Ranking the Center Fielders Joe DiMaggio made playing center field for the New York Yankees cool. He was graceful and he was a winner (10 pennants in 13 seasons), and helped establish the Yankee mystique. Switch-hitting Mickey Mantle combined power and speed in ways no one ever had before. Other great Yankee center fielders…
VINTAGE BASEBALL MEMORABILIA Vintage Baseball Memorabilia Vada Pinson Position: OutfielderBats: Left • Throws: Left5-11, 170lb (180cm, 77kg)Born: August 11, 1938 in Memphis, TN usDied: October 21, 1995 in Oakland, CABuried: Rolling Hills Memorial Park, Richmond, CAHigh School: McClymonds HS (Oakland, CA)Debut: April 15, 1958 (11,518th in major league history)vs. PHI 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBLast Game: September 28, 1975vs. TEX 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBFull Name: Vada Edward…
Baseball is the only game you can watch on the radio. Join the community today and listen to hundreds of broadcasts from baseball’s golden age! Sign Up or learn more On October 21, 1995, former major league star Vada Pinson dies at the age of 57 after suffering a stroke. Pinson batted .286 with…
1974 – The California Angels send veteran Vada Pinson to Kansas City for minor leaguer Barry Raziano and cash. Pinson will call it quits at the end of the 1975 season, having rung up 2,757 hits, the most ever for an eligible player not in the Hall of Fame.
The Angels beat the Royals, 4 – 3, in 10 innings. Vada Pinson shows the way home with five hits and three RBIs.
On May 17, 1971, Tom McCraw of the Washington Senators hits one of the shortest home runs in history. McCraw’s 140-foot pop fly falls in between three Cleveland Indians, shortstop Jack Heidemann, and outfielders Vada Pinson and John Lowenstein. When the three players collide, McCraw circles the bases for an inside-the-park home run.
Defensive replacement Chuck Hinton drives in the Indians’ winning run in the 10th as the Tribe tops the A’s, 6 – 5. The Indians hit four homers – one by Vada Pinson in the 1st and three consecutive homers by Duke Sims, Graig Nettles, and Eddie Leon in the 6th.
On April 9, 1970, diminutive Baltimore Orioles outfielder Don Buford slams home runs from both sides of the plate in a 13-1 rout of the Cleveland Indians. Not known as a power hitter, Buford will go on to hit a career-high 17 home runs in 1970. His first came off Rich Hand is his MLB…
In a trade of outfielders , the Cleveland Indians send Jose Cardenal to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Vada Pinson.
In St. Louis, the Cards take a 7 – 1 lead over the Dodgers, and stagger to a 7 – 6 win. It’s the Redbirds’ 6th straight win and 13th in the last 15 games. Vada Pinson has a sacrifice fly but no hits for the Cards, ending his 22-game hitting streak.