Vada Pinson

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-11, 170lb (180cm, 77kg)

Born: August 11, 1938 in Memphis, TN us

Died: October 21, 1995 in Oakland, CA

Buried: Rolling Hills Memorial Park, Richmond, CA

High School: McClymonds HS (Oakland, CA)

Debut: April 15, 1958 (Age 19-247d, 11,504th in major league history)
vs. PHI 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 1975 (Age 37-048d)
vs. TEX 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1958 season

Full Name: Vada Edward Pinson

Pronunciation: \VAY-duh PIN-sun\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

54.2

9645

2757

256

.286

1365

RBI

1169

305

OBP

.327

SLG

.442

OPS

.769

OPS+

111

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	15-12 / in Starts: 14-11
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	23 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	1 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	5

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 110 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	76 (48-21-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 110 PAs	12
Avg. Runners on Base	67 (35-21-10)

Most Driven In
J Lynch	2
J Temple	1
A Grammas	1
E Miksis	1
R McMillan	1
B Purkey	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
G Crowe	7
F Robinson	4
G Bell	2
D Hoak	2
E Bailey	2
S Bilko	1
S Burgess	1
Self	1

1958 Batting Game Log

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1958 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	1	Apr 15	CIN		PHI	L,4-5	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	2	2.29	-0.185	5.79	-0.28%	-0.34	RF
2	2	2	Apr 18	CIN	@	PIT	W,4-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.333	.625	.958	2	1.18	0.173	2.75	0.24%	1.84	RF
3	3	3	Apr 19	CIN	@	PIT	W,9-6	CG	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.357	.583	.940	2	.87	-0.026	2.25	-0.04%	-0.48	RF
4	4	4	Apr 20	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	5	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.389	.625	1.014	2	1.67	0.124	4.57	0.20%	0.13	RF
5	5	5	Apr 21	CIN	@	PHI	W,4-2	CG(14)	7	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.320	.478	.798	2	2.30	-0.310	6.13	-0.50%	-1.45	RF
6	6	6	Apr 23	CIN		MLN	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.276	.407	.683	2	1.20	-0.140	3.63	-0.25%	-1.37	RF
7	7	7	Apr 24	CIN		MLN	L,2-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.367	.639	2	1.16	-0.018	3.68	-0.04%	0.02	RF
8	8	8	Apr 25	CIN		PIT	L,3-4	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.212	.297	.364	.661	2	1.30	0.016	3.42	0.03%	-0.46	RF
9	9	9	Apr 26	CIN		PIT	L,4-8	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.216	.310	.351	.661	2	1.22	-0.037	2.94	-0.05%	-0.28	RF
10	10	10	Apr 29	CIN		STL	W,5-2	8-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.216	.310	.351	.661	2		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR RF
11	11	11	Apr 30	CIN		STL	W,5-4	CG(10)	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.319	.366	.685	2	1.11	0.000	2.59	0.00%	0.42	RF
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	12	12	May 2	CIN	@	STL	W,7-3	CG	5	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.327	.370	.696	2	1.47	0.044	3.76	0.07%	0.21	RF
13	13	13	May 4 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.316	.340	.656	2	2.03	-0.251	6.25	-0.47%	-0.98	RF
14	14	14	May 4 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG(14)	6	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.317	.327	.645	2	1.78	-0.099	5.25	-0.18%	-0.13	RF
15	15	15	May 6	CIN	@	CHC	L,0-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.303	.310	.613	2	.79	-0.059	2.46	-0.11%	-0.62	RF
16	16	17 (1)	May 8	CIN	@	CHC	W,10-8	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.304	.300	.604	2	.95	-0.003	2.56	-0.01%	-0.20	RF
17	17	19 (1)	May 10	CIN	@	MLN	L,3-5	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.306	.290	.596	2	1.24	-0.028	3.42	-0.05%	-0.46	RF
18	18	20	May 11	CIN	@	MLN	L,6-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.194	.306	.290	.596	2						RF
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	19	144 (123)	Sep 13	CIN		CHC	W,9-2	CG	5	5	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.224	.325	.313	.638	3	.50	0.116	.00	0.00%	1.83	LF
20	20	145	Sep 14 (1)	CIN		SFG	W,4-3	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.321	.324	.645	3	1.21	0.004	.00	0.00%	0.28	LF
21	21	146	Sep 14 (2)	CIN		SFG	L,4-6	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.329	.347	.676	3	1.28	0.104	.00	0.00%	1.06	LF
22	22	147	Sep 16 (1)	CIN		LAD	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.326	.342	.668	3	.40	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.49	CF
23	23	148	Sep 16 (2)	CIN		LAD	W,7-5	CG(10)	5	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.330	.349	.679	3	1.64	0.068	.00	0.00%	0.20	CF
24	24	149	Sep 19	CIN		MLN	W,7-1	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.326	.345	.672	3	1.19	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.37	CF
25	25	152 (2)	Sep 26	CIN	@	MLN	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.352	.686	3	1.32	0.038	.00	0.00%	0.01	LF
26	26	153	Sep 27	CIN	@	MLN	L,1-6	CG	5	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.337	.359	.695	3	.73	0.030	.00	0.00%	-0.24	CF
27	27	154	Sep 28	CIN	@	MLN	W,4-0	CG	4	4	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.271	.352	.375	.727	3	1.02	0.132	.00	0.00%	1.18	CF
							15-12		110	96	20	26	7	0	1	8	11	0	18	1	2	0	1	2	2	1	.271	.352	.375	.727		1.32	-0.364	2.66	-1.42%	-0.68

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