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Vada Edward Pinson
St. Louis Cardinals
Outfield
Born: August 11, 1938, Memphis, TN
Signed: Signed by the Cincinnati Redlegs as an amateur free agent before 1956 season
Major League Teams: Cincinnati Reds 1958-1968; St. Louis Cardinals 1969; Cleveland Indians 1970-1971; California Angels 1972-1973; Kansas City Royals 1974-1975
World Series Appearances: Cincinnati Reds 1961
Died: October 21, 1995, Oakland, CA (age 57)
Vada Pinson put together a solid 18 years in the majors, relying on his combination of power, speed and strong defensive skills. Pinson spent much of his big league career with the Reds, where he was the team's starting center fielder between 1959 and 1968. He was a four-time All-Star in 1959 and 1960 (two games were played each year) and Pinson won a Gold Glove in 1961. He led the National League in runs scored with 131 in 1959, and led the league twice in hits with 208 in 1961 and 204 in 1963. Pinson also topped the league twice in doubles and triples. He was reliable and durable, appearing in at least 100 games every season between 1959 and 1975. Pinson retired with a career .286 average, 2,757 hits, 485 doubles, 256 home runs and 1,169 RBIs. His hit tally is currently 56th all-time, and his 2,403 overall games played in the outfield is currently 13th all-time.
Pinson remained in baseball after retiring as a player, and was a long-time coach with the Mariners (1977-1980), White Sox (1981), Mariners again (1982-1983), Tigers (1985-1991) and Marlins (1993-1994). He was inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in 1977.
Died: October 21, 1995, Oakland, CA (age 57)
Vada Pinson put together a solid 18 years in the majors, relying on his combination of power, speed and strong defensive skills. Pinson spent much of his big league career with the Reds, where he was the team's starting center fielder between 1959 and 1968. He was a four-time All-Star in 1959 and 1960 (two games were played each year) and Pinson won a Gold Glove in 1961. He led the National League in runs scored with 131 in 1959, and led the league twice in hits with 208 in 1961 and 204 in 1963. Pinson also topped the league twice in doubles and triples. He was reliable and durable, appearing in at least 100 games every season between 1959 and 1975. Pinson retired with a career .286 average, 2,757 hits, 485 doubles, 256 home runs and 1,169 RBIs. His hit tally is currently 56th all-time, and his 2,403 overall games played in the outfield is currently 13th all-time.
Some text for this post originally appeared on my 1965 Topps blog.
Building the Set / Card #187
March 12, 2023 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)
The Card / Cardinals Team Set / Accuracy Index -8
1969 Season
On October 11, 1968, the Reds traded Pinson to the Cardinals for Wayne Granger (#551) and Bobby Tolan (#448). Pinson's production had declined in recent years due to leg injuries, and he had another mediocre season in his one year in the Cardinals' outfield. In 132 games, as the regular right fielder, Pinson batted .255 with 10 home runs and 70 RBIs while sharing outfield space with Lou Brock (#85) in left field and Curt Flood (#540) in center field. He was on the move again following the season, dealt to the Indians on November 21st in exchange for Jose Cardenal (#325).
Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card: 1958 Topps #420
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (20): 1958-1977
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 2014 Panini Golden Age #76
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 199 in the Beckett online database as of 11/18/23.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
Building the Set / Card #187
March 12, 2023 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)
In mid-March, Doug and I attended the Philadelphia Sports Collectors Show, held within the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania. My main focus for this show was accumulating as many 1969 Topps commons as possible, which I did by adding a grand total of 193 cards to our set. That's almost 30% of the entire set added in one enjoyable afternoon. I wrote a full summary of the show in a post over at The Phillies Room, found here.
This is the 110th of the 193 commons and semi-stars purchased, pulled and stacked from the first two neon green binders housing 1969 Topps cards at the multi-table spread of Uncle Dick's Cards from Babylon, New York. My method was simple - I pulled up a chair, found a card I needed, picked the best of the group from the binder page and set it aside. After each 100 cards, I'd ask the dealer to tell me how much damage I had done so far. With a budget in mind, I kept going twice, continuing after card #100 and card #200, and stopping at card #298. The final amount due was 17% off the sticker price for the pile of 193 cards, with this card costing less than $2.
The Card / Cardinals Team Set / Accuracy Index -8
The photo here is very similar to the photo used for Pinson's 1965 Topps card, which means it could have been taken in 1963 or 1964. The cartoon and write-up on the back highlight his prior league leads in both the doubles and triples category. The write-up also mentions his offseason trade to St. Louis.
Accuracy Index: Pinson isn't wearing a hat (-3) and is wearing a Reds jersey (-5).
1969 Season
On October 11, 1968, the Reds traded Pinson to the Cardinals for Wayne Granger (#551) and Bobby Tolan (#448). Pinson's production had declined in recent years due to leg injuries, and he had another mediocre season in his one year in the Cardinals' outfield. In 132 games, as the regular right fielder, Pinson batted .255 with 10 home runs and 70 RBIs while sharing outfield space with Lou Brock (#85) in left field and Curt Flood (#540) in center field. He was on the move again following the season, dealt to the Indians on November 21st in exchange for Jose Cardenal (#325).
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First Mainstream Card: 1958 Topps #420
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (20): 1958-1977
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 2014 Panini Golden Age #76
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 199 in the Beckett online database as of 11/18/23.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
Happy New Year! The #1 song on the Top 100 Singles chart in Cashbox magazine on January 1, 1969, was Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It Through the Grapevine."
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