Reserve outfielder Whisenant never batted higher than .239 or had more than 11 home
runs in a season. Yet, in 1957, he hit five pinch homers for Cincinnati - three off
the Cardinals' Vinegar Bend Mizell.
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»May 3, 1957:
Reds pinch hitter Pete Whisenant pops a 3-run homer in the 9th to beat the Giants, 11–10
»March 24, 1959: In Havana, the Reds and Dodgers play an exhibition game. For a pre-game photo, Reds Pete Whisenant swaps his mitt for a Castro rebel's machine gun.