Val Picinich

Infobox MLB retired
name=Val Picinich
position=Catcher


bgcolor1=black
bgcolor2=black
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=September 8, 1896
deathdate=death date and age|1942|12|5|1896|9|8
debutdate= July 25
debutyear= 1916
debutteam= Philadelphia Athletics
finaldate=August 28
finalyear=1933
finalteam=Pittsburgh Pirates
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.258
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=26
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=298
teams=
* Philadelphia Athletics (1916-1917)
* Washington Senators (1918-1922)
* Boston Red Sox (1923-1925)
* Cincinnati Reds (1926-1928)
* Brooklyn Robins/Dodgers (1929-1933)
* Pittsburgh Pirates (1933)
highlights=

Valentine John Picinich (September 8, 1896 - December 5, 1942) born in New York, New York was a catcher for the Philadelphia Athletics (1916-17), Washington Senators (1918-22), Boston Red Sox (1923-25), Cincinnati Reds (1926-28), Brooklyn Robins/Dodgers (1929-33) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1933).

In 18 seasons he played in 1,037 Games and had 2,877 At Bats, 298 Runs, 743 Hits, 166 Doubles, 26 Triples, 26 Home Runs, 298 RBI, 31 Stolen Bases, 314 Walks, .258 Batting Average, .334 On-base percentage, .361 Slugging Percentage, 1,039 Total Bases and 106 Sacrifice Hits.

He died in Nobleboro, Maine at the age of 46.

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