 1975 or 1976. Kingman hit it not only onto Waveland Ave outside Wrigley, but also broke the glass on the storm door of a house. I remember the replay on WOR Channel 9 showing the ball going right through the glass. I guess that inspired the Roy Hobbs line in The Natural a few years later when Redford’s character said “we broke a few windows out there, didn’t we.”

    • @richardbushey2666
      @richardbushey2666 3 года назад +1

      I saw the replay of that moonshot just after he hit it as the Mets game wasn't televised locally in Connecticut. It came down and hit the side of the 3rd or 4th house. A woman came running out of the house to see what happened. To my memory it was a bigger blast than the one that can be seen here when he played for the Cubs.
      Hands down the most powerful hitter in my lifetime.

    • @mattdon2164
      @mattdon2164 3 года назад

      @@richardbushey2666 Absolutely, Rich. Kingman could even reach for a ball low and outside and still hit it over the fence. Saw him do it many times. He was lanky but super strong.Btw, at the end of the 1977 season Big Dave was acquired by the Yankees and finished the season as their DH. Saw him hit a monster HR over the roof at Briggs Stadium in Detroit on a cloudy Saturday afternoon. The left fielder did not even move, he just watched it fly out of the ballpark. Because the Yankees acquired him after the trade deadline, he was ineligible for g the post season that year. Too bad as he always hit Dodger pitching like it was BP!

    • @emilyscandycakes4530
      @emilyscandycakes4530 3 года назад +1

      theres a vid ..on here ...playing against the pirates as a met....he gets jammed and hits it over right center in 3 rivers. dave parker jumped and failed...

    • @mattdon2164
      @mattdon2164 3 года назад

      @@emilyscandycakes4530 Hi, Emily! I watched that game live!!!!! September 1976 right after Big Dave returned from his hand injury. Kingman hit two round trippers that night, the second to the opposite field, which was surprising because he was a strict pull hitter most of his career. Mets had a good year and a strong finish as they were 86-76 that year. That gave hope for 1977 until the infamous Midnight Massacre in June 15.

  • @johnkolakowski4253
    @johnkolakowski4253 7 лет назад +15

    Dave Kingman was truly Unique,a one of a kind hitter. The likes we've never seen before or since and absolutely HOF worthy!!!!!

    • @habyss
      @habyss 6 лет назад +5

      Wasn't a complete player, or even a complete hitter. Just had power.

    • @Frank_Cohen
      @Frank_Cohen 5 лет назад +4

      Nowhere close to HOF worthy. Barely an all star worthy player most seasons.

    • @pullt
      @pullt 4 года назад +1

      @@Frank_Cohen barely roster spot worthy for most of the 80s....

    • @DennisMennillo
      @DennisMennillo Год назад

      He was one of the most unproductive hitters and players ever. He actually could have been a pitcher, but had tremendous power, but little else. If he did not hit a home run, he was largely useless as he was a terrible fielder, baserunner, never walked and hit very poorly.

    • @johnkolakowski4253
      @johnkolakowski4253 Год назад +1

      Baloney! You obviously did not see him play regularly and are just spouting undue hatred for a very gifted power hitter. If you want to do nothing but spew hate, then point it towards Pete "The Pedophile" Rose for having sex with underaged girls 13-16 for nearly twenty years...then had the temerity to say "that was years ago" like it makes any difference.

  • @willd4731
    @willd4731 3 года назад +3

    My times have changed. In 1986 you could see a sold-out ballpark on a weeknight.
    Back then sports meant something to people. There weren't many other options as opposed to today.

  • @johncate9541
    @johncate9541 3 месяца назад

    I watched that game on TV back in 1986, when I was 13. It was the game that launched Stewart's comeback as a starting pitcher. He went 9-5 in about half a season that year, then had four straight seasons of 20-plus wins from 1987-90.

  • @wadegarrett2053
    @wadegarrett2053 7 лет назад +16

    I would have loved to have seen Canseco, Kingman, and Mcguire, 3-4-5 in 1987. that would have produced about 120 homers.

