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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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1996 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1996 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	11 (10)	Apr 14	COL		NYM	L,4-10	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
2	24 (12)	Apr 28	COL		MON	L,9-21	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	28 (3)	May 4	COL		FLA	W,17-5	GF	13	3.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
4	33 (4)	May 9	COL	@	FLA	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
5	36 (2)	May 12	COL	@	FLA	L,5-7	GS	35	7.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
6	46 (9)	May 25	COL		CIN	W,7-5	GS	31	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	55 (8)	Jun 5	COL	@	HOU	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
8	56	Jun 6	COL	@	HOU	W,14-7	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
9	59 (2)	Jun 9	COL		ATL	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
10	61 (1)	Jun 11	COL		HOU	W,7-5	GS	31	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
11	62	Jun 12	COL		HOU	W,8-0	GS	29	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
12	63	Jun 13	COL		PHI	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
13	64	Jun 14	COL		PHI	W,10-6	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
14	66 (1)	Jun 16	COL		PHI	W,11-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
15	67	Jun 17	COL		MON	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
16	69 (1)	Jun 19	COL		MON	W,7-6	GS	33	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
17	70	Jun 21	COL	@	PHI	L,3-4	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
18	73 (2)	Jun 24	COL	@	NYM	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
19	74	Jun 25	COL	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
20	75	Jun 26	COL	@	NYM	L,5-9	GS	30	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
21	76	Jun 27	COL		LAD	W,13-1	GF	7	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	82 (5)	Jul 3	COL	@	SFG	W,3-2	GS	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
23	83	Jul 4	COL	@	LAD	L,4-9	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
24	84	Jul 5	COL	@	LAD	L,1-8	CG	40	8.0	8	1	1	10	1	1B
25	92 (7)	Jul 16	COL		SFG	W,5-3	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
26	93	Jul 17	COL		SFG	W,4-3	GS	24	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
27	103 (9)	Jul 27	COL		CHC	W,10-6	GF	22	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
28	104	Jul 28	COL		CHC	L,5-7	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	109 (4)	Aug 2	COL	@	CHC	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
30	119 (9)	Aug 14	COL	@	FLA	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
31	126 (6)	Aug 20	COL		STL	W,5-4	GF	7	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
32	135 (8)	Aug 29	COL		CIN	L,7-18	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	154 (18)	Sep 19	COL	@	SFG	L,4-11	GF	15	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
34	157 (2)	Sep 22	COL	@	SFG	L,3-7	GF	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
35	162 (4)	Sep 29	COL		SFG	W,12-3	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
							35gm		220.0	72	2	1	75	2