Vada Pinson
[edit] Biography
Vada Pinson (Vada Edward Pinson) was born on August 11, 1938 in Memphis, Tennessee. He made his Major League debut on April 15, 1958 for the Cincinnati Reds. In 1959, his rookie year, he hit .316 with 20 home runs and 84 RBI. Pinson played for the Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians, California Angels and Kansas City Royals over the course of his 18 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Vada Pinson's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1959, when he slugged 20 home runs, hit for a .316 average and knocked in 84 runs. However, others believe that it was 1963, when he slugged 22 home runs, stole 27 bases, hit for a .313 average and knocked in 106 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1958
| CIN
| N
| 27
| 96
| 20
| 26
| 1
| 8
| .271
| .352
| .375
| 7
| 0
| 11
| 18
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| 1959
| CIN
| N
| 154
| 648
| 131
| 205
| 20
| 84
| .316
| .371
| .509
| 47
| 9
| 55
| 98
| 1
| 2
| 21
| 3
| 9
|
| 1960
| CIN
| N
| 154
| 652
| 107
| 187
| 20
| 61
| .287
| .339
| .472
| 37
| 12
| 47
| 96
| 5
| 1
| 32
| 3
| 11
|
| 1961
| CIN
| N
| 154
| 607
| 101
| 208
| 16
| 87
| .343
| .379
| .504
| 34
| 8
| 39
| 63
| 1
| 4
| 23
| 1
| 9
|
| 1962
| CIN
| N
| 155
| 619
| 107
| 181
| 23
| 100
| .292
| .341
| .477
| 31
| 7
| 45
| 68
| 4
| 0
| 26
| 7
| 12
|
| 1963
| CIN
| N
| 162
| 652
| 96
| 204
| 22
| 106
| .313
| .347
| .514
| 37
| 14
| 36
| 80
| 1
| 0
| 27
| 3
| 16
|
| 1964
| CIN
| N
| 156
| 625
| 99
| 166
| 23
| 84
| .266
| .316
| .448
| 23
| 11
| 42
| 99
| 5
| 1
| 8
| 2
| 9
|
| 1965
| CIN
| N
| 159
| 669
| 97
| 204
| 22
| 94
| .305
| .352
| .484
| 34
| 10
| 43
| 81
| 7
| 6
| 21
| 3
| 14
|
| 1966
| CIN
| N
| 156
| 618
| 70
| 178
| 16
| 76
| .288
| .326
| .442
| 35
| 6
| 33
| 83
| 5
| 7
| 18
| 6
| 10
|
| 1967
| CIN
| N
| 158
| 650
| 90
| 187
| 18
| 66
| .288
| .318
| .454
| 28
| 13
| 26
| 86
| 3
| 4
| 26
| 1
| 6
|
| 1968
| CIN
| N
| 130
| 499
| 60
| 135
| 5
| 48
| .271
| .311
| .383
| 29
| 6
| 32
| 59
| 0
| 5
| 17
| 8
| 5
|
| 1969
| STL
| N
| 132
| 495
| 58
| 126
| 10
| 70
| .255
| .303
| .384
| 22
| 6
| 35
| 63
| 3
| 1
| 4
| 2
| 12
|
| 1970
| CLE
| A
| 148
| 574
| 74
| 164
| 24
| 82
| .286
| .319
| .481
| 28
| 6
| 28
| 69
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 7
| 12
|
| 1971
| CLE
| A
| 146
| 566
| 60
| 149
| 11
| 35
| .263
| .295
| .376
| 23
| 4
| 21
| 58
| 6
| 3
| 25
| 0
| 9
|
| 1972
| CAL
| A
| 136
| 484
| 56
| 133
| 7
| 49
| .275
| .321
| .376
| 24
| 2
| 30
| 54
| 5
| 4
| 17
| 12
| 7
|
| 1973
| CAL
| A
| 124
| 466
| 56
| 121
| 8
| 57
| .260
| .286
| .367
| 14
| 6
| 20
| 55
| 0
| 8
| 5
| 3
| 11
|
| 1974
| KC
| A
| 115
| 406
| 46
| 112
| 6
| 41
| .276
| .312
| .374
| 18
| 2
| 21
| 45
| 2
| 3
| 21
| 4
| 6
|
| 1975
| KC
| A
| 103
| 319
| 38
| 71
| 4
| 22
| .223
| .248
| .335
| 14
| 5
| 10
| 21
| 2
| 1
| 5
| 4
| 5
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1697
| 6830
| 1036
| 2007
| 196
| 884
| .294
| .338
| .463
| 364
| 102
| 444
| 894
| 36
| 33
| 225
| 39
| 114
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 772
| 2815
| 330
| 750
| 60
| 286
| .266
| .300
| .391
| 121
| 25
| 130
| 302
| 18
| 19
| 80
| 30
| 50
|
| Total
|
|
| 2469
| 9645
| 1366
| 2757
| 256
| 1170
| .286
| .327
| .442
| 485
| 127
| 574
| 1196
| 54
| 52
| 305
| 69
| 164
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1958
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 18
| 16
| 150.1
| 32
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 5
| 5
| 37.1
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 27
| 25
| 222.2
| 50
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 4
| 4
| 35
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 154
| 154
| 1355
| 423
| 11
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1959
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 154
| 154
| 1355
| 420
| 11
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1960
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 154
| 154
| 1383.2
| 396
| 11
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1960
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 154
| 154
| 1383.2
| 401
| 11
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1961
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 153
| 151
| 1334
| 391
| 19
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1961
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 153
| 151
| 1334
| 396
| 19
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1962
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 152
| 151
| 1342.2
| 344
| 13
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1962
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 152
| 151
| 1342.2
| 342
| 13
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1963
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 162
| 162
| 1423.1
| 357
| 9
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1963
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 145
| 143
| 1258
| 320
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1963
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 19
| 19
| 165.1
| 34
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 156
| 154
| 1376
| 299
| 14
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1964
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 156
| 154
| 1376
| 301
| 12
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1965
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 159