    • @yehudafinkelstein7504
      @yehudafinkelstein7504 7 лет назад +2

      Kingman sent a dead rat to some woman beat reporter he hated. The A's released him and Kingman never played again.

    • @67marlins81
      @67marlins81 7 лет назад +4

      Yehuda Finkelstein Not exactly. The rat was live. He was fined $3,500. He played the rest of 1986.

    • @yehudafinkelstein7504
      @yehudafinkelstein7504 7 лет назад +3

      Kingman still never played after that season, despite hitting 35 HRs.

    • @67marlins81
      @67marlins81 7 лет назад +5

      Yehuda Finkelstein I think you're right. He was invited to spring training in 87, but there's some feeling that owners colluded to exclude him from continuing his career.

    • @67marlins81
      @67marlins81 7 лет назад +4

      Yehuda Finkelstein The woman was, I think, Susan Fornoff. Kingman really wasn't a bad guy, but like some of us, desired privacy. One Mets reporter wrote something snarky after seeing Kingman leaving Met's Spring training with a fishing rod, going to also visit his Mom in Florida. Kingman responded by dumping a bucket of cold water over the reporter's head, saying, 'Now you've got two days worth of stories to write.'

  • @georgehakimian5949
    @georgehakimian5949 3 года назад +6

    When kingman hit a home run it was an incredible thing to see that ball come of his bat. I followed baseball for 50 yrs. now & I have never seen another hitter that hit baseballs like that

  • @kevinpayton2664
    @kevinpayton2664 4 года назад +8

    I remember this game. Canseco ended up with 33 homers and was named AL Rookie of the Year. Kingman hit 35 homers and was out of the game for good after the 1986 season. Why he didn't continue his career is crazy in my opinion.

    • @thomasnee270
      @thomasnee270 4 года назад +2

      Exactly. Kingman definitely had two to three more good years left in him. Imagine if he would of stayed around to be on those "88 - 90" A's teams. One of baseball's greatest what if's.

    • @rmartin7558
      @rmartin7558 4 года назад +2

      With that robust .198 batting average, .250 obp., and more strikeouts than hits going on 40, I can't imagine why anyone wouldn't sign him.

    • @donwhiteley3293
      @donwhiteley3293 4 года назад +1

      @@rmartin7558 Actually, the Giants did (to a minor league deal) to be an insurance policy in case Will Clark didn't work out in his 1st full big league season. Clark worked out just fine and after Kingman hit .203 with 2 HRs in his first 20 games in AAA he decided to retire at age 38.

    • @martywheat9726
      @martywheat9726 4 года назад +2

      Because nobody would Sign him they didn't want him to get to 500 and the hall of fame

    • @rmartin7558
      @rmartin7558 4 года назад +1

      @@donwhiteley3293 Exactly. He was done.

  • @Eddie_Schantz
    @Eddie_Schantz 3 года назад +1

    This game was played on July 7, 1986.

  • @finally_startingtopost
    @finally_startingtopost 11 лет назад +11

    Thanks for these great uploads! Love Kingman.

  • @todd4317
    @todd4317 2 месяца назад +1

    If Kingman was in his prime playing in this era, he'd hit 50 homers and strike out 250 times a season.

    • @ché_1987
      @ché_1987 2 месяца назад +1

      Yep. And Kingman would probably be a multiple all-star as well.

  • @wilrobles5392
    @wilrobles5392 6 лет назад +18

    Wow. Where has 32 years gone?

    • @BluBlu111
      @BluBlu111 4 года назад +1

      Gone with the wind

    • @tommygun19788
      @tommygun19788 3 года назад +3

      I don’t know, when I was 10 they seemed like gods to me.

  • @BillMorganChannel
    @BillMorganChannel 3 года назад +9

    Kinger for the Hall of Fame!

    • @lloydkline6946
      @lloydkline6946 3 года назад

      Got my vote dave king kong Kingman, his homerun touch the clouds

    • @BillMorganChannel
      @BillMorganChannel 3 года назад

      @@lloydkline6946 Finally someone who knows what fame is all about!
      We got the Met games in the 70's. My favorite Kinger at bat was against the powerful reds in Cincinnati..in a tie game, 9th inning, the Kinger was fooled on a pitch, flicked his wrists and the ball bounced off the right field fence for a game winning double....honest!

