John Vander Wal Notable

b. April 29, 1966 · Montreal Expos 1991–1993, Colorado Rockies 1994–1998, San Diego Padres 1998–1999, Pittsburgh Pirates 2000–2001, San Francisco Giants 2001, New York Yankees 2002, Milwaukee Brewers 2003, Cincinnati Reds 2004

John Vander Wal played for eight clubs across 14 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Montreal Expos in 1991 and closing with the Cincinnati Reds in 2004. His longest stay was with the Colorado Rockies, from 1994 to 1998.

Across 1,372 games he batted .261, with 717 hits and 374 runs. He finished with 97 home runs, 170 doubles and 38 stolen bases.

He played 587 games in the outfield, with 923 putouts and 17 errors. He also played 178 games at first base.

He was born in Grand Rapids, MI, USA on April 29, 1966. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1991	MON	21	61	4	13	4	1	1	8	1	18	0	.213
1992	MON	105	213	21	51	8	2	4	20	24	36	3	.239
1993	MON	106	215	34	50	7	4	5	30	27	30	6	.233
1994	COL	91	110	12	27	3	1	5	15	16	31	2	.245
1995	COL	105	101	15	35	8	1	5	21	16	23	1	.347
1996	COL	104	151	20	38	6	2	5	31	19	38	2	.252
1997	COL	76	92	7	16	2	0	1	11	10	33	1	.174
1998	COL/SDP	109	129	21	36	13	1	5	20	22	34	0	.279
1999	SDP	132	246	26	67	18	0	6	41	37	59	2	.272
2000	PIT	134	384	74	115	29	0	24	94	72	92	11	.299
2001	PIT/SFG	146	452	58	122	28	4	14	70	68	122	8	.270
2002	NYY	84	219	30	57	17	1	6	20	23	58	1	.260
2003	MIL	117	327	50	84	25	1	14	45	46	104	1	.257
2004	CIN	42	51	2	6	2	0	2	4	4	20	0	.118
Career	—	1372	2751	374	717	170	18	97	430	385	698	38	.261

On this day & linked events

1966

Born April 29, 1966

Grand Rapids, MI, USA

1991

Major-league debut: John Vander Wal

John Vander Wal made a major-league debut on September 6, 1991.

2004

Final major-league game: John Vander Wal

John Vander Wal played a final major-league game on September 27, 2004.

Image: Joel Dinda, CC BY 2.0