| 159
| 1427.1
| 353
| 9
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1965
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 159
| 159
| 1427.1
| 354
| 9
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1966
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 24
| 23
| 175.2
| 30
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1966
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 154
| 153
| 1362
| 344
| 9
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1966
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 141
| 130
| 1186.1
| 314
| 5
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1967
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 157
| 156
| 1407.2
| 341
| 4
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1967
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 157
| 156
| 1407.2
| 338
| 5
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1968
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 123
| 119
| 1078.2
| 258
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1968
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 121
| 116
| 1054.2
| 256
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1968
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 3
| 3
| 24
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| STL
| N
| OF
| 124
| 123
| 1090.2
| 218
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| 1969
| STL
| N
| RF
| 124
| 123
| 1087.2
| 213
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1969
| STL
| N
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1970
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 141
| 132
| 1188
| 265
| 8
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1970
| CLE
| A
| CF
| 15
| 11
| 101
| 21
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 115
| 105
| 945.2
| 206
| 7
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1970
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 7
| 0
| 21
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 20
| 16
| 141.1
| 34
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1971
| CLE
| A
| CF
| 100
| 94
| 822
| 228
| 9
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1971
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 40
| 30
| 274.1
| 67
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1971
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 141
| 133
| 1177.1
| 305
| 11
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1971
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 11
| 9
| 81
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| CAL
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| CAL
| A
| RF
| 30
| 27
| 212.2
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| CAL
| A
| OF
| 135
| 122
| 1095.2
| 205
| 11
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1972
| CAL
| A
| CF
| 16
| 13
| 105
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| CAL
| A
| LF
| 112
| 82
| 778
| 147
| 10
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1973
| CAL
| A
| CF
| 33
| 30
| 242.2
| 64
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| CAL
| A
| OF
| 121
| 113
| 997.2
| 210
| 11
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1973
| CAL
| A
| RF
| 26
| 21
| 187.2
| 37
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1973
| CAL
| A
| LF
| 81
| 62
| 567.1
| 114
| 6
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1974
| KC
| A
| RF
| 91
| 83
| 718
| 171
| 9
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1974
| KC
| A
| DH
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1974
| KC
| A
| LF
| 14
| 12
| 99
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| KC
| A
| OF
| 110
| 100
| 860
| 188
| 9
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1974
| KC
| A
| CF
| 6
| 5
| 43
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| KC
| A
| RF
| 60
| 52
| 435.2
| 93
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| KC
| A
| DH
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| KC
| A
| CF
| 13
| 12
| 99.2
| 27
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 4
| 0
| 5.1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| KC
| A
| OF
| 82
| 74
| 630
| 144
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1975
| KC
| A
| LF
| 12
| 10
| 94.2
| 24
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 1681
| 1638
| 14579
| 3817
| 114
| 77
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 2405
| 2335
| 20752.1
| 5097
| 172
| 101
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 550
| 502
| 4377
| 925
| 37
| 14
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 16
| 1
| 43.1
| 48
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 254
| 195
| 1796.1
| 347
| 17
| 10
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Cincinnati Reds (1956).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Bobby Tolan and Wayne Granger (October 11, 1968).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Jose Cardenal (November 21, 1969).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with Frank Baker and Alan Foster to California Angels in exchange for Alex Johnson and Jerry Moses (October 5, 1971).
- Traded by California Angels to Kansas City Royals in exchange for Barry Raziano and cash (February 23, 1974).
- Released by Kansas City Royals (December 15, 1975).
- Signed by Milwaukee Brewers (January 14, 1976).
- Released by Milwaukee Brewers (April 4, 1976).
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