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Bobby Valentine

Positions: Shortstop, Outfielder and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 189lb (178cm, 85kg)

Born: May 13, 1950 in Stamford, CT us

Draft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1st round (5th) of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from Rippowam HS (Stamford, CT).

High School: Rippowam HS (Stamford, CT)

Schools: Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ), University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: September 2, 1969 (Age 19-112d, 12,887th in major league history)
vs. NYM 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1979 (Age 29-140d)
vs. CHW 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1971 season

Full Name: Robert John Valentine

Twitter: @BobbyValentine

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Relatives: Son-In-Law of Ralph Branca

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.0

1698

441

.260

176

RBI

157

OBP

.315

SLG

.326

OPS

.641

OPS+

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

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	11 (10)	Apr 15	SEA		MIN	L,6-18	GF	22	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
2	15 (3)	Apr 21	SEA	@	MIN	L,5-6	GS	32	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
3	17 (1)	Apr 24	SEA		BOS	L,3-4	GF	14	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
4	18	Apr 25	SEA		BOS	L,1-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 2B
5	19	Apr 26	SEA		BOS	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	1	3	1	5	2	3B
6	20	Apr 27	SEA		NYY	W,6-5	GS	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF 3B
7	22 (1)	Apr 29	SEA		NYY	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	25 (2)	May 2	SEA		BAL	L,3-9	CG	43	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	LF
9	28 (2)	May 6	SEA	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
10	29	May 7	SEA	@	NYY	W,12-4	CG	42	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	3B
11	31 (1)	May 9	SEA	@	NYY	L,0-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
12	32	May 10	SEA	@	NYY	L,1-8	GF	6	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH SS
13	33	May 11	SEA	@	BAL	L,3-8	GF	9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	56 (22)	Jun 5	SEA		DET	L,1-3	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
15	59 (2)	Jun 9	SEA		CLE	L,3-4	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH SS
16	60	Jun 10	SEA		CLE	W,5-2	GS	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
17	61	Jun 11	SEA	@	TOR	L,0-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
18	66 (4)	Jun 16	SEA	@	CLE	L,3-4	GF	5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
19	67	Jun 17	SEA	@	CLE	W,6-5	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH SS
20	71 (3)	Jun 21	SEA	@	CHW	L,5-9	GF	15	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
21	74 (2)	Jun 24	SEA		MIL	L,4-7	GF	13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	81 (6)	Jul 2	SEA	@	MIN	L,0-7	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH SS
23	84 (2)	Jul 4	SEA	@	MIN	L,2-7	GF	9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH SS
24	85	Jul 5	SEA	@	MIN	W,4-0	GS	26	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	SS
25	88 (2)	Jul 8	SEA		BOS	L,2-8	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH SS
26	93 (4)	Jul 14	SEA		BAL	L,2-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH SS
27	94	Jul 15	SEA		BAL	L,1-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
28	98 (3)	Jul 22	SEA	@	NYY	L,0-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH SS
29	99	Jul 23	SEA	@	NYY	L,2-6	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
30	100	Jul 24 (1)	SEA	@	BAL	L,6-7	GF	10	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
31	101	Jul 24 (2)	SEA	@	BAL	L,3-11	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
32	103 (1)	Jul 26	SEA	@	BAL	L,1-12	GF	10	3.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
33	106 (2)	Jul 29	SEA	@	OAK	L,1-2	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
34	108 (1)	Jul 31	SEA	@	CAL	L,1-8	GF	4	1.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	114 (5)	Aug 7	SEA		MIN	L,2-5	GF	18	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
36	120 (5)	Aug 14	SEA		CLE	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
37	122 (1)	Aug 17	SEA		DET	L,2-9	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
38	124 (1)	Aug 19	SEA		DET	W,8-4	GS	20	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
39	130 (5)	Aug 26 (1)	SEA	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
40	131	Aug 26 (2)	SEA	@	DET	L,8-9	GS	28	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
41	134 (2)	Aug 29 (2)	SEA	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
42	135	Aug 30	SEA	@	TOR	W,8-2	GS	19	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	150 (14)	Sep 16	SEA	@	KCR	W,6-3	GS	26	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
44	151	Sep 17	SEA		MIL	L,6-7	GS	22	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
45	152	Sep 18	SEA		MIL	L,6-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH SS
46	154 (1)	Sep 21	SEA		CHW	L,4-7	CG	39	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	SS
47	156 (1)	Sep 23	SEA		CHW	W,8-3	GS	31	7.0	3	2	0	5	0	SS
48	159 (2)	Sep 27	SEA	@	MIL	L,6-7	GF	13	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	PH SS
49	160	Sep 28	SEA	@	CHW	L,1-3	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH SS
50	161	Sep 29	SEA	@	CHW	W,9-2	GS	20	6.0	1	1	0	2	1	SS
51	162	Sep 30	SEA	@	CHW	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	1	5	1	7	1	SS
							54gm		222.0	32	38	2	72	5