05/17/1972 - Kong Breaks the Mendoza Line for the Year
In the first game of a double-header against the proto-Big Red Machine, Kong goes 2-4 with a double to finally hit the .200 mark for the season.
The two-bagger was only his 2nd of the season. It's mid-May.
In the nightcap, he returns to form with an 0-4, two strikeout performance to move back under the .200 mark.
The team is not doing much better. The Giants are:
14-23 (.378)
Last place in the NL West
2nd to last in Hitting at .207
2nd to last in Pitching at 3.37 (the league ERA right now is 3.02)
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