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Vada Pinson
American baseball player and coach (1938–1995)
Baseball player
Vada Pinson | |
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Pinson in 1961 | |
Outfielder | |
Born:(1938-08-11)August 11, 1938 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | |
Died: October 21, 1995(1995-10-21) (aged 57) Oakland, California, U.S. | |
April 15, 1958, for the Cincinnati Redlegs | |
September 28, 1975, for the Kansas City Royals | |
Batting average | .286 |
Hits | 2,757 |
Home runs | 256 |
Runs batted in | 1,170 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Vada Edward Pinson Jr. (August 11, 1938 – October 21, 1995) was an American professional baseball player and coach.
He played as a center fielder in Major League Baseball for 18 years (1958–1975), most notably for the Cincinnati Reds, for whom he played from 1958 to 1968 as a four-time National LeagueAll-Star. He was inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in 1977.[1] The 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m), 170 lb (77 kg) Pinson,