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kairos12

(13,331 posts) Mon Jul 30, 2018, 04:32 PM Jul 2018

Dave Kingman

Holds record for most Home Runs in last season in the Majors.

35 in 1986 (Oakland).

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Dave Kingman (Original Post) kairos12 Jul 2018 OP

unless David Ortiz makes a comeback, he set a new record in 2016 PAMod Aug 2018 #1

Thanks for the update! kairos12 Aug 2018 #2

slightly o/t, but I couldn't stand Kingman KatyMan Aug 2018 #3

My Mom And Sister Were At The Game Where He Hit That Bomb ProfessorGAC Aug 2018 #4

PAMod

(937 posts)

1. unless David Ortiz makes a comeback, he set a new record in 2016

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Wed Aug 1, 2018, 10:24 PM

Aug 2018

with 38 HR.

kairos12

(13,331 posts)

2. Thanks for the update!

Reply to PAMod (Reply #1)

Wed Aug 1, 2018, 11:59 PM

Aug 2018

KatyMan

(4,282 posts)

3. slightly o/t, but I couldn't stand Kingman

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Mon Aug 13, 2018, 09:49 AM

Aug 2018

back in the 80s. And it had nothing to do with him contesting Mike Schmidt just about every year for the home run crown and me being a Phillies fan But I read his blog recently and he seems like a good guy.

ProfessorGAC

(70,655 posts)

4. My Mom And Sister Were At The Game Where He Hit That Bomb

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Mon Aug 20, 2018, 01:58 PM

Aug 2018

The one that hit the roof of the porch on the house on Kenmore. The rest of us only saw it on replay, but those two were at the game for a school field trip, or something.

Man, did he torch that ball. I always GREATLY doubted the estimated distance, because we were in Wrigleyville one time and we paced off from the back of the stadium on Waveland to that house. It was over 150 feet. He had to have hit that ball 540, probably more.

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