Talk:Vada Pinson

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It's been eleven years as oct 21.2006 This saturday since my Dad passed. How do we his Kids get him to the Hall of Fame?

kimberlypinson@yahoo.com

I think this player should be in the HOF from what I've been reading. This guy looks like he REALLY had the numbers! He probably would be there if the Yankees hadn't been so good in 1961. -- dbrewer18tx 14:31 1 November 2006 (CST)

In the old days, when home runs were not so common and batting averages were lower, it was typical for managers to want a # 3 hitter who could hit 18-20 home runs with a .300 average, to want a # 4 hitter who could hit 30 home runs with a .280 average, and to want a # 5 hitter who could hit 25 home runs with a .250 average. In those days, Pinson was the quintessential # 3 hitter. He mostly hit # 3 ahead of Frank Robinson, and when Pete Rose came up, Rose would bat lead-off on the team. - Randy 15:54 1 November 2006 (EST)

Ron Liebman changed Vada's birthdate. I would like to see the basis of the research before we agree to that, since the SABR biography of Pinson shows the 1938 birthdate. Anyone know what the basis for the change to 1936 would be? - Randy 13:55 26 January 2007 (EST)

He was signed in 56 out of High school, so 38 would make sense to me --Jeff 14:56, 26 January 2007 (EST)