Hall of Fame Candidacy
Kingman signed with the San Francisco Giants during the 1987 season. After twenty minor league games in which he batted .203, he retired.
While impressively belting out more than 400 home runs in his career, he was never a serious candidate for the Baseball Hall of Fame. In his first year of eligibility, 1992, he appeared on just three ballots, disqualifying him from future BBWAA voting. He was the first player to hit 400 or more home runs without being eventually inducted into the Hall of Fame.
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