Vada Pinson

Vada Pinson

Infobox MLB retired
name=Vada Pinson
position=Outfielder
bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date|1938|8|11
city-state|Memphis|Tennessee
deathdate=death date and age|1995|10|21|1938|8|11
city-state|Oakland|California
debutdate=April 15
debutyear=by|1958
debutteam=Cincinnati Reds
finaldate=September 28
finalyear=by|1975
finalteam=Kansas City Royals
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.286
stat2label=Hits
stat2value=2,757
stat3label=Home runs
stat3value=256
teams=
* Cincinnati Reds (by|1958-by|1968)
* St. Louis Cardinals (by|1969)
* Cleveland Indians (by|1970-by|1971)
* California Angels (by|1972-by|1973)
* Kansas City Royals (by|1974-by|1975)
highlights=
* 2x All-Star selection (1959, 1960)
* Gold Glove Award winner (1961)

Vada Edward Pinson, Jr. (August 11 1938, Memphis, Tennessee - October 21 1995, Oakland, California) was an American center fielder and coach in Major League Baseball. Pinson played in the major leagues for 18 years, from 1958 through 1975, and his greatest seasons were with the Cincinnati Redlegs and Reds, for whom he played from 1958-68.

Pinson combined power, speed and defensive ability. As a Red, Pinson twice led the National League in hits (1961, 1963), doubles (1959, 1960), and triples (1963, 1967). He batted .343 in 1961, when the Reds won the NL pennant, but mustered only a .091 (2 for 22) average in the 1961 World Series, which Cincinnati lost to the New York Yankees in five games.

Pinson—who batted and threw lefthanded—was primarily a center fielder. He appeared in 2,469 games for the Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians, California Angels, and Kansas City Royals, notching 2,757 hits and finishing with a career batting average of .286, with 256 home runs and 305 stolen bases. Highly respected throughout the game, he was a coach for the Seattle Mariners, Detroit Tigers and Florida Marlins after his playing days ended.

Pinson died of a stroke in 1995. He was a graduate of Oakland's famed McClymonds High School, attended by Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Frank Robinson (a Pinson teammate in the major leagues for nine years) and Basketball Hall of Fame center Bill Russell.

ee also

*Top 500 home run hitters of all time
* List of major league players with 2,000 hits
* List of Major League Baseball players with 400 doubles
* List of Major League Baseball players with 100 triples
* List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs
* List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 RBI
* List of Major League Baseball runs scored champions
* List of Major League Baseball doubles champions
* List of Major League Baseball triples champions

External links

*baseball-reference|id=p/pinsova01
*Whmc stl photodb|keywords=Vada+Pinson|title=Vada Pinson


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