Vada Pinson: A Life in Baseball (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781476658568)

Vada Pinson was a true five-tool baseball player with a long and successful major league career. In discussions of the great players from the latter part of Baseball's Golden Age, Pinson has been lost in the shuffle. This work is Pinson's long-overdue full-length biography, narrating his entire career in detail, from his decade-long stint on the Cincinnati Reds to his final years on the Kansas City Royals, as well as the coaching which followed his impressive career. Pinson's story highlights many important storylines in baseball history, including racial tensions, players gaining more rights in their relations with the owners, the pressure of living up to enormous expectations, and why some players are better remembered than others. Most importantly, this book gives Pinson his due as a talented and exciting player on the field and a highly regarded human being off it. This first biography is a tribute to a deserving player and a gift to his many fans.