1977 Topps Baseball #500 - Dave Kingman

• If Topps would have done a traded set, they would have had a lot of fun keeping up with Mr. Kingman in 1977. Dave played for four different teams in 1977, one in each division.
• On June 15 Kingman was traded from the Mets to the San Diego Padres for Paul Siebert and Bobby Valentine. Dave was waived on September 6 and selected by the California Angels. Kingman was unsigned for 1977 and the Padres wanted to at least get something for him (they ended up getting the waiver price of $20,000). Nine days later Dave was sent to the New York Yankees for Randy Stein and cash. 
• After the 1977 season Kingman became a free agent and signed with the Chicago Cubs.
• 1977 Stats:
• TOTAL: .221, 26 HR, 78 RBI in 132 games
• New York Mets: .209, 9 HR, 28 RBI in 58 games
• San Diego Padres: .238, 11 HR, 39 RBI in 56 games
• California Angels: .194, 2 HR, 4 RBI in 10 games
• New York Yankees: .250, 4 HR, 7 RBI in 8 games
• 1977 Highlights:
• Aug 5 - Hit two home runs (including a grand slam) and had 7 RBI as the Padres beat the Chicago Cubs 11-8.
• Sept 18 - Hit his second home run in two days to help the Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 6-5.
• Other card blogs: 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1986