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Who was the best baseball player in 1994?
MLB Season History – 1994
| BATTING AVERAGE | |
|---|---|
| 1. Tony Gwynn | .394 |
| 2. Jeff Bagwell | .368 |
| 3. Paul O’Neill | .359 |
| 4. Albert Belle | .357 |
Who hit the most home runs in 1995?
MLB Season History – 1995
| HOME RUNS | |
|---|---|
| 1. Albert Belle | 50 |
| 2. Jay Buhner | 40 |
| 3. Dante Bichette | 40 |
| 4. Frank Thomas | 40 |
When did Jeff King play for the Pirates?
King was a key part of the Pirates Division Championship teams of 1990, 1991, and 1992, batting 6th right after Barry Bonds, Andy Van Slyke and Bobby Bonilla. He was plagued by back injuries which forced Bonilla to play third base during the 1990 NLCS. King was then traded after a career-best 1996 season to Kansas City with Jay Bell for Joe Randa.
Where did Jeff King go to high school?
King graduated from Rampart High School in Colorado Springs in 1983. He was drafted first overall by Pittsburgh in the 1986 June Amateur Draft, after playing college ball at the University of Arkansas. He played his 1987–88 seasons with the Eastern Leagues Harrisburg Senators before being promoted to Pittsburgh.
When did Jeff King hit two home runs?
On August 8, 1995, he hit two home runs in the second inning of the Pirates’ 9–5 victory over the San Francisco Giants at Candlestick Park. On April 30, 1996, he repeated this feat, this time in the fourth inning of the Pirates’ 10–7 victory over the Cincinnati Reds at Cinergy Field.
Who was the sportswriter who covered Jeff King?
Sportswriter Joe Posnanski, who covered King when Posnanski worked for the Kansas City Star, reported that King disliked baseball so much that he retired the day after his pension from Major League Baseball fully vested.