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Dave Kingman
Ultimate Mets Database popularity ranking: 13 of 1234 players

David Arthur Kingman
Born: December 21, 1948 at Pendleton, Ore.
Throws: Right Bats: Right
Height: 6.06 Weight: 215

Dave Kingman has been the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup 105 times, most recently on November 28, 2023.

First Mets game: April 8, 1975
Last Mets game: September 14, 1983

Winner of National League Player of the Month award, July 1975. (New York Mets)
Winner of National League Player of the Week award, July 27, 1975, May 31, 1981, July 18, 1982. (New York Mets)

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	Kingman a Met Steal at 125G New York Daily News, March 1, 1975 The Mets have purchased Dave Kingman from the San Francisco Giants. Dick Young makes an intriguing reference to the "unspent Catfish Hunter fund".
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	Kingman Out Six Weeks; Braves Down Mets, 4-2 New York Daily News, July 20, 1976 In 1976, Dave Kingman was putting up home run numbers unprecedented in Mets history when he broke his thumb diving for a ball in the outfield.
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	Seaver to Reds and King to Padres New York Daily News, June 16, 1977 On a brutal day in Mets history, Tom Seaver is dealt to the Reds for four players. In addition, Dave Kingman is sent to the Padres and Mike Phillips is traded to the Cardinals. (Bobby Valentine is one of the players that the Mets received from San Diego in exchange for Kingman.)
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	'Much Relieved Inside' -- Kingman Newsday, June 16, 1977 Dave Kingman is happy to be leaving the Mets
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	The Mets Trade Seaver to Cincinnati, Deal Kingman to San Diego Newsday, June 16, 1977 Newsday's coverage of the 1977 trades that shook up the Mets.
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