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Name Team Age
Vada Pinson Retired (1973, Age 38) Died (2011, Age 76)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 19
(1957)		 CF B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Cool Papa Bell League 0 13 years (149 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B+ B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B+ B+ B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
C+ C  C 
Endurance Velocity Control
B- F  F 
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B+ B- B-
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C  0 9/24/1935
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 1 1
Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (1B)
A+ (99.0 %) A  (87.6 %) D+ (24.3 %)

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Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP PB SB CS CS% +/- RF   FPCT
1959 SS CIN 20 20 177.33 79 26 49 4 12 -3 3.81 .949
LF CIN 11 11 96.0 21 20 0 1 0 -1 1.88 .952
CF CIN 4 1 12.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1.50 1.000
RF CIN 86 86 768.66 174 169 1 4 0 +1 1.99 .977
1960 SS CIN 11 11 96.0 48 16 29 3 4 -3 4.22 .938
RF CIN 97 97 881.66 187 185 0 2 0 +4 1.89 .989
1961 1B CIN 5 5 43.33 53 52 1 0 2 -1 11.01 1.000
SS CIN 1 1 8.0 6 3 2 1 0 0 5.62 .833
LF CIN 12 12 107.33 25 25 0 0 0 0 2.10 1.000
CF CIN 14 14 120.0 46 46 0 0 0 -1 3.45 1.000
RF CIN 32 23 218.0 34 34 0 0 0 +1 1.40 1.000
1962 SS CIN 1 1 9.0 4 0 4 0 1 0 4.00 1.000
LF CIN 3 3 27.66 7 6 0 1 0 +1 1.95 .857
CF CIN 19 18 162.0 40 39 0 1 0 -1 2.17 .975
RF CIN 8 2 23.33 5 5 0 0 0 0 1.93 1.000
1963 LF CIN-BOS 6 6 53.0 11 11 0 0 0 0 1.87 1.000
CF CIN-BOS 7 7 63.0 11 11 0 0 0 0 1.57 1.000
RF CIN-BOS 25 13 134.33 23 23 0 0 0 +2 1.54 1.000
1964 1B BOS 8 8 74.0 86 84 1 1 8 -1 10.34 .988
LF BOS 12 12 109.0 14 14 0 0 0 0 1.16 1.000
CF BOS 38 38 341.0 99 96 0 3 0 +1 2.53 .970
RF BOS 44 35 322.33 67 63 1 3 1 +3 1.79 .955
1965 1B BOS 9 9 78.0 97 93 3 1 9 -1 11.08 .990
LF BOS 15 15 125.66 24 24 0 0 0 0 1.72 1.000
CF BOS 79 78 703.66 210 207 1 2 1 0 2.66 .990
RF BOS 27 26 234.66 73 73 0 0 0 +4 2.80 1.000
1966 1B BOS 3 3 25.33 22 22 0 0 2 -1 7.82 1.000
LF BOS 12 11 103.66 19 19 0 0 0 0 1.65 1.000
CF BOS 83 75 683.66 169 165 1 3 1 -1 2.19 .982
RF BOS 10 10 87.0 28 27 0 1 0 +1 2.79 .964
1967 1B BOS 28 28 256.0 319 309 8 2 23 -4 11.14 .994
SS BOS 2 2 16.66 9 3 5 1 1 0 4.32 .889
LF BOS 24 24 217.0 54 54 0 0 0 +1 2.24 1.000
CF BOS 19 17 152.33 24 24 0 0 0 0 1.42 1.000
RF BOS 37 37 321.33 65 65 0 0 0 +2 1.82 1.000
1968 LF BOS-BRO 8 8 70.33 15 15 0 0 0 0 1.92 1.000
CF BOS-BRO 28 28 254.33 68 66 0 2 0 0 2.34 .971
RF BOS-BRO 6 6 52.66 15 15 0 0 0 0 2.56 1.000
1969 1B BRO-LAA 1 1 14.0 14 14 0 0 3 0 9.00 1.000
SS BRO-LAA 3 3 25.33 7 0 6 1 2 +1 2.13 .857
CF BRO-LAA 66 61 556.33 151 148 0 3 0 +4 2.39 .980
RF BRO-LAA 5 0 8.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3.38 1.000
1970 SS LAA 4 4 34.0 14 3 10 1 0 -4 3.44 .929
CF LAA 66 55 499.66 123 119 3 1 3 0 2.20 .992
RF LAA 14 0 31.33 11 11 0 0 0 0 3.16 1.000
1971 SS LAA 1 1 9.0 6 2 4 0 1 -1 6.00 1.000
LF LAA 1 1 8.0 4 4 0 0 0 -1 4.50 1.000
CF LAA 40 39 338.33 99 98 0 1 0 -1 2.61 .990
RF LAA 20 7 83.0 18 18 0 0 0 +1 1.95 1.000
1972 C LAA 1 1 9.0 5 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 0 5.00 1.000
2B LAA 2 2 16.0 12 6 5 1 2 -2 6.19 .917
3B LAA 1 1 9.0 3 1 2 0 0 -1 3.00 1.000
SS LAA 3 3 26.0 6 1 5 0 0 0 2.08 1.000
LF LAA 6 6 59.0 17 17 0 0 0 0 2.59 1.000
CF LAA 13 3 41.66 12 12 0 0 0 +1 2.59 1.000
RF LAA 45 41 369.33 88 87 0 1 0 +4 2.12 .989
1973 2B LAA 1 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3.00 1.000
3B LAA 13 13 114.0 42 11 26 5 1 +1 2.92 .881
SS LAA 1 1 9.0 5 1 4 0 1 -1 5.00 1.000
LF LAA 3 3 28.33 6 6 0 0 0 0 1.91 1.000
RF LAA 72 60 544.0 132 129 2 1 2 +4 2.17 .992
Pos Total C 1 1 9.0 5 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 0 5.00 1.000