    • @lloydkline6946
      @lloydkline6946 3 года назад

      @@BillMorganChannel I from metro detroit grew with old tiger stadium, seen Cecil fielder left field roofer on RUclips, reggie Jackson right fielder roofer on RUclips, ❤ Dave King kong Kingman, Chicago cubs homerun on RUclips, shea stadium homeruns, I hear Dave King kong Kingman hit one out of old Yankees stadium in batting practice,,

    • @lloydkline6946
      @lloydkline6946 3 года назад

      @@BillMorganChannel have you seen Roger clemens and Jose Canseco & Dave King kong Kingman homeruns over green monster , Roger Clemson gave up green monster homerun to Jose Canseco but was not over green monster net, but Dave King kong Kingman green monster homerun was over green monster net 1986 on RUclips

    • @lloydkline6946
      @lloydkline6946 3 года назад

      @@BillMorganChannel I ❤ Cincinnati red big red machine, petr rose, joe Morgan, Johnny bench, george foster,,,, etc etc murder rows all over again, especially like early 1970s to mid 1970s

  • @jysportscardguy8935
    @jysportscardguy8935 3 года назад +3

    Never seen Canseco play his rookie yr until now 😀

  • @CatStanleySpaceDemon
    @CatStanleySpaceDemon Год назад +1

    Kingman didn't even follow through.

  • @rickpowers3677
    @rickpowers3677 3 года назад +3

    Imagine if Kingman was a little younger and could hit consistently like when he batted .288 in 1979 the Bash Brothers would've been a trio.

    • @danielkelegian5306
      @danielkelegian5306 2 года назад

      Kingman's last three seasons in Oakland were really good. He hit 100 HR's drove in 303 RBI's in 449 games.

  • @johnkolakowski4253
    @johnkolakowski4253 7 лет назад +29

    And with one mighty swing,Kingman destroys not only one baseball but 2 steroid boys !!!! :-)

    • @derekjg1976
      @derekjg1976 5 лет назад +1

      And you still have never touched a female.

    • @johnkolakowski4253
      @johnkolakowski4253 5 лет назад +3

      @@derekjg1976 I've had more women than youve ever even seen just by the age of 15 ya little douchbag so replace your old kotex ya big diaper rash baby girl

    • @manuginobilisbaldspot424
      @manuginobilisbaldspot424 4 года назад +3

      @@johnkolakowski4253 Dude STFU. You really sound like a great big jagoff more than anything.

    • @johnkolakowski4253
      @johnkolakowski4253 4 года назад +2

      @@manuginobilisbaldspot424 Now now little girl... didn't yer mommy tell you yer mouth wasn't made for breaking wind fart brain 😂

    • @firebird_spleen4190
      @firebird_spleen4190 4 года назад

      He played with em.. are you sure he didn’t take em too🤔

  • @taxitalknyc7600
    @taxitalknyc7600 9 лет назад +19

    02:30 Knock ! Listen to THAT bat !!! ;D

  • @stevehumphrey667
    @stevehumphrey667 4 года назад +10

    I was at fenway the year before for an A's games and watched from my seat staring straight down the left field line Kingman hit one over the light tower. I wanted him on the Red Sox so bad.

    • @mattdon2164
      @mattdon2164 3 года назад

      Big Dave playing on the Sox in his prime along with Yaz, Dewey Evans and Pudge would have been something to behold. Kingman was tailor made for Fenway as he hit high home runs which easily would have cleared the Green Monster which was a notorious converter of line drive home runs into doubles or even singles. Would have loved to see Big Dave play in Beantown.

    • @ernestpassaro9663
      @ernestpassaro9663 3 года назад +1

      Kingman at Fenway 80 hrs lol

    • @ernestpassaro9663
      @ernestpassaro9663 3 года назад +1

      Kingman could hit one over the moon between strikeouts lol

    • @ernestpassaro9663
      @ernestpassaro9663 3 года назад +1

      That’s what you got with kingman 200 batting average terrible defensive 150 plus strikeouts and shitty attitude !

