Kevin King (baseball)

Kevin Ray King (born (1969-02-11)February 11, 1969 in Atwater, California) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He made nineteen appearances, all in relief, over parts of three seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1993–1995, all with the Seattle Mariners. King attended Braggs High School and the University of Oklahoma.

Kevin King
Pitcher
Born: (1969-02-11) February 11, 1969
Atwater, California
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 2, 1993, for the Seattle Mariners
Last MLB appearance
May 14, 1995, for the Seattle Mariners
MLB statistics
Wins-Losses0–3
Earned run average7.34
Strikeouts17
Teams

Amateur career

King attended Braggs High School in Braggs, Oklahoma. He was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the ninth round of the 1987 MLB draft, but did not sign.[1] He instead attended the University of Oklahoma, where his teammates included future Major League players, Darron Cox and Matt Ruebel.[2] King was a three-time letter winner from 1988 to 1990,[3] as well as a 1989 All-District Honoree.[4] He was selected to the 1988 All-Big Eight Conference Second Team and later the 1989 All-Big Eight Conference First Team.[5] In 1988, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[6] After his junior season he was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the seventh round of the 1990 MLB draft.[7]

Professional career

Seattle Mariners

King began his professional career in 1990, splitting the season between the Short-Season Bellingham Mariners of the Northwest League and the Class-A Advanced Peninsula Pilots of the Carolina League. He went a combined 7–4 with a 4.61 ERA in 13 games, all starts.[8] The next season, 1991, King played with the Class-A Advanced Peninsula Pilots for the entire season. He went 6–7 with a 4.37 ERA in 17 games, all starts.[8] Amongst starters, King had the lowest ERA in the Pilots' rotation.[9] In 1992, with the Class-A Advanced San Bernardino Spirit of the California League, King started the most games in his professional baseball career.[8][10] In 27 games, all starts, King went 7–16 with a 5.31 ERA in 166 innings pitched.[8] That season, he was first in the league in losses and was seventh in innings pitched.[11] King split the 1993 season between the Class-A Advanced Riverside Pilots, the Double-A Jacksonville Suns and the Seattle Mariners. In the minor leagues, King went a combined 5–2 with a 2.16 ERA and 41 strikeouts in 42 games, all in relief.[8] King made his major league debut on September 2, 1993 against the Milwaukee Brewers.[12] In one inning pitched, King gave up no hits or runs.[12] At the end of the season, King compiled a record of 0–1 with a 6.17 ERA and 8 strikeouts in 13 games.[10] The next season, 1994, King started the season with the Mariners and registered a loss in the season opener against the Cleveland Indians.[13] He went 0–2 with a 7.04 ERA in 19 games.[10] In the minors, King played for the Triple-A Calgary Cannons of the Pacific Coast League. In 25 games with the Cannons, he went 1–2 with a 5.65 ERA in 36​2⁄3 innings pitched.[8] King spent his final season in the Mariners organization in 1995. He split the season between Seattle, the Double-A Port City Roosters and the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers. King spent spring training the Mariners in 1995.[14] He played with the Mariners until his final major league appearance on May 14, 1995.[10] With Seattle, King appeared in two games and gave up five earned runs.[10] He was optioned to the minors on May 18, 1995.[15] In the minors, King went a combined 1–2 with a 5.10 ERA in 36 games.

Amarillo Dillas

King spent his final season in professional baseball in 1996 with the non-affiliated, independent Amarillo Dillas of the Texas–Louisiana League.[8] His teammates on the Dillas included two former major league players, Todd Burns and Lonnie Maclin.[16] In four games, King gave up seven earned runs in 4​1⁄3 innings pitched.[8]

References
  1. "9th Round of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference. baseball-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
  2. "University of Oklahoma Sooners". Baseball-Reference. baseball-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
  3. "Baseball: All-Time Letterwinners". Oklahoma Sooners athletics. soonersports.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2011. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
  4. "Baseball: All-District Honorees". Oklahoma Sooners athletics. soonersports.com. Archived from the original on 2010-01-02. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
  5. "Baseball: All-Conference Honorees". Oklahoma Sooners athletics. soonersports.com. Archived from the original on January 12, 2010. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
  6. "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  7. "7th Round of the 1990 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference. baseball-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
  8. "Kevin King Minor League Stats". Baseball-Reference. baseball-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
  9. "1991 Peninsula Pilots". Baseball-Reference. baseball-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
  10. "Kevin King Major League Stats". Baseball-Reference. baseball-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
  11. "1992 California League Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference. baseball-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
  12. "Milwaukee Brewers vs Seattle Mariners September 2, 1993 Box Score". Baseball Almanac. baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
  13. Bart Wright (April 6, 1994). "Season opener not a total loss for the youthful Mariners". Tri City Herald. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  14. Bob Finnigan (April 5, 1995). "Mariners -- M's Tino, Fleming Are Potential Cutbacks". The Seattle Times. seattletimes.nwsource.com. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
  15. Bob Sherwin (May 18, 1995). "Mariners' Lone Lefty Is All Right -- Guetterman Gives Pen Whiff Of Success". The Seattle Times. seattletimes.nwsource.com. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
  16. "1996 Amarillo Dillas". Baseball-Reference. baseball-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
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