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Mike Kingery Notable

b. March 29, 1961 · Kansas City Royals 1986, Seattle Mariners 1987–1989, San Francisco Giants 1990–1991, Oakland Athletics 1992, Colorado Rockies 1994–1995, Pittsburgh Pirates 1996

Mike Kingery played for six clubs across 11 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Kansas City Royals in 1986 and closing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1996.

Across 819 games he batted .268, with 546 hits and 292 runs. He finished with 30 home runs, 108 doubles and 45 stolen bases.

He played 672 games in the outfield, with 1,160 putouts and 20 errors.

He was born in St. James, MN, USA on March 29, 1961. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1986 KCR 622092554 853 1412307 .258
1987 SEA 1203543899 2549 5227437 .280
1988 SEA 571232125 601 919233 .203
1989 SEA 31761417 302 67141 .224
1990 SFG 1052072461 710 2412196 .295
1991 SFG 911101320 220 815211 .182
1992 OAK 122833 000 1130 .107
1994 COL 10530156105 2784 4130265 .349
1995 COL 1193506694 1848 37454013 .269
1996 PIT 1172763268 1223 2723292 .246
Career 8192034292546 1082630 21919124845 .268

On this day & linked events

1961

Born March 29, 1961

St. James, MN, USA

1986

Major-league debut: Mike Kingery

Mike Kingery made a major-league debut on July 7, 1986.

1996

Final major-league game: Mike Kingery

Mike Kingery played a final major-league game on September 15, 1996.