    • @mattdon2164
      @mattdon2164 3 года назад +1

      @@ernestpassaro9663 Certainly! He became somewhat a better hitter the older he got as he became more patient. But his strike outs usually led league.

  • @Lawomenshoops
    @Lawomenshoops 4 года назад +4

    What was Tommy Lasorda's opinion of Kingman's performance?

    • @JeffW77
      @JeffW77 3 месяца назад

      I'll ask him. 8)

  • @jomamackdaddy
    @jomamackdaddy 3 месяца назад +1

    This is why Clemens purposely got himself thrown out in the first inning of the 1990 alcs. He's a coward who couldn't handle being embarrassed. The same reason he started roids and would be an embarrassment to the hof. He threw at Piazza's head when he took him deep. And had more 5 inning wins than any pitcher in history. Clemens is the epitome of a pretty boy stat chaser.

    • @ché_1987
      @ché_1987 2 месяца назад +1

      Clemens was a wannabe tough guy with questionable ethics who resorted to PEDs to prolong his floundering career after leaving Boston.

  • @gregstephens4028
    @gregstephens4028 9 лет назад +15

    That ball was absolutely crushed by Kingman. Did he ever have any "cheap" home runs? haha

    • @wadegarrett2053
      @wadegarrett2053 7 лет назад +5

      Greg Stephens I saw him hit a "cheap" one in San Diego when he was with the cubs. oh, did I mention that he swiped at it with one hand and hit it out to right center field. lol

    • @cjs83172
      @cjs83172 7 лет назад +4

      And that was back when you had to hit it over a 17' high wall and into the stands to get a HR, because that would have been before they put the inner wall in prior to the 1982 season. Just imagine how many HR that park cost Dave Winfield in the eight years he played in San Diego, and they put in that inner fence a little more than a year after he left to join the Yankees.

    • @Football__Junkie
      @Football__Junkie 6 лет назад +4

      Kingman: strikeout, strikeout, crushes it into Boston Harbor. Dave Kingman in a nutshell. Even Al Michaels said it

    • @scottdavidson7001
      @scottdavidson7001 6 лет назад +1

      FootballJunkie correct 100 percent.

    • @bernieudo4399
      @bernieudo4399 4 года назад

      @@cjs83172 That's why San Diego should've won more games, pennants & at least one more WS appearance. That park was built for pitching. Winfield lost 15-20 easy, but so did visiting batters. Tells you alot about Kroc's decision making. Because he ran a low budget operation, Padres lost George Brett back in '73. He wasn't willing to pay $1,000 more so he signed w/KC. Rest is history!

  • @shadowofthemoonband1799
    @shadowofthemoonband1799 6 месяцев назад +1

    Dave Kingman would hit 60 Home Runs a year today, still hit .230 and get paid 40 million a year.

    • @richardbushey2666
      @richardbushey2666 5 месяцев назад

      As a big Kingman fan I agree 100%. A huge star. He not just hit homers, many were hit clean out of stadiums. I would even bet he hit more homers out of stadiums than any other player.
      Was at a Mets game at Shea and Kingman tagged a mammoth fly ball over the center field fence that seemed to travel as high as it did far. A fan sitting next to us was a Yankees fan who went to Mets games to see Kingman hit. After the moonshot he exclaimed he never witnessed a more powerful hitter and he saw all the greats.

  • @DeViLzzz2006
    @DeViLzzz2006 7 лет назад +27

    Kingman .... real power and not the PEDs

    • @funzo1159
      @funzo1159 6 лет назад +4

      People forget that, at least early in his career, he was a helluva base runner and could steal 20 bases a year.

    • @peteandrepete528
      @peteandrepete528 5 лет назад +3

      Wouldn't matter a whole lot even if he did .They weren't banned until 91 . In the 70s they using amphetamines and other drugs.

    • @joeambrose3260
      @joeambrose3260 4 года назад

      No shit, Sherlock

    • @firepower782
      @firepower782 4 года назад +1

      No PED's for Canseco at that point either. At least there didn't appear to be. It's a shame the path some went down later, when they didn't need it. They were good without it.

