King, who was in his second year with the Reds after coming over from the Texas Rangers, appeared in 20 games for Cincinnati, hitting .176 with three hits in 17 at-bats.
Aside from spending all of the 1969 season in the Minors, King was a catcher off-the-bench his whole career between 1967 and 1974, playing for the Houston Astros, Atlanta Braves, Rangers and Reds.
His final numbers: a .214 batting average with 146 hits in 683 at-bats with 67 runs scored and 82 runs batted in over 322 career games.