1B 54 54 490.66 591 574 13 4 47 -8 10.77 .993
2B 3 3 25.0 15 9 5 1 2 -2 5.04 .933
3B 14 14 123.0 45 12 28 5 1 0 2.93 .889
SS 47 47 410.32 184 55 118 11 22 -11 3.79 .940
LF 113 112 1004.97 217 215 0 2 0 0 1.93 .991
CF 476 434 3927.96 1054 1033 5 16 5 +2 2.38 .985
RF 528 443 4079.62 923 907 4 12 3 +27 2.01 .987
Total 1236 1108 10070.53 3034 2809 174 51 80 0 1 0 0.0% +8 2.67 .983
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1973-11-01Vada Pinson has retired from the Los Angeles Fence Jumpers
1969-06-20A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers and the Los Angeles Fence Jumpers. The Los Angeles Fence Jumpers receive Howard Forsch, Harry Skalski, Vada Pinson, Julio McVey, Jeff Splittorff, Doug Frascatore from the Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers in exchange for Whiskey Cooper, Hack Killebrew, Jimmy Koosman.
1968-07-14A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers and the Boston Colonials. The Boston Colonials receive Jack Pepitone, Art Spencer, Mike Himes, Draft Pick 1969 Round 4 BRO (Ray Bare), Draft Pick 1969 Round 3 BRO (Bill Perkins), Draft Pick 1969 Round 2 BRO (Tony Elliott), Draft Pick 1969 Round 1 BRO (Jerry Widger) from the Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers in exchange for Mike Barragan, Luke Walker, Vada Pinson, John Brewer.
1968-04-05The Boston Colonials have designated Vada Pinson for assignment.
1963-05-30A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Dictators and the Boston Colonials. The Boston Colonials receive Darrell Knowles, Vada Pinson from the Cincinnati Dictators in exchange for Shane Alou, Jim Ley.
1963-04-29The Cincinnati Dictators have promoted Vada Pinson to the major league team.
1963-04-05The Cincinnati Dictators have promoted Steve Brinkopf to the major league team. The Cincinnati Dictators have promoted Dick Mahady to the major league team. The Cincinnati Dictators have sent Sam McDowell to the minors. The Cincinnati Dictators have sent Dennis Pickering to the minors. The Cincinnati Dictators have designated Vada Pinson for assignment.
1962-10-03The Cincinnati River Pirates have promoted Vada Pinson to the major league team. The Cincinnati River Pirates have designated Mullet Miller for assignment. The Cincinnati River Pirates have designated Nelson Briles for assignment.
1962-09-30The Cincinnati River Pirates have sent Vada Pinson to the minors.
1962-09-28The Cincinnati River Pirates have promoted Don Keyser to the major league team. The Cincinnati River Pirates have promoted Vada Pinson to the major league team. The Cincinnati River Pirates have designated Frank Robinson for assignment. The Cincinnati River Pirates have sent Stringer Sturgeon to the minors.
1962-08-10The Cincinnati River Pirates have promoted Joshamee Gibbs to the major league team. The Cincinnati River Pirates have sent Vada Pinson to the minors.
1962-06-28The Cincinnati River Pirates have promoted Vada Pinson to the major league team. The Cincinnati River Pirates have promoted Mel Wall to the major league team. The Cincinnati River Pirates have designated Fred Mejias for assignment. The Cincinnati River Pirates have designated Don Pavletich for assignment.
1962-05-29The Cincinnati River Pirates have promoted Fred Mejias to the major league team. The Cincinnati River Pirates have sent Vada Pinson to the minors.
1962-03-25The Cincinnati River Pirates have renamed Dirk Kempthorne to Vada Pinson.
1959-04-01The Cincinnati Gak have promoted Dirk Kempthorne to the major league team.
1958-03-25The Cincinnati Gak have renamed Bob Neidlinger to Dirk Kempthorne.
1957-04-06A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Red Stockings and the Boston Colonials. The Boston Colonials receive Bill Emerson from the Cincinnati Red Stockings in exchange for Bob Neidlinger.