    • @bernieudo4399
      @bernieudo4399 4 года назад +1

      Like early Bonds. Prob would've done just as well w/o roids & by now a HOFer.

  • @chop3625
    @chop3625 3 года назад +2

    Kingman was something👍 Today you’ve got Judge whiffing 3 times a game yet hardly mentioned.

  • @johnkolakowski4253
    @johnkolakowski4253 3 года назад +3

    Kingman! THE MOST POWERFUL HR hitter since RUTH! INCREDIBLE POWER!

  • @joonshin4255
    @joonshin4255 3 года назад +1

    Kingman was one of my favorite players when he was on the Cubs

  • @JackSquat1
    @JackSquat1 6 лет назад +3

    Canseco hit so many off balance homeruns that barely cleared the fence... and also enormous blasts that are legendary

  • @vincentgirardi401
    @vincentgirardi401 3 года назад +2

    Canseco's first season, Kingman's last, and Clemens' MVP season

  • @shamsthecat1996
    @shamsthecat1996 3 года назад +7

    Before steroids there was Dave "King Kong" Kingman!

    • @lloydkline6946
      @lloydkline6946 3 года назад

      Barry bonds should taken lessons from Dave King kong Kingman on steroids free homeruns

    • @imthedorf1964
      @imthedorf1964 3 года назад

      And during steroids there was Roger Clemens

  • @matthewimi
    @matthewimi 3 года назад +1

    Beings that Dave Kingman is my all-time favorite player, and the fact that I really don't like Roger Clemens all that much, and I had never seen this before, helped make 👏 my 👏day 👏.
    Thank you to whoever posted this

    • @johnmongani5223
      @johnmongani5223  3 года назад +1

      you're very welcome.....

    • @donwert5039
      @donwert5039 3 года назад

      @@johnmongani5223 I also thank you because Rodger Clemens definitely took steroids and Dave Kingman belongs in the Hall of Fame look at his statistics

    • @johnmongani5223
      @johnmongani5223  3 года назад

      @@donwert5039 Clemens was not on steroids in this game or anytime early in his career when he had most of his success. Pretty sure he turned to steroids like most aging players did during the 1990's when their ability's were starting to fade. Kingman was one who didn't need to, averaging 35 home runs and 100 RBI's his last 3 years. He ended his career the right way, staying in shape.

    • @donwert5039
      @donwert5039 3 года назад

      @@johnmongani5223 it doesn't matter when he was on steroids he's a total a whole prick

  • @dzanier
    @dzanier 11 лет назад +7

    I can't think of too many players who could hit them as far as Kingman: Reggie, Dick Allen, a few others.

    • @cjs83172
      @cjs83172 10 лет назад

      A couple that certainly come to mind were Mickey Mantle and Willie Stargell. They probably hit them farther than anyone in their eras, and their careers actually overlapped for seven years (1962-'68).

    • @cjs83172
      @cjs83172 9 лет назад +1

      I forgot about the Bull. Greg Luzinski was probably more menacing than Mike Schmidt was on those Phillies teams from the mid 70s to 1980.

    • @cjs83172
      @cjs83172 9 лет назад +1

      Schmidt was easily the best of the sluggers in the entire National League in that era, much less the best slugger in the Phillie lineup. There's a reason why he ended his career seventh on the career HR list at the time of his retirement. But from a pitcher's point of view, Luzinski was much more menacing and intimidating than Schmidt was to face.
      But you're absolutely right about Schmidt. Once he got into his prime in about 1976, you saw what happened with the Phillies from then through 1983. They made the post-season six times, won five NL East titles, two pennants, and the 1980 World Series. He wasn't the only reason, of course, but he was a very big reason why the Phillies had the greatest run of success in their history, to this day.

    • @cjs83172
      @cjs83172 9 лет назад

      And once that happened in 1976, the Phillies were nearly unstoppable in the NL East, as they wrested control from their cross-state rivals, the Pittsburgh Pirates, and until the Cardinals rose in 1982, they were the dominant team in the NL East, ceding control only to the Pirates in 1979 and the Expos in a playoff in 1981 before the Cardinals took over as that division's top team in 1982.

