70s Hall of Very Good

[mikemb]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I just happened to be in Chicago one summer day in 1979, and of course went to Wrigley, and happened to see Kingman hit a ball so far out of the stadium that it probably landed downtown.

Later when he was with the A's I saw him hit one that was described in the paper the next day as having cleared the ballpark, paid its toll on the Mass Pike and headed west.

Not really a great hitter when all was said and done but man the power.

I found the Fenway HR on YouTube. Probably the worst outing Clemens had that year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huDWalVTzo8

My cousin and I were at Shea in 1971 when Kingman hit a homerun that hit the Giant's team bus which was parked at the back of the bullpen. Put a big dent in the roof. The ball continued out of the stadium and kept rolling through the parking lot, chased by a couple of fans. We were sitting in the mezzanie, first row right at the right field foulpole. Great view.

Been a fan of his ever since.

Mike