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Vada Pinson   |   Major Leaguer   1958-1975

Full Name:  Vada Edward Pinson Jr.
Born:  August 11,1938  in  Memphis, Tennessee
Death:  October 21,1995
Height:  5-11  Weight:  181  Bats:  Left  Throws:  Left
High School:  McClymonds (Oakland,CA)
College:  

Baseball Lists:  NL Gold Glove Award Winners ... Longest Hitting Streaks - MLB ... Singles Leaders

Debut:  April 15,1958

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Transactions:   [Jan 1,1956] - Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Reds.  [Oct 11,1968] - Traded by Reds to Cardinals for Wayne Granger and Bobby Tolan.  [Nov 21,1969] - Traded by Cardinals to Indians for Jose Cardenal.  [Oct 5,1971] - Traded by Indians with Alan Foster and Frank Baker to Angels for Jerry Moses and Alex Johnson.  [Feb 23,1974] - Traded by Angels to Royals for Barry Raziano and Cash.  [Dec 15,1975] - Released by Royals.  [Jan 14,1976] - Signed as Free Agent by Brewers.  [Apr 4,1976] - Released by Brewers.  

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1956WausauNorthern17CinA   752773577115223          .278---.375-----
1957VisaliaCalif18CinA+   13556916520940202097          .367---.613-----
1958SeattlePCL19CinAAA   124475921632881177          .343---.505-----
 CincinnatiNL19CinMLB of227962026701821111810201 .271.352.37572755%
1959CincinnatiNL20CinMLB of21546481312054792084216559813209 .316.371.50988054%
1960CincinnatiNL21CinMLB of21546521071873712206132124796531111 .287.339.47281155%
1961CincinnatiNL22CinMLB of315460710120834816872310396311489 .343.379.50488350%
1962CincinnatiNL23CinMLB of3155619107181317231002684568470712 .292.341.47781853%
1963CincinnatiNL24CinMLB of3162652962043714221062783680130616 .313.347.51486150%
1964CincinnatiNL25CinMLB of3156625991662311238482429952139 .266.316.44876451%
1965CincinnatiNL26CinMLB of315966997204341022942184381736314 .305.352.48483654%
1966CincinnatiNL27CinMLB of315661870178356167618103383567610 .288.326.44276852%
1967CincinnatiNL28CinMLB of21586509018728131866268268631416 .288.318.45477253%
1968CincinnatiNL29CinMLB of3,2130499601352965481711325908565 .271.311.38369453%
1969St. LouisNL30StlMLB of3132495581262261070443563321912 .255.303.38468755%
1970ClevelandAL31CleMLB of3148574741642862482762869370612 .286.319.48180050%
1971ClevelandAL32CleMLB of2146566601492341135256215860339 .263.295.37667152%
1972CaliforniaAL33CalMLB of3136484561332427491763054512447 .275.321.37669752%
1973CaliforniaAL34CalMLB of212446656121146857552055038711 .260.286.36765347%
1974Kansas CtyAL35KcMLB of7,2,111540646112182641215214524346 .276.312.37468655%
1975Kansas CtyAL36KcMLB of2,1,8103319387114542256102124145 .223.248.33558352%
 
Major League Totals - 18 Season(s)24699645136627574851272561170305122574119654695278164 .286.327.44276952%
Minor League Totals - 3 Season(s)3341321292449793333197 .340---.525-----


 Playoffs Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.SeriesGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1961CincinnatiNL22CinWs522021000000100000 .091.091.136227--
 
Major League Totals - 1 Season(s)522021000000100000 .091.091.136227--

 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1958CincinnatiNL19CinMLBOF275040541---1.000--
 
1959CincinnatiNL20CinMLBOF1544231174414---.984--
 
1960CincinnatiNL21CinMLBOF1544011184201---.981--
 
1961CincinnatiNL22CinMLBOF15339119104204---.976--
 
1962CincinnatiNL23CinMLBOF1523441343611---.989--
 
1963CincinnatiNL24CinMLBOF162357983740---.979--
 
1964CincinnatiNL25CinMLBOF1562991493221---.972--
 
1965CincinnatiNL26CinMLBOF159354933661---.992--
 
1966CincinnatiNL27CinMLBOF1543449133661---.964--
 
1967CincinnatiNL28CinMLBOF157341453501---.986--
 
1968CincinnatiNL29CinMLBOF123258762710---.978--
 
1969St. LouisNL30StlMLBOF124218612252---.996--
 
1970ClevelandAL31CleMLB1B71910202---1.000--
1970ClevelandAL31CleMLBOF141265852783---.982--
 
1971ClevelandAL32CleMLB1B31000102---1.000--
1971ClevelandAL32CleMLBOF1413051173232---.978--
 
1972CaliforniaAL33CalMLB1B120020---1.000--
1972CaliforniaAL33CalMLBOF1342051122183---.991--
 
1973CaliforniaAL34CalMLBOF1202101182292---.965--
 
1974Kansas CtyAL35KcMLB1B11000100---1.000--
1974Kansas CtyAL35KcMLBOF110188942012---.980--
1974Kansas CtyAL35KcMLBDH2--------
 
1975Kansas CtyAL36KcMLB1B470070---1.000--
1975Kansas CtyAL36KcMLBOF82144611510---.993--
1975Kansas CtyAL36KcMLBDH5--------
 


 Awards
[1959] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #15), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1960] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, NL MVP (Voting Rank: #18)  [1961] - NL Gold Glove Award (OF), NL MVP (Voting Rank: #3)  [1963] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #10)  [1964] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #18)  [1981] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (18 votes - 4.49%)  [1982] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (6 votes - 1.45%)  [1983] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (12 votes - 3.21%)  [1985] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (19 votes - 4.81%)  [1986] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (43 votes - 10.12%)  [1987] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (48 votes - 11.62%)  [1988] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (67 votes - 15.69%)  [1989] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (33 votes - 7.38%)  [1990] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (36 votes - 8.11%)  [1991] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (30 votes - 6.77%)  [1992] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (36 votes - 8.37%)  [1993] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (38 votes - 8.98%)  [1994] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (46 votes - 10.08%)  [1995] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (32 votes - 6.96%)  [1996] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (51 votes - 10.85%)
 Trivia and Player Notes
Notes: Played in 2 All-Star games during his career (1959-1960)
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