But Ortiz also passed Dave Kingman for the most homers ever by a major league player in his final season. At age 37, Kingman hit 35 homers for the Oakland Athletics in 1986.

As for Kingman, he spent 16 years in the big leagues and hit 442 career homers. He led the league in home runs with 48 back in 1979.

The last time I saw him he was lurching around the outfield at Wrigley Field, injuring himself as he stumbled after a fly ball to left. Dave Kingman mashed 48 King Kong-size homers for the Cubs in ...

YOU WERE WONDERING I know that Dave Kingman hit a ball into one of the holes in the Metrodome roof many years ago. I was wondering what the ground rule is for such a feat? April 19, 2005 at 4:00 ...