    • @AlbanianMan
      @AlbanianMan 9 лет назад

      Daniel Zanier Giancarlo Stanton

  • @TheRmm1976
    @TheRmm1976 7 лет назад +2

    Great video, this is the youngest (his age) MLB video I've seen of Canseco. Definitely smaller than a few years later... And his swing was quite a bit different.

    • @johnmongani5223
      @johnmongani5223  7 лет назад +1

      here's a vid of the Canseco led A's from the next season 1987. He was still in his early raw days. The following year in 1988 he hit his peak and did the impossible, 40/40 AL MVP and World Series Grand Slam. ruclips.net/video/eUfxu6B2KVI/видео.html

    • @joeambrose3260
      @joeambrose3260 4 года назад +1

      I call BS

  • @manofiske3318
    @manofiske3318 8 лет назад +6

    He stopped playing because the baseball establishment deemed it unacceptable that he should be permitted the opportunity to enter into the rarefied air of the 500 HR Club which would virtually have guaranteed that his name/ unlikely and otherwise undeserved "candidacy" for Hall of Fame honors would forever torment the game.

    • @davidlafleche1142
      @davidlafleche1142 8 лет назад +2

      Kingman stopped playing because he was a lousy hitter who could only do home runs.

    • @KSmithism
      @KSmithism 8 лет назад +3

      +David Lafleche No, Kingman stopped playing because of 80s collusion with the owners. There's a lot of shows about that including on ESPN. He was included in a lawsuit that the free agents from that era won many years later.

    • @davidlafleche1142
      @davidlafleche1142 8 лет назад +1

      I wouldn't trust anything that came out of ESPN, not after the way they trashed innocent people like Curt Schilling and Tom Brady.

    • @KSmithism
      @KSmithism 8 лет назад +4

      +David Lafleche The story of 80s collusion is well documented. It was a real lawsuit and it wasn't just on ESPN.

    • @yehudafinkelstein7504
      @yehudafinkelstein7504 7 лет назад +2

      What really happened: Kingman sent a dead rat to some woman beat reporter he hated. The A's released him and Kingman never played again.

  • @jasonrfoss248
    @jasonrfoss248 3 года назад +2

    I love the Fenway Park public address guy from this era. Just the way he croaks his announcements was so unique. 14......Bochte.....first base

  • @CoolAce1
    @CoolAce1 11 лет назад +13

    imagine if kingman played in boston everyday.

    • @Jiltedin2007
      @Jiltedin2007 7 лет назад +2

      Well Kingman played at Wrigley, once upon a time. Most likely if the wind was blowing out, he could've sent one to Lake Michigan.

    • @Firestone1
      @Firestone1 7 лет назад +4

      Kingman hit 13 homers in only 76 AB at Fenway. He had an .816 SLG at Fenway. Unbelievable.

    • @funzo1159
      @funzo1159 6 лет назад +1

      600 career HR, no sweat

    • @joeambrose3260
      @joeambrose3260 4 года назад

      He'd hit 60 doubles a yr off the GM

  • @larrymckeoun1444
    @larrymckeoun1444 4 года назад +2

    Dave Kong Kingman the only player to be traded three times in one season and still hit over 30 home runs for the season

  • @ironmike5812
    @ironmike5812 3 года назад +4

    Clemens was 24-4 that year. Guess this was one of the four

    • @chriskies5016
      @chriskies5016 3 года назад

      It was his second loss, with his first loss coming in his previous start vs Toronto.

    • @Ryan2022
      @Ryan2022 3 года назад +1

      He never beat Dave Stewart. There used to be such a thing as pitching rivalries until we decided that starters only need to go four innings

  • @airguy5024
    @airguy5024 3 года назад +3

    Ah those were the days,
    The A's and Dave Stewart owned Clemons.

  • @philb.1502
    @philb.1502 3 месяца назад +1

    Kingman was the classic feast or famine hitter. He would strike out or hit a home run. He hit for low average.

