Vada Pinson

Second baseman, Pete Rose.

Center fielder, Vada Pinson.

And first baseman, Donn Clendenon.

Right fielder, Art Shamsky.

Now a two-two delivery.

Outside for a ball.

It's a full count of three and two to Pete Rose, with Vada Pinson waiting in the on-deck circle for the Cincinnati Reds.

The Reds are managed by former Met coach Don Heffner.

For the St. Louis Cardinals, the leadoff man this afternoon will be center fielder Curt Flood.

Vada Pinson will be batting number two for the Cardinals today and playing in right field.

Lou Brock has been dropped down the last couple of games to the third spot in the batting order.

Brock will be playing in left field.

Little half swing, looping ball out into right field.

Number 28.

That'll bring Vada Pinson to the plate.

Vada Pinson is hitting .287, has 56 hits this season.

He'll be in right field.

The speed merchant in center field hitting third, Vada Pinson And the man who's had a struggle this year, but still one of the most feared hitters in the National League, Frank Robinson will be hitting cleanup, and Robinson will be in left field.

Hitting fifth, it will be the first baseman, Gordy Coleman.

Coleman batting fifth, he's at first base.

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Vic Raschi.

And here's Vada Pinson.

Pinson.

Swing and a ground ball foul off the end of the bat of Gil Hodges.

That game out of Cincinnati, the Reds have scored another run as Vada Pinson has homered.

That's the third homer of the night for the Cincinnati Reds.

Here's the pitch to Hodges.

O'Toole against Jackson.

Three base hits, two home runs for the Reds by Frank Robinson.

Leo Cardenas and Vada Pinson.

In the American League in a day game, rookie Rich Rollins homered in the ninth, one on.

And at the end of three innings, the score, Reds nothing, the Yankees nothing.

In the fourth inning, Eddie Casco, Vada Pinson, and Frank Robinson will be coming up to face Whitey Ford.

And so far we're seeing a defensive duel between these two fine teams.

Fine pitching and no breakthrough by either side.

He popped up to shortstop in the third.

He flied out to center field in the fifth.

Flied out to Vada Pinson.

And that is the Yankees' sixth hit.

Batting second and playing shortstop, Eddie Kaskel.

Batting third and playing center field, Vada Pinson.

Batting fourth and playing right field, Frank Robinson.

Batting fifth and playing left field, Wally Post.

They're waiting for some of their big boys to start breaking loose.

Up to now, Frank Robinson is one hit in 10 at-bats.

Vada Pinson, one for 13.

And Gene Freese is oh for eight.

Batting second and playing left field, Alex Johnson.

Batting third and center field, Vada Pinson.

Batting fourth, playing third base, Tony Perez.

Batting fifth and catching, Johnny Bench.

A big hop for Kenny Boswell, and he pegs to Martin in time for the out Unusual road trip for the Mets.

They'll be playing seven games, three here in Cincinnati and four in Houston, and no double headers on the trip.

Now the hitter is Vada Pinson.

Vada hitting 274, has three home runs and twenty-eight runs batted in.

Hands continues to throw.

And Vada Pinson is the batter, hitting 262.

A halo over every base, McCraw, Robinson, and Chalk.

No one out, 3-1 Twins in the first.

The throw behind him, the shortstop, Jerry Terrell, trying to get him in the billfold right at second base, but Robinson was already safe at that bag.

So Tom McCraw with another line drive base hit, his 24th RBI of the year, and it is 4-3 Angels.

Bring along Vada Pinson, who drove in a run his first time up, and before he steps in, we pause for station identification.

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