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John Vander Wal

Positions: Pinch Hitter, Outfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: April 29, 1966 in Grand Rapids, MI us

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 8th round of the 1984 MLB June Amateur Draft from Hudsonville HS (Hudsonville, MI) and the Montreal Expos in the 3rd round of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft from Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI).

High School: Hudsonville HS (Hudsonville, MI)

School: Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI)

Debut: September 6, 1991 (Age 25-130d, 16,043rd in major league history)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 2004 (Age 38-151d)
vs. CHC 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1992 season

Agents: Tommy Tanzer

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: John Henry Vander Wal

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.2

2751

717

.261

374

RBI

430

OBP

.351

SLG

.441

OPS

.792

OPS+

104

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	11-10 / in Starts: 8-9
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	15 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	4

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 63 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	52 (24-15-13)
Avg. MLBer w/ 63 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	38 (19-12-6)

Most Driven In
M Grissom	2
B Barberie	2
A Galarraga	1
T Wallach	1
L Walker	1
Self	1
D DeShields	0

Most Driven In By
L Walker	2
Self	1
N Santovenia	1

1991 Batting Game Log

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1991 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SF	GDP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	133 (132)	Sep 6	MON		CIN	W,4-1	7-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	1.11	0.039	.00	0.00%	0.60	PH
2	2	135 (1)	Sep 8	MON		CIN	W,4-2	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	3	.70	0.122	.00	0.00%	1.07	LF
3	3	136	Sep 9	MON	@	NYM	W,4-3	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.800	1.200	9	1.79	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.41	PH
4	4	138 (1)	Sep 11	MON	@	PHI	W,6-5	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	.286	.375	.571	.946	7	1.67	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.22	LF
5	5	140 (1)	Sep 13	MON	@	CHC	W,3-2	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.333	.500	.833	9	1.39	-0.085	.00	0.00%	-1.16	PH
6	6	141	Sep 14	MON	@	CHC	L,5-7	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	.273	.333	.727	1.061	7	.58	0.092	.00	0.00%	0.20	LF
7	7	142	Sep 15	MON	@	CHC	W,6-5	GS-8	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.286	.333	.714	1.048	4	.89	0.017	.00	0.00%	0.41	LF
8	8	143	Sep 17 (1)	MON	@	NYM	W,5-4	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	.250	.278	.625	.903	4	1.53	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.50	LF
9	9	146 (2)	Sep 19	MON	@	PHI	L,4-5	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	.200	.227	.500	.727	3	1.02	-0.121	.00	0.00%	-1.45	LF
10	10	148 (1)	Sep 22 (2)	MON	@	CHC	W,5-3	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.217	.240	.478	.718	4	.96	0.014	.00	0.00%	0.13	LF
11	11	149	Sep 23 (1)	MON	@	STL	L,1-10	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.231	.458	.689	9	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.15	PH
12	12	150	Sep 23 (2)	MON	@	STL	W,5-1	GS-8	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.214	.233	.464	.698	5	1.22	-0.016	.00	0.00%	0.28	LF
13	13	151	Sep 24	MON	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.212	.229	.424	.653	4	2.29	-0.264	.00	0.00%	-1.11	LF
14	14	154 (2)	Sep 28	MON	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.222	.237	.444	.681	7	1.34	0.058	.00	0.00%	0.48	LF
15	15	155	Sep 29	MON	@	PIT	L,3-6	GS-6	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.231	.244	.436	.680	7	1.42	0.045	.00	0.00%	0.57	LF
16	16	156	Sep 30	MON	@	STL	L,1-11	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.233	.244	.419	.663	7	.25	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.92	LF
17	17	157	Oct 1	MON	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.213	.224	.383	.607	3	1.32	-0.125	.00	0.00%	-0.87	LF
18	18	158	Oct 2	MON	@	STL	L,4-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.216	.226	.373	.599	7	1.93	-0.051	.00	0.00%	-0.34	LF
19	19	159	Oct 4	MON	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.228	.382	.610	7	1.96	-0.109	.00	0.00%	-0.35	LF
20	20	160	Oct 5	MON	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.224	.233	.379	.613	7	.62	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.05	LF
21	21	161	Oct 6	MON	@	PIT	L,0-7	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.213	.222	.361	.583	7	.96	-0.074	.00	0.00%	-1.04	LF
							11-10		63	61	4	13	4	1	1	8	1	18	1	2	.213	.222	.361	.583		1.25	-0.568	.00	0.00%	-4.81

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