. ▁▁ 1 9 9 8 – 2 0 0 2 : ▁Back ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁international ▁competition ▁King man ' s ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁US ▁was ▁an ▁impress ive ▁one . ▁He ▁batt ed ▁. 3 4 0 /~ . 3 9 3 /. 5 2 4 ▁for ▁the ▁Lanc aster ▁J eth aw ks . ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁California ▁League ▁batt ing ▁title , ▁be ating ▁out ▁Jar rod ▁P atter son , ▁for ▁his ▁second ▁batt ing ▁crown ▁in ▁the ▁span ▁of ▁a ▁year . ▁He ▁scored ▁ 9 1 ▁runs , ▁hit ▁ 3 0 ▁doubles ▁and ▁ 1 6 ▁home ▁runs . ▁He ▁also ▁hit ▁into ▁the ▁most ▁double ▁plays ▁( 2 0 ). ▁King man ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁All - Star ▁D H ▁in ▁the ▁California ▁League ▁that ▁year . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁he ▁moved ▁up ▁to ▁AA ▁with ▁the ▁New ▁H aven ▁Rav ens . ▁He ▁led ▁Eastern ▁League ▁first ▁bas emen ▁in ▁field ing ▁percentage ▁(. 9 9 3 ) ▁and ▁hit ▁. 2 7 9 /~ . 3 1 4 /. 3 7 7 . ▁After ▁ 1 1 ▁games ▁with ▁New ▁H aven ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁(. 2 8 2 /. 3 1 7 /. 3 5 9 ), ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁independent ▁le agues . ▁King man ▁hit ▁. 2 8 0 /. 3 8 7 /. 4 8 0 ▁for ▁Australia ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁Inter cont inental