[eddie willers]

Kingman was terrible.
I remember a fly ball bouncing off the top of his head. (He should've worn a helmet in the field)

But he also hit the hardest HR I have ever seen.
We were sitting in left field near Chief Nocahoma's teepee when the ball came towards us.
My buddy says, "Catch the ball!"
I said, "ARE YOU CRAZY!"

A fellow a row up stands up to catch it and it tears through his hands as if the were made of butter.
It goes on to SLAM into the thigh of a woman sitting behind him who immediately bursts into tears and had to be helped out of the stadium by attendents.

My buddy then acknowledged me as a wise man.

[Wrigley]

I remember two Kingman homeruns that still amaze me. Both were are Wrigley. The first is the one he hit down Kimball Ave in that 23-22 game against the Phillies. The second was a one handed drive against the wind to staight away center.

Too bad homeruns were all he could do. But some of my favorite Cub memories involve him.