    • @ché_1987
      @ché_1987 2 месяца назад +1

      Yep. He was the 1st of his type before there was Rob Deer, Adam Dunn, Kyle Schwarber, etc.

  • @robertthompson8790
    @robertthompson8790 6 лет назад +4

    KONG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.... I've sat in the old bleachers back in the day and witnessed some Dk 🌙 shots, i actually caught 1 of his home run balls at 14 vs seattle 85'... He could really crush it... Even went the the exhibit hall try to get his autograph.. Failed..lol.. Worth the try tho.

  • @ianmc87
    @ianmc87 3 месяца назад +1

    Wow. Quite a blast by Kingman.

    • @ché_1987
      @ché_1987 2 месяца назад +1

      A blast out of Fenway Park. And the pitch was up and in off of the rookie pitcher

  • @Nickrj3
    @Nickrj3 11 лет назад +4

    July 7 1986

  • @johnkolakowski4253
    @johnkolakowski4253 Год назад +1

    If Kingman had protection in the lineup with the other teams in his career he would have more HR, RBI, and a higher lifetime BA. It's obvious by his better numbers with the Cubs and A's as opposed to his years with SF, NY, etc.

  • @neneshubby
    @neneshubby 5 лет назад +4

    Clemens vs Canseco, roids vs roids.

    • @mbd501
      @mbd501 4 года назад

      Clemens wasn't on roids yet at that point. He went on them when he went to the Blue Jays in the late 90s. Canseco may have been already, though; not sure.

  • @rafaelramirez3180
    @rafaelramirez3180 3 года назад +1

    WOW WEE !!! 12 homeruns in 65 at bats ... Dave Kingman was a monster

    • @chriskies5016
      @chriskies5016 3 года назад +1

      He got a 13th later. 13 in 18 games

  • @Brooklyn3955
    @Brooklyn3955 8 лет назад +4

    F - Kong could hit some shots!

  • @stevehumphrey667
    @stevehumphrey667 4 года назад +2

    damn!! the sound of the bat hitting that ball

  • @tomwhite7314
    @tomwhite7314 3 года назад

    I was on a little bus trip to vets stadium from Barnegat n.j. to see my favorite team the Mets play the Phillies. Kingman stole the show. Even his pop ups to the outfield were tremendous soaring into the air 3 times the height of the stadium. Often he would strike out but when he connected it was a tape measure home run !

  • @Masta-Blasta
    @Masta-Blasta 3 года назад +2

    Is this Al Michaels as lead broadcaster?

    • @johnmongani5223
      @johnmongani5223  3 года назад +1

      yes AL Michaels and Jim Palmer with the call.

  • @AbnormalPecker
    @AbnormalPecker 3 месяца назад +1

    Dave Kingman would have been a top guy today....Home Runs and No Batting Average.

    • @ché_1987
      @ché_1987 2 месяца назад +1

      He was the Kyle Schwarber of the 70s and 80s.

  • @RBLXGaming23
    @RBLXGaming23 Год назад

    great rare clip of Canseco during his rookie season.

  • @idansolon4715
    @idansolon4715 8 лет назад +3

    Pretty sure this was Tony LaRussa's first game in Oakland and Dave Stewart's first win in Oakland, July 7, 1986.

    • @johnmongani5223
      @johnmongani5223  8 лет назад +1

      yes it was LaRussa's first game as A's manager and the team responded right away to him. A's dominated MLB for the next 4 years......

    • @StFidjnr
      @StFidjnr 7 лет назад

      fire a manager win the game

    • @gleenkblorch6363
      @gleenkblorch6363 7 лет назад

      Didn't start dominating for another year and a half.

    • @manuginobilisbaldspot424
      @manuginobilisbaldspot424 7 лет назад

      Well actually, they went 45-34 over the last 79 games of 1986 with LaRussa...that's a pace of 92 wins which would've had time tied with California. They went 81-81 in 1987 but were in contention to the last week of the year.

    • @BAYAREA-kd1ig
      @BAYAREA-kd1ig 7 лет назад

      That 2nd half of the 1986 Season was some of the funnest baseball I watched as a kid.