 Complete the following phrase:  King became the Reds third string catcher, playing behind future Hall of Fame member, Johnny Bench and Bill Plummer. On July 1, 1973, while the Reds trailed their National League Western Division rivals the Los Angeles Dodgers by 11 games in the standings, King hit a ninth inning, pinch-hit, walk-off home run against Don Sutton. Kings home run was cited by Reds manager Sparky Anderson, as a turning point in the season. Starting with the win on Kings home run, the Reds gained momentum and went on to post a 6026 record for the remainder of the season to overtake the Dodgers and win the division championship. King hit three pinch-hit home runs to either tie or win games for the Reds that season. In the only postseason appearance of his career, King had one hit in three at bats as the Reds lost to the New York Mets in the 