Editing Dave Kingman (section)

===San Francisco Giants (1971–1974)===
Kingman came up as an outfielder and [[first baseman]] with the San Francisco Giants. He made his major league debut on July 30, {{Baseball year|1971}}, [[pinch runner|pinch running]] for [[Willie McCovey]], and finishing the game at first base. He hit a home run in his next game, a grand slam,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=197107310SFN |title=Pittsburgh Pirates 11, San Francisco Giants 15|access-date=2008-07-31 |work=Baseball Almanac|date=1971-07-31}}</ref> and hit two more a day later.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=197108012SFN |title=Pittsburgh Pirates 3, San Francisco Giants 8|access-date=2008-07-31|work=Baseball Almanac|date=1971-08-01}}</ref> He finished his rookie season with a .278 average with 6 home runs and 24 RBI in 41 games.<ref name="baseball-reference.com3">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kingmda01.shtml|title=Dave Kingman Stats|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref> Kingman appeared in the postseason when the Giants won the [[National League West]] and advanced to the [[1971 National League Championship Series|National League Championship Series]]. Kingman went 1-for-10 with three strikeouts as the Giants lost in four games. It would be his only career postseason appearance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=kingmda01&t=b&post=1|title = Dave Kingman Postseason Batting Game Logs}}</ref>

On April 16, {{Baseball year|1972}}, the second day of the season, Kingman [[hit for the cycle]] in the Giants' 10–6 victory over the [[Houston Astros]]. A day earlier, he made his debut at third base, a position he would play off and on for the remainder of his Giants career. Kingman also made his major league debut on the mound with the Giants, pitching two innings of "mop up duty" in an 11–0 loss to the [[Cincinnati Reds]] on April 15, {{Baseball year|1973}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN197304151.shtml|title=Cincinnati Reds 11, San Francisco Giants 0|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|date=1973-04-15}}</ref> He pitched again in the mop up role on May 13 in a 15–3 loss to the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN197305130.shtml|title=Los Angeles Dodgers 15, San Francisco Giants 3|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|date=1973-05-13}}</ref> In both games, he pitched the final two innings and gave up two [[earned runs]].

In {{Baseball year|1974}}, he committed twelve [[error (baseball)|errors]] in 59 chances at third, and lost his starting job to [[Steve Ontiveros (infielder)|Steve Ontiveros]]. Following the season, the Giants sold their rights to him to the [[New York Mets]].

In four seasons and 409 games with the Giants, Kingman hit .224 with 77 home runs and 217 RBI.<ref name="baseball-reference.com3"/>