Value: $300.00 – Grade: Mint
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Vada Edward Pinson, Jr. (born in Memphis, TN on August 11, 1938 – October 21, 1995) burst into Major League Baseball straight out of high school with the Cincinnati Reds, and then led the National league in hits (131), doubles (47), at-bats (648) and plate appearances (706) in his second season. Unfortunately, because he had six at-bats (96) more than the minimum in 1958, he was ineligible for Rookie of the Year honors during his impressive “sophomore” year. Early on in Cincinnati, Vada played alongside Hall of Famer Frank Robinson and later Tony Perez and Pete Rose battling for power supremacy. He played the outfield for 18 seasons in Cincinnati (1958-1969), the St. Louis Cardinals (1969), the Cleveland Indians (1970-1971, the California Angels (1972-1973) and the Kansas City Royals (1974-1975). Always the offensive threat, Pinson led the National League twice in hits, doubles, and triples and once in runs scored. From his second to his second to last year, Vada had 110 hits or more each season and had yen years with 150 or more including four over 200 hits. Pinson also starred in the field as he posted a .981 fielding percentage with 5,097 putouts in 5,370 chances. He was named to four All-Star Games, appeared in the 1961 World Series loss to the New York Yankees and won a Gold Glove in 1961. Vada Pinson finished his playing career with a .286 career batting average, 2,757 hits including 485 doubles and 285 home runs, 305 stolen bases and 1,170 RBI. After his playing days ended, Pinson coached from 1977-1994 with the Seattle Mariners, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, and Florida Marlins.
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