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Mel Ott League
8-15-2069
Jim Valentine Starting Pitcher
Retired (1966, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 3.88 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 168-194 Status Deceased (2003) Option Years 0  
SV 8 Age at Death 73 Date of Birth 07-30-1930
K 2469 Drafted Round 15, Pick 227
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 16 years
(2 games)
IP 3296.1
WHIP 1.27
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance B    Ldrship A+
Power vs. R F  Power vs. L D- Velocity B+   Mentor Val A+
Speed F  Bunt B  Control B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 2
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1950 CHA
5
 12
23
23
1
0
0
 0
132.1
 162 112 100 9 68
100
1.74
6.80
1951 CHA
4
 8
50
15
2
0
2
 0
129.2
 144 80 71 2 56
81
1.54
4.93
1952 CHA
7
 9
29
26
4
1
0
 0
188.0
 192 92 83 4 69
128
1.39
3.97
1953 CHA-STL
7
 11
26
25
3
1
0
 0
169.0
 164 109 100 8 80
116
1.44
5.33
1954 STL
7
 10
20
20
1
1
0
 0
132.2
 142 61 58 4 50
98
1.45
3.93
1955 STL
15
 17
36
36
5
0
0
 0
263.0
 227 108 98 10 92
188
1.21
3.35
1956 STL
13
 18
36
36
7
1
0
 0
264.1
 242 102 91 6 76
197
1.20
3.10
1957 STL
11
 21
36
36
3
1
0
 0
249.2
 229 115 101 5 79
200
1.23
3.64
1958 STL
15
 12
36
36
7
1
0
 0
264.2
 223 95 87 9 71
196
1.11
2.96
1959 STL
15
 11
36
36
6
5
0
 0
272.2
 198 82 79 4 77
208
1.01
2.61
1960 STL
18
 15
36
36
6
1
0
 0
258.0
 227 96 92 4 84
205
1.21
3.21
1961 DET-WAS
10
 12
33
33
1
1
0
 0
210.2
 180 108 102 2 73
159
1.20
4.36
1962 WAS-NYN
11
 8
35
35
4
0
0
 0
237.0
 197 99 92 3 79
193
1.16
3.49
1963 NYN
10
 6
65
3
0
0
1
 1
138.2
 108 63 59 2 58
108
1.20
3.83
1964 NYN
8
 9
28
21
2
1
0
 0
134.2
 123 68 63 2 50
88
1.28
4.21
1965 NYN
6
 6
62
9
0
0
0
 1
121.0
 118 58 56 2 53
95
1.41
4.17
1966 NYN
6
 9
55
14
0
0
5
 2
130.2
 151 94 89 1 53
109
1.56
6.13
2069
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
168
 194
642
440
52
14
8
 4
3296.1
 3027 1542 1421 77 1168
2469
1.27
3.88
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1966-11-01Jim Valentine has retired from the New York Bombers
1962-08-05A trade has been completed between the New York Bombers and the Washington Originalist. The Washington Originalist receive Biff Juul, Dennis Whaling, Draft Pick - 1964 Round 3 (NYN) from the New York Bombers in exchange for Jim Valentine, Draft Pick - 1964 Round 2 (WAS).
1961-07-16A trade has been completed between the Detroit Lions and the Washington Originalist. The Washington Originalist receive Jim Valentine, Chuck Mills, Draft Pick - 1962 Round 2 (DET) from the Detroit Lions in exchange for Bill Thrasher, Tod Guerra.
1961-04-01A trade has been completed between the Detroit Lions and the St. Louis Rivermen. The St. Louis Rivermen receive Benito Pattee, Bud Johnson, Ross Borgmann, Tom Olivares from the Detroit Lions in exchange for Jim Valentine.
1955-06-26The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Jim Valentine to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent George Kingdon to the minors.
1955-06-19The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Clarence Enzenroth to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Ed Fagan to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Bing Flip to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Tom Textor to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Jim Valentine to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Marty Ruthven to the minors.
1955-03-05The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Jim Valentine to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Bob Burchell to the minors.
1954-09-20The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Glenn Craghead to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Bing Flip to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Jim Valentine to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Johnny Bettendorf to the minors.
1954-09-15The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Marty Ruthven to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Jim Valentine to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Ed Fagan to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Tom Textor to the minors.
1954-09-13The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Ed Fagan to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Jim Valentine to the minors.
1954-09-10The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Jim Valentine to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Marty Ruthven to the minors.
1954-09-06The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Glenn Craghead to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Ed Fagan to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Bing Flip to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Jim Valentine to the minors.
1954-08-07The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Jim Valentine to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Marty Ruthven to the minors.
1954-07-31The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Johnny Bettendorf to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Jim Valentine to the minors.
1954-07-30The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Jim Valentine to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Bing Flip to the minors.
1954-06-24The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Ed Fagan to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Bing Flip to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Johnny Bettendorf to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Jim Valentine to the minors.
1954-05-09The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Jim Valentine to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Jerry Bullinger to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Bill Mangual to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Johnny Bettendorf to the minors.
1954-05-06The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Clarence Enzenroth to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Jim Valentine to the minors.
1953-10-16The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Jim Valentine to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Marty Ruthven to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have designated George Tobik for assignment. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Hal Mitchell to the minors.
1953-09-30The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Wayne Hunter to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Clarence Enzenroth to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted George Kingdon to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Tom Textor to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Jim Valentine to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Johnny Bettendorf to the minors.
1953-04-27The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Jim Valentine to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Johnny Bettendorf to the minors.
1953-04-01A trade has been completed between the Chicago Champs and the St. Louis Bloggers. The St. Louis Bloggers receive Joe Choate, Jim Valentine from the Chicago Champs in exchange for Leslie Stevens.
1953-03-03The Chicago Champs have sent Jim Valentine down to the minors.
1951-04-11The Chicago Champs have promoted Jim Valentine to the major league team.
1951-04-01The Chicago Champs have promoted Walter Kepshire to the major league team. The Chicago Champs have sent Jim Valentine to the minors.
1950-05-23The Chicago Champs have promoted Jim Valentine to the major league team. The Chicago Champs have sent Sam Baldwin